Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-16

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i looking for Baptist preacher suitable
for the place. Up to date it is said he
has got $50 applications by mail, while
several score have called upon him in
person.
In Kansas, Brown county's thirteen
banks hold s1.700,o0o in deposits, from
OF that county will not suffer this win
! ter.
Alice Washington Fairchild, who is Go
years old and a relative of George
/ Washington, appeared in New York as a
1 pauper before Superintendent George
Blair, of the outdoor department of the
department. of public charities, and was
sent to the almshouse.
Jeffries. the successful prize fighter,
might be sent over to Bulgaria.
| 1t is stated from Washington that
President Roosevelt's message will be
an admirable state paper, based upon re-
! publican doctrine as defined in the plat
! form, and that it will comprise about
| 10000 words.
| The Orange Judd Farmer estimated
| the area of the corn crop for 1901 early
| IL. the season at 81, o50,000 acres. 1t claims
| that 5,5S5.00O acres were abandoned,
| leaving S1,5l5000 acres to be harvested.
The yield is placed at IA bushels, or one
bushel higher than the department of
agriculture. and the aggregate at 1.4ls,-
$4,000 bushels, or 59,495.OO0 bushels more
than the departments figures.
One of the finest features of our No
vember weather is the abundant and
brilliant sunshine.
The Iowa corn crop is rated by the
government report at twenty-five bush
els per acre, as against 1874 bushels per
acre for the entire country, and as COM
pared with a ten-year average for the
nation of 24.4 bushels per acre. Iowa is
all right.
The Carroll Herald introduces new
member of the legislature and compli-
ments political opponent in this gener-
Gus way: &C. C. Colclo. Carroll county's
rev representative in the legislature. is
experiencing his usual luck in having his
name misspelled. He is called Coldo,
Coleo, Gaelic, Calico and all such horrld
things. His name is Colclo, and we pre-
dict that he will be one Of the leaders of
the democratic party In the legislature.
He is a good speaker, an adroit manager
Of men and an intelligent thinker. He
will be an influential member"
SO
1t may be considered seasonable adj
vice to say, II the B low put:
In order to secure money for her col
lege course Nebraska girl bought two
car loads of cattle, fed and marketed
them at sufficient profit. She probably
improved the best opportunity offered
her.
Zieppa E. Bradford Shaw, widow Of
Henry w. Shaw ("Josh Billings') is
dead at her home at Saratoga, N. Y. The
burial will take place at Lanesboro,
Mass. Mrs. Shaw was 81 years old.
1t is announced that ex-senator Ed
ward o. Wolcott, of Colorado. has re-
tired permanently from politics, and
that he will resume the practice of law
in Denver. However, it may be that
President Roosevelt has his eye upon
him for position.
Here is Georgia boys composition
on Indian summer that may give read
ers an idea of rural life in the south:
"Injun summer is the best season OF the
year, cept swimmin' time. The days.
are so still you kin hear dad swearin'
two miles off, as we'll as every lick ma
hits him with the broomstick The rea-
son 1t is called Injun summer is because
they amt no Injuns in it. 'cept them
dad sees when he comes home from the
store with two gallons of apple brandy
an says he reckons he knows who Is
boss of the household, an no woman on
earth can rule him. Let us all be thank
full for Injun summer, an be good till
after Christmas
Miss Helen Gould has sent library OF
500 books to the public schools at Horse
Cave, KY, where the school children
gave her a pleasant reception in the
course of recent visit to the south.
SO
The Indianola Herald reports this
flattering endorsement Of Governor
elect Cummins by Warren county after
1T had previously turned him
down: 1T is generally known that War
rem county at the primary election cast
q majority vote against Mr.. Cummins
as a candidate for governor, fourteen
out of twenty precincts going against
him for the nomination. At the state
convention he was made the nominee of
the party, and at the recent election
every township and ward in Warren
county gave him a plurality vote; the
first and only candidate that ever ac-
complished that feat. We are not fully
informed, but are Of the opinion that
it is the only county in Iowa giving
every precinct for Mr. Cummins'
Prospects are excellent for a greatly |