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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01
"juSY the SAME"

Out at Mitchell in South Dakota yes
terday a corn palace was opened
Mind this was in South Dakota. There
Is something strange about the way
things change in few years. When
we were boys 1t was impossible to raise
corn of any kind in Dakota. In those
days there were no divisions. north and
south of that territory which showed
In green on the map in Montieth's Sec
ond Geography. 1t was just Dakota.
And aside from grass and a little wheat
In the summer it was supposed TO have
40 products outside of snakes and Sioux
indians. That was along about the
time that apples wouldn't grow IN
northern Iowa, which was mainly fit for
herd pasture and nothing else. All
these things we heard and knew when
we were boys and the immigrant
wagons were hustling thru to Kansas.
That was the time when farm in the
Rock River valley sold for $40 an acre
at high mark and the farmers up in
Vienna township, Marshall county.
Iowa, were buying quarters ar $40 TO
81 an acre When IS an acre would
buy most of the land in Wright county,
Iowa, and a Dakota claim reinquish-
ment could be had for heifer calf.
And now South Dakota is whooping
1t up with corn palace, holding high
cornwall as it were. And has the corn
and the people and the rest of it which
goes with a corn palace. And reports
from North Dakota where in those old
days eternal winter held sway are 10
the effect that the corn crop is good
and that they will finish their own
cattle.
When any one tells YOU that Mar
shall county farm will fail of the $500
an acre price within the time it takeN
boy TO grow past middle age. smile at
him and pass on. He doesn't know
any better Our folks believed all they
said about Iowa and Dakota and SO
forth But Mitchell, good city IN a
good country, ts holding high jinks in
q corn palace just the same today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01

with the ultimate purpose, as ne stated
recently. ito bring about as rapidly as
possible the pasteurization OF the gen
eral milk supply Of New York City and
eliminate the class Of raw milk E" II
will be lesson cteaply bought, despite
the great cost in loss Of working ca
pacity, in distress and doubtless also IN
loss of life, IL the present epidemic re-
suits in the adoption Of the require
ment that all milk sold in New York
excepting grade A would be pasteur-
lied"
In the early discussion Of the present
epidemic the commissioner benevolent
ly insisted that the poor people would
be deprived of this valuable food II
they could not purchase cheap grade
for cooking at least. II must. how
ever be obvious to all who have fought
disease and death as physicians or
sanatoriums that maudlin sympathy
and half measures AZ indefensible In
this warfare as they are In military
campaigns. II war is heir the shorter
and more energetic the campaign TIE
better for those who are involved. The
same principle holds in the war with
disease and death. Half hearted meas
ures, compromises with convenience or
custom prove fatal invariably. The
Sun has often adverted to the enor-
nous cost Of epidenics to emphasize
the economy Of liberal expenditure for
prevention. The large number Of cases
Of typhoid fever in the present cpl
demic traced to unpasteurized milk
will involve the loss OF Thousands OF
Jerking hours by the sick and their
relafiYes Adding ~ thia financial loss
the cost OF medical attendance, nurs-
ing, funeral expenses would result In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01
CUISINES ROADS" AND .1oue,s,s :,

Representative Shackelford made q
strong plea for business roads" before
the American Road congress at Detroit
His idea is that the United States shall
give strict attention in governmental
aid to the class Of highways calculated
to make for cheaper transportation and
lower cost OF living. BY that he means
good roads between good towns. inter-
urban highways and the multiplication
OF good roads leading in and out Of the
market places.
The touring roads class" declares
ME- ShAckelford, desires to get away
as Tar as possible from local control.
TO accomplish this bill is now pend
Ing In congress which provides that a
new Office shall be created-that of
public highway commissioner - who
shall keep his office at Washington
where he may not be influenced, nor
even impressed by the warnings of the
people among whom the roads should
ra6iate. The bill also provides that
! Al questions as to location. method of
Construction and maintenance shall be
s0nally determined by the commissioners
- public highways.
I = suoh Q provision a. that shall
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01
THE STANDARD T. W.
Knoxville Journal

