Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-15
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Iowa Falls. Jan. 1.-THE Toe men OF
Iowa are a set Of optimists. Because
in some places the ice is only nine OF
ten inches thick and there Is no work
going on. These men say Wen nave
plenty of cold weather yet and are
patiently waiting for the ice to meas
ure twelve to fourteen inches. Az
Steamboat Rock frequently there Is
string of loaded ice wagons as far as
one can see from the depot and cars
are loaded in short order. This year
there is considerable competition
among the ice cutters. and men IN
towns where they ship In ice are get
ting the benefit Of 1t. Dealers in one
town showed the writer figures where
they can save IS a car by ordering OF
the other fellow" And while the av-
erage ice man says and claims we are
sure of two crops IN Iowa. corn and
ice, it is noticeable with all offers to
deliver on track hero at - ton
there's always a clause about weather
and ability to get cars. In others these
optimistic Ice men are not sure but a
January thaw will ruin the present ice
crop.
1t is more than probable that Iowa
Falls has the oldest barber in the
United States. George w. Payne. of
this town. now in his 18th year, is run
ming an up-to date shop, working at
his trade six days in a week and stays
Saturday night as long as anybody Is
around" He commenced as a boy Is
years old and has worked continuously
( ever since. He has been in shop here
forty mine years. One more blow for
DR.. Osler.
Eldora has what is known as
Pierce's addition. For the west 1t is
peculiar in this, the streets are paved.
so are the sidewalks. water pipes laid
as we'll as sewer pipes. all this before
lots were sold or houses built Even
shade trees were set out before a
building was on the addition. All Of
which shows we are getting civilized.
Such things are common enough in the
effete east, but in the wild and woody
west Iowa seems to be ahead in this
kind of real estate deal.
Wonder if the farmers Of Iowa are
i thankful enough? Wonder il they are
! compa ring the prices OF their products
here in Iowa with those of the west
| and south. Last week in one town
| they were buying a big lot OF shelled
corn for 81 II cents per bushel. Hogs
! ! cents, cattle almost any price, horses
! going up in price every day and buy
! ers everywhere. To be sure all this Is
on high priced land, high taxes and
! high hired help. But compare on!
Iowa farmers affairs today with the
cotton grower of the south. Read about
| the apple crop in the irrigation lands
! OF the west Thousands Of bushels thai
viii not be marketed. And the grape
/ fruit growers are bewailing their lot
| In Marshalltown last week retail
/ prices were as low as at many places
!! in Florida
And this Is not all. The eas'
has more unemployed men at the
/ present time than for years. Carstens
Brothers. Of Ackley, small Hardin
county town, are working regularl,
! sixteen 10 twenty men in their hard
ware, plumbing and furnace business
Last week a Philadelphia steam fittel
went TO work for them, and says over a
| thousand steamftters are idle In Phil
adelphia- SO our Iowa merchants ought
TO be thankful they are not In business
where SO many menjare idle.
Anu lIdbtililS I1eu SAfii % uLSsfly cds>t'
err firms shifting their travelling mel
from the manufacturing to the agri
cultural districts of the country.
Some years ago when Story count.
built q new court house, they finished
off a suite of rooms for the judges
Comfortable bed and sitting room
Other counties followed suit till nov
in the Eleventh judicial district all ou
two court houses have such accommo
dations ANY one visiting count
seat town during court time. knows 0
the crowded condition of the hotel:
and this arrangement for the accom-
mediation OF the judges is certainly
sensible thing. 1t compares favorabl
with one county where the jail Is 10
Gated on the top floor OF a $4,000 cour
house. One of these days when som
jail bird comes down with smallpox /
that jail 1t will ne some job" to fumi
| gate the whole court house.