Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-16
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

, An Omaha Judge has issued an in
i junction to prevent woman of that
, city from talking. 1t is now question
of the dissolving of the injunction or
the dissolution of the woman.
An experimental shipment of Califor-
MIA oranges, raisins and other fruit
products Is to be made to Japan in the
hope of building up a arge trade. ia
pan grows oranges, but they are small.
land 1t is said that no raisins are raised
there. The plan originated with a jap
Ianese commission house, and it is hoped
to send the fruit without ice and still
! have it in salable condition when re-
ceived
/ The pastor of a Presbyterian church
in San Jose. Cal. believes in sensation
al advertising after the most modern
methods. Here is notice he published
on a recent Monday: Found Asleep
So you slep it church Yesterday, did
you? Well, it was rather drowsy day,
but IL you had been at the Second Pres
| byterian church you wouldn't have
dozed The pastor preached two earn
est, enthusiastic sermons and the music
was alive and inspiring. Mrs. Hillman
Smith sang that old favorite, The Holy
City to the enjoyment of all, and the
chorus choir rendered Two anthems.
The congregation was nearly as large
as the church itself. An oldtimer there
looked around and remarked to by
stander, We'll, 1 declare. l thought T
knew every one who came to this
church, but the last few weeks 1 don't
seem to know more than half of them'"
United States Consul Wilcox, at Han
kow, China, has notified the state de-
partment that ten bright Chinese boys
of good family will sail on the Nippon
Maru on May Is for thu United States.
to be placed in college. Mr.. Wilcox says
that these boys are relatives of Acting
Viceroy Tuan, who, at the risk of his
own life, protected the foreigners in his |
jurisdiction during the EoXer uprising.
The consul bespeaks for the boys a ia
vorable reception and treatment in |
recognition of the viceroy's kindness to |
Americans.
c. w. Harris, of Rockwell, has an
founced himself as :. candidate for
representative from Cerre Gordo coun-
ty. This places two active candidates
in the field for the nomination.
y
The d-fashioned Windmill stood
Germany. as well as other European
in good stead for a long sue
cession of centuries. and tho abandoned
for short time in favor CT other appli-
cations of power, is coming back again
to furnish force to drive dynamos For
this there is demand enough to keep all
the winds of the fatherland busy for
many year and generation to come,
thus rescuing the ancient and pictur-
esque windmill from the obliteration
and forgetfulness which have Of late
seemed to await it.
AT a recent meeting of confederate
in Richmond many amusing
tales We're told. One of them was how
General Grant got the worst of it at the
hands of a southern woman. The Bal 1
imore Sun tells the story:
While Grant was In Charles City l
county an old lady sent one Of her
to him to ask where he ,,
vas going.
Tell your grandmother" said Gen. :
raj Grant, that am going to Rich
nond or Petersburg, or heaven or /
IL" II
Ina little while the boy returned and /
aid:
Grandmother says you can not go to |
for General Lee is there;
,ou can not go to Petersburg, for Beau
egard is there: and you can not go to
eaven, for General Jackson is there :
General Grant very readily saw that
My one place was left to him in case If
e wanted to go somewhere. v
Manila-The government has sup n
'ressed two seditious plays one in q
Ianila and one in Batangas. a
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