Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-03

sense would be so Indifferent to the
statutes as are some saloon keepers.
With their business so often crihclzeo
one would naturally think they would
be alert in following out the prescrlp-
lions of the law, but, on the other
hand, they appear to lean in the OPP
posite direction, which very attitude on
their part is bringing about for them
a day Of most disagreeable reckoning.
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Waterloo has decided to have stone
pile for drunkards, loafers and va
grants. This looks like better plan
than the proposed pedigree book which
was contemplated as a register OF IN
ebriates to be furnished saloons. A mt
tie healthy work is sometimes remark
ably effective in curing such cases Of
illness as inebriety.
An asphalt company near San An
tonic, Texas, has received contract
for laying $11,000,000 worth of paving
in the city of Havana, Cuba. Will the
property owners appeal?
800
Standard Oil interests are engaged In
politics in the state OF Texas. Under
direction by shrewd politicians an at
tempt was made to defeat Governor
Campbell for denomination in the dem
ocratic primaries and now that he has
won a nomination an effort Is being
made to get the republican minority
party to nominate an independent
democrat so the standpatters in the
democratic party can bolt their ticket
with more comfort
A Scottish parson, still on the under
side of forty, was driving home from
an outlying hamlet when he overlook
a Young woman. He recognized her as
the maid OF all work at a farm when
he would pass, SO he pulled up and Of
fered her lift. Mary gladly accepted
his offer and they chatted pleasantly
all the way to the farm gate.
.Thank you, SIR she said, as she
got down.
Don't mention it. Mary. Don't
mention IT." he told her, politely.
mo, q won't" Mary obligingly as
sured him.-Everybody,s.
The court at Cripple Greek has de-
creed that Grace Hadsell and the IN
sane fiddler Hans Albert, shall remain
apart and that II they exchange letters
Albert will go back to the madhouse.
The nudge Is to be commended for his
decision. In the meantime it Is to be
hoped that the marriage can be an
nulled.
Even tho houses are so hard to get
in Marshalltown. people keep moving
here from elsewhere. 1t looks as tho
some folks would rather live in Mar
shalltown in tents than in palaces IN
other places.
Cyrenus Cole thanks God that Iowa
now has a democratic newspaper at
Des Moines to keep things straight since
an unchecked majority has resulted IN
factionalism the state levy has In
creased, a deficit is in sight, and oh!
nv. Cyrenus thinks that he Isl sup
porting the republican ticket.
A cool spell will have more than the
mere advantage of malsing people more
comfortable. 1t will lower the NOR
tality, for so many unskilled swim
mers will not seek the refreshing
GOODNESS of the waters and contribute
their quota to the dead.
The little girl was very fond OF
nleasant days, and at the close of
heavy rainstorm petitioned in her
prayer for fine weather; when, the
next morning, the sun shone bright
and clear she became jubilant and told
her prayer to her grandmother, who
said, well, DEAR why can't you pray,
tonight, that 1T may be warmer tomor-
row. so grandma's rheumatism will be
better?"
"All right, WILL" was the quick re-
Spouse; and that night as she knelt
she said, 20, Lord, please make it hot
for grandma. wallpapers.