Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08


! TOPICS OF THE TIMES 5
The brilliant sunshine of yesterday
ers.
James Hatfield, living near Linneus,
| Mo-, raised 215 bushels of onions this
season on half an acre of ground. At
this rate garden land can be made to
yield about $3.50 Per acre from onions.
Rev. Mr.. Barker a preacher in Char
iton county, Missouri, learned that a
Sumner saloonlleeper was violating the
law by selling liquor to minors. The
reverend gentleman. having a slightly
distorted sense of duty, induced boy
to purchase some whisky, his intention
being to prosecute the saloon man. The
boy obtained the liquor all right, but
the dealer caused the preachers arrest
on the charge OF conspiracy and Mr..
Bankers trial comes up shortly. Mean
While the salconkeeper is doing BUSH
ness as of yore.
The public is curious to learn the de-
gree of cordially existing between Tom
Johnson and William Jennings Bryan.
The Philadelphia board Of education
n ,,.,.,,,tyad IN i,arnrf oool from, E,u.
rope for the use OF the schools because
/ ii is cheaper than Pennsylvania coal.
This ought to open the eyes of the
strikers and operators.
Wood county, Wisconsin. is going to
drain and make good farming land out
OF about 100000 acres of old cranberry
valuable as any crops that could be
raised. but now the swamps are mostly
too dry for cranberries, but too wet for
general agriculture. The Minneapolis
Tribune notices that the decision to
spend a large amount of money in
draining these swamps furnishes an
other evidence of the growing scarcity
of unoccupied farming lands in this
western country.
Oil fuel is coming to the front in
great shape as a substitute for coal in
naval vessels.
Sorghum and Kaffir corn are becom-
ing substantial items in the Kansas
agricultural total. Ten years ago less
than 1900 acres Of Kaffir corn was
planted; this year there are 74S,176
acres. In ten years the acres planted
IN sorghum have increased from 49,, 900
TO $4,000.
During the last fiscal year the Chi
cage Great Western Railway Company
has commenced the construction of
sixty four miles of second track on the
main line between Oeiwein and Chi
cago, to be completed In 1903, and cost
ing about $1,5OO.0O0. The company has
added to it's motive power twenty-four
locomotives costing s165OO each, and
has under contract to be delivered in
1902'03 fifty-six other additional loco-
motives. costing the same amount each.
During the year the company has en-
pended for land and to increase termi-
nal facilities $222.S60. The indebted
ness of the company on June 80, 1902
was s1,966,999, decrease of $S17,3S4,
The company has no bonded debt.
Teacher-Johnny, do YOU know where
bad little boys go when they die?
Johnny-Yes, ma am. but l amt go
ing to die till I'm growed up.
A man in public life noted for his
brusqueness in speech was under in
formal discussion in cabinet circles.
There's one thing to BIZ said in his
favor, however" said Secretary Wilson,
and that is, he never importunes the
departments to get promotions for his
friends"
That's readily explained" comments
ed Secretary Root; "he hasn't any,
Philadelphia Saturday Post.
She was an amateur artist, and, like
most of her kind, considered herself
several laps in advance of the average
amateur, says writer in Spare Mo-
ments. She was eager, however, to
know how her work would impress one
of the masters who had managed to-
grasp tickle Fame by the back of the
reck. One day real painter called at
her home, and she Immediately con-
ceived the idea of testing him. She