Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-25
Looker-On In Iona

over the Story City branch showed the
trains running closely on time and
hardly kick from the business men
and citizens. Some claim this good
and regular service is the result of dull
trade, and shows the railroad crews
can and will keep up the present good
work till swamped by overwork. In this
column an apology is due the M. & st.
L. for what has been said concerning
the lack Of drinking water. At the pres
ent time there is plenty of good iced
water. Now the 3year- old youngsters
can get a drink every five minutes and
play with the faucet, getting them
selves wet thru, while the unconscious
mother sits comfortably in the car seat
reading the latest magazine.
$50
It is claimed every town in Tama
county is or soon will be using oil for
sprinkling the streets. Some doubt ex-
lists concerning the ACCESSIBILITY OF
using oil on asphaltum or brick paving,
but experience has proved that the
dust can be kept down at less expense
even If oil costs 5 cents gallon than
the use Of sufficient water to do as
good a Job The town of Traer is do
ing considerable work in rounding up
the streets before applying the oil. And
where the oil is used on pavements OF
any kind, 1t has been found good
plan to cover the oil with thin coat
ing of sand This prevents tracking
in to the stores and residences, COM
position of oil, mud, etc.
The substitution Of cement and iron
for wood is one of the noticeable things
of this century. Telegraph and tel
ephone poles have gradually increased
in cost till now the telephone COM
panies are using steel poles in many
places. Cement posts in place of cedar
are sold in many lumber yards Out
of the car windows everywhere are
seen all new small bridges made OF ce-
ment The cost of two-inch oak pianRS
has ended their use on bridges, culverts
and street crossings.
In furniture store window the other
day the writer saw notice, on eooo
sized card, of the death OF Mrs. Blank,
funeral services at the NJ. E. church,
o. m. Thursday" AT an undertakers
room such a sign seemed quite nat
ural and probably was means TO tell
ing many when and where the tunerai
would take place.
At the hotel in Traer we frequently
have baked squads for dinner. Some
body makes business of raising
SQUADS and the hotel man Is not only
a regular purchaser but the guests OF
the hotel, nine out OF ten, take squad
in theirs" every time they are on the
bill OF fare And this suggests that II
OF our town jewellers would raise gar
den stuff for hotel trade it would be
a good thing for hotels, their guests
and the truck raisers. One old man
in a small Iowa town sold SIS worth
OF tomatoes to one hotel last season.
He has a small hot house, using an OLD
stove and sold his first tomatoes at
20 cents pound. Finally he was glad
to sell them at 25 cents peck ana
even at this low price, it paid good
money Radishes at cents bunch is
q good business. One man Is now sell
ing 50 worth a week to the hotel IN
town. And eggs and butter and poui-
try II furnished the hotel regularly
always brings a little above store
prices, and also spot cash. There's
banker in an Iowa town VINO likes
COWS" He keeps three good ones.
Takes personal care of them and per-
sonally sells the milk. He sells the
hotel in town enough milk and cream
to pay the winters feed and the sum
mer.s pasture. besides supplying mas
family wants and few neishbors. "
course this garden stuff, and miks,
eggs, butter and poultry business re-
ouires some work. So does preaching,
but both pay If well done.
Perhaps the best argument against
J free seeds distribution is shown in our
Iowa gardens just now. Radish and let
tuce seed from Uncle Sam can not
compare with the same seeds bought
at the stores In two gardens side by
side, same sunshine. same rain, same
time planting and the store seeds are
NAV ahead in size and quality. DOn,t