Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-24

imagine such a thing being done, but
not by a man fit to hold any public
Office in Iowa down to dog catcher.
So
Perhaps diverted by some celestial
Aldrich the comet also failed to carry
out its pledges and pursued a bobtall
policy.
Kerby is the point of attack as a.
traitor to the officer under whom
he was employed But how about Bal
fingers evident use of his official po-
siton? Why not shoot the big game
first?
1t appears that most of the men who
gladly gave up a dollar for hunters
license supposed it was TO be used in
game and fish protection and that
most of them are insistent that it shall
be used for these purposes instead OF
being sequestered or Communicated.
Have patience. If You don't get
good view of the comet now, renem-
Der ii viii be back in seventy five
years.
According to a special census report
in 1907, the value of the express equip
ment generally in the United States
was $3.50. 900. In that same year, 1907.
the net earnings of the express COM
panies We're s9,s26.ooo. while the in
come from other sources yielded profits
Of s3.7S90oO more. What shame it
would be 10 spoil a good think like
GELS post.
Ii Germany Teddy saw a sham bat
tie. In England he attended a funeral.
Honors would seem to be about even as
between the two countries.
The Washington Post says: Taft
will be renominated. That is inevita-
Bile. OF course. it may not be a per-
feet parallel, but is at least is re-
hinder OF the case where penny was
held so close to- the eye that the sun
could not be seen The Washington
istration
Thomas F. Ryan paid $4,000 for a
little plot of ground in New York to
be used by him as a garden, This
bs cll-to- the-soil movement is getting
to be fierce proposition.
When a man is found opposed 10
parcels post there ought to be some
way of calling him to the witness stand
and finding out why. 1t is estimated
that in nine cases out of ten that would
render his opposition harmless.
We now have a torpedo boat de-
Stroyer with a record of thirtytwo
knots an hour. If the dove of peace
can go faster than that ives all like 10
know about It.
We have it on good authority that
the Iowa farmer who leaves the field
on June long enough to go to the
primary and vote will not thereby lose
anything.
The comet only lost its tail. while
some of the astronomers apparently
, lost their heads.
With comet. sun spots and an
! eclipse of the moon all within three
weeks of the primary, the defeated
candidate will be at no loss TO account
for his misfortune
If the money that is going into auto
mobiles could be diverted TO the build
ing of permanent roads. that would
tend more to secure prosperity.
The papers tell of President Taft
playing golf in the rain the other day.
What Of it? Isn't the president used
! to stormy weather
| Five bands in Washington went on
| strike last week No. the band of pi-
rates on Capitol hill was not among
! them.
| Colonel Roosevelt has been made
| life member of the Worlds sunday
| School Association or, putting it an
| other way. the Worlds Sunday School
| Association has joined Roosevelt.
| The statement is again made in
| newspaper that the delegates to the
| state convention this year will be the
delegates to the state convention in
lo11 :. \,