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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-05

The study class Of the Twentieth
Century club and a few invited guests
met Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. W. n. Gilbert. on North Fifth
street to enjoy talk on Athens"
given by Mrs. J. B. Simmons. who Wis
tied that ancient city during her re-
cent trip in Europe. At the conclu-
sion of her talk Mrs. Gilbert gave the
legend of Athena, and other Grecian
legends. Numerous pictures were used
to illustrate the subject.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-05

The members of the Monte Cristo"
company, which appears in this city
Saturday for both matinee and even
ing performances. passed thru the city
this morning. en- route from Grinnell
to Eldora.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-05

One of the seasons most delightful
plays, the new comedy drama, "Adrif;
in New York."is the attraction at the
Odeon theater Sunday night, March s.
Altho the play had long run in the
east, this will be it's first presentation
here. Prices 25c, 35c and soc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-05

Good fresh eggs at Inman's stare
zoe a dozen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-05

Mr.. and Mrs c. E. Smith, sos FREE
mont street, entertained a small COM
pany OF friends at five hundred Tues
day evening. The hostess served lunch
following the cards
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-05

ARA, nts have been made with
the man. eturers of the Red Fern
corsets for a demonstration and sale Of
their wares in connection with our cor
set department for one week. COM
mencing Monday. March %. The mer-
its of this corset are we'll known. 1t is
recommended by the leading modistes
and is carried in the large stores thru
out the country. f. r. Lay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-05

Buy the Quicker Yet washing ma
chine. sod by Horne & Gelvin.
A. e. Mccartney cleans wall paper.
Telephone New lis, Old Sod.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-05

Sheriff's sale Saturday, March 18th,
2 p. m. at feed yard 10 East Church
street; II hogs and horse.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-05

The annual meeting of the Baptis'
Mission circle will be held Friday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs ID. S. Good
800 West Main street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-05

No one admitted at the Odeon after
Sis for the grand opera tonight. The
alter patrons take due notice. as the
rule will be strictly adhered to.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-05

We are here to stay and we want
your patronage. Fresh and salt meats.
inspected and at prices as low as is
consistent with good quality. We want
you to give us trial and feel sure
YOU will become regular customer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-05

Grape Fruit, pneapples. Aimeria
white grapes. navel oranges. Seek No
Further and Baldwin apples, at Gull
leys.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-20
AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS.
les.

An important incident at the ALI
son conference in Cedar Rapids has
escaped public notice. The appearance
of DR. Guthrie official physician. with
a diagnosis of Senator Allison's dis
ease and a report that the aged
statesnans functions were in good
order was one of the star numbers on
the program, but for some reason the
itself to be dragged out into public
with a report of what the doctor said.
1t is as follows:
This paper is in a position to tell
the Register and Leader just exactly
what DR.. Guthrie stated to one of the
editors of the paper within the week
regarding Senator Allisons physical
condition. He said that Senator Alli-
sons sole ailment was an enlarged
prostate, which, as everybody knows,
is purely local affection, which, I'M
less malignant in character. does not
tend to shorten life. DR.. Guthrie stat
ed empllatically that there was moth
ing malignant about it and that the
senator was now scarcely inconven-
fenced by it.
1t seems that the doctor also re-
ported favorably on the patients heart,
lungs, kidneys, digestive apparatus
and arteries. and he is quoted as pre-
dieting that the senator might live I'M
til he is 80 years old. Now, without
reference to the fact that Senator AL
lison has been confined to his room
during most of the present session, and
without questioning expert testimony
which comes from Dubuque, it will be
eminently fair to suggest to every
voter that he inquire of his family
physician the effect of an enlarged
prostate upon the strength and upon
the expectancy of man nearly so
old
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-20
kina Draq in Northern Iowa.

