Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-25
Topics of the Times

Governor j. +. Hanly, of Indiana, has
his good qualities, but they do not
seem to weigh much in his speeches.
Those at the Chicago convention who
were irked by Hanly's hot air will be
interested in the news that hot air
Frustrated him while he was speaking
in Kansas.
Many newspapers allude to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's vacation movements
as IL he We're gone forever from public
life. He has nearly nine months in the
White House left him and may yet
make some dry bones rattle.
In Minnesota the democrats post
poned their state convention in the
hope that johnson might miss the
presidential nomination and accept a
third nomination for the Minnesota
governorship. Now he says he will not
take third term and speaks rather
vaguely about his presidential chances.
which is wholly puzzling to his sup
POI tiers.
Tom Lawson, sore that Roosevelt
wasn't nominated, will raise $1,00O,O0O
for the Dems If they nominate john
son. Does not campaign fund of that
size come in the class Of predatory
wealth?
Lafe Young seems to have tried to
ward off the public's stare at his Chi
cago bungling by criticizing coarse
work of some Of the writers" to use
his own papers headlines. His own
his own papers headlines.
We are told that the plan of attach
ing the. nomination to William has for
its offset the idea of separating
Brother Charles from the medium of
exchange, of which he is said to have
a fine bunch.
That visit of the F. o. E. was not so
damaging after all, and the cannonad-
ing was more in the nature of salute
than for. destruction.
That farmer at Rock Rapids who
went insane over religion has demon
strated that one can get too much Of a
good thing.
Near Dubuque milkman was near
~ drowned in water. Milkmen should
avoid the water, anyway, as it's liable
to lead them into temptation.
Owner Of the Coop-Who's in there?
Quick-Witted Rastus (softly) -
faint nobody in heah 'ceppin' us
chickens-Life.
The glory of it's fine, but remember
that Peaceful Bill will from now on
have to submit more or less to the
fawning of the mongers of political
pap.
The EARLY News says if man would
but devote himself to getting rid Of his
own vices and not so much to, those Of
other people. the millennium would be
here in less than three months. II the
brother applies this to some editors,
they would have to quit the business.
Malvern CONSTITUTES the failure OF
Glenwood to secure a new court house
structure as good cause for hope that
the first named town has a. chance to
become county seat. Malvern asserts
that among it's advantages are that it
is mere centrally located and is on
three rail lines against GlenWood's
one, while Glenwood counts it's long
possession and record as a county seat
as one Of its great assets in the scrap.
The floating Of bonds for railroad
construction has at last been outdone
as an aquatic performance. Up in
Wisconsin floods lifted train from the
track and foated it quarter of a
mile.
Grover Cl6VeldIluS SIedClItSS dS CIV
official was emphasized by his. emin-
ence as a citizen, for in private life he
proved himself a fine husband and
father, a good neighbor and DELHI
crate and sage counselor.
1t looks as tho the man who said last
year, zone more wet season to COM
plete the seven" will be able to assert
next fall with truth, II told you so.''
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has notified several railroad COM
panies to stop issuing passes in viola
ton of the recently enacted anti-pass
law. It is hard to understand why de-
liberate infraction of a law by rail-
road should not be followed by pros
ecution rather than warning the same
as in the case of any ordinary law