Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-18
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will be enabled to take something to
restore his voice.
The Illinois supreme court has ruled
that the shade trees in the street in
front of mans property belong to-
him, and can not be cut down or mu
tilated without his consent. The suit
sued telephone company for cutting
off the limbs of his trees in order to
make room for its wires.
1t is coming and will soon be here
Even now snow is filling the big rail-
road cuts in far-off Wyoming.
Ottmar Mergenthaler. inventor of
the linotype machine for setting type,
century. is seriously i'll at his home in
Baltimore, Md. Mr. Mergenthaler has
been afflicted for some time with pull
monary disease, and for the last three
weeks has been confined to his bed. He
was born in Wurtemberg, Germany,
on. May 10. 1854 and is therefore but 40.
Perhaps John Bull and Uncle Sam
would do we'll TO drop the yacht con-
test to engage in sprinting match for
the capture of the first white flag in
the Transvaal and Philippines.
1t is given out that solemn con-
.clave of democrats of the national
committee in St. Louis decided to
make trusts the leading issue. possibly
for the reason that the octopus is an
easy thing TO tackle, even if it is
hard thing 10 down.
The New York sun invokes the god
of the winds for the yacht race after
this fashion: Submarine pcpulist,
lord of all winds ahat blow, old -45olus,
why so whist lies ali your broad
checked brood within your cavern
rude. where the great waters flow?
East west or south or north, not one
OF them goes forth to stir the sleepy
sea. grown stagnant as bog and
ehoked with thrice-cursed fog. Wake
iup. old man. and brace. Say. There
shall be "a race. Quick, quick, undo
4 the bag that, on eXultant wing, winds
may spin rollicking. and racers too,
Then. sea Bryan, to you may Brother
i Bacchus give a grand. prineval jag.'
II is stated that eN-President Harri-
sons fee III the Venezuelan case VIII
4 be s25o.oOo equal TO five years salary
las president, for less than two years
work. Other attorneys would be Will
1 ing TO so through the white house to
reach such fee
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4 OF the Tour eai'iiaases NO 'iaiiieu y
out and out silver democrat in state
Overwhelmingly committed TO silver
The salary Of the governor of Florida
49,
The storm which began on Thursday
tevening was the heaviest in October il
california in fifty years. The rainfall
in San Francisco was one and one hal
inches. The rain was general from
bcounties. where the drouths are exces
L sive. about three-tenths of an inch wa
/. the average fall. The most cheerin,
sign is that the snow lies heavy on III
Mountains near Riverside and Sa
Bernardino, showing that water for ir
rigation win be plenty Throughout tn
Sacramento and san Joaquin valley
g many VINEYARD owners would have suf
$ fered great loss had it not been for tn
: warnings of rain from the signal ser
n vice officer. Meade. These warning
q gave time TO cover raisins and dryin
~, ,,ta wheat
I
I IT is hardly probable that coal fam
g Inc win occur in the west. SIN il
e olite nr,,dent 10 fiji up the bins.
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The richest private soldier in the sci
vice of the United States is said to
Roscoe w. Davis, of the Thirty-thir
: United States volunteers, who owns
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