KanaWha, Feb. 19.--At meeting of
the Hancock County Farmers Institute
here, c. f. Johnson read paper on
the subject of Good Roads" MIR. john
son said in part
Every intelligent farmer takes PRIDE
in the appearance of his surroundings
and in the results of his work. He
strives not only to produce profitable
crops and raise valuable live stock, but
to impress on the observer the tact
that he is making an effort to adj
vance the appearance and comfort OF
the community in which he lives.
The betterment of the road which
borders a farm is one of the most ef-
fectve methods by which the appear
ance of that farm is improved, and the
cheapest, easiest and quickest method
of putting a road in shape is by work
ing it with the King drag. The occa-
sional use of this implement on the
highway that passes a farm home soon
makes a surprising difference in the
looks of the place.
In the spring after the frost Is out
of the ground and the dirt is getting
dry. then commence to use the King
drag. With the two-horse drags that
this township has furnished with the
link in the chain give the drag slant
enough so it will work the dirt to the
center of the road Once will be
great benefit, but If time will permit
make two rounds.
Perhaps there are times when the
roads get cut up badly after a wet
spell and you could not spare the time
to hitch to the drag. When the road
does get into condition and then be-
comes dry and hard. just hitch onto
your disc, give it some slant and IT
will loosen the dirt on top: then use
the King drag and give 1t slant also
and go two rounds and you have fixed
YOUR road as good as man could with
a grader.
BY doing this you keep the ruts
filled, so when it rains there are no
holes to fill with water which would
have to stand there until it soaked
away, not disappearing until it had
softened the road bed and made it al
most impossible to travel.
On the other hand if you have used
the road drag to break the roughness
of the road and to fill up the ruts. the
rain would find no place on the grade
to hold lit, and would run off into the
cutters and your road would soon be
dry again And the quicker it dries
the harder becomes your road bed.
Some of you may say, We'll, my
road has no grade;" some will remark,
81 am. just IL renter" and still others
will argue Il am too busy with my
farm work to do any fixing of the
roads, and we are taxed heavy enough
to keep the roads in better shape"
You can hear all sorts of excuses and
theories about our roads, especially as
to the manner they are worked at
the present time. Everyone seems to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-20
AN APPEAL FOR RAILROAD MEN.

The notice served on union officials
by western railroad managers to the
effect that wages We're to be cut all
along the line has evidently con-
WINGED President Roosevelt that the
managers were going to cut more be-
cause they could, under present condi-
lions Of the labor market, than be-
cause they had to, owing to the neces-
stiles of curtailed traffic. He has at
least taken the precaution to make
public the news that the interstate
commerce commission is as much an
arbitrator for railroad employees in deal
ing with common carriers as it is for
the corn belt meat producers or for
the manufacturers and jobbers in dis
pute over freight rates. 1t is clearly
the presidents wish that unions APP
peal to the interstate commerce COM
mission for an investigation before
they accept wage reductions or go to
tying up traffic in ruinous strikes. If
a controversy of this kind could be
taken before the national commission,
and a showing of actual railroad earn
ings made in open court, not only
would the men employed receive in
formation which would enable hem
to know whether reduced pay was
fair to them, but the public would be
given some intelligence as to the ne
cessity for curtailing train service. So
long as we have established in law the
right of the public to a voice in the
management of common carriers, we
NAV as we'll be consistent all along
the line.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-20
The Strawpile

