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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-09
LooKER-0N in IOWA:


Carroll June 9.-One redeeming feat
ure of the crop situation, that is IN the
mart of the state the writer has been
over since the big rains, Is that where
farmers got in their corn crop they have
now good prospect. Unusual care
was taken to secure good seed. the
consequence is "a good stand on the
rolling lands the farmers are "piowing
the fields now every day. But II must
be admitted not over hall the usual
acreage is planted, this on the sth Of
June. However, there is universal
determination to keep on planting till
July 1st and trust to a late fall for a
good crop. or corn stalks and nubbins
at least If Jack Frost comes early. Mil
let will only be sown as last resort,
many farmers telling the writer they
would prefer cut up corn fodder with
soft corn, to any crop of millet.
Already this wet spell is affecting
business. The looker-on is told of a big
hardware firm that has called in three
men. Two on Kansas territory. one in
Iowa. Others travelling have voluntar-
ily gone in waiting TO week S
sunshine to brace up some merchants
thing until they see how long this wet
spell will last
An enforced visit of some days in
Sioux City, brings to TIE notice OF the
writer, a great Improvement in the
street car service. Now they have con-
ductors on each car who actually call
out the streets. This is great thing
for a stranger for owing to the heavy
city expenses they cannot afford to put
up signs, so that day, or night, on q
crowded ear, it's pleasant to know
where YOU are at" And this electric
ear line is the most accommodating COM
! pany ever heard Of Ii you're sick, tele-
phone the doctor, he telephones the
| drug store the druggist immediately
| gives the bottle of medicine TO the
street car conductor, then the druggis
calls up the invald's friends to look on
for the medicine on the ten twenty car
| they go out as the car passes eaten !
| ON the fly and before the sick man has
| commissions the medicine arrives anC
| thus a noble life is saved, thanks Il
modern conveniences. 1t works just a:
well If the man of the house forgets e
bring home meat for dinner Tele,
phone the butcher, he gives the pee
steak to the motorman who throws l
out to front poroh OF 3640 36th street
| just TN minutes after ringing up INT
| marketman. Or the good wire need
a spool of No. 40 black thread. Ring tn
telephone again and before the popDii
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-09

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IS HONESTY UNIQUE?

The strongest objection made by en-
sployers against organized labor is its
natural responsibility and unreason-
Ing attitude on the subject of contracts.
THE average employer IS ready to con-
tract, under reasonably safe conditions,
with his employees for reasonable
length of term If he may be satisfied
that the contract shall be equally bind
Aing OH each party TO the agreement.
The trouble all along. from the employ
er.s standpoint. has been the insecure
ty such agreements afford him. The
contracts nave too often been broken
by the men when the breach seemed to
their advantage. The employer asks for
IL safeguard against contract breaking
Until unions are made incorporate
bodies with certain financial and le-
ygal status this uncertainty viii always
1 attach to this kind of contract. The
international Brotherhood of Black
smiths has, however, by the action ot
IFS president (Slocum) given the BUSH
ness world an example Of sincerity that
will strengthen the position of organ
tied labor as a whole and of the black
smiths brotherhood in particular. Its
Chicago branch had contracted with
Metal Trades, for a specified time. 1t
engaged in a sympathetic strike, yio-
/, lating it's contract with the employers,
and the men were ordered
back by President Slocum to
fulfill it's agreement. When the
men failed of obedience to the order
President Slocum revoked the charter
/ of the Chicago branch and excommu-
! organized labor. The lesson had its i'm
mediate effect The men are back at
work. They are ready to keep their
contracts and make new ones and are
pleading for readmssion to the broth
I erhood.
3 The blacksmiths' brotr erhood is for
tunate in it's president. He has placed
his organization in, an enviable position
among unions. II stands Tor the abso-
lutte integrity of an agreement made be-
tween business men. something that is
the foundation of all business transact
tons. He has given his Union business
caste by the only method whereby or
ganized labor can secure open and last
ing recegnition-the SACRED keeping OF
contract. He is only doing as he re-
quires to be done by. His action does
not call for fulsome praise, for he was
simply honest, and honesty in business
is its cemmonest requirement. That the
performance of an act OF simple hon-
esty by trades union should awaken
universal attention and commentator
is significant. Organized labor should
see to IL that simple honesty on the par
OF labor organization shall not con-
tinue unique.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-09
One More Unfortunate.

