Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-31


the high figure Of 1851, and percent
he said here that two,,years of opera
con OF consolidated school appears
to quiet the enthusiasm Of the advo-
cate and stills the criticism of the OPP
ponent. The thing rs a complete sue
cess and people. quit talking about it
as they did about telephones and other
innovations at a time when they were
such. One man in the Hanself district
did say that he worked with all his
might against the project but that he
is for consolidation now
In his announcement Mr.. Henderson
says Of his Consolidated schools
Numerous inquiries are received
relative TO our consolidated schools,
the successfulness OF each is becoming
hDown thruout- the state. These
schools evidence therfact that they are
The means Of securing Z and .gholding
trained teachers. whose time and
4a'bors' are SO divided that rtheyt may
do the most effective work. A VISIT to
ary Of our Consolidated schools Is the
hest argument that consolidation IS a
sTeat move inslthel right educational
direction. Provision is made for a bet
ter and broader education right at the
homes of our boys and girls, where op-.
portun!ties and environments are un-
equalled."
Morgan township. OF Franklin coun-
ty. after consideration of the. matter
q. cided in favor of the district school
plan and is building nifie new buildings
ior the sites OF the old ones. These
new structures will be a marked i'm
rrovement over the old fashioned one
room building. however, and the dis
grace TO the Iowa school system" will
not be in evidence much longer; ex-
cept as hog house Or granary an ong
the outbuildings on the Morgan town
ship farms.
A large Franklin county farm is be-
iLg made over. New buildings, new
owner, new tenant, new everything.
Where are you going?" was asked the
man who has been in charge of the
farm for several years. He didn't
Know. Wanted to get a small farm
and away from the hired help problem.
Gould find plenty of 200 acre places
cut the smaller ones were mighty
scarce. Just think Of It," he went on,
only about one week OF corn picking
so far and my neighbor over there has
already had four hired men, one at a
time. He pays good wages too. There's
no reason why he couldn't keep a
man." This was repeated to a neigh
boring farmer who said, We'll, I'VE
had seven different men in the past
season. The six who have quit have
left in perfect good nature, some of
them went to considerable trouble to
ind other men to take their places. /
used them right and they all admitted
as much but they simply wouldn't
stay. Last Saturday evening took
my car and hired man and Went to
town several miles away. Didn't have
wanted to go and took him." In an
other part Of the county the ewEer Of
an eighty-acre farm is receiv nj, from
one to five applications from would -be
tenants every day Of his life. 1t does
look as tho the small farm Is about to
come into its own in this part of the
country. As one man would have it,
1.-THE hired man will cut the farms in
this state in two and thereby put him
self, as such, out Of existence"
Dreams do come true sometimes.
One did at least. This Is the story told
by the farmer as he paused for little
while way out In the cornfield. III dis
aster doesn't overtake me in the next
thirty days Tn going to pay off the
last hundred dollars OF Indebtedness on
This farm. Twenty-seven years we
have lived here and thru all that time
there. has been a mortgage on the
place. Before we came /, told my wife
hoped to have forty or eighty-acre
farm clear Of incumbrance by the time
reached the half century mark
will be there within q few weeks and
this eighty will be clear of debt be-
fore that day. OF course / didn't
dream that my eighty would be worth
SCI, 900 nor that ] would have left per-
sonal property worth $4,000. We
didn't dream in such big figures then
The personal found on an average
farm these days Is valued higher than
the farm was when began farming
| G. q. Wilson.
Raises Potatoes In Town.
Thurman, Oct 31.--M1 George Tay-
iors retired farmer living in Thurman
raised 237 bushels Of potatoes on one
! acre OF land on his place here In town