Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-26
N. IOWA. MONDAY. FEBRUARY ae. 1900

the mountains, have been impressed by
the advantages of this system There
every ranchman has his mail box nailed
to a post or tree at the point in the road 7
nearest his house. The stage driver de-
livers and collects the mail and often
does errar,!s fer the ranchman The T
are left in the boy and the
driver leaves the purchase oi message
in the bcx IN his return. This prlnssl
the advantages of free delivery te the |
door. and SAVES him many I
a long trip 10 The nearest town. II is /
strange. ,hat this system has not been
adopted more generally oyer The csun-
try.
The senate considered IIarrlnan'sI
bill establishing a department Of agri- |
culture and numerous amendments
sTisTc aa5itv,i, but noiie :s;;5i i i.r.por-
tance. The horticultural Society OBJ |
iected TO being included in rhe depart
ment bur the senate unanimously In
sisted il should remain. Consideration
Hof the bin was not completed, but i'll
will evidently pass.
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Independent telephone lines are mere
and VIII be heard this afternoon by the
senate Ways and means committee I'M
opposition 10 the Cheshire bill taxing
telephone companies.
The house was not in session.
The principal question that is puz-
zllng Iowa politicians at ths. present
Itime Is. Who are TO be the sandiiates
for secretary of state. 1t is pretty Avell
understood Who are to compete FOR the
other nominations, including treasurer
iof state, attorney general and supreme
liudse, but il is quite uncertain Who Will
be in the field for secretary Of state
| Five or six weeks ago ii wsls generally
understood that George l.. Dnbson, the
| present secretary who has held two
lterms. would not be a candidate for a
third term. altho it is the custom in
Iowa 10 siyc three terms in that office.
4 Every secretary OF state for thirty
years has mad three terms. But Mr.
/ Dobson has extensive business interests
land hedid not positively determine that
/ he would or would not be acaudidate.
Many Of his friends understood! that he
would not be and they encouraged Rep
resentative Il. p. Barringsr. Of Palo
i Alto to consider the advisability Of en-
.ering the contest. He caiiyassed the
| Tenth district Very thoroughly and
lcame to the conclusion that he would
1 receive the unanimous Support OF the
districu, altho ex-senator G. ). Gilbert
+. son. of Forest City. also lives in that
district and his candidacy for state
! treasurer would not be helped BY the
existence OF another candidate for a
\ state Office in the same district. Mr..
1 Ii8aiainger has not positively decided tn
be candidate. a!tho il is altogether
likely that he viii be since he has re-
Iceived much encouragement in his own
district and outside of II.
/ w. w Morrow. OF Union county, vii
undoubtedly be the Gear candidate foi
State treasurer. He is Il strong mar
4 on the state ard the fight wifi be be-
4 tween him and Mr.. 6iilbertson, who is
sIregarded as the Cumnlins candidate. 1t
would be TO the advantage of Mr. Nor
.lrow for Mr. Barringer TO be an active
candidate and to secure the nomination
4 and Mr.. Barringer declares that IL he
ienters the contest it Will be with conf
i dence that he viii be able to secure the
4 nomination. and not for the purpose ot
sladyertising himself u get a start for a
Icontest TWO or three Years from now.
ut is understood that the nomination OF
!. Mr. Dobson Would b. preferable With
! the cummins- C;ibertson people 10 that
OF Mr.. Bariinger, Notwithstanding tbs
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