Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-24
Topics of the Times.

II the law can be stretched to the
point of giving the state central COM
mittees power to nominate party cam
didates for supreme judge let it be
done that way. Save us from the ex-
pense of another convention.
The democratic platform may get
on its knees in its appeal to the labor
vote but what good will that do for
be sustained to the point of starting
the mills to running that can give en-
ployment to the man out Of work?
"The editorial page Of the Sioux City
Journal does not appear natural. 1t
reads so differently from what 1t did
for the most of the time the past two
years."-Cedar Rapids Gazette.
| Why? Is 1t supporting the ticket?
| Waterloo has four building and
| loan associations all thriving and
earning better than six per cent for
| the savings of share holders while
| furnishing thousands upon thousands
of dollars for the building Of homes.
Captain Hobson argues that every
man is justified in killing the man who
attacks him.
The trouble with too many saloon
keepers seems to be their inclination
to do as their neighbors do, rather
than to obey the law and help see to 1t
that the neighbors do the same.
$50
Omaha is to have a national corn
exposition during the first two weeks
in September and is making great eff
fort to advertise 1t. Iowa is having a
great corn exposition right now on the
farms all over the state. IoWa's corn
exposition is an annual affair cele-
brated over the entire country and the
state does not have to go to any ex-
pense to have it advertised
Since the state requires gasoline
cans to be red the next move may be
to require that color to be applied to
automobiles which consume the liquid.
Over in Illinois young farmer, at
his fourth attempt, was safely married
after having run away from the altar
three times owing to the guying that
he had suffered In many an instance
an ardent swain is driven to the mari
tai feast because of the chatting aimed
at him, because he has not the craven
spirit to back out under fire. It's a
poor rule that fails to operate both
ways
Was President Roosevelt expert
menting with a hard hitting navy
when his yacht ran down another
ship?
At Rock Rapids the Standard Oil
Company has furnished its agent
Charles Libby, with a new wagon. The
wagon Is lighter than the old one but
the price of oil is as heavy as ever
The Standard OIL Company says that
its increase of capital stock from
500 900 900 to s6oO,0O0,Ooo is to keep
the dividends from looking so large.
This will not deceive many people, GER
tainly not the stockholders, whose re-
turns will be as large as ever without
any additional output from their
purses. And the octopus-like character
Of the Standard will only be empha-
sized by its enormous capitalization.
emusic exercises a very refining in
f1uence," said the artistic youth.
"Evidently," rejoined Miss Cayenne,
you have never taken the trouble to
note the words of the average popu-
lar song."-Washington Star.
The Price of Wales has landed at
Quebec and it is to be assumed that
the raining-in- London style of high
water trousers will have a decided
vogue during his sojourn.
At Davenport a doctor operated on
man, leaving piece of sponge in the
wound. The man died. the widow sued
and was awarded $4,000. Isn't this
enough to make the doctor throw up
the sponge?
A former Hampton man has been
married at Long Beach, Cal. His name
is Sweet and makes a very fitting
cognomen for a couple on their honey
moon.
'rwhere are the most diamonds to
be found?"
"Still at the pawnbroker's, 1 regret
to say."-Philadelphi Press.
It looks very much as tho we were
likely to have bigger navy If there
is anything in talk. With President
Roosevelt. Admiral Evans. Henry
Reuterdahl. DR.. Thomas E. Green and
even the congressional lingo, Mr., Hob
son al; singing tunes Of criticism. the