Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-03

tables. These reports are regularly dis
but the public would be vastly more
benefited in the expenditure of the
money If master hand each year went
through these reports and consolidated
the information in to a year book with
proper charts and maps. For this VOL
ume information could be gained each
year through the county and city Of
ficials at small expense of expendi-
lures, improvements and other matters
of interest to the public. A number Of
states get out just such q book each
year.
"A form Of statistics which Professor
Patterson is finding it difficult to COLI
lect pertains to the churches. There
was sent out sometime since letter
to each of the ministers of the state.
asking for information of a religious
nature, but very few replies were re-
ceived They have been coming in
rather scattered. Another letter was
sent out as follows:
Dear Sir: What proportion of the
people of Iowa are church members or
attend Sunday school?
This is question asked daily, and
answered once in decade. The an
swer is made by the census officials
and based upon the replies of the pas
tors in charge In the state. We can
compile nothing that is not reported
Every failure, therefore, to report is
an argument given the non-church
man to prove growing disbelief.
We believe you desire to see Iowa
properly represented, yet our records
show that cards have been sent you
and no reply has been received.
In order, therefore. that the churches
Of Iowa may be properly represented,
we send you the enclosed card and urg-
entity request that you fill it out at
cnce, and return 1t by the first mail
as tabulation cannot be much longer
delayed.
II the rebel flags in the possession
of the adjutant general are sent south
to the regiments to which they belong
ii will be after an act Of the legisla
ture. There has been nothing done
about the matter so far. The adjutant
generals report for 1903 contains a
list of the rebel flags deposited in the
adjutant generals office.
One Of the most interesting cases to
be presented to the supreme court Is
that of Dorothy d. Smiley, by her next
friend Mrs. Jane s. Hillock, her grand
mother against Alex and Sarah Nc
Intosh. The case is from Linn county
Dorothy Smiley is little child and one
of family of three children, she be-
ing the youngest. The mother died
from being kicked and beaten by the
father Glenn C. Smiley, short time
before the birth of Dorothy. When
She died she gave her children to her
grandmother and willed all her prop
erty to them The father, who it seems
is addicted to drink was determined
to adopt the child to the Mcintosh
family, who are also accused of drink
ing. and to accomplish his purpose and
as a part of his plans. falsely secured
the indictment and conviction of the
grandmother of criminal offence, and
she was sent to the penitentiary for
six months. When she was released
she found the father had adopted the
child to the Mcintosh family and that
the event had been celebrated by
carousal in which the child was CIV
en- liouor till it was drunk. The moth
er Of the child died May 10. 1901. In
the district court the grandmother won
possession of the child and the Nc
Intosh family has appealed to the
supreme court.
Governor Cumnins speaks at Mall
yern on the Fourth, Auditor Carroll at
Eddyville, Ole o. Roe at Slater. These
are the only persons of the state Off
cials and employees who will make
Fourth of July orations Judge Robin
son of the board Of control, was wanted
at Eldora, but could not accept and
ie. w. Garrett, pardon clerk in the gov
errors. office, was wanted in Decatur
county, but did not accept the invita-
tiOn