Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-17
Looker-On In Iona

Hubbard. May Flew realize the
amount of business transacted by the
modern merry go-round," or the COM
parative large investment. One who
has considerable experience in this line
says his outfit this year weighs 10000
pounds. Every move he makes aver
fair game for the city marshal. the
draymen and the lot owners. His Ii
cense is the most moderate charge.
generally 81 a day. 1t will be news to
some that one days stand pays best.
Selecting a town where something is
going on. say a big picnic. he cleans up
enough in one day and evening to make
it pay to take long jump to the next
place where something is going on. In
the fall when the fairs are dated then
he has a busy time. 1t takes him from
one county to another. and to take
down his tent. haul his outfit to the
depot. have a car ready and get to the
next fair. is like moving circus on
small scale. He mentions that
musical outfit without which merry
go-round would not De merry. costs all
the way from $500 to $4,000. none Of
the latter cost. however being used in
Iowa this year.
This town has a population OF $50
people This town has five churches.
all nice buildings and we'll attended.
the country people helping to NIL them.
The German Lutherans had pretty
good church. not good enough 1t seems,
for they are now erecting new build
ing at a cost of $4,000. pressed brick
and Bedford stone being the materials
Speaking of these things. well-to do
German here said to the writer. Don't
YOU think these five churches better for
the town than five saloons? Incl
dentaIly It can be said. there are many
Germans in Iowa who are prohibition
lists insofar as their home towns are
concerned.
AS the date of the Chicago conven-
ton draws closer. the confusion seems
TO get worse. The Taft men are
weakening as to the wisdom OF MS
nomination. They are so mao az
Roosevelt" that they are almost ready
to should for CurmiDs. The standpat-
tiers of Iowa II they were forced TO
choose between Cumm!ns and Roose-
Welt would give the formers major
itv. For many months the progressives
have openly stated they would not vote
for Taft il nominated mad would vote
the democratic ticket if it was a choice
between Taft and Wilson. During the
pas- week 1t is noticeable the number
Of republicans that think Bryan Is an
available candidate for the democrats.
Roosevelt will not receive many votes
Il nominated from the lawyers ano
Judges OF Iowa. Hiss recall proposal
as understood by the legal fraternity
ands no favor. The average 1o-year-
old school boy knows as much about
notifies in Iowa as John F. Lacey or
Ed Hunter. State politics are the
same, Holden for governor has what
little strength he possesses IN the
AVA Men whose business brings
them in contact with the farmers
every 6av all tell the same story, he is
not popular with the farmers. JUS.
why the business man wants j seeo
corn specialist for governor no le!lef
can find out" Senator Kenyon seems
70 be the man, the old soldier, the pro-
hibitionist, mad the real progressive
favor. He has a large following IN al
county seats, where he met the atto'
nevs and county officials. There's iot
of mon in Iowa who never heard OF
Proudtoot till he became canoloa.e
for governor. II Lafe Young Is get
ting there" surely it's not IN hoftn-
western Iowa. Only here and there
one hears any mention Of his name as
tho man to be one of our United STATES
senator's. It's a pity Lieut.. Governor
Clarke can not speak in a dozen to"hs
each day. Everywhere he makes a IA
yorable impression.
At Eagle Grove COMPANY Is en-
Gagged in manufacturing combination
road drag and road scraper. Ihls ma
chino Of twenty Ave horse power IS oe-
rigned to 90 once over the road and
finish the Job. One man operates the
whole business. Behind the engine slts
The man and by levers drops the knives
of the scraper part and raises them at
will. Still behind is the ROAD oras at
tachment Of heavy cast iron SET
dia gonally, leaving the roads exactlS
as does the King road drag. The IN
ventors claim this machine Will go as
fast an any ordinary pair OF horses VIII
walk. that one man can operate II, ana
the cost of scra ping and dragging no"
senarate work can be done in one trip.
a great advantage also claimed is that
IT is going all of the time. no stop
ping for the horses to rest"
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