Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-06
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Now If Blythe is completely out of
politics. why does the Burlington Ga
Hette. Democratic devote one full page
to letter testimonials of Allison?
The Northwood Anchor has passed
from the ownership of l.. l.. Thompson
to f. r. Pitman. The Anchor is
much better paper than the average
in towns of its class and should be a
good property to own.
When a Cummins county goes into
the hands of Allison men in the dele
gate convention, the presumption is
that the standpat element has threat
ened to beat some republican legisla-
tive candidate at the general election.
Househunter-Wha I want is flat
with southern view.
Janitor-Here's the very thng-col-
The Allison bill might prove short
cut to the government ownership of
railroads. Suppose in 81 very severe
panic the roads should default on the
bonds in Uncle Sans hands as col
lateral for currency?
E >-o,, or., t.i,l.iny ahnut nrjcaS of
produce. raise your own. Get on the
other side of high prices and they will
look better to you. The spring of the
year is the time to start.
Frank Munsey having purchased the
Baltimore News. all the pretty act
resses are taking the News for its
markets. Photos enclosed with every
subscription, merely as Il courtesy.
The truth has leaked out. Those
automobiles are racins; for a speed
test to determine which style of car
is best adapted for service at the Den
Yer convention with al saloons one
mile away.
Knox county. Illinois, the home of
Galesburg has declared for Taft at
its republican convention in spite of
the Cannon candidacy. which merely
confirms our belief as to the second
choice or real choice of many a favor
tie son delegation.
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our emergency currency upon long
time bonds which are not convertible
in times of crises Commercial pa
per which natures shortly would be
far more rational kind of security, and
commercial assets which are CONNER
cial paper would be better yet.
The one factory town certainly sees
the bottom fall out of things when the
factory closes down and discharges
5000 employees. as has happened to
Dayton. Ohio, and its National Cash
Register Company.
Cedrino won the 100-mile race for
the Minneapolis cup in ITO minutes,
20 seconds. in the sixth annual auto
mobile tournament on the Ormond
Daytona beach Tuesday This is "a
minutes. 40 seconds slower than the
record, made by Clifford carp, two
years ago.
Suppose that Mr.. Cummins should
tomorrow make motion before the
republicans of Iowa that Senator AL
Iison be his own successor, what would
be the result? In Iowa republican,
in twenty-four hours, and all repub-
Leans could be found working togeth-
er"-Cedar Rapids Republican.
That's one way. Now, suppose that
Senator Allison should say tomorrow
that at his extreme age he preferred
to retire from arduous public work.
would factionalism be dead in Iowa,
or would there be new candidate out
to beat Cummins, and the pounding
go on just the same?
Senator Elkins insists that there is
not a multi millionaire in the senate,
but how about multi millionaire's
millionaire?
The following is curious instance,
given in TWENTY-FIVE Years in a Wa
gon." of the initiative powers of the
knocking bird: \ kaffir disappeared.
and the next night groans We're heard
near the kraal. Search was made in
vain for him, and when, the next night
also. groans were heard. it was thought
that they must proceed from his ghost.
SO more diligent search was made,
when his dead body was found buried,
and the murderer was hung. Still the
sroans continued, and at last they
were found to proceed from mock
ing bird, sole witness of the murder.
seni-invalidism is the curse of
women of the present day. Many a
one is not satisfied unless she is con-