Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-05
TOPICS OF THE.
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well as the first victim. Dr. w. w
Grant now of Denver, is accused by
the Davenport papers Of the first sue
cessful extirpation of the appendix.
The constantly recurring accidents
from careless disposition of poisons
about homes should teach parents thai
carbolic acid and other deadly drugs
should be safely locked away from lit
tie children. There is a touch of crimi-
! nal carelessness about every one o!
these accidents.
over $S0,0O0,O0O was earned by tbs
electric light and power plants of the
/ United States last year, according TO 9
bulletin issued by the census office re-
Gently. There are 3,619 plants in oper-
alton. OF which number SIS are con-
trolled by municipalities. The private
plants cost So0.000,0G0 and the munich
pal plants s22,O00,0OO. The earnings
were S3,5O0,00o. operating expenses
s67..6SS.075, and $2o,50o.oOo were paid
to 6,976 employees.
| Lumbermen of the Pacific coast are
| in despair because they foresee an
Ioverproduction OF 1000, 000,0 900 feet next
year. The industry was overestimated
by the heavy export demand of a few
years ago. Tho that has fallen off
greatly, the lumbermen continue to in
crease their output. During the last
year 256 new saw mills were built in
the Puget sound and Columbia river
country. The mills of the state of
Washington alone are said to have a
ca pacity of over 2.500o00000. Local
| consumption and the coasting trade
have not kept pace with this increase
of consumption, and lumbermen are
asking themselves what they are going
to do with the surplus.
No more tin soldiers sinc,, the Nation
al Guard receives the same pay as the
regulars while taking part In army ma
neuvers.
The Davenport Democrat doesn't be-
lieve il at all vital which day is selected
Louis exposition, the anniversary of
June /, 1853, when the Black Hawk In
dams surrendered their lands to the
white settlers; June IL, 1888, when
President Van Buren, signed the bill
creating the territory of Iowa, or June
II, 1873, when the upper Mississippi
river was discovered by Marquette and
Joliet. Iowans are going down to st.
Louis next year when tho railroad rates
are right, and when they are assured
that the hotel prices are reasonable.
The London Daily TeletTa phi.
reporting the motor speed trials
sporting events in which racing cars
ran against each other, instead OF
against the clock. Happily" 1t adds,
the day passed without casualty"
Punch
One OF the interes ting phases Of the
railway assessment is seen if an ex-
roads have borne the bulk of the in
creases made since 1901. Two assess
ments have been made under the pres
ent state administration and in those
assessments the railroad valuations
have been raised S9,466.273. Roughly
crease has fallen on three systems, the
Burlington. the Northwestern and the
Milwaukee The Burlington has borne
about third of the increase, the
Northwestern over fourth and the
Milwaukee nearly fourth. Considera-
been made on the Burlington and the
Northwestern, or s5,S1O,795, out of the.
s9,466,273 given above.
Kuno Won Fischer. the former pro-
fessor of philosophy at the University
of Heidelberg. celebrated the eightieth
anniversary OF his birth the other day.
Professor Won Fischer is one Of the
most eloquent speakers in Germany,
and attracts students from all parts of
the Fatherland. He has long been, and
still Is. the most popular teacher at the
old German university. Every Heidel-
berg student, it matters not what his
speciality may be. finds time TO take one
OF the Fischer courses, and the lecture
room is ALWAYS crowded.
Mr.. Dewitt C. Clark, originally from
the Nazareth of Oskalocsa, whence he
came to conduct lady" barber shop
in Ottumwa. is crying a new religion
aloud in the wilderness of the Wapello
metropolis. Mr.. Clark. formerly of Os-
is parading the Ottumwa thor
oughfares clad In white sash and
some other wearing apparel represent
ing Peace. The emblem of his religion
is snow white flag which represents
peace and righteousness and purity.
lis followers are to wear white sash
uring their worship. They work upon
ne streets in much the same manner
as the Salvation Army and viii have a
place for services after the
outdoor work is over.
A family in the south had
a coal black cook named Sarah,
whose husband was suddenly
killed in a quarry accident. For the
time being her grief was allayed by the
for an elaborate funeral,
and on the day of this event, so dear
to negroes who desire 10 show their
Importance, she appeared before her
mistress in deepest black, but on her
hands were a pair of white gloves such
as soldiers wear at dress parade and