Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26
No ONE BIG DAY
At IOWA STATE FAIR
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Directors Have Secured Attrac-
lions to Remain Through
out Entire Five Days
COST OF ATTENDING NOT LARGE
Secretary Simpson Will Scatter Cir
cuIars to Correct Mistaken Idea
Held by People Generally - Julian
Richards Expected to Reach Iowa
in a Few Days-state News.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 26.-There will be
no one big day at the state fair this
year to take the place of the Dan
Patch day of last year. The directors
have decided to spend more money on
the attractions and to have five big
days instead of one. To this end the
Liberatti bard, the ladies' five-day re-
lay horse race, with better speed pro-
gram generally and more money on
exhibits have been planned. The at
fractions this year are secured to re-
main the entire five days of the fair.
Last year the Dan Patch day was a
great occasion, and was very success
full and while it is thought all right un-
der some certain circumstances to put
all the money or a big slice of It on
one day, the idea is not a popular one.
There is an enormous attendance that
day, but the other days suffer and tbs
average attendance for the fair is not
so large. This year the fair is relying
on the improved speed program. the
Liberatti band and bigger exhibits to
bring the crowds. although there are
a number Of big att actions yet to be
contracted with The increased amount
of money that is put in the exhibits
this year it is believed will make the
exhibits perhaps the b t that have
ever been iNen and the exhibits are
considered the chief end c. the fair.
Secretary John c. Simpson has pre-
pared some fi-.ures on the cost of at
tending the state fair. He believes
that a great many people stay away
from the fair because they have an
idea that the cost of attendance is
large, He proposes to send broadcast
over the state a lot OF circulars show
ing that the cost for one or two days
at the fair is light With the excep-
ton of the railroad fare the cost is the
anne to everyone who attends. The
railroad fare is three cents a mile, one
fare for the round trip. According to
his figures for person living twenty
five miles fom Des Moines the cost
Of seeing the fair for one day would
be $3.50 for ore day, 1913 for two
allowing for entrance fees, grandstand
hotel and money for balloons and pea
nuts. For persons any create distance
from Des Moines the difference would
be the difference in railroad fare.
II is learned thru friends of Julian
Richards that he is expeet ted to reach
Iowa in a day or two. 1t is said thGt
he will come to Des Moines soon and
will probably be here before going on
to Waterloo. He has been in Missouri
since early in April when he left Call
ifornia, the stay in Missouri being nee
essitated, by Mrs. Richards health. he
is due to arrive in Waterloo tomor-
row.
An unusually large abstract was fill
ed in the office of the clerk Of the SUI
preme court yesterday. 1t contains 1913
pages and is the abstract N the matter
of the estate Of William Titterington,
late of Palo Alto county. The estate Is
a large one and the chief question to
be decided is whether or not Mr.. Tit
terington was a resident of the state of
Iowa or of Illinois. He at one time liv-
ed at wyanet, Ill If the estate is set
tied up in Illinois, as William Bralth-
waite, relative, desires, he will secure
the entire estate. II 1t is settled up
in Iowa, there are relatives here who
will get the money. The difference In
the laws of the two states makes all the
difference In the world in this suit as
to who gets the money. The deceased
was unmarried and leaves no brothers
and sisters living. The estate amounts
to several farms in Illinois and Iowa
Of from ore to three hundred acres
each. The abstract of 395 pages ac-
cording to the legal charge cost 1895
to have printed and there will be num-
erous other pages and arguments to
file. The litigation itself will amount
to neat sum before 1t 10 concluded.
Judge Henderson Of Irldianola who
was in the city yesterday stated that
there was no more politics being talk
ed at this time in Warren county than
is talked In 8. Quaker meeting, and be-
ing Quaker he claimed ne was quail
flied to make the comparison. Con-
corning the proposed primary election
law he said Warren county had abol-
ished its primary election system last
year but gave the inference that that
was not conclusive evidence that the
county was opposed to the primary
election idea. A. U. Swan in the office
Of the executive council at the state
house and other Warren County people
have in discussing the primary cleo
ton idea stated that they favored the
primary election law, tho not under the
rules as 1t was used in Warren county.
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It is frequently pointed out by public
men who visit Des Moines that under
state law properly drafted there would
not be the objections that are now
present in some of the thirty-three or
more counties of the state now using
primaries under rules Of their own. 1t
is claimed that in many counties under
the rules in use the candidate getting
the greater number OF votes or a plur-
atty is declared the nominee. Under
this rule to make the illustration sim
pie, if the politicians get together and
agree on a man in the center of the
county or from the largest city in the
county as a candidate for some partic-
ular office II Is an easy matter to bring
out candidates in the four corners of
the county for the same office. This
divides the vote SO that thu, man agreed
upon gets the plurality In Warren
county this is illustrated by the ease
with which an Indianola man can be
given the nomination by proper mani
pulation There are abou. 1900 votes