Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-15
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects %
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The News Of Iowa From Hundreds
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A RELIC OF 80.
[keokuk Gate lyity.l

A "RELIC'' OF 80.
[Keokuk Gate City.1
How greatly things have changed in
The past forty or fifty years Is brought
wildly to mind by a little item printed
n the October number OF the Annals OF
Iowa, Just received. 1t is from the
Times OF June q, 1857, and
reads as follows:
Warning to RESPONSIBILITIES have
been printed and will be served by the
marshal upon the "colored gentlemen
thru the city, notifying them to leave
the town within certain specified
time, in accordance with an act passed
by the legislature in 1850, prohibiting
the importation of free negroes Into the
state of Iowa. So look OH white man
Is mighty deceiving Keokuk (Iowa)
Times, June q, 1857.
Slavery was then the law Of the land
and even Iowa was not free from its
baneful influence and effects. The
warning reads very strangely now,
after the lapse of forty three years.
DOES IT PAY TO RAISE SUGAR
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EWebster City Freeman Tribune.l
w. H. Richardson finished the har-
vesting and delivering Of his sugar, beet
crop a few days ago. He raised ITO tons
of beets on seven acres. The crop on
the Buick place is also being harvest
ed and delivered and the town company
expect to begin the same work on its
patch the first of the week. Mr. Rich.
ardson's crop averaged nearly sixteen
tons to the acre and While we do not
know much about the amount of work
necessary to raise an acre of beets, il
appears to us that the crop ought to be
profitable when it will bring from $40
to $50 an acre If we could get factory
located in Webster City the beets
would be worth at least one doiiar a
ton at present and would certainly be
a most profitable crolt for the farmer
to raise. We would be pleased to hear
from some of the farmers on this sub
ject who have raised beets this year.
Press Comment
STOPPED HIS BAD CAREER.
Fleetwood Opinion.l
City Marshal George Mcmillan did
8OQua MOIh Idssl lNGSh SlOpRli6
young boys career as burglar. Mon
day night some one had entered Finken-
STEMS fruit store and taken sundry arr
tIcles and all the small change in the
cash drawer. The store had been en-
tered several times before during the
past few weeks Mr.. Mcmillan put his
rons Charlieson guard at tine rear OF the
store, out OF sight. Tuesday Wednes-
day and Thursday nights passed and
there was still no sign of the burglar
Friday night about haif-past II as the
was standing on Robinson's
corner he fac accosted by Perry Hamil-
ton, who entered into conversation with
him. The marshal then said he had to
go up to the bank to register and left. A
few minutes after he heard shot, the
signal he had agreed upon With his son
Charlie. fastening to the rear of the
store they told the burglar to CONF out.
Who should emerge but young Hanlil-
ton. After leaving the marshal he had
FASTENED around to the rear of the store.
pulled down the top window sash and
climbed over, then Charlie fired the sig
nal. Perry states the window being left
unlocked the temptation was too great.
He thanks the marshal for catching him
and declares he VIII never repeat his
crime. He il Just over 16 years Of age,
the limit at which boys are entered al
the reform school. He Is anxious to 60
there instead Of the penitentiary, and an
effort is being made to have him admit
ted. He had taken in all about $2d
worth of small articles and money, in
cluding revolver worth about So The
parents of the boy have the sympathy
of their friends in their sore trial.
But there Is more to the item. The
boy has committed crime for which
he must pay the penalty. Is he to
blame? Are his parents to blame
There is a question that can never be
answered. His father is j. |. Hamilton,
a phoemaker, who for number of years
has made his home and work shop in
the Glenwood house. They are worthy
people.sWith a limited amount of means
and blessed with large family of chill
Sdren. This family OF children have. one
after another. as soon as they We're a BILE
to walk, been on the street from early
dawn until late at night, Sunday and
every day. Could other than the results
ias contained in the above item, have
been expected? Hardly.