Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-14

is that now this clover is Il great re-
sort or pasture for the honey bees
which get angry when disturbed BY
the carriers team and make it decid-
eddy hot for team and driver. VIII 1t
become necessary for the postal de
partment to make an order vacatinS
temporarily all parts of routes that are
through these bee pastures until the
honey season closes?
80
IN THE NINTH DISTRICT.
Harlan Republican,
The Ninth district situation is very
peculiar Repeated reports have been
heard of a row between Blythe and
Congressman Smith. Congressman
Smith is not dependent on anybody
for anything and 1T is said he had oc-
casion to declare his ability to take
acre of his own affairs and the affairs
of the district without the personal gu
pervision of Mr.. Blythe, through No
tional Committeeman r. E. Hart and
John e. Baldwin. Now Hart used to
own the Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Or
majority part Of it, and it was
strictly standpat organ. Latterly
however, it's control passed into indie
pendent hands and Editor Robert
Henderson, who was private secretary
for Congressman Smith for severa
is cehtain to take progressive view
of things hereafter. With the Nonpa-
reil and Judge Smith both occupying
independent ground, the situation Ii
the Ninth district appears rather un-
fortunate for the standpatters while 1t
lends confirmation to the reported
movement for Byers for governor
AeN
AROUND THE KEG.
Hampton Chronicle.l
Temperance towns, or towns where
beer is not sold over the bar, are vic
tins of the key habit that other places
do not know Among the guzzlers it is
quite treat to have key and invite
your friends in to assist in quaffing
the amber liquid. Sunday IS a favorite
day for keg tapping, for on this day
everyone has plenty OF time and all
can stay to help kill the key. Saturday
night the expresman drives around
after dark and rolls out an eighths or
quarter barrel of vat wash. 1t is put
in tank of water or on ice for the fol-
lowing day. AT the appointed hour
the faithful are there and the wooder
faucet is driven. after being thorough
ly soaked for several hours, so that 1t
will not leak. The first few glasses
are all foam but the thirsty throats
are willing to take anything. The beer
is always declared to be fine, and the
words of commentator as to the buy
ers choice of fluids, coming from well
washed threats should be reliable, al
though too often the owner of the key
is made the victim Of white lies. Seat
ed on boxes. chairs and tables around
the key, these men who have worked
hard for week are having what they
call good time. Cigars are puffed
mellow cheese is devoured along with
sundry biscuits For some time news
items are told, experiences re-lated
and questionable stories told Finally
with gurgle the key goes dry and af-
ter removing the faucet and draining
Its last dreg, the crowd slowly dispers-
es There are some men who enjoy
this, they look forward with pleasure
to it. Again there are other men who
would not think of going with crowd
and surrounding a key There are
most certainly some great attractions.
around the key, judging from the num-
er of these carriers of extract which
are weekly unloaded at every depot in.
the smaller towns of the state.