Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-30

| II we have zero weather now we call
| 1t warm.
! If one feels that perhaps his neigh
Dor Is blessed with a little more of this
worlds goods. he should stop and con-
isider that he himself still has some
thing TO be thankful for, providing his
coal bin is full.
The fond father who is afraid Little
Willie" will break his neck by reason
of the risks taken with the festive bob
sled. forgets that II was not so many
years ago that he was taking the same
risks.
While Waterloo has been battling
with its typhoid fever epidemic during
the past few weeks. its sister city. FIT
Dodge, always striving to Guido Water
loo in everything. has had a scourge of
diphtheria. In letter TO the public,
Superintendent George II. Mullin, of the
city schools. urges that all children who
have recovered from their sicknesses
make arrangements to re-enter school
on Monday. February 1. From the tone
of the letter the schools have been
greatly interfered with as a result of
the sickness.
With the election this week in ALI
son, Butler county, all of the special
elections called to consider the fran
chise of the Marshalltown Electric.
Street & Interurban Railway Company
have been brought to a close LeGrand,
Conrad. Beaman, Grundy Center, Dixie.
Parkersburg and Allison are all en-
rolled on the banner of the Marshall-
town road. Twelve votes at Conrad,
was the largest number against the
proposition found in the outside towns.
and of the other places four was the
greatest strength the opposition could
muster. Allison takes the lead in I'M
animity. for not one person could be
found to oppose the project. When
General Manager Ferrin returns from
New York. something more definite will
probably be known concerning the
building, which every one hopes can be
done next summer.
The fragrant violation of all rules
of etiquette in court. which created
quite n stir this week in this city. IL
Illustrates most forcibly the character
OF some criminals with which the law
is called upon TO deal. George Austin,
n colored man who is known by the po-
lice of the entire country. and whose
name, photograph and description are
kept on file In all of the leading de-
tective bureaus. took occasion to BIAS
pheme Judge Caswell because his hon
or saw fit to mete out Justice In the
sentence of Lizzie Austin. the mans
wife. Austin is OF the type of criminal |
which knows no law He bows to no |
man excepting when forced to, when he (
IS overpowered by main brute force.
It was not his fault that ne did not I
kill the officer who MAS arresting him,
He shot twice with the officers own
'eyolyer. He should consider himself :
lucky that he did not carry out what
vas In his heart. and place himself
n a position to receive the tangman's
loose or a life sentence Austins coli
,red attorney who was not finally re-
aimed in his case. admitted to n Times
Republican man, in the presence of an
'ficer. that his client was one of the
worst negro criminals in the country.
n view of the fact that he has threat
ned Judge Caswell's life upon his re-
ease from prison, II Is unfortunate that
he proposed bill. introduced in the leg h
stature this week, making assault with
ntent to commit murder punishable
y . tWenty-year sentence instead Of