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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
FIFTY ODD THOUSAND MILES II.

Millionaire Somebody the other day
paid half a million for a painting. The
artist who painted it hundred or so
years ago peddled it hard for the price
Of a months board and lodging and the
high cost of living hadn't affected meat
and rents very seriously at that time.
Along in the late sixties and seven
ties a goodly number of Illinoisans
owned land in Iowa Some OF 1t was
IN Tama county. some in Story and
some away up In Wrie ut and Han
cock counties A few owned prairie
at the ends Of the earth near Sioux
City, then a side opening to Omaha
and Council Bluffs as the gateway"
TO the wild west. They peddled 1t and
without avail. Story county was I'M
der water. The Tarna land would
never be worth anything. Wright and
Hancock were sloughs given over TO
muskrats and the climate of northern
Iowa wasn't ada pted to corn and APP
pie trees couldn't stand il. 1t was poor
stuff. Some OF it was traded for any
thing to DE had. some of ii sold at from
50 to IS an acre.
A list of farm sales gathered hastily
from Iowa county papers Of the cur
rent month Is more interesting to
lowans that the picture that sold for
song century or so ago and brought
a half million of plutocrats easy
money YESTERDAY. The lowest prizes
given in this list of perhaps thirty farm
sales Is s125 per acre. The highest,
which is by no means the record price
Of Iowa lands, is $3.50 per acre. And
this $3.50 land was in northern Iowa.
Getting on up toward Sioux city a
Plymouth county farm sold for s19l
and an eighty near Sutherland brought
1920, while similar farm near
Aurelia sold at 1910. Getting back to
the more central part Of the state a
200 acre farm near Williamsburg
other day for even $4,000, a gain o.
SAT. 900 in 46 years. And so the prices
go from one end of the state to the
other. Most of the sales approximate
5000 an acre. Farms in Wright sell al
$3.50 and s175. Story county holds he'll
farms at the high Iowa mark. TIE
1925 10 $50 farms are few and scat
tering among this selected list of Iowa
farm sales. o. grandfather. grand.
father, why didn't you buy more lane
| in Iowa?
There's your "old master" fifty ode
thousand square miles of it, peddlet
for q pitiful price fifty years ago and
now sought and bid for by those who
have the money in hand and plenty o
it. the finest old master and most val
liable as well as most beautiful OF all
Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
THE HAND-BILL NUISANCE.
IfIinfnn AIu1rtic.r

LNiiHtou AOVeTtlSer.J
some folks always oyerdo things a
hand-bill. now and then. would NOT be
so much Of nuisance, but when YOU
md t"o and three on your front porch
or Uttered around your yard every day
when you leave your automobile in
front of a downtown store for five min.
utes and return to find two or three
hand -bills scattered inside Of 1t, then
we begin to think the time has come
Tor city council to put a stop to the
practice.
We stood on the street corner the
other day and noticed three Of these
automobile owners who emerged from
stores and found hand-bills in their
automobiles. What did they doo Why.
just the same as you or I would have
done-they picked the hand-bilIs up,
and threw them in the street.
This does not tend to clean city
and Is not a very great factor in main
taining the Bright Spot, Clinton.
great many progressive cities to-
day forbid absolutely the distribution
of hand bills. It Is an easy matter to
regulate this by mean: Q! licenses
which can be made more or less pro-
hibitive
II we are going to make clean city
out OF Clinton, let us include this hand
bill nuisance as among the things
which should be eliminated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
THE IS, SIS AND 5000 PERIODS,

The editorial article on this page
quotes number OF farm sales.
Among others it refers to one particu-
lar sale of farm bought for 81 an
acre 46 years ago and which was sold
the other day for s240 an acre.
Now is Iowa in the s. period of sc
years ago. the SIS period of later
time when Hamilton was in politics
and in political service or is it in the
5000 an acre land period? Do those
who now live on the Williamsburg
farm for which they paid S2io an acre
live as he did who bought that farm
i6 years ago at s. an acre. Is there
any desire on the part OF Iowa to re-
turn TO the s. period or the s25 period"
Let's look at the matter with juds-
ment. Let's assume that we are the
obligations and opportunities have
changed as have ours and that a high
err standard OF comfort and manner OF
living has come to the state as TO US.
That the responsibilities of the
state to make Iowa good place
to live are equal to the responsibilities
Of the individual TO make the farm a
better and more comfortable place to
live. That IL rests with the state 70
live decently and up TO the opportun-
tiles of the time as it rests with us to
build better houses and barns, to heat
the home with furnaces instead OF &
cook stove in the kitchen to dismiss
the lumber wagon as vehicle of fam
lily transportation and generally take
advantage OF our time and the oppor-
tunity of our time.
Who desires to return to little
Iowa? Who in Iowa wishes to go
back to the 81 or the SIS period?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23

