Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-16
L Blunders in Mark
ing Grave of Veteran of
American Revolution
soNAPARTE DAM DAMAGES $4,000
sheriff's Jury Awards the Owners
That Much for Fishway-state Will
Not Pay-owners Once Offered
Whole Dam for ooo-Ro.d Tax
Assessments.
special to n,es-Republlcan.
Assessments.


Des Moines, Oct. lb.-There was not
uny great amount of enthusiasm at the
meeting of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution over what the legisla-
ture did in regard 10 marking the grave
of Charles Shepherd, revolutionary
colder, in Henry county. Quite num-
Der of years ago persons In Henry
county sought to find the neglected
grave; which was supposed to be on a
farm near Nillspaugh Mills, on the
Skunk river not far from Rome. The
search was without result. Later the
local chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution at Mount Pleas
ant took up the work and located the
grave. 1t is wholly neglected. AS a
matter Of pride the Daughters started a
movement to have the legislature ap-
propriate money for monument. The
in the hands of the 6. A. r. post al
Mount Pleasant and provided that the
monument should be i'll Forest Home
cemetery near Mount Pleasant
The post officers lave not ye,
drawn the fund, but a commit
tee was appointed to select design and
have the monument erected. There was
in fact disappointment among the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
that this matter should have been
;Iaced in the hands of the Grand Army
men and further disappointment that
the monument was to be one to orna-
inent local cemetery rather than one
10 mark grave a dozen miles away.
lii her report to the state chapter Mrs
Richards, state regent. said.
care we satisfied with the work ac-
Icomplished2 One of the state papers,
The Fairfield Ledger think. stated that
the Daughters were not satisfied with
the bill and would do the work them
selves. This item was not authorized
by any officer Or member so far as
fnow."
This wis all the comment. She did
not answer her question affirlnatively
'rhe fact is. as was learned at this
meeting, that in case tIe state places a
| ,nonument In the cemetery at Mount
Pleasant, many of the Daughters are
in favor of raisingfa fund and actually
marking the neglected grave, as was
|fntended by them in the first place. 1t
is only another of the legislative blum
Gers.
In this connection it is regarded as
possible that some of the graves OF
revolutionary soldiers are as yet un-
known. In her repoIs Mrs. Richards
quoted from the census of 1910 of the
territory of Iowa, which gave the fol-
towing names as of pensioners of the
revolution then residing in the terri
tory:
Lee County-George Penker, agerd So.
Clinton County-John Letter. aged
10; resides with GeCl5e Parker.
Henry County-Charles Shepherd,
Yged 81.
Des Moines County-Daniel Baine.
aged II; John Mcdonald. aged Sc, re-
sides with Hugh Mcdonald.
Dubuque, County-Sarah Hensling,
aged 50, resides with John Dawson.
Doubtless little searching of ceme-
teries would bring TO light the names of
other revolutionary soldiers residing in
iowa.
the effect that jury had awarded the
Meeks, owners of the Bonaparte dam,
S4O 900 damages for the state right-of-
way over the dam for fishway. was
lhe first intimation any one here had
that the Bonaparte dam condemnation
matter had been started. Some time
ago Attorney General Mullan an
nounced that he would soon begin pro-
oeedings to have the lishway right con-
lemned III accordance with law. He
preferred, however, that the prelilni-
naries be given no notoriety and pro-
ceeded cautiously. Ii 1T is true that a
curry has awarded the Meeks $4,000 to
he paid by the state before any fishway
can be constructed there will be no
iishway built for the fish this year. The
state is not in position to pay any
such sum and would not do so. The
owners of the dam offered it entire for
$4,000 at one time etan6<doubtless woulG
sake much less for 1t. This year the
need of fishway has not been appar-
ent because the river has been so high.
In what manner fshway could be
construed as causing more than the to-
tai destruction of the dam is hard to
understand. Persons interested in fish
ing here were amazed at the report
from down the river.
In regard to the road tax puzzle 1t is
now stated by those who are interested
in the new law that the intent of the
Jaw is that next year the proper OIL
cials shall make two lavies of taxes at
one time on the 1905 assessment. one TO
lie collected in 1903 and the other in
1904. This wifi obviate the danger OF
missing one year OF road work. But IN
the case of man who has fine herd
If cattle taxed for the two separate
years on one assessment and the cattle
al die before the first gear is up 1t viii
go hard to nave to pay taxes 1or the
second year and he may kick. 1t IS
anticipated that olie of the first things
the law does will be to get itself before
the supreme court.
Boone members Of the order OF the
Fraternal Choppers insist on being ugly
ABOUT permitting the hcadquarters OF
lhes order to come TO Dess Moines' ana
after the injunction secured by one OF