Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-11
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Cole Younger and Frank James are
receiving the favorable notice of the
press for having forced y short change
back a SO bill of which he had robbed a
patron. If Cole Younger and Frank
James had received their well-earned
deserts both would long ago have been
hanged The maudlin idiocy which for
gets the theft and murder of two mon
their having forced a minor thief to
Gisgorge better be kept cut of print.
The Shenandoah Sentinel is seeking
historical information on the question
of Gains Wife The antecedents of this
estimable lady have long been cloudy
srd ii is to be hoped thu Sentinel may
clear the record.
He thought her hair was all her own.
Till she gave her head a witch.
He saw and fled. Twas another wreck
Caused by misplaced switch.
New York Herald.
w. A. Hockett, OF Clarinda, claims
the distinction of being the Oldest ma
tive-born Iowan. He was born In
Henry county on June 81, 1888, and flis
been outside the state bat four years.
Centervlle is in the middle of sa-
Icon petition fight, with the chances APP
parently in favor of the success of the
petition.
Customer wonder If you keep
typewriter ribbons in this store.
New Salesgirl with some resent
menD find ribbons here good
enough for anybody, 1 guess. Six coun-
ters down. Philadelphia Press.
A church combine is likely to mee;
the same opposition from the preachers
as commercial combinations do from
the travelling men. Mr.. Hills as pro-
moter will scarcely find favor with the
minor clergy.
The Mississippi sawmiils, an indus
try which has rendered The river towns
as busy as beehives for many years. are
doomed by the destruction of the pine
forests of the upper Mississippi valley
The forests OF Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota originally contained stand
of about 35O,O00,000000 feet. OF this
Michigan had about 150,000,000,0o0
Wisconsin 10000, 100000 and Mime
sofa about 7,O00.000,001 feet. Lum-
bering began in Michigan and Wiscon-
sin during the '30's, and was of small
Importance until the early 'IO's. OF all
this there are left, by careful estimate
rot more than $4,000, 100000 feet of
understandable lumber, which also in
cludes a considerable amount of sec
ond growth, and conservative esti-
mate gives the sawmills but ten years
lease of life.
Sixty-tive per cent of Iowa farms are
operated by their owners. they sell $500
worth of grain each per annum. pro-
duces $500, 900, 900 yearly in agricultur-
a, products, and are supplied with farm
machinery which couldn't be replaced
for $30,000,OOo.
Joseph Girouard, of Spencer Mass,
announced recently that he would give
receipts in full to all his debtors who
applied, provided they were unable to
meet their obligations. mo matter
whether it is $40 or 800 or $1,000" he
declared. amy man who says he can
rot pay it shall have receipt l want
to feel kindly toward all the people
and not have them burdened with
any debts to me-" But it has turned
out that no man owed lin single
cent.
x-Governor Johnson. of the Chicka-
saw nation, Is a man of good address,
polished and courtly and so well up in
the civilization of the white man that
no one would think him of ahorigine
stock except for his coal black hair and
the suggestion of copper hue.
Too Much Style for Him."Here's a
purity come off" exclaimed the old
man.
What is?"
This here letter from Bill. Says
must dress up to see him graduate, an
mustn't think O. comm without coll
lar on myself an the mule!"
Atlanta Constitution
MANY wears ago the statisticians of
the pension office made careful calcula-
t,ons to show the number of survivors
Of the war of the rebellion for series
of wears. They used as the basis of
their calculations the mortality tables
of the insurance companies, but We're
far ont of the way. The DID soldiers are
diving off more rapidly than was eX
pected. According to the estimate the
total number of Survivors in 1902
should have been 9SO.3S0, while the PEN
sion rolls show only rs 100. TO the
latter number should be added 2 or 3
per cent to cover those who have never
applied for pensions
A Just Reward. -"Too bad about DR..
Killem falling into the we'll, wasn't it?"
Serves him right. He should have
,.t.,n, a.. 49, ,{ok and left the we'll