Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-23
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| Auburn, Nov. 22.-This is story OF
| the town of Aciley. Ii mentions soiiie
characteristics of the townspeople JUST
| little out of the ordinary. 1t comes 10 Tue
| Looker-On from the lady herself.
| She wanted to go to Sioux City: haa
| come up on the Iowa Central; missed
connections and found herself, two chill
| dren and companion forced TO spend the
afternoon i'll the depot of the Illinois
Central. To kill time she took the chil'
dren out for q walk; Went over TO the
school house park; sat down on Dehcii,
and lost her pochetbook, containing an
q fher money, her railroad tickets ana
trunk checks She did not discover her
loss till two hours afterward, by Wnlcil
time school had been "let out ana hef
train for the west was nearly due. HUT
lying over to the school house she asked
o. the teachers and scholars If any one
lad found a pocketbook. Finally one
child owned up that some other emu
had found the pocketbook, had DIVIDED
UP the money with its companions ana
scme one child kept the tickets ana
trunk checks. At this stage in the game
man driving a delivery wagon came
along, questioned the child and made the
lady get into his wagon, while he drove
o.! her money, her railroad tickets ana
checks were supposed to be. The father
came out and after causing the lady 10
identify the property handed 1t to her,
all except one trunk check, saying. HIS
child brought them home from school.
Then another child came over from an
ether house. bringing so cents and the
pccketbook Now the ohiging delivery
wagonman (wish 1 could give his name
here) drove rapidly to the depot, refused
tc take q cent for his trouble and the
train had not gone. So much for the hon
est children. men and women of Ackley.
not forgetting the gentleman who left
his work and assisted in the search.
But there IS more to this story or
course all of the other waiting passen-
gers had heard of the ladys loss. She
was happy to get the tickets. checks and
some of the money back. But The" didn't
know about It. He wore a Salvation
Army suit and cap. Stepping up to the
lady he said, Madame, | would like to
speak with you outside" Not exactly
knewing what to do, she followed him
out OF the depot. And then came these
words: My wife and l have heard OF
your loss Perhaps you have not sufff-
cient money to continue your journey.
VIII you allow me to loan you sufficient
to get you to Sioux City, where you can
return it?' She thanked the unknown
Salvationist. but said she had regained
her tickets and would have no need for
money, as her husband would meet her
at the depot. 1t is needless to add this
lady will always have a kindly feeling
for the Salvation Army as we'll as deliv-
cry wagons in general. The writer
wishes he could give the names of all of
those engaged in this disinterested work,
but can not. 1t Is made story of some
length in this column for the benefit of
those who will have It that there is moth
ing but selfishness in this world of ours.
There's no use of talking. something is
in the air, the planets are just In the
right position, the coming millennium is
casting shadow before. We have just
closed rather an exciting gubernatorial
contest. Some things We're said by re-
publican papers, previous to convention
day, that were better left unsaid. Some
prohibition papers and speakers could
have retained much better reputation
for veracity If they had failed in max.
ing certain statements. And 1t is true
that republican papers. nearly all OF
them, refused to use much matter of a
personal nature in reference to the DEM
ncratfc candidate for governor. Now to
complete all of this happy continuation
OF good, decent politics. we find the edi-
Tor of the Sioux City Journal copying
from the Register under the headline OF
Mr. Funk's Good Example" the follow
ing:
I'm speaking of the recent speech OF
Governor Shaw at Spirit Lake, Editor A.
s. Funk said in the Beacon:
All parts of the country We're repre-
scented in the audience at the opera
house last Saturday afternoon, and the
speech of the occasion was worth all the
effort required on the part of any Gov
ernor Leslie NJ. Shaw is a campaigner OF
10 ordinary character. He is splendidly
equipped with fact and philosophy, and
he is wonderfully discreet and skillful in
making speech. He sweeps the whole |
range of political thought and action
with the eye of an expert and the hand
of a master. The governor in opening
spoke eloquently and beautifully of the
state of which he is the head, but he
confined his remarks largely to national
affairs. No better defense-no more am
pie justifcation-no more fitting tribute
has ever been given the republican par
ty in this county. Strong and entertain
ing turnout, there was in no sentence
aught to offend the most sensitive demo-
crat or populist.'
When it is remembered that Editor
Funk was one of the leading candidates
against Governor Shaw four years ago, |
it will be seen that defeat did not sour
him as to the ability of the man who
has highly honored the goyernorship of
Iowa for four years. During that contest
for the nomination 1t was generally
thought that the then Senator Funk fa
vored the continuance of the trustee
of the state institutions,
and 1t is probable that thought was the