Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-09
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

Council Bluffs fears an epidemic of
typhoid on account of the 1llthy con-
ditions brought about by the recent
floods.
The board of supervisors of Union
county recently passed resolution OF
fering 81 900 in cash to the person who
first produces a ton of coal from VEN
that is a paying one, and which mas
first been worked successfully one
wear. 1t is expected that the offer will
stimulate interest in the development
of Union county coal prospects.
The Abba Union has discarded its
type setting machine. 1t claims the
Union was getting experience and the
Simplex company the money. Forty
eight dollars worth of composition by
an expert, the Union says, cost the
paper $50. The T.-R. has advised the
average country paper to stick to hand
coroposition as cheaper than the ma
chimes. There is occasionally news
the linotype profitable but these are
not numerous.
1t would seem to the Cedar Rapids
Republican, upon looking the whole
matter over, that the very controversy
which is raging over the question
of the postoffice scandal should
incline the postmaster general
to take such action as will put the
government in the position of attending
to its own business without discrim-
ination in favor of anybody. A man
can not secure the address of a party
living in a city by calling at the post
office. The department has always TAX
en- the position that the postotiice
should not serve the purpose of d.
rectory in cities. Why then should 1t
assume that function so far as the rural
districts are concerned? Hands OIL OF
private business as far as possible,
should be the principle in the future,
as it has been in the past" The Repub-
leans position will find many sup
porters. In the light of the charges
brought against the former chief of the
| free delivery service the revocation OF
| the order to post rural lists would
seem proper step. It has, however.
already served its purposes for good
| or evil.
| The auditors biennial summary of
| the legislative appropriations shows
that the last Nebraska legislature
voted authority for the spending of
s3.557.3Sl, which exceeds the highest
previous record by over 100000. Leg
islatures come high, but we must have
! them.
"only silver watch" said the pawn
broker. THE last time l advanced you
money on your watch 1t had solid gold
case"
yes" replied Harduppe, "but-er-
circumstances alter cases, you know
Philadelphia Ledger.
1t costs S253S0 to hang man in Ne
braska. The rope alone cost $40 for the
Snuff off of the mortal coil of one
Gottleib Niginfind at Lincoln. The cost
of the scaffold was $50. This looks like
a pretty big bill for a little function
such as the early Nebraskans would
have conducted with quarters worth
of rope and cottonwood tree that cost
nothing. The report does not state the
| oP Yiotp rriy
was against him at any rate.
! 'Why don't you make plain
straightforward statement about
whether or not you mean to be can
didate?"
Whats the use?" answered the pru-
dent politician. "Just at present the
only thing that's keeping me before
the public is the doubt on that ques-
ion."-Washington Star.
/ It is true that crop conditions an6
prospects are none too flattering il
Iowa at present but the game is still
young. There is no good to be found ir
prophesying total or even partial fail
ure The general tendency is to over
do calamity. Those who have heard
failure and hard times so often pre-.
ldicted for Iowa and these predictions
turned topsy turvey when the return:
came in with autumn, will be slow t
accept the estimates OF the calamit.
propaganda. The floods and rain.
weather have cut down farm profit!
but Iowa is a long way from famine
nevertheless.
The Herald says there was no police
court in Clinton this morning and al
was quiet" Why not abolish the pc
ilice court il it has been making all tn
trouble?
French doctors claim to have foun,
a cure for cancer by an N-ray treat
ment and that cases of stomach can
Ger have been cured by this process
However, medical men will await fur
Their proof of it's efficiency in this ter
rible and incurable disease.
The danger from the floods is no
over by any means with their sub
sidence Disease follows the flooding
such vast areas as We're recently GOV
cred and the sanitary conditions @
those districts should receive immedi
ate attention. More lives are lost b