Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
Looker-On In Iona

Alexander, Jan. Colts pretty safe
proposition to make, Iowa will not go
democratic at the next presidential
election. The Iowa farmers are dis
Susted beyond words to express IT,
when they read of the millions of BUSH
els Of Argentina corn arriving in New
York and its being shipped west
hurts all the more. President Wills S
policy" is thus brought direct to the
Iowa farmers corn crib. Again that in
PRODUCED bill in congress to allow the
manufa cturers of oleomargarine TO
color it free from special tax not only
stirs up the farmers but every cream
cry owner, butter maker and patron.
When General Hancock years ago.
said the tariff was a local issue we all
laughed, but somehow it seem true to-
day in Iowa. Again there's number OF
voters in Iowa, who voted for Wilson
in hopes of reducing the cost of living.
And that beautiful dream has not come
true. No Iowa is not a democratic
state.
Given a good manager and a good
butter maker an Iowa creamery can
make good. The proof can be found IN
the annual report of the Alexander
per cent dividend the result of making
100000 pounds of butter for which the
farmer patrons received 331z cents
average per pound the year thru. No
wonder such prosperous concerns are
net in favor of the democratic oleo bill.
Some men take long chances. Chris
Ottosen. the state inspector of weights
and scales, one day this week found
poultry buyer getting Ill pounds OF
live poultry for every hundred pounds
he weighed and paid for. 1t was so
easy to use the hundred pound weight
with melted lead in the holes up from
the bottom of the scales weight. These
holes are purposely made to I'LL with
lead so the scales will weigh exactly
right, but somehow too much lead got
in the holes in this 100 pound weight.
Result, it took III pounds to balance
it. Second results, s25 and costs.
Iowa Falls is likely to have the COM
mission form Of city government in the
near future. A seemingly majority
sentiment is in favor of taking the nee
essary legal procedure and ION the
quiet the candidates for mayor and
commissioners are being mentioned
Iowa Falls is progressive" politically
and every other way and this talked Of
commission city government seems
particularly appropriate.
c. E. Wilson's letter in the T.-R.
mentioning the exercise and red pepper
cure for hog cholera has brought out
some others. Near this town some one
told some one that tobacco was a sure
cure. So some bought pound plug OF
Snhn oil ieyl,t tn,
water and then "drenched," that is,
poured a quart or two into sick hog.
That hog escaped the cholera. but died
jus. the same. Another man bought
quart Of drug store whisky" gave it in
one dose to four hogs. Three died, one
survived, which was worth more than
the whisky cost" Another man bought
an old horse, killed it and the sick
cholera hogs. were fed fresh horse
meat All got we'll but three, which ex-
pertinent resulted in thirteen hogs get
ting WELL Figures: Debit, one old
horse, So; hide saved; three dead hogs,
$50. Credit, eleven live hogs. s19S.
These cures respectfully referred to
Ames College.
If it had been woman bringing
year-old baby into the hotel office
at 10:3o p. m. and wanting room we
wouldn't have noticed Il, but 1t was q
man that carried the sleeping baby,
and he didn't hold it just right. we all
noticed that. A baby's head shouldn't
hang over sideways. And he had no grip,
but the one on the baby. What about
the "nightie," etc. Surprising it got
hungry in the night Wonder If he had
had a row and left home. Where was
the mother and what was she doing
without it at that time Of night. Nice
looking baby and good looking man.
Perhaps the mother was dead and he
was taking it to the old folks to take
care of. Wouldn't wonder bit If his
wife left him. Run off with some other
man. And we never found out thing.
The baby and the man took the
o'clock train east before we got up.
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