Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-03
TOPICS OF The TINES.

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pleted at st. Joseph, Mo.
A lawyer of Scotland who died yecent-
aly left to the Free Church of Scotland
about 100000, provided it should never
depart from the Westminster Confess
sion of Faith or adopt the false princi-
pie of abstinence.
Corn planting has begun in favored
sections of Kansas.
Yes, rural inail delivery is new
American idea hut a German savant
points out that rural postmen We're in
existence in Egypt 1000 years ago.
Miss Ella Ewing. the Missouri giant
sess, who is 8 feet 4 inches in height, re-
Gently completed house for herself at
the town of Govin, in that state. Her
new house has doors ten feet high. CELL
ings fifteen feet high, With chairs,
tables, beds and everything in proper
ton.
Shipments from the berry growing
section of Texas are now in progress.
A soldier in the Philippines, writing
home to ST. Joseph Mo- says: When
II first came to Cebu 1T was certainly
very much run down city and far be-
hind the times, but now they have got
far enough along to play golf and foot
ball There is also a bicycle club
formed here. and it has over five hun
dred members. A bicycle which costs.
one in the States SO can readily be solo
here for $50 pesos, on s75 in gold. All
money. you understand, is reckoned at
Mexican value in silver, a peso being
worth 80 cents. Twenty-Five schools
are now running in Cebu, and there is.
d large attendance a each. presume
this wiilacause them 10 look forward 10
The blessings of a democratic govern
nent. There is noticeably large num-
Der now Who wear clothes who did not
a year ago. saw q; that time We'll to
co business men whose wearing APP
Iarel consisted of a G-string and a
smile. This is yet true of large num-
Ter, but those Americans who are il;
rover here are after tie coming gen
lyrationsr
Tobacco raising in Northwestern Wis
copsin has hsen demonstrated 10 be a
simple matter. Ten acres planted in La
Crosse county last year yielded $500
pounds of fire leaf Numerous farmers
contemplate going into the business.
Senator Proctor. just returned from
HCuba, says the island viii accept the
Platt amendment, that the better class
81 islanders want pace and laugh at
the talk of an,i-American uprising.
80.
| Two big deals in timber lands have
Just been consummated a Eureka Cal,
i Involving 3.sos acres. The Merriman
Fruit, Land and Lumber Company, OF
4 Michigan, secured $500 acres and
/ Charles "A. Smith, of Minneapolis, l,30S
acres. This last acquisition will increase
/ The holdings of Smith and his partners
is.o 10000 acres, making them the largest
owners of redwood timber in the world.
/
The Chicago Tribune suggests that
Teddy and Freddy would be rather
strenuous ticket for 1904.
The government ropreport for March
indicated unsatisfactory weather condi-
tons in the Missouri valley states and
Il the upper lake region. In fact the en-
4 tire month might be classed as sea
I'sonable prolongation Of winter.
Washington correspondent gives the
1 following: Pension Commissioner Ev-
ans has already served out his four
years, and he will not be reappointed.
4 His formal resignation was handed to
1.-THE president with that of other officials
some time ago II already has been
4 practically accepted altho Commits
sioner Evans has not been formally in
formed of the fact President Mckin-
II consent TO any humiliation of Commits
sioner Evans. The president recognizes
i the fact that the commissioner of pen
sions has been an exceedingly able Off
Ger, and to mark that fact he will offer
Mr.. Evans another place with more dig
Unity. which will amount to a promotion
This will not be a surrender to the pen.
4 sion sharks who have fought Commits
sioner Evans because of his honest ad
8 ministration in the Office. and yet it vii
put an end TO the constant friction be.
4 tween the head of the office and the Ole
soldiers. Mr.. Evans can have the vene.
zuelan place. 1t is said after matters are
4 Strengthened out there, but ii is belieyec
that he will be given better place thar
! the diplomatic service. His sccessor in
the pension Office will quite certainly bt
ex-Congressman S. NJ. Peters. of Kan,
sas''
The Bulletin of Iowa State Institu.
tons. a quarterly pamphlet of 142 pages
issued under the direction of the boart
of control, has been mailed. The issue
for the first quarter CT 1901 is we'll fillec
With appropriate papers and statistics
In regard to the management of state
Institutions.
Coal has been discovered within tn.
city limits of Beatrice, Neb., and tn.
find will be developed.
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