Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-08
IOWA SUPREME BENCH.

lDenison ReyieW.1
Judge Robinson, who will retire from
the supreme bench next January, was
Judge of great ability and of high
personal character. One of the prime
factors which led to his defeat, was the
fact. that the Eleventh district had sue
ceeded in placing Judge Ladd on the
bench and the other delegates felt that
one Judge was all that district was. en-
titled to. The Fourth district will have
two judges next year, but 1T is common
ly understood that Judge Granger will
retire at the close of his term. It Is
probable that Judge Given will not ask
another term and the Supreme court
+. will soon be composed entirely OF new
tmen.
sMIxING POLITICS AND RELIGION
tKeokuk Gate City.l
What a master of delightful and epi-
u grammatic statement j. p, Dolliver Is!
[ No other mind In Iowa can grow the
ripe and fertile sentences hts does. He
is one of the great students of the
state. His mind has that Kaleidoscope
quality that all the elements of life go
into what he says with the rainbow
quality that takes it out of common
place and makes it like Gods bow In
the heavens, as If it were the saving of
mankind. He has been delivering
Chautauqua lectures In all parts of the
state. In each case he has made re-
publican speech and the brethren who
thought he was only talking religion
shouted until they couldn't hear them
selves. It's strange how many people
there are in Iowa who can't tell repub-
licanism from religion or religion from
republicanism.
THE MILWAUKEE AND IOWA CEN
TRIAL.
[Ottumwa Courier.l
More than ordinary interest is awak-
ened in Ottumwa by the article pub
3 lished in another column Heretofore
printed in the T.-R.l of a rumor to the
effect that the Milwaukee road has
made overtures toward the acquire
ment of the Iowa Central preferred
stock in the last two weeks. Should
such a deal go through it would mean
freight service in and out of Ottum
wa on the Iowa Central lines, to secure
which the Ottumwa q Northern rail-
road project was started in Ottumwa.
II this freight service is secured by the
Milwaukee acquiring the Iowa Central
the efforts of the projectors of the OF
tumwa & Northern could all be pushed
in the direction OF securing the North
western. With the Central lines In the
hands Of so formidable railroad as the
Milwaukee 1t is p.obable that the
Northwestern could be induced to come
into Ottumwa without much coaxing.
THE APPLE CROP.
LMuscatine Journal.l
Our reporter visited the warehouses
OF our fruit and vegetable shippers this
morning and found them busily en-
gagged in filing barrels with apples
which are brought in from the sur
rounding country by the wagon load.
The fruit is carefully packed and the
head of the barrels forced down with a
screw which keeps the contents from
rolling and bruising in transit. Holes
for ventilation are cut in the heads and
sides of the barrel. Two varieties are
all that is on the market at present, the
Duchess and the Wealthy They
are fall apples. The Duchess" Is OF
fair size and condition, while tha
..Wealthy" is rather smaller than usu'ai
This is accounted for by the fact that
there are no worms in them and the
whole crop hung on the tree. There ls
q good, fair crop of fall apples; in fact
the whole apple belt will have a fail
crop this fall. Shippers are paying
from 81 to s1.10 barrel for them to-
day. They are shipped all over the
country, but the bulk of them goes te
Chicago. 1t is too early for the winter
apples.