One of life's little irritations is &c
be found in the fact that the man who
will profit most from the upbuiiding CT
he town Is SO mean and stingy that he
will not contribute cent to the cost
The best booster for the community is
nearly always the man of smaller
means and he is sometimes discour'
aged by the fact that mis- sacrifices are
made largely for the benefit Of some
tightwad who Is small enough to ac-
cept the profit without helping-whc
insists on reapIng where he has not
sowed. But this annoyance is but a
small affair after all. Human nature
can not be changed and the man with
prociivities can not De saa-ed out nj
his hogish ways. Shame is a sentiment
unknown to hogs. The community can
not stop because the work and cost OF
progress is unfairly divided.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01
IOWA LAND.
lSpencer Reporter. ]

IET'tI4NtI I,Vl'lI NcI j
y. W. Greene has bought the farm
known as the William O'Donnen eighty
near Dickens, paving sl65 for it. Mr.,
O'Dcnnell sold this place six or seven
years ago fer SIS and il was thought
il was big price, 1t only shows what
Iowa land will do in sht IT time. We
read big tales OF California and other
western real estate. ami think If we
We're out there how ricil .re could get
in short time. and right here in Clay
county lands are advancing just as
rapidly as in the west Hold your Iowa
real estate unless you intend selling
and buying some more II: the state.
You will not go anywhere and beat II.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01

ever be written into a federal law the
joy rider will. indeed, reign supreme"
| Mr.. Shackelford is right as regards
we are all seeking. However, the
tourist class" OF which he speaks is
not to be classified by itself as Joy
riders and continual cross continent
butterflies. Those tourists who go thru
on the Transcontinental are practically
every one of them good roads boosters
at home and advocates of business
| roads. Touring is an incident, an out
| ing to them. They drive 100 or 1000
miles across one state or three once
, in u year or so but they do business at
home the rest OF the year and want
good roads for business and are as
| likely to be arguing strongly for them
as is the congressman. Moreover a
cross continent highway is a business
highway for local purposes. Let US not
forget that.
Mr. Shackelford's fear Of the JOY
rider is not greater than the common
citizens fear of the pork seeking con-
gresham. Some sort of commission or
commissioner should have authority
over the distribution OF public money
! for roads. II is easy to see how the
pork barrel would over run with bust
ness roads projects we're no check put
upon the activities OF congress men.
River and harbor Improvement would
look like thirty cents agains, thirty
millions were the bars thrown down
and a boomer rush made for the good
roads money OF the government.
There is no occasion 70 create or
attempt to create classified dissen-
sion among those favorins good roads.
The time Will come when the national
government and the states will pay
their proportions of the cost Of high
ways but the Improvement OF loca!
highways VIII always depend upon the
progressiveness OF the local residents.
They must start something The gov
eminent is not going 10 build roads but
to help those who are willing 10 build
roads. And that IS the way il should
be-
When the tourist" is held up as
dangerous element in road agitation
let Us stop long enough TO size up our
own people who so touring, TO recall
the kind Of people who pass as tourists
from other states and classify them as
for or against local projects and pro-
posals 20 improve the highways at
home. The fact IS tina, every one OF
them is willing advocate OF the bust
ness roads upheld by Shackelford and
that il We OYER have business roads
they Will have done their larger part
toward bringing them about ana to-
ward paying Tor them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01
GREEKS.
TOSa0a Nn,yS


Here in Usage there are a number OF
Greeks While most of then? have lit
tie education they all have thus far
acted in a highly commsndabie man
ner. Among themselves. they have had
disa greements tas any body of men
Wculd. but there has been no objec-
tionable disturbance. Because one man
has disgrace1 himself is no reason why
ali the Greeks should he discre6!ted.
They are mere and here TO stay. II
We want them 10 be good American
citizens. we must help make them
such. The only way we can DO this
is by teaching them. in brother!y
way. our customs and beliefs. Ever
lastingly damning and abusing them
will not only lower their respect for
America, but will inspire spirit of
rebellion in them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01
A CHRISTIAN FUNERAL.
IMarenpn Renuhlicanl

