Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-14
Looker-On In Iona

Rockford Dec 14.-One hears on the
streets that Congressman Haugen Is
TO have strong opposition for the next
, term. Postoffice appointments in diff
| ferent parts of his district is the real
cause. Add to that his doubtful posi-
ton as standpatter or progressive
and the situation is understood. It
looks as tho this opposition would unite
on state Senator James A. Smith, al
| tho Mr.. Smith is in no sense an active
candidate nor has he made any pub
lie announcement. But there is some
quiet work going on, and it seems
proba BILE Mr.. Smith will not refuse to
be candidate, il the opposition to
Haugen shows any degree of strength.
The town of Shell Rock is known
far and wide, as the scene of the
doctors war which lasted for several
years, and is not even settled now. for
Dr. Smith has a case still pending in
the supreme court. Certain it is the
doctor has many friends in Shell Rock
for it is a matter of common report
that they subscribed nearly a thou
sand dollars to enable him to carry
his case to the highest tribunal. Mean
While the other doctor has moved to
another town, and the state board of
health has not taken away as Yet Dr..
Smiths right 10 practice medicine.
Other unsettled questions are wheth-
er it was German measles. chickenpox
or smallpox Whether it was scarlet
fever sore throat or diphtheria.
Whether quarantine was necessary or
to
phere in Shell Rock that causes indie
pendence. The writer is told that last
Fourth of July there were two race
meets in this thriving burg. 1t seems
that after the program was arranged
for racing meet as part of the
Fourth of July attractions, differences
of opinion arose which resulted in the
insurgents" getting together and hav-
ing a racing meet of their own. Both
meets" were fairly we'll patronized,
but no one got rich quick as result
Of two race meetings in the same town
on the same day
Evidently ''he meant WELL Possibly
has kind heart but very poor judg-
rnent Probably hated to shoot the lit
tie dog, so he waited till the train
started and then grabbed the cur and
threw him on the engine platform with
the remark, take him out of town, we
don't want him" And soon after the
train was under Roadway, this poor
little r-dog that never harmed any
one, made a flying leap from the NOV
ing train. struck the frozen ground
with force enough to break his fore leg,
and as he went linping and yelling
down to the lumber yard and crawled
under a pile of boards. none of US were
surprised that he did not try TO follow
that man home.
Thu. average travelling man, has a
thinker and uses il. Sometimes he
talks. This one did. NO sir it wasn't
the price OF the automobile that broke
him up altho he had no business to
take $1,000 out of the bank and pay
for it. What fixed him, was that the
machine made him neglect his bust
ness. He would start Saturday morn
ing and go off on a trip not getting
back till Monday. Meanwhile his clerks
ran things The boss was away and
they knew it and acted it. called sew
eral times wher he was out of town.
His clerks said they were out Of some
kinds of goods. but they did not dare
to order them, and on Saturday when
his trade was frequently as much on
one day as during the five previous
days, he was down to Des Moines with
his auto and every trip with the crowd
he took along cost him at least $50, TO
say nothing of the loss that occurs to
any business man. when big trade
is in town and the boss away. No it
wasn't the $1,000 that busted him. If
he had got stuck on bicycye, or a
trotting horse the result would have
been the same"
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