Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-19

pr Cummins will take with him to
the acting secretary of war the original
reports of the commanding officers Of
the Fifteenth and Sixteenth regiments,
made at the time Of the battle of Shi-
loh, in which they told of the part
played in the battle by these regiments.
This will be a bit of evidence which
ii will be difficult for the hard headed
commissioners to get over 1t is learn
ed, also, that the friends of the Iowa
regiments have been probing around
and find that some of the regiments
from other states have history told on
their regiments for which there is no
better authority than that which has
been offered on behalf of the two Iowa
regiments. Some questions may be
asked of the historians at Washington
as to why these other regiments ges
what they ask for and it is denied to
the two Iowa regiments.
Governor William l.. Dustin. of
Alaska. believes in advertising. In
his Thanksgiving proclamation, a copy
of which has been received by Govern
or Cummins, he gave his. vast territory
a lift in the following words:
1--WE rejoice and are thankful for the
completion of the Alaska cable system
from Seattle to Sitka, Juneau, Naguay
and Valdez, connecting with govern
ment telegraph lines thru the famous
Fairbank and Tanana mining distrlcts
on to the wireless telegraph between
ST. Michael and the renowned Nome,
thus bringing all territory points thru
out this commonwealth in close touch
with the rest of the world. This is
the greatest achievement in the his
tory of this country and 1t is step
in the progress of Alaska's march TO
rank as one of Americas most treas
ured possessions; and we earnestly
hope that the missing link to ketchikan
and Wrangell may soon be supplied
Professor Richard c. Barrett, of the
chair of economics at the state colIege,
is Of the opinion that the time will
come when there will be hall OF DO
mestic science at the state college de-
voted exclusively to this work. Ihe
coming winter" he said, the college
authorities have added something that
Will be of interest to the women. We
have made great success OF the
shorter courses In stock judging and
corn judging and dairying and these
have brought to the college each win
ter many of the farmers of the state.
We are proud Of what we are doing
for the men. But the college Is quite
as much for the women as for the men
and now there has been added short
course in domestic science to be held at
the same time as the other short
courses in the winter. 1t is hoped that
the men will bring their wives or
daughters to attend this course at the
same time they come for the courses
in which men are admitted The col
lege is doing a great work for women
In many lines, and u seems to me I'M
evitable that there shall be build
ing erected there devoted entirely to
domestic science and to kindred sub
jects."
The returns from the state show that
beyond any question the Temple a.
,nendment" was also approved by the
voters at the late election and 1t will
have probably six or seven thousand
majority Some Of the counties are
yet to hear from. but practically all
have been reported to state officials.
The adoption Of this amendment will
make possible constitutional portion
ment which has not been pos
sible in recent years. This will bring
on at the next session Of the legisla-
ture a reapportionment Of the house.
At present there are seven counties
having two members each. namely:
Polk, Scott, Dubuque, Woodbury., Linn,
Clinton and Pottawattamie. If they
are left with their present membership
in the house that body will have LOG
members, instead Of the 10s possible
under the amendment. If two other
counties are given two members each
which will be the counties? There is
one place in the state where the change
will be greatly welcomed and that is
in the Emmet-Dickinson district where
the two counties are evenly balanced,
and where a deadlock Is likely at any
time. 1t will also relieve Clarke coun-
ty, the home Of M. L. Temple, of the
danger of being tackled on to big
county.