Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-12
Looker-On In Iona

Gilman. Sept. 12-Mr. ]. a. Ward.
OF this place, thinks there are some IN
cidents connected with the Dickerson
horse stealing case that the public
are not aware of and a matter need
ing some ones attention TO make right.
He says, as has been published in the
T.-R., that Clarence Barbary gave the
first clue that led to the arrest OF
Dickerson. This young man read a de-
scription of the missing team in the
Evening T.-R. and with his father
came town the same evening, told MI.
Ward the team passed their house
that afternoon, and the result was Mr..
Ward telephoned and the capture re-
suited Mr.. Ward says lie has writ
ten the sheriff of Marshall county, also
Rocho Bros. OF Boone, and can get no
answer altho he sent Rocho Bros !.
registered letter. Mr.. Ward wants
nothing for the part he took in the
ma tter but as matter Of justice and
good policy some reward By some
body should be given young Barbary,
and failing any action by the sheriff or
Rocho Bros proposes 10 take the whole
business to the next meeting Of the
Anti Horse Thief Association.
It's unnecessary to mention the eff
feet of the hot week in September up
On these bodies Of ours and the genera,
inclination to do nothing and have
every one else do the same. Blu: Il
curious incident Of the Grinnell fair
was an illustration Of the mental con-
dltion of the citizens of Poweshiek
county at that time. One afternoon
the people in the grand stand enjoy
ing themselves with the THERMOMETERS
registering 1o2 degrees, no clouds in
sight, all sitting with backs TO the
west, there suddenly came a clap Of
thunder and some big drops of ra N.
instantly the crowd began cheering.
All of which made one old covey won
der if they We're giving thanks that
way and if the Almighty heard the
cheers.
The business men of Germania and
Buffalo Center quite awhile ago had
printed some parcel post maps of their
vicinity showing cost 10 farmers and
others of any kind Of goods ordered by
mail or telephone. AS 4 result they
have built up quite a home trade in
the mail order business, and the late
change in size of bundle and rates viii
still further increase it. a merchant
in another town one so strongly cp-
posed to the system that he "peti-
toned his congressman. now admits
it helps than Injuries his business He
has worked up quite a sample trade
and sell some things he ices not carry
in stock by sending out samples, and
when he gets an order writing his Chi
cago wholesale house to send it by par
eel post.
It's cold day when the American
people forget to use nicknames Sar-
castle in the extreme in the name given
are slow train on an Iowa railroad ie,
the Bull Moose special" Such ira ms
can be run on the Slippery r. f. -
the klondike R r." the Pumpkin
Vine r. r." all such named roads do
ing good business in Iowa.
Within the past month two large
two story store buildings in New Shar-
on have been torn down, to be re-
placed by handsome brick buildings.
And much of the lumber in these old
buildings has been sold for more than
it cost at the time Of building these
stores Old dimension lumber that cost
S18 per thorsand was sold al once for
SIS n thousand and considered a bar
gain. The siding and sheeting. nail
holes and some nails thrown II, brought
more than original cost. Not so long
ago an old saw mill was torn down in
Iowa. and the floor Of black walnut
logs sold for more than the land was
worth when the tree: "G:e S;;t. And
the writer is told as illustrating change
in values. that only few years ago.
wooded land in Johnson county sold for
one-fourth what early settlers paid FOR