Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-21
Explorations at Boone Expected
to Add Greatly to Information
Concerning EARLY America
DISCOVERIES ARE UNIQUE
Mound of Very Ancient Construction
and Entirely Different From Others
Uncovered = Ames Postoffice Build
ing Bill to Have Material Effect on
Congressional Campaign.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 21.-While the ex-
have not been completed they have
gone far enough to disclose that in
some respects the mound is unique and
may add vastly to the information OF
prehistoric times in America. The
mound is unlike any that have been
/ opened in the west. Thus far little or
no pottery has been discovered. The
explorers have recovered enough bones
from human beings to make at least
three skeletons but the bones have not
been discovered together and hence
lead to the supposition that more were
there.
In one respect the mound is found
to be vastly different from anything
yet uncovered. On digging into it 1t
was found that there was flat space
covered with stone like floor. Thls
space is quite large, as large as good
sized room and While the floor is made
up of different pieces of stone they are
matched together nicely tho making
rough job from the standpoint OF
stone mason. Around this platform or
floor were other stone set on edge and
evidences indicate that across these
from one side to the other timbers had
been placed and smaller stones and
,>1o Inn nf
timbers. The wood of the timbers is so
far decayed as to make the grain OF
the wood almost obliterated. The skel-
etons were found under these timbers
and boulders.
The work is not completed as yet
and may prove rich in specimens OF
pottery and other information, but the
disclosures thus far made are consid-
cred very important since it is some
thing entirely new in the matter OF
Indian mound finds. Complete meas
urements are being taken and the stone
numbered so that it can be entirely
reproduced later on if found advis-
able.
Considerable interest politically is
centered in the Ames postoffice build
ing situation. 1t is understood that
the Ames commercial club has made
a deal with Congressman Hull that if
he will get Ames a postoffice building
thru this session of congress the vote
of Ames will go solidly for Hull and
if he fails the vote will go solidly for
Prouty Politicians are now watching
the news from Washington to learn
how the vote of Ames will go.
Thus far the bill has passed the SEN
ate but is lodged in the house. Here
is where Hull must get in his work.
Following the passage of the bill by
the senate the commercial club re-
ceived a letter from Hull in which he
gave credit to Senator Allison. But
they wrote back holding him to the
complete bargain and claiming that
there was no obligation to vote for AL
lison also.
Some question is being entertained
as to whether or not the commercial
club of Ames is not guilty of violating
the primary election law. The law dis
tinctly states that "Any person offer
ing or giving bribe, either in money
or other consideration, to any elector
for the purpose of influencing his vote
at any primary election. or any elector
entitled to vote at such primary cleo
tion receiving and accepting such
bribe" "shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor"
The penalty prescribed is not less
than 500 or more than $500 fine, or
not less than one or more than six
months imprisonment in the county
jail
1t is thought that in case there
should be a prosecution against the
members of the Ames Commercial
Club, possibly some arrangement
could be made so that only one or two
of them be imprisoned at one time, so
that the business affairs of Ames need
not be SO seriously interfered with.
OF course if Captain Hull fails to
get the appropriation for the public
building thru at this session of con-
gress, that would simplify things con-
siderably because the courts would
probably hold that the "other valuable
consideration" had not been trans
ferred and accepted unless the bill
passes Possibly Captain Hull might
be punished for offering" but before
the Ames business men could be pun
ished they would have to receive the
postoffice building. They couldn't re-
ceive it unless congress passed the
bill
]. H. Anundson announced his cam
didacy today as Il delegate te-at-large
to the republican convention in Chi
cago He is Haugen's manager in this
county.
MRS. BRYAN BACK FROM ABROAD