farms. The owner has lived easy.
Most Of them have vegetated. And
there you are. The short lease more
than any one other factor is blamable
for the conditions noted witah regret
by those who "go back home" And
this comparison between Illinois and
Iowa is as plain to the visitor from
Illinois to Iowa He is surprised and
often dumfounded.
Take some figures from the census
on short leases:
over half the farmers in the coun-
try at the time of the census. 1910, said
they had occupied their farms less than
one year and more than another mill
lion had a residence of less than two
years
share tenants were the most shift
ing class. They moved about eight
times as often as farm owners. In
the sections where the greatest amount
of moving took place the crop yields
were the smallest Corn was the crop
used as an example, but this effect
would Re even more evident if live
stock had been considered. and live
stock is essential to the best farm
ing.
The condition of roads, bridges,
fences, and farm buildings was poor
est in regions where the most NOV
ing was done.
The usual reasons given for this
condition were, frat. that the tenant
leaves the repairs for the next. tenant
to make and. second. that the tenant
is usually in q poor financial condi-
ton to make such repairs even if he
were so inclined"
Here in Iowa we have had fifty
years less Of soil robbng than the
section in Illinois used in comparison.
But the short lease will do for our
farms precisely what it has done for
Illinois farms. If we are to realize
the prediction of $500 an acre farms in
Iowa We must lengthen the lease. land
owners must partner with tenants in
stead Of exploiting them and farming
must be cooperative between the
owner and the tenant. Otherwise those
who are leaving US now will be com
ing back 10 country shorn Of its
fertility as we'll as of its enterprise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
FARM FOLKS HEALTH.
tWallaces Farmer)

1t would greatly add to the lengt
of days Of the farm folk II they would
abjure all cure and patent medi-
cines. and all literature pertaining
thereto. II is said to be a fact that
almost every student of medicine in
medical colleges thinks he has the
symptoms Of the disease which he hap
pens TO be studying at the time: and
We believe the same thing Is true OF
farm folk. You don't feel very we'll,
and you read q patent medicine adver.
tisement or circular. You study the
symptoms, and before you are through
You are sure You have that particular
disease. and send for the medicine.
The strong probability Is that you do
not nave anything of the kind, and
never did have. and never would have
had II YOU had not read about 1t. Most
OF this literature Is so written that IL
you have anything at all ailing you,
You can hardly miss having some OF
the symptoms, for many symptoms are
common TO man diseases, or will be
found when little out OF condition.
There are comparatively few chill
dren born on the farm that were not
meant to live a hundred years, or
about five times the length of time
required to bring them to full maturity
-abont twenty years. If they have
pure air pure water. pure food, plenty
of sunlight, and the exercise which the
farm gives. and will not unwisely ex-
pose themselves. they ought to live to
be seventy anyway. or even eighty.
We have just SO much force given US
at the start: and il we throw this away
by contracting unnecessary diseases.
using unnecessary poisons or drugs. or
by unnecessary exposure. or by dissi-
patton. we must pay the penalty
There are a great many wastes on
the farm. but there Is no other waste
SO great as the waste In human life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
Topics of the Times

