Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-18
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GrlnNeu. Marcn 1S.-Hefe III prom
bition Cfrinnell there is much interest
in the local saloon fight in Marshall
town. These temperance people fail to
understand why saloons can continue
10 openly sell Intoxicating liquors, after
an injunction has been issued against
them. One close reader Of the daily
papers said today, why is it the Judge
whoever he is. does not have those men
before him and send them to Jail for
contempt of court Another man asked
the writer to explain how it was pos
sible to get any reputable judge to
issue a restraining order, to prevent a
city attorney from doing mis- sworn
sworn duty. Then two others in sever
al other towns, have asked repeatedly
do the people Of ,Marshalltown want
gas and electric light as low priced as
other citizens in other towns of like
population in the United States. One
tavernman asked, does your city coun-
Gil amount TO anything. I am all mixed
up. If smart lawyers in MarshalltoWn
can prevent any reductions in the price
of gas and electrict light and power,
why can't they do it everywhere? An
other man in Toledo saddle couldn't
understand why it was with the T.-R.
making an effort for lower rates, none
of the city organizations seemed to be
in sympathy with the movement. As
the writer is not a resident or voter
in Marshalltown and also lacks the
qualifications Of a Philadelphia lawyer,
he could not satisfy the curiosity Of
these questioners.
A bit of luck pure and simple has
come TO Mr. B. Fields. stock buyer
and feeder of Ladora. He bought last
fall. 1000 bushels of corn of a farmer
near by. and cribbed it for feed pur-
poses. Report has it it stands him 80
cents per bushel in the crib. AS soon
as the seed corn question became
big one, Mr.. Fields tested some of this
corn. and 10 everybody's surprise, it's
showing nearly 80 per cent of growing
kernels. The result is the farmers in
this vicinity are glad to get seed corn
at $3.50 per bushel instead of shipping
il in at s. per bushel and not knowing
what they get. The writer hears Of the
sale of some seed and at $40 per bushel.
Raising grain for seed ought to be
pretty profitable business. There's one
Marshall county farmer who raises
seed wheat, every year, and always
gets 50 cents per bushel more for his
seed wheat than the local or shipping
prices for the ordinary crop.
80
In Brooklyn the other day, Butts &
Wright, marketmen, paid s41.60 for one
hog And even at IS cents per pound
there's got to be some fine figuring and
fine cutting to get back this amount,
and the profit they are entitled TO. Here
/ in tIrinneii one ;Gaea. market man is
trying a plan that viii be watched with
| interest. He sells for strictly spot
cash. and makes no deliveries. His
prices are somewhat less than other
shops, but the money-making people
| OF Grinnell find it is pretty handy to go
/ to the phone order their meat, and
have it brought to the back door
promptly and satisfactorily. One good
housekeeper says. u can't afford TO
dress up and go down town, buy my
meat and bring it home. Ny time on
my sewing machine, sewing for my
family, is worth more than what ]
would save on meat. Jim won't buy
the family supplies and as he pays the
bill, why he has to pay Tor the tele-
phone and the delivery" And right
here is the explanation of the high
price of meat. Jim not only pays the
meat bill but is perfectly willing and
able to. One meat market man says
lin this town the high prices of pork
has not lessened the demand over 10
lperhaps Is per cent. That few GUS
toners buy little less in quantity, but
when they want pork, they have pork
/ Noticing that every store and shop
in Grinnell has tenant, that rents are
hig 9er in some Iowa towns OF
inhs, bitants, that every dealer and bus
mess man, every professional man un-