Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-14
Since Joints Closed at Perry
Brewers Want Saloon Con-
sent In Dallas
WILL CIRCULATE A PETITION
So Iona As the Perry Joints Operated
Illegally the Crying Need Was Not
Felt by Brewers-When New Mayor
Was Elected the Joints Skipped
Iowa News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Tilnes-RepubllcaH.
Des Moines, Oct. 14.-News coming
recently from Dallas county is to the
effect that an effort is to be made to
secure a petition of consent for es-
tablishment of legalizing of saloons In
that county, which has always been
one of the strong prohibition counties
of the state. There has not been Il
saloon, legal or otherwise, in the
county seat for more than thirty
years; but recently in Perry there
have been saloons operating illegally.
By the death Of the mayor and the
election by the council Of a new may
or. these saloons have all retired from
business because it was known that
the new mayor would not tolerate them
longer. Now agents of the Pabst
Brewing Company say that they will
have the county canvassed for names
to a petition to have the saloons per-
mitted in the county. and warm time
is anticipated.
The reports of the insurance compa-
MES for next year on che business done
in Iowa will show that the insurance
business Is excellent and that Iowa
people believe more and more In insur-
ance. One way in which the extent OF
insurance business may be guaged is
thru the number of certificates for
agents and these are issued by the
auditor of state. This year there has
been a greater call for these certifi-
Gates than before, and many men are
going into the insurance business All
the leading fire companies are placing
agents in all the small towns and APP
pointing many travellers. 1t is one OF
the surest indications of prosperity.
Railroad Commissioner A. T.. Daw-
son states that in his travels over the
state he has found that the new drain
age law is popular and that under Its
operations vast amount of good Iowa
land will be reclaimed or improved.
The attention of the railroad COM
mission has been called to the law
from the fact that the commission
is charged with certain duties under
the law, where drains cross the right
Of way of railroads. a peculiar case is
before the commission from Calhoun
county in which it is planned to have
drain run along the right of way
for some distance, but not cross the
same, and it is q question Whethe:
condemnation can be made in such
cases.
Curator Charles Aldrich of the state
historical department suggests that
provision be made by the state of Iowa
for systematic survey of the Indian
mounds and other evidences Of now ex-
tinct civilization in Iowa. The sug-
gestion came from the fact that it has
been reported that investigation Of
an Indian mound near Okoboji lake in
northern Iowa, has disclosed some
relics Of rare value and some facts
which are difficult Of explanation.
Some things in regard to the manner
Of burial of the bodies indicates that
the bodies were not those of Sioux
Indians. There are known to be sew
eral hundred mounds in the state, only
a few Of them having been investlgat-
ed in a scientific manner, and many
having never been touched. Many
relics have been taken from the
mounds and scattered. 1t is proposed
that in addition to having a survey
made the state take steps to purchase
some of the ground surrounding the
more important groups of mounds,
and preserve them for future genera
lions. In northeastern Iowa, on high
bluffs along the Mississippi river, there
are said To he many mounds that have
never been touched and many of them
are grouped conveniently. DR.. Ward
of the State University, has recently
done some investigation in eastern
Iowa.