depend ON some one else ITO do this
and to do that in keeping up the road.
Grade or no grade, every road on which
a King road drag is used will be great
ly benefited.
| know of one case where two years
ago the center of the road was cOnsld-
erably lower than the sides, but a few
years use of the road drag has made
a decent road and it will bear inspec-
ton No, this man did not spend all
of his time on the road, but just an
hour at time, probably four or five
times during the summer; now what is
,that-we lose more time than that by
just foolishness; and if we were ever
so busy what would the difference be
between the price per hour for your
work and the difference in time re-
quired in travelling over the road.
We have no excuse for not using 1t
during the early winter, nor when 1t
is freezing and thawing. At that time
there is nothing special to do but to
get the grain to market, and some are
waiting for neighbors to start hauling
so as to smooth the roads down. Now
Mr.. Farmer, if you have road drag
in your neighborhood you have your
opportunity TO DelGer Clle IOduS. IL
they be muddy and you are lucky
enough in guessing when it is going
to freeze, then drag up and down your
road and if it should freeze you will
have your smooth road and a higher
grade And if you should be so UNI
lucky as to have your road freeze up
rough, wait until some warm day when
it thaws little, then hitch on your
road drag again and you will find 1t
easy to dispose of the Jumps.
Let us the coming year make great
Improvement in our roads as far as
possible by each one of us doing our
share. We will have a township to
feel proud of: roads that will be talked
about, and in this way we can to q
great extent draw considerable trade
to our town that is going to some
other town, simply because they use
the road drag more than we do. The
creamery was not success as long as
one neigllbor held off for another, and
neither will our roads be success
until we all join in. Let us realize
the Importance of it. enough to consid-
er it not only as a duty, but as a
very important farm work; not as
donation, but as one of the very best
| crops we can SOW. with returns both
immediate and indirect absolutely Ger
| tain
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-20
THE WHETST0NE OF PUBLICITY.
Davenport TimeS)

Mere publicity for wrong doors Is
not sufficient. for the reason that the
general public. seeing wrong doors eX-
posed and yet allowed 10 go unpun-
s,hed must in time become calloused
in regard to ethical standards and will
after while become so hlunted and
dulled in their perception of what Is
right and what is wrong that the evil
doors may with impunity continue to
carry on their business in the same
old way so long as they can keep out
of the ponitcntiary. Publicity be-
comes deterrent of crime only when
the publicity results in action by So
ciety to punish the criminals. Under
such circumstances publicity Is de-
terrent because it leads to punish
ment and leading to punishment it
does not dull the general publie's con-
cepticn of what is right and wrong
but whets 1t to keener edge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-20
MILEAGE AND ADVERTISING.

(Webster City -Tribune)
very sane view of the anti-pass
law in South Dakota has been made
public by Attorney General Clark of
that state He holds in effect that
newspapers can exchange advertising
for transportation under their common
law right of contract just as they can
exchange advertising for clothing or
merchandise. = Marshalltown Times
Republican.
The Freeman Tribune cannot agree
with the conclusion OF the MARSHALL
town paper 1t is an established fact
that the state can regulate the price OF
railroad transportation aud the price
of commodities furnished by public
service corporations. Not so with pri-
vate business enterprises. If newspa-
pers were permitted to exchange adj
vertising for mileage, why should not
the lawyer exchange his services and
why should NOT the public official be
permitted to exchange personal work
for like accommodations? The abolition
Of this sort of thing is necessary in or
der to prevent discrimination. If
newspapers and others are to be al
lowed to exchange anything but cash
for transportation the way is at once
opened for discrimination because the
newspaper can charge what it pleases
for its services and so can the individ-
ual. thus enabling the railroads to
grant favors by paying more than a
legitimate price.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-20
CLIMATE AND BUSINESS.

Iowa with it's diversified industries
affected by the financial stringency to
lesser degree, perhaps, than any state
in the Union Iowa's climate does have
it's drawbacks, such as the inconven-
fences of an occasional blizzard, and
once in seven or eight years too much
moisture These disadvantages are
more than overcome by its continual
prosperity.
Southern California, peopled largely
by former residents of the middle west
and the east, rightfully lays claim to
delightful climate. That section also
and other fruits, and an abundance of
real estate boomers, along with a sur
plus of mining and oil grafters. Vet
its chief asset remains its climate a,d
its leading industry the practice of the
art of separating good coin from veal
thy tourists willing to pay for the
privilege of enjoying sunshine and
mild temperature, sea breeZes and
mountain scenery.
For very good reason this Win
ter's crop of tourists is very short
frosted by little disturbance that
struck Wall street and other financial
centers Therefore California has
been hit and hit hard. Not only have
those who live by their wits been af-
fected, but those who earn livelihood
by toll. Los Angeles, the metropolis
of the southern half of the state, ad-
mits that 10000 idle men are walking
the streets daily in search of employ
ment. Conditions in other cities are
as bad in proportion to the popula-
ton.
To give partial relief to the unem-
ployed, the city of Los Angeles has
placed large forces of men at work on
the streets at a wage of 81 per day
This is less than the wage received by
the average farm Idlu VI IOWA, Dod'u
and washing considered. Conditions
that would result in thousands OF idle
men in any limited section Of Iowa
are inconceivable. Several consec-
utive years of partial crop failures
would not do it. Factories of the state
have never been confronted with such
business depression as to bring 1t
about While the spectators of the
east may be brought to bankruptcy,
and the boomers and the grafters of
the far west may find their chief in
dustry collapsed, Iowa will keep on
raising corn and feeding hogs, and
doing considerable manufacturing
business on the side Iowa, like 6
per cent interest, will make the most
rich men in the long run.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-20
POLITICS OF A FORTNIGHT.

