Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-15
politicians quite as perfectly as If 1t
had been devised for that particular
purpose"
Looker-On In Iona

Emmetsburg. March Is Unless
present plans fall thru Story City will
have a new big hotel before fall. The
Commercial Club of the town has made
proposition to the owner Of the prin-
cipal hotel now running, which, If
adopted, means the location will re-
main as at present. At the time the
writer was in Story City the hotel man
and the Commercial Club could not
get together" which brought out some
statements from business men that
Story City would have a new hotel
anyway" These business men realize
what a first class hotel building means
TO a town. Thousand of dollars each
year come to such towns that other
wise would be left in some other town.
TIL, writer could mention a dozen no
tells central Iowa-not in the big
cities that are full every night from
Monday TO Friday. The telephone is
tise. to secure rooms and cents a
mile. brings the travelling men from
every direction. Every year increases
this punching up" Of the travelling
men.
There's another kind of punching
up" business much in vogue just now
And that school houses. called when
accomplished. consolidated school
district. Usually it means fight. Rich
men in town sometimes MANAGE TO Kill
such a project, and sometimes the
farmers get together, and vote ii down.
A consolidated school district means
two things. First "a new school build
ing and second. an increased tax. Few
INST
benefits to the children. And facts and
figures show when once school dis
trict is consolidated the running eX-
penses are no more. generally they are
less And the consolidated school dis
trict plan has come to stay. along with
rural free delivery, soon to have parcels
post waterworks. sewerage. paving,
sidewalks. automobiles, and flying ma
chimes Consolidated school districts
will come to many towns soon after
some OF the weary taxpayers have gone
TO a better world where al! Of these
modern "faas' are not needed
Som one is telling a story of a
merchant that can always be stirred
up b. mentioning mail order houses.
He had in stock and sold good many
cI d tUch YOU 44lSu SnOIl tNtl tosiA
for say Sc. lsut every day some Gus
toner wou.2 mention they could get
just as good . coat OF this kind for
S. from Sawbuck, Tears & Co, Chi
cago. One day. while he was all
worked UP, he told farmer: Now Ill
tell you what III do. Here's 81 go to
my desk write a letter to SawAuck
Tears & Co, enclose the 81, sign my
name. have il sent by express and Ill
put it in the window saying where il
came from and you fellows can COM
pare the two" and the 81 coat came by
express But it was not put in the
window and never will be. Somebody
must have put the mail order house
wise" for that coat costing 81 and
express % cents was "a hummer" Such
coats retail everywhere at $40 to sl2
and in the catalog are quoted al 80
Joseph Twedt, hardware dealer in
Roland. carries in stock. has had in
the store at one time twenty-five
cream separators that retail at $40
each. He sells separators as easy as
some men DO jack knives. A carload of
stoves many dealers buy, some buy
carload of nails Other hardware men
a carload of buggies. But twenty-five
cream separators. something any farm
or can get along without. but just the
same they do not around Roland Why,
first thing well hear of, some hardware
man will De dealing in automobiles in
carload lots