Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-11
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Perhaps the dollar wheat is Wait
ing for the outbreak of hostilities be-
tween Russia and japan.
4 Hampton ieweler adrertises that
he will give a solid gold ring to every
child born IN Franklin county during
the year 1901. the only condition be-
Ing that the child shah be brought 10
/ his store for the ring before 1t is six
months old.
A. h. Beisell. of Goldheld and his
brother. living at LaPorte claim the
ldistinction of being the Oldest twins
in the state. They are eighty seven
years old.
The last issue of the Cincinnati pa
per now being circulated By the Han
ma literary bureau, contains a power
editorical two columns vide. proving
that the republican party does not
want Roosevelt because such New
York newspapers as the Sun. Post
Herald. World and Times, are all OPP
posed to him. The humor of the ar
gument does not appear until 1t Is
remembered that these are all dem
ocratic newspapers. supporting repub-
licans only when free silver is an is
sue.
John Joens an Audubon county mar.
is under bonds for shooting several
shots with rifle at a neighbor named
John Hell. Some Of the bullets came
close enough to raise He'll, who grew
hot and had Joens arrested
In speaking of Billy Sunday as
gifted" man, the Scranton Journal
leaves the ambiguous reader to guess
whether it refers to Mr.. Sundays tai
ents or to the $1,000 collection.
Special copies of the Cincinnati
Commercial, Tribune. with the black
line standing over the title Read
Senator Hanna on Capital and Labor
in Next Sundays Commercial Trib-
une," continues TO come to Iowa news
paper offices. The issue of the morn
ing of January S contains as the first
big news story on the front page, the
information from Kansas CITY thai
"A story that on next Tuesday Sen
ator Hanna will announce that he Is
a candidate for President and that on
the day following National Committee
man r. C. Kerens will issue a prepar-
ed interview declaring for Hanna. pro-
duced a stir in republican circles here
today"
BILLY" Sundays Jefferson revival
footed up SIG converts and s1.4oo as 2
voluntary offering to Mr.. Sundays
power of persuasion.
Uncle Sam has about made up his
mind to spank San Domingo and wash
his hands.
The Henry county farmers insur-
ance company counted up at its last
membership of 1850. and
policies in force amounting TO S2.443.-
600 of insurance. During the past year
losses on stock 10 the amount OF W.
439.l were paid and other losses to
the amount of s3.52072. a total of s4,-
959.S3 in losses paid for the year. The
farmers mutuals are winners.
The Marion Register tells its sub
scrihers that the readers of the mail
edition of the Chicago morning pa
pers read the news that was printed
In the Iowa evening papers OF the pre-
vious day. and adds the moral-read
the Iowa papers for the news. Ihat
Is precisely what the Iowa newspaper |
reader is doing. The newspaper serv-
ice of Iowa is unexcelled for 1owans |
and newspaper readers all over the |
state are finding out that it is ten |
hours from Chicago to Central Iowa
by mail and tenth OF a second by |
A Paris dispatch says the consump-
ton of horse meat is on the increase
in Paris. to such an extent that some |
abatoirs have had TO enlarge their
The present consumption Is
said 10 be 10000 head of horses year.
The flesh of the horse is said to cost
about half as much as beef. Broken |
down work horses are bought UP. fat
tened and slaughtered. The demand |
for horses for butcher purposes is said
TO be so heavy that in some of the |
provinces of France there Is getting TO |
be a scarcity of horses for farm work. |
1t would appear from this that France
ought 10 be good field for the Amer
lean packer.
"Curious what men will do when
they're drinking" said Representative
Tim" Sullivan. when l was over In
New York / heard a story about man |
/ know who had been out nearly all
night and was considerably the worse
for wear.
HE came along street and saw
an undertakers sign, with a night bell,
lust over a speaking tube. He rang the
bell fiercely:
..what is t,a' yelled the updertak-
en- thru The tube. What do you want?
...Nothng in particular the chap re-
piled. .only | want TO say TO You that |
you're the last man I'll do business
with r-Philadelphia Record.
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