Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-02
Ishltc Opinion on Iowa Subjects as
Reaectedin the Iowa News.
papers.
The News Of Iowa From Hundreds
Of Different Towns and Com.
munities.
DEvIsING A STRANGE CRAFT.
IWaterlno ECnurierl

DEVIsING A STRANGE CRAFT.
Waterloo Courier]
Ihomas Richmond, Of Jesup, an old
Spldier and rather eccentric person.
mas devised a strange machine for navi-5
agtlon on water, ic,. or the earth. Until
recently the construction of the appar-
AUS has been going on secretly, but
letters patent have now been obtaineed
and the strange craft has been given
several tests. Mr.. Richmond would use
Z Mig device In the klondike region and
thinks the problem Of arctic navigation
has been solved and that he has laid the
foundation of q fortune.
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q TIPPLER'S REVENGE.
davenport Democrat.l
y man named Matthews, who married
Davenport girl and recently went on
such a spree at Moline that his wife
left him and came back home, thought
he was getting even with her last night
when he went into the railway telegraph
ONCE at. East Moline, and sent his wife
the following telegram:
Your husband killed at East Moline.
Body Gent to Moline
Mrs Matthews thought her husband
deserved decent burial least, and sent
the M ". Boies Co. undertaking wagon
over after him today. He wasn't to be
found of course, not even by the police.
put they convinced themselves in short
q order that he indited the telegram him
self.
A RAILROAD CONTRIBUTION.
TIT. Dodge Chronicle.
Frank Gates mas received thru Agent
Frantz a donation Of 800 for the x. NJ.
G.. A., with the provision that a room
be set apart for the use of the railroad
boys and that they receive bath priyi-
leges for the coming year Mr.. Gates
has also entered into dealings with the
other railroad companies and hopes
soon to receive equal amounts from
each one.
Yesterday draft for 800 was de-
posted in Mr.. Gates hands for use in
the Y. NJ. G. A. work with the provision
which is printed below:
The Illinois Central Railroad COM
pany donates 500 to the Young Mems
Christian association of Fort Dodge
Iowa. In return for which it is under
stood that a room furnished with light
chairs, reading matter. etc, will be set
apart for the use OF the men, and that
ten annual bath tickets will he furn-
ished to the employees of the Il G. Rail-
road company free OF Charge
A TEN CENT" JOKE.
lie Mars Sentinell
A LeAfars youth is dead sore at him
self and his friends are joshing him to
death. In company with another young
man and nine year old boy he went
fishing on Saturday. While going along
he dropped his watch and to amuse
himself as he picked 1t up. said to the
Kid. "Hullo! I've found a watch" The
boy admired the watch and soon asked
II he might hold it while his elders We're
& fishing. He got the watch. Later the
youths sent the boy up town to get
something or other. The kid in the in
nocence of his heart, meeting man on
the road said Did you lose watch,
we've just found one.
The man promptly said he had.
Did 1t have a picture inside?s asked
the boy.
1t did" was the reply.
Then here 1t is" said the unscphis-
ticated child, and handed over the
watch. received tengcents in return.
On his return to where he had left
his elders fishing he related with gusto
how he had found the owner Of the
watch and got ten cents.
The feeling of the youth who owned
the watch can better be imagined than
described. AS up to date he has not
found the man orthe watch, and If you
value your life don't say ten cents
to him.
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GR1NNEI4I WILL KEEP HIM.
EIowa City Republican,
AT recent meeting of the regents Of
+ the State University Professor Main
was rendered the professorship in
Greek. He has not vet officially de-
clined the honor, but Professor Norris.
Il of Iowa College secretary of the fac
uIty, received n cablegram. yesterday
morning from Professor John T.. Main,
dated at Berlin, Germany. in which the
3 Information is given that Professor
Main has not vet accepted the State
University call and probably Will not.
This was great news for the Grinnell
institution. for Professor Main Is one
S of the ablest educators in The west. He
has made his department of Greek lam
guage and archaeology In Grinnell Col-
le1e the strongest of any institution in
the west. Main himself is such an ALL
round man .hzt since the resignation OF
( President GateE there has been con-
siderable talk az Main for the presi-
dency.
Very naturally the university is anx-
ious to secure Professor Main on It's
faculty and 1t is, understood that some
$500 increase in salary was offered as
an inducement. but the ancient LAM
guages have not received the attention
at Iowa City in the past that other
colleges have given them and Profes-
4 sor Main has built lin so strong de-
4 pertment at Grinnell that it is thought
he has declined to leave. He owns a
4 beautiful; home there and his wife has
gathered around her so large circle
& Of close friends that the change would
not be very acceptable to either.
Professor Main has been in Europe
since January last, most OF the time
] being spent In Egypt. Syria and Greece
I studying the Grecian language and
Grecinn archaeology He Is now on
his way home where he Is expected ia
& STRIVE during the second week in Sep-