Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-14
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| A Mr. Rye, of uncertain age, is or
have had their vermiform appendices
hacked out The good old ten year
old" Of the same family has long been
working overtime making elegibles to
the other Ryes organization.
| A communication from M. III. Moore
claims the fact that Hon r. r. Hit. re-
Gently suggested for the vice presidency,
| was the author of the first reciprocity
measure is not generally known. It
was In the form of resolution offered
| in the house to facilitate trade with
Canada. MIR. Hit and James @. Blaine
were fast friends and in discussing
| the merits of the proposition Mr..
Blaine saw the chance to make polis-
| ical capital and championed the prin-
ciple and was given credit as its
originator Mr. Moore claims to have
personal knowledge OF the truth Of
| his assertion.
A subscriber suggests that 4.
| twenty three English cities were in
fected with smallpox by tramps, why
not examine every hobo arrested for
evidence of vaccination? II wanting.
vaccinate him by coTnpulsion." The
include three months labor by the
tramp as payment for medical serv-
ices.
Two boys, residing ct Florence, Col.
who have not attained their majority.
claim to have gone Narconi one bet
ter. in the construction of instruments
for wireless biography. They are
Richard Mcdonald and Frank Meyer.
and so important is considered their
invention that applications have been
made for patents and arrangements IN
augurated FOR conducting experiments
on q large scale.
NO" said Miss Thirtiodd, II could
n't think of marrying you. Everybody
knows you are confirmed rake"
"Oh. well" rejoined the reckless
man, ats about time you were making
hay If you ever intend to Chicago
News.
Hon. p. A. Smith, of the Scranton
Journal, sizes the matter up in a few
words when he says that THE Sher-
cliffe parole business has unsavory
features about 1t that no amount OF
whitewash can obliterate. Take for
instance the letter written by Judge
Hubbard to Governor Shaw. There IS
not man In Scranton that would dare
write such letter to any governor
asking him to parole q murderer in
order that his friend might be helped
politically That is just what Hub
bard asked Shaw to do. In the second
place there is not ail honest man In
the world who would not resent sucn
letter as an insult 1t is implied in
that letter that Judge Hubbard
thought he could influence Mr.. Shaw
to do his bidding and such things
are always bad"
AS yet the Omaha officials haven't
tried to- extradite Fay of Clinton for
lese majesty upon the sacred person of
Tom Dennison. Council Bluffs Nom
pareil
all been in Iowa.
John j. Hamilton, for many years
connected with the Des Moines News
in various capacities, has severed his
connection with that paper and will
take an editorial position with an
agricultural publishing company. The
success of the News, in large meas
ure, is attributable to Mr.. Hamiltons
hard work and capacity
The ST. Louis worlds fair manage
ment is in despair over the small at
tendance and the absence of an indi-
cation that the attendance VIII come
anywhere near to expectations. All
sorts OF devices are being resorted to
to swell the attendance.
Scrioner's Magazine for May begins
new short serial. which will surely
attract wide attention. The Soldier
of the Valley" by Nelson Lloyd, IS
a tale OF beautiful valley in q ro-
mantle region. Rarely is there such
combination of humor and pathos
offered in a modern story. The quaint
characters with their wise sayings
and their amusing views Of life, are