Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-17
Told toa Traveller

a modern creamery in that place anC
from the day it began its operation II
| has paid those farmers better prices
| for cream than their former methoc
| OF selling to outside creameries. sc
successful has been this home plant
| that this season new machinery will be
added doubling the capacity OF The
! creamery. Farmers, patrons of this
! creamery have increased the number
| Of their Holstein and Guernsey cows
| and find it pays, even at high prices
for feeding purposes.
| He also mentions that the German
! Lutheran church people will build q
| $500 church this year. and further
[ more all Of the money has been
! pledged and not a dollars worth Of
| debt will be against the cvhurch prop
! erty when finished.
Mr.. Ray ranks as standpatter and
is sure there will not be a progressive
and standpat county ticket in the field
at the next general election. At spe-
; cial election last February to elect a
successor TO Senator Gates, there were
I three candidates in the field, and the
democrats won by a big majority, this
in Butler county, a republican county.
E. j. Davis. ex-county clerk Butler
county. thinks one OF the reforms need y
ed in Iowa Is for a county state bool.
examiner. this similar to national and
state bank examiners. Says honest Of
fcails will welcome such an appoint
ment, and knows from personal expo
| fence the need OF such examinations.
| Incompetent officials are sure TO be
elected. men successful in their former
life work but totally unfit TO hold
some county office. The result is dis
astrous and expensive when such lneli
come to the court house. Furthermore
there should be uniform system Of
county bookkeeping. and one Of the
duties OF book examiner would be to
compel such uniform system.
A travelling man in the hotel Office
| told US that in Holland four and one
halt acres Of land averages the support
Of family. Says the land on Iowa
farms near the places that is not cuiti-
waited will raise food stuff TO support
a.! Of The people in Iowa. Nov don :
say damn fool travelling man said
this, get out Your pencils and figure il
out yourself. was his expressive re-
mark. He also says our present o,eo-
margarine Jaws are an outrage. That
10 ,aboEtng man IN the cities can af-
ford 20 pay 40 cents pound for butter.
and has a right 10 have his oleo COL
ored with the same stuff the ricn mans
butter IS c6sored witr. hTe internal
revenue laws can be enforced. why
can noc the pure food laws Make ii a
penitentiary oHense 10 sell oleomarga-
l rine for butter and let the manufactu--
ers color i 10 suit the taste OF his
customers.
Cashier Bursett, of the A bion Saw
ings Bank. gave this scribe copy of a
circular sent out by the sheriff a, Kali
amazoo, Mich. He offers $500 reward.
gives photographs and descriptions A
part OF This proclamation is Of interest
10 ali property owners, especially cur
Iowa farm owners. The wanted man
operates all over the country. The
circular contains the following:
This is his method OF working: a
short time after arriving in this county
he called upon banker in a small
town about twelve miles from this
city. knowing that very likely there
would be notary public there, and he
asked him If he knew where he could
purchase a good farm.
He was told OF good farm for 3d.
900, and that being about what he
/ wanted went 10 see same. The next
dsE ne made arrangement 10 meet
both parties. and while In conversation
he asked the banker If he was a notary
public, saying that he wanted 10 send
the power OF attorney to a friend. Az
ter signing, his signature being sworn
he asked the farmer TO sign as wit
ness, thereby obtaining the signature
| OF the man who owned the farm, and
the signature of the notary public, also
q copy Of the seal.
! He then obtained the farmers deed
| TO his property or farm saying that he
wanted 70 look over the ahstrect
! Kline then came 10 this city and
called a. a real estate office saying
that he had purchased a farm for s1o,-
! 900 and that he wanted to borrow
! $4,000, and give a mortgage on the
farm for that amount. as he woulc
need that amount for the improve
ments he wished to make.
The real estate man made arrange
! nleDts with one Of his clients tina: he
! had in mind. After meeting this part!
! Kline took him out TO see the farm. an,
; being so impressed with it he decided
to let him have $500. On arriving If
this city the real estate man was IN
| structed to draw up a mortgage. In'
| next morning they met at the real es
tate office and both parties wen: to the
register Of deeds office and Rlin'
placed on file a forged warranty deet
complete with q notary pup.c's Sig
nature and seal and the signature o
the man Of whom ne had bought thu
farm. also the mortgage that had peer
drawn up at the real estate office. Thl
| being done. they went TO one OF III
local banks and the $500 vas pai'
over to Kline, and that is :he last tina
| has ever been seen of kline.
/ Mr.. Bugett says good rule for al
Of us farmers and bankers is to sle'
our names as little az possible, whe'
strangers carry away :he signature.