Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-17
Looker-On In Iona

Jewell. Nov. 17-While in Tama a
short time ago, the writer learned
some things concerning "the Indian
trouble" which may be of general in
terest. 1t seems that originally all of
the land and holdings of the Tama In
dians was held in trust by the COVER
nor of Iowa. But a recent legislative
act transferred this guardianship to
the e. S. secretary of the interior. This
was done in the interests of harmony,
to avoid frequent clashes OF authority
of state and u. S. government. But
this has not altogether worked salts
factorly To illustrate. 1t seems now
that the official of the state cannot
prosecute an Indian for Illegal fishing
or for any such misdemeanor as get
ting drunk, or other offenses against
the state of Iowa. All such cases must
be tried before U. S. government Of
ficlals. So that these Indians are not
citizens of Iowa in any sense, and
therefore our school laws do not APP
ply. This puts ca different aspect on
the late trouble over the Indian school
near Toledo. The logic of the sitha-
ton is. that If the state of Iowa has
authority to compel school attendance
on the part of the children of white
and colored citizens, Uncle Sam has
the same right to force his citizens, l..
e., the Indians, to send their children
to q government school. 1t goes with
out saying that these Tama Indians.
while enjoying the advantages Of
much good advice on the part of their
well wishers. are also cursed by the
advice Of others. Meanwhile the sup
porters of the doctrine Of environ
ment are completely knocked out when
the advocates of heredity use the Tama
Indians as an object lesson. Csndor
compels the admission that these In
dams have shown little or no advance
ment during the past fifty years
If the business men and citizens of
Marshalltown could hear the comments
of the delegates to the late /. o. o. F.
grand lodge meeting held in MARSHALL
town, they would do more to induce
other organizations to hold conventions
there. Outside Of the appreciation ex-
pressed of the many personal cour-
tesies both public and private, such
delegates as the writer meets them in
their home towns, say. What e. nice
town you have" II have been thru
there often but never was up town
before. don't know of a prettier town
in Iowa" One enthusiastic Rebekah,
ais lust stuck on the town I'd like to
have had many chances to reach down
in their pockets for money for public
improvements, but there is another
chance in that line that will pay big
returns. And that is a big auditorium
building. Have suitable place for
big gatherings, and they will come. Ho-
tel accommodations will follow.
Here's some more figures to show
how the Swedes, Norwegians and
Danes "hocked to Bryan" At McCalls-
burg 1877 for Taft, fifteen for Bryan,
seventeen prohibition votes, only had
two before in any elections, and two
socialistic votes, and entire gain of two
| The frequent epidemics of typhoid
fever at our public institutions, more
particularly at the educational insti-
| tutions, brings out a large amount OF
| unfayorable criticism, which may or
! not be deserved. But the idea is in
these institutions are scientific men, all
professors of some science or art hav-
ing full control of all the food and
water consumed by the students. More
than that the state of Iowa places
thousands of dollars under their con-
troll to provide the latest and most
improved sanitary and drainage sys-
TENS and yet, in the face of all this
every little while an epidemic breaks
out that would disgrace the management
of a town the size of Jewell. Some OF
this criticism is also directed at col-
leees and school not under state con-
troll. where suddenly come epidemics