Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-28
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get more then their neighbours and as
sociates. Occasionally a poor fellow
works himself into a decline simply
because the children had to be fed ana
the family cared for. We don't notice
him so much altho he is the one en-
titled to sympathy. When a man like
Hartman tears himself to pieces in a
mad race for millions he gets lot Of
sympathy that does not deserve.
When an aviator can go up and stay
until he has flown the more than
hundred miles there isn't much more
to do than to wait, is there? How
soon shall we be reserving a berth In
an airship instead of in the pullman :?
The Seventh district situation is get
ting no better very fast.
The annual beef roundup is going on
in the west and the effect is felt in the
markets. However, it is but slightly
felt as compared with the days when
the range covered all the west 1t will
be felt less as the years go by. The
range is going into the farming busi-
ness.
If the delayed rain shall have stopped
the firing" of corn it will be worth
million to central Iowa. But a con-
siderable amount of damage has been
done to the crop that can not be re-
covered.
An eastern inventor and still manu-
facturer offers to guarantee that farm
ers can produce denatured alcohol at
a cost of eight cents a gallon. With
corn at sixty cents it would certainly
be worth while to know how he is to
produce four or four and one-half gall
looms from a bushel at an eight cent
cost Indeed it would be we'll to I'M
derstand the method and process be-
fore buying the still.
The Vinton Eagle is wearying under
the burden of responsibility for the rest
of the republican party. Why doesn't
Murphy grid up his loins and hustle
up in line with the party. 1t is a much
easier plan than to attempt to stop
progress by hanging on the back spokes
Of the wheel.
The Allison monument languishes for
lack OF funds. This is not because
Iowa hasn't the money or is unjust to
| the senator's memory but simply be.
cause Iowa is not strong on memorials
| and because the movement was forced
and not spontaneous The fact is that
| this state is little inclined to build
monuments to any, even its greatest
men.
With hogs above the eight dollar
| mark farm wages ought not to look
| exorbitant to the farmer. But they do.
His point of view and that of the farm
| hand are opposed. AS matters stand
| however, the laborer is in a position to
| hold the balance of the argument.
There is too much fuss making over
what Taft should talk about when he
comes to Iowa. Let him talk on what
subject he chooses. If he wants to talk
tariff let him talk tariff. He will have
a hard job convincing the Iowa voter
that the last session kept either the
pledges of the party or the candidate
The 1owan is pretty we'll settled in his
mind as to what he wants and what
he expected and didn't get.
| If Hartman is dying. 1T is consid-
crate of him to die by inches, instead of
all at once. thus saving Wall street
from shock and giving it an opportun-
ity to exercise it's all-important func-
ton of discount.
An Iowa newspaper thinks that the
presidents heart is in the right place
and wants to probe for it. Mrs Taft
and the children might object.
Ass
If flying machines could be convert
ed into rainmaking machines, the de-
mana would DC heavier in this COM
munity.
The Connecticut legislature has just
IdOJOuIueO dEter 'DeluS III session since
Jan. 6. Wonder why they adjourned
Wasn't there anything more in sight
|
Charles NJ. Schwab is said to be afte,
iron ore beds in Texas. Will this in
clude Bailey?
In other words, Uncle Joe wants us
to know that he is too old a bird tc
get caught when the Fowler spreads
his snare in plain sight.
The interstate commerce commission
has been called upon to classify saw
dust. Since the recent circuit court
decision in the Missouri river rate
cases, the commission IL in a position
to gain information ON the point by Z
little inkrospection.
The work Of extending to the tele.
phone business the principle Of rat.
regulation ought to be pushed rich
along on the heels Of the consolidation
- schemes Of the Bell people Their,