Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-27
ESTHERVllLE MAN BUYS BACK
FARM HE SOLD BEFORE
GOING WEST.
PAYS SEVERAL THOUSAND
FOR LAND SOLD YEAR AGO
European War Causes Severance of
Relations Between German Farmer
and SIav neutrality-suspicious. Fails
to Whip One Lone German-Wiison's
Rural Observations.
Special to Times-Republican.

Baskerville, Oct. 27-About forty five
years ago man named Weir came
with his family from somewhere in
Canada and bought a farm in the east
ern part OF Emmett county. Ii wasn't
long until be had ii clear OF Incum-
brance but he was not satisfied with
his location and sold his farm. He was
subscriber of paper published in the
city of Winnipeg and the booster arti-
Giles that appeared therein convinced
Mr.. Weir that Canada was a better
place than Uncle Sans country 10 live
in after all and he actually drove Il
team of horses clear thru 10 the far
northern city. Then began a season OF
almost incessant rain in Winnipeg Vi
entity. Mosquitoes We're awful. MI.
Weir was not Very rugged physically
and il wasn't long until he longed for
Iowa. He sold his horses at a good pro-
fit and returning 10 Emmett county
bought a quarter section for sl.1oo.
That was in 1876 and six acres OF that
farm is now worth what the whole
farm cost at that time.
Another Emmett county man sold out
little more than year ago and
moved TO Oregon. He came back. TOO.
and began to look around tor a farm.
Finally he found one that satisfied him
the only one that did. 1t was the
one he had sold year earlier. He
bought it, paying back not only the
amount that ne had previously received
for the farm but little matter OF
$1,000 additional. There are three or
possibly four eighties in the place but
calling 1t a half section. that's a pretty
good raise for twelve months. And
this is what his wife said about the
transaction: 1t would have been
cheaper tor US 70 have rented our farm
instead OF selling il, but rented places
run down SO. ana we had a much nicer
visit as il was because we had nothing
TO worry over while We We're away.
Then il was fine that we sold TO q
Spectator instead OF a homeseeker, Tor
in the latter case We could not have
bought the place back" If that is not
in accordance with the teaching of a
certain old proyerb in which mention is
made Of spilled milk the writer of this
would like 10 come in contact with
something that properly could be SO
ciassed.
Mr.. H. a. Sauer has l25-ton silo on
twelve more OF the same kind in the
Vicinity Of the little town OF Walling
ford south OF here. II is of solid con-
crete with a seven-inch wall reinforced
everywhere with strips Of woven wire
fencing. The outside of the structure
has sections of wall three feet in width
and that % the inside is six feet. The
top is 10 he of galvanized iron and SO
constructed that il can be made into a
vertical wall extension so that the silo
can be filed more than full, that is. II
VIII re completely full after the settling
process Is complete. This is effected b.
means OF collapsible arrangement in
the construction of the roof.
War in Europe brought about sud
den change in affairs on one farm in
This locality. AT O'Clock July 81 as
the writer OF a war article would begin,
a certain German farmer had in his
employ man of Russian descent Such
is not the case however at the present
time. IL Is said that q couple Of pitch
forks figured in the last hours of the
Slavic employees service but a settle
nent was effected without loss OF life
and the new hired man thinks the Ger
mans VIII win. a local adherent Of the
ka!sers cause tells how a man In
town Just over the state line ventured
the assertion tina. one EngIishman
could whip seven Germans and i'm
medtately afterward found himself be-
ing rubbed up and down the wall OF the
building he was in and great big
Teuton roaring in his ear, Does You
you want to see the other six?'
The remarkable performance o.
Belle" bay mare owned by E. :
Patterson. q local farmer, has gained
for her promise that never again VIII
she be compelled 10 toll in the fields or
do any hard labor whatever. Altho but
II years Of age she has produced nine
mule colts. eight of which have been
sold for an aggregate OF 1850, the
ninth not yet having reached a salable
age. Belle IS only an ordinary looking
animal but for some reason her long
cared postcsity develops into the fancy
class in every instance.
Two old men happened TO be in the
PARK in Estherville one morning recent
~. One Of them carried a cane on
which was carved the form Of snake
coiled round the staff. The other
noticed it and carelessly inquired if the
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