Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-20
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
For tho Times Republican.
Lohrville, April 19.They are telling a
story here of a man Who was shot acct
eentally near Jolley and died within
three hours. The peculiar part of the
story, however. is that the charge of
me gun entered the calf of his leg. No
bones We're broken ard what little hem
nrrhage occurred was soon checked by
me arrival of two doctors. Nevertheless
'iils DIG strong man, weighing $50
|louilas, Win no other wound, died from
.iis sunshot wound in the calf of his
.ss as easily as tho he had been shot
" ms heart or head Even the doctors
san not give the cause of his demise.
uhless he was frightened to death.o
The exposure of the proceedings of
the gang" in Marshalltown by and
1hru the agency of the T,.-R. has
brought out ali sorts of comment. one
intense partisan thinks ii a mistake he
cause 1t will split the party In Mar
shall county. But the general comment
IS inat the T.-R. has rendered both pub-
-, y, ana party great service by expos
ins corrupt practices which, IL contin-
.ed, VIII resnlt IN putting n power the
very democrats who now are shedding
crocodile tears over the terrible abuse
ny the T-R. oil the school book wood
pie Saloon license retainer gang. But
the pest thing the Looker-O has run
Onto IS IN one of our Iowa towns. who're
strong church member and a stronger
prohibitiomst sympathizes with ex-
MAYOR Pierce in this troubles with the
tclty OF Marshalltown and who feels
there was much persecution as We'll as
possible prosecution in the whole bust
ness. On the other hand, in making
towns the writer hears OF wishes THAT
cur paper would take up our gang, aud
SHOW the abuses that have crept into re-
publican oiIice-hoiders' methods and NOT
wait for the democratic papers to maxi
party capital out of It,. It's ii funny
Npolitical world. You're damned il YOU
do, and damned IL you don't.
$50
Many are asking these days how il IS
that Professor Heron is allowed TO re-
man q minister of the Congregational
church. such men say his expressed
views on religious subjects are enough
tand have been for the past two years)
to necessarily bar his entrance into any
Christian pulpit and TO prevent his oc-
cupying any platform inside of a Chris
tian church. And now with the addet!
scandal of his divorce suit, why Is II /, he
congregational church does not acto IN,
the LANGUAGE of the day. why doesn't
The church kick him out? Now the
Looker-Cn asked this question Of one OF
the foremost of the Iowa Congregation
a ministers an anti Helronite previous
70 the divorce sensation. And this is
what he said; DIR. Heron has been
anxious for quite a while for us TO make
u martyr of him ANA We don't propose
70 indulge him in his pet project. He
has done US all the harm he can 6this
Was Before his sale for s601o0), and Il
,heresy trialNwould pc the most enjoya-
lie thing the modern Jeremiah could
lave occur" Some are wondering if
this is DR.. Herron's final performance
on any stage. II he really has done the
church all the narm he can.
The continual rain this last week has
brought out the family Of croakers and
IL must be confessed the farmers UP this
way have cause for forebodlngs This
is the flat part Of Iowa, where dry
season insures big crops. and now with
the ground saturated. the water stands
in the fields till .he Mind and sun evap-
crate i. And wind and sun have been
Very little IN evidence during March or
April IN 1901. II may be that Iowa will
not raise crop this year. hut ii so it
viii mark an epoch. To Offset this bad
weather talk we have Brother Sage iii
an optimistic frame Of mind. who pro-
poses to have the usual seed time and
harvest in Iowa. AS he says. it is the
weather in May, June ard July that
makes or destroys the Iowa crops.
$3.50
Speaking of optimists, there is a po-
liiical one out this way who says that
The coming republican state convention
Is To be veritable love-feast The idea
il that the judge and the attorney see
ing everything coming towards Cum
Minis will tumble over one another To
get into the band wagon; that MIR. Cum
n.ins' remarks TO Chicago newspaper
reporter, in which he thoroughly en-
corsed Governor shaw's candidacy for
the presidency, is the Keynote to the
whole situation. Cummins pats Shaw
on the back. Shaw embraces Cumm:ns
Judge Hubbard falls on the neck o.
llcummins, weeping tears of joy. Mr.
blythe shakes cummlns' hand, holding
lcummins elbow With his other hand
MIR. Perkins and Mr.. Hartman rise in
their places and one dominates and the
ether seconds the nomination of Mr.
! Cummins. Sid Foster has the floor and
says that everything he wrote Cummins
/ in his now celebrated letter was TO be-
! taken in a Pickwickian sense. Congei
tells the 1900 delegates that he neve,
had any idea of running against has
/ friend cunmins and that's the HUI
twhole) Of it. Then LATE Young gets W