Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-12


Des Moines, Aug. 12.-There seems
to be we'll defined belief that the res
ervation will be the battle ground pre-
ceding the next republican state con-
vention and primaries, with the pros
pect that some of the strong standpat
counties down there will swing into
six months before the campaign will
open. 1t is conceded that there will be
considerable political talk during the
next session Of the legislature and that
the campaign will be fully opened im-
mediately after the legislature adj
journs. But the reports that ane con-
tinually coming from the reservation
territory In the southern part OF the
state are leading politicians to believe
that the territory will be the scene of
greatest political activity next spring.
A Sixth district politician who was in
the city today has revived the talk as
to Senator Maytag being candidate
against Congressman Lacey in the
Sixth district. With the open opposi-
the Eighth, the prospect Of opposition
to the standpat candidates in the Firs-
and Sixth, and the Ninth district fast
swinging into line there seems every
reason to accept the belief that the
reservation will furnish the most in
teresting situation in the campaign.
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Some Of the most interested aud
fences that the governor has been hon
ored with this summer in his chautau-
qua addresses have been in the reser-
walton territory. The people there are
taking a deeper interest in the Pate
question than in most any section of
the state. At Atlantic Thursday the
crowd at the chautauQua listened for
nearly two hours to Mrs. Booth tell
about the Salvation Army. The gov-
ernor's address followed that Of Mrs.
Booth, and though the weather was
extremely hot the audience after list
ening to Mrs. Booth gave the most in
terested and close attention to every
thing the governor said and applauded
his statements most vigorously. Fol-
lowing the address at the chautauqua
grounds the governor was given
reception and dinner at the home OF
George E. Pennell.
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Altho the source Of the information
cannot be disclosed it is said there are
plans to make decided effort to get
the reciprocity conference convention
lin Chicago next week to take stand
for maximum and minimum tariff
The claim is made that any attempt to
secure a revival of reciprocity treaties
will meet with a cold shoulder as be-
ing Impractical in view OF the attitude
Of the senate and in favor Of the maxi
mum and minimum tariff 1t is argued
that it would give something definite to
work for at the next session of con-
gress.
libel suit has been appealed to
the supreme court from Hamilton
county. 1t is the case Of Mrs. e. M.
Berger against the Webster City free
man-Tribune. The Freeman Tribune
published an item to the effect that at
ter consulting a gypsy who told ners
that her husband would die and that
she would be married again, she with
drew her divorce suit in order to save
the expense of the trial and determin-
ed to allow fate to settle the troupIe.
Mrs. Berger denied that she had with
drawn her petition for divorce for
that cause tho admitting in her testi-
mony that she had consulted gypsy
and had also withdrawn her divorce
petition. The alleged libelous article
was published Sept. "a, 1903, and the
trial of the case was not had until last
February The jury in the district
court decided in favor OF the neWspa-
per and Mrs. Berger has appealed the
case. The principal objection to the
article seemed to be the first head
line which was "Her Husband Failed
to Die"
The state historical department has
come into possession of two rifles that
have considerable historical interest.
One Is an old style sporting rifle which
was carried by Burkholder, who was
one Of the party that went to Spirit
Lake after the Indian massacre to
bury the dead and drive away the In
dams. On the return trip Burkholder
and one other got lost and their re-
mains were not discovered till eleven
wears later, and were then only iden-
titled by the rifles they carried. The
Burkholder rifle was presented to the
historical department by Mrs. ex-Gov.
Carpenter. The rifle is accepted as
authentic and is mentioned by different
Iowa historians in the account of the
massacre but there is one link broken
as to the name Of the man who founs
the rife. None Of the historians have
recorded that fact, and T. Van Hyning
the museum assistant at the historical
building. has been searching In all pos
sible authorities but has failed to find
the mans name.
The other gun is an army musket
and was carried by one of the soldiers
Of Company B at Fort Richmond as he
stood guard over the body of Presi-
dent Lincoln and later carried by the
same soldier ut the execution OF the