Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18

| on the limbs. old limbs and broken on
| trees Just where they fell. weeds and
| grass growing around all the trees. In
| word, nothing done exceptin s. plant
| ing the trees The peach growers OF
| California and Georgia would wonder
such trees were alive, much less bear
| ing fruit Yes, sir. we have peaches In
| Iowa this year.
Speaking OF peaches, outsiders are
selling many carloads in Iowa Just
now. At Iowa City carload in bushel
baskets was sold in two hours. car
load was sold in this little town, sold
before they arrived These carloads
are sold from the car 10 consumers at
prices from sl.35 to s2.15 hushel
basket going with the peaches. And II
our Iowa peaches get ripe dollar a
dollar bushel will he good price.
Senator's Cummins and Kenyon are
to do some campaigning in Iowa the
next few weeks. They will hnd the
people are little interested in politics.
Even the county central chairman Is
talking more about baseball and the
big war than who is to be elected 30
congress Even the dry goods box or
ator is not criticising. He is just now
telling his audiences how Kaiser VIII
liam ought to run things. Here's an eS-
treme case but absolutely true. At
Northwood a merchant told the wrier
he took so little interest in Iowa poliics
he didn't know the name Of the gov
ernor. Was good deal better posted
on Minnesota officials. And even il
Roosevelt should come 10 Iowa he would
hardly stir up things. The progressive
party has gone glimmering. Not that
the principles he advocates are repud-
lated. BY no means. only. Il am
progressive republican is heard every
where. President Wilson would draw
some crowds Not hecouse ne is a
democrat and favors SOC called free
trade, but because he is admired as a
man. and there is a natural curiosity 10
see him. There is hardly any DISPOSE
ton. so far as II is expressed, to turn
down any republican nominee for state
or national office The democrats of
Iowa will be astonished when the votes
are counted to see how the two wings
o. the republican party are topping to-
Eether. All this in republican counties
and where no local issue is before the
voters.
Slowly, the travelling man Is taking
up with the FIRMS offer to furnish him
with an automobile. Those VINO have
tried il are glad 10 ee, back on the
painted cars. or even ride on the be-
lated freight. one knight Of the grip
was testing OF his experience in act
ing as chauffeur the damage TO his
clothes and feelings and his mig ht work
to have the blamed thing ready
for the next morning. Only he
Old not say blamed. He says no
man can act as salesman, chauffeur
and machinist and do all the trades
Justice.
And travelling men last week near
ly froze 10 death" They were with
out vests and rain coats. TO say no.
thing of overcoats. And the depot or
car with heat was the exception. One,
nice Young man selling millinery, wore
a very thin coat and trousers. the lat
ter turned UP above his ankles and
very low shoes. said things about thin
underwear and made uncompiimeut-
airy remarks about the cars and depots.
Even included store-keepers who did
not have the steam turned on. And
a year ago during the first week in
September the thermometers in these
days
Out OF the car windows one seeA
great big Il and IL inch ears of corn.
Hundreds OF acres with brown husks
covering the hanging down ears of
corn, Iowa's greatest and never fall
ing crop. And ii suggests money. cash.
wealth and all that goes with prosper
ity 1t sets one figuring. Let's see.
One hundred big ears will make 2
bushel of seventy pounds. The new
crop is being contracted in some places
at GA cents. Its not improbable war
prices will bring up corn before next
harvest TO Is cents. Mental arithme-
tice. therefore tells US these biz ears
Of Iowa corr are worth three fourt!is
Of cent each. There are several ears
OF corn in hundred acre patch.