Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-19
NILES OF GOOD HIGHWAYS TO BE
FOUND IN HANCOCK
COUNTY.
FAULT FOUND BECAUSE
ENGINEERS HAVE SPARE TIME
North Iowa Tenant Farmers Making
Enough Money 70 Buy Land in
Minnesota and Wisconsin and Emil
sration Northward Will Be Heavy
G. E. Wilson's Rural Observations.
Special to Times-Republican.

CARRIER, jan. 1S.-lI q man SslOuAu ~
turn to this part OF the country after
an absence Of ten years one OF the first
things he would notice would be the
changed condition Of the public roads.
From this, the county seat town OF
Hancock county, one may travel north
to Forest City. west to Britt, east to
Ventura or south to Klemme, and find
q well graveled road most Of the time.
Much has been done in this line in the
past year. Within the three townships,
Concord, Garfield and German, between
eight and nine miles have been grav-
eled in<the past year. About five miles
Of grading has been done in this terri
tory. eight cement bridges and many
culverts have been built. In the opin-
ion OF the supervisor whose district
comprises the townships named there
Is one part OF the present road law that
needs attention and that is the engin-
eer feature. He can't see why man
must be kept in idleness a large part OF
the time at county expense and would
have the law changed SO that the en-
gineer might be employed only when
his services were needed, allowing him
the time.
There Is curious feature in-the an
1ual spring emigration that will soon
he In evidence here as in most OF the
different sections of this state. An I'M
usual number OF farmers are preparing
to leave and practically every o.
tnem will go north into Minnesota and
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renters who have bought farms in the
states named and there are many 9TH
ers who have purchased places there
and who plan to move after another
year or two here. These people are
picking up improved farms and are
paying from $50 to $50 per acre in a
latitude where a few years ago it was
not thought possible to grow corn. ex-
cept the flint variety. One young man
who has lived on a rented place here
for several years declares that this
northern land buying Is a mistake, that
any of these men might stay q few
years longer and buy farms right here
in iowa. He thinks the average renter
Is in too much Of a hurry to own q
farm and PUSHES out of the state when
he could Just as well remain and be
'snd owner later on dn the best farming
state IN the nation. As an illustration
Of what some renters have accom-
plished IN q financial way here may be
mentioned the case OF q man who
eleven years ago 1noved7nto the neigh
torhood Of the town Of Klegnme. He
started In with four rather inferior
work horses and little else except q
good-sized family OF young children.
Last week he held q sale. On the bill
0t~tsA about <vcNynn<v.Hyro hood IF
cattle and horses. including twenty
good milch cows" all OF which sold at
q high figure. Besides the proceeds of
his sale It Is said that this man had a
bank deposit of about $4,000 and that
he paid $4,000 down on q Minnesota
farm to which he is to move next
March, He has cleared about $1,000
year all the time he has lived on that
rented Hancock county farm. This is
exceptional. of course, but many 9TH
ers have dome well" too and the young
renter noted above appears to have
reason for tho belief that he can hope
20 buy an Iowa farm paying at least
three -5ourths Of the price thereof be-
fore moving to his new home.
Fannie" Is an old mare. the property
Of c. A. Gilbert. who expects to move
to another state next spring Fannie"
however. will not go along, NEITHER will
she ever become tho chattel Of any
body else than tho present owner. Her
future may be easily imagined, and
hero - tho explanation. About TWEEN
4y years $50 MT. Gubert's father paid
$50 for tho subject OF this paragraph.
then . 0-year-old horse. Thirteen
colts would have called Fanny mother
II they could have talked, then tho
present owner acquired possession OF
the animal after which the equine fam
fly was Increased by the addition or
three moro members. These sixteen
colts have all been sold at prices rang
ing from 3115 to $245 each. An aver
age. therefore, Of about $3.50 would foot
UP $3.50 received for the offspring Of a
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