Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-05
KENTUCKY "coLoNEL" GETS BY
WITH FAIRY TALES AND COL.
LEcrs CASH THEREFOR.
OPERATES IN AMES AND
ALSO IN MARsHALLToWN
Wanted 70 Buy Iowa Land and Had tho
Cash From Sale Of Kentucky Coal
Lands. His Story Went-Also Had
Fine Crop Of Peaohes-Victins Paid
Express Thereon--Peaehes Still Due.

Ames, Aug. Sit Is not all pleasure
and profit in the real estate game. tho
thru the greater part of the deals there
may simmer a bit Of JOY feeling. Meth
err are all the easy marks engaged in
some other line of business.
A new game has rather been refer
know about It, much to their sorrow,
while others have much to learn, The
story runs something like this:
Col. Paree Severe came drifting into
Ames. He let it be known that he was
from old Kentucky. where they not
only grew pretty women, blue grass
and race bosses. but. peachcs-think OF
it, peaches. Anyway the Colonel let
it he further know nthat he had mar
ricd Il northern girl. and she wanted to
come back to Iowa and make her
home. With the colonel it made no
difference where they resided. just so
long as he had those northern eyes to
let love beams come his way. He
might be interested in the purchase of
a farm, hereabouts or some place else.
Course his wife preferred Iowa and ne
was shown many and many farms.
There were many but things that did
not suit him entirely. but he told the
fellows that. just to show that he was
a good fellow. he would have grea
baskets of lucious peaches sent them
if they would pay the express. 1t was
learned the express would be about
81 per bushel for the Kentucky fruit
and those wanting to sell n farm, those
who owned the farms and those who
wanted peaches, made themselves 81
thoroughly IN the good graces of the
colonel that he took their 81 and prom
Used to have the peaches on the way in
short order.
Springs Fairy Tale.
The colonel had fairy tale that
was a mile long and told Of selling
| his farm in "Old Kentuck" to the
Sexum Coal COMPANY and when il
came time to buy he had the cash tC
place down for the farm. II was such
, lead on that real estate men made
| every effort to please him and when il
was found that some person had "stol-
en-" his grip. the dealer came forth
with his Sunday shirt. bedecked the
the colonel suggested that he might
buy at some other point where there
was "likker" he was taken ITO such a
place. AS between the two real estate
firms they carted the man all about
the country. He was furnished his
meals. and up in Minnesota where he
had been taken, he had all the '"likker'
| he wanted. He lead a gay life and hat
Il happy and easy time.
Then letters were sent down to The
Kentucky point Where he claimed q
/ home regarding the peaches, wdhicf
had failed to arrive. The real es-
tate men began to grow cold toward
him, and the men who had paid for
their peaches wanted to know when
the peaches were going to arrive
About this time the colonel thought it
was time to leave. There was the word
passed about the city that the man had
left. The real estate fellows grew bus
Ter than ever. They learned he had
gone over to Marshalltown and sent
letters to learn what he was doing
All hope died when the replies came
back. They all read practically the
same and were to the effect:e The
SOAoiSl Us VIC al oIucIcu
Kentucky peaches. We took him from
Minnesota to the dry lands of Nebras-
ka and Kansas. He seemed to like to
travel and wherever ne is ne is wear
ing a new shirt of Marshalltown real
estate dealer" ~
Hope is dead and some place t. .
colonel is probably telling the story
Of selling his Kentucky farm, his
wife wanting to come to this or that
section-and, selling peaches as he par
AIDES in the clothes Of some real estate
dealer. -..