Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-15

has given conductors, engineers and
yardmasters who have been in the serv-
lice ten years annual passes for them
selves and wives. Agents who have
been in the service for a similar period
are of the opinion they are entitled to
the same consideration In the way of
free transportation.
4
\ A young man and young woman
who We're visiting in town in Michigan
passed an engine house which had a
tower, making it look little like q
lchurch II wonder what church that
is?" che inquired. To which he replied,
after reading the sign, "Deluge, No. 8"
81 guess 1t must be the Third Baptist
Col. Bryan's first political speech since
the November election is to be delivered
at Nevada. Mo-, this month. 1t is
hardly probable that his political OUT
look will be bright.
Frederick Innes Allen, the new COM
missioner of patents, is a native of Au
burn, n. Y, where he was born on Jan,
10. 1859. His father, William Allen. was
q patent lawyer for many years and was
prominent as the managing attorney of
the combination-the largest organiza-
ton of the time. corresponding to what
manufacture and sale of harvesters. He
died about twenty years ago. Frederick
Allen was educated at the Auburn high
school and Phillips academy. Andover
Later he graduated from the Sheffield
Scientific School of Yale, class of 70. He
was admitted to the bar in 1882 While
q. Yale he had taken the first prize IN
geological and mineral study. He is a
prodigious reader and is one of tn. hes,
informed men on scientific and techni-
cal subjects in the country.
Damage by frost during the late cold
period In Iowa was slight, tho it was
perceptible in many localities.
The Indiana G. A. r.. comprises 1921
veterans, according to a bulletin issued
Monday. They are holding their annual
|encampment in Logansport this week
William L. Curtis the well known
newspaper correspondent concludes. as
the result of his observations from the
Vantaee-pont of the national capita
that the growing sentiment in this, coui.-5
try in favor of educational qualification,
sor suffrage. is 80 strong that congress
VIII net care TO do anything 20 ress
or revoke what has already been ac
complishsd in many Of the states. Thia
refers to action south as We'll as forth.
However. the grandfather. clause II
southern states is indcfensible on con
stitutional grounds.
George F. McCulloch. of Muncie. Ind.
has made generous offer to his foms
city He Will give eigh,y-seven acre.
for public park, $500 to improve
and land for a boulevard eight miles
long along the White river. To clinoia
the offer the town has only TO raise am.
other $500 Would there We're more
like him.
The latest royal parsonage to suffer
from the automobile craze is King Vic
tor Emmanuel Ill. of Italy, who has
Just ordered from France most ex.
pensive automobile for his private use
One OF our customers says a Phiia-
5deiph1a broker. came in some time ago
when both onion Pacific and Northern
Pacific We're selling around 9s and or
dered us TO buy 100 shares of Union pa
CHIC When he called later he was
handed a certificate for loo shares Of
Northern Pacific. See here he said y
ordered Union Pacific. This must be i
mistake. sure enough ii was and we
We're about TO offer 10 take it off his
lands when he said that inasmuch as
both Union Pacific and Northern Pacific
were paying the same rate of dividend,
ne would keep the Northern Pacific. So
he went off with his loo shares of Nip
per, and yesterday he sold Ii for $500 a
share, clearing over $50, GOO on IT., II Is
incidents OF ths kind that stimulate
others TO indulge in the mad passion Of
margin investments in which they get.
worsted, as noted by the New York
Suns report. given elsewhere.
Corn planters have been especially ia
yored thus far this week in Central
Iowa.
Did you catch many fish this morn
ing? The letting down of the laws bars
today VIII magnify the stories of strings
or strings of stories of anglers.