Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-09
L0oker-On In Iona


fail. The seed boxes are open and in
the store windows. Around here the
moon prophet" didn't plant his pota-
toes on Good Friday, didn't have his
garden plowed, but he will have some
planted on next Friday, just as good
a Friday. The travelling man who
leaves his overcoat at home on the
first warm Monday has already told
us about it and wishes he had it with
him. The street fakir was on the
corner last week. So cool were the
evenings his megaphone failed to draw
crowd, but he stuck it out. Had paid
a license of a dollar Wasn't going to
lose all of that dollar. And the ducks
and geese are here. They not only
know it's spring but they have heard
about that excluding Of spring shoot
ing. Not for years on Iowa rivers near
tSeamboat Rock has so many ducks
and geese spent a few days in that
locality. The little George Washington
of Steamboat Rock says there were
thousands in one bunch on the river,
"he never saw so many in his life be-
FORE and the Oldest inhabitant says
he never saw SO many geese at one
time on the river. But better evil
dence is that tired feeling" about 8
p M, the first few warm days. When
certain remarks are made about that
underwear. When an ordinary chair
is a rocker, and clothing sign bench
on the street is as comfortable as a
1855 couch in the parlor. Even the
odor of the back yard bonfire-nothing
else on earth like it-comes to US in
the early evening. No use "argufying,"
spring has came and winter has
went" Who cares if we do have an
other snow storm, another freeze-up
we have had few days Of real spring
weather.
The Merchants National Bank
building of Grinnell IS one of the show
places of the city. When a stranger
is told it cost 100000 he believes it,
especially if he walks up thru the park
and has time to take it all in. But
the inside Of the building has the un-
usual. Everybody knows Grinnell is
dry" town Always was and always
will be. Realizing 'his. how appro-
pirate are the three water bubblers in
different parts of the room. In some
wet towns some of the banks fail to
carping critic, those cut flowers every
day. How can man get down to
business and figure interest and prin-
cipal with such surroundings? Its too
esthetic. And when the electroiers be-
gin to shine the whole inside of that
bank is electrolierizeds. 1t is so light
inside one sees all the co.ors of the
cut flowers. All this in bank not run
by boys, but gray haired men. To be
sure there are some nice young men
there. but common report is that the
directors "let George do it."
And If the town Of Grinnell has some
things way ahead Of the times" it has
reactionaries of the strongest type. One
citizen there favors making whisky
free. Take off all government taxes.
Let the groceries sell it the same as
vinegar and mola sses. Then 1t would
be so cheap no one would care to adul-
terate it. Another voter says it is all
nonsense to vaccinate for smallpox or
hog cholera. And retired farmer
thinks this Anes business all d. fool
ishness. When he was running his
farm, when he got ready to plant corn
he scooped up from the bottom Of his
corn crib the shelled out corn, planted
1t at the right time Of the moon and
got as good a crop as his neighbors
And it looks to him as tho some news
paper men were being paid big money
by cement manufacturers to talk good
roads.