Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-01
EXPRESS COMPANY'S LOTTERY
fDubrCue Times,

tA'NS"ioS 4iiics..
Seven years ago on the first day Of
mex. month there appeared at the Office
OF local pawn broker. a man with
small chest on an express wagon. I,
was late IN the evening. He stated that
in the chest he had the tools with which
he piled his profession or trade. He
must go TO his home in Ga!ena at once.
was without funds and must pawn the
ou,fi, for enough to get over there
The pawn broker. after parleying
little with the man. advanced the
money. less than a dollar.
Since then the chest has stood in the
pawn shop unredeemed and unpur-
cha sed tho 1t has been offered for sale
for several years. All prospective pur-
cha sers were fearful that IL contained
nothing OF value
Saturday morning. public official,
VINO is known better by his nick name
than by the one under which he was
christeoed happened into the pawn
shop just dropped In. He noticed the
chest. asked what II was and on being
informed that 1: went to any one who
had nerve enough to dig up dollar.
produced the dollar and had the chest
carted TO hi. office. TO the back door OF
the Office.
In the afternoon portiy gentleman
who has something 20 do with the
steam heating plan, in the building
was called and the chest was dragged
into a side room where /. was opened,
after much knocking and prying. No.
the Official was not disgusted with his
purchase. neither was he surprised not
20 find untold riches. Instead ne found
fine set Of stone cutters tools, prob
ably one Of the finest ever brought TO
the city They are ca silly worth a hun
dred times the price he paid for them.
There were all manner Of tools known
to the cutters. from those used in cut
ting the finest line in the hardest stone
or granite 10 the ones used in working
the coarsest kind Of stone.
THE HOME PRODUCTS SHOW.
[Sioux City Journal.]
Viewed from any angle, the Sioux
CITY home products show was
sparkling success. There is expert
opinion from the outside to the effec.
that Sioux City now holds the Iowa
record in this line Of enterprise. The
home manufacturers got together
collection Of exhibits whose quantity
and quality agreeably surprised all
visitors No finer exemplification Of
the booster spirit has been witnessed
in Sioux City than was offered by the
group Of hustlers engaged in the man
agement of the show. Exhibitors. to
la man, manifested pride and conf
dence in their wares. They were eager
to show what they had and TO demo
strate it's merit The only favor they
had TO ask was a trial to prove that
~ wit
the world in real economy. Where
stration was given then and there, a;
the expense Of the exhibitor. The
public was cordially disposed and will
ing to be shown. AS result OF the
weeks intercourse of producers and
consumers liner. Is vastly better w
derstanding between them.
The best evidence OF the public's
appreciation was found in the attend
ance. At the outset this was the only
dubious proposition. Could the people
be sufficiently interested in such a
purely commercial exhibition to come
out and be shown?s The attendance
record answered the question affirma-
lively from the FIRST day The crowd
came. and was pleased. 1t went away
and told the folks all about it, The
crowd next day was larger. This pro-
cess was repeated every day of the
show. the attendance each day break
ing the record Of the previous one.
Not only did the crowds come, bu.
they entered the spirit OF the occasion.
All around. It was a fine example of
the beauties Of cooperation. It can not
fail TO be followed by the most prac-
teal results in the way Of pushing
along the home buying movement,
winch was. Of course, the real 1nspdra-
ton Of the show.
One Of the pleasant features OF tn.
week ives the cooperation between
the manufacturers and their employe.
-betwesn capital and iabor in gen
erai. Employers ana employees met a..
Dsesnsrs, eVua:i1 inter esiedd il. is.a suc-
cess OF the exhibition and the move
ussnt that lay back Of Il Outsiders
were 1mpeessed BY the illustration Of
the cordial relations existing between
Sioux City capital and Sioux city
labor. and accented It ~ good