Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-25
Looker-On In Iona

D. \. Eyler. land agent. Clarion is
enthusiastic over the present and fu
ture of the town. He says there are
now under construction fifteen to
eighteen residences all modern of the
$4,000 TO $500 type. and he could rent
fifty houses today to men who would
like to live in Clarion. The town is
building $4,000 high school which
will have all of the latest improvements
now common to such buildings
dozen years ago a conductor on
the Iowa Central was transferred TO the
NJ. & St L. railroad and has worked
continuously on that road since Two
weeks ago he was suddenly called at
Alebtr Lea to take the run south, the
regular conductor being not well
enough to go out as usual When il
came TO taking cash fares or pulling
mileage books the distances frem town
TO town all came back to him. and he
hardly had TO refer TO his little book to
tell how far it was from Lastown 20
NeNtown. AS he pulled the mileage of
the writer's book he remarked, Lets
see, twelve years ago it was fifty nine
miles from Hampton to Marshalltown.'
Not over a hundred miles from Albion
is Methodist church. The preacher
did not want his name mentioned nor
the town given SO both are omitted.
What interested this scribe was the
unusual sight of a minister packing
eggs in the church basement When
the reportorial pump was applied. the
facts came out. these fresh eggs were
going to the NJ e, hospital at Des
MoineS. Members OF the church, farm
ers and townpeople, bring three to five
dozen fresh eggs TO the preacher. He
packs them in an egg case and then
sends them 10 the hospital. Last winter
this congregation sent 14l quarts Of
fruit preserves to this hospital. and az
Christmas time d big box of Christmas
presents were forwarded. This church
has sent 20 this hospital from Albion.
three boys afflicted with infantie
paralysis and pays all Of their expenses
ehre? Because its practical christian
iry. Deeds not words.
The Great Western has put on the
motor car again between Clarion and
NJ
taken off for it accommodate s as many
people as any train on he road and if
conductors who run it know anything
about it. 1t is q paying. profitable run.
Whether the talked Of automobile ser
vice from Thornton to Mason City mad
anything to do with putting back the
motor service IS another thing. Ii il
did. here's hoping some parties VIII
talk OF an automobile passenger line
between Marshalitown and Story City
Nine months in year passenger
automobiles running on regular sched-
ule time. would pay. Such automo-
biles would find waiting passengers in
every town. The same Is true Of an
auto service between Tama and Jewell
Junction. Why ;s il the c. & y. w.
and the NJ St L. do not run motor
cars over these lines is hard to under
stand. The c.. r. l & p has run q
motor car several years between Vim
ton and Iowa Falls and il pays out
Conductors mention the round trip re-
receipts and the public easily figures
that these roads not only accommodate
the public but run these cars at a
profit.
In an Iowa town, quite young man
was appointed postmaster. He went al
1t as tho he was running a store for
profit. He was there early and late.
Not only the home public was accom-
rIlodated, but in he transfer OF mail
he took an interest to see nothing laid
over" He even wrote this scribe. Civ
ing some pointers on making up sacks
and marking them via Nextown. etc.
In other words he was onto his job.
SO that 1t was no surprise to hear re-
Gently Uncle Sam has been watching
this young postmaster and has offered
him the position Of postoffice inspector
at 5000 a month All of which sug
gests it pays any man. young or old, TO
try and earn more than his wages.
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