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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
RETAILERS pRocRAs1lnAr,NG.

The retailers Of half a dozen lines of
business have been holding their mid
winter conventions within the past few
DAYS. Among them all, the paramount
subject of interest and discussion has
been ITO buy or not to buy and in
almost every case he finds his fellow
dealer and himself agreed in waiting.
The iobbers and manufacturers have
realized what was doing, but their ar
guments have made little Roadway
with the retailer. And yet the people
finding them buster still. Factories are
resuming daily, the unemployed are
growing fewer Farmers are prepar-
ing for the usual sowing and will get
a harvest Trade at the stores has not
been so very much less than normally,
except in localities where crop failures
have occurred and it is an economic
certainty that goods will be needed for
the spring trade which have not been
ordered. HeSltaLlOn ana llIlllully On
the part of retailers is going to pro-
duce the greatest congestion of rush
orders by wire that have ever been
known. Dry goods, clothing, hardware,
vehicles, implements, foodstuffs and
building material are going to be
needed this spring with the retail
stocks unsupplied. Jobbers and man
ufacturers discouraged just now
should cheer up. The local retailer has
not vet recovered from the scare his
banker gave him and he thinks he is
operating on falling market, but the
time will come when tle will have to
have goods. Get ready!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
EXPRESS RATE REGULATION.

The trouble the express companies
are having with the Iowa railway
commission will eventually result in
a straight distance tariff and no dis
elimination in favor of one patron as
against another This matter has been
fought out in freight rate controver-
sizes and the Iowa law has abolished
discrimination in rates. The attorney
general now holds that the freight law
applies to express rates as We'll, and
as soon as the express companies can
be convinced that they can't get around
the statute they will be willing to ac-
cept the rulings Of the commission.
The railroad commission attempted
to establish schedule of express
rates which seemed to it to be a re-
duction and the schedule did reduce
the rates charged most people. but it
was soon discovered that the business
firms which produced most of the
express tonnage enjoyed inside rates
that We're much lower than those set
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
Eins- g2pp1hIiru gllurstatu jn1ua Fehruarg "a 1903

by The commission In order to save
itself from some such contingency the
case any rate should have been lower
than the one then being established 1t
should remain unchanged and this was
enough to open the whole subject
again. The ultimate outcome will be
the same as in the case of interstate
freight rate regulation, the general
rates will be reduced. but the inside.
rebate rates will actually be raised un-
der the law prohibiting discrimination.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24

is hardly conducive to increasing the
natural mental breadth or activity
The faculties concentrated on one
point for a given length of time with
out relaxation or recreation cannot OPP
crate otherwise than to produce brain
flag and so long as the mind is in this
condition 1t is not likely to produce
startling innovations in school room
methods. The overtaxed intellect la
boring in it's narrow confines, clings
tenaciously to the accepted methods
marked out by those gone before, lest
it wander from the beaten path and
lose it's bearings in the unthreaded
labyrinth of methods and principles
far beyond the scope of their narrow
confines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
Topics of the Times

The following reader is running in
The editorial columns of every Iowa
weekly newspaper: County politics
have begun to warm up some Several
candidates have already made their
announcements and no doubt there will
be d good many more"
If an editor makes mistake he has
to apologize for it, but if a doctor
makes a mistake. he bures it. If an
editor makes one, there is lawsuit.
swearing. and the smell of sulphur:
but if doctor makes one. there is a
funeral cut flowers and Il smell of var
nish A doctor can use a word yard
long without knowing What it means
but if an editor uses ii he has to spell
it, Any old college can make a doc
tor. You can't make an editor; he has
to be born.-Electric Railway Review.
A loblolly pine Fence post. untreated
with personalities. costs about cents.
or. including the cost of setting. IA
cents. Its length of life in this condi-
interest at per cent, the annual
charge on such d post is i.53 cents
that is, it costs 7.53 cents year to
keep such a post in service. If given
a preventative treatment, which costs
about 10 cents, the length of life Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
RUMORS SPRINGING UP.
IDoWS Advocate

To the fair observer of the present
political maneuvers the question be-
fore the republican party is more upon
which side the candidate for office is
aligned than the real competency of
the candidate. Whether the party
shall pass into the power of the pro-
gressive reformatory interests. or
whether the standpatters-admi
representatives of all corporate inter-
ests-shall remain in power. From
time immemorial the United States
government has been to more or less
extent. in the hands of the monied in
terests Of the country. At the present
time there seems to be springing up
a feeling that this rule must be over
thrown, and it is such rumors which
have caused some of the late disturb
ances in the republican party
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
Iowa Newspapers
SIMPLY CALLING NAMES.
Mnnnhestar News

