Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-12
Eurutu 1901

broad field and in a university city it
Still has large rorm for development.
May the new editor succeed in placing
IL still higher in the field of journalism.
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Gen. Smith, in command of the troops
III Samar, Philippine islands, has ordered
all troops to be under arms at all times,
and will hold officers responsible for flu
ture surprises. Eternal vigilance is the
price of safety when foe is on the alert.
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Minnesota had 6,1O2 persons in state
correction and charitable institutions
on Nov. |.
The old court house in Williamsburg,
Va, where Patrick Henry made his ia
NOUS speech OF the stomp act, is still in
existence. Ii is used for judicial pur-
doses, and every Saturday morning pet
" offenders are tried there.
The opinion in favor of the use of vot-
ing machines is constantly growing, and
L is strongly supported by experience of
cities that now constantly use them.
Governor Murphy, Of Arizona, in his
annual report advocates the sale and
settlement of the large Indian rcserva-
lions within the territory. with the pos
sible exception of Navajo reservation in
northeastern Arizona, and the govern
ment construction of reservoirs for wa
ter storage for irrigation in suitable To-
calities, with caanls leading to lands al
lotted to Indians. The governor says
could be largely utilized would help to
make farmers of the Indians, and that
further maintenance of the tribal re-
latlons as now conducted and the reten-
tier Of reservation agencies. around
which the Indians cluster and live in
idleness on government rations, most
seriously retard the civilization of the
aboriginea
on the last election day $50 voting
machines were used in seventy cities
and villages of New York and the re-
suit is reported to be highly satisfac-
tory.
Fifty cases of smallpox are reported at
Little Chute. Wis. The schools and
churches have been closed and every
thing is being done to prevent a spread
Of the disease.
A bill has been introduced in the Geor-
gia legislature by Representative Thorn
Us to do away with divorce In that state
From the lobby conversations Of the
members of the house it is safe to pre-
oentage of representatives apparently
favor the bill. Others believe that d.
Norce should be granted for a limited
number of causes; and still others that
even should the bill become a law II
would not accomplish its purpose. The
author of the proposed law is deeply i'm
pressed with the righteousness of his
measure. Speaking with several friends
he denounced the laXity of the present
laws on this subject and the manner In
which ill-mated couples took advantage
OF them. The only way to correct the
evil, he believes, is to do away with 1t
entirely. a great many grounds for di
vorce are possible in q Georgia court.
the only disadvantage being that a con-
current verdict must be obtained from
two juries serving in separate sessions.
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Two cases OF smallpox have developed
in Council Bluffs. the victims being
members Of the Illinois Central bridge
gang.
1t is estimated that the worlds almond
crop. exclusive of California and Arizo-
na. will amount this year to about 4l,000
tons The nuts come from Italy, Sicily,
Majorca, Spain, France. Portugal, Mo-
rocco and Algers. The highly-prized
Jordan almonds come from Malaga,
Spain. Physicians say that the almond
is the most indigestible of all nuts, and
contains very little nourishment
A beautiful mausoleum is being cree
ted at Paterson, N. j., by Mrs. Garrett
A. Hobart for her husband, the late vice
president 1t is in the form of Doric
temple, solid and massive, free from
ornament, and pure example of Greek
architecture.