cor. the Delayed Chauffeur.)
(Postou Advertiser
One more unfortunate
Under the wheel,
Smashed to pulp by an
Automobile.
Lift it up tenderly,
Move it with care,
Or you'll be getting it
Out of repair.
Oh, that sad slip of hers,
What a delay 1t brings!
Think of the trouble ard
Exc the dismay 1T brings!
But for the heedlessness
And for the needlessress
OF the child's fall.
The chauffeur perhaps had made,
Runs other chaps have made
No good at all.
Why did her father,
Or else her mother.
Or her big sister.
Or her big brother,
Not keep her out of sight.
So that she never might
Have caused all this botherf
There. We're all set againf
Now, then, come on!
She'll never fret again
Three minutes gone!
Never mind chicken nows
Go like the dickens now,
Just let her ZIP!
Maybe we still may make
Up down the hill we take
On the home trip.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-09
Helen keller's Voice.

Recently at the New York Eye ana
Ear infirmary Helen Keller sat at one
corner of the lecture platform. She wore
frock of white muslin, with nit Oh
blue ribbon at her threat and another
about her waist. Her light brown nat
adorned with a garland of pink roses'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-09
Don't You Sigh.

[Frank l.. Stanton
Don't you sigh fer trouble
Grievin' bout him still;
Mind dis lesson, honey
He comm Wen he Wilt
In de summer sunshine-<
In de winter chill.
L'arn dis lesson, honey
He comm Wen he wilt
Yit. look 'crost de valley
For de light dar-on de hill
Kiss yo' ham ter trouble
He comm Wen he will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-09
He is trying to cure himself of paraly-
| sis and takes but one glass of water
/ "a fIv

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are just what 3ou need when
You have no appetite, feel dull after
eating and wake up WITH bad taste in
your mouth They will improve your
stomach and give you a relish for your
food. For sale by all druggist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-09
SHALL WE HAVE GOOD ROADS
TSnirit Lake Beacon

SO1r1t Lake bcdCOu.
For years there has been agitation
everywhere over the matter of better
highways. but up totdate the chief pro-
duct is hot air. During the recent
weeks the roads of Iowa have all been
bad, ond in many sections practically
impossible. Farming has been retard-
ed. horsefesh sacrificed, profanity pro-
noted and trade paralyzed. 1t Is as the
imposition of heavy handicap on
enterprise and progress. What are we
going to do about it? Keep on talking
and wishing and wondering? This fix
es no sicughs-makes no grades
There is just one way to get good
roads. and that is to make 'em. Dickin-
son is among the newer counties of the
state. with the smallest taxable basis,
of any one of the ninety and nins, but
| it would surprise anyone making an
investigation 10 know how lnueh money
has been raised for highway Improve
ment and how comparatively little has
been accomplished. There has been a
great deal of waste in expenditure, and
this is in large measure due to a
patchwork policy. For permanent
road work three things are necessary
To drain the roadway, throw up grades
and make a hard but porousfsurface.
Eleven years agotteams 4mirea ~ The
streets of Spirit Lake, and 'streetstraf
hc was practically impossiblN Thai
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-09
90 m e.1.N.'
IOWA NEWSPAPERS.
EACH MANNERs-w1rH A CLUB

TEACH MANNERS-WITH A CLUB.
Manson Democrat
We have always tried to think that
the majority of the young men and
boys of Manson, We're real gentlemen,
and we still think so. but the fact re-
mains that there are quite few of
them who do not know the first prin-
ciples OF good manners, 1t is this
bunch that infests the gallery of the
opera house at nearly every public
gathering in that building. They We're
out in force Decoration Day, and made
themselves obnoxious to decent people
by their continuous interruption Of the
services. Several of the young men
were so coarse. boorish and low as to
wear their hats all thru the service
even when a minister of the gospel in
voked the Divine blessing Is that
what they learn at home? Can II be
possible that you teach your boy to act
like q savage instead of a gentleman
Maybe you had better go with the
young rufiian few times and keep an
eye on him. Two boys about 10 years
old, We're detected in the act of spit
ting down upon the hats of the ladies
in the parquet. Such savagery in a
civilized town is frightful. Twice dur
ing the services. gentlemen in the aud
fence stood up and called the attention
of the chairman to some act of in
decency being performed by some hood
lum in the gallery. And this on Decor
alton Day! Have the lessons in pa
trotism. which are taught our boys
in the public schools, have no effee.
upon them whatever? If you can
not appeal to their manhood, or, II
they have no manhood to appeal to
better try taking your boot away from
them few times. If you don't some
body else will do it for you, sooner OF
later. Teach your boy manners If yot
have to do it with club.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-09

