Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-03
I TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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j TOPICS OF THE TIMES !
The Klondike output this year will be
$20,0o0,0O0. together with shiploads of |
seedy looking pilgrims without cent
A mining expert says a line of Rus
sian monuments, each containing a |
chart. marks the disputed Alaskan
go and identity them and settle the dis
pute.
John V. Farwell. of Chicago, who
owns immense tracts of land on the
Panhandle. in Texas, verifies the report
that he is interested in the proposed
combination deal, by which the pro-
motors of the Consolidated Cattle Com
pany expect to round up 100000 head of
cattle on the big ranches of Western
Texas and Eastern New Mexico for
breeding fattening, and marketing.
Swift & Co., the Chicago packers, who,
some time ago, We're reported as having
invested 100000 in Texas cattle. are
credited with preparing to invest ST.
100000 in a similar manner. Now that
the free cattle ranges are a thing of
the past in the Western state. cattle
for market must be cared for on closed
ranges" said Mr. Farwell. Not only
is there plenty of grass for stock in
Western Texas and Eastern New Mex
leo, but plenty of corn Some of the
finest beef cattle in the market now
come from Texas"
The name of the governor of New
York and the colonel of the Rough Rid
ers is pronounced in various ways by
different people, but the one and only
correct pronunciation is, according to
the governors explanation in answer to
a recent inquiry, +Ros-y-velt, word
of three syllable
| a reading of Gov. Shaw.s address at
| the state convention will convince any
| one that he is an Iowan through and
through, with several Yankee charac-
teristics.
| If trusts prove hurtful to the people
they must be restrained by law. and If
need be abolished. So declares the
Iowa republican platform, and it is good
policy. A senseless war against all big
business combinations would be a
senseless war against all industry. as
the breaking down of one affects others
A New York item announces that Lu-
cius T. Sheffield. dentist, has triumphed
He patented the process known a:
"briage work" in 1881. He then sold Il
! dentists the right to bridge teeth FOL
s25 year and Is per cent of their re
ceipts. At first dentists decried thu
new process. But in spite of their oppo
sition the invention grew in popularity
and his income from his royalties be
came a fortune. The dentists of New
York state alone paid him $4,000 in on
year Finding that teeth-wearers in
sisted on having bridges the dentists
the country organized for the purpos
of proving that DIR. Shetfield's patent
were invalid, but he has finally tri
umphed. although his patent has ex
/ pired and he can collect no new royal
. ties; but. it is stated, every dentist VIII
has infringed on his patent since 1888
when it was issued, will have to pa
him at his own price. THE amount du
me-" said DIR. Sheffield, "is nearly 49,
900, 600. OF course, I don't expect
e realize anything like that sum. but
: do expect to receive enough to make m
comfortably rich for the rest of m
e life"
Helen Keller, the deaf, dumb an
blind girl, is spending the summer 8
Wrentham, Mass. where she is keepin
i up her study of Greek and Arabic, wri
ing her exercises on typewriter ms
s chine especially designed for those Lar
/ guages.
Tama county is still the home Of ii
,e Indian, and it may be her neighbors 9
l. the west have some Indian traits abol
II not forgetting and forgiving.. So SO
some Of the Marshall delegation.
1t appears that Col. Milford, Of Il
: First Nebraska, who has just landed
q San Francisco. was not properly repr
sented in the dispatches. Col. Mulfol
sr has assured the officials that he CO
l. raise regiment for service in the Phi