Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-29


partially accounts for the yield this sea
son. 1t is magnificent crop prospect.
A nearby exchange preaching upon a
text THE zeal of mine house hath eaten
me up" proceeds to score the "sensa-
tional" pro-Cummins press for cham
pioning the Cummins cause and yet In
the same article this exchange exclaims
Set US down for Cummlns but . ("
We're the T.-R. IN the business OF
preaching lay sermons 1T might. in view
of all the circumstances. deliver an APP
propriate discourse upon Mark 14-42.
rise W, let us go, 10, he that betrayeth
me is at hand.' 1t seems that this text
was acted upon in the above papers
county convention.
Bank clearings show an increase Of
49.1 per cent for the week as compared
with the corresponding period Of last
year.
Colorado is getting frightened over the
prevalence of consumption in the state.
The Colorado Medical Society has been
Investigating and finds that the disease
was not formerly Indigenous there, but
has become SO thru infection from i'm
ported cases.
Theodore s. Parvin, one of the most
highly esteemed of Iowa's pioneers. died
yesterday at his home in Cedar Rapids
"a nfp A ~
record of having served for tifty-eight
years as secretary of the Masonic grand
lodge. All that is embodied in answer
wing integrity and fidelity is revealed
by this remarkable record. And in many
other spheres OF usefulness he was one
of Iowa's grand men.
Hardly more than year ago." says
the Minneapolis (Kas.) Messenger, this
paper contained whole columns of biog
raphy. poetry and condolences dealing
With the death of a minister's wife in
this county. The preacher was married
again the other day, whereupon we re-
gret all that poetry"
Friday was accredited in Des Moines
as the hottest June day in seven years.
1t was a sizzler in many other place.
500
1t may be true that the Almighty
never made better one than the straw
berry, but the raspberry is taking its
place In the affections and craws of the
people.
me unwarranted participation of
democratic papers" in the discussion OF
republican candidates is bringing the
gray hairs of the Des Moines Register
down in sorrow to the convention: still
1T keeps clipping from what it alleges
is democratic paper favorable to Con-
ger standing in its columns, encircled in
It's best frills. In all that is inharmon-
ious the Register is greatest.
When the unexpected happens the
delegation is generally landed for Cum
Minis.
What will become of the nation? An
other tuggerraut is abroad in thu land
and rode rough shod over the local
candidate" in Winneshiek. 1t is safe to
say the ants, who have been carping
about the Cummins men in Greene
county and the Eleventh district, will
say little about Trewin's work in Win
neshiek.
The Audubon Republican complains
that the "Cummins men are riding
roush-shod over everything where they
can. Local candidates must yield their
ambitions to their chief. What manner
of man is this new leader that he should
require all this?" The point to ii all is
that Cummins represents an issue and
with Cummins men the issue is para
mount to all other candidates..
And to think that the submerged min
GRITTY would bolt convention in Trew-
ms own county. Such year for bolts,
machines and juggernauts was never
known in politics
If Cummins gets anything more than
Calhoun out of today,s conventions it
will be a surprise. Tama may support
him but instructions are not expected
and Decatur might try the celebrated
double turn so successful executed by
RInggold but 1t is not to be expected.
In Ringgold the Cummlns men want
ed to decide the issue at the primaries
but the ants. who had control CT the
county committee preferred mass con-
vention for the selection of state dele
gates to be held some time after the
primaries and set the date of the latter
for the 18th. When several leading Cum
Minis men were absent from the county
the convention date was suddenly
changed to two days before the primar-
les in the hope that the busy farmers
would not give up two days in one week
to politics But on Thursday morning
the teams began to roll in as on circus
day. When the convention was called
over 1000 men were present and Cum
Minis had clear majority of over 100.
What will the Register say about the
farmers this time?
Not that he needed them or had even
asked for them but that the voters We're
lot that No ahn,,t,y ln,..