The astonishing thing about John T.
ADAMS letter in support of the Ger
mans is that ii was written while the
Germans were progressing" at the
rate Of twenty FIVE miles a day.
PRAY for peace. certainly pray: but
rhe clatter of the machine guns still
browns the voices of pleading
The best cuts of beef sell in England
for % cents pound. If England in
war time can BUY the best cuts at %
cents pound, why in sam Hill--but
what's the use?
Anyhow the democrats needn't have
jumped into the trough with all four
feet even if the republicans had been
greedy at times. 1t is no time for a
display of extreme greed by those who
promised so faithfully that the high
cost Of living needed nothing but a
democratic treatment
Over in Pottawattamie. according to
the Nonpareil. some of the county poll
ticians still seek political invuence by
furnishing booze to the bibulous voter.
The drunken voter is as dangerous as
the drunken autoist and the booze ped :
ding politician should be in Jail. Why
not try the jail cure?
The way things look Congressman
Connolly is losing $50 day very fool
ishly.
And still that deadly silence holds in
the vicinity Of Cedar Rapids Speak
up. Mr.. Hamilton. What state institu
tons are to be abolished in the inter
ests of economy" when you become
governor?
Mr.. Hamiltons record on the board
of control is not one of Economy" Ex-
penditures doubled while he was q
member of that body. The Legislature
mad to turn the economist down on
demands made for extra ordinary sums
Tut, tut. Mr.. Hamilton where's your
memory?
Mr.. Hamiltons idea OF economy
is the democratic one all right. /, is
the same plea that was made for a
democratic administration and the
same performance that ensued abou
the pork barrel when opportunity Of
fered itself. In the one case the legis.
lature had to call the board and in ths
attest case the country had 10 make
it's resentment felt in order to checi
the hog killing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
Iona Newspapers
ASK THE RURAL CARRIER.


ASK the assistant postmasters Of the
United States what they think of dem
ocratic pretensions of sincerity in civil
service reform. ASK the rural mail
carrier what they think of a democratic
administration that will deliberately
and designedly interpret law passed
by congress for the express purpose OF
raising their salaries so that they Will
he put to additional hardship rather
than benefit under II. ASK all post
office employees in every city. town and
village in the country what they think
Of the good faith of the democratic
party whose leaders damned thru the
house of representatives in committee
of the whole the Cullop amendment TO
the Moon bill that would turn them all
out into the street Then ask them If
they ever received such treatment from
the republican party.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
FOR NARROWER ROADS.


There are thousands and thousands
OF acres In the state growing up to
patches of weeds which polute the adj
Jacent farms and deface the landscape
for no purpose whatever save to bor-
der the roads with margin of utterly
useless waste. These acres could be
brought into cultivation BY converting
this vast area of worse than desert
into farms without detratc;ing in the
least from the goodness or badness of
the roads. whatever the case NAV be.
The nearest we have approached this
IDEA so far is to have a law compelling
the adjacent land owners to cut these
strips Of noxious vegetation, law
winch no body pays the least attention
10, 10 such purposes that any one driy-
ing thru the country a the present
time must make his way along little
| riopon Of used track between two
strips of poisonous rag weed and gold
en-fod. We put 1t up to any victim
OF nay fever If this is not the case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
AN ASININE IOWA STUDENT.
IClinton Herald

A Clinton boy went to Amherst Col
lege last year to study animal nus
bandry. When he got there he found
that every professor he studied agri-
culture under vas graduate OF the
Iowa agricultural college. The boy
concluded that he mad better go where
they came from. and ne entered the
animal hushandry department at Ames
ths week. A student al the State Uni
versity of Iowa. who had majored IN
psychology. decided few Years ago
that he would 90 10 an eastern institu-
ton to specialize in a particular field
of psychology. Opening the first days
lecture. the professor in charge an
nounced that in their course they
would follow the researches of Profess
sors Patrick and Seashore, OF the State
University of Iowa. Moral: II you
want an education. go east.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23

