Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-20
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London policemen have been forbid
den TO wear tan shoes on the ground
that they are too stylish" Is her
majesty's government trying to boom
this particular style?
The representative of an eastern syn
dictate has secured an option on 5000
acres of land in Clay county, Illinois,
for the purpose of locating French colo
nists.
A street railway company in Mar
shall, Mich has agreed to accept the
franchise offered by the city council
which provides that the company shall
pay $1,000 to the town, to be applied on
street paving and shall sell eight rides
for a quarter. Work of laying the
tracks is to begin at once. There are
other Marshalls that would like to be in
a similar boat.
1 According TO Washington corre-
spondent owing to the heavy demand
FLOR small change famine in silver
Fractional currency is threatened
During the last two weeks sl.5o0,oo0 in
4 fractional silver has been withdrawn
from the treasury, leaving balance of
a little more than $3o00.oo0. AT the
Z! close of the last fiscal year there was
s12, 600, 600 worth of this fractional cur
lrency in stock. Inasmuch as the with
drawais for a number of years UP to
1 1898 amounted to about $l.500,000 annu-
tally the increase in the demand for the
lcurrency is regarded by the Treasury
i officials as one of the most significant
signs of prosperous times. The treas
Jury officials are somewhat worried over
the situation, as there is no law provid-
ling for the coinage of additional frac-
j tional currency, and it is feared it will
Ebe Impossible TO honor acquisitions for
4 these coins within a short time.
If New York City is really hard up
for funds it might come west and bor-
row money at low rates.
The Tribune reports that Chicago is
pleading for servant girls. Employment
4 agencies and individuals are ransackine
1.-The city and available neighborine
towns for either raw or inexperienced
material. but the demand continues te
outstrip the supply.
e The theory about labor-saving ma
6 chinery injuring the workingman ha.
6 again been refuted, this time at Palmy
Il ra Mo. When that town purchased ;
rock crusher it was claimed that larg
number of men would be thrown out o
! employment, but for every man re
leased from breaking rock two hav
found work at teamng or laying mac
!. adam.
al Until twenty years ago the statute
|of Massachusetts imposed fine of 81
on every one found travelling on Sun
day, except for necessity or charity
: The query is whether the omission 9
q this fine is regarded as evolution?
Regarding the extension of the Hi
nois Central railroad to Omaha the an
= nual report of that road says: "Th
Fort Dodge & Omaha Railroad Com
q pany is now building and is expected t
e complete during the current calenda
is year a railroad from Tara station. nea
Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Council Bluffs
= Iowa-130 miles. The grades on thi
~ line nowhere exceed twenty-six feet
= the mile and the curves are very ligh
~ 1t is confidently expected that, throug
IS its construction and control, we will st
sr cure a fair share of the business of On
aha, Neb., and of the transcontinent:
M passing through that city. Omaha ar
Council Bluffs taken together have
- population not far from 100000"
-, Congressman McCleary, Of MINES
in, Ia, SAID In an interview at seattle TN
u congress would next winter probab
more firmly establish the gold standal
at and take action to protect the gold r
I'D serve from the endless chain.
er
va Congressman Dalzell, of Pennsylv
-, MIA, a member of the house caucus cor
,rs mittee on currency reform, admits TIL
,is the house and senate are still far apa
IL on the question of financial legislatio
or I'VE can not tell" he said, rin deta
an what the legislation on finance will