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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15
Looker-0n In Iona

LeGrand. May lit may he that
in some part of Iowa, 1t mas oeeh
inaugurated. but the writer thinks tse
first passenger. express and freis.t
automobile regular over country line
will be started next week by MI n. :.
Bowen Of this place. He mas had III
Use running regularly from Marsaa!l-
town 10 Quarry and LeGTand, DIG
kissel car OF 120 horse power. Now
he proposes TO run on regular schedule
time this big passenger and 1relehl
auto. on one day going to Laurel, Fer
suson, Dunbar and Dillon. The next
dav the schedule takes in Albion, LIS
comb Conrad. Beaman and Green
Mountain. To start with II VIII he
twice a week schedule. Possibly Car
win will be added TO this list. On sooo
roads this car is guaranteed to make
eighteen miles an hour, and rain ana
snow Of only an unusual quantity VIII
prevent making time. The car VIII
seat forty and Will haze cover Tor
use in stormy, hot or cold weather
Not long ago Mr.. Bowen brought INTO
Marshalltown tWenty-seven women, to
do their shopping. And think OF the
amount of visiting" twentE-seNen
women could do in an hour going ana
another hour coming home.
The public on th- school question is
slow 10 act. in fact its parallel 10
the good roads question. A recent is
sue of Golfers mentions bit o. en-
terprise, and it says:
The rural schools have walked up.
Even the most mplacent citizen, with
only q haIe hearted interest in sdu-
cational matters can not come into
contact with the rural school move
n1ent without becoming enthusiastic
about the efforts which these schools
are making TO get in touch with the
needs of their communities.
Tho the equipment of a majority OF
one room country schools is not what
it should be. every effort is being
made to turn these plants to all pos
sible educational uses-just as in city
schools in recent years. Consolidation
Of groups of country schools is even
providing many districts with almost
all Of the citys educational equip
ment.
No one gasps with wonder nova
days to find that the use OF Bab-
cock milk tester is being taught along
with the three RS" The school au-
thorities of Page county, Iowa, came
to the conclusion that a milk tester
was important enough in education to
be made as permanent a part OF the
schoolhouse equipment as the black
boards
Much of the opposition to the sew
eral good roa6s plans offered in the
last legislature came from farmers who
said and consider our former system
good enough. But now with the new
law going into effect and the location
OF county roads by the supervisors. 1t
too funny TO hear how anxious these
| same farmers are to have that county
road run by their farms. In an Iowa
town the other day where two roads
to the county seat are under discus
! sion, merchants told OF the EFFORTS
| some farmers are making to influence
the decision Of the supervisors. One
! s. 6, s.ss.,Ss,or SAID e.e farmer. strnns IN
his opposition to any taxation Tor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15

Washington, May Is. H. oAn
Young, who for the last ten years has
served as a republican representative
from the Twelfth Michigan district, re-
signed as a member Of congress be-
cause OF a mistake in telegram.
.. William ]. Mcdonald, the man who.
Young admits. is morally entitled to
the seat is contesting the election He
was the progressive candidate in the
November contest. In Ontonagon
county, Michigan. his name appeared
on the ballot as Sheldon William J.
Mcdonald" This was because Of q
mistake made in copying a telegram
sent by the chairman Of the congress
sional committee to the county chair
man. The mistake was discovered too
late. and 45s progressives voted for
Sheldon William J. Mcdonald be-
cause there was no other way in which
they could vote for William j. McDon-
aid The 45s votes We're thrown out.
II allowed they would have elected
Mcdonald
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15
HOW TOCUT DOWN
LIVING EXPENSES

Any Marshalltown family can make
a big saving and Also be much health
Ter by eating the deliciously appetiz-
ing Minnesota" Spaghetti at least
twice each week In place Of meat.
Minnesota" Spaghetti 10 four times
as nutritious as beef-steak and yet
costs only about one cent q dish.
1t contains more proteids than most
foods and is therefore more strength
giving and less fattening.
It is fine for children-making their
bodies strong and healthy. And they
are very fond OF Its rich. nut-like
favor.
Insis. Oh getting the genuine sMinS'
nesota" Spaghetti. made from tho
VERY BEST DURUM wheat with
ALL the wonderfully nourishinS
Bluten left in.-Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15
Topics of the Times