peace Il every little rsbsllsen = en-
couraged by thoushtlsss parsntS7f Th'
peaceful man IL brought up ~ . Deace'
full child. He II not . peaceful man u
in boyhood ne must have chip con-
stantly on his shoulder and saucS
word ever ready on hts lips.
The East High rebellion should bs
left to the management OF Superinten-
dent Thornburg, Miss May and the
school board. The boys and girls who
choose not to obey should be suspend
ed.
THE PORK BARREL FJGHT.
ICedar Rapids Republican,
During the protracted fight on the
floor. 1t seems, the democratic sena-
tors fell out among themselves and
quarrelled bitterly. Senator Ham
Lewis, OF Illinois, who Is the demo-
cratic whip" in the upper house was
accused by his southern colleagues OF
being turn coat and traitor. because,
having heard from Illinois. he said he
could not vote for all the itcms in the
bill. Damn 1t all. Ham, YOU have
describe u.s. You have become a
damned Yankee" is what his southern
colleagues hurled at his pink head
Senator Kerns, OF Indiana, tried to de-
fend Senator Hams" straddle, but he
also was denounced by the southern
coterie who are running things and
running them along the Yankee and
Dixie lines at least in the appropria-
tons department.
These southern senators. and repre-
sentatives. who seem to have the con-
fidence Of the president In their eNs
ploits, are seeking to rehabilitate the
south out of the public treasury. They
recently got thru some southern claims
which have been pending since the war
and the rivers and harbors bill with
Its monumental graft is largely de-
voted to southern purposes. At ma
tional expense they are going to dredge
and improve every little creek and
river in the far south. They say they
have not had a chance at the treasury
for long time and they reason that
they may not come back IN another
long time and they want 10 get what
they can while they are in. regardless
Of consequences. For this purpose they
had framed up the most monstrous
rivers and harbors bill ever conceived,
and that is the bin which is now
known as the pork barrel" bill.
They have been trying TO extract
$s3.o00.000 out OF the treasury at a
timew hen the president is asking con-
gress to levy special war" taxes at
the rate of 500, 900, 900 a year. to
make up the deficits which have been
created not by the war in Europe.
altho that may aggrayate. but by the
reduction Of tariff or import duties un-
der which thousands OF American
working men have lost their work
and their wages and which is going
to affect the farmers just as disas-
trously-and had already commenced
to affect their prices when The war put
temporary stop to it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
prrIrUL ENTERTAINMENT.
TCedar Rapids Gazette

TCedar Rapids IaZette.J
Vaudeville In a valuable adjunct to
the stage. It In worth wnfie because !.
makes people laugh. 1t takes the mind
away from things that worry and
harass. These are its functions.
But there are some sorts OF vaude-
Vile that fall short OF the usual re-
quirements. Some are good. bad or In.
different as to quality, ut OF those
there IL nothing to say 1t this time.
There are some acts which should he
prohibited, and one OF this description
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23

We mean not only the death q these
who had no right to die. ana who
would not have died had they heen
properly reared and cared for. we
mean the loss OF efficiency through
impaired health. which u pure waste.
and the loss Of time through tempo,
rary sickness, which II q greater loss
on the farm than anywhere else. All
this Is waste, to say nothing of doc.
tors bills.
1t is n comparatively easy thing to
be healthy on the farm. II you put
pure food and drink into a sound
stomach. give the lungs plenty OF
fresh air day and night, keep the skin
clean. have plenty Of sunshine, and
keep all the organs of excretion in
good working order, YOU can't very
well help being well
ON THE TAMA RESERVATION"
[Mesquakie Booster.]
One hundred sixty tons of the finest
quality Country Gentleman sweet corn.
grown under contract for the Weir
Canning Company, Toledo, Iowa, by
Mesquakie Indians were delivered dur
Ing the latter part Of August, netting
the Indians $1,000. Hundreds of dol
! toAS WStG AiSO Cdiucu ny members or
the tribe who were employees huskine
at the cannery.
We have sown several acres of al.
faifa for seed, believing that this crop
will be a favorable addition to our
forage crop.
We have erected silo and are ready
TO cut our corn for ensilage. This viii
insure our Jerseys an abundance OF
milk producing feed this winter.
Chuck has been successful in raising
chickens Matched in his incubator last
spring and has now the finest lot OF
friers on the reservation.
John Jones dug four pounds of GIN
seng at Jewel Junction last week. AS
ginseng Is bringing about $40 per pound
John was well paid for two days work.
Chuck. Frank Earl and Charley
Davenport ran the tribal binders all
thru the cutting season with only $3.50
spent in repairs, which speaks we'll
for their skill in handling the machines.
George and Dan Youngbear. Henry
Morgan. Willie Poweshiek. Oliver Lin
coin. Sophia lesson and Ida Poweshiek
left Tama recently, returning to
Haskell. Little Bear Eagle accoE.pan-t
led them. being the only new pupil here
to enroll at Haskell. We were disap-
pointed in that several others DESTROYS
of enrolling at Haskell were prevented
from doing go by guardians or parents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.

