Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-23

registered. Some votes are always ZOE Y
by carelessness in this respect. The ylgl-
lance of the local committeeman must
be depended upon to see that the voters
are reminded of the erequirements of the I
law
The republican committee in the pre-
cinct in which the State Agricultural
College is located is having hard time.
4 difficult and, it appears, well nigh |
impossble task has been assigned to
him, namely, that of finding a couple
OF democrats to serve on the election
board. So far he has been unable TO
|locate any. altho he has made diligent
Inquiry Not single Bryanite is en-
lployed as professorEor instructor IN any
way. in the Agricultural College. The
Question OF politics has never been
Iraised in the selection of professors and
INSTRUCTORS. but it so happens thataeEery
Imam employed in this capacity is for
4 Nc kinley. Inquiry among the Janitors
/ and other employees about the place has
4 SO far failed to uncover. a man who
would own up that he was for Bryan.
| The typhoid fever epidemic at Ames
while it is bad enough, has not created
4 the sensation that might be feared. The
! most thorough investigation has proved
i beyond any question that the source of
/ the disease was a foul we'll on the prem
e!ises of a farmer who supplied milk 70.
4 the college. Water from this we'll was
Used to wash the cans in, which the milk
4 was delivered to the college. Whether II
lwas used to expand the milk supply de-
4ilivered by the farmer or not has not
|been determined. Certain it is that d
lsniall amount of the water would infect
a large amount of milk. and milk is
4 known to be a first-class medium of
Communication for the typhoid germ. 1t
lie source of much satisfaction to the
Icollege authorities and to the friends of
the institution TO know that the cause OF
. the troublewas not within the college
itself. and that every condition about
6l the college. water-sanitary arrange
nents and everything of that SORTS
lperfect, The sewage system ia as per-
IA feet as it could possibly be. The water
a has been repeatedly examined and
II found TO be pure and free from all
harmful elements. The most scrupulous
cleanliness 3is the law of the place and
no trouble comes from the USE of the
lmilk from the college dairy, because all
that pertains thereto is a medel of
4 lcleanliness. The sick students are being
Well cared for and so far no fatalities
have occurred. Two of them are very
sick. While the great majority are not
very serious cases.
!, President Bsardshear was hurriedly
, lcalled home from New York where he
:, was attending the meeting OF the Mo-
!, hawk Indian conference. The policy ot
, the commission. he says. is to break ur
{ the tribal relations and treat the Indiar
: as an individual as much as possible
. disposing of the reservations ano max:
, ing citizens of the Ineian. This polics
: meets with the opposition of the loca
: Influences in the neigh5orhood of ths
! reservations, as well as from the Ind:
4 Ians themselves, 80 that Very little ha!
!. been accomplished so far. Iris the opin,
Z, ion of those best Informed and mos
!, competent to judge that as long as tn,
! present system OF annuitics is kept vi
s the Indian Will be a lazy, good-for-noth
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