The time 10 drag road is when It
is 100 wet to work in the fields.
With President Wilson's present
policy of making the democratic party
progressive the necessity of converting
the republican party to progressive
principles becomes acute.
1t now begins to look as tho the
progressives who formed new party
would GET few Of the Offices but will
have converted both parties to progress
sive principles.
Sflankland, Of the Shankiand bill. now
proposes TO run for attorney general in
opposition to Attorney General Cosson.
Are We to assume that what could not
De accomplished by aboiishing the sa
loon petition of consent is now 10 be
attempted by giving the wink to coun-
" officials who might otherwise have
done their duty in law enforcement for
fear of some Of the Cosson laws
Council Bluffs business men are GO
ing TO send local citizen to Europe to
study methods on the continent which
might be Of value to Council Bluffs.
1t. at least, expresses confidence in
one of their own number. which is one
Of the essentials in building up a town.
Fishermen should take heart. It is
going 20 stop raining for il always has.
Parents suffering from epidenics of
childrens diseases running thru the
schools should look to the average lack
of ventilation in the buildings. If one
child is diseased and all the other
children must breathe the air of room
over and over again afte. it has been
contaminated by one sick person. all
will or should be inoculated. The rem
edy prescribed by law in many states
is to so arrange heating plants that
fresh air will be constantly drawn into
the rooms and the foul air drawn out
Who cares now what Taft favors or
what he may think? Perhaps some of
the students at Yale do.
Don't get panicky because OF the wet
weather There are two weeks yet in
which corn can safely be planted in
Iowa
Some Of our country roads look
as tho the legislature had repealed the
road dragging law but it did not. A
levy Of at least mill must be spent
for read dragging and for nothing else
The going price for concrete pave
ment In the county seat towns of Iowa
this spring seems to be 1926 per square
| yard. This is two-tnir'is the oost 9:
brick or asphalt and at the price is the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15
Iona Newspapers
DIES MONIES PART.
l%%~7~~


With the state proposing to expend
100000 on capitol ground enlarge
ment, it must strike the outside tax
payer as amusing TO read Councilman
Roes comment on vacating the city
streets.
If Des Mcines should buy row OF
blocks around the entire capitol
grounds and Offer them free. gratis
for nothing 10 the state. it would NOT
ne doing more than ot.i.f cities wouid
do.
Supposing some private corporation
should come to Des Moines with an
offer to spend s2,0000o0 in city I'm :
p.ovement. What conditions would
Des Moines be willing TO meet?
Deciding over the streets in the pro-
posed capitol ground enlargement
should be done so quickly that the ink
will not have time to dry on the pa
perS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15
SELF INTEREST CHANGES ONES VIEWS.

The value of a good road IS for the
first time being realized in Iowa.
Farmers who have been ridiculing ev-
cry suggestion that has been made as
to building such roads in Iowa as q
majority Of the other states in the un-
ion are building are now raising row
with their boards OF supervisors to
have the roads running past their
farms designated as county roads. The
prospect of main traleved road 70
be permanently graded now and pos
eible improved with q hard surface
soon, when It comes home TO a mans
self interest gives him a viewpoint Of
which he seems wholly inca pa BILE
when he discusses public policies in
general
There is grim humor in seeing
land owner disturbed of mind and en-
treating the board not 70 change the
county road from the auto route which
has heretofore passed MS farm when it
il recalled that this same farmer was
once a supervisor himself and told
committee Of business men that the
roads of his county were good enough
when they were entreating him to levy
some taxes FOR road ~c-k. To End him
caucusing township trustees to OPP
pose all reform on our road laws and
then in less than three months kicking
because the board may not build a
county road past his place has in 1t an
element Of Scotch Justice which can
not help but be amusing.
It all recalls the days of the intro
cuction of rural free delivery and the
rural phone Who is there but who
can recall the neighbor who would not
nut up a mail box or who refused to
ioin in erecting the poles and lines for
rural telephones and how often has
the neighborhood laughed at his mis-
take now that he has paid $3.50 for the
privilege of getting into the telephone
company or has actually sold his form
- farm so as to move over on to a
mail route.
These things are familiar expert
Hnces in every community. They are
the nxed mile stones from which we
can zee that the world does move. So
Il II with road Improvement. OPPOSE
fion to such laws a. the majority OF
cher states have for road building was
= loud last winter that legislature
Was afraid to enact even single stat
ute for the hard surfacing of a road.
what they did was merely 10 com
s,.and that the county boards of super
vipors this year designate a system OF
county roads which are to be the roads
70 be hard surfaced in the future anu
,raatn sentiment Immediately changes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15

