Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-02

rate, which is also one fare plus 81
membership fee). applies on July .,
and {. In the case of the minnesota
excursion rate the added 50 goes to
the railroads; in the case of the n. l..
A. rate the added 50 goes To the assoc
citation as railroad fee and is represent
ed by II membership coupon on the
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e. A. Registration bureau ut Minneap-
oils for a membership certificate and a
coupon for the volume of proceedings
of the Minneapolis meeting. 1t is there
fore important that those who expect
to attend the n. i. \ Il. convention
should purchase only n. j.. a. tickets
on July ). 6 and /, and should see that
each ticket bears a membership cou-
non. The "Minnesota excursion tick
cts sold at the same rate can not be
honored for n. L. a. membership at
Minneapolis
/. A Kansas man who once borrowed
$50 To get out TO Smith county now has
$500 acres Of land, a bunch of cattle. Il
hardware store and is running for the
legislature 1t pays to hold on in many
instances.
1t may be necessary to discount Opt
mistic crop estimates based upon the
termination of wet weather. II rains
very easily yet.
Official reports of the Canadian wheat
crop indicate generally fine conditions
turnout the Dominion and promise of a
bumper yield. One remarkable state
ment is that the crop of Manitoba is
two weeks ahead of what it was Mt this
date last year. on this side of the line
says the Minneapolis Tribune. the
spring wheat crop is generally some
what later than usual.
Minnesota, too, comes into line to
support President Roosevelt's Cuban
reciprocity policy. Republican state
conventions. like this one. are making
the demand more imperative.
Oldtime political methods are still in
vogue in Georgia, If one may Judge
from this story, told by the Athens
Banner of Joseph Terrell, who recently
secured the primary nomination for
governor Mr.. Terrell was passing thru
the little village of Dewy Rose and
came upon a blacksmith shop, where
smith was trying to sharpen Il plough.
The desiresto try few ticks came upon
him so strong that he asked the man to
let him do the job. The smith, in wonder
at the we'll dressed man. reluctantly
turned over to him the tongs and ham,
mer, and in a few minutes Georgla's
next governor had the plough sharp
ened to the queens taste. The smith
asked the stranger what his name was,
and was amazed when he told him that
The news of the plough sharp
ening soen spread over the little village
and in few minutes there We're q hun
bred men at the shop, and Mr.. Terrell
had to make them speech, at the end
of which every one came up and
pledged him his support. "A man that
can sharpen n plough in one minute and
make an eloquent speech in the next is
the man I want for governor" said an
old man in the crowd, and his sentiment
was that OF all.
A New York oculist has said that his
in the fashionable residence
section of the city was built entirely by
women patients who had Worn dotted
wells.
The losses as the result Of the hard
coal strike are now estimated at S4o,-
100000, at the rate of S1,00o,O00 per
week.
1t is the general opinion that Senator
Bailey, of Texas, made a great Dis
brute of himself in viciously assaultlnS
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, in view
Of the disclaimer of the latter that he
rad not intended to insult him. Con-
sidering the trifling character OF the
speech, the magnitude OF
Bailey's effort to play the bulldog is in
striking contrast; and no one Will
eventually regret the unhappy episode
more than the senator from Texas.
japan is not pleased because her tea
trade with America is no greater than
it was ten years ago.
Leon Bourgeois, the new president OF
the French chamber of deputies, repre-
sented France at the peace congress az
The Hague and gained there a reputa-
ton as a diplomat. He has been min
lister of public instruction. He is an
orator and possesses all the arts of the
trained parliamentary speaker. TO M
whom he has beaten In his
rev office, he said: II succeed you;
shall never replace YOU" That was
delicate way of softening defeat which
is not habitual at the Palais Bourbon.
Ten thousand freight handlers OF
Chicago are threatening to strike. The
band of idlers continues to grow.
Brief but important is an eight word
editorial which appears in this morn
ins's Registered Leader as follows: low.
is with President Roosevelt for Cuban
AS the policy of Mr.. Rob-
erts' new paper umfolds itself 1T will be
seen that it's republicanlsm Will be of
,ba modern. aggressive sort