Every day as the campaign pro-
crosses it is becoming more apparent
that there can be but one ending to
The senatorial question. The stand
pat press does not even criticizes the
results of Governor Cummins' work
as embodied in the many reform
measures enacted by the legislatures
during his terms of office. but vent
their feelings by calling him names.
The fact is that the wave of PROCESS
sion which is sweeping over the
country. emanating from the Roose-
velts. the Cummnses, the LaFollette.;
and other right thinking men. is taken
up by the people and is irresistible.
Governor Cummins candidacy is
sweeping the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
sEARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM
(Ackley Journal.)


1t is becoming a patent fact that
the candidate who first presents his
nomination papers secures decided
advantage. The primary law penal
ICES the act of affixng ones signature
to nomination papers for more than
one candidate for the same office, ex-
cept where the law provides for the
election of two or more persons to the
same office.
In view of such fact it is known to
all that electors of the primaries, not
candidates. give little thought to nom
ination papers, until such documents
a"o presented to them bv candidates
and, as the first to come are usually the
first served. voters being disinclined to
refuse their signatures unless they
have already signed for the same Of
flee, the early bird gets the worm.
Moreover the soliciting candidate is not
content with the number of signatures
required by law, but proceeds to gath
er in all accessible voters in his par
ty-endeavors to clean the platter =
leaving but barren soil for the next
candidate for the same office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
InsurmountabIe Obstacle.

eff you and your husband can't get
along peaceably," said the neighbor to
whom Mrs. Pneer was narrating her
grievances, why don't you separate
and get a divorce?"
eve have thought Of that" sighed
Mrs. Pneer wiping her eyes: "but legal
proceedings are so dreadfully expen-
sive. Mr.. Pneer thinks it will be mon
ey in our pockets to keep on living to-
gether"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
Reason Enthroned.

Because meats are so tasty they are
consumed in great excess. This leads
to stomach troubles, biliousness and
constipation. Revise your diet, let reas-
on and not a pampered appetite con-
troll, then take few doses Of Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and you will soon be we'll again. Try
it. For sale at all dealers. Samples
free
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
PARTIES WILL BE TRANSFORMED
(GMdde.n Graphic)

There is growing in this country a
condition which will result in COM
pete transformation of politica!
methods. Parties as now organized will
change-they have already changed.
1t is doubtful whether or not the old
names will be retained. There are
hundreds of people who believe these
names no longer serve any useful pur-
pose. On the contrary, it is believed
that they are really harmful. AS a
result of habit, tradition, association
and fear of political ostracism men
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
| conventions, shy at the primary law.
can hardly be construed as a damaging
reelection on the reform statute"

The Manila Times rs of the opin-
ion that the boss in Crawford county
politics is a thing of the past and that
the people will say who shall be a can
didatc at the primary or general cleo
ton---a fact
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
THE TEACHER AND RECREATION
(Waterloo Times-Tribune)

The life of the average teacher is
under the most favorable circum-
stances a hard one. They are not only
expected to render such service in the
school room as may be required but
to conduct themselves in such manner
both in and outside of the school
building as to encourage uprightness
and virtue among their pupils. Dane
ing, bowling and skating as we'll as al
most every other form of recreation
or amusement are under the ban of
public disfavor in most communities
and the adoption of any one of them
by self respecting pedagog' would
raise cry of protest which would
probably result in ultimate suspension
or dismissal The patrons of the
school are usually responsible for the
narrow life led by the teachers de-
handing the observance of a moral
code as strict as that of the minister
or the deacon Of the church. Espec-
tally is this true in the schools of the
village or small town. where the
teacher is expected to devote his at
tention to the duties of the school
room thru the week, attend the meet
ing of the civic society on Satur-
day and assist in church work on the
Sabbath, with possibly several other
meetings of various organizations to
attend at odd times and take an active
part.
Progressive school methods can
only be evolved in the minds of those
men and women who are alert and re-
al
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
IOWA 0P,NluNs AND NOTES.

