Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-11

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Senator Hanna is said to be in favor
of Dolliver for vice president.
Dewey's talk shows that he ha. not
receded from his unwise attitude to-
ward the presidency.
With fine irony the democratic Louis
Vile Courier-Journal suggests that
lone great advantage the South Dakota
Republicans have is that South Dakota
is Pettigrew's state.
Idaho was republican state up to-
the last presidential election, when II
Went for Bryan" sat, Mr.. j. II. Morley,
of Boise while visiting in Washington.
We lost the state by Il very large ma
ioriiS. Since that time, however, we
have regained some of our lost prestige.
I | predict that we will carry the state
this year. Mckinley and prosperity are
Irresponsible. There is not a man in our
state who has not money. They are all
prosperous. This is more than could be
said had we Bryan administration. OF
course. this savors of partlsanship, but
am satisfied with the grand old party
and it's administration of affairs. r
think the greater part of our citizens
feel the same way.
The heavy rains in the northwest at
III close of the week We're quite general,
and have improved crop prospects.
An endowment company Incorporated
at Sigourney, this state, promises to
pay $500 to every member that marries.
This will intensity the impression that
marriage is lottery. II will be neces-
sary TO add a few notes. to 20 Prom
Use Me
The Chicago & Northwestern's total
aet income last year was slO,00o.Ooo 1t
is spending a great deal of its extra
money in Iowa this year.
New Zealand has sent nearly 1000
men 70 theSfront in South Africa. Ii is
one Of the colonies that responded no.
bly, TO the English mother country.
With the republican convention al
most at hand. the favorite for the vice
presidential nomination is undoubtedly
Representative Dolliver. says Wash
| ington corresponding. The genial
IoWan takes the matter very calmly
and laughs over reports that he has be-
ICONS grave and op-shouldered in
Studying over and Watching the boom.
He said, recen,ly This boom bust
ness for hevice presidency is not both
ering me at all. | haven't lost wink
of sleep over il. and the only bother
I5that it has caused me has been occa-
STONED by the activity Of the gentlemen
iof the press gallery. Every mothers
4 son of you have taken a whack at me.
and it seems thnre IS nothing l can do
70 make you let up. Now, if you say
janytiing anout me at all in connection
] with the vice presidency, just say that
Is am still running for congress in the
tenth Iowa district. that expect to bs
Predicted by an increased majority and
4 take my seat with the rest of them in
4 December, 1901. or sooner. if there is an
extra session. ] suppose, however, that
1 you newspaper men will continue to4try
1 to make trouble for me. But bless your
1 souls. have been dealing with you
1 folks long time, and refuse to be
bothered by what you say about me.
4 The strawberry crop has taken on a
I, new lease Of life.
i Walsh said in Chicago the other day
4 that the silver issue would no. be
1 dropped by the Organizes and that no
A serious effort will be made in this direc-
3 ton. The BISanites can'tlet go Of it.
The ways and means committee.
i which was authorized TO sit during re-
4 cess TO consider the reduction of the
4 war taxes, will not meet until next fall.
probably Immediately after the election.
q by that time it will be determined how
q much reduction there can be made in
& the revenues. Mr.. Payne. chairman OF
the committee, does not believe there
& will be much difficulty in determining
the proper distribution Of the reduction.
n a nufnDeF. Oh hearings 5s1ldV SdlIeduy
4 Ibeen held. and the committee is in pos
session OF considerable data furnished
4 by the treasury department which will
guide it in its deliberations. No general
hearings will be held, altho the commit
tee may summons a few persons before
q 1t to give information on some points
on which it is in doubt.
l 4 II y y - = V
The Kansas City produce exchange Is
about to adopt the plan to sell eggs by
weight instead Of by the dozen.
At Annapolis. Nd. the women who
pay taxes appeared for the first time as
voters few weeks ago. OF the 679
votes cast only twenty-five We're by
women.
Glorious News
Comes from DRY d. B. Carlyle, Of
Washita, /. 7. He writer: Electric
Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer OF ecrof-
ula, which had caused her great suffer
J ing for years. Terrible sores would
i break out on her head and face, and the
best doctors could give no help; but nov
her health is excellent" Electric Bitter.
is the beet blood purifier known. til
the supreme remedy for eczema, letter
salt rheum. ulcers. boils and running