permanent roads. actually favors the
location Of the regular automobile
route by his farm, because he thinks
ut will be kept up better"
80
The moving picture business in addi-
ton to its own features. has added a
social element to country life all this
referring to the smaller town. Like
the county fair. the show" is not any
more attractive than the fact OF there
meeting friends and neighbors. One
can see in such towns in the feed sheds
and hitched on the streets many nice
teams that have brought the young
farmer and his best girl to the show.
In one town twelve automobiles were
standing to take home the whole fam
lily that were seeing the movies.
Someone else can write up the educa-
tional feature of many of the films, and
there's more to it than generally real
lied. The above deals only with the
social part of these now popular en-
tertainments.
In the past the public and the news
papers have registered many KICKS on
the passenger service on the chicago
and Northwestern railroad from rama
to Jewell. Now we can say the oppo-
site, concerning passenger accommoda-
ton. A passenger car is attached TO
stock freight. leaving Jewell going east
in the morning and returning from
Tama in the afternoon. Not 10 run
the Chicago and Northwestern. stu
suggestion, is to hold this freight tram
now leaving Tama at S:05 p. M. untii
3:46 p. m, thus enabling passengers as
far west as Ames, TO connect with this
train. This kind of a connection Is
working at Belle Plaine and is Yer!
popular train with persons going
northwest. Many thus get home at bed
time who otherwise would be UP hall
of the night
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15
Tn. Lon. Ire. in the Field.


"A lone tree is nuisance out In the
field 1t can be far,ned around with
no great bother with everything but
n corn planter. but ], for one. will cut
the check row wire every time l plant
by a tree
The writer of the above belongs to
that class of men. doubtless, who would
cut the only tree in his yard because it
made the fence rust or rot. Senti-
ment has long left his heart, and sor-
did convenience only remains. The
lone tree in the feld--that aerial oasis
in the prairie stretch-is one of the
tender recoilections in the writer's
heart. AS the sun rose and the long
stripe of burrows OF the single plow
widened. as the legs grow weary and
the smell of the hot sweat sprang up
from the foaming team, as the tongue
grew parched and the feet blistercd.
that lone tree in the field was a goal
that marked hope and punctu-ed per-
sistence When We made another round
we would turn out and catch the
prairie breeze there. soft and fit:ul,
under the pleasant shade, made doubly
alluring by the rattle of the cotton
woods supple leaves: another round.
from the water jug, buried at its root.
Ten other rounds and the sun would
be at the noon hour. and beneath that
tree beast and boy would lunch and
rest. and take UP again the task.
Rolled again the black soil at the plow-
mans tilt Of beam and handle: the
the sun westered till the welcome shade
crept far out with inviting reach: the
otH rF c1a ha nj or
meet It, and now the p!ow share was
rolling the clods into its edge. To-
morrow noon would find yellow root
popping as we passed, and the half Of
the afternoon would see the slide OF the
burrows built the mellow belt around.
passed and beyond the lonely cotton
wood time and space were gagged. till
it was known when the field would be
done If the days were fair. One could
see that wind was from this way or
that as the limbs swayed and famed
the face OF the sky: ana when the white
underparts of the leaves turned up to
the sun. as II in a mute prayer for
moisture. then 1t was known that away
out in the southern west an answer to
those petitions was on its way in cool
ing gaze ana IoiiiAS S1ouo anu ASi' Ssii
ing sprinkle. Every glance at the tree
was a dream. hope. realization or q
remembrance; and IL few stalks grew
scant near by It, If root shot plow
or harrow above the soil in passing.
the man who could remember the
things Of yesterday or read the things
of the hour. saw blessings ever In the
lone tree in the field. He cared not for
his harrow tooth or pillow tip when he
thought how oft from the shower or
sunstroke II had furnished him relief
It would have been an agricultural sac
rilege to lift an ak against the one tree
in the field, in the time when there
were days without the gilt OF dollars.
j. n. B.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15
TAMA COUNTY ROADS.
TTraer Star-C4ipper.

