Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-18

sing in Des Moines next Tuesday even
ing at one of the opera houses con-
tlolled by the theatrical trust in New
York Much effort has been made to
secure a big crowd for the Ps - con-
cert but when the line-up FOR
tickets few days ago there Q dis
appointment in the matter of ing a
rush for a place The numb = pur-
chasers of 50 tickets from J : Moines
was small and nothing to WI - would
be If there was an opera co o ny COM
Ing. The majority of the { iets SOIL
went to out-of town pu sers Oh
mail orders. The people - S Moines.
who have an opportunity q % to many
good shows, do not take Idly TO the
high priced. much advertised concerts
which depend on name once famous
for their merit. Then there is ru-
NOR that Patti VIII not come to Des
Moines at all. a special car had been
arranged over the Wabash from ST.
Louis to come on Monday or Sunday
night This has been Cancelled The
Burlington people say no arrangements
have been made for her to come over
their route. 1t is a common rumor that
Patti viii! go direct from st. Louis to
Kansas City and cut out Des Moines.
This is, of course, being loudly denied
by the representatives of the theatri-
cal combine, but old theater goers in
Des Moines doubt If Patti viii in fact
come.
Senator Harper. of ottumwa, is
making some effort to have. the neg
,eeted graves of General Street and
Chief Wapello protected. The graves
are near Agency City on a farm owned
by practical farmer, who fails to see
any sentiment In the matter General
Street, the great Indian agent who had
so much to do with settling the Indian
question in Iowa without trouble. was
buried near Agency. no- far from the
scene of his labors. When Chief Wa
pello died some years later his body
was taken to the same place, and by
mis- own request his bones were laid
beside those of his old friend. I. was
announced some years ago that when
the Burlington railroad management
made a deep cut near the graves 1t
was the intention to fence off the two
graves ana care for them. 1t appears
that this has not been done. but other
public spirited persons lave taken up
the work.
The state board of health will ask
that the law relating to burial permits
and transportation permits for bodies
be improved. The fact was demon
stiated last summer chat the present.
system affords no protection from IL
legal SALES and the record is of no
value when 1t Is desired to find out
what has been done. One change sug-
gested Is that transportation permits
be Issued to responsible Indertakers or
to clerks of boards Of health and that
they be numbered and record kept,
and that they be required to report on
what was done with tne blank per-
mits. AT least something will be done
to make 1t certain that there shall be
reports made of every shipment Of a
body from one part of the state to an
other or out of the state.
Two names have been added to the
list of those who are anxious to serve
as regent of the state university from
the Ninth district-Dr F. w. Porter
field of Atlantic. and Senator ]. NJ.
Junkin, Of Red Oak. A. T. Flicklnger,
of Council Bluffs; H. S. White, of Har-
Ian, and P. L. Sever, of Staurt, are said
to be candidates for the place.
Those who are pushing the proposed
state marshal law in Iowa have caused
to be published in full the bill in which
is given the different dist.icts into
which it is planned the state shall be
divided as outlined AMI published at
the time of the meeting of the league
last summer. The bill Is substantially
like that which was vetoed in North
Dakota and failed in Kansas and other
states Members of the legislature
who come to Des Moines express them
selves as somewhat disgust.d with the
manner in which the bill is being par
AIDED as a great step in advance and if
their expressions may indicate what
will happen the bill will have very
small support in the legislature.
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