Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-23
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
England is very sorry the Beers will
NOT accept the smaller piece of pie.
The Longfellow Memorial Association,
OF which Professor Charles Eliot Norton
is president hopes some time, when
funds suffice, TO erect a monument in
stone 10 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
IN Longfellow Park, Brattle street.
Cambridge, Mass.
County CLERK Dean, of San Francisco.
has refused the application Of forty
Japanese for papers declaring their in
tention TO become citizens 9f this eoun
try. based on a United States court de-
cision which held that Japanese could
pie are more anxious 10 keep them out
from business point of view than any
other.
congressman who have visited Cuba
say that the more influential class of
Cubans are in favor Of annexation
Terrible accounts are published Of the
misery prevailing among The people of
northern Russia. Dead fish and a flour
Compounded of Wild roots and tbs. bark
OF trees are the ordinary food Ciothing.
other than the most scanty is almost
non existent, Notwithstanding the Sc
verify Of the frost. The population is
being gradually stamped out by chronic
destitution. In some Villages there has
not been a single birSh FOR several
years.
EN- President Harrison left $4,000 in
life Insurance. The Union Trust Com
pany appraisement Of the Harrison es-s
tate gives its total value at s3so,ooo
George b. Cortelyou. ths presidents
secretary, has entire charge Of he pro-
lIosed ls,lOo-miie journey q President
Mckinley around The TnltaS! states. He
Israakes ali the arrangements as y trains
and hotels and is said TO have the time
tables at his fingers ends
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1t is told Of the late Or Elijah kel-
Ilagg. author Of Spartaeus, that one
| Sunday morning before his sermon he
announced from the pulpit: The
| Widow Jones grass is CITING pretty
llpng shall be there with my scythe.
| rake. and ptchfork ~ I clock ton,or-
rev morning, and hope every male
member of the congregation VIII be
| there. tao The next morning they we're
I'LL there, among them Captain Griggs,
SIX feet two in his stockings. With a
weight of nearly 20 pounds aFarson,
said the captain, as they We're working
iGp the field near each other. I'm goin'
to cut your corners this mornin'. DR..
lKellogg was small man, weighing
scarcely more than 100. but he knew
how to handle a scythe. and. as he told
shoulders. he didn't cut my corners
,hat morning. More than that. the
IMAM who thought h. could beat the par
son at moving dropped under tree ex-
i hausted from working with such pace
maker
The Nebraska legislature is still I'M
1 able 10 agree on the selection of sena!
2 tors, Its members are parceled ou'
among few ambitious candidates who
appear 10 own them. or % SO contro
them as to prevent an election.
Floods are general all over the north
ern part of Wisconsin and a great dea
Of property has been damaged.
The Minnesota legislature has passed
"a board of control bill for the govern
nent Of state institutions. modelled oil
with the governor 2 signature. The com
lsmittee sent from that state 10 Iowa in
l'vestigated the matter thoroughly an,
heartily endorsed the proposed chang
from the old trustee system. No bette
commentator OF the present working
of the Iowa law could be adduced.
Senator j. III. Trewin, of Allamakee
has authorized a denial that he has en-
WI W lAiS- VI TIT
is evident, ST.. 6. ....c !,
awaiting developements.
g Country roads in many sections q
: Iowa have reached the impossible cor
dition.
Dun's weekly review shows that tn
position Of general business is satisfae
: tory, being marked this week by ir
creasing activity in retail operation
s turnout the west. The bank clearing
g indicate an increase of 51.2 per cent owe
a similar period last year.
: Dun's report says the outlook Il
winter wheat is generally good.
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A Horrible Outbreak.
"Of large sores on my little daughter
head developed into a case of seal
Read" writes G. D. Isbill, Of Morgan
y town. Tenn, but Bucklen's Arnic
Z salye completely cured her" It's
o guaranteed cure for eczema, letter. sa
rheum. pimples. sores. ulcers and pile
Only 25 cents at George p. Powers.