Political developments of the past
few weeks are suggestive of the drift
Of sentiment Two congressman have
retired gracefully before a storm of
opposition, and both are now reported
to be going to get even by taking the
stump in opposition to Cummins. Two
other congressman have announced
their intention of seeking a reelection
and both have had it given out that
their sympathies are with Cummins.
At Clinton few weeks ago it was
advertised that an Allison club would
be formed, but the meeting was post
poned because only thirteen members
were in sight Since then there have
been several delays and the club has
not yet been organized, but last even
ing Cummins and Prouty spoke there.
and a club of 1,400 members was or
gained on the spot At Mason City
a Cummins club of 1000 members
was organized in one day, while out at
Fort Dodge, when a North Dakota
senator attempted to do some cam
paigning for Allison before a meeting
of farmers, some fellow yelled for
Cummins and stampeded the whole
audience On the other hand, down in
Montgomery county the standpat
county machine feared that the coun-
ty convention was going to get away
from it, so it violates the instructions
of the state central committee and
calls its convention with precinct del
egates apportioned according to the
vote on secretary of state instead Of
for governor, so as to gain eleven votes
in the convention. The meeting of AL
lison men at Des Moines developed
politics and seemed to be fair sized
convention Of disappointed ambitions.
In the contest for the governorship,
Mr. Carroll has finally decided that his
only hope lies with the standpatters,
so he has significantly presented his
person at an Allison conference, and
the word is being passed along that he
has come over.
In the Fifth district, B. Murphy. who
has been almost alone In his candidacy
for the nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor, has been pleading with repub-
leans all over Iowa that the only way
to heal the breach in the party is to
let him be nominated, and thereby
have harmony. So he goes to an Ali
son conference at Cedar Rapids, and,
in conjunction with Jim Trewin, res
iduary legatee of the Judge Hubbard
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-20

railroad clients and standpat candi-
date for congress, adopts resolution
declaring that none but Allison men
shall be permitted to go as delegates to
the national convention.
outside of the state. Secretary Taft
has carried every county in his home
state of Ohio. and exSecretary Shaw
announces that he is fighting Taft be-
cause lie is afraid Roosevelt will be
nominated again after Taft has served
two terms in the White House. There
are yet some three months until the
national convention and state primar-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-20
DEMOCRATIC FACTlONALISM.


