Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-16
Looker-On In Iona

AmeS, April lo.-tne SpuItSHieh Va
Iowa as a rule are not doing any
spring shooting. Altho they possess
state licenses, and feel they are i'm
posed upon. nevertheless they are re-
specting Uncle Sans dictum. Not so
the pot hunters. They are taking
chances, for they have been informed
the state game wardens viii not assls.
in their prosecution. A sportsman SAID
to this scribe: What makes me mao
is to see Sam Smith and Dick Jones
come in with a grain sack full Of ducks.
and no one interiors. These fellows
were arrested and fined last year for
not observing the closed season. This
year they have not observed either the
state OF national Jaws. People here IN
town, good church members. are buy
ing ducks of them on the quiet
Everybody knows it. and 1t seems to
be nobody's business"
He shook hands with the writer, in
reply to the question, you're here yet?
said Eyes, but 1 don't expect to be much
longer" You know when . preacher
builds new church, he signs death
warrant, that Is insofar az his present
abode is concerned. II We preachers
clean out the saloons Of town We
generally clear out Ourselves. When
we do things, when we act as well as
preach then CONES trouble. Now I've
made an neutrality-suspicious. that's not the
word-put II this waes in building this
church bumped up against one OF our
deacons He wanted his way, but
he'll get my goat as you newspaper
men would put it. Oh, yes. / went into
it with my eyes open. They will ACCEPT
my resignation in a year or two.
The Farmers and Exhange Bank OF
Sheffield, recently closed deal in
which they bought <2s.0e0 of Sheffield
sewer and water bonds. paying face and
premium of s4s4 for the same. Men
dealing in this class of securities say
this is the highest price paid for ten
years for this kind Of investment All
OF which brings to mind that 1t Was
only few years ago when such bonds
had to be sold TO down east" capital
lists and generally at "a shave" that
made somebody a nice little sum. on
bonds as good as the governments
There's tricks in every business ex-
cepting OF course the newspaper ous-
! mess. To illustrate. In Iowa today
there's a popular play, being staged IN
the larger towns at so cents to $1.50
ticket. Patrons go away well satisned
But on the same night hundred miles
away the same play Is given the pub
lie at % to 15 cents admittance and
| reserved seat. And in the small town
IN the small! opera house seating only
7! 300 peopl e.the audience is more than
satisfied. They point with pride tina
they have the same play, that run l0t
I nights in Chicago" And the man or
| the back seat in the car, said he hac
| two companies in this state now play
| ing He told the travelling
man how It worked. but the writer VII
not give it away"
| The fa:es seem to be pursuing Gov
ernor Clarke. Doing his duty as mem
| Der Of the executive council In raisinf
| farm valuations, imperils his chance!
! Of denomination and election. Hardin
county is all stirred up over the Rains
| barger case, and governor Clarke II
| blamed for not acting. Just at thi:
! time the resignation at the state uni
versity, makes some of the Amei
| crowd say Clarke had no business 4
have Jim Trewin on the Doaro. ou
OF all his sins OF omission and commits
sion. that Wall Lake drainage IL tn
worst, i. e. in the minds OF some OF tn
duck shooters. To be sure it ID nov
known Governor Clarke did not favoi
lit, that makes no difference. Clark
| does favor draining lakes. 30 these mel
say, and what use have we for gov
ernor that favors draining lakes. AM
then comes the democratic chorus
That's So
| In a town of less than 500 inhabi
| tants in Iowa, this year the local drus
xist took chance and ordered
/! crate of Easter flower potted plants
| They arrived on Monday befor
Easter. On Wednesday he reordere'
/ as many more. and sold every one an
could have sold more. We'll. Whist assou
LII, Nothing wonderful about that. Ism
i,eh. Just let this scribe say. tina
Twenty years ago In that town. drug
kist ordering Easter flowers woni
have heen stuck 10 hard he would new
Ter repeated the performances. Wha'
nay money for flowers? Possibly q fe,