Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-04

demonstration when they arrive and
then invite them to a banquet two or
three nights later. They will all come
and all will be better pleased"
Gen. Byers and his party will start
from Des Moines on the Rock Island on
the morning of Oct. IL, going through
in special sleeping car, or more If
necessary. A special rate of $50 for the
round trip from Council Bluffs to San
Francisco and return has been made,
and those who desire to go should noti-
fy Gen. Byers at once if they desire
sleeping car accommodations in the
through car. The $50 rate does not, of
course, include the sleeper. The pros
pect is that good crowd will go from
Iowa to meet the boys when they land
at San Francisco.
The Semi ON Sed carnival is turning
out about as predicted The streets are
full of people, but they are mostly town
people. Comparatively few have come
in from outside. though the attractions
are of high order. better than have
ever been presented at like occasion
in the state. The way the town people
are taking in the Midway attractions
and the various side shows and cir
one from rural parts who gets taken in
by fakes and bites at the most glitter
ing bait in the shape of suggestive ad-
vertsing about dancing girls and the
like.
The action of Younker Brothers in
rendering prompt and valuable assist
ance to the Harris Emery Company in
its hour of great misfortune by fire was
most generous thing TO do. showing
the high standard of business fellow-
ship that prevails nowadays. The
Younkers are about To move into a
magnificent store, ard they offered
their chief competitor the use of their
present store as soon as they moved
out. and the use of the fifth floor OF
their new building TO store goods in
This is in strong contrast with the ae-
ton of one of the great Chicago houses
when a competitor was burned out. AT
that time there was a big down-town
building vacant. 1t was suitable for
the use of the firm whose stock and
building had been destroyed by fire, but
early next morning competitor got IN
ahead Of them and rented the building
for no other purpose than 10 shut out
the firm that had been burned out. The
building was simply allowed to remain
vacant and idle. No SUCH spirit as that
prevails in Iowa.
The reports from Railway Commis-
sioner Dawson are that he is improving
in health and has partially recovered
his hearing, expecting a complete re-
covery inafew weeks.
Secretary Van Houten, of the State
Agricultural societ.sg is out on one of
This travels. This time he attended the
Illinois State Fair in Springfield and is
now III Boston as a delegate to the Ma
|tional Farmers congress. He viii come
nome With some ideas, for he is a close
observer.
The Des Mpines postotfice is a pretty
good index of the enormous business de-
=velopment that is going on all over the
country. This postoffice IS showing an
increase of - per cent for every month
as compared with the same month lass
year. The clerks in. .lhe Office are work
lHS OYER tune ana aFe 81 DuSS idhlllS
care Of the rapidly Increasing business,
that they hardly know how To keep up
with it, and sometmes unavoidable de-
lays are oceasioned. though some adj
ditional help was obtained short time
since. notwithstanding this condition,
Postmaster Schooler has found ways Of
improving the service, one being TO sell
money orders at tie general delivery
window until midnight for the accom-
modation of working people who are
unable to get 10 the postoffice or banks
during business hours.
Governor shaws Davenport speech
was quite characteristic of The man. 1t
was candid accurate. complete and
conclusive Even the withering little
introduction, in which he disposed Of all
The vicious vulgarities of Fred Whites
low personal assault upon him. was
quite complete. Without any direct
reference To the man who committed
this gross brutality, it pinned him up
as neatly as words could do it and With
one little stroke landed him where all
might see him in his true light 1t WAS
a tlignifed, specting thing to do,
to ignore the attack further than to say
that the tendency Of the times is away
from such low order of politics
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