Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-07
Topics of the Times

any way?
Oskaloosa papers are demanding the
commission plan for that city. The
new law is being pretty warmly re-
eeived by the press of the second class
cities.
Governor Carroll while in favor of
a tariff on hides also favors putting
every progressive Office holders hide
in shape to be affected by the tariff
The new 100000 fish company
ought to be able to tell something
pretty strong in the way of fish sto-
ries.
President Taft has warned heads
Of departments that they are not in
office 20 see how much money they
can spend but to see how much they
can get for the money.
The Illinois legislature has been
three months electing a I. S. senator
and haven't accomplished tfle deed. It
looks like a waste of valuable time
over a very small matter. Perhaps n
linois and the country at large would
be as we'll off were the legislature TO
adjourn sine die. a few senators less
wouldn't hurt the country so it would
feel il much.
80 A-l,
where the railroad came thru the farm
70 fence post and telephone pole tim
Der Catalpa produces excellent posts,
which can be used at a small! size
Where the quality of the growth in
sures good, straight trees the produce
ton of small telephone poles has been
found very profitable. For ordinary
situations twenty year rotation Is
advisable Since hardy catalpa is like
" to be frozen back by extreme cold
weather. it can not be planted with
safety north of Nebraska, Iowa, or IL
lnois.
The Denison Review is much exer-
cised over what it alleges is Web
Byers' ignorance of law. However ii
is likely that the attorney generals
way Of enforcing such law as ne does
know. is troubling the Review worse.
Byers is not TO be injured by petty
ftngs. He does things and the voters
Of the state are fully alive TO his use
fulness as the vote of the last election
shows.
Frank clarkson's paper, the Ida
Grove Pioneer. has attained the very
competent age OF tfirty-seven years. II
is one Of the oldest as we'll as one of
the best weekly papers of the section
Of Iowa wtleer it is published.
The circle will stay off the Iowa
ballot. There was no good reason 70,
its restoration and it is probably out
/ Of the way 70 stay out.
4 In Missouri the poor man pays the
railroad cents mile; the fellow with
forty dollars to spare rides for cents
The widow pays so per cent more than
T li4e IilI44lOlldlTe. llle IlIlSs are TDGlnS sci
for return 10 the same conditions in
Iowa.
AS literary men the magazine ar
ticles of both Mr. Carnegie and Mr.
Rockefeller fall far short Of giving
the satisfaction that five minutes
work with check book would afford
the reader.
Fashion makes faddiEts of US all
whether we are willing or not. A mar
arrayed in the latest spring suit woult
have been considered lunatic two
years ago.
Other parts Of Iowa are hereby in.
formed that Tuesdays hail storm il
these parts was harmless to vegeta
ton. The latter wasn't in the way.
The city council of Fort Dodg'
adopted an ordinance raising the may
or's salary from $500 to $1,000 year
a provision being that the mayor mus
devote eight hours of his time each da,
to the city's business. A question i
whether his honor will be locked i,
the event that there isn't sufficien
business" to require eight hours o
his time