Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-13

Twenty Towns to Be Represents
ed in Historic Towns Of
Western States"
Polk Democrats Refuse to Learn
Anything New.--Stick to
Dead Issues.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. BIT is expected
by those who are familiar with the tall
ents of the author that the short contri-
button to Iowa history prepared by
Frank /. Herriott, formerly deputy
treasurer of state, will prove decidedly
interesting. 1t is historical sketch of
the city of Des Moines, prepared for
volume on Historic Towns of the West
ern States" to be published by the Put
Mans in the fall. The series is editedAby
Lyman P. Powell. and Professor Reu-
ben G. Thwaites is to write an introduc-
ticn. There will be about twenty cities
represented. Des Moines will be the only
one in Iowa and, and it was selected as
typical of the towns and u.ties of, the
state. The article on Chicago has been
prepared by Lyman j. Gage, that on In
dianapolis by Perry Heath, on Omaha
by Victor Rosewater, and on San Fran
cisco by Edwin Markham. MIR. Herriott,
since his retirement from official posi-
ton, has been doing good deal of
studying Of historical matter and has
covered wide range in this sketch of
the city of Des Moines. He treats of
Des Moines as illustrating Iowa history
II was founded as a fort to protect the
settlers from the Indians, as were all
the forts in Iowa; and then discusses at
length the old claim association which
had such an Important part to play in
organizing society here. This claim as
sociation, like others in the state, grew
out of the necessities of the case and
was for the purpose of protecting the
frontiersmen from the natural injustlces
of strict adherence to the federal laws
in regard to taking claims. When the
land was disposed of the claim associa-
ton went out of business. While 1t was
in force 1t was superior to territorial or
federal laws. The later growth of the
city, the location of the capitol and the
extension of railroads is treated In a
broad spirit as illustrative of the char
acter of the men who have made Iowa
and the way they did il.
The executive committee of that as
sociation of insurance men formed to do
educational work among the people held
{; meeting in Des Moines last evening.
The nature of the educational work may
be judged from the fact that members
admit that they made a great mistake
two years ago in not maintaining lob
by at the legislature, and they intend
that no such blunder shall be made
again. In fact they are going to see to
1t that the next governor will get no op-
portunity to save the insurance inter-
ests of the state by veto well placed
and will have no temptation to get into
the insurance business himself. Incl
dentally it is the intention of the asso-
citation to engage in missionary work
among the newspapers of the state and
to see to it that the newspapers UNDER
stand the great needs of the people in
regard to insurance legislation. The
members of the committee who were
present were William Black Des
Moines, chairman; B. L. West, Cedar
Rapids. secretary; E. S. Phelps, Bur-
John Berry and C. w. Fracker, of Des
Moines.
There is complaint among the old sol
diers of the state with regard to the
dropping out of Grand Army day from
the program of the Iowa state fair. They
have just discovered it and are making
| a protest. For many years a day has
teen set apart for the old soldiers and
| they have been given tickets of admk-
sion free. Sometimes ,these tickets have
been given out by the county auditors
and at other times by the post officials
| thru the Office of the assistant adjutant
general The fair officials have always
claimed that they were unable to pre-
vent fraud in the use Of the tickets and
| that many of them were regularly mis-
used. But they also say that SO few old
soldiers have been coming to the fairs in
recent years that last year they did not
even hold meeting or have any exer-
cises specially for the soldirs. They will
| try 1t this year without any concessions
to old soldiers and If they find there is a
genuine demand for concession it will be
restored next year.
/ ass
| Governor Shaw has issued a requisi-
\ tion on the governor of Minnesota fo,
| the return of Frank King, wanted in
Delaware county on charge of bur-
| glary.
| The Polk county democrats are show
| ing disposition to disagree in regard te
various matters. Their county conven.
ton voted to stick to the old issues ant
not TO learn anything new, but despite
this the delegation is to hold meeting
and consider whether or not it is wist
to be bourbon all the time and stick te
| dead issues when the members of the
party know they are dead. A meeting
will be held to consider this question
Several of the delegates are known tt
be in favor of a conservative course il
line with the majority sentiment of thu
state, but others are radical. They ex.
| pect to make demand on the rest O.
the district for permission to this yea
name the member Of the committee OF
resolutions, but' they realize that the,
will have to get together IL they can d.
this. 1t is doubtful II they can get to
gether.
The Iowa delegates to the national en-
campment of the G. "A. r. at Cleveland
or at least some of them, will suppor
4 for commander-in-chiew Gen. Ell Tor
4 rance, of Minnesota. He is the onl,
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