Scranton, Pa.-After thirty-thre of
a proposed forty-day fast. Edward Nc
Intyre has lost only thirty-two pounds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-09
NEW ROAD Law CONDEMNED.
shenandoah Postl


The public is beginning to cnticise
the new road law in no uncertain
terms Some say it is an inefficient
way of working the roads. Others say
it is too slow a method in cases OF
emergency like this
The fact of the case Is. however.
in Page county the law has not been
sufficiently tested for us to be able to
say at this time whether 1t Is a good
or bad law. 1t may be little too slow
a me thod for washouts and emergencies
like the one that is now upon us. But
such downpours as we have just wit
messed come only once in life time,
and the like of 1t may never be wit
messed again, we hope not, at least.
Hence because the new law may be a
little too slow in meeting the require
ments of the country this year that Is
not sufficient reason for condemning it.
Over in Amity township where the plan
has been in vogue for three or four
years, there the roads. we are told,
are in better condition today than any
other place in the county. Less bridges
have been washed out there than in any
other Fart of the county. This is due,
in a measure. to the fact that the
bridges and culverts in that township
| were all put in by man who under
stood the business and they We're more
able 70 Withstand the storm and floods
than those put in by Dick, Tom or
Harry under the old pathmaster plan.
| The Post is of the opinion that the
| new law will work well when the new
| plan once gets a foothold. 1t is safe
to say that the reads in Grant town
! ship would have been in better shape
this fall than they have ever been in
before had the disastrous floods not
come Superintendent A. Myers had
done much excellent work on them
which of course in great measure,
has been lost But we should give 1t
y good test before we condemn it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-09

Bank opens at 9 a. m........closes at 8 p. a
Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent.
Middletown transcript., 1903-11-07
TOWNSEND

Mr.. w. w. Lyman was in Whining.
ton Monday.
Mr.. Benjamin Lockerman was in Phiia-
delphia Thursday.
Mrs. Daisy Collins and children visited
New Castle last week.
Mr.. William Spicer. .nf Blackbild, spent
Sunday with Mr.. Joseph II. Jones.
Misses Katie and Ida Coyey Of FEEDER
alsburg, are visiting friends in town.
Misses Arrelee Lattnmus and Alma
Lyman were in Middletown Saturday.
Miss Lizzie Ravel, Of Middletown,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Eliza Daniels.
Mr.. Charles Hubbard. Of. selIyville
spent Sunday with friends in Townsend
Miss May McFaul and Miss Anns
Sharpless we're in Middletown Saturday
MIR. John Weldon who is teaching ii
Bellevue spent Sunday with friends il
town.
Mrs. Winfield Lattomus and children
spent few days in Philadelphia thi
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Duhadaway, o
Odessa, spent Sunday with friends il
Townsend.
Miss Lena Stats, Of Middletown, spen
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
J. 2. Stats.
Mrs. Jacobs and children, of Millington
spent few days with her father, Mr.
Thomas Maloney, last week.
Mrs. Mortimer Gibson and little daugh
ter, of Kent Island, are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Hutchison.
Mr. Benjamin Lockerman, Jr., and
wife, of Wilmington, spent Monday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Locker
man.
The Burton Bellringers" gave musi
cal entertainments in the church hall
in Townsend on the evenings of No.
yember 5th, 9th and 9TH.
Mr.. Clarence Pritchard, of Jefferson
Medical College, Philadelphia, accom-.
panied by fellow student,> MIR. Roy
Miller, spent few days this week with
Mr.. |. P. Pritchard.
The supper given by the Ladies' Aid
Of Emmanuel NJ. E. Church Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings was well attended.
The ladies cleared about $75.
James Hurd, son OF George Hurd a
farmer near Fieldsboro, was run over by
a loaded wagon, fracturing his skull. lie
was taken to the hospital Tuesday and
fears are entertained for his recovery.
Mr.. A. J. Lyman, carrier Of the rural
mail, met with an accident Monday. His
horse became frightened and broke loose
from the mail wagon, doing considerable
damage to the wagon and harness. Mr..
Lyman was thrown into thorn hedge,
but was not seriously hurt.
Middletown transcript., 1903-11-07
WARWICK

