Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-12
Waysjde Notes and Impressions
BY A. d. scougal.

did Henry George when a sailor before
the mast. He saw the rails Of the
Minneapolis & St. Louis being laid. and
over them the first train. He saw
the old Albion seminary, wherein he
later was student, and his mind car
ried him back TO many familiar scene
and happy day. Mr.. Cowgirl now has
reached tho brown October" days OF
life he has travelled the wide world
around and Is busy with his mind in
interpreting the meaning OF 1t all. lie
has given to the world Of his cheer and
been friend and brother to man all
along the pathway. He has held some
Of the leading Methodist pulpits OF
Minnesota and OF California: has been
a delegate to two quadrennial confer
ences of the Methodist organization
and has held the position Of district
superintendent. One OF his sons is a
practicing physician of South Dakota.
another is an instructor in Leland
Stanford University. and still another
has enlisted for service in the war.
This boy Of Albion has stood at Jacobs
well, has been at Joppa and to all the
sacred places Of history. and now re-
grets that he has fallen upon time
when the perpetuity of his government
Is assailed by foreign foe and despot.
A fisher Of men and shepherd Of souls
In storm frayed country, he returns
to the grazing grounds Of his youth
and longs for a glimpse of vista that
was. But 1t was not there, and his
search for friends Of halcyon days was
poorly rewarded in numbers-just a
few--a distant relative here and there.
Humble In spirit and rich in contem.
plation, after a day none too gladstone
in physical aspect, Mr.. Cowgirl board
ed the train, and pursued his journey
to his home in California He now has
been a resident Of that state nine years.
He came back to Minnesota on the in
vitation Of church which was a
former charge to appear on a COM
memorative program. his expenses all
paid. Having a few days to spare the
Methodist minister came to MARSHALL
town and to Albion.
A sister, Mrs. Forrest E. Smith. who
lives at Marietta, received visit from
her distinguished brother during his
short stay in these parts.
Sixty years ago on the 31st OF Octo-
ber Daniel A. Rudy. of Liscomb. ar
rived with his father from Stark
county Ohio, and settled on a farm a
quarter Of a mile from the Hardin and
Grundy county line. At that time one
log house and one frame house COM
prised the town Of Llscomb. The state
census Of 1915 gave the town popula-
ton as 354.
Samuel Eggleston, II years old and
still on the hopeful side Of life. Is one
of the old timers in and around Lis
comb. In his younger years he was a
railroad engineer. and he was one who
helped to lay the Northwestern track
from Cedar Rapids west. way back in
the early days. He was one OF the
roads popular engineers and was on
friendly terms with many Of the ofri-
Gals Of those days. However. he tired
Of the railroad life forty years ago and
climbed down out OF his cab forever.
He located on a small farm which Is in
the corporation Of Liscomb. He says
he did not then know barley from
broom corn, but he made the effort and
has been there since, where he earned
competency sufficient to the needs
of man and wife far beyond the half
century mark in age. He is happy and
satisfied This fall he is feeding his
soft corn to forty seven as fine pigs
as one cares to look upon. and they