Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-10
Iowa Newspapers
THE WISDOM OF MUSKRATS..
rNehster CITY Journal.1

o. H. Hensel visited his farm across
the line in Wright county Sunday and
reports a remarkable work being done
by the 1nuskrats in that section. From
small pond where they have built
comfortable houses they are tunneling
some twenty rods to another pond lay
ing eight or ten feet higher and on the
opposite side of small HILL When
the tunnel is completed Mr. Hensel
says the pond will be speedily drained
into the one lying lower down. He
says the neighbors up there are watch
ing their progress with interest and
some think it may be an omen of dry
weather..
A SURVIVAL OF PIONEER TIMES.
Washington, Ia, Press.l
James Daniels saw the log house
built in township T6, on the Dave Will
son farm, now owned by Mrs. Jesse
Brown. 1t was built over tifty-five
years ago. and is in q good state of
preservation. The roof has been chang
ed from rough clapboards to shingles.
There was an outside chimney, and
Mrs. Wilson, a daughter of James
Patterson, did all her cooking and
other work needing a fire at big fire.
place, never having had a stove In the
cabin in all her born days. And never
had a clock either. Could read time
by the sun, and when they couldn't
see that, guessed at it, and Jared just
as we'll. Had no engagements to keep,
and they had all the time there was,
anyhow-what's the differ? The logs
= ~ - -, ~ S1c rs
straight and true as gauge.
A~l&
MURPHY FOR CONGRESS-.
[Grundy Center Republican,
While we are not favorable to rim
ming Pat Murphy of the Vinton Eagle
for governor, we would like to see him
nominated for congress by the republic
cans of the Fifth district. Brother
Murphy is an able man and there is
not lazy bone in his body. He is a
steam engine for energy and when in
terested can do pile of hard work. He
is a clean man with clean record and
one in whom the people of the Fifth
district would have confidence. He Is
a shrewd politician and there is no
democrat in the district that could beat
HlIIl. NoN IL lllc UOy . VI ,GtAC u nan Vic
trict really want to do Murphy the
honor let them stop Joking about the
governorship and run Murphy for
congress. We would like nothing bet
ter than to whoop er up for Pat to
succeed Bob Cousins.
!. TIT FOR TAT.
[Register and Leaderl
There can be no higher exercise Of
/ the public right Of supervision than
the right of taking a mans property
AGAINST his will and of fixing a price
for 1t by public adjudication, regard
less of his own opinion. And yeS
such is the confidence of the people
in the essential fairness Of the trfbu-
nails that represent popular sovereign
tys2that commissions are daily trusted
to do this very thing, and no one
thinks to assert that they are invading
the right of the average citizen to
regulate his own affairs nor to assert
that there is or can be confiscation so
long as an appeal lies to courts of
Justice. If q commission of average
citizens may be trusted to take away
any mans property at a price fixed
by them for the benefit Of the rail-
ways, why should not a commission OF
experts be entrusted to turn about ana
on appeal from the same citizen In
vestigate the railways dealings with
him, and with the right of appeal to
the courts as a guaranty against con-
f1scation, say on what terms the rail-
way may conduct it's further trans
actions? If one commission is not
an act of public invasion, why is the
other? If one is not an unwarranted
interference with private manage
ment, why is the other?