Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-28
SPRING chANog0 ON FARMS A..
READY UNDER WAY BECAUSE
or FINE WEATHER.
MACHINERY AND GRAIN
ALREADY ON "NEW PLACES"
Open Winter and Good Roads Enable
Farmers 20 Mako Easy Work o. bic
Task-Weman Left With Big Family
and Mortoaosd Farm Thru Dsath Of
Special to Times Republican.

Goodell. Jan. 2S.--A dealer In a little
northern Iowa town said tho other day
that his coal sales for given time
were about $1,000 less this winter than
last. On the other hand his lumber
business during the winter has boon
much larger than u year ago because
building up to this time had not been
stopped by extreme cold weather The
farmer. however. need look for no
compcnsa.ttons OF this kind for there
Is nothtAH unfavorable In such q win
tor AS this for him, especially II this
IL his year to move. Nobody. unless no
has undergone the ordeal Il few times.
Knows exactly what moving to II new
location means to the present day
farmer. He doesn't call up u transfer
man In tho morning, walk down to his
office. take dinner ut a restaurant ana
in the evening eat his supper In the
new home to which his personal effects
have boon transported during the day.
Moving the household goods Is only n
small part OF the Job In the moving
business on the sarm. There are hun :
dreds of bushels Of grain for feeding
until the next crop Is ready for use.
loads Of hay and straw unless these
can DO bought from tho man leaving
the place to which the move IL made.
all the machinery used on the farm,
and that is II good deal these days. Il
load or two from the cellar, from
forty to II hundred hogs. other loads OF
miscellaneous farm accessories TOO
numerous to mention" 1t IL n big Job.
this thing OF moving on the farm but
there have been few winter seasons III
recent years so favorable for tho pre-
liminaries M the present one and all
over the country n good start already
has been made In this direction. Tho
mild weather and exceptionally good
roads have been utilized and many u
grain binder. corn planter and corn
huskcr are in the machine shed va
Gated by somebody who lis conYratu-
lating himself on being able thus early
to have all his machinery moved to
"the other place." while many corn
cribs and Granaries have been emptied
and quickly reiilied with grain for
spring and early summer feeding. This
kind OF a winter and these kinds OF
roads are worth something to those
who find 1t moving year.
A funeral was held in this vicinity
last week and the attendant circum-
stances furnish material for the phil
osopher who seeks to console In times
OF misfortune by comparison with
those moro sorely afflicted. Some
twelve or fifteen years ago a couple
married and established II home on n
rented farm. For several years they
worked and saved and finally bought
small farm. paying down an amount
which Justified the hope OF eventually
clearing the place OF debt. They did
fairly well until the wife lost her
health. She was helpless for many
months and probably will never re-
cover her former strength. Last spring
tho man contracted an nllmnnt from
which developed pneumonia and dis
ease and worry unbalanced his mind.
A few weeks ago he was taken TO an
insane asylum ravinG maniac ana
last week he died. The invalid wife
Is left with four small children on n
little farm said to be encountered with
two mortgages.
j. A. Trumbcll has ono OF the largest
and finest new barns In Hancock coun-
ty. There Is Wild timber on the Trlim-
bell farm and lot OF cottonwood.
oak. elm and Eastwood were sawed IN
to dimension lumber and plank and
these were used In making the barn.
Tho building Is GOxS0 feet In size and
forty six feet to tho peak. inside there
are stalls for twenty horses. stanch-
Ions for eighteen cows and room FOR
100 head Of loose cattle. The mann
moth NOW extends from the floor TO
the roof and from the floor overhead
tho stalls to tho cement floor Mt the
bottom IL boxed with solid wall OF
heavy home sawed plnnks Twenty
acres OF heavy corn was shredded ana
blown into the NOW. forty tons or hay
was also put in together with twenty
loads OF straw and all this hardly haIt
filled tho structure. New houses and
barns have lately been put up all over
this part OF the country when put
few wears ago was favorite sect!"n
Of trappers and fur dealers.
"Yes," said the old resident. we
had some rcd hot political discussions
here during the campaign. ! rotheH1
Der ono in particular because was
one of the principals. was Roose-
Welt man ana my antagonist was ara
cnt in behalf OF Taft. We talked ana
talked and an tho discussion length
cned out we almost came to blows
Finally my opponent burst out win
what did Theodore Roosevelt ever DO
ANYWAY. that he should ask for another
term az president OF these United
states, tell me, what did he dor !
studied a minute trying to think OF
something that would overwhelm the
other man and finally 1t came. yelled
hock well. YOU Just tell me and those
peopie here listening what william
n raft has ever done that he ought to
have another term That ended the
Neither Of us knew enough
about the subject we tried to thresh
mt 70 oven attempt to answer the
question OF tho other Yes, We had
some hot discussions on the political
issues here last fall"
C. f. WILSON.
eoeR ngI 0ueav ron EIoORA.