Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04
TOPICS OF THE TINES

Only one month more to work up al
interest among Iowans in campaign
work.
Then comes a frost a killing frost
The morning of Oct. A will fix itself il
memorys calendar as the first severe
freeze ii, central Iowa.
In his Indianola political address Gov
ernor Shaw declared that upon lowe
Issues there is no controversy, fac
which the democrats attempt to ignore
in order to obscure their contention:
ever national issues.
with q. victory for the Columbia today
Americans will be ready to let loose
their pellt-up enthusiasm.
Like Iowa democrats, the minority
party in Massachusetts desires to con-
centrate attention chiefly upon state is'
sues, and sin place of colonial Imperial
ism abroad" it profeses TO offer pro,
gressiye democracy at home" However
the people are no more likely to accep'
the brand of democracy offered there
than they are here.
Abner McKinley's resemblance to the
late president is so striking that 1t is q
shock to, any one who now sees him for
the first time.
The New York Sun reports that q
new crop of Mrs. Malapropisms was
gathered by the passengers who re-
turned 10 this country not long ago On
the same boat with certain Chicago
woman whose reputation for this KIND
OF unconscious hurnor was firmly es-
tablished years ago. She lamented
leaving London so soon because there
was an elegant sculptor there VINO
wanted to make a bust of my arms.
In referring to the delights OF her visit
she spoke enthusiastically about u
fancy dress ball which she attended
and to which .one of my acquaintance
went in the garbage.of monk one
of the passengers congratulated her on
her daughters better health. She is
not nearly as delicat,. as she was the
last time saw her., he said. NO.,
was thu, reply. My daughter is In
much better health. You know that
naturally she is a very indicate girl
The largest funeral on record In
Kutztoun, Penn, was that OF DR.. y. ..
Trexler. which occurred ON Saturday.
Before his death he provided that every
one attending his funeral should have
a free dinner, and over a thousand per-
sons awaited themselves OF his ofer at
the two leading hotels. where arrange
ments had been made to feed the multi
tude.
..Bill,s' Patterson. who is in the
Lynn (Mass.) hospital, Is prepared to
answer the famous question. 1t was
his wif,s who struck Billy Patterson.
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The International suit company with
a capital stock of $3a.000.0oo. has been
incorporated in New Jersey. It is no
ticeablt that the size of the salt sack
diminishes as the the capital stock OF
the salt trust increases,
!,
Edward Morse Shepard, whom Rich
ard Croker and Tamniany Hall are said
to have fixed upon to lead them in the
next mayoralty fight in New York City,
is lawyer. He was born in New York
City In. 1850 and graduated from the
College of the City of New York in
1869. He is a director in numerous rail-
road and other corporations, and has
been active in politics during the last
ten years In 1894 he opposed the nom
nation Of David b. Hill for governor,
and organized an independent democ-
racy. In 1895 he wa, the candidate OF
the independent den ocracy for mayor
OF Brooklyn and was defeated by Fred
;erick w. Wurster by nearly $1,000 votes.
In 1896 he opposed the nomination of
Bryan for president and was made a
delegate to the gold democratic conven-
ton al, indianapolis. In 1897 he sup
u Na