Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-13

the eastern part of town, say they
would prefer to live in the union stock
yards in Chicago. All this because a
great big railroad corporation will not
move their stockyards right in the CEN
ter of the residence part of a nice
Iowa town. this because it will cost
too much. Suit has been COMMENCED
but jurisdiction taken to United States
courts. Meanwhile the cattle below.
the calves bawl and the stencil con-
tinues. And a fair criticism is on the
citizens here, is they are patient, lazy,
suffering people, more so than some
communities would be with like provo
cation.
The county fair at Eldora has just
closed another successful meeting. The
usual crowd, the usual sunshine. same
old pumpkins and the same good time
Here's al associa ton that not only
has "a good show" big crowds year af-
ter year, premiums paid in full before
YOU leave town. but actually pays divi-
dends to stockholders. How do they do
it: Because everybody helps ana
sound. shrewd business men run
things. Afternoons while the fair is
going on the streets up town are more
deserted than on Sunday. One after
noon the writer looked around the
square not a team, automobile. man.
woman or child. not even the land
lords dog was TO be seen. Other
towns nearly help make the crowds
The Iowa Central agent here sold us
tickets. Steamboat Rock agent over
10 Even if they had had President
Taft as speaker the crowd would not
have been much larger.
Sometime ago. s Gregg. hardware
dealer Of Gilman, shipped in from the
old home back east a lot OF books and
papers accumulated in series OF
years. He showed the writer Andrew
Jackson's inaugural address printed on
white silk. as clean and bright tooaE,
altho it is over 20 years old. as tho II
was printed yesterday. Even in 1888
the government printing concern was
doing fine work. Some of the pamph-
let congressional records of that date
would put TO shame some printed news
papers in Iowa today.
The Gilman Canning Company Is
having a prosperous season. FARMERS
are realizing s25 to $50 an acre for
the snapped" sweet corn. besides hav-
ing all of the stalks in the field left for
feed. and in addition hauling home each
trip a wagon box full of nice. sweet,
fresh corn cobs. Nearly $4,000 will be
paid out here this year for labor and
corn.
oh yes youth pay more for your coal
this year Some of US had TO pay more
for our ice this summer which made
us hot and now to pay more for coal
won't cool us off One dealer says the
present shortage Of soft coal IS 10000
COO tons. That is on the 1st OF Sep
TENDER usually there is 30oo0.OoO tons
Of soft coal or top of the ground. Labor
trouble and strikes the cause. This
man says all coal has advanced at the
mines 25 cents to dollar a ton. That
some mine owners viii not now quote
prices or take orders FOR delivery at
certain dates. This pessimistic coal
man thinks the coming winter will be
hard one on the railroads and con-
suners both. because there will be
coal famine worse than ever known
Says now every day rich well to DO
farmers hauling in produce, go home
with empty wogans or take out "a
small jag instead OF putting winters
supply when roads are good and sup
ply all that is called for. Whether this
is one mans opinion or not. one thing
is sure, if well to do people will fill
their coal bins now and put in enough
to last tell the 1st of April. it Will
greatly lessen the demand when zero
weather comes. Incidentally it viii
help the poorer classes that buy in small
quantities. for they feel a coal famine
worse than all.
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