Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-20

the railroad : aagers of Iowa in reduc-
ling the cost =. the maintenance OF lhe
railroad systems is by the use OIL the
telephone. The tendency has been 10
close UP many of the small stations
on the road because of the unproHs-
iableness of the business done there ana
to compel patrons to go to the arSei
towns Complaints have been mace as
to this change of policy and the rail-
road commissioners of Iowa nave III
duced the railroad companies to MAKE
use of the telephones to large eX-
tent in providing facilities. A teie-
phone line is constructed to the nearess
station from the one that is without 4
telegraph operator and depot agent
lis secured who is not an operator. lie
convevs messages by telephone to the
telegraph company and generally
transacts all business in this way. The
company saves the difference In salary
between telegraph operator and a
depot man to handle the freight. 1t Is
learned that a great many of these tele-
phone stations have been put in in
Iowa the past year at great saving
to the railroad companies.
Ine iowa ITull crop - Iihciy " ~ -
good one this year, owing to the IacS
that the spring has been delayed SO
that no injury can come from prelna-
ture budding. Secretary Wesley
Greene, of the State horticultural So
eiety. says: Peach buds In the east
ern part of the state are badly IN
jured: in the western part they are IN
better condition. Late varieties OF
cherries that were defoliated last sum-
mer by leaf spot are in feeble condition.
Raspberry canes have suffered in the
north central part of the state from
dry. cold weather, and lack of snow
covering. Strawberry plants that We're
not covered are in a somewhat dam
aged condition this spring. But on
the whole, the outlook for crop OF
fruit in the state is encouraging should
normal climatic conditions prevail dur
ling the fruiting season. Secretary
Greene's summary OF the reports on the
condition of fruit trees and plants
shows the percentage of quality as fol-
lows: Apples "a per cent, pears. so.
American plums SO, European plums
| rs. japanese plums so. cherries 65,
peaches 81. grapes. not covered. IS,
red raspberries 81. black raspberries 67,
blackberres rs, and strawberries So per
cent.
| A mistaken notion has got abroad in
regard to a decision Of the Iowa su
preme court about ten days ago in re-
lation to divorces. to the effect that the
court took especial umbrage at so-cali-
ed Dakota divorces, from the fact that
| in this particular case the divorce de-
clared null was obtained at Jamestown,
N. D. But the court merely followed
a long line Of decisions in recent years
| in the Iowa supreme court in relation
to divorces obtained not in good faith,
and this whether they were In Iowa or
/ the Dakotas. 1t hass been only a shor.
time since the court declared invalid
| a divorce obtained in Iowa by an In
diana citizen on the same ground as IN
| the more recent case namely, that
| he had failed to establish residence
| in good faith where the divorce was
granted. The Iowa supreme court has
maintained a consistent attitude on
| this subject and insists that no matte.
where the divorce is obtained, there
must be actual residence of the plaintiff
| in the case, and the decision just rem
| dered applies to divorces obtained in
Iany state or In Iowa. There was no
new rule laid down nor any new prin-
| ciple discussed