Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-15

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pens that both government and state
laws are violated by the manufacturers
of this spurious stuff which is being
handled not only in Denver but in the
other cities and towns of Colorado. The
fraud is especially contemplate from
the fact that Iowa" stands for the best
in everything and carries a guaranty
OF quality in the very name. This state
will wish Mrs. Wright success in COR
recting the wrong.
The Iowa State Federation of Labor
did well when 1t turned down the So
cialists at its recent convention. The
concrete problems before the federation
are sufficiently puzzling without drag
gng in an abstraction with its train of
cranky advocates.
Not one graduate of tha State Normal
School of Cedar Falls is teaching in the
country schools of Grun 1y county. And
yet the people of this county are COM
PEELED to pay onetenth OF q mill tax to
help keep the State Normal School go
ing.-Grundy Center Republican.
Perhaps Grundy is saving its one
tenth of mill tax in teachers wages.
The complaint of the Republican seems
to be more justly directed against
Grundy county than against the Nor
nal School.
Mr.. Richard Burke has purchased the
interest of Mr.. Charles Lemley in the
Oskaloosa Times-Journa! and is thus
sole proprietor of that paper. The
Times journal has beer showing hard
work and good management in all its
of late and is greatly i'm
proved as a newspaper
Don't complain because you must
read about T.-R. want ads In every is
sue. Realize for moment that every
body would hear just as much abou!
what you had to sell If your ad was In
tkis newspaper.
The Clinton Herald gives bad advice
when it suggests the use of shotguns as
{, preventive against thefts from flower
gardens. Newspaper advice coming
from such reputable sources as the
Herald is likely to be followed and a
firearms in cases like the one mentioned
by the Herald might breed a tragedy.
That excellent newspaper would be
first to condemn killing as protection
to flower gardens or melon patches. but
a shotgun properly loaded and pointed
means death or serious injury when
The law is supposed to |
protect flower gardens. Don't use q |
shotgun.
The ping pong injunction game con-
linues at Omaha.
The Iowa City Republican is worried
tearing an influx of democratic gradu-
ates into editorial positions on republic
ms papers. The Republican is grow
ing nervous.
When Hamilton Mabte was in Min I
aeapolis he told story before a Sc
ect company" that viii bear repeti-
ion. 1t had to do with the thoughtless
ways of the late John Fiske, the his
.orian. Mr.. F'iske was often so wrapped I
lp in a subject that 1T was difficult TO |
get his whole attention down 10 every |
lay affairs. One day, while he was
hard at work, one of his boys appeared |
Il the study.
We'll. sir" said Mr.. F'iske, looking
away over the youths head in an alb
,ent-minded way.
Mamma sent me in here to have you
punish me-
What for?"
We'll, you see, said that Aunt Mary
vas a fool and that Aunt Jennie was a
lam fool
The boy shifted feet and the historian
appeared wrapped in thought. Finally
lie said:
Well, that is about the distinct I
should make
Then he forgot the incident and went
pack to his writing.
Valuations of Poweshiek county lands
ls returned by the assessors of the va
ious townships lay bare condition of
drunken farm values in that county
low as compared with the
lverage selling prices Of Iowa farm
and. Farm lands contiguous to Grin
lell are valued at s57.12, Chester town
hip lands at s53.6O and values scale
Town to s39.5S in Madison township. On
he face of the returns there seem UNI
,qualed opportunities for speculation In
ooweshiek county.
Du chaiIIu's Timdity.
The late Paul du Chaillu, the explor-
~ who died in Russia the other day,
vas, in appearances. the last man in