The writer was told the other day
OF Il funeral in Des Moines which vas
conducted in g really christian manner.
No man ever thought more % his wife
than did this be.eaved husband. bu,
ne met the guests at the private fun
eral with a smile and a handshake. The
services were simple and brief There
were few flowers There were no tears
70 be seen II had been understood
for months that the suffering woman
must die and when she did go, 1t was
recognized by all that she was far, ta-
better off than in her painwracked
body So with a remarkable absence
of display of selfish grief, and a
manifestation Of real christian thought
the feeling. the bereaved husband ar
ranged and carried out the funeral.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01
Iona Newspapers
A COLLEGE PAPER.
[Tama EeWs.l

The Leander Clark Record, in its
new form and with Its new editorial
staff. is much better college paper
than that institution has heretofore
had and ranks well with the best of
the state college papers. There is a
crispness 10 the editorial expression
tAaE makes il entirely readable and
TIE news feature would appear to cover
~ the activities Of the school and pos
sihly chronicle some things that never
happen. AS rule the ''Iaynan" does
not scramble to get copy Of the av-
erage college paper but the Record
promises to he welcome to all OF US.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01
A FINE INSTITUTION.
tCounc!i BUNS Nonpareii. |


The Christian Home in Council
tutions OF its kind in the country. It's
mission is to pick up human dr:t;wooc
cast into the streams of life and trans
form IL By patien: care and culture in
to christian character.
The home now has 263 inmates, and
applicants for the coming winter indi-
cate that the number will increase 10
the limit Of the institution which is
somewhere over 800.
Since the home was founded thirty
one years ago there have been admitted
children. dependent mothers and aged
people to the number OF 4,257. OF this
number 1888 have been placed in god
homes in private families, sometimes
among relatives able and willing 20
care fer them but usually among
strangers. There was otherwise pro-
vided for 22G and the remainder are
now in the institution.
A remarkable feature of the institL-
ton now is the fact that great many
of the children who were first taken
into the home and later adopted by
christian people have grown up and
established homes OF their own and
atr io" supporters OF the INSTITUTION
which helped them In their need. This
Is proud record which the manager
OF the home finds pleasure in showing
to those who are concerned in the in
stitution.
Out III Kansas, the manager of 4
string Of lumber yards. a man who
stands high in THE business world,
owes his start in life to this home. He
came into the institution q waif. He
was adopted into the home of a good
family where he received an education
and he is now making good. He is q
member CT the home band on whom
the institution relies for its daily man
ma.
In wyoming, one Of the men who are
developing that state thru successful
operations a. ranehman came from
this home. He was an intimate fol-
seven years and then found a home
where he continued his school WORK
and grew Into a splendid MANHOOD.
These are sample cases out Of thou.
sands which evidence the general ef-
nciency OF the home. Great care II
exercised In the placing Of children
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01
Topics of the Times

An argument over the respective
merits OF the baseball teams which are
TO clash in the world series is as in
structive as the ordinary debate on
tariff
Other things may come and go but
the reorganization of the republican
party goes on forever.
The assignment OF Methodist Preach
ers in conference is Of more interest
and Of much more Importance than the
appointment OF postmasters ard L S.
,nacshals and doesn't take nearly SO
long TO accomplish.
A minister named Ensign has been
assigned 70 Hopkinton. If he matches
his name ne should raise high the royal
banner in the vicinity of Hopkinton
Seems like the contributors 20 the
Su.zer campaign fund ought TO get rain
checks.
McConlogue seems to be as good a
choice as a governor confined strictly
to democratic selection could make
The regular fuss some persons and
newspapers raise against Cummins is
one OF the senator's best assets II
sets people thinking o. what the man
( mas done, Of his incorruptible stead
fastness ard high capacity Cor SER
vice.
A photograph Of Uncie Joe and SEN
ator Penrose and Mr.. Barnes OF Al
bany grouped around Roosevelt cheer
ing wildly for four years more of The
odore, would belong in the Smithsonian
along with the other trophies OF that
eminent fauna naturalist but it would
be harder 10 get.
There was always trouble in Ulster
and at Donnybrook
Emory English as governors secre-
tary, is another instance of Governor
Clarkt's wisdom and judgment of Sc
lection.
Bring on the Indian summer and thus
make some return for the chilly June
and blazing August of the real thing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01
AS TO BOOSTING IOWA.


