Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-21
Topics Of the Times

ISOLATION engaged in the laudable ef
fort to build in Philadelphia half a
million dollar temple to the memory
Of the author of the Declaration OF
independence is responsible for a
movement to assemble at the James
town exposition On July next as
many of the descendants of the signers
as is possible. Mr. w. T.. Cole is assis-
tant secretary for iowa now engaged in
securing prominent men as vice pres
idents in the association.
If we can have good corn weather
from now on, rains included, we'll for
get and forgive the past.
The Keokuk Gate City and Cedar
Rapids Republican have joined In a
controversial research under the title
where is Hell?" It would have been
far easier for them to locate had they
begun the hunt last summer.
Suppose the railroads to slow down
on their running schedule and con-
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sumo an extra hour in crossing Iowa
as the result of the two-cent fare law,
who'll ever miss the hour if he saves
the cent per mile !?
When a Chicago newspaper attempts
to discuss affairs in Iowa 1t Is time
for everybody to laugh. Dispatches
dated Tsldorado have just been sue
ceeded by Raymond's discovery that
Iowa is for Fairbanks.
/ Americans paid five million dollars to
see their favorite game played IN the
professional base ball parks last year.
How much more they spent In outfit-
ting ana supporting semi-professional,,
college and amateur mines cannot be
estimated. Professional ball players
in thess two major leagues We're paid
100000 in salaries last year, while the
thirty-one minor leagues expended 81
600, 900 in salaries. More than six MILL
ion persons witnessed the games OF the
major leagues. and the total attend
ance on all kinds of ball games In one
season Is roughly estimated at forty
million, or half the population OF the
country if they should have turned out
on one day.
The Cedar Rapids Republican COM
plains of suspicion that the governor
Of Iowa is not Taft man. This same
complaint seems to be Irritating large
number Of gentlemen in Iowa. Why? Z
pope Leo has delivered the notable
achievement of his reign Tom Law
son says he made hin1 feel about two
feet high. The power Of the pope Is
beyond comprehension. 35
Some people are inclined to think
that there is nothing in Christian
Science but Mrs. Eddy has turned
over ss71,ss1 to Sher trustees as the
chattels OF her estate.
Witnesses now appearing before the
military committee of the senate leave
but little doubt as to the fact that IT
was negro soldiers from the barracks
at Brownsville who did the shooting
M of that little Texas city last sum-
mer. On Thursday there were two
witnesses who ought to be in a posi-
ton to speak with authority. One Of
them was shot thru the arm and had
his horse shot from under him, While
another was kept busy lodging bull
lets for a quarter Of an hour. This
evidence comes merely in confirmation
Of much other testimony to the same
effect which has gone before.
The new preacher in Jefferson, Iowa.
who hired out as q janitor for one
day to the prominent lawyer of the
town perpetrated a good joke but he
was a new preacher in the town, II
he had waited until he become well
known and established the chances are
his joke would have worked just as
easily and would have been far richer
in its humor.
They say that every man who
bouaht wheat month ago now looks
like Bryan It's all in the smile.
Des Moines should hurry UP her river
front improvements. Some $4,000
Dunkards are to assemble there IN
convention soon.
Abe Reuf has confessed his guilt and
Mayor Schmitz has been compelled to
abdicate in favor of a citizens COM
nittee Of guardians. 1t took an earth
quake and destruction of the city to do
it. but there are, some compensations.
Wisconsin's new senator is only 1S
years old. but then he may grow up
to the age requirements in time.
ls5 f2sse
The railroad commission Of Iowa
now has authority to establish joint
rates but it is the duty of the shipper
to tell the commission what kind Of
rates he wants. Without requests from
the public few commissions will hunt
trouble by trying to take the initiative.
Only One aBromo Qunine"
That is laxative bromo quinine. Sim
i, = 80,