SAYS the Times Herald at Mason
CITY: THE real kind Of meetings that
kind that have been in session al
Rockwell for the past three days. The
farmers and their wives are discus
sing the way best to make the, farm
more profitable. and much good win
be accomplished
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24

The Hampton Chronicle says:
Sweet is finding things more sour
around the district than he anticipated,
and he has already discovered that il
is going to be very hard for him To
pickett"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24

The Iowa Falls Citizen asks: Sup
pose that Cousins takes a hand. What
will be the result? 1t will make every
progressive republican fight that much
harder and Cousins will have a hard
time to enthuse his friends"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24

The Shenandoah Sentinel believes
that 1T is favorite expression by the
men who oppose prohibition that as
long as whisky is made the men will
find a way to get it. That is true
chiefly because the government has
practically nullified the efforts of states
and communities to enforce the laws.
When Uncle Sam enlists on the right
side the business will stop. The worst
scared men in the United States are
those who have their money invested
in breweries, distlleries and wholesale
liquor houses"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24

con the contrary" the Sac Sun "is
Of the opinion that the opponents OF
statewide prohibition will not offei
much opposition to the submission OF
the question unless conditions change
If it should be submitted and prohibit
ton should lose. it is probable that
the saloon element would profit con-
siderably by its victory"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24

The Spirit Lake Beacon can see "that
men long familiar with manipulating
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24

Progressive school methods can
only be evolved in the minds of those
men and women who are alert and re-
sourceful. and the bleaching out meth
DDS employed in the average school
district for the handling of teachers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24
Pay the Price
Don't let anybody convince you
that the cheapest beans are best

We So 10 bushel for the beans that Yet
beans be bought low &c. Ours picked by
hand from the choicest Michigan beans get only the best
We spend exactly FIVE times much to make
sauce as the price of other sauce ready-made.
That's why brands sell for less than Van Camps.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24

In the Methodist church and in the
United States army and navy men
are forced to retire in the sixties while
custom has enforced retirement of our
judiciary even tho appointed for life.
vet the people of Iowa are asked to
re-elect a man to the United States
senate at eighty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24

Who would have thought that people
could be expecting so many letters
from home as to create Il crush in a
Marshalltown postoffice? Such thing
town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24

The reason why women have not yet
obtained the right to vote was again
made very plain in the New York state
house when Il delegation of women
appeared to talk and protest against
an equal suffrage bill in the legislature.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24

Automobile transportation seems TO
have scared away the deposits from at
least one village bank Our rural
towns may be small. but the ruraiites
in the vicinity are not necessarily un-
sophisticated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-24

post is increased to about eighteen
wears The total cost Of such a post.
set. is "a cents, which, compounded
at the above interest rate, gives an
annual charge of 2.04 cents. Thus the
saving due to treatment Is o49 cents a
year Assuming that there arc 200
posts per mile, there is a saving each
year for every mile of fence OF a sum
equivalent to the interest on S2l9.6O.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-16
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

, left behind when they ran away from
that city. They gave as their reason
from running away from Ottumwa
that they were going to separate them
and give them to farmers to raise.
Waterloo.
The workmen sent out from Chica-
go to erect the roller coaster at Elec-
trio park have completed the frame
work Of the structure and will have 1t
finished in plenty Of time TOR the park
opening. A feature recently decided
upon by the management of the park
will be decided innovation. Rising
from the center Of the coaster will be
a tower 100 feet in height. on the top
of which will be powerful search
light. Thine light will be Of such
power that it will be visible all over
the county.
Cedar Rapids.
S. S. Adams, Of 1923 North Tenth
street, west, brought to the Republi-
can office treat which wildly brought
back the memories Of boyhood days
a big chunk of genuine mable sugar,
just like father and mother used to
make in the days Of long ago, back
east. 1t was made by his son, w. II.
Adams Of Parishville, St Laurance
county. New York, from his own sugar
naples there, and 1t tasted as different
from the ordinary stuff sold under tho
name of maple sugar as chalk tastes
from cheese. Mr.. Adams gets a large
consignment of this sugar from his son
every spring.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-16
FARMERS OPEN MOUND.
Interesting Find Made About Three
Miles West of Luther.

