Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-14

During these years Peter met many OF
the nations celebrities and established
wide acquaintance among Iowans.
He became acquainted with the great
and near great, and absorbed many or
the best qualities of the real great.
He is humble and unassuming - and
never forgets, He had love affair
once, and was disappointed. They
say Swede Is stubborn and set In
his ways" said Peter in telling the
incident II am Swede. have never
since met a woman / loved. guess
never shall" Peters achievement in
life is source Of pride to him because
it has come by hard labor and years
of patience-a third of q century. His
kindly face bears the mark of sorrow
and Of genuine sympathy for his fell
low men. He has proved the truth or
the proverb, "Seest thou a man dill
gent in his business, he shall stand
before kings" Peter has stood before
the uncrowned kings and queens OF
his adopted country. Every step VI
the road from the sawmill to pros
porous hotel proprietor has been fought
for with a will to do or drop in his
tracks in the effort. He has been faith
full in many things, and his reward has
not only been ample from a financial
standpoint, but has brought the rich
harvest Of love. friendship and implicit
confidence Of all who know him.
H S. MCGOWAN, the noted chautau-
qua lecturer who lives at Grinnell, is
another of the interesting men of Iowa
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ence and has been the inspiration OF
many a young mans determination TO
win success in life. A few years ago
he visited in Sioux City his brother
Joseph S. MCGOWAN, who then was
principal of the high school OF that
city. The lecturers schoolmaster broth
er planned a little spread on the &C.
cation Of the visit, and among those
invited to participate was the secretary
of the Y. NJ C, A. at Sioux City. Rev.
e. C. Wolcott, formerly a Congresa-
tional minister The host asked Mr..
.Wolcott to preside at the gathering OF
friends, and therein was the lecturer
given one of the surprises of his life
that fairly mastered his emotions for
the time being. In introducing the leo
turer, MIR. Wolcott started out in about
this way: Friends, before introducing
the next speaker, the guest Of this
happy occasion, I can not proceed
without telling a story When I was
a Young fellow in my teens had bor-
rowed and earned all the money L
could and took 1t with me to Penn Col
lege, where had hopes Of working my
way thru and getting ar education.
The amount was about $3.50, which dd
not last me thru the term, and so in a
fit of disgust i thought the JOB or
earning an education was too much
for me. Accordingly I packed my trunh
and valise and planned to go back and
get a job by the month and work on a
farm. However the day I packed my
trunk and grip l recollected had
a lyceum course ticket, all used up
with the exception of the last number,
which was to be on the evening of the
day mentioned l went as sort OF
amusement, because l had the ticket
and because / was blue and sick at
heart over my failure to do as 1 had
planned. Well, went that night and
heard H. S. MCGOWAN on Kings and
Queens Crowned and Uncrowned.'
splration that night that went to my
ROOM cut the rope on my trunk and
resolved to stick to the finish I gO1
job saving, wood the next day, and
I completed the course at Penn Cor
lege. I have never seen that lecturer
again until today. and he is the guest
of this evenings joyous gathering, and
it is one of the greatest moments OF
my life to be accorded the honor and
privilege CT introducing him to you
here in Sioux City tonight-H. S. Nc
'Cowan, brother Of our Joseph, principal
of the Sioux City high school"
And Mr.. MCGOWAN took some mo-
mcnts to regain his composure.
Two young fellows, Messrs. Dool and
Ratliff, who last March purchased the
Hubbard Monitor and converted it into
the ,MidWeel1 Review have had sigma
success as country newspaper publish
ers. A year ago they We're humble en-
ployes in weekly newspaper offics $
with ambition to burn their bridge
behind them and get into business for
themselves. They did so and have
made it pay beyond their expectations
Last month they put on Il sixteen-page
liberty loan edition, with 1000 inches
Of advertisements. They are pleasing
the business men of Hubbard by pub
fishing newsy home paper. They
have placed an order for a typesettine
machine, and they purpose the instai'
1ation of other improvements in their
office that are to meet the needs of a
prosperous and growing business.
C. r. Susmilch, of Eldora, forty live
years ago came to LiSComb He
brought with him a pair of Overalls, a
hickory shirt and one suspender. He
has been making money ever since. he
has saved up his rocks" an now has
"plenty of tobacco in his own tobacco
tox," like the thrifty sailor of the
song of comic opera days. He has been
O. retired and wealthy farmer for ten or
a dozen years now, has devoted much OF
his time to reading and being of a
disputat!ous temperament, he enlivens
the conversation Of every little crowd
Of men that gathers around him.
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