Mr.. T. C. Lynch was on business triI
to Newark last Tuesday.
Mr.. Nj. E. Manloye was Wilmington
visitor one day this week.
Mr.. B. r. Blackburn, Of Farnllurst,
Del, is the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. r. b
Merritt.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Edward Lynch, Of Elk
ton, were the guest Of relatives in town
Sunday.
Mr.. Harry Holden has returned to his
home in Chester alter short stay witt
his parents.
The Misses Manloye, Of the Levels
rendered their friends masquerade las
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Aiken, of Della
ware City were the guests oil MIR. anl
Mrs. Amos Wilson last Tuesday.
Middletown transcript., 1903-11-07
cEcILTON

G. '. Hoover is visiting relatives iii
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Joseph Manlove is quite i'll at hei
home near town.
Miss Julia Dushane was the guest ol
Miss Mamie Jones on Tuesday.
The school has been closed on account
Of diphtheria part of this week.
Edward Mattax spent over Sunday
with relatives in Philadelphia.
Davis Taylor, Of Philadelphia, is visit.
ing his mother, Mrs. John Taylor.
Miss Mamie Jones is spending some.
time with relatives in Philadelphia.
A. w. Jones, Of Philadelphia, is spend.
ing this week with relatives in town.
Galard Myers, Of Wilmington, is spend
ing this week with his mother in town.
Mrs. John Manloye and Miss Hennie
Price spent part Of this week with Mrs.
Joseph Manlnve.
Miss Minnie Messick has returned
home after spending the past month in
Delaware and Maryland.
Mrs. Dollie Clayton and Miss Blanche
Padley have returned from visiting rela.
tives in Chesapeake City.
Mrs. baltimore and Miss Mary Money,
of Townsend, we're ENTERTAINERS a few days
last week by Miss Mamie Pierce.
Misses Elizabeth Anderson and Myrtle
Templeman were the guests Of Miss Alice
Dreka, OF Sassafras, on Friday and Satur.
day.
Middletown transcript., 1903-11-07
ST. GEORGES

Prof. Randolph Pratt visited Philadel-
phia on Saturday.
L. J. McWhorter was a Middletown
visitor on Friday.
Miss Harriet Carrow was an over Sun
day visitor with Miss Lucy Hill.
Miss Olivia Paynter paid visit to
friends in Odessa several days this week.
Mrs. E. E. Ecker and daughter, Miss
Mida, spent part Of last week in Phila-
delphia.
Harry Gray, of Philadelphia, visited
his parents, NJ. ]. Gray and wife, over
Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence Pool, Of McDonougl,
spent part of last week with her mother,
Mr.. A. N. Sutton.
Mrs. John Crompton and son Beryl,
were guests Of James Paynter and family
on Saturday.
Howard Vincent and family, of Elkton,
Md, paid a visit to Joseph Jones and
wife on Sunday.
Attorney Walter Willis, Of Whining.
ton, was entertained by A. N. Sutton
and family over Sunday.
George Swain and wife visited their
son, Harry and family, at their home
near Newport on Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Hendrickson and son, Of
East Lake, were guest Of W. H. Barnett
and daughters, part Of last week..
Mrs. William Janvier and daughter,
Of McDonough, were guests Of Clarence
Jamison and family, several days last
week.
E. III. McWhorter and son, of Phila-
delphia, spent Sunday and Monday with
his sister, Mrs. Clarence Jamison and
family.
The Rummage Sale being held by the
ladies OF the Presbyterian Church for the
past ten days will close this Saturday.
evening.
A very enthusiastic meeting OF the
Anti-Saloon League was held in the NJ.
E, Church on Monday evening, and q
large number joined the society.
The X. G. NJ. Bible Readers will meet
at the home of Miss Anna Stewart on
Monday, with Mrs. George Hill as leader.
Special music will be rendered. The
meeting this week was unusually inter-
esting and a large number attended.
Mrs. John Crompton had charge.
Middletown transcript., 1903-11-07
REVOLT ON THE IsTHMUs

The notable happening Of the
week was the revolt of the State
Of Panama against the Colombian
government with its probable
bearing on the Isthmian Canal.
This question is the cause Of the
revolt. The representatives from
Panama were strongly in favor
Of accepting the terms of this
country as they realize the great
benefit to be derived from it's
construction. Being outvoted
and having their protests disre-
garded, the people of that State
have risen in rebellion. The out
come is in the future, but right
is on the side Of the insurgents.
This country might step in at
this apparently opportune time
and by aiding Panama be placed
in the position Of securing the
necessary concessions. But it is
certain that we shall maintain a
strict neutrality, at the same
time making sure that the rail
road across the isthmus is kept
open and that the towns of Colon
and Panama be not destroyed.
If the revolt be successful the
Colombians would be in the posi-
ton of the dog in the fable, who
while crossing stream with a
bone in his mouth saw his refec-
tion in the water. Mistaking this
I for another dog with a bone he
snapped at 1t losing his own.
Middletown transcript., 1903-11-07
xrDDLErewH, BEL, nov. :, 1908.
THE ELECTIONS

