Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-30
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News Of Iowa From Hun.
dreds Of Diiiereut Towns
and Communities.

dreds Of Differeut Towns
and Communities.
HE'D CATCH THEM ALL.
[Clinton Herald.l.
Why not make Roosevelt the nominee
for all parties in 1904? He has irish
Scotch, Welsh, Dutch and some Other
kinds of blood in his veins. With hin
| as a candidate, this hunting for candi'
oates to catch this and that vote would
be removed. He would do for all o.
them. and for the Americans, too.
~
IOWA WAR BOND INTEREST.
[Sioux City Tribune.l
Capt. j. s. Lothrol,, Of this city, is In
yestfgating the old records of the state
auditors Office. to establish the claims
for some 100000 or 100000 interest on
war bonds, due from the government to
Iowa. He is working in conjunction
with Attorney General ]. w. Mullan and
Governor Leslie M. Shaw. The wal
bonds were taken upsa number OF years
ego, but Iowa has not been paid the
accumulated interest. Capt. LothroI
think, the amount will reach between
$3.50, 900 and 100000, but Mullan and
Shaw believe the figure will be 500, 0ot
less.
THE COLONEL" LEFT HuR-
RIELLY.
IOttumwa Courler.l
He was we'll dressed, well-preserved
man about So years of age. To look at
him one would think that he was a
millionaire. He has been around OF
tumwa for about 9. month. The boys
all called him "Colonel Parker, but his
right name is said to be George w. Por-
Il ter. Shortly after his arrival in the city
he was tipped of" to Chief Gray as one
OF the smoothest ..con" men in the coun-
try. Since that time he has beer
WATCHED. Finally yesterday the chief
thought he saw enough to warrant his
taking some action. He swore out
Y arrslnt charging the man with vagran-
cy, but before he had time to serve 1t
some of the ''colonel's" friends put him
on to the deal and he left town hur-
riedl,-.
During the time Of his stay in this
city he was q guest at the Ballingail
Hotel. He had plenty OF money. and
was q perfect gentleman" Shortly
after his arrival, however, he began as
sociating with number OF gamblers
about town, and while he would not go
inside gambling house he was very
proficient in steering strangers that
way. 80
WE'RE MESSENGER BOYS.
lSioux City Journal
C. F.. Patterson, Of Chicago, general
superintendent OF the American District
Telegraph Company. began his career
as messenger boy. Now he has 5000
boys under him in his jurisdiction
which reaches west to the Missouri riv-
err north to Minnesota, south to the
Ohio river. and east to the Alleghenies
There are plenty of opportunities FOL
boys to get something better with our
company II they are the right kind OF
boys" said Mr.. Patterson. There is q
young man there" he continued, point
ing to q clerk in the company's Office
here, that was messenger boy few
weeks ago, and he has Just taken STEP
upward. OF course 1t Is q small clerk
ship, but he ASSUMED charge Of the 9th
er boys and takes quite a little respon-
sibility. 1t 10 largely in his power to af-
ford good or poor messenger service FOR
our patrons in this city. We are having
more difficulty in getting boys at this
time than we have ever had before. We
always experience much inconvenience
Just following the beginning Of the fall
term Of the schools. when so many OF
our boys leave US to go back to school.
Parents that used to come to us and beg
for their children to be given employ
ment IN the messenger service in order
that they might assist in supporting the
family. now are in prosperous condi-
ton and are sending their children to
school. where they ought to be. It is q
good state OF affairs but we md it aw-
fully hard to get the places filed again
for quite a while. We make an effort
get The very best young manhood In our
service.
"Col. R. c. clowry. OF Chicago, vice
president Of the Western Union Tele-
|grarh Company. was once messenger
boy. as was also f. n. Tubbs. Of Chica-
go, superintendent Of the Western I'm
ion. and his assistant. WI. Lloyd.
1.-THE American District Company has
in tile neighborhood OF 225 offices in my
territory We are branching out into
many other fields Of usefulness besides
that Of the messenger eervice. Our com
pan.y has contract with the Western
Union to do its messenger service ev-
erywhere. Our reporting systAn for bic
manufacturing institutions. by which
the watchmen pull boxes all over the
plants every few minutes and thus re-
port into the central Office, Is being ex
tended. In Sioux City the big packing
houses have these systems, as well a
other plants.
| IA new device which re have intro
duced in some states Is an automatic
fire alarm system, which consists o
numerous iron plates known as Their
mostats placed thruout building, be
ing connected with electric wires. In