Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-23
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TOPICS OF THE TINES
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seventy-five car loads of gold and Sill
yer ore from South America via Mexico
we're received one day last week at the
smelter at Omaha. Neb.
Surveys have been completed for an
iirrigatlng canal fifty miles long to con-
meet the Brazos and Colorado rivers in
the rice section of Texas.
The city of Delaware, Ohio. which has
population of over 5000, has COM
menced work on new sanitary sewer
age system which will cost 100000. 1t
comes high, but such system is needed
in many cities.
WEATHER Prophet Hicks has storm
booked for three days, 2sd to 25th. in
which high winds in sections of Iowa,
severe at Burlington and Lacrosse, Wis,
and in western Iowa" Also severe
storm, rain and sleet and snow. with
high wind, over northern Ohio, Iowa,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota" and
elsewhere. Now for umbrellas and
overcoats.
George Bradshaw, the alleged anar-
chist. who refused to march under the
American flag at Oklahoma City and
came near being lynched. was released
from the Guthrie jail Thursday night on
an order of the probate judge of Okla
ha county. 1t is expected that he will
find more congenial abiding place.
The grave of former Governor Jona-
than Jennings at Charlestown, Ind, the
first delegate to congress from the In
diana territory, and the Trainer of the
Indiana constitution prohibiting slav-
cry. has been marked by the state with
large granite monument.
MY time" said the ulti-billionaire,
sis worth 500 a minute"
We'll" answered the friend casually,
..let's go out this afternoon and play ten
or fifteen thousand dollars worth OF
golf. Star.
A poll Of the city made by New York
Herald reporters one day last week
leads to the conclusion that there is no
landslide in sight Brooklyn borough,
in a total vote of 1o.52s. gave Seth Low
la plurality of 253, indicating that the
fusion candidate, If this ratio should be
maintained, will carry Kings county by
a plurality of 1000 votes. In Manhattan,
however, a majority was recorded for
Edward NJ. Shepard, the democratic
candidate, who, on the final summing
up fortthe two boroughs, led his oppon-
ient by $50 votes. This is not hopeful for
the reformers.
The cutting down Of large and magni-
ficent trees on the st. Louis worlds fair
site is sorrowfully witnessed by the old
er people of the city.
49,
Henry Watterson, VINO would be the
democratic candidate for president. at
tempts to conceal his convictions.in an
editorial tilt with race prejudice In cons
sidering the Booker Washington Incl
dent. He fences and parties nimbly
with the race bogy and finally sits down
on the southern democratic side, saying
to his followers: It's none of our funer-
al. boys, There's a good time coming,
Wait"
The republican majority ought to be
big enough in Iowa this year to be cons
sidered rebuke of latter-day Iowa
democratic recklessness in making plat
forms and nominations.
A curious case came up the other day
before the court in Carolina county,
Nd, when an ancient resident was
charged with the larceny of nine eggs.
Extra Jurors had to be summoned, and
ii cost the county $25U to try the case!
The accused was 70 years old. His
counsel said he had known the defend
ant for forty years. and 1t was incredi-