Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-20
COURTESY REV .ARDED.


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For mute than twenty years John
Boyd has bSen Known IN the national
capital as a reptese ilative Of the lats
COILS T. Burlington; ard. for nare
IMAM half % that time he has been
known u b. Mr. Huntingtonis chief
l.sl5rHst msatiNE faithfully effeetively
ard lsailE locking after matters 81
ssisla5i@n IN which his prind!nal MAS
tntersstsd. MILE II a reminiscent
lasoass. Mr.. Boyd ieeertly ssil:
~ MAS fixed for life by simply doing
Tar az kiilsstss for a stranger.
Many a TINE have thanked my lucky
fssi,s that ! Vas etatftsotis and obiiging
an that 3eea sion.
! q clnls hsfe from Peila. Iona, and
Mas fiiie u IN afiarkeel3sis 81 tilts nous d
ft5t8 n itfsstssls at tyas ~ the so's. 0ne
laftislna9n very large, fire looking
ger i@naan cam % the main5doar and
Eas tltsd one the Slp0rss erers Il rs could
find filstfoi sSsil's NJ. Of California, TIE
per btsusauels replied that rs
tnllght - found al The atlei md of the
If.a Pitai building. The VISITOR. said that
3sfe had been unable 10 find senator
les afeti}t III tho senate ei!d uf lbs CAPT
1telt la{ the dealk pal refused u l5elS
4 feEI .iltifls
Just ttssul came plt Of the house
band overheard What ne large gentle
imam Was saving. Ii struck ms that he
must be lnslnsss lnan from Calif9r
Anias3 ard ! offered him nls CHAR. telling
him ina Senator Sargent Was a fisena
3pf niiife3 ard ,flat if he could be found
3i,a the capitol | would find him the
!t'isiit6r thanked me and look my chair
las efpaftad in quest 81 the senator.
IT, look me about fifteen. minutes 10
|loeats him. but drally found him IN a
ieainmitt++ :so0trl With one of the repre-
s|ssntatires from California. When ] de.
i5cftbed the stranger who VAS seeking
4hinli he instantly arosri banked me ft3r
iIn& etfatts and hastenad % the nlaly,
Ia8Graf the ileuse while | followed him
4 leisure!g. When ! reached the daar
itEeN We're together ana the big man
Isaids Il I8aFe been waiting for you III
irsturn. H.sre is niy@eard Please call
ION me this evening al the Arlington
i Hotel hef0re sg'claek. ] want to see
.Iyou ard max yois,' ae4ualn.anee
4 u promised taSeaii, and after he latt
3Edepartsd With the senator booked AZ
1.-The card and read thereon the name Of
4 Coils r liuntinststn | knew him BY
! reputarian, Of course. ard / vas at the
4 Arlington Hotel at o'clock that eHen-
ling. Assofta as ! entered the room tina,
i man Ut business began talking bust
4 ness. lie wanted to know my salary
land l told him that ii Mas ST, 300 per an
8I5nuin. He replied; i viii give you ST.
i 500 per annan. and your duties will bt
livery light Want You To obtain such
i}insarmation for ms as 1 shallrequire by
5llettef Or telegram. You areWell posted
las ! have ascertained, and you are per-
Il fectly capable. Whenever | find anna!
III MO is willing 10 work and to be oblig-
ling Want iiin In my employment. be.
cause such men are exceedingly rare.
i accepted the position a once, an6
81 I Went TO be-. a very proud as Well as .
very happy man From tina, day unit
Il the day Of his death Coils P.Hunting.
iton was my warm friend, and / was
b devoted To him. He was always kint
iand considesate, not only with me- bul
4 with all who held his confidence, ant
st3eNery one Who has eyer been employed
@ibs him Will mourn the loss Of d
friend
Il Mr.. Boyd is a mature man. quiet un.
Sfabtrusive and inclined to be secretive
u Nobody knows what his income has
been OF late years, but it is generally
4 beiieved to nave been not less than $10,-
8 900 per annun. He is fixed for life, owns
his own home and is far beyond the
tolls and cares of existence.
N And Just TO think of it! His fortune
Il grew out Of his natural instinct to bs
Epoiite and obliging. This story OF AMr
Boyd is not only interesting, but it i.
Il instructive, too.
THEY CAN nor FORGET.
[San Francisco CALL
q There are some things Bryan car
never induce. the people to forget ant
among them are the hard times AMI
the soup houses OF four years ago. q