Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-11
COL. THOMPSON Talks
Candidate From Eleventh Chats
OF Politics. Farms and South
Dakota's Future.
Collateral Inheritance Case
Causes Trouble in the State
Treasurer's Office.
States New Buildings at Eldora
to Cost S3,OOo.-Iowas
War Claims.
Special to TImes- Republlean.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 1l.-col. j. X. p.
Thompson, OF the Eleventh congresson-
al district, candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor, is in Des MONIES making himself
agreeable to everybody. The colonel is Il
genial man and has u wide circle of ac-
quaintances. He has 10 figures to give
out with regard 10 ms vote In the Cedar
Rapids convention for lieutenant gov
view of the excited condition of the re-
publieans of the state in the matter of
the governorship. to attempt to interest
them very much in the second place. So
long as there is a red-hot fight on hand
for the head OF the ticket republicans
Will give little consideration to the other
places on the ticket. In view of this, ali
that Col. Thompson is dong is to circu-
late about and let the delegates know
he is in the race. But the contest for
head of the ticket absorbs all attention.
lit is odd, isn't it, said the colonsf
lmusingly, that so many republicans are
certain the party Will 60 to pieces II
their candidate is not nominated. There
arc good many oersons wbo think blt
- ,b.1, ernr, t,s 80.
| to fill his place. We felt when Lincola
was assassinated that his work would
4 come to an end. but it was taken up ana
4 finished, not as he would have done ii,
| but finished. So, in Iowa, We used 10.
4 think there was nobody TO take the place
of Harlan. And there vas none, but
others took up the work in their own
way. And 50 it goes all along the. line
There is always some one to take the
place of another and do his work N
We are confronted with lot Of enthusi-
ast.c partisans who act as ii all would
be lost unless their man wins in the con-
/ vention-
..'
Turning to another subject, the colonel
spoke OF the fine crops in northwest
1 Iowa and the demand for farm land.
Never had finer prospect for crops,
he declared. Corn Is up and growing
ricely Ii is little late, putisstrong and
thrifty and will get along nicely. Other
crops correspondmely never saw such
a steady demand tor land. either and
prices continue TO go up Nobody
knows where ii viii stop but car not
/ convince myself that we nave seen any
thing near the top notch. Why. know
OF a tract OF land III Lyon county, with
l5cut amy Improvements on II. selling fei
$50 an acre. That looks pretty high, but
4 If landowner UP that way doesn' t
want To sell his land he must not put a
price of 500 acre upon it. Land buy
ers Will take him quick. From what
4 learn prices atenot as nigh here in CEN
tral Iowa as in our part Of The state. But
4 land buyers are all ever our part of the
state. and in southern Minnesota and
eastern South Dakota. They lay out on
ior bargains ana 'heS M Nhf hetels ana
neai.i'he heusss IA me .its's towns
so,hlhs ake y Mas eNst known pel9te
N i9Wa ana ,pa' i1aNt 9l 'he tNo states
fnsnliohsa a'lj9Ail'ss our county
mere i s'faey aefi'ana ior fartn
laflas over M Ss''tsh i'akosa ana az COCO
prices soflti4Vtsa ei''. G2tVi,al' ana
believe the m9n wno haNs tn nerve e
hold on g mat laha ana mall WI WI