Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-04
LOCAL COMMENT.
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Observation-Disclosures
Many lose their votes each year since
the new law went into effect because
they do not reach the polls until they
are closed. The polling places close
promptly at o'clock p. M, and all +;
hour. The opening hour is Z O'clock
"a. m.
What has become of that public park
committee selected to prepare plans for
presentation at citizens meeting? So
far it hasn't been heard from.
The Hon. Fred White was actually
Illustrated during his address in this
Lefty. There was considerable curiosity,
especially on the part of republicans.
to see the democratic upholder of
| Aguinaldo, as there would be to get
| glimpse of Atkinson and others. Even
some of the democrats seemed DESTROYS
Iof getting only a look at their leader IN
Iowa, and as consequence of this
lcuriosty there was quite crowd COM
ling and going to and from the door of |
the east court room during his entire /
4 address, Mr.. White abandoned the I
4 thread of his discourse at least half I
i dozen times and endeavored to coax (
4 the outside crowds into the room ana
ito the vacant chairs. Chairman Charley
Henry stood on the outside wearing his
best smile and tried to coax also. but
too many desired only to see and not to
hear. Mr.. White appeared to feel that
4 he was looked upon as sort of NOM
Z strosity.
The people have not responded TO the
appeal of Miss Blanche Packard FOR
small contributions to go towards the
! erection of monument TO the memory
of the brave army nurses who served
lin the recent war. In communication
: Ito the T.-R. she says: Several weeks
lago I was asked to aid the fund TOT
building monument in Arlington
! cemetery in honor of the nurses who
j, died in the Spanish-American war. SO
!. through your paper l asked Tor contrl-
!, buttons. l think i ought now to make
!, imy report. 1t reads thus:
/ Received. ....... .sVVVV
: Now am sure a dime or quarter
: will not be missed. and the dimes soon
make dollars. If any one wishes to help
!, build the monument, if they will leave
: the money with their names either at
M. F. Andrews or c.. j. Lander's stores,
I will send the money with the names
Ito New York next week" One hun
= dred dollars ought to be raised In Mar
! shalltown for so worthy cause WITH
:, out any further action being necessary
/, than the mere request.
-
:, 1t is understood that number of
: Those ambitious to fill county offices
!, are trimming their sails in order to be
lin readiness to catch the first favoraole
:. breeze after the excitement of the COM
? ling election has blown over. While the
= early bird is sometimes the winner this
= lis not always the case in politics and
sometimes success comes to those who
walt. The people as rule don't Ike
= long campaigns in this day and age,
and while they might forgive, they
= might also forget the overly aggres-
= siye candidate when it came to nomin-
= ating a ticket. The people will want
rest from politics for few months
after Nov. Z.
:. A few musical critics have expressed
= their displeasure with the report OF the
Max Bendix concert as gwen IN tnese
columns a few days ago. To them il
4lSnOulQ De Sdlu lIldl Lie PicPSA ~ $3.50
]. of a newspaper in reporting an event oil
OF this kind is to tell as nearly as possible
rs what the verdict of the audience was
lg This was done as truly as it is possible
y, for any set of persons to decide. The
ne report may have failed in according Il
lie the yiolinist the credit he deserves foi
III being one of the very few finest per
re formers on that instrument in thl:
country today, but there was no mis-
OF taking the fact that he fell far short o.
or winning the entire sympathy of hi!
n audience. His genius may have beer
too much for the 'oi populoi, but 1t Il
not for this paper to say that IT wa
not.
s. The cheer that broke forth in tn
Cousins meeting Thursday evening a
s. sn the speakers suggestion to vote tn
~ straight Republican ticket from top t
ia bottom was a promising omen for re
iis publican success at the polls next week
'e IL there is any man who can see
e single reason for supporting democrati
: principles this year let him vote tina
-. ticket-he deserves no better fate
- but If a man Is in sympathy with re
- publicanism he is mighty mean sor
M of a person If he fails to give the re
~ publican ticket MS undiVloeo supper
:. The local men on that ticket are tn
=, best citizens this county affords, not
NJ, single weak man in the lot, and II a
indications may be believed every on
To- will poll great big majority on mex
~. Tuesday.
eat You try it. II chiloh's Cough an
AZ Consumption Cure. which is sold Il
re the small price of 25 cents. so cents an
tic 81, does not cure, take the bottle BAG
and we will refund your money. Sol
ci- for over tifty years on this g,iarante
or Price IS cents and so cents. Sold by N,