Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15
Looker-On In Iona


unplaasantness" in Des Moines, the
one feature that caused more comment
than any other. was the reported state
ment of one representative, that il he
should vote for Cummins for senator,
he would fail of recollection, this not
because his constituents would go back
on him, but because the boss" of the
county could prevent his reelection,
could even elect democrat, IL he saw
fit. This open confession caused many
to remark that the primary system
had come none too soon in that coun-
ty, IL such bossism existed in Iowa.
Consistently. this representative voted
against the amendment to the primary
law.
Human nature. perhaps political
human nature better expresses it, will
be much in evidence at the coming of
our next general election. Today one
radical republican said he should vote
for Bryan because of the fracas in Des
Moines Many will scratch Candidate
Bleakley's name on account of his ac-
tive work in the last session of the leg
islature The standpatters in the rank
and file are fully as intense in Thought
and language as their leaders. One OF
this tribe in Brooklyn, pretty good sort
of a man too, pleasantly remarked. ITO
hell with Cummins." And the Lord help
John F Lacey if he ever wants politi-
cal preferment again in Iowa. He is
, recognized as the brains of the stand
pat element. the head and front of all
this "ruction." Even in the judicial
convention good friends of Judge Ev-
ans refused to vote for the Judge. be-
cause Lacey was supposed to favor
Evans. Meanwhile the democrats are
claiming everything from Bryan down
to coroner.
The hot weather of last week insures
crop of sound corn in central Iowa
And the reports from Illinois seem to
make high prices certain and sure
Travelling men report many thousands
of acres there that are ruined. One
merchant shows a letter from his SIS
ter in southern Illinois, in substance
that they had too much rain early in
the season and not enough when they
needed it. Some parts of Illinois have
a good crop, but thousands of acres are
almost an entire failure.
Where needed there's generally a
travelling man on the spot. The Wom-
an with the two babies and the Dig
grip was in the caboose. She was 60
ing to catch the passenger train south
by getting off at the junction where
there was no depot. And it was a
quarter Of a mile from where the en-
CINE stopped at the crossing back to
the caboose where she got off. The
conductor held the train while the big
travelling man took one baby and the
grin and carried them up to the cross
, ing, the woman following as comfort
able as you please. Then the travel
ing man "swung on" to the caboose as
It passed him, came in and sat down
as tho he did such things every day.
They do.
And we have some mighty capable
women in Iowa. too. This time the
Young woman not over 20, drove up in
a single buggy to the harness shop.
On the seat was 15-months- old
voungster, and in her lap 3-months-
old baby. Could he fix that harness?
And while a lot of men stood around
she got out of the buggy, baby on one
arm and embarrassed the horse, even
taking off the bride and putting on
the halter. Luckily, the horse appre-
cited the situation, and helped all he
could. Then a neighbor drove up.
She'd had the worst time today. Those
, horses and mules got out this morning
and she had an awful time getting
them in. Thought she'd roast; and
that baby was pretty heavy to carry
when you're chasing a mule colt
.sWhere's Elmer?" asked the neigh
Dor. ooh, he's gone a-fishing.' cheer
fully answered this capable Iowa girl
woman.
lWhy growers of fruit in Iowa ana
elsewhere do not use the wires and
mails to find some market for their
product, this when prices fall below
having figures at home, has long been
an unsolved question with the writer
A case in point was this personal eN-
nerience. On the 31st of August this
wear the retail price of apples was 5O
cents a peck, So d bushel, at White
Rear Lake, MINI. On the same day
as good apples were sold out OF ped
dlers, wagons in MarshalltoWn at 20