Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-11
Lookey-On In Iona

Searsboro. Sept. lit VIII surprise
many of the readers of the T.-R. TO
hear that in Marshall. Poweshiek and
Mahaska counties along the ". & st.
L railway, no frost bitten corn fields
are seen from the car windows. On
the contrary one farmer here today
said he had fifty acres "dented" and
safe for good crop Of sound corn.
Nearby towns along the river and
creek banks in the low places not a
trace of frost is seen.
One farmer near here is now cut
ting his alfalfa for the fourth time
this year. He has fourteen acres and
, will have in stack and barn sixty eight
tons for which he is getting sl4 ton,
and the other fellow has to come and
&c: =. These hgn.es rean nearly $40
an acre produced from land in
Poweshiek county Iowa: and on good
authority the writer is told in Idaho.
peach growers are able 70 sell the very
best fancy frui, for only $12 ton
He sold millinery. He gets good
wages, cash and a Commission. And
listen, We gods, he wears a wrist
male has Mysteries when he sees it Z?
1t is as much Of mystery as why the
usually good natured bull objects to a
travelling man wearing red neck tie
But man has got to overcome the IN
sane prejudice. Uncle Sam requires
all aviators to wear wrist watches
Many chaunfeurs wear them and It
i would aaa g the safety cf the cccn-
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their owners. Funny world. The first
pair OF "pants"-iong ones-boughten
ones-worn by this scribe had creases
the same scribe, is not allowed to ap-
pear in publicly his grown children
unless lie has his trousers" creased
once a week.
After all is said and done, one Is
compelled to own up to 1t that it costs
kick On our meat bills. But one farmer
don't. He stepped into the butcher
shop last week, and "whatl that fore
quarter cost me?" was the inquiry. The
market man weighed it. "S19.14.' was
the answer. IAN right, cut it up and
I'll give you a check Bought 1t for
the threshers just as we do in town,
10 cents worth Of liver when were 60
ing to have company.
The Irishman who never was happy
unless he was miserable has his proto-
type in the farmer, who said to the
writer, this frost has not only killed
the corn crop but it'll make hay 80
cheap it'll hardly pay to cut and stack
it Oats are down to % cents and po-
tatoes won't sell for Is cents bushel
around here. Our renters around here
who agreed to pay So an acre will all
go broke" Soon after another farmer
came along. Say. Smith, they say that
the frost hurt fifty acres Of corn foE
you last night" the chap on the dry
goods box remarked. mo such thing
didn't hurt 1t damn bit" was the
reply. And as he walked of he almost
chuckled and said that nifty acre.
| wouldn't have gotten ripe before
Christmas" Wonder which farmer
| sleeps best of nights?
In many Of our smaller towns tbs
hotels ARE not putting up meals. The
rooms are so to Is cents and the res
taurants are short order dealers Shor'
| order means meat, bead. coffee and pie
Not even canned vegetables or fruit
Potatoes not served unless asked for
Pay for what you get Another kind o.
meals are coming to the front in somt
places. Generally some woman, Away
| q good cook, rents = vacant ssofe POOH
land puts up a meal for Is cents. The
place where you an sit Mt the same
! table and help yourself And here yos
fnd the crowd. and frequently have t
wait for a chair at the table Cook
like mother did.
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