Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
Smallpox is raging In Alaska Wit
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Smallpox is raging In Alaska with
more eifec, than the gold fever.
The new Minnesota board Of control
viii advertise for nearly 100000 worth
! of work to be done on state institu-
l3,ion.
| Agninalao's life is quiet. He seldom
goes cut and is always accompanied b,
guard, az here is some apprehension
of his ASSASSINATION by friends OF Gen.
Luna or personal enemies, and possibly
some apprehension that he may slip
away.
| James j. HITS desire for the benevo-
lent assimllation of the Northern Pacific
is explained by the fact that it parallels
his Great Northern He needs ii in his
business.
A great falling off is noted in the Brit
l2ish tin plate trade. AT the end of March
2sS mills were running as against AIS
mills a Year ago, and the number Of
workmen was l4,60o instead Of the II 900
/ in March, 1900. a. the American tin
plate Industry has been developing. the
.eason for British decline is not lar to
seek.
The scarcity II teams and Transfers
in Des Moinss is worrying building con-
! tractors
| Awhile ago II was found that the new
drainage canal that throws Chicagos
4 sewage up stream in the Chicago river
and down stream in the Illinois ard
i Mississippi toward St. Louis was rob-
I hing the lake of too much water, and
/ hence it was checked. Now a Chicago
I Taper claims that the drainage canal is
4 robbing the lake of its fish. Millions OF
4 young perch, herring and other minnows
+ are being carried thru the Chicago rivel
by the swift current of the drainage
channel. The current up stream is SC
swift that the young fish which have
4 entered the river in spirit OF adven-
ture or to escape being devoured by the
cannabalistic larger fish are forever los
river and into the canal. In such great
schools are the young fish passing from
the lake that they have made the Chi
cago river for the time being the most
1 eensely populated with fish OF any river
4 in the world. st Louis ought TO rejoice
ever this. and take a day off to catcl,
! Chicagos fish.
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i The Edward Hines Company OF Chi
cago has purcha sed the seasons cut OF
the Garth Lumber Company of Garth
Micn. 1t Will amount to 100000 feet
\ and the consideration lie not less thar
s25S,0O..
There are 800 public schools now or
ganized and running successfully in
Cuba and the number is increasing.
The officers and directors Of the Lou.
isiana Purchase Exposition Company
have decided to attend the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition exercises at Buffalo May
4 20, as the guests of the Wabash rail
road. 1t wac also decided to erect 8
building at the Pan-American exposi.
ton at cost of $4,000.
i Marty 1000 immigrants are arriving
in New York on each Of the big ocear
liners.
4 Thousands of persons are still pour
ing into Southwestern Oklahoma ant
camping in and about Kiowa. Co
manche and Apache and Wichita res.
ervations for the opening. scheduled 70,
some time in August
4. Dolly Bressler. fairly good Hooking
girl Of 20 summers living in Ohio. an.
swered an advertisement Of NORTH
Dakota man who wanted a wife. anc
who put I'D $40 to pay her car fare