Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-07

calla are Sh Orter and Hollow each other
in more rapid succe ssion than they did
in the spring days. Bull frogs, have.
limited their music to an occasional
croak. but the locusts and katydids, 1t
seems. have put no limit on their music
at all.
"A BOY FOR ELDORA.
burlington Hawkeye.]
Henry y. Simons, a d-headed boy
OF 10, the adopted son of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. v. Simons, of Mediapois, was up on
s the charge of incorrigibility, and was
ordered sent to the Industrial school
for boys at Eldora.s According to the
evidence against the boy, he is not
what he ought to be. in spite of the eff
forts of his parents by adoption. Ac-
cording to the boy. however. as related
by him in private, he is made the scape-
goat OF other boys of the town, whose
misdeeds have been by misrepresenta-
ton laid on him. He says he was
adopted when he was but SIX weeks old,
and he does not know who are his real
3 parents, or if they are alive. He an
Intelligent boy. and spoke Very we'll in
his own behalf between the sobs that
shook him. He Was a pitlable, friend
less little object sitting alone in the
court room. He confessed TO fond-
ness for music and said he could play
on the organ six songs and three march
es. He should be encouraged to become
a member of the Eldora band, an organs
ization of the boys of the institution
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SMALLPOX AT MASON CITY
MASON City Times Herald. 4th.]
The Times Herald has in the past
adopted the position of Keeping quiet
{ in the matter of smallpox cases, think
ing no good could result in the publica-
4 ton. Such stories got into circulation
that we sincerely believed that the
truth should be told and we told ii,
We think now is the best to let the
truth be known and we tell its Yester-
4 day the case of little Gladys Bate, this
youngest daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Byron Bate, developed sufficiently sc
! that the doctors in conference pro
nounced 1t smallpox and the child and
its mother, at their own request, We're
taken to the pest house. Miss Gibbs
Went along With them to act as nurse
gentleman who has been working II
Franchises quaro. up i'll Lime Creek
township, is thought also to have the
disease. A tent has been secured and he
is Temporarily being cared for. FREQ
Boyden is sick and it is feared that he
1 hasbthe smallpox. These are the plain
facts The physician ia using all pre-
& cautions to stampO out the disease. There
is no need of any alarm being felt. Lee
everybody be careful and we Will com.
out all right.
STATE CONVENTION CONTESTS.
Esprit Lake Beacon.l
All other contests We're more or less
affected BY that over the treasurer
ship When w. w. Morrow and G.. S
Gilbertson submitted their cases to ths
republicans OF IoWa. q battle royal was
known to have been inaugurated Both
& are strong men in personal equipment
and both are popular in all parts of thu
state. The decision was shaped larsel!
by the political policies of the element:
of the party to which each Is held te
belong. For the first time in man!
years the faction led by the great gen:
erals of railway politics found itself ut
terly incapable of shaping party nomi
Z nations. Az the conspicuous representa-
tive OF the Independent republican
forces in the state Gilbertaon wa.
marked for destruction. and all othel
issues We're shaped by this fact. Day!
before the convention it Was ahe,aren
that the Gilbertson forces We're in tn.
majority, but 1t was still by no mean!
certain that II could gave what II hat
fairly won.
Senaor Hobart had been put for
ward from Cedar Rapids To cripple Gil
bertson. So far as we are aware thi
was By no means the purpose Of TIN
ut tr,f
ance that he would not hurt his frien.
from Winnebago he ignored conditions
that deceived Very few others As TIL
hour of balloting drew near it wa
clearly apparent that only by a remot
Z possibility could Gllbertson and Hobar
both win. The plans of the anti-Gil
bertson forces were nigh to fufillment
The schemers had reckonea that IL th
Independent republican forces of TIL
II Eleventh district could be lined up 70
; Hobart his success would be assured
and that when the following ballet wa
4 called and 1t WaS understood that tn
success Of Gilbertson would mean al
four members of the executive council
IS in the north half OF the state he coult
succeed only by a remote possibility
The republicans OF the Eleventh distric
Il had this fact to confront. together viii
3 the interests of j. W. Hallam, TIL
Woodbury. candidate for attorney gen
eral. Mr.. Hallam had been put for
ward from Sioux City with strong rec
ommendation on the. part of his neigh
bors. He was not widely known, bu
the canvass he made largely increase.
HE standing in the district and state
He 10 90 good man az to deserve TIL
support OF his district when he inter
fered with the case of no other candi
date from his quarter In coming into TIL
Z field. District support of Hobart utter
~ destroyed Hallam's chances an,
made him ridiculous figure before tn
state. u. \. 4
Only four of the thirteen countie
& unanimously agreed to this program ii
the counties Of Sac. Buena Vista. Dick
II inson. Lyon. Plymouth and Woodbury.
i it, combined support was only tel
q votes. On the second ballot the Hobar
vote was cut No personal hRhts q
A MOZART waD made No len dership va