Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-09
Looker-On In Iowa

Garwin. Feb. 9.-The first week in
February in central and northern Iowa
showed but little improvement in the
condition Of railroad traffic, coal fam
ines and bad roads. Early this week
passenger trains were stuck in the
snow" on half dozen railroads. Pas
senger trains were "annulled" and way
freight trains only run once or twice a
week. On Monday, this week, there
was no coal for sale in several towns
in this vicinity. Three carloads ar
rived here Monday and every pound
was sold out Of the cars before night.
Merchants and restaurants ordering
perishable goods are frequently out of
such goods. Some railroads are re-
fusing orders for stock cars, while
others are making big efforts to get
out Of the yards livestock received for
shipment. Many times has Iowa had
more inches OF snow deposits than at
present. We have had bigger drifts and
as cold weather before this, but the
continued cold weather Of January,
with the snowstorms, has made it i'm
possible to ship in and take out the
daily accumulation Of business de-
mands. Another big snowstorm with
accompanying high winds, this in the
near future. viii result in the worst
"te-up' Iowa has ever known. What
aggravates the public is the failure to
deliver coal that dealers know is in
transit. a railroad official is author
ity for the statement that there are
now On the main lire of the Chicago q
Northwestern 1900 loaded cars des-
tined for towns on this branch. And
when they read of cars loaded with
automobiles being handled by engines
that should be hauling coal it stirs up
much talk and condemnation.
But here is noticeable condition
possibly result Of this old fashioned
winter. There is very little sickness,
few if any epidemics and the doctors
are having an unusually easy time.
Not that they are anxious to make
drives into the country over these
snow drifted prairies. but they mention
town calls are usually light for this
time Of year. Again the drug stores
are having very light trade in patent
| medicines and nostrums usually in
great demand during the winter
months. Travelling men in these lines
Of trade report very dull trade. TITS
an Ill wind that blows nobody good"
| DR.. ENEMY, Of Eldora, has mounted
buffalo head in his office that is prob
ably as perfect a specimen and val
liable for collection purposes as any in
the United States. It seems the Ca
radian government purchased in the
United States a park collection Of a
large number Of buffaloes. Nearly all
Of them were driven into stock yards
ard loaded on the cars for shipment.
but three Of the largest bulls positive
~ refused to leave the United States.
The result, they were declared out
laws" and met the fate Of outlaws.
DR.. ENEMY happened to be in Canada
at the time and thus secured this ex-
ira fine specimen.
| Doctors Evers and Evers. veterinary
surgeons Of Iowa Falls, have in their
possession, as q result Of q p0st-mor-
tenn examination Of q mare. whose
death resulted from accident, q COM
'pletely formed colt, two and a quarter
inches long, even the hoofs and tail
being visible to the naked eye. It will
astonish many farmers and horsemen
to know this complete formation was
produced in forty-five days. thus de-
stroying some common ideas concern
ing the development Of the young In
horse life.
Minnesota people always mention
when climate Is talked Of, so do. the
Canadians for that matter, I'VE DOM
feel the cold here as you do IN iowa:
It's 70 dry" There may be something
in It. Last week the thermometer n
land around Marshall county registered
"a below zero. One day a few weeks