Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
Topics Of the Times
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

! Congressman S. e. Mudd is talking
too much He should dry up.
| Taking Tom Reeds definition, ga
statesman is dead politician" Grand
pa Davis doesn't lack so much in stat
esinanship.
Congressman Hepburn made the ad-
dress at the dedication of Centerville's
new postoffice building. He had al
ready made the postmaster-Mar-
shalltown Times Republican.
| 1t is also to be remarked that he did
a good job in both Observation-Disclosures
Gate City.
Which it was not requisite to men
ton. II goes without saying.
According to a New York dispatch
| chairman Taggart is preparing to roll
| up his sleeves This will be cheering
news 10 Mr.. Taggart's circle OF poker
playing acquaintance.
A jefferson butcher has received a
letter containing money order for SO
and the explanation from the sender
who he says years ago sold to Mr..
Bradley COW. The salesman made
an error of 100 pounds, giving the
weight at 1,135 pounds. when 1t should
have been only 1.035. The seller knew
of the mistake but said nothing. Since
then he has thought the matter over
and concluded the honorable thing to
do was to return to Mr.. Bradley the So
which represented the value of the ex-
ira loo pounds.
A social prophet declares that In a
few years everybody will live out of
town, going into the city only for BUSH
The tendency to the country, which has
already altered materially the aspect
of city life is attributed In great part
to the motor car.
Clerk-rve just been married sir and
would like raise in my salary.
Boss-Sorry, but we amt responsible
for accidents unless they happen in the
shops.
C. A. Merrill, editor of the Auburn
Recorder, was married at Oregon, Mis-
souri,. August Is, to Miss Elizebeth
Hilsenbeck The Odebolt Chronicle calls
attention to the fact that +. f. Stouffer,
of the Sac Sun, formerly a Marshall
county resident. is now the only un-
| married editor in Sac county.
Minneapolis agents have written over
| s15,0 100000 worth of tornado insurance
since the big blow of last Saturday.
| Farmer--How did you become a
tramp?
| Tramp-well, it's like dis. Once !
wuz rich an owned automobile. had
| ter do so much walkin dat l got in de
habit.
| A Swaledale farmer is suing four OF
| his neighbors for heavy damages for
taking two gallon jug of whisky away
| from him by force and converting 1t
into enthusiasm OH their own account
To the ordinary observer it looks as tho
he was two gallons of damage ahead of
| his neighbors now.
Je-e-rewsalem!" exclaimed old
Farmer Hayrick when he found the
hired man asleep in shock of oats
| "whatever be we goin' tew dew? Along
with horseless kerridges an wireless
t'legrap ply we've got helpless hired
help. - Manson Democrat.
| Mrs Anna s. Hail. of Cincinnati, has
announced thru the ''Woman's Journal
her intention Of always carrying a bot
| tie of chloroform when travelling here
after. This idea WAS suggested by the
letter addressed by Mrs. Burlington
Booth to the presidents of railroads In
reference to the carrying of anaesthet-
| les on trains'for use In case of accident
Lawyers have told me" says Mrs
Hall. that legislative enactment would
be necessary TO the using Of anaesthet-