Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-05


the absence of a cultured class in The
United States and seemed to think
that monarchial institutions were, in
many respects. good things"
Much more similar convincing, con-
elusive, unanswerable evidence has
been produced to prove that Hoffman
is degenerate prince; but Hoffman,
unfortunately, spoils 1t all by denying
1T and pointing out that he is much too
young man to be the unfortunate
Rudolph. Still, the story is good, as
far as it goes. and 1T is going far. In
the meantime the doctor goes on about
his business in modest way and is
not worrying about his prospects OK
becoming an emporer.
Gen. Francis Nj. Drake spent few
DAYS in Des Moines recently looking
after some matters in connection with
Drake university. He had been tray
cling in Kentucky and stated While
here that 1t was his intention to go TO
the seashore at Cape May and remain
until fall that he may escape the neat
of the summer. Gen. Drake stated
while he was here that he has not SOLD
his Abba & Centerville railroad. TherS
have been rumors that the Burlington
was about to acquire this line ana at
one time Gen. Drake gave an option on
the line to the Burlington people. iney
did not complete the purchase. Inc
line is "a miles long. This year the
reports showed that it is prosperous
line and yields some revenue and the
state executive council increased Its
assessment from $500 mile to $4,000
a mile. Gen. Drake would sell the road
liz somebody was willing TO pay what he
regards it as worth, but it has No
meen sold, as yet.
Col. Thomas f. Cooke. OF this city,
the president of the newly formed
State Rifle association. is quite en-
thusiastic over the results of the first
meeting Of the association and the con-
tests in connection with the state con-
test of the national guard The shoot
ing of the guardsmen and officers was
generally fair, but there is room Tor
vast improvement and he believes that
the formation of an association to hold
annual contests will greatly aid In this
interest in shooting. For instance, in
the matter Of selecting team TO rep
resent Iowa in the national shoot foe
the Washburn trophy September q, in
Minnesota, number of the best
marksmen at the recent state contest
will be selected and they will be asked
to shoot the range twice each week
the next month or six weeks and their
scores will be reported to Col. Cooke.
From these he will be able to make out
list of competitors who will stand
a fair chance of winning the Washburil
trophy now held by Illinois. The sys-
tenn will be- in the estimation of Col.
Cooke and others, great aid and
encouragement to the marksmen OF the
guard.
j. G. Hempel, county auditor of Clay
ton county, member of the republican
state committee. while in the city re-
Gently called attention to the fact that
! it fs~s,tiIissAss In tbs o!den times, diff
ficult matter to get to Des Moines
from his corner of the state, and that
there is pressing need of more trans
portation facilities. Any company
that will build an interurban up thru
our county," he said, can get fran
chise and get the business. There have
tbeer many projects for interurbans
but none built. A line running up
thru the county connecting us with
| Oelwein, for instance, would prove
profitable The same condition pre-
walls over in Winnishiek county. also,
and the line might be extended on
thru that county. It is the best field
for new interurbans that l know OF.
Practically all the Iowa state officials
are out Of the city at the present time,
or are planning to get away and re :
main away for some time. They are
excusable and it ought not to be held
up to their discredit that they are seek
ing some other place for comfort.
Their officers are all torn up and there
is ;ntolerable noise in all of them at
this time. The plumbers have had the
carpets taken up, sections of the floor
removed and the old radiators taken
out and refitted. The work is only part
ly finished and a hundred men are still
at work In addition to this the car
penters are taking out all the windows
and refitting the glass; painting ana
vanishing and otherwise renovatlnS
the same. The corridors and many of
the Office rooms are Uttered with shaw
ings and smell of the odor of burning
paint. This with all the noise is SUI
ficient to distract every person who
is compelled to remain at the state
house. and the clerks and deputies. arr
the ones who have to take 1t. The
work will all be done before the nee
essity for firing up comes again.