The Leader has an inquiry from the
Greater Des Moines committee asking
If 1t will take part in boosting Iowa by
publishing a page OF Iowa booster stuff
once q month. A Des Moines news
paper says that over 200 Iowa publish
ers have jumped at the proposition and
will take a hand in boosting the Hawk
eye state
Iowa newspapers. no less than all
| loyal 1owaas. have for years watched
the young men Of Iowa hustling to
foreign lands after the cheap farms.
Even while the Iowa newspapers were
boosting hardest and holding the state
up in glowing word pictures as the
best in the union for money making
or place of residence, still there has
been a steady stream Of brawny sons
and shining gold dollars hiking for the
Cherokee strip, the barren prairies, the
arid districts. or crossing the line to
the north and paying tribute to Sister
Canada. In consequence the state has
lest in population.
Iowa publishers have been boosting
the state year after year. and the re-
suit Is that Iowa land has been racing
with itself toward higher price. 1t
has become to be SO that the young
tildu rainier TAKE d SdulDle OH d
cheap farm in the arid district than be-
come responsible for the payment of an
Iowa farm at $50 to 5000 per acre. tho
he knows that he can pay for the Iowa
land and may never make much more
than living on the farm prospect.
Boosting Iowa" sounds good, but all
Of the boosting of the past years has
come short of the desired result. What
Is the use OF boosting in the face of
the real estate agents argument. which
usually reads: "Why pay 5000 an acre
for Iowa land when you can get a
good farm somewhere else for S25 to
$50 an acre, fine climate running water,
sure crops" and all the other accessor-
les; or Sell your Iowa farm and buy
twice aug many acres in our drouth dis
| trict and get the rise in value" Pick
up any Iowa paper today and it will
! be seen who are the benefciaries of
| boosting Iowa. If the real estate agents
were as loyal to Iowa as the news
papers are and have been there would
be less call for booster business. The
state Is flooded with alluring pros
pectuses inviting young men to move
away. Every newspaper In the state
, has time and again printed item upon
item, and column upon column of
cogent reasons why the young man
should stay in Iowa. but yet he goes
| The newspapers have boosted loyalty
for the towns and business and the fer
tiiity Of the soil, and helped to boost
the price Of products, and more than
10000 Iowans have made so much
money that they can affo-d to put up
, with the inconvenience Of California
climate.
The Leader. OF course, will keep right
along boosting for its community and
| Iowa in its own way. But it will not
run the page of stuff prepared by the
Greater Des Moines committee once a
month or otherwise, for one reason be-
cause the paper is always crowded to
Its limit with advertising, some Of
which is real estate advertising de-
signed to induce more Iowa people to
move from the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01
Lessons Of the Typhoid Epidemic.
New York SUM-

1t has been repeatedly pointed out
by The Sun that the only safe milk for
genera! consumption by man, woman
or child Is milk pasteurized under legal
restriction. While certified milk may
continue ODE the food for persons
whose financial condition warrants the
outlay for the necessarily large cost Of
this important article, the community
at large must be provided with an
equally safe ana reliable supply. both
for cDohins anu drinking. GoIssTsss..S; -
sioner Lederle has endeavored to meet
this difficult problem by establishing
several grades OF milk adapted to the
financial condition Of the consumer,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01
Mr.. RENTER GETTING STUNG
IGrindy Democrat


