Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-11
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81. (,tGVeldEQ S experiment Will lOii
Johnson's tflree-cent fare has proved
a faili,-e. Thetv is no city in the
United States where such price for a
street car ride ever paid, but Johnson
fer system and indiffrenet collections
by conductors. 1t is very easy to shift
on the conductors a blame due to lack
of real business foresight. Is there any
other business which would stand a
horizontal cut of 40 per cent? If so,
where?
Mrs. Carrie Nation has at last ut
tered a word of praise, WHICH is GER
tainly grateful thing to come from
such source of vituperation and
ranting. She praises the Burlington
road for keeping down smoking among
it's clerks.
Attic Commander William Booth, of
the Salvation Army, was expected to
die last fall and is nearing his four
score, years, he has prepared an itin-
erary for his months trip to
South Africa. which would wear out a
younger man. General Booth is GER
tainly a worthy soldier of the cross.
At Jerseyville, ILL.,, mans death
has been ascribed to natural causes be-
cause of the finding of $4,000 in box
car in which he had lived. II the car
had been full of money the coroner's
jury would probably have returned a
verdict of suffocation.
Sullivan and Kilrain are trying to
get boxing dates at Iowa fairs. Here
is an illustration of how the sporting
man entirely lacks appreciation of the
value of money, for Sullivan. at least,
has in his time made and wasted hun
dreds of thousands of dollars and is
now practically without means.
An Iowa man who lost his false
teeth found them a year later in his
ilabit as applying even to teeth, for
they could not keep away from food.
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Even If the American sports did get
the worst of it at the Olympic games
it may not have been by design. Some
of the home athletes would probably
like to see the matter made the sub
ject of diplomatic negotiation but there
is not much danger of a clash between
the stars and stripes and the union
jack.
Director ChappeH has certainly ac-
complished a great victory with the
weather the past few days and the
kickers have had to take to the tall
uncut.
The services Of the divorce lawyer
will probably be needed again in the
Thaw family now that Harry is bank
rupt.
II their announced intentions are
any criterion there ought to be some
high grade county fairs in Iowa this
fall. In every case the promoters prom
Use the best in the state outside of the
one to be held in Des Moines.
Sugar is cheaper while the price of
whisky has been recently advanced.
The manner in which the information
is received will depend largely on the
individual conception Of which of the
two articles is the necessity of life.
A northern Iowa thresherman has
adopted a unique method to stimulate
interest in the art of stacking grain.
He Is going to give a five dollar gold
piece to the farmer who shows up, at
time, the best stack bottom,
or the one which, by careful stacking,
thru using old hay or otherwise, comes
out in the finest, dryest condition.
II really believe you married me
simply because / have money" said
the heiress, who was as stingy as she
was plain.
NO" replied her husband, candidly.
Il married you because | thought
you'd let me have some Of it.'-Pick-
Me-Up.