Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-06
Waysjde Notes and Impressions
By A, .. Scouqal,


We'll, it is chust like dis said a pros
porous business man Of Tama one day
recently. " am a pro German. First
L am for Tama, then | am for Tama
county, then l am for Iowa, and then
am for the United States. Butt
got two sisters in Germany. an dey
have sons in the German army. and /
am sorry for my sisters and for those
boys. And that's the reason they says
I am q prO-German. i been in dis
country thirty-seven years. / made
every cent got right here IN Tama. l
educated my children here, und be-
cause j feel sorry for mine sisters
lot Of folks says | am d pro- German"
Il. A. Benn is one of the real pio-
neers Of Tama county. He has been u
reader Of the Marshalltown Times and
its successor for more than fifty years,
and says it does not seem so very long
ago since it cost $12 year instead OF
81, as now. Mr.. Benn, now ~ years OLD,
was assistant postmaster of the old
Green Mountain postoffice fifty-five
years ago. HIS father was postmaster,
and tho only 8 boy Of IL he was the
deputized assistant. He knew every
man living between Gladbrook and
Marshalltown fifty years ago. He was
in Marshalltown the night the news
came that Lee had surrendered, and he
says he we'll remembers that the ex-
element on that occasion was great.
He settled in Gladbrook when Union
Grovsgwas the jumping off place.
G. R. 'Wrage, the hot stuff manu-
facturer of Gladbrook, tells good
short story Of how one German accused
another one OF being a pro-German.
We'll, you speak German, don't your"
asked one of the other. NAV, not
lately was the reply.
Eighty acres Of land adjoining the
town Of Conrad known as the 'Ad"
Barnes place. four weeks ago sold for
1915 an acre. This week the same prop
erty changed ownership again for
consideration Of $500 an acre. Now 1t
is thought the present owner will not
part with the land unless an equally
inviting margin Of profit is rendered
for the title.
= I-tch,ns a farmer living five
miles southwest Of Written, on Tues
day brought 70 market at Conrad a
load of five hogs. They weighed 1,54O
pounds. He accepted $1S hundred
for them, and took to the bank check
for s2m.2O. or s55.44 head. Mr..
Hutch,ns is a North Carolinan who
came to Iowa in 1866 with his parents.
He has farmed all his life and has
made it pay He has titled the soil In
Indiana, and in the state Of Washing
ton, having spent fourteen years In the
former state and two years near Pom
eroy, Wash. He is a tenant farmer and
owns no Iowa land except home IN
Conrad. He has made enough money
TO buy a big farm Of Iowa soil at $3.50
an acre. but prefers to invest his money
In other channels. The farm he no"
lives on Gao acres) recently sold TOR
s24o an acre to a man who will move
onto it as soon as Mr.. Hutchins' lease
expires next spring. Mr.. Hutchins has
been paving $1,000 cash rent for the
place.
T. p. Chrisman, /of near Written. Is
one farmer who believes that a daily
newspaper pays its way in home.
err instance" as Dooley used to say,
only a. few months ago Mr. Chrisman
and his neighbor had two wagon loads
of hogs to sell. Mr.. Chrisman's neigh
bor did nor !a.. daily ncwsnanar
and he sold his hogs for S14 a hundred
while Chrisman saw by his paper that
they were worth more money. tic de-
manded Il and sold his two loads FOR
s14.25 hundred.
n Binder of Conrad. recently sold
quarter section Of Grnndy county Ian"
~ eoes an acre which he bought only
,,fteen wears ago for $50 an acre. TINS
e. an increase Of s170 an acre for the
ner,od stated, or s11s7 an aero year.
The present wave Of prosperity has
M last reached the railroad section
hands. beginning with Oct. ! they Will
receive 1925 dav for their labor. IN
the hard times OF 1892 to 1887 these
men got but 20 cents a day. Now they
support. wives and families and sub