Under the new road law Is per cent
of the public highway of the county
is to be designated county roads. which
are TO be in charge OF the county su-
pervisors exclusively. Even the drag
ging is to be done by them. The Tama
county board have selected 1870 miles
Of such roads, which are supposed to
include those most travelled turnout
the county. They will be surveyed ana
brought up TO grade as rapidly as pos
sible. Among them is the road be-
tween Traer and Toledo. the west
route. between Traer and Dysart. via
Calderwood farm, Traer and Glad
brook. Clutter to Traer and Dysart by
running north of Clutter to the Traer-
Dysat road Dyeart toward Waterioo
via sutherland farm and straight
north, Gladbrook to Berlin. Traer to-
ward Waterloo via Owens farm, Traer
to Dinsdale via Owens place then west
then on to Berlin via An1ity church.
Carwin TO Toledo by running east OF
Garwin to the TrsersToledo road.
These are the principal designations
made in the north two-thirds of the
county Such roads will undoubtedly
be given better care than heretofore.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15

The Burlington Hawkeye thinks II
is strange that legislature should re-
fuse to pass law authorizing school
teachers to create a fund by which
they are to receive pensions. But,
perhaps, the legislature had in mind
those school teachers who do not eN-
pee, to be school teachers long enough
TO share in the pensions, says the
Cedar Rapids Republican. Nine
tenths of the school teachers get mar
ried before the age Of pensions arrives,
and the legislature may have been OF
the opinion that these nine-tenths
while they are teachers should not be
compelled to contribute to funds IN
which they themselves can not hope
to share. There are, fortunately, sun
at least two sides to all questions. Ana
to some We have lately discovered
there may be three sides.
NO body stops TO consider the eA-
pense OF maintaining so many streets
says the Des Moines Tribune Des
Moines has millions OF dollars IN :
vested in needless payements ana
sidewalks Half as many cross streets
would answer every purpose
lieutenant Governor O'Hara OF
Chicago has no doubt cleared ms
skirts OF charges of immortality. but IL
lifetime sentences in lci were pro-
vided for the crime OF inolscretioh'
O'Hara would get the limit, says the
Burlington Gazette.
The republican party as orsanizeu
al present is an autocracy pure anu
Simple. If the people wish to save *
for the general purposes OF govern
ment they must Gust the usuFpeis ,.
the rulers whom they did not choose'
asserts the Waterloo Courier, mere
is no other way 10 do this tnan thru
! a mass convention. Let the reacuoh
aries STAY out. Action without thelf
authority or sanction is far more TO De
( desired than any sort OF trade WIN
them. The voters will then hocE !"
The leaders who represent the !1a''S
/ PRINCIPLES and leave the poh'.ea'
.aristocracy' high, dry and aione-ou'
of the political game entirely.
I The republican party VIII not oe
effectively reorganized in advance o.
a demonstration of the WORKINGS "a
the underwood bill declares the Sioux
! City Journal.
The Charles City Intelligencer mas
no cause for perturba in the oe-
cision of the administration TO suO1ee,
fourth class postmasters to clVl,
service examination. we see no gooo
reason" the Intelligencer continues
why a fourth class republican post
master. who has had several years eA
nerience in postal affairs. should not
be able to hold his own with any m
synerienced democra, who might enter
( the lists against him If such repunn-
can can not pass the examination win
better average than his democra.ic
! competitor, he deserves to lose out
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15
Father's Fairy Friends.

