Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-19
Looker-On In Iona

Iowa Falls, Jan. 19.--Illustrating the
hold Billy Sunday has on many OF
our religious citizens. there is a busi-
ness man here who. during the Sunday
meetings in Msrshalltown, took" the
Times Republican and read "Billy's"
sermons as delivered every day. Later
he had one OF the Des Moines' dailies
and again had a complete report each
day. Now he has subscribed for
Philadelphia daily and once more reads
Rev. William Sundays sermons as
preached in the town of Brotherly
Love. All Of which suggests some
things.
Quite a little interest has been
stirred by the following from the list
issue Of the Sentinel published here:
Il understand one principal Of tho
high school was dispensed with be-
cause he invited q local minister to
address the senior class in our high
school: also that prayers and bible
reading which are common to IS per
cent of our high schools. are strictly
tabooed in Iowa Falls.
Men there Is to be an election next
March; remember these facts and ban
ish the men who are responsible for
this.
Washington told us this nation could
not progress If we forgot God. Are
these men greater than he? These
men would seek to make us a Goddess
nation as they have succeeded in max
ing our $4,000 high school a place
where God can not be taught.-S. Wall
ton Fay Jan. II. 1915
The writer was told tina. Mr.. Fay
was candidate for the pulpit of the
Christian church here. so dropped in
on Mr.. Burlingame. one OF the school
board here, and asked q few questions.
He said in substance, Our policy here
and the board is a unit on the matter
is to keep all religious and secular
questions from being discussed by any
speaker during school hours, before the
school children. We are using every
minute in teaching children things they
should be laugh. by our nired teach
ers. We are proud If our $100. 900
school house and claim cur pupils
are receiving courses of study not ex-
ceied anywhere in Iowa. Speaking for
myself only. think as the best litera-
ture in the world the bible should be
read IN the public schools. l admire
Professor Thornburg. of Des Moines
school. in giving credit marks for bible
study We may be uDreiigious but
We are not irreligious.'
We take X as matter Of course out
here in Iowa but some OF our down
east cousins VIII think /, a big story.
when told that the Hamilton Bros. big
farTners near here, recently shipped in
eighteen cars or about 10000 head Of
sheep fed them for rrinety days. then
re-shippec them 20 Chicago and thus
got big price and profit on few
acres OF Iowa corn. Feeding train
load--not carload--ef sheep while not
an ever day. occurrence, e1ci,es no
comment here. Why. we've got a Pow
eshiek county farmer that fattened
eleven carloads OF cattle this last sea :
son. Jus. shoveIed out 55-cent corn to
them. all they wanted. OF course Ii
took nerve and faith. His faith was
we'll founded and he's got the nerve
still on hand FOR another season
Il has been told in this column OF The
town of Roland in Story county. having
no. one democrat sertingi mail AT that
'CstoHice. GENEVA g. town IN F'rSakl'n
county. is nearly as bad off One DEM
ocrat IN town and six in the country is
the list thede. When they want to talk
politics the progressives and sanapat-
ters line UP and have just as much fun
as tho score Of Jacksonian democrats
were there 70 defend the faith.
H p. Reeve. Of Geneva. recently
killed wolf weighing thirty nine
pounds. said wolf growing to that
weisht-and that's a big wolf-right In
/ the closely settled part Of Franklin
county. only six miles from town. Mr.;
Wolf put UP a big fight with the dogs
and after being wounded stopped in hi.
fight TO give them another set 20. Blu,
the next rife shot netted $50 bounty.
| And before the writer forgetS Il:
| There's a picxerel IN Storm Lake AZ
long as an ordinary shotgun. No guess
work about IT. While se4nang for carr
and buffalo this monster was captured
measured and turned loose again. Mer
who saw this fish say 1t would be ar
easy job for this pickerel to grab ani
swallow an ordinary duck. The writel
heard this story over three weeks agt
while IN Storm Lake and apologies 70,
not running" IL before