Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-19
L0oker-On In Iona

McCallsburg, Nov. ia combina-
ton of the useful and ornamental is
seen here every day or two when a
pony weighing say 400 pounds hitched
to a small wagon, the outfit under the
control of 7-year-old boy, comes to
town laden with a can of cream, as big
as the boy, almost as heavy as the pony
and taking up almost the whole wagon
body, when loaded in front of the seat
This pony is all horse, has a neck re-
quiring a small horses collar, is as
proud as peacock, and as strong as a
mule. AS for the boy, well he doesn't
object a little bit to bringing in that
big can of cream.
Talking about ponies suggests dogs
dog and pony shows. Out at Montour
one day recently was a lost dog in the
depot, not tramp nor a cur, but a
respectable full sensed dog. Evidently
some one had gone off on the cars and
left him behind, for he would run up
and smell of one settee then with nose
10 the floor track EN- to the door,
then out to the platform, where the
scent would be lost. This repeated per-
Torrance in each case was accom-
panied with low whines and ended In
a sorrowful howl, when he could no
longer trace the footsteps of his master
And some of us that are stuck or
dogs" would have told the owner if we
had had q chance what we thought of I
man that would go away and leave as
sensible dog as this one.
It's pretty hard job to educate the
public. Furthermore it's expensive
work. Not so long ago business man
in one of our little towns had for q
customer a tobacco chewer who would
spit all over the floor, much to the dis
gust of the proprietor, lady clerks and
customers. SO the proprietor put W
the sign. DO you spit on the floor al
home?" Evidently the tobacco user
could read. for the stove was the mex
object of attack. This year. after the
newly BACKED stove was put up, ir
came the splitter and in five minutes
had marked it for life Patience ceased
to be virtue. The proprietor, spoke
rit in meetin'" and the result is this
tobacco splitter now trades at the 9th.
er store. Now if the other storekeepel
will only assert himself and read tn,
riot act, the splitter will have to do on,
of two things. either go TO some othe
town to trade-for there are only TIVE
stores of this kind in this town-o
quit his filthiness.
The hotel man forgot to call fly,
! travelling men. Result FIVE fighting
mad men. This landlord did not tr.
to lay it on his clerk Said it was hi
own fault. Their breakfast would cos
them nothing. A livery outfit to tax,
two two of the left over knights t.
Noxtown was at their free disposal
An auto to land the other three mac
men in Sactown before a. M. would
be at the door Immediately aftel
breakfast. Final result. they forgav.
the short memoried landlord. Anothe
even tempered landlord failed to ge
those trunks up to the sample room
early in the morning. Result ar
abusive travelling man. Think be
cause you're the only hotel in town yo,
can do as you please" The landlord
mildly answered Il gave your checks Il
the baggage man and told him to hay,
them at the sample room before
O'clock" We'll why in - didn't yo'
see about it?" was the next sentence
And then this christian boniface softl,
said keep right on talking if yo,
think it'll help matters" Verify "a sof
answer turneth away wrath" for tn
travelling man was dumb. he opene
| not his mouth. Now it was lucky thi
happened where it did. In Nextown
that laxative knight of the grip ha
| been as fresh, somebody would hav
got licked" and it wouldn't have bee
the landlord.