The elections held last Tues
day presented no great sur
prises, Tammany carried New
York and the Republicans car
ried Philadelphia, Massachusetts
went Republican and Maryland,
Democratic and so on down the
line. The result in New York
City was only surprising in the
majority Of nearly 10000 rolled
up by Tammany, while "postal
card" and other canvasses fore
casted close vote. The reform
ers Of New York had given the
city for two years, the best ad-
ministration in its history. But
no reform administration has
been reelected in this country
since the war. In 1901, while
the abuses of Tammany were
fresh in the minds of the people,
they voted for reforms. In 1908
the abuses were a memory and
the. people voted their party
ticket. In Maryland, the result
shows clearly the admitted poll
tical sagacity of Senator Cor
man. He named all the candi-
dates and then retired from the
scene, permitting his candidates
to make their own canvass. At
the opportune time, after the
voters had well settled the ques-
ton of how their ballots were
to be cast, Senator German ap-
peared and announced that he
was the issue, and assumed &C
tive and personal command OF
the campaign. It was a desper-
ate move, but as the result shows
he had read the signs Alright.
So far as the Presidential NOM
nations are concerned the elec-
tions have not presented any
new candidates. President Roose-
velt seems to have now, as for
the past two years compare
lively clear field. The only prom
inent name that has been sug-
gested has been that of Senator
Hanna. In spite of the fact, that
in a campaign that was fought
against him personally and that
he has the largest Republican
majority ever polled in Ohio,
with the exception of once dur
ing the Civil War, Senator Hanna
has already announced that
he is not a candidate for the
Presidency, and that he is in fav-
or Of the denomination Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The victory of
Senator German, already the
leader Of his party in the Senate,
makes him a formidable candl-
date before the Democratic con-
vention. The defeat Of the COM
bined Democrats and Populists
of Nebraska has probably put
Bryan out of the running, al
though he will hold a certain part
of the delegates from some OF
the Western States. Tom John
sons snow slide in Ohio has ef-
fectually squelched the man who,
in the event Of his success, had
been marked for Bryan's resid-
nary legatee. McClellan's unex-
pected strength in New York
and the fact that he is the son OF
his father makes him available,
although Tammany's record in
the past tends to the conviction
ti4at he may be used to secure
delegates for trading purposes.
So, the conditions remain about
as before. The Republicans har-
monious and the Democrats all
at sea, both as to candidates and
platform.
Middletown transcript., 1903-11-07
October Tax Collections

The county tax collections during the
month of October were as follows: Col.
lector Rettew, Wilmington, ST. 1921, ,36
Walton, Pencader, $lO9 so; Deighton,
Mill Creek, $244.60; Myers, Christiana,
$2S7.57; Casey, Brandywine, S4l454
Megginson, New Castle, $516.95; Ap-
pleby, White Clay Creed, $l24. 10; Swami,
Red Lion, $S1 .93; MeVaugh, Mill Creek,
$685.. .63; Tanning, Christiana, $292.44.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28
WON BY RELIANCE.
Shamrock iii Badly Beaten in First of
@ international Races. Sg

Shamrock Ill Badly Beaten In First of
@ international Races.
New York, Aug. 23.-In a splendid
IL to 15-knot breeze, over a windward
and leeward course of 3O-miles, the
gallant sloop Reliance yesterday beat
Shamrock III in commanding style, by
exactly nine minutes actual time, or
seven minutes and three seconds, after
deducting the one minute and 81 Sec
onds, which the defender comedies to
Sir Thomas Lipton's third challenger
on account of Reliance's larger sailing
plan as at present measured.
1t was a royal water fight for the
ancient trophy, which carries with it
the yachting supremacy of the world,
and by strange coincidence the first
victory in the cup series of 1908 oc-
Cured on the SD anniversary of the
day on which the old schooner Ameri-
ca captured it in her famous race
around the Isle of Wight. The Reli-
ance beat the British boat three min
utes "a seconds in the thresh to wind
ward, and five minutes SO seconds in
the run down the wind.