Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-21
MORE CATTLE AND HOGS TO BE
FATTENEp THAN IN
RECENT YEARS.
DUE TO LARGE CORN
YIELD AND GOOD PIG CROP.
Elderly lisoomb Couple Go West and
Prove Up on Claim in Dry Farming
Distriet--"jim' Gould In Livery
Business at Same Place For Forty
Six Ysars-Wilson's Observations.
Special to Times Republican.

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Liscomb, Oct. 2l.--If the local situa
ton is at all representative of the stat,
| IN general, Iowa will furnish the liy'
stock markets with an unusua
volume OF finished product this season
A local stock dealer asserts that NOR,
hogs and cattle viii be fed this yeal
in this vicinity than has Deen the cast
in the last twenty years. Authorize:
in this matter have been predicting
a light feeding season and the dealer
quoted could give no reason for the UNI
usual activity in his territory excep
that a big crop Of corn IS about to bt
gathered and that the swine crop AIS
is abundant
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Clark, Of LIS
comb, have recently completed wha,
has been attempted by various other
elderly people in late years, Wig: the
h0mesteading OF western land, and In
this case with entire success. For
three seasons they have been holding
DOWN a half section OF Wyoming
dry farming land, have fulfilled the
requirements and own the farm. They
are located near the site of the state
fair grounds and have a collection OF
siXty-four premium ribbons to show
tor their efforts in farming with less
than twenty inches of rainfall"
Jim" Gould, Of Liscomb in probably
the only man in Marshall county who
has conducted a business at a single
headquarters for as long a period as
forty-six years. Mr.. Gould Is livery
man and one Of the few who still
keep exclusive livery teams. In the
palmy days Of the business he kept
sixteen horses but modern methods Of
transportation have reduced this NUM-
Der to four. For four years or during
the middle 7o's he was mail carrier on
g dfty-five mile route that included
the post offices of Lisconb, Vienna No.
2. Badger Hill. Fatrhaven and Crystal.
He made the trip once a week and
received $1,000 yearly for the job. A
remarkable feature of this mans
business Is that Tor thirty-tnree years,
with a very few Interruptions he has
driven the same travelling man, Mr..
Harry Roberts, Of hampton. Iowa,
FROM Liscomb across country to the
town of Beanaan every two weeks
thru out the whole period, which is also
saying something for Roberts also as
Slayer" Another road man on the
same territory in a still earlier day
had method of doing business that
would not be much of a success in
these times, When he arrived for the
trip the team was httched TO a surrey,
the traveller with hts outfit consisting
Of the usual equipment to which was
added big bottle Of whiskey was
placed in the back seat" sne on ar
rival Mr.. Travelling Man was awaken
ed just as travelling men are called
N these days by hote! clerks, from
natural slumber at $50 D. m. While
on the subject of long-tenn employ
ment it might as well be mentioned
that Mr.. Gould, for the last thirty
years has conducted a harness shop IN
connection with his livery business
and that one man. Mr.. L. L. Fellows,
has been In charge CT this department
for almost twenty years.
In the town Of Beaman there is az
example Of what Is possible Of accom-
plishment by a man working under a
most serious physical handicap. w
A. Nickerson, business man there Is
totally blind. He Is the proprietor Of
harness business which he has con-
Quoted successfully for ten years
During a part of this time he has kept
repair man" and he finds it neces-
sary to have someone read his CORES
pondence. invoices. etc. The rest Of II
he does himself, the janitor work and
all. He writes hts own business let
ters, using a typewriter in the work
When business is slack he makes fish
cord, flynets and they are real" nets
altho he says that one Henry Ford and
certain other automobile manufactur-