Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-27

Tor tue time OF year. dug 70 WAo . WaSuD
month compared with several a a
earlisr date The earth fross str inch
es deep utterly dsstroyinG hundreds
OF fields Sf undug potatoes On the seth at
Oct. 1853. Potatoes were worth rs cents
IN the deld at that time. Ono place In
Iowa marked below last October but
the average for the month, (so) 70
within degrees OF the warmest Octo-
Der In twenty years. October. 1875 vas
cold month. October, 1895 and 1898
were cold months comparatively.
Warm 0sesmbers.
This wonderful warm December has
had several parallels. December
1877 was warm. damp month turnout.
Not day in the month showed frost
frost sufficient to prevent blowing in
the fields. Ny hired man plowed on my
Farm in Malcom township all day the
last day OF December Of that year. The
earth froze solid early In January, 1878
and Tor week or two we had the worst
roads ever seen In Iowa. December
1889 was, also. a warm month The
first soaking rain in three months
came on the tenth Of that month.
Smooth roads were nice feature Of
the last half Of the month.
December, 1898 started with zero
weather and ended the same otherwise
that month was warm with q heavy
thunder shower, the 18th.
December. 1898. was comparatively
warm up 10 the last week
December. 1890 was fairly warm
thruout, as was December, 1903.
December, 1892 was a cold winter
month With good sieding most Of the
time
The latter part Of December. 1898
was warm with thunder storm on the
Gath
December, 1854 was warm thruor
with little snow near the middle OF
the month. ! saw robin that month
on the 5th. Respectfully submitted. D.
w. Brainard.
The high cost Of living frequently
paraphrased as the cost Of high living.
is the subjest OF government investiga-
ton and occupies much space in the
Papers and magazines. So when last
week in Eldora an old man of seventy.
todd the writer he was living, keeping
house on on SGT a month. 1t seemed
hardly possible. He is well dressed. So
is his Wife, they own the house they
live in, have good garden. but no
other income from any source. And
they have plenty to eat. drink and wear.
It's true he does not smoke 10 cent ci-
gars, does not attend many shows. an
occasional movie excepted. doesn't drink
bottled beer or even champagne,
or even swear. His stree. car fare is
in good health Buys his food at the
Ct Sf M
IL er> il himself Did not buy a
dressed turkey al % cents pound for
Thanksgiving. His wife has not
bought a slo hat for quite while.
neither does she pay IS for patent
leather slippers. But they do live COM
fortably and we'll on S27 month. They
are healthy and well. owe no man
dollar on an income of only 1894
year His credit is A I at the stores
II he cares to use II and any bank IN
Eldora will lend him money On his
peronal note
The other day in an Iowa town the
writer had occasion to ask If John
John Jones was good. !. e. paid his bills.
John is labor;ng man. The merchant
Of whom this question was asked said.
"wait a minute, I'll see" Went 10 his
desk and remarked. IN. &. got three
DIS" II seems in that town the mer-
chants have a "Bradstreet" Of all the
voters John Jones now has to pay cash
for his groceries meat. clothing and
coal. What John will do this winter
If he runs out Of cash is an interest
ing question. IN that same town. not
long ago the weekly papers published
the names Of those assisted and
amount given by the county. Also In
that town one family assisted by the
county. were told there would be no
help given this winter but If necessary
the whole family would be cared for at
the county poor farm Curioasiy
enoungh that family got thru the win
ter without changing their residence
and in spite Of the merchants Brad
streets rating book.