Real estate agents who have cheaper
lands 10 sell in other states have been
telling Iowa farm rs:.ters for years
tina, they are getting stung by the
high farm rents in Iowa. Some of the
renters have taken the bait. They con
Guided they were getting stung in
Iowa by paying s. an acre year for
the privilege of taking SEQ from an
ocre OF the land they We're on. They put
their stake that they made on the land
and the result was gamble. Some OF
them made ii pay and more lost what
they made on the land thta the rea! es-
tate man told them was singing them.
Here in Grundy county land is rent
ing for from s. to IS an acre. Are
any o. Grundy county's renters getting
stung this year? The crop OF small
grain brings them from SIC 10 SIS an
acre. The crop OF corn which is our
long crop Is worth SIS an acre the
county over. Is the renter who is in
II he thinks he is ne will fall for tbs
bait that the agent for cheaper lands
is throwing out TO him.
The editor Of this paper has
known hundreds OF renters who have
NpihSA county farms "1INitl
the past twelve years. He hasn't heard
of one of these who we.it broke unless
II is the cases OF few rakes and
spendthrifts VINO wern't worth the
powder 20 bicw them up. Among ,hcs e
hundreds of renters, the majority
started with practically nothing and
with the savings they made from the
land that is said to have stung them
they have acquired land OF their
own or they have laid up a comfort
able deposit in the bank that will take
care Of them when they are ready to
retire.
MIR. Renter. when any real estate
man tells YOU that you are getting
stcns By paying rent on good sure
crop getting farm in Iowa tell him you
are from Missouri and that you must
be shown.
Land in this county has advanced
$50 an acre this year. That is a very
low estimate. We have little over
100000 acres OF land in Grundy coun-
t. and this advance figures profit of
s60oo.000. II this advance were equal
~ divided among the 1000 families in
the county it would mean a profit Of
$1,000 TO family. and We all would be
in clover and 1t would be a bac thing
for some Of US for those who are used
10 dry pasture would be in danger
Of getting fountered II they were put in
the way Of clover feed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01

Ana the same care is exercised is car
ing for them.
The home maintains a strong medi-
eel force as we'll as c5rps of trained
nurses. When children are taken into
the home they are carefully guarded in
the matter of health to the end thai.
they may deTelop strong bodies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01

New York, Oct. 2.-UncIe Sans war
fountain is here shown III action. It's
real fountain Of death Thus in
case of war would submarine mine
planted in New York harbor blow the
battleships of the enemy into smither-
Gems. The picture is Of test con-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01

Quoted by soldiers from Fort Wads-
worth. At an expense of $3.50 each
three mines were set off, and the ex-
perts say the explosion technically de-
stroyed two battleships and damaged a
third. The test demonstrated that
New York harbor was, practically inn
Dregnable
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01
the primary next year. and II he Il
nominated he will be elected"

The Storm Lake Pilot Tribune OBJ
serving that German geologist OF
note is coming to Iowa to delve. says
III he wants to strike something good
and hard he should investigate the
heads of the Iowa farmers who are
holding tight to their acres-and buy
ing all the nearby ones they can"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01

mad been missing for few weeks. He
handled most of Suffers campaign
checks and was regarded as the most
vital witness Of the case. Alfred S.
Osborn and William j. Kingsley. hand
writing experts, the latter figuring
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01

III the republicans keep agoing there
will be the chance for some of our
smaller cities to entertain a republic
can national convention" suggests the
Sioux City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01

William Barnes, Jr., of New York"
observes the Council Bluffs Nonpareil,
lis now in position to sympathize with
the ancient Jonah"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-01
THE HOME WRECKER.


II is reported that a wealthy man In
high official position in Washington.
D. c., w!,. make an effort 10 have the
Mann law declared unconstitutional for
the obvious reason that it is so close
home in his case. II is hoped that the
effort will fail. When a man entices
young woman, whether married or
single, TO go TO another state for i'm
moral purposes he should be corralled
in a penitentiary where he may not ply
mis- nefarious trade. He is undesirable
citizen. He is worse than a rattlesnake,
for that serpent gives warning before
it strikes. In the past few weeks there
have been two instances where men
have left the city with young women.
They should be apprehended and Sc
cludec. This is not one quarter OF the
punishment due them for wrecking
homes but it is all the law provides.
The ruin wrought can not be repaired.
but il placed behind the bars they vii,
not have opportunity to continue their
hellish work. If the Mann law should
be declared unconstitutional by the
United States supreme court it would
be another bred Scott decision that
would arouse the nation 10 a protes,
that would make itself heard.