Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-05
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects 40
Rejected In the Iowa News.
papers.
The News Of iowa From Hundreds
sfDi6ersnt Towns and Com.
munities
IOWA SPORTS.

4 your miles west Of Abba. A special
sraiil was run from Oskaloosa carrying
more than 100 sporting men. Some
thousands OF dollars changed hands.
1.ni4 affairs shows that a class ofspeople
2 sliyes lin Iowa who would find more
cong NAL climate In Porto Rico and
4 Cuba In those islands cock-fghting
was HE regular pastlme until it was in
teriersd with in the cities by the United
states troops. In the country districts,
howevesr II is still the fayorite Sunday
amuseinent.
DOUBLE TRACK WORK.
IGouncil BLUFFS Nonpareil.l
The Northw estern has resumed the
Z work OK double tracking It's line be-
tween CAuncil Bluffs and Missouri Walls
ley. The second track was completed
to Within four miles OF this city last
winter, when the cold weather COM
PEELED cessation Of the work. 1t is
expected that the double tracking will
soon be fHished and that the North
western win have the second track
completed thru to Chicago before the
summer is oyer Extensive improve
ments in the Mort hwestern yards and
tracks near Missouri Valley are also
under way and may require the. rest
! OF the year folt completion.
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PREPARING FOR CONNECTS.
ICedar RapidA Republican,
It is stated that thirty convlcts will
be released from I'd e Anamosa peni-
Tertiary during theN month Of April.
The police are makinAg preparations for
their reception and Will see to 1t that
they do not tarry veryS long In Cedar
Rapids should they come this way. as
is deemed very likely. marshal Kox-
lovslty stated yesterday Nhat they did
not propose to have THEM lettering
ground here. 1tamakes little difference
j q convict where he Wants to go he
Invariably comes to CAdar Rapids
Syhen released from the penitentiary
IN permitted to do SO he 1femains here
for three or four days and sometimes
longer before proceeding OH to his des.
tination.
3s TWO UNDUTIFuL S IONS.
rWebster City Freeman 1Tfibune.l
a sad case has been ro.ught to our
notice IN which two SONY, grown &c
manhood have turned ftheir aged
tncthsi out info- the world ithauts q
h /.
h6nse. The mother is pas Vt sixty-five
years OF age. has always oeens hard
worker and In years past she has la
bored diligently while hsfr two sons
nave idled away their tim e and de-
pended upon her FOR theirsl lying Last
week the. two boys denied he5r the right
to come into their homes. She has
rented couple OF rooms, hSowexer q
friend circulated subscriptsio paper
4 In her behalf and q goodly SUI. " as Sc
cured, which was presenteGl TO her
She will again earn her own livelihood
Independent OF the two brutes 1wto cal
her mother.
OLD PAPER MQNETl
CMuscatine Journal.l
o. j. Crandall brought TO the .Journa
sanctum this morning very olos piece
Of legal tender. ii being some CONT
Mr.. CranGe.ll SAYS the
3 piece has been in the family for a igreal
many years, but had been lost to 1ne1n-
Org until afew days ago. whenN he
CHANGED to find 1t between the leilives
OF an old book. The bill is a DECIDED
curiosity, and lily compares with Nths
handsome steel plates now issued Ss
the government. The letter on the bill
Is old style and quite difficult to reap
but seems to be as follows:
Three Dollars-This entities t3s
bearer TO receive three Spanish lniliet
dollars, or the value thereof in gold ot
silver. according TO a resolution of coal
gress passed At Baltimore. Feb. 2s.
1777. Signed by J. Norris. Printed by
u Han Il Exterr, 1777" on the right side
IL a circle having In its ring the WORDS
~. 8. Dubio Est. In the center Of the
circle Is the picture OF two peculiar
looking! birds-one seems to be an
American eagle In mortal combat with
another bird 1T may or may not be an
eagle. At any rate, the latter is being
terribly whipped by the former.
RETURNED TO PRISON.
4. lDes Moines Capital.l
Fred Thompson will be sent to the
penitentiary at Fort Madison at once
he having violated the terms Of Gov
ernnr shaw's pardon. He was arrest g
last night andis now being held In TIN
county jail pending his trip to For
s Madison, under the charge OF Sheriff
Il Mattern.
Thompson can lay his present down
fall directly to drink II he had man