Marsh did not stand the test and
was convicted of disloyalty to demo-
cratic principles by the showing that
he appeared of record as a delegate in
the Chicago rump rate convention or
ganized by the railroads to defeat eff
fective rate legislation.
The failure to meet that test salts
fled Bryan that for the democratic
party to have a man with such
fragrant record of disloyalty not only
to the party, but of disloyaty to the
people. and Of subservence to the rail-
roads upon the national committee
would be to give the lie to the pro-
fessions of tne democratic party and
tie a big store about its neck.
It was the Telegraph Herald which
exposed Marsh. 1t has no apologies
to make for having done so. as it did
it and when it did 1t. for it had to
be done when it was done. That ex-
posure made in the progress of the
campaign. defeated Marsh Marsh
says 1t defeated Mr.. Porter. There
are a great many criminal financiers
who blame Mr.. Roosevelt for the de-
struction of public confidence in many
securities. They do not blame them
selves for creating fictitious securities
to plumber the peoples savings. If
there had been no wrong, there could
have been no exposure. Shall CEN
sure for the consequences of the wrong
be passed upon the eXposer of the
wrnr@ or he doer Of the wrong?
Upon Roosevelt for the criminal IMAM
cierso Upon the Telegra phi Herald or
upon Marsh? Censure upon Marsh
and c. W. Miller. his Waverly lieu
tenant. cannot be too severe for their
erfrontery in serving the railroads and
for foisting and seeking to foist them
selves into places of leadership in the
democratic party. which can succeed
and deserves only to succeed as it is
honest, square in its dealings. and
puts forth as its representatives not
corporate TOOLS but enemies of cor
porate rule of the people.
Mr. Alex Miller was for "what Bryan
wants" and was therefore against
Marsh. The Telegraph-Heral is for
what Bryan wants." and it is against
Marsh, G. w. Miller. and every man
of their crowd who if given their way
will Morganize the democratic party
as Mark Hanna Morganized the re-
publican party.
The blackguardism Of the Manson
Democrat, the hastv Judgment of Alex
Miller. nor the efforts of Mr.. Marsh
and his allies to shift discussion to
the "egotism'' of the Telegra PHI Herald
will avail to swerve it from iterating
and reiteratine that the democracy Of
Iowa must retire from place Of leader
shin in the party every man tainted
with corporation affiliation, every man
who is reactionary in his democracy,
and every man whose past record Is
not a guarantee that his placement
lDon the delegation to Denver, upon
the state committee or upon the state
ticket will not degrade the party by
compromising 1t. Upon these men
war should be made in every district
in Iowa. and that fight should begin
now. without further delay. Harmony
at the price of qualification. mortif1ca-
ton and debasement of party Is Dead
Sea fruit. to be spurned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-20
Topics of the Times

"Fiis field agents, however, are busy
in the work of getting delegates to the
March convention having the Cum
Minis brand What is the reason?
Why cannot it be agreed that Iowa is
for Taft ?"-Sioux City Journal,
Ask the Allison conference which
met at Cedar Rapids and resolved that
none but Allison men need apply.
A quality of paper which will do
service for seed companys catalog
when printed on both sides, with IL
Illustrations, ought to do for a primary
ducing a political scandal. Somebody
ballot in Des Moines without pro-
must have lied about Prouty.
And now comes Editor Perkins to
join the ghouls. LATE has been going
slap down on the spot where Allison
shall fall in the senate, as j. @. Adj
ans fell in the house, and the Sioux
City Journal wants the hand of Iowa
on Allison's pulse when his soul takes
its flight" Nothing said about the
public service during the illness that is
expected to lead to demise.
Let's see Pat Murphy subscribed to
the resolution at the Allison confer
ence that none but standpatters need
apply for delegate honors. Wonder If
Pat wants the same rule to apply to
the state office primaries?
The tax ferrets got after Sioux
City's big packing industries which
were being exempted by agreement
and now the Journal is convinced that
the tax ferret is very unbusiness-
like institution"
AS an evidence of the state of pub
lie mind comes the remark of an
anonymous correspondent to the eff
feet that the reason our American JUS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-20
A Gentle Hint.
(Lippincott's.)


IT got neat rebuqke for my curl
osity once" said well-known Balti-
more man, land it was administered
to me by native of the Cheat river
region in West Virginia.
Il had stopped over night in the dis
trict in question, and in the morning
was strolling about the place, asking
all sorts of questions. Presently l met
a lanky mountaineer, who greeted me
with 'Howdy,' and passed the time OF
day most pleasantly. Seeing that he
was barefooted, circumstance, 1t
seemed to me, quite odd in a noun
famous region, asked:
lis 1t the custom of this country
for the men to go without shoes?'
WALL the native drawlec, some
on us do, but most on us atten's to our
own business"