Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-23

first hand, no loss for transportation.
The result is new locks on doors ana
new places of deposit.
A very suggestive thing in the way
OF public criticism. is that one hears
little or no condemnation Of the last
legislatures extravasance, in the
amount OF money appropriated for the
extension" Of the college a Ames. but
the capitol extension" at Des Moines
will give many votes TO the democrats,
altho the latter are equally responsible
for both extensions, and furthermore
county treasurers are now sending In
tax money OF equal amount for each
extension. Unless a great change
occurs during the next week we shall
have a very light primary vote. Tor
even the talk against Governor Clarke
and the executive council has become
less fierce" Another noticeable thing
Is the 'chipperness' OF the democrats
everywhere. They are Just naturally
going to gobble everything in sight
from United States senatorship to cor
oner. It Is also evident they Will not
stay at home primary day, to plow
corn.
Traer is going to pave the main
vitriffed brick on sand foundation
and covered with a thin cement COW
ering. The cost is $780, per yard
Lead pipes are now being put in for
city water. and the sidewalks Will be
widened so that Main street will have
twenty foot sidewalks. The present
city library has been taken over by
the city and will be "Carnegieized.
The tax voted was five to one Tor the
men and ten TO one by the women. AS
remarked before in this column. Traer
has women's federation that acts.
and wastes little time in talking Wo-
men suffrage.
The hotel at the county seat was full
bunch of dozen or more men We're
talking shop. They had gathered there
that day. to give the county supervisors
and tax payers an exhibition Of good
roads machines. II was practical, for
each machine under the management
of the salesman. worked" the road for
| mile or 80. What they could do. how
! long II took, whether horse power or
| gasolene was better and cheaper and
/, other things were shown and discussed
/ by supervisors and voters. And when
.all was over the supervisors contracted
| for the immediate delivery OF over
$4,000 Of machinery to make good
roads Why tell all this Because ten
lyears ago in that county. the tax payers
INSTEAD OF discussing the merits and
detriments Of road machinery with the
Supervisors, would have "cussed" the
Supervisors II they had even talked OF
buying $1,000 worth Of good road ma
/ chinery. Furthermore not one Of the
supervisors would have been re-
elected.
! From Vinton TO his place over the
lC. r. & r. r. the corn planting is
nearly all finished. II has been ideal
weather. and all reports are Of an extra
uell tested corn being used. Oats
never looked better this time Of the
year and the farther north the more
advanced. Pasture is excellent all
along the line. and train men, travel
ing men and some farmers think there
are now on pasturage 90 per cent more
I stock than any time for years. What
gives this statement additional strength
| l. that SO great is the demand for
! ~ sture prices are twice and three
1 times as much as last year. Farmers
are now beginning to sell off all the
old corn they can spare. and the good
4 early pasture has made thousands OF
i dollars for the farmers who had this
stock on hand during the winter. Nc
1 wonder the average Iowa farmer hae
4 little or no time to talk politics, when
he has such a big crop prospect ahead
Of. him.