Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-03
Looker-On In Iona

ago the writer was in Story City in the
wagon shop of Mr.. Daniel Johnson.
Thinkink to tell the wood-worker
good story, it was mentioned that last
year an old fifty-year-old building was
torn down in Parkersbury and the lunl-
her from this building sold for more
as second hand lumber than it cost
originally when the building was erect
ed. Then johnson told his story. In
the town Of Haggensund. Norway. he
has a brother living in a house,
wooden house built 300 years ago He
was born in this house and some OF
the family have lived in this house all
Of this time. 1t il log house made OF
white pine. the outside never having
any paint on It, but on the inside some
paint ha. been used Mr.. johnson vis-
tied there thirty-nve years ago and ev-
erythtng about the house was in a good
state OF preservation. appar4utly good
for another 800 years
The town OF Hubbard has been mem
toned In this column a. having more
In the state probably At one time
population consisted OF 626 people there
were seven churches. The last census
gives Hubbard 1874 population with 1--WE
churches and Ave 1andtors-fve build
ings to heat and keep in repair end five
ministers to support. In addition there
are several churches where regular
services are held. in thee ountry near
by. What about 1t? Oh nothing, guess
Hubbard has a right 10 have as many
churches az she sees ht to have. don't
ask any Marshalltown chaps to help
support them. Hubbard doesn't even
supper: one saloon.
Speaking Of churches. tho town OF
Clemens has yet an example worth fol-
lowing One OF the preachers, by the
way strange al 1t may seem, . news
paper man at one time and several
OF his congregation concluded to have
q revival this winter. They didn't send
or and get Billy Sunday ana his free
will offering attachment, but simply
went to work, all hands pitched IN to
drive the devil out Of Clemens. The
preacher was the revivalist. the men
and women Of his congregation his as
siytants. They did import q singer for
q while. but the result was over nifty
inhabitants. This with the other church
wonderful showing for christian men
and women in SO small q town.
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In Amss recently. the writer saw .
long freight train started for the east
broke in two" The engineer was
nearly out OF the yards before no die
covered his loss. Result. he had TO
back UP ana nearly half an hours time
wa. wasted. Railroad men saw plainly
1t was the work OF the students. Ere
quently when these long freight trains
stop for the crossing the caboose 10
near the college grounds, and for .
joke-such a funny one too-son1ebody
uncouples the cars. OF course this may
be tho work OF tramps, but this 10
mentioned here to give the boys
pointer. When the G. & n. W. railroad
catches some tramp at this business
there VIII be something doing. And
whether its tramp or student, II de-
tected. the full extent OF the law will
be asked OF the courts.
For some reason, ana 1t is unexpiAin-
able In view Of the recent break In
butter and cream prices, there u just
start up the local creamery IN several
iowa towns. Experience that shipping
away cream" does not pay In the long
run. One town had q thriving mutual
creamery with over 800 patrons. A
big concern In q big city offered 30
much more for cream that over 200
sold to them. First result the home
creamery closed. Second result, prices
dropped soon after Moral, stay with
your home creamery. Get q good but
ter maker, pay him good wages ana
'stick to the ship" In the long run
1t will pay.
A% M~xAL