Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-30
Expert Horscmen Say the Ex-
hibit Is the Greatest Ever
Given Anywhere
ARE IN EVIDENCE
The Show in All Classes is tho Best
Ever Seen at Des Moines-Youns
and Shaw Not Likely to be at Outs
Over the Reciprocity Controversy
Capital Gossip.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times.Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 30.-Expert horse
men at the state fair say that the
horses on exhibit this year make the
best show of horses ever shown any
where by citizens and breeders. This
was the expression of Robert w. Burt
for many years an editor of the South
Omaha Stockman. and now connected
with a paper Of Minneapolis. "The
breeders are greatly in evidence" said
Mr.. Burt today. "They are showing
an excellent class Of horses in every
class and you can say without hesita-
ton that there is the best show Of
horses here ever exhibited anywhere
by citizens and breeders" This IS
considered by the directors Of the fair
as very distinct word of praise for
the reason that it has been the effort
to stimulate the raising Of stock Of
every kind rather than to get up big
showing of imported stock. The inn
ported stock is at the fair this year
too in large numbers, but the greatest
success is in the stock raised In the
west by Iowa farmers and those from
surrounding states. This stock too is
capturing blue ribbons. The showing
today and tomorrow will be the great
est as it is expected that the bulk Of
the stock will be judged by that time.
A. S. Shimmin, the buyer for Swift &
Company, who Is here with the Swift
six horse team, praises Iowa horses
and says the best he finds anywhere
come from this state.
IH The, Office Of the adjutant general is
now busy making the change from the
the card index system. The task is an
enormous one and will take some
weeks before completed. The card in
dex system is coming to be used in
nearly all Of the offices at the state
house. In the adJutant's office there
are twelve big cumbersome books
necessary to keep the records for the
four regiments. There are three books
for each regiment. Whenever book
gets full there is an endless task copy
ing the list of the regiment into the
new book. Whenever the regiments
have changed in the past years there
has been the same job of starting a
new book. But for the fact that men
grow old and drop out of the service.
it would take still more books to keep
the records straight With the new
system Of cards there will be one card
for each member Of the guard. A steel
case was purchased a short time ago
for the adjutant's department by the
executive council. The name of every
officer and soldier will be written on a
card with his record, and as long as
the soldier remains in the guard his
card remains in the case. If he leaves
the guard, the card is taken out, and
If he returns, the card will return to
the case BY this system the records
are always complete, but are never
numbered with the names of persons
not in the service. The system after
once styrted is the simplest possible.
The picture of Or. salter Of Bur-
lington hanging In the historical
building has been changed. Those who
came to the building to look at the
picture thought that it looked too Sc
we're and the face too haggard. Though
DR.. Salter is an old man now 1t was
thought that the picture did not DO
him Justice. Curator Aldrich had the
picture returned to an artist and reme-
died. The vest which at first was left
open low in front was changed, and
the haggard look on the countenance
was removed, and now during fair
week a large number who know him
have looked at it and pronounce 1t as
doing better Justice to the original.
It is learned that DR.. Salter is to bring
out soon another book, even though he
is "a wears old and has lost the use
of one eye. During the summer he has
occupied the pulpit OF the First Con-
ereeational church Of Burlington every
Sunday during August in spite Of the
hot weather. Recently he has lost the
use of one eye through atrophy of the
ontic nerve and can see nothing with
it. and it is Furthermore beyond rem
edy. Still he is working diligently and
will soon have book ready to publish.
DR.. Salter and DR.. Ephriam Adams of
Waterloo are the only two surviving OF
what was known in the early days as
the Iowa band, which consisted OF sew
eral young men of the Congregational
church who came from the east and
took pastorates in this state.
The management of the state fair is
looking for perhaps the biggest attend
ance for this year tomorrow, State day.
The largest attendance Is usually
| Thursday and this year it has been
made State day with the hope OF at
tracing a large crowd. At the same
faa afl1ra6
with the hope of making every day a
big day. and it looks as though the
scheme was to be crowned with
success. There has been no spe-
cial program prepared for tomor-
row but the finish Of the stock Judging
with the exception of the big sweep
stakes prizes will be made tomorrow
according to expectations. The govern
ment Indian band will play in the agri-