Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-27
TERRITORY. AROUND sAEFFiELp
ONE or GARDEN PLACES OF
ENTIRE STATE.
wELL.TlLLEp LANDS AND
MODERN FARM HOMES
Prosperity Of Community Creates Com.
mont Among Those Who Behold Re-
suits Of Nature and Human Effort
Boy Whom Auto Did Not Spoil
C, e, Wilson's Observations.

Special 10
Sheffield, Jan. 27.-If circle We're
drawn with the town OF Sheffield as
center the diameter say sixteen miles
the region within the circumference
would include one Of the very finest
portions of north central Iowa. Ma
ture and society apparently worked
together here and the result Is worthy
of notice. The former furnished a
splendid tract Of fertile land and the
latter contributed mixture of Ger
mans. English, Irish. Scandinavians
and "iust folks" practically all OF
whom are thrifty and progressive
people. What is the best part OF the
country over which you travel" is a
question often put to the man VINO
makes travelling business. There are
an good many "best parts" in Differ
emf portions Of Iowa and one of these
is the vicinity Of Sheffield.
An enumeration of the fine farm
homes in this locality would 1nciuoe
a good many names and every one
of the nationalities mentioned above
but as in every other community
few stand out as show places to be
noticed and admired by everybody who
traverses the region. One OF these IN
cludes three eighties Of fine land on
which there is a magnificent set OF I'M
provements, big thoroughly modern
residence. two large barns around
which are grouped a dozen other ex-
pensive structures on which many
thousands Of dollars must have been
expended. Within the the feed yards
a hundred head Of cattle are fattenins
on the big crop Of corn that was grown
on the farm This is the Dan Edglng-
ton farm, the kind that the fortunate
owner does not quote figures on be-
cause it is not for sale.
The town Of Sheffield furnishes light
to the neighboring town OF Rockwell.
Along the line by which it is trans
mitted is the farm Of Will Emo. who.
by the way is the man that recently
graveled a considerable stretch OF pub
lie road between his farm and town
and this at his own expense. Mr.. Emo
concluded that electric light and power
would be good thing TO have on the
farm. so he bought service and Is en-
ipying privileges that his ancestors
3oNld have regarded as marvellous in
ahe extreme For instance II he drives
into the yard after dark he touches
q button on q pole and 100 candle
power light above makes the unhitch-
ing process and the trip to the barn
as easy and convenient as in daytime.
No lantern IL ever used around the
barns and granaries for they are all
equipped with electric light. When he
wants power to elevate a load OF corn
q convenient switch furnishes the
means. Wash day has no terrors in
the Emo home, for there is an electric
washer in the house which can be
started at a minutes notice and con-
tinued all day if necessary and nobody
tried to death either. OF course
such advantages as these cost some-
thing. the system in this case figuring
around $500.
This is the story they tell of boy
that grew up on farm in northern
Iowa county. He was one of half
dozen or more sons of prosperous
farmer and displayed all the thrifty
and Industrious traits for which the
family was noted until he was about 10
years old. Then the father bought an
automobile and after that it was diff
ferent. That boy didn't exhibit any
interest whatever in anything except
the car. People said that he was the
one member of the family that never
would amount to anything. When he
was Fl he was married and rented a
farm. Two years afterward he in
vested what he had saved and some
money belonging to his wife in a big
Iowa farm. is directing the improving
and cultivation Of the place in a mas
terful manner and gives every promise
or becoming one Of the successful and
influential men Of the community In
which he lives. Twenty years ago there
was a 16-year-old farmer boy in an
other Iowa county whose delight it was
to hitch up" the smaller boys dur
Ing the noon intermission at school and
play horse" A year or 50 later his
father died and the boy, an only son,
at once assumed management of the
farm work and prosecuted it with en-
tire success. If he had serious
thought in his mind while at school 1t
was never detected by at least one of
the teachers. But you never can tell
for most rules have their exceptions.
Here is a record for the taking care
OF farm machinery. Gus Sprung,
Franklin county farmer, bought a
farming outfit fifteen years ago and
has been using it ever since and every
piece of machinery that he bought at
the beginning is still in good running
order. He has machine shed and the
faculty Of Judgment may have some
thing to do with the result.
G. E. WILSON,