Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-02
TOPICS OF I E1r-
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Carrie Nation as star in Ten
Nights in Bar Room is q direct in
aentive to drink.
Conductor Jesse Beers was knocked
off a ear at Sutherland and barely es-
capped being cut in two by the tram.
Almost made two beers of him.
Comptroller Traceweii. in a decision
to Public Printer Palmer, has ruled
that w. A. Miller. the assistant foreman
in the bookbindery department of the
government printing Office, whose case
has attracted so much attention. ~ not
entitled 20 pay during the time OF ms
absence from the printing office. Miller
was absent for sixsy-thlee days, ana
If the claim had been valid there would
he due him 1852. The comptroller holds
that Miller is not an official OF the gov
eminent, but an employe. and rules
that prerequisite Of his pay is that
he should be present and actually per-
form the labor required Of him. Now
some one who has the authority should
make similar ruling applicable to the
officials.
The Dixie Gazette threatens to sus-
pend publication until the editor can
earn a little money somewhere to carry
on the paper with.
Kansas is having trouble with weeds
just now, and one of the most fantastic
stories on record is told by the Kan
sas City Journal, which says that the
Prossa branch railroad has almost gone
out of business because of them. The
weeds grew on the roadbed in luxurious
style and as section hands could not be
hired, the weeds grew over the rails.
The wheels OF the engine crushed these
weeds and made the rails so slippery
that it took the train two hours to go
seven miles.
The oldest man in Illinois is dead at
the age of 103 Transplanted into Iowa
he might have lived another half cen-
fury. It's the soil.
Democrats should remember 1t to be
their duty to attend their home eau
cuses, most of which will be held Sat-
urday,' says the Grundy Democrat.
And that's what it is in Iowa--a plain
duty. There's neither hope nor pleas
IRE in a democratic caucus any more.
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were cut from the list of county fair
attractions and the Graves and TILL
mans from the Chautauquas?
South Dakota farmers find that their
cattle do not seem to be as enthusiastic
as they should be over the introduction
of new agricultural products. The de-
partment of agriculture mas made quite
an effort to introduce speltz as a cattle
feed, where corn is no; raised Last
year the cattle and hogs and horses
couldn't get enough of the speltz: this
be induced to eat it mixed with other
grain.
The Waterloo newspa pers report an
exodus of negroes following the notice
served on the race editorially by the
Courier and Times Tribune. 1t sounds
like news report from South Carolina.
Husband (reading) This paper says
that the greatness of father often
proves a stumbling block to the adj
vaneeanent of his children.
Wife-Well, thank fortune, our chill
dren will never be handicapped in that
way. Chicago News.
All the Indians of Indian Territory
are citizens of the United States. made
so by a special act of congress passed
on March 8, 1901, which act amended
section 6, chapter 119, United States
statutes, to read, in part: And every
Indian born Within the territorial limi is
Of the United States who has voluntarl-
ly taken up within said limits his resi-
Gence, separate and apart from any
tribe of Indians therein, and has
adopted the habits of civilized life, and
every Indian in the Indian Territory is
hersby declared to be Il citizen of the
United States, and is entitled to all
rights, privileges and immunities as
such citizen"
The southern negroes are singing
God Will Put Old Tillman Down." but
northern Chautauqua associations will
petition stay of proceedings until the
Chautauqua debt has been lifted.
oliver Hopleinson. olesst member OF
the Philadelphia bar aud Oldest sur
viving graduate of the University OF
| Pennsylvania, celebrated his slst birth
day last week His grandfather was
Francis HopaSinson, poet, author and
signer of the declaration OF independ-
ence, and his father was Joseph Hop