Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-04
Looker-On In Iona

Iowa Falls, Feb. 4-The reports are
that Grundy county farmers are not
going into the potato business as ex-
tensively this year as formerly It gives
an idea OF how extensive the potato
business is in that county. when re-
ports are made by one implement deal
er in Grundy Center of selling 1O6 po-
tato diggers during the season of 1909.
The winter of 1909-1O has made a
new record in many things First and
foremost is the return to Iowa of "the
cid fashioned winter The oldest in
habitant now is quiet on "the weather
We had when I first came to this state
in 40 1t is also remarkable that up
to Feb. we have had but little wind,
and only one or two regular billiards.,
and those only local, and of few hours
in duration. And "the coal famine in
Iowa was never equalled before. One
dealer in Written received no coal for
two months, and the town people had
to send to other nearby towns for their
fuel. The inability of wagon makers
and implement dealers to get anything
in the shape of sled or sleigh Is uni
versal. Wholesale dealers and manu-
facturers not only sold early in the
season all manufactured product, but
long before JAM. l had used up all of
their material to manufacture more.
Any number of bob-sleds this winter
have been made by local wagon max
ers. out of two inch plank. and shod
with cast iron runners Of which there
happened to be fair supply in the
markets. The hay supply in Iowa on
E..h
At farm sales, hay in the stack has
been sold as high as SIC a ton, and
this is a common price in many towns
and counties. Those farmers that cut
up corn this year are receiving
double reward for their work and fore
sight Such men have sold their hay
at almost any price they asked for it.
besides having their unhusked corn in
good shape for immediate use and
sale. This winter will also be long re-
membered as when thousands of acres
of corn We're covered with snow early
in the winter and no chance to husk
it till the following spring. Last but
not least came the boycott of con-
sumers on high priced meats. 1t will
also be told by the Oldest inhabtant
say in 1925, that hogs sold for IS a
hundred in the winter Of 1909-10 All in
all, this winter will long be remem-
bered.
Railroad men tell a story which. if
names could only be given, would add
much interest to it. It seems that Pres
ident Carwheels had a nephew that he
was in duty bound, on the score of
relationship, to provide with job
we have all heard Of such cases-so
he was given cierkship in the gen.
eral Offices Here he was a nuisance
and mot worth the powder to blow him
up" To kill him off, that is to get rid
of him, to disgust him with the rail
road business, he was transferred to q
way freight crew, and placed with
"the meanest conductor on the whole
SYSTEM" On his first trip when he
reached the end Of the division, he
| full fledged conductor, bringing the
train in in great style and almost or
time He had had a fight with said
mean conductor, knocked him out, left
him out in the country, teTrc-ized the
other men of the crew, and was 1.-THE
whole push for the remainder OF the
run. Strange to relate. President Car
wheels nephew was not promoted, ou'
/ fired
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