Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-22
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been abolished by the city of Dubuque
| at the instance of the wood dealers,
who claim it is impossible To measure
sawed wood. Horticulturists viii now
be obliged to admit that grating on
| dry wood is possible.
| Talk of the annexation of San Do
mingo should be suppressed. The
| United States has all the negro ques-
tion it needs for the time being. Blu,
their shins kicked freely.
The Dubuque Times explains to its
readers that when the day ends at
Port Arthur it is only 10 o'clock in the
morning at Dubuque. St Petersburg $
time is substantially six hours earlier
than Port Arthur's and two hours later
than London's. which is five hours later
than New York's. six hours later than
C'hicago's and eight hours later than
time is sixteen hours later than San
Francsco's. fourteen hours later than
Chicago's and thirteen hours later
than New Yorks. while noon at Lon
don corresponds to s p m. at Port
Arthur. 1t will be noted that the diff
ference in time between ST Petersburg
and Port Arthur is twice the difference
between New York and San Francisco,
while In point of time London is equi-
distant from San Francisco on the west
and Port Arthur on the east.
The Henry county grand jury re-
turned an Indictment against a farmer
who, II is alleged, refused to swear to
the correctness of his schedule of
property He was held in 5000 bonds
and will fight the case and will propa-
bly, know more when the case is ended.
The next thing after the war will be
10 tear down the Chinese wall for use
as foundations for mills and factories.
SOIOuel u. ". lLVNhCii, ~
the republican nomination for governor
of Illinois. has farm where he keeps
n lot of high priced blooded stock. An
opposition paper referred to him as 4
Chicago farmer and scoffed at his
knowledge of farm work Colone:
Lowden has challenged the editor to- Il
contest. The editor is to go to Colonel
T.owden's farm and there they are TO
milk the cows. feed the pigs and Wind
up with turn at pitching hay.
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An Eagle Grove man who had been
earning his living by hard work as n
marble cutter is now wondering
whether to endow university or build
a line of $4,000 libraries. He has sew
IN White Wyandotte pullets that av-
rage an egg a day.
The Des Moines police force has or
iers to arrest all young girls found on
the streets after dark and to place
lntil their cases can be investigated.
All who can not give good and suf-
cient explanation for being out must
20 to the station. The increase of
rhine and immortality among young
,irls is given as the reason for the
sweeping orders. The officers should
also be ordered to gather in the par
ents of every young girl thus arrested
A,,. {,,,,a . t<yot tow,
II the reason for their daughters being
Flowed to run wild at night.
sss
A Des Moines family which was
hliged to call the police and express
wagon to induce the hired girl to leave
aad an experience considerably out of
the ordinary. Usually 1t is necessary
70 furnish her policeman and an easy
chair to get her to stay.
The Chicago Record-Herald noting
that sharp and determined struggle
sor supremacy between the stand
ontters' and the adherents of the
Iowa idea" Is imminent. and has been
evident for some time, says: 1T has
been plainly shown that Governor
cummins' strong and courageous stand
in favor of reciprocity treaties and an
adjustment OF the tariff schedules to
meet present industrial conditions. al
tho clearly in accord with prevailing
public sentiment. did not meet with
the approval of all the party mana
gers in his state" This is an excel
lent statement of the conditions and
is evidently not based upon informa-
ton furnished by the Hunter news
bureau"
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