Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-21
Iona Newspapers
KEEPING SHEEP.
ESpencer NewS.1

oHe OF the DGSL paying tuluBS OA
the farm is sheep, and yet but COM
paratively few have become interest
ed. There is profit because Of the
rapid increase w H. Weisbrod at
| Rosie says twenty-five sheep will
double the first season and the lambs
| if sold in the fall will average about So
to Sc per head after six months pas
ture and the clip would be worth 81
! on an average. Charles IS. Rogers OF
! Greenville who has western sheep gets
/ an average of s1.75 for clip but thinks
good Shropshres should average about
| $3.50. Frank Walker at Rosie got $4.95
from the clip of one pet sheep ana ROD
| Roberts sheared fifty-two pounds from
three Cotswold sheep.
| Wilmer Golf of Ruthven said MS
| sheep run at a profit of from 81 to $ll
with each eve he started with at
the beginning of the year. He also
| said the pasturage was economical as
what would keep one COW or steer
would keep eight sheep. Weisbrod said
also he got $50 per acre out of land
| by keeping sheep on it. Got the
| weeds out, and after keeping >sheep
| on a piece of land for five years ne
got three fine crops of corn averag-
ing sixty bushels per acre. rogers
said he got $40 per acre out OF iand per
year by keeping sheep on 1T ana ne
| further said, There is more clear
money in keeping sheep on land than
any other farm animal and with less
care"
1t seems to be generally agreed
+; that large flocks Of sheep are noi
likely to be as healthy or prohtaple
as moderate size fiocks, usually not
more than 100 head. c. d. Zahrt
south of Spencer thinks seventy
head about right. We would like to
see more Of our Clay county farmers
raising sheep Look it up and see II
it will not pay
IOwA'S FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE.
IDan Ford in Register and Leaoer.l
Is there a man in Iowa today VINO
can locate the spot where stood the
first school house established In Iowa
To locate it would be rather a dlf-
ficult matter today. There's no state
in the union that has neglected It's
history as Iowa has hers.
In returning from South Dakota, not
long since, and on the road between
Yankton and Sioux City, we noticed
, monument close to the track snort
distance up a narrow little Valiey
heavily imbered- We We're at a loss 10
knew why monument should DC
erected in such place, as there was no
house close by. We asked its mean
ing from the conductor, who Informed
me the monument marks the spot
where the first school house in Dakota
stood. This shows that South Dakota
is far ahead of Iowa in its efforts TO
preserve her history and mark her his
toric localities This monument was
erected at the expense of the state,
and all will agree that it is very
valuable investment.
Before Iowa gets many years older
a movement SHOULD be set on foot TO
locate where stood her first school
house, and to mark out the spot with
a monument. But to do this at this
late day would be rather a difficult
job.
There's no state in the union that has
as complete history as Wisconsin. NO
effort nor expense was spared to collect
her early history. The Libraries at
| Rome, France, Quebec, Montreal and
the early church records of st. Louis
| furnished Wisconsin her most valuable
| and earliest records. The log church
that Marquette built on Madalfne ISL
and, Lake Superior, yet stands. 1t was
preserved by building large modern
church around it. 1t was built in 1867,
and five years before Marquette dis
covered the Mississippi river. And at
Prairie du Chen, at the mouth of the
Wisconsin river (where Marquette first
saw the Mississippi river), there is
| monument erected to commemorate
| that wonderful discovery.
| Were a member of the Iowa legis-
| lature to introduce a bill for an APP
preparation to erect a monument on
| the spot where Marquette first set foot
| on Iowa soil, such a member would De
| hooted and laughed at Iowa history
began on the day that Marquette land
| ed. And We have never yet heard Oh
an Iowa historian who can give an
| opinion, nor locate this historic spot
Cues History don't know where 1t was,
but locates it somewhere near Mont
rose. Lee county. Marquette landed at
Prices creek. two miles above keo-
kuk. and a monument should be erected
at the spot. This creek is a small
stream. and It should be named Mar
,uette creek there's no spot in Iowa
named in honor of Marquette). 1t took
it's name from old Bill Price, who was
the elite of the early society of keokuk.
He was a fisherman and built his cabin
| at the mouth Of the creek. His claim to
/ fame rests on his reputation as a
! rough and tumble knock down. drag
out fighter and quart Of whisky per
day was his usual ration. Poor old
Bill has long ago gone to receive ms
rewards and punishments, but the creek
perpetuates his name and fame.
inclined Style Of Writing Best.
1t has been reported by the French
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