Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-20
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Edward Rosewater, of the Omaha
Bee, is candidate for United States
senator He has long been a prominent
Nebraska republican
Over 400 union carpenters are out on
a strike at Kansas City for an increase
of vases to 37,ls cents an hour. The
contractors offered So cents. but II was
rejected by the men,
Floods are submerging portions of
the south and causing suspension OF
traftice. An eight-inch rainfall in
twenty-four hours was one of the damp
incidents Of Louisiana life.
Policeman John Dunlap, of Philadel-
phia, would like to get copyright OF
his name. He is very much admired by
the Italians on his beat and hardly a
week passes but that baby is christ
ened in his name. Within the last six.
months no less than twenty-three new
Is arrived youngsters have been named
after him, one Of these of the feminine
gender, having been christened Dun-
lapa. The fortunate or unfortunate po-
'iiceman finds his salary getting too
small for him to make the necessary
purchases of teething rings, rattles,,
socks and other things that are de-
inanded of man of his position as
godfather to nearly two dozen diminu-
tive Italians
Miss Edith Rickel. of Indiana, only
l6 years old, is already noted as one of
the best wing shots in the Hoosier
state. Often during the hunting sea-
son she comes home from day in the
woods and marshes with heavy bag
of ducks and rabbits. She has made a
good record in trap shooting also.
The I-don't-know-what to-eat period
is dawning in Iowa, between hay and
grass. The tired feeling Of spring
time aggravates the situation.
Those Who have recently noticed that
many women are being employed in
this state as census enumerators wilt
be interested in the comment of the
Chicago Tribune. 1t observes that the
employment of women as cnumerators
Will be an innovation in Iowa. "A few
women We're employed ten years ago.
but they We're SO rare as TO attract
much attention. Supervisor Elliott,
however. expects to employ many In
this capacity. There is no reason why
they should not succeed, and that they
have NOT more often been employed is
due. probably, To the fact that they
have no votes. 1t is a tradition that
women are inauisitive and If this be
true the members of the sex are we'll
qualified to ask the many questions
that must be put by a census taker.
The employment of women will insure
more accurate a &c statistics. The wo-
man who discounts her age by 50spers
cent might fool a gallant man. but
there is no metilberEof her sex who can
not tell what her age really is. Hence
III many women are employed as
ienumerators statisticians will know
how to account for he sudden increase!
in the average age Of women of Amer
lea, as shown by he census returns.
The seeding of oats will be nearly
completed in Marshall county this
week. Farmers have been favored dur
Ing the past few days:
Admiral Dewey has started in to
brand the lies told about him. He de-
Eies ont. statement in particular, in
which he Is said to have reflected on
de.npcratsg( 80, and at one fell swoop3
brands in general way many stories
told of him. However, the people Will
mot lay much stress on these stories; it
lis the; serious truth that has hurt his
standing.
{ TITS said that 400 acres OF timber are
destroyed in the United States every
day IN the year. Therefore. plant trees
on Arbor day to help make up the de-
ficit.
Uncle Horace Boies lis one Of the
latest 10 take on that sad feeling over
the marcel. Of emf .re He has Joined
those who blush for their country as he
Witnesses Uncle Sam taking the Philip;
pines and Porto Rico under his domin-
ions. Breeding over the impossible
task of reconciling the elements of his
own party has had a bad effect upon
him and with Grandfather Hoar he has
united in the lament over the threat
ened imperialism Of this country.
The coal famine in Germany is caus-
ing many factories TO close.
Kansas has 300 flour mills with a ca
pacity of 1oooo.ooo barrels year, and
In good times periods the whirrsof ma
chinery is one of the cheerful sounds.
The attendance of the early days OF
the Paris exposition is not great, ow-
ing largely. it Ii presumed. to its I'M
finished condition. The price Of admis-
sion fell on Wednesday to s cents
American money. The explanation is
that the government issued three years
ago exposition bonds carrying total
of 100000 tickets. 1t is now estimat-
ed that the attendance will fall far be-
low that figure. Hence many milli0ns