Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-27
Topics Of the Times
AS meat prices go up vegetables &c

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/ As meat prices go UP vegetables go
Gown.
| When the new war ship, South Da-
kota, goes into commission ii Will rep
resent money outlay of $4,000, 600 and
will have complement of officers and
men aggregating 500. The South Da-
kota In standup fight would give a
good account of herself with any adj
versary of a similar type. With speed
of 25 miles an hour she would be able
| to show her heels to any battle ship.
However. ii is to be hoped that she
will be too well heeed in guns and
crew to find flight necessary.
On Matrimonial Seas.-"Is she the
captain of the family Ship"
oh, yes; he is her second or third
mate, l understand" Puck.
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| France is going to try the experiment
LOT suppressing paying employment
agencies and to conduct public labor
Exchange in connection with the local
government, a register set
ting forth the offers and demands for
work and situations. to be maintained at
| the mayors Office in each community
| OF less than 10000 inhabitants. and
larger communities are to conduct free
municipal agencies.
Some men talk
Like brass bands play,
For any party
That will pay
Washington Star.
Professor Loeb of California Univer-
| sity expresses the belief that death Is
lavoidable. The professor will very
likely have changed his mind before
1904.
The Rosebud farms are likely to cost
in the aggregate as much as they come
to 1t would be interesting to know
Just how much money has been ex-
pended by the crowd of spectators
and homeseekers which might If added
to the 81 per acre purchase price buy
the Rosebud outright from the fortu
nate winners.
The Montezuma Republican. Jarna-
gins old paper, has changed hands
again, having been sold to Attorney
Blanchard. of Montezuma.
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United States Senator Stephen Ben
ton Elkins of West Virginia, occupies
"a most unique position in the present
national campaign. He is the leader of
the republican party or his state and
is the son-in-law of Henry G. Davis
the democratic nominee for the vice
presidency of the United States, To
make the situation more trying for
Senator Elkins, West Virginia is one of
those states which are sufficiently
doubtful to cause both parties to put
forth their best efforts to carry it. Thus
Mr.. Elkins will be obliged to do his ut
most toward winning West Virginia for
the republicans, and II he succeeds he
will also defeat Mr.. Davis who is not
only his father-in-law but his bust
ness associate and warm friend as well.
Mr. Elkins Is 63 years OF age, and has
been a senator since 1895.
Now that all the conventions are
over there will be no great crisis until
| corn picking.
| A Japanese editor of the Toxic Nip
| pom predicts that Russia will yet be
partitioned out among the powers. The
nervy Japs appear ready to divide the
whole world between themselves and
certain other powers and like little
Jack Horner to take Russia into a cor
ner and distribute the plums.
The Oskaloosa Herald is proud of
the fact that 1t has hanging In its
show window pair of elegant sus-
penders, the product of an Oskaloosa
factory. The factory should be set to
work on an extra strong pair to be
hitched to the percentage column of
the Oskaloosa base ball team. Perhaps
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