Interesting fIno vi dO0 AOOue s"0V
Miles West of Luther.
Special to Times Republican.
Boone, May 16.-Joseph Vontree's
and B. f. Hull, of Worth township.
this county, have recently become de-.
velopers Of historic relics. Not being
in touch with any of those people who
can use public money for such pur-'
poses, they simply went to work them
selves, and on a recent date opened a.
mound and succeeded in making
very interesting find. The mound they
opened is situated about three miles
west of Luther, this county.
The mound contains the bones OF
but one person and many of them We're
badly decayed, but from the outline or
these bones the person buried there;
was about six feet high. Numerous
pieces of pottery, flint, pipe stone and
other belongings were also found. But
the most puzzling thing found was the
bit OF small copper ak, which seems
to be highly tempered, and whose edge
is quite sharp. The finding of edged
tools in the mound is new thing, and
particularly any such tools made OF
copper. A part of the things found In
this mound are now in the collection
of the Madrid Historical Society.
There are other mounds in the coun-
ty. and now that the spirit has taken
hold of the people, others will prob
ably be opened.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-16
BIG DEAL FOR NEVADA
Town Making Strong Effort to
Secure Location Of iowa Ad-
ventists' Sanatorium
MUST RAISE ABOUT $4,000
Tho Adventists, However, Agree to Ex-
pend So for Every Dollar Subscribed
by Nevada, Which Has Been De-
cided Upon, Providing That Suit
able Location Can Be Secured.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
| Nevada, May 16-Nevada is making
a second effort to secure the location
OF the Adventists' Iowa Sanatorium
A year or so ago a proposition was
made for the location of the institu-
ton, but a larger bonus being offered
them by Des Moines, the trustees de-
cided to remain in the capital city.
Des Moines, and have decided upon
Nevada, providing a suitable location
can be secured.
A meeting of a committee Of citi-
zens and committee representing the
sanatorium people was held here yes
| terday. Edgar John, of the First Ma
tional Bank, was chairman, and ]. A.
Mills, Of the Farmers Bank, secre-
tary. The committee from the sana-
torium explained their proposition and
he fact that they would expend about
S 10000 in the buildings, which would
consist of the hospital, bakery, food
factories, etc. The institution would
have capacity in the hospital Of fifty
siagle, rooms and the ward rooms.
These would be used to the full ca
pacity, judging from their past expe-
rience.
So far as the financial part of the
proposition is concerned, they ask
about $4,000. and agree to expend 81
fory every 81 subscribed by the city.
This will, it is thought, be easily
raised. Our citizens are well enthused
over the proposition, and will make a
strong effort to land it.
A committee was appointed, con-
sisting of j. A. Mills, P. E. Shugart
and John Hopkins, to arrange for the
securing Of the site which the sana-
torium people had selected, and they
have already secured favorable options
on the land, which is a sixty-acre
tract on high knoll, just in the south
edge of the Incorporation, south of the
Short Line depot, making an ideal To-
cation for such an institution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-16
SUES c. G. W. FOR $4,000.
Case in Federal Court at. Dubuque
Echo Of Oelwein Strike.

Echo Of OelWein Strike.
Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, May 16.-The case OF Grant
VS.. the Chicago; Great Western rail-
way. to recover $4,000 for personal
injury alleged to have been received at
Oelwein, was transferred from the Des
Moines court to Dubuque, where it
will be tried before Judge Reed.
Grant. it Is set forth, was brought
from the east to work in the shops
of the defendant company as a boiler
makers assistant last September He
states he did not know at the time
that there was strike in progress
at the shops. 1t is charged that 1t
was represented to him that he could
get room at Oelwein and live here.
Upon his arrival, it is alleged, he
was taken into the stockade and when
he wished to go out he was denied
the right. After remaining in the
Enclosure for some time he was per-
mitted to leave.
The petition charges that he was
and while doing so fell down a plat
form and was painfully injured, for
which he asks $4,000. Judge Carr Of
Des Moines, state attorney for the
Great Western, has charge of the de-
tense, and Attorneys Fitzpatrick Of
this city, and O'Connor and Risk Of
Oelwein represent the plaintiff.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-16
vlhToN TO HAVE PARK.

Large Tract Purchased for That Pur.
pose-Fish Commissioners Trials.
Special to Times-Republican.
Vinton, May 16.-The business men
Of Vinton have purchased large tract
Of land lying along the Cedar River,
northeast and adjoining town, for park
purposes. Architect F. e. Pease, of
Des MONIES, has been working on the
landscape for some time past, and per-
manent plans have been accepted by
the association, for the improvements
that are to be made. The drawings
provide for pavilion, greenhouse and
flower beds, driveways and walks, ten
mis- and Fairgrounds, and the plans,
when completed, will make one of the
best parks in Iowa.
To be fish commissioner Is very
undesirable, even to be taken for one
proves a nuisance, so says William
Means, of this city. 1t has been cir
culated along the Cedar river that Mr..
Means was a fish commissioner, and
at one time while camping along the
river south Of Waterloo. he was ac-
costed by a woman who had a rifle
pointed directly at him, and he was
given to understand that it was no
place for fish commissioners to be loi-