Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-02

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national elections anywhere from l.S0t
to 1900 republican majority. but they
to notion to elect democrat. 1t q
safe to assume Mr.. Schmedeka 10 &
local optiOnist, AZ his political party
favors that plan Of handling the Liquor
question. But Hardin county as q re-
publican count yin sympathy with the
state republican platform, said nc
liquor legislation this term of the leg
lature. However that did not prevent
Hardin county's democratic represent
tative Joining in with extreme prohibi-
tionists and voting to kill the mulct
law. The same peculiar state Of at
fairs comes out on the good roads
question. Hundreds Of names, SO the
writer is told. were attached to petit
tions to support the state highway
commission but Mr.. Schmedeka evil
IDENTIFY thought there were hundreds OF
others who wanted 1t killed, so ne
helped prepare the corpse
It has been mentioned in the T.-R..
that Iowa Falls and Eldora, were tired
Of 'scrapping." Had decided to bury
the hatchet. In every political hight
they have noticed the gains made 10y
the democrats. So when it became
necessary to appoint two new super
visors there was gathering Of promi-
nent republicans representing both
towns and the appointments made
were the result of the ''confiab." Just
to see if this EZRA Of good feeling" was
general and sincere, this scribe in
terviewed prominent local republi-
can here and asked about things. He
said: From some quarters come
criticism of the county appointive
board for naming two democrats, cit
ing the fact that after the first OF the
year, the majority of the board Will
be democratic and all the members will
live in the south part of the county
But the majority Of the people are
broadminded enough to recognize the
ability of the men on the board and
believe that the board will administer
the affairs of the county as wohle
and not allow residence to interfere
with the discharge Of their official
duties. North Hardin will get square
deal, they believe, even If none OF the
supervisors live north Of the Mason
and Dixon line" That kind of talk
has the true ring.
There is a large number OF unem-
ployed men in all of our Iowa towns.
It Is affecting all kinds OF business
One would suppose the barber busi-
ness would be the last to feel 1t. But
one Of the best shops in an Iowa town
reports trade very dull this winter
Says many laboring men now shave
only once week and have their wives
cut their hair. When asked il 1t was
probable that hair cutting would be
raised to IS cents, said it was more
likely to go back to 10 cents shaves
and scent neck shaves.. He knows OF
many laboring men who have been idle
all winter, especially In the country
town where no manufacturing is car
ried on. and such men shave them
selves. A laboring man from the lum-
Der country tells of men glad to work
in the lumber camp this winter for Is
a month and board. where formerly as
high as $40 month was paid. Another
man on the train said he was going
to work on an Iowa farm for $40 q
month, board and washing. Had been
tending bar all winter for $1s week
but working on q farm saved twice
as much. Another man told OF case
where men were glad to unload coal
at 6 cents a ton. this in an Iowa town
where 20 cents q ton was at one time
paid for the same work. Things have
changed somewhat. We had a lot
OF voters at the last general election
who voted for change.