Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-05
!: Topics Of the Times

Roosevelt should not forget during this
hunting trip to follow Mother Goose's
advice and get little rabbit skin"
Strikebreaker Curry's serious con-
dition Is an illustration of the fact that
the man who goes hunting cobble-
stones never has far to seek,
The untoward fate of the Centerville
man who lost an eye while sharpening
~ garden hoe carries it's own warning
to others inclined to NEEDLE with cs-
sentially feminine duties and preroga-
tives.
The Suabian Society. German Mill
tary Society, the Turnverein aud the
Liedertafel of Davenport are to be
amalgamated. The speeches at the
ceremonial of amalgamaton will be in
the garlic language.
II has been discovered thru the fam
lily Bible that Chauncey Depew is in
his seventy third yenr. The age of
some of Chaunceys stories. however.
is hard to trace, as they date back
beyond Genesis.
The namesake Of this paper, the
daily Times Republican, published at
Bedford, has suspended publication and
Mr.. j. J. Clark It's owner and editor,
will conf1ne his efforts to the semi
weekly edition. The daily has been a
credit to the small town in which 1t
was printed but is not financial sue
cess.
Audubon county is agitating the
question of new court house.
1t is estimated by 81 lyceum expert
that Iowa pays mere t1an 100000 an
nually to roatrum attractions.
The Ledyard Leader owned by A.
D. Clark. formerly of Algona, has gone
quietly out Of business by the detection
of it's editor. Mr.. w. Il. Tucker, who
has secured a more lucrative position.
Can we keep birds?" inquired MIR.
Younghusbnnd, who was looking at the
fat.
well you can keep canaries and
such birds as them" replied the genial
landlord, but there's one bird barred
from these apartments"
What bird is that?"
THE stork. '--Louisville Courier
Journal.
The press OF Cedar Rapids proposes
To come to the assistance of the law
by publishing photographs of the to-
bacco chewing gangs OF loafers that In
fest the street corners Of that. city
Southern Iowa papers are urging Col.
III. S. Harper of Ottumwa for the Office
of department commander of the Iowa
c. A. r., and he seems the strongest
opponent of p. A. Smith of Scranton.
1t is likely, however, that Mr.. Smith
will be selected. While Col. Harper
has strong claim to recognition, Mr..
Smiths claim is equally strong and he
has the advantage Of an earlier candi-
dacy.
There was a young man Mcguire
Who always made light of he'll fire.
Till once on Monday
He met Billy Sunday;
Now he sings in the grand chorus
choir.
--Malcomb, H., Bystander.
ass
DR.. Rev. e. A. Steiner. of Grinnell.
among his varied accomplishments is
an excellent story teller and one of his
stories told at u dinner given by the
CONGREGATIONAL Club of Hartford, Con-
nectirut, at which the doctor was the
guest of honor. has been given national
circulation. This Is the story: An
IrishElan married a Jewess, and their
union was a happy one until the stork
paid chem a visit The young son
proved to be bone of contention, for
his father, with pardonabe egotism,
wished him named Pat, while his
mother was equally decided that he
should be called Moses. The day was
saved, however, by a Solomon in the
person Oh IL Noulau dCFOSS llIe HdIiI loI
her suggestion was accepted by both
parties The boy was christianed Pat
mos.
Plans are being made for an inter-
national congress of Jewish women to
be held in Toronto in connection with
the triennial meeting of the Interna-
tional Council Of Women to be held in
Toronto in 1909. The national council
of Jewi,h women will meet in Chicago
from September to H.
In pursuance Of an act of the Fifty
eighth congress, General Ainsworth
military secretary, is energetically at
work upon the compilation of the con-
federate muster rolls. The chief point
of interest naturally is the determine
ton of the respective numbers OF the
two armies in the civil war. The ros-
ter of union soldiers has been made up
but the difficulties are greater as re-
gard the confederate armies owing to
the incoinpleteness Of the records. To
make the roster as complete as possible
letters hive been addressed by the sec
rotary o. war to the governors Of the
fifteen states of the former confederacy
inviting their cooperation, which has
been ckeGrfully given. The muster rolls
supplied by these states are returned