Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-01
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

Here's to Feb. May it's long winter
AVS be as short as the months place
on the calendar.
Does Ferguson own an automobile
mo. Poor fellow! He fell in the fire
when he was a child. That's the way
he got the face. "-Chicago Record
Herald
The United States senate is known as
the deliberative and orderly body OF
statesmen: yet 1t has been surprising
the house lately In the small conten-
tions of debate. 1t has several demo-
Gratis to deal with who are hunting for
an issue.
The board of agriculture on Friday
decided to erect $4,000 coliseum On
the state fair grounds at Des Moines.
The legislature will be asked to appro-
pirate the money. The capital city will
furnish the gladiators.
Senator Hanna has gathered, thru
clipping bureau. everything that has
been said in the editorial columns OF
the newspapers of the United States
and England concerning the death of
William Mckinley. There are 10000 of
these clippings, contained in four large
volumes and forming a most remarka-
BILE tribute to the love and esteem in
which the late president was held by
the English speaking world.
The outlook for winter wheat in Ne
hraska was never much better at this
season of the year than it is now.
Cyrus Carleton, of Providence, r. l.,
who recently spent several months at
Crmond, Fla, found that there We're
fifty-seven different kinds of birds in
that section. A new view of Floridas
real attractions is thus given.
The dynamite explosion in New York
City was a knocker of peculiar mien. A
bloated bondholder clipping the cou-
cons near by was tossed against the
cling of his room, without damage to
staff of the Grand Union Hotel was
stripped from It's cords and sent sky
ward Bits of wood were driven into
the walls of nearby buildings. j. JEFF
ferson Stanton, of Orange, Mass, was
sitting in BARRIERS chair being
shaved. When the explosion came the
barber sashed his neck on the left
side, while large piece of glass gashed
his throat, nearly severing his jugular
vein. Clothing of tunnel workers was
blown into sixth-story windows of the
Murray Hill Hotel. Engineer Todd.
hose post was near the dynamite
house was blown block and instantly
killed A doctor was in the act of per-
forming a delicate operation upon q
ratient's eye at window of the Eye
and Ear hospital. Both thrown over;
neither seriously injured. Henry Rus
sell, one of the clerks at the Murray
FIJI Hotel, was behind the desk when
he heard the noise of the exploding dy-
Mantle The doors of the large office
safe We're wide open and Russell
Jumped into the safe and pulled the
door to after him. When he had re-
covered from his excitement he
emerged from the safe, much to the
amazement OF the other clerks, who
were puzzled over his sudden disap-
pearance. Estimates of the losses
The train robber has new rival In
the field of horrors. The Michigan plan
is to hold up train and vaccinate all
the occupants.
New York City is making great prep
arations to receive Prince Henry of
Germany, and his welcome promises to
he almost as spectacular as If he were
an emperor. All sorts of surmises are
being made as to the real object of his
Visit.
A Kansas paper sarcastically adj
yises Gen. Funston to go away back to
the Philippines and sit down If he
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the pernicious activity Of smallbore
meddlers. IF he stays in this country
says the paper, che will be investi-
gated: some one will charge that he
stuck pin into Aguinaldo. or that the
capture was not regular and congress
will take 1t up"
1t may not be generally known that a
United States experiment station has
Leen established in Hawaii, and its
first bulletin has been issued. It's sub
Joct is Chickens and Their Diseases"
Diseases are so prevalent that chick
ems are great luxury, selling at s12 to
SIS per dozen, and eggs at 10 to 60
cents per dozen.
federal office holders from pulling out
side strings to secure an increase of
salary. They must apply thru superior
officers. It's good civil service rule.
Smallpox Is about stationary In Min
nesota, according to the report of the
state health department to DR.. Wy
man, of the United States Marine hos
pital. The total number of cases this
week is 3SS, against 1872 last week. But
one death occurred. in Pipestone. The
disease is now found in ninety-two To-
calities in fifty-one counties. Pipestone
stone county has the largest number of