Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-14

PATRIOTIC LETTER.
Recently man wrote to the state de-
partment OF Iowa asking Secretary
5D0bson If it was true, as he had been
Informed. that the legislature In this
state had passed law to reimburse
men for the money they paid substi-
tutes to go to war for them. This let
ter reused the ire of Deputy Dan Httes
and Deputy John Jameson and they
called Secretary Dobson's attention to
1t. The result was the following pa
triotic answer:
State of Iowa; Secretary's Office,
Des Moines, July 2.-Mr. j. NJ. Wash
burn. Attica, Ind.-Dear Sir: Replying
TO yours Of recent date will say that,
while the fact may have come to your
notice that the state of Iowa has a
law providing for the reimbursement
of parties who were drafted and who
hired substitutes during the civil war,
am pleased to say that no law Of this
kind was ever enacted in this state and
am perfectly safe in saying that none
ever will be. There Is too much pa
triotism among the citizens OF Iowa;
too much patriotism among the public
officers and especially too much pa
Legislature OF this state to ever place
upon the statutes a Law placing pre-
MUM upon cowardice.
We In Iowa are proud of our state:
proud Of the record Of our citizens in
war and in peace; proud Of the high
standard OF citizenship and manhood
manifested in every section Of the
state; proud Of the brilliant acliev-
,
the sciences and in all fields OF action:
Iand we are also proud that the first in
quiry in regard 70 the reimbursement
of those who hired substitutes during
the civil war came from outside the
borders of Iowa. You must go else
where for such reimbursement: Iowa
and patriotism are synonymous terms
Yours very truly.
GEORGE Z. DOBsoN.
Secretary of State"
struck by Lightning.
Special to Times Republican,.
Wesley, July l4.-During thunder
storm that passed over here Tuesday
M. H. r. Hanson and his hired man.
while topping out a hay stack. received
a severe shock from lightning. Mr.
Hanson fell from the top of the stack,
about fourteen feet. to the ground,
hrnising his head and shoulder badly
IT was half an hour or more before he
became conscious OF what happened
The hired man was on the wagon. He
was Knocked insenslble. The team
started TO run and had. got nearly to
the house when the hired man came to
and stopped them. One OF his gloves
HI 1,o 49,,
handle he had in his hand was splin-
called and left them feeling az we'll as
could be expected. It wassn close call.
Cedar FnIls' Rand Music.
Special to .Times-Republican.
Cedar Falls. July Ia. "A request band
concert was given by the A. o. U. w.
band in the park. II was the largest
turn out Of the people OF Cedar Falls
and vicinity that has ever assembled in
the park. II is estimated that there
We're 5000 people In the park, crowds
coming from Waterloo, New Hartford,
Bensen, Hudson and Finchfull. 1t is
now pretty certain that the "A. o. U. w.
band will again be secured to accom-
pany the Grand Army to the national
at Chicago in August
This will make the fourth time that
this noted band has been selected for
the national encampment. Coming as
the invitation does unsolicited by the
band and in the face OF numerous APP
plicants, the boys Justly feel proud Of
this honor.
serious Runaway Accident.
Fort Dodge. July u. Joe Kohl, a
prominent saloon man OF this city. was
victim of q runaway accident here
from which he suffered injuries the ex-