Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-19
TOPICS OF THE TINES

The British fear that Gen. Botha,s
With II, 900 Beers is about TO re- Invade
Natal, and they are therefore very un-
happy.
The Great Falls Leader resents the
charge of an eastern paper that Mon
stana voters were paid so apiece for
their votes in the recent fsslnpai ign. y
say ) that money was spent eorruptly by
the democrats but not in mat way.
At Aberdeen, s. d.. Col. L. soper. of
Emmetsburg, Iowa, and W. G. Suck
lager, Of Lisbon, Iowa, have made an
offer OF $22200 for the building OF the
Building and Loan Association of Da-s
kota and seventeen quarter sections of.
Wild land in the country between Aber-1
deem ana the Missouri and it is consld-
cred likely that the United States court
Will accept the offer and approve the
sale, which has been conducted by
Aiaris Taylor, receiver The building is
we'll adapted to barking anu ii IS lu-.
mored the buyers viii establish another
bank in Aberdeen. They areslargeiy ir-
terested in banking in Iowa
\ bill before the Utah legislature
provides a maximum penalty of twenty
years imprisonment for Iolygamy. II
appears necessary 10 take something"
There 10 keep the old leayen from work
Ing
The philosopher Of the somerville
Journal shrewdly says When a man
has more money than brains he is pref
" sure 10 get acquain;ed before long
with another man who has more brains
than money. AS a result things In tinie
are equalized.'
The New York sun OF the 18th pays
this tribute TO Iinar: Today the Hon.
George Frisbie IIoar Will be elected a
senator in congr 80 from Massachus etts
IIfor the fifth time. He differs radically
| from the majority of his party rs 10
1.-THE Philippines. and his re-election Viii
not be an approvalof his pasitionon tha,
question, bu, of iiis long. faithful serv-
1 ices the keenness Of HIS Intellect his
great and various accomplishments as
la lawyer. a statesman ard a schoiar
land his stainless character and career
HE is a man right handed TO any great
employment, Il senator who loves and
maintains worthily the traditions OF his
office
4 The era of good feeling in Illinois that
J has unanimously conceded a renonina-
i ton to the ssnior senator Of that state
4 leadssthe Chicago Record to say: Shell.
4 by NJ. Cullom has not been going AROUND
q all these Years locking like Lincoln jus
4 for the fun of the thing.
The battlesNlip Wisconsin " i. "a ceept
led by the May department. Thursday
Elsubject to the usual three months res
ervation. No date has yst peen set 10
putting this vessel into commission.
The little king of Spain is a great ad
lnlirer of the prince Of Wales. ard hay
iils read in the continental press abeu
the imminent Downfall of the Btitis.
empire, sent a letter recently 10 IN
prince to assure him that If ne was i
5 difficulties he COULD count on the kin
of spain for support and sympathy.
A private letter from China says tina
the soldiers at Tlen Tsin are using th
0 cannon balls in the arsenal to pave tn
: roads. They have found an enormou
quantity of iron shot and shell OF Gil
I ferent sizes which some ingenior
Yankee suggested would be q good sut
stitute for paving stones. The author
ties iii command adopted the idea an
with the aid Of a steam roller they mac
a Ia. very good road. tits togbe hoped ths
G lfhe seriptural era IS foreshadoMed whe
They shall beat their swords mi
plowshares and their spears into pru,
!. ing hooks; nation shall! not lift u
sword against nation. neither shall the