Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02

land the old sows care saving them"
in great shape. One farmer has three
sows with thirty six pigs and thirty.
one were alive when he LETT home. It's
| impossible for the writer to stop telling
apple stories. This week In Marshall
county q farmer sold forty five bushels
of Willow Twigs. sound and but little
| wilted for 81 per bushel. On the same
day dealers in Dies Moines and else
where were asking and selling western
| stock Willow Twigs. not a particle bet
ter fruit and way. shape or fashion.
for So per barrel Of eleven pecks. Why
Is this thus?
Readers Of the daily papers and peo-
pie on the c., r. I. & p. Forest City
branch remember the mysterious death
Of Conductor Jack Riley four months
ago. The interest continues and the
writer was asked many times. what
| about Jack Riley's case? The follow
ing are all the facts obtainable. He
left home at Bows feeling as well as
usual. At Germania he got some med
icine for stomach trouble, and before
his train on the return trip reached
Thompson, he died In the arms OF the
train men. What adds interest to the
case is his life insurance policy. II
his death was caused by accidentally
taking the wrong medicine. the insur-
ancc company will have to pay the
policy. Rumor has 1t q secret society
Of ~h!c,, he was member has taken
hold of the case, and is determined
all the facts will be brought out in n
suit to recover II the insurance COM
pany refuses to pay the policy.
Some of us that feel friendly to the
candidcy OF Roosevelt. much as we dis
| like it are forced to admit his strength
has fallen off tremendously in Iowa
during the past few weeks. The bust
mess men. and especially the bankers,
lawyers and judges, have gone back
on him" since his Columbus speech.
The people of Iowa, progressive a. they
are, are not ready for his extreme ut
terances. 1t reminds one OF the situa-
ton in the democratic ranks when
Bryan first appeared a. the nominee
and leader Of the democrats. Thou
sands OF hard money democrats re-
fused to vote the party ticket There
was q time whom Bryan and his free
silver doctrines could probably have
carried Iowa. Then tho wave Of public
high and dry. SO with Roosevelt. He
has talked too much" And here's
another admission that goes against
the grain" with the writer for one. For
some reason part Of this fall
ing off has gone to Taft. 1t Is true
Cunmins has gained and many that
thought he hadn't the ghost of
chance" now have hopes and all pos
sibil;ties. that were not INDUCED In
earlier in the game and has been re-
marked before in this column, Roose-
velt's radicalis1n has almost placed
Cummins in the ranks Of the conserva-
tives, comparing his position with that
of Roosevelt.
In the republican convention at Ell
dora what might be called straw vote
was taken. not to be inscribed in the
minutes, nor to be resolved" upon.
For governor Mr.. Clarke received IS
votes and Mr.. Holden had 2s What
marks this suggestion was tine fact
many farmers were present AZ dele
gates.
It would seem as tho this year the
farmers are thoroughly awake on the
seed corn question. for testing frames.
home made. and the numerous kinds
in the stores are now being sold and
are in active use. Many farmers and
town people, are also testing potatoes
for seed and surprised at results One
man mentions about fifty bushels he
has in the cellar and no signs Of
sprouting in the whole pile.