Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-07
Looker-On In Iona
Special to Times Republican.


Geneva. Oct. lit is very evident
the webb-kenyon law has not stopped
the shipment of beer into Iowa towns
from points outside the state, as at
the depots and express offices 1t is re-
ceived as openly as any other KIND OF
merchandise. But depot agents ana
express agents are very careful not 10
deliver il. Every consiSnee has TO come
and get it. In town the WheelbarroW
is the favoTite vehicle of transportation
10 the residence of the consumer.
Farmers of course can take it home
even if the buggy is previously well
flied with other family supplies. And
if the evidence of the railroad compa-
MES is worth anything, the Kenyon Bill
has accomplished the object stated be-
fore its passage-it has almost COM
pletely killed the bootIegging business.
The bootlesger now has to ship in his
supply in packages shipped and billed
with false statements.
There's a growing feeling this year
among some veterinaries and more
farmers that our present system Of hog
vaccination, in some unknown way is
doing more harm than good. Talking
with one old experienced veterinary ne
said: mo sir. l am not taking any
money from the farms for serum, virus
or operations. I have seen too much
of damage done. No well posted man
claims vaccination is of any use aft
er the hogs become sick. 1t won't cure
sick hogs. Again it's a sure thing that
every hog operated on will be inspected,
a:l;., it's by no means sure that the sec
ond operation will save the hog. Per
haps If ali virus and serum was pure
and exactly what it is represented TO
be- more cures would be effected. Fur
thermore ali of this vaccination treat
ment assumes that all Of this hog dis
ease is cholera, and the treatment is
to cure cholera. Yet I am sure from
symptoms and -mortem exa!n!na-
tons that whole GCoves of hogs die, and
whole neighborhoods have diseaSesthat
the word cholera IS a misnomer. Let
lot of hogs sick with pneumonia, some
bowel trouble. or some other epidemic.
one and all are treated for hog cholera.
and vaccination fellows. I do believe
If young shoars are properly treated,
and good virus and serum used. they
are practically immune from hog cho!-
era, but if as a result Of cold, wet
week and insufficient shelter lot OF
hogs are taken sick. when perhaps it's
a fever they are attacked with, II seems
10 me, nonsense TO resort to Wnoie-
sale vaccination"
Near Alden lives farmer who owned
five-acre V-shaped piece of land. cut
off by the railroad and flooded by the
Iowa river every spring and sometimes
during the summer when the river got
on a rampage. Besides located as it
was, it was, it was hard to get at. So
the owner offered it to man for
81 rent. spot cash and no questions
asked. The renter plowed it deep and
drilled in corn crop. took good care OF
1t, and the Almighty kept the river
water off it during the entire summer.
And this renter about the first Of Sep
tember sold the standing crop Of corn
to the local butcher for 1920, who con-
graduates himself on getting big bar
gain al present prices Of corn and fod-
der. The rent seed and labor on this
five acres will not exceed s25, and let's
see what per cent Is 1920 on s25 in
vestment?
Speaking Of per cent, the three
strong big banks of Parkersburg now
advertise ana are paying per cent on
time deposits. No questions were asked
Of these bankers. why is this thus
Nor did the "Looker-on" hear that
these banks were charging any more
than the ordinary prices for money.
One business man said the reason why
these banks were willing to pay per
cent was, that the stockholders were
satisfied to have less dividends. How
nice it would be if all bank stockhold-
ers felt that way.