Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-24
MANY CHANGES TAKING PLACE
ON RURAL ROUTES OUT OF
ROCKWELL.
LARGEST MOVEMENT NORTH
INTO ADJOINING STATE
Several Illinois Farmers Coming in
Either as Purchasers or Renters
Ono Farmer Who Knows knaek Of
Keeping Hired Men-Rural Carriers
Wife Holds Record as School Teacher.
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Rockwell, Feb. 24.-There is an Old
story told about an Irishman who in
sisted that altho his knife had been
repeatedly fitted with new blades and
with at least one new handle, neverthe-
less it was still the same old knife" n
remarkable "shakeup" on the farms
traversed by the Rockwell mail routes
is about to take place and when it is
over the place viii. still be familiar
TO the visitors but the people will be
different, as may be seen from the fol-
lowing:
On route No. W: S. Dugan moves
to North Dakota and no one will live
in the house he vacated, this year. Ell
mer Brisbin, Of the farmer fin of Bris-
bin & Ziegler, emigrates also to North
Dakota. leaving Mr.. Ziegler occupying
the farm. P. f. Catalan is moving to
Minnesota and his successor Is not
known to the public. D. Mcdonald
moves to the town Of Thornton and
Howard Henderson returns from Min
nesota to take his place. james Courit.
leaves this farm TO which O-to Rurup
moves from neighboring route.
Arthur Du Bots leaves a farm to which
a neighbor. G. w. Van Every, Will
move. Harry Major goes to Minnesota
and his place will be taken by Charles
Fields and the farm now occupied by
the latter will be taken by John Cable,
who moves in from another Rockwell
route. John Dreyer goes to Minnesota
and it is not known who will take his
place. Ben Berding from a Sheffield
route will occupy new home on the
local route.
On route No. Ora Bayless moves
TO place near SWaledale and William
Wardlnan succeeds him. George Wet
ter goes to a farm near Usage and
W o. Staley takes his place, while a
man from OskalooSa comes TO the for
nler Staley home. Henry Pantze goes
TO Minnesota and is succeeded by Carl
Ficken 10 whose present home Otto
Stoltenberg will move. H. Hammje
moves TO Minnesota and Ben Gerdes
from a neighboring route. takes his
place Asa Clark is moving on a Mas
on City route and his place will be
taken by neighDor, Roy Sharp. c. H.
Swami will live On g. Dougherty route
next year and his present home will
be occupied by a hired man. James
Baker will be &, Minnesota farmer
hereafter and an Illinois man comes in.
+. W. ard William Brown also go to
Minnesota, the farm having been pur-
chased by an Illinoisan.
On route No. 3. Rucker Bros. move
to Rockwell and are succeeded by a
neighbor, Fred Hagen, whose place is
taken by William F'icken. Frank More
had has already gone to Crookston.
Mimi. NJ. W. Smedley has moved
away and the place has been bought by
Roy Demo who has occupied the farm.
Sherman Young has taken the place
of Donien Caes, who has left the coun-
try. Henry Bluel is preparing 20 move
10 North Dakota and a man named
Payne, of Grundy county, is waiting for
him 70 GO Roy Moore has gone to
Marble Rock and Frank Payne for
merry Of Written. has occupied the va
Gated farm. s. n Bayiess is moving
TO Thornton, and Joe Kirk TO Rock
well. Henry Lettering goes to the farm
now occupied by Otto Rurup. w. "
Williams has already moved to Rock
well and his place has been taken by
Fred Sprung, who came from near
Sheffield. Frank Slime takes the farm
from which VIII! Wardman moves.
George Gable moves back to his farm
from Rockwell after a two-year term
Of town life. The Brown place has
been bought by a man named Sparks,
who will move to his place from Jas
per county. F. w. Kuschel has sold
out and will go to his old home coun-
ty-Carroll his successor Will be Nick
SchoH John Schaer comes from near
Swaledale to the farm vacated by Ben
Gerdes.
There is a man living on Rocky ell
mail route who has never had any
trouble with the hired man problem.
His men stay with him year after year
until they have saved enough to start
in for themselves" Three have al
ready done this and the fourth one Is
on the JOB. How does he manage it?
Well, it is said that he pays good
wages, treats his ma mas If he were
one of the family and exercises good
judgment in the selection at the start.
Anyhow they stay in marked contrast
to what takes place on a good many
farms every season.
Mrs. Harley Brown, wife Of a local
rural mail carrier, has made an un-
usual record in the nineteen years she
has been a school teacher. In all that
time she has taught in only three
schools. She is now teaching her
twenty sixth consecutive term in dis
trict No. Z, Bath township in Cerro
Gordo county. 1t is doubtful If such a
thing has been duplicated anywhere in
this state. G. z. WILSON.
Northwood Woman Dies.
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