Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-07
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The Ida Grove Record has changed
hands again, having been sold to j.
ID. Harrington & Son. It will be DEM
ocratic in politics.
The run,or that Ben Birdsall Is a
dark horse in the race for the Shfrds
succession brings the Parkersburg
Eclipse out for Courtwright of Water
loo. for congress should Birdsalls re-
tirement leave a vacancy in the Third.
There is nothing apathetic about the
Eclipse.
John McGinness, of Butte, Montana,
having in one of his home papers char
acterized an interview with him printed
in the Inter Oceon as a fake. the Inter
Ocean calmly and without heat states
that when Mr.. MacGinniss of Butte,
makes such statement he merely
lies The assertion of the Chicago
paper is to the point and Will be gem
orally accepted. There are a great many
mere liars than fake interviews in
circulation. Reputable journals do
no. print fake interviews"
An Iowa debating club is unable TO
decide the problem: rs hard cider a
soft drink" and the Gate City with
wisdom probably born Of experience.
suggests that "a practical test would
decide the matter in short order.
sst
Il hear small sea urchin cry.
Said little Tommie Gum.
.Ah, yes his father made reply,
They're whaling him, my son."
Chicago Tribune.
Caught with. the Goods On.-"Silas
wuz down to the city an had to send
for money"
Get buncoed?'
"Nope. He pasted his money to the
inside Of the bosom of his shirt. and.
when he went to come home the land
lord wouldn't change his shirt
Brooklyn Life.
Bless dem 1T chillun-
Each curly III head.
Dreamin' er de Chris mus
En- de reindeer on de shed:
Akin wen dey comm
Ez you tuck 'em up in bed
Sleep. III honey. 'twel de mawnin'!
Bless dem li'l' chilPun!-
Dey talkin' night en- day
Bout Mister Christmas comm
What been so long away;
En- dey ruther have de Christmas
Dan de mockin' birds er May
Sleep, liY honey. 'twel de mawnin'!
Atlanta Constitution.
The board OF education Of New York
city has made q new departure In the
way OF a schoolhouse. 1t has author
ICED the construction OF one which, II
is claimed, will be the largest in the
world. It will be large enough to ac-
conmodate $500 boys and girls. 1t will
be fitted up with many appliances and
conveniences which few, IL any, public
schoolhouses have. It will be six stor.
les high, will have numerous elevators,
ana an auditorium with L.
600 chairs in II. 1t will also have sew
ing rooms where women will mend tn
tattered farments OF the poorest chill
dren, and tanks and swimming pools
into which the very dirty may be tossed
and scrubbed. II pupil is too poor
to buy his lunch 1t will. at least for a
time. be provided for him free q.
cost.
The Anthem Herald emu1ating Its
namesake the Hancock Herald. burst
thus into poesy inspired by street in
cident:
Her face was happy,
His face was stern.
Her hand was in his'n,
His'n was In her'n."
The planters Of the south, owing 10
the sustained price Of cotton and the
new bull movement, are expected to gs!
1900, 100000 more for their crop this
year than last year. Spectators, 1t Is
believed, Will this time not get ths
whole advance, but the millions will b.
more for their crop this year than last
year. Spectators, 1t is believed, viii
this time not get the whole advance, but
the millions will be more widely disrri-