Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-28
MILLS COUNTY GROWER WINS
BIG TROPHIES AT DENVER
SHOW.
SEED CORN DEFICIENCY
PRESENTS SERIOUS PROBLEM
Suggestion Made That Seed be Brought
From Indiana for Iowa Fields-Fur-
ther Tests to Be Made by State
eoard-Another Mx-up in Polk
County judicial Matters.
Special 10 Tin,es-Republ.can

Special 10 Times Republican
Des Moines, Jan. 2s-Iowa again
wins as ar apple state J. w Murphy
The Mills county specialist. Who made
the Iowa exhibit al Denver, came back
the other day with TWO more silver
cups valued at $3.50 each and several
hundred dollars in cash. Won in COM
petition with the irrigation apples OF
the much advertised western states.
Murphy and TWO Others won the
sweepstakes al the National Hor;icul-
tural congress and brought the i'm
mense silver cup 70 Des Moines where
it will remain in a conspicuous place in
the rooms of the state horticultural
society. Then ne proceeded 10 carry
off all the available prizes al the Iowa
exhibition. Mr.. Murphy i convinced
that i the same care was given 70 the
growing of fruit thar is given 70 the
growing Of fine stock and small grain.
Iowa would De So far ahead Of all other
states that lis fame would spread 10
the end OF The earth
Since the announcement q month ago
% The results d tae seed corn tests
by Chairman Cownie in the rooms OF
the state board Of control and the
showing that very large per cent Of
the corn which was left in the fields
until after the frost had struck :. was
unit Cor seed. q further invest cation
I is being made. and thus far il is found
that there Is in fact very little good
seed corn in the state. Some Of the
farmers contemplate sending 10 Other
sta.ss t9r good seed. but there i no as
suraace that they viii get the best
! even in thai way. II view Of the fact
that Indiana mas been carrying off
prizes al the national corn show il has
Z BEEN suggested mat corn be brough.
from Indiana 70 plant IN iowa Mr.
( Cownie has been insisting q long time
4 thai there was grea. danger by foi-
! lowing the plan of selecting seed corn
from the cribs during the winter and
I relying on winter tests Of the same His
! gather their seed corn by hand and
make the selection in .tla field. The
value OF this system Is seen this year.
Il is probable that further tests will
be made by the state board and re-
suits be announced 50 that the farmers
may know what 10 expect
Another sudden turr in affairs has
Il created q new ntx-up for Polk county
in the judicial matter. Judge James a.
Howe has followed The example of
Judge Jessie Miller and has resigned.
This was not unexpected and il was in
fac- anticipated some time is i'm
portance lies in The fact that il gives
the politicians another chance TO DO
something 70 help on, the Hull ma
chine L is recalled that upon the res
ignatiQn of Miller over 100 members Of
the mar asked Tor appointment IF Mr..
Bradshaw. Immediately the machine
4 got busy because Of the fact that
Bradshaw had been a friend Of Judge
\ Prou1y IN MS fights agains, Captain
4 Hull. The upshot was that Bradsna y
was turned down and. ne recon- nanda-
4 ton IF the bar went for naught Ii is
a probable that nine out Of Ten Of ,he
mem ers Of The bar are progress sives
but the Bradshaw Endorsement va,
j without political significance. Now N.
4 matter IS opened up again. G3verno.
3 Carr5ll has been insisting that ne &
q not favoring Hull nor aiding him IL
a bpAd,ng up machine and the matte
a Will De put Up % him Girec. -lla- in IN
a selection of The mex. judge poIitica
Il considerations must ROT os first.
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q That branch q the Standard d
= Company Which The Tsaltinger firm ha
: Represented II western courts is n
standard or Company - Iowa. inco-
porated under the iowa srs-lfes Re
CEN disclosures are TIA. tnt. firm Z
which Secretarv BaMinger is the hear
mas done legal business for this cor,
panv in the vest The cornr,anv VA
originally incorporated 10 Iowa for
million dollars. but since has reduce
thu stock - one -hofleaad dol]sr
\ George :. Wright. ia rr5-ninen, r,oY
J tician 81 Council BnfTs and ,neri.
Z Of The republican STATE committee
4 attorney for thu company in Iowa IA
! linger mas never appeared for ta4 oa.r
4 panv In Iowa. but II is ,n. po1icy, ,
4 the Standard II do no bnsiness in =
I state fh~li ne coTnnanv incorr,ora,
/ there. but ALWAYS 10 DO business f.
/ from the home office. thus Ia keen n,
Of the state courts.
1t is barely possible that after Il
matter has been sifted out the low
oo2! operators will not neg; any !,
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