Out in Swarthmore, where every.
body Is unusually bright and clever,
little girl was asked BY visitor
who IL spending the summer at Strath
Haven Inn II she knew anything about
fairies, relates the Philadelphia Times.
"Oh. indeed de-" promptly respond.
ed the little eight-year-old. They're
particular friends Of papa. but mamma
doesn't like EN-. and every time she's
angry with father she scolds him for
associating with them"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15

Men who did not want hard road
have TO be shod are now canvassinS
their townships with petitions and
threatening their public officials With
destruction If the county road does not
come their way. 1t is rich to the OBJ
server and yet it is human nature.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15

The great calamity in Omaha was
quickly over Swallowed by the terribly
disastrous foods in Ohio. Great suffer-
ing and sickness from colds and ex-
posure resulted. L. Poole. 22l7 Cali
fornia street. Omaha, writes: MY
daughter had very severe cough and
cold but Foley's Honey and Tar Com :
pound knocked it out IN no time" Re-
fuse substitutes. Mcbride & VIII
Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15
course and Duty.

To be strong in dull and dreary
duty ia almost the hardest task man
can face. It IL q noble thing to be
brave in tragic moments, but perhaps
there Is something even nobler than
that. It 10 to be brave and glad. and
strong. and tender When the sky u
Rray and when the road Is dreary.-s
SsS:::ss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15
OLD QUAD-JUST a DOG.
IWirterset EeWs.l


Old Quad. the News editors English
setter came home Saturday, shot thru
and thru with & bullet from a % rifle.
The dog is dead.
He was noble old L!ewellyn. He
was royalty bred, every drop of blood
in him coming from long chain Of
field trial champions. Perhaps the
person who either thoughtlessly and
heartlessly or else ,raiiciously, muir
dered him will learn with satisfaction
that this fine old fellow who never
harmed a soul. died the next morning
in great agony after long night o.
excruciating pain, and that his mute
and sill but human appeals for help
would have Won sympathy from even
so cruel a man as a dog murderer
Perhaps It will give him pleasure tc
know that he has deprived us Of 4
friend who was as staunch in his
friendship as he was in his points. and
brought sorrow too. to the rest Of our
household.
He was Just dog" of course. but
he was d rare and grand oia Cog, and
we pay tribute to the fine. gentle old
thoroughbred who was for eleven years
our constant companion. We shall miss
the touch of his cold muzzle TO knee
and hand the tail thumped welcome
home. his invitations to go hunting
and his delight when boots and sweater
and hunting coat were put on. We
shall miss the days in camp when we
shared pot luck with him. the hard
ships, food. and blanket too. We shall
miss the days. when, with the old
LleWellyn in front obedient to every
wave of hand or command Of voice, lie
covered the ground. swiftly and surely,
with unerring nose and almost canny
knowledge OF the particular game he
was then hunting, we were able to for
get for the time the cares and bur-
dens Of life. and even to forget that
such despicable man as dog MUIR
derer had existence. We shall miss the
days in marsh and field, shooting over
the grand old dog at quail or snipe. en-
joying his splendid work. and his mag
nificent poses when. with quiverins
body. bent neck. upright tail and up
lifted paw he froze into an unexpected
point.
He was just a dog" Of course, blu.
we pay tribute to his memory. for
there was never. and never will be, 70!
US. another like ne vas.
WILL THE PRESENT ROAD LAW
DO IT?
ICouncil Bluffs Nonpareil.1
There Is going TO be considerable
activity in road building in Iowa this
year. The plan adopted by the last
legislature of designating county and
township roads and providing funds
for their development will get some
results But there is question wheth-
er this plan is after ali going to do the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15

best investment the owners Of property
on any street can make.
If the executive council. persists In
comparing transfer values with asses
sor's values all lands hereafter Will go
for 81, love and affection One price
for all and no favorites.