Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-27
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News Of Iowa From Hun.
dreds Of Different Towns
and Communities.

| dredS OF Ulttereut Towns
and Communities.
IN FAVOR OF JUDGE KINNE.
| IKeokuk Gate City.l
The reappointment of Judge Kline as
the democratic member of the state
board of control would meet general
expectation and approval. 1t is said to
be part of Governor elect Cummins'
program.
LOOKING AHEAD FOR HEALEY.
dubuque Times.1
The Cedar Rapids Republican has the
honor of making the first nomination
for the governorship four years hence.
Senator Healy of Fort Doge is the man
and he is reckoned available because
he is the mutual friend of Mr.. Cummins
and Senator Dolliyer, his fellow towns
man.
GREAT WESTERN MOVEMENT.
[Clarion AIonitor.]
The state board OF, railroad commits
sioners met at this place last Thurs
day to- take action regarding the ques-
ton Of condemning the B. A. Griffin
land, which is desired by the Great
Western. After canyissing the situa-
ton the commissioners decided that
the company needed the land for rail-
way purposes and ordered that con-
|demnation proceedings be instituted.
The company filed affidavit with the
commissioners that the land was de-
sired for round house, shops and yards.
and 1t was upon this showing that an
order Tor condemnation was issued.
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BURRELL WANTS AN EXPO.
washington Press.1
The Virginia governor recommends a
great exposition in that state in 1907, to
commemorate the. 3o0th anniversary OF
the founding of the James river colony.
1t was an earlier settlement than the
| Pilgrim affair up north He wants no
splurgs in buildings. but just practical
presentation Of what they want the
world to see.
Well, then, we want object lessons or
passion plays Of Just. two things-the
John Smith Powhattin-and-Poc ahontas
incident, and the choosing of wives on
lshipboard. The last was by odds the
| funniest thing in our early history. John
Fiske tells the amusing story best, tho
many have tried hand on the Dan Gu
| pid affair.
You see, at first. only horrid men came
| to the plantations, and for the most
part they were a tough lot, a job lot,
largely jail-delivery. They went to
fighting Indians and raising tobacco and
he'll. They scattered out, and 1t was
thunderin' lonely, ant, 1t is not good for
man Il, be alone, well, hardly. So they
bawletl for women-,shlte women-the
| red article was buxoln, but not pretty.
They had high cheek bones. squat forms,
matted hair and they were dirty, lousy,
| and had loud atmosphere; they were
not bit recherche, and never a sign OF
angelic; wings sprouting on their rudy
shoulder blades. The planters bawled
| for white women, and the sea captains
listened TO their prayers, seeing good
| money In the importations. They gath
cred TIP dairy and bar maids, rosy
checked, whte-toothed. merry lasses
| in England, who wanted an adventure
ard th,. thrill of vague romance on the
western continent; ard these chattering
maids gathered q lot of buds and set
sail. aching to be Rugged and kissed ga
| lore, and wear an arm for belt, and all
| that SORT o thing. Cont you know
When Ii ship, loaded down to the guards
with such sentimental freight, stood in
the ofting. the bachelors. widowers,
grass-vlidowers and all other sorts of
human oysters on the half shell, rushed
in from the plantations, and stood on
the rude wharf. eating or smoking to-
bacco, gaping at the ship with the
blooming girls at the bulwarks. and
their mouths watered to possess one,
each. OF the rosy daughters of men. Be-
| fore the ship was made fast, or anchored
| in mld-stream. the ardent fellows
swarmt.d aboard, and did not let the
grass grow under their feet, but went
right I'd counting with vengeance. hug
ging ard kissing the sisterhood in a way
that Susan b. Anthony never wot OF.
There was more sparkling to the square
inch Id Jamestown than in any other
place III the wide world. The men picked
out girl to suit each one. popped i'm
mejit," and didn't wait to set day. but
went ashore and got married instanter
and took, each his bride. to his dog
hutch OF cabin, making no other bridal
tour,-wIe drop the curtain on the most
tremendous rapid-fire love-making In
history. Art has its reserves. But the
colony grew like rabbit warren. Each
groom paid the passage money Of his
girl, and that was about all 1t cost him
Now, If the Virginia governor will
| guarantee US a dumb show of that old
| funny episode, we'll all go to the expo
| in 1907 stimulating only that we shall
have the Pocahontas, Captain Smith
Big Injun Powhattan with his stuffed
club affair in side show tent.