Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-18
SCHOOLS ARE PATR|0IIC
Celebration of the Centennial
of the Acquisition of the
Louisiana Purchase
WHERE is THE spooR TROPHY
Members of Iowa State College Team
Fear Trickery to Keep Them From
Getting, This Time Permanently, the
Trophy Which They Are Confident
They avewon-Deoision Postponed.

| Trophy Which They Are Confident
They Have eWon-Deoision Postponed
Special to Times Republican.
! Des Moines. Dec. 1S.--ln large pro-
portion of the schools of the state of
Iowa there was celebrated today, in
some form, the centennial of the ae-
auisition of the Louisiana purchase by
| the government of the United States
| in 1903. The anniversary should be
Sunday. the governor of Iowa and the
| head of the state educational depart
| ment and the secretary of the Iowa
commission, on the Louisiana purchase
exposition, agreed upon having the
schools celebrate the day on the 18th
of the month. The educational de-
partment prepared and printed an In
teresting historical leatet for the
schools of the state suggestive of the
manner In which they might properly
celebrate the day by holding meetings
of patriotic character where there
would be recounted the achievements
OF the nation in the hundred years
since the first great expansion OF con-
tigous territory. The leafiet was APP
propriately ornamented with large
portrait of Chief keokuk. denominated
an early settler. one of the few great
Indians who gave a real welcome to
the army of pioneers who crossed the
Mississippi early in the century. The
portrait is a reproduction of famous
painting of the chief which hangs in
the state historical rooms--a portrait
that will be taken to the exposition at
ST Louis. State Superintendent Bar
rett urged the celebration of the day
and Governor Culnmins issued proc
lamation on the subject. There is no
event in the history of America" wrote
the governor, that should be cele-.
brated by the people of Iowa with
more fervor than the transfer OF the
Tertiary which ROW comprises the
state, from France to the United
States. There is no day that should
be remembered with deeper patriotic
gratitude by the citizens of this COM
mon wealth than the day on which the
flag of the republic supplanted the flag
of the empire" The school teachers
and the school children of Iowa took
up the subject heartily and many cele-
brations We're planned. In this city at
the high schools, public meetings were
held and lecturers and historians talk-
ed to the pupils and the schools pa
irons. In one high school thousand
pupils congregated, the room dark
ened and an illustrated lecture given
showing the history OF the territory
and state and including illustrations OF
what is being done at the ST. Louis ex-
position to prepare for the event oil
next year.
What has become of the Spoor tro-
phy offered by the president of the
Chicago stock yards company. at the
International stock show? The ini-
preston is growing that there is some
thing crooked in the matter and that
the trophy will never go where it prop
erly belongs. The Iowa State College.
as usual. sent a team OF students aftei'
the trophy. For two successive years
the college team from Iowa had won
the trophy. Under the rules II iowa
should win again. the trophy wouli
come to Ames and remain permanent
ly. 1t is a beautiful trophy said to be
worth $1,000 and goes to the college
team that comes nearest to perfection
in scoring the livestock which is cut
tip for prizes at the international snow.
The boys from Iowa State College are
confident that they won the trophy
this wear and that they outclassed ell
other colleges The TEAM was as good
as any that has been sent to the SHOWS.
But when time came for announce
ment OF the winner OF the trophy the
announcement was put OIL on one pre-
text or another, and no announcement
has as yet been made. The belief pre-
walls here that the intention is TO put
II off until there can be such Jugglery
with the figures that the team from
Ames will not get tht trophy and mus
1t will not be necessary for President
Spoor to put up another trophy If the
competition is to be kept up. But the
situation is so shaping itself that ;f
there is such jugglery of the figures
and proof is furnished of trickery, the
Iowa College interest In the lnterna-
tional will be withdrawn entire and the
competitions will be broken up. The
Iowa boys are not disposed to be avar-
icious. but they say that If they have
won the trophy fairly they are going
to have 1t or cease to compete. An
nouncement of the decision at Chicago
is awaited with much interest.
Ex-State Auditor Frank f. Merriam,
who retired last January after four
wears in the office, is here again after
travelling some time in California and
the west. He will go from here 20
Oklahoma City, where he will become
with A. w. G. Weeks, form
erly of Winterset in the publication
of daily newspaper to be started. Mr..
Weeks is now publishing weekly pat
per there and as soon as Mr.. Merriam
arrives a daily is to be started. Mr..
Weeks formerly edited populist news
paper at Winterset but his oklahoma
is republican. MIR. Mer-
riam. when elected to the Office of state
auditor, was publisher of q weekly
at Hopkinton, Ia. and was
regarded as one Of the brightest of
young Iowa newspaper men.
Adalina Patti is being advertised to