Davenport Dem pcrdf.i
Every little while an accident hap
pens that serves as reminder OF
those rules put out by the Safety First
Society. which urges the following
rules upon motorists:
l. Be considerate.
.. Go slow.
Passing children.
Passing vehicles.
Around corners.
Approaching crossings.
8. Stop.
A railroad crossings.
Behind street cars taking on or
discharging passengers
4. Use tire chains ON wet and slip
perry pavements.
These rules ought TO be the guide OF
every motorist. If they were. the
number of victims of motor accidents
would be greatly lessened. and much
suffering and useless regret would be
avoided
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23

The Britt Tribune declares that Sem
ator Kenyon 'is eternally right in his
position to the pork barrel" which
the Tribune describes as "appropria-
tons for the improvement of rivers
and harbors that in nine cases out Of
ten will never be improved 50 as 10 be
of any account"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
Sunshine Johnny.

TT is the duty of every one to make
at least one person happy during the
week." said a Sunday school teacher<
Now have you done 50. Johnny %
Yes" said Johnny. promptly. "That'6
right. What did you do?" ! went to-
see my aunt. and she was happy when,
went home. ladies Home Jour<
nal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
Masonic Meetings.

" SPECIAL COMMUNlCAI ION
Marshall Lodge, No. los A +. q a. H.
Friday. Sept. 25. 1880 p. m. For work
.hird degree. John w. Wells secre-
cary; l. T. Forbes, w. M.
STATED cONVocATloN, Signet
.-ho,.ar No as A. A. NJ, Monday
sept 2s, 1880 p. m Work. Royal AFch
Degree. John w Wells. secretary; "A
D. Meeker Z. H. P.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King solomon
Council No. 20, r. & 8. M. Monday
after the third Sunday. Resuiar ous.-
ness. L T. Forbes. recoroef'
Meeker. T. I. II.
STATED coNcLAVE TUESDAY, Oct.
On Ree,,la, business. F. NJ. Wilbur
p. C.: NJ. S. Mcfarland. Rec.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81. o. E. s.. "Wednesday. oeeo ope
IA. 1880 p. m. Anna Downing, secf
tary; Mary Black Collins. W. NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
| 81 i 81

Prince August. aged q. Is the Ger
man kaisers fourth son. He is in the,
army commanded by his eldest brother,
Crown Frederick William. The kaiser
has six sons. all Of whom are fighting,
for him. Prince Joachim is the only
one who has. so far. been wounded. He
Is in Berlin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23

There is nothing in the country that
can be taxed higher much hig ncr. with
so little harmon perhaps 20 much
good-as Booze says the Shenandoah
World.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
DES MONIES SCHOOL STRIKE.
fDes ,foipes Carytal,

fDes Moines Capital.j
superintendent Thornburs and Prin-
cipal Miss May Goodrich certainly know
better than the pupils or their parents
what should be done with the East
Side high school REBELLION.
The East High building is the finest
in Iowa II cost more than a half mil
lion dollars II contains auditorium.
class rooms. libraries. swimming pools,
rooms for cooking and eating, has fine
school books, has ample Fairgrounds.
big windows: and everything Is de-
lightful. or ought 10 be. and yet a
nummber Of high school boys and girls
are dissatisfied with their regulations.
Some one of their number has started
a rebellion. Some OF the parents think
IL their duty TO stand by their children.
In such conduct the parents are max
ing a great mistake. They are weak
ening the influence and power OF
great school The spirit OF rebellion
among young people ought to always
be suppressed That should be part
of their education. Submitting to the
powers that be ia a valuable thing to
learn.
The temper of a young person should
be curbed Ungovernable tempers make
tragedies In after life. They are the
causes Of divorce: they create division
fence tragedies: they produce quarrel.
between brothers and sisters: some
times, In anger, they cause murder.
There are thousands OF men serving
life sentences because they never
learned to control their tempers
Doubtless their parents stood by them
In every trouble with the teacher.
The heart OF the people Is against
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23

congressman are rebellns at the no.
work no pay notices. WIS don't they
submit their case t. the workinSman !.
New York Evening Sun
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

1T goes without question that SEN
ator Cummins and Governor Clarke
will be reelected says the Coon Rap
ids Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23

Lemberg may be the back door tc
Berlin. but i, is 400 miles off.-Phil
adelphia Record.