Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-06
RIFLE RANGE OPENING
Washington and State Officials
to Be in Attendance at
Ceremonies
Annual Com petition to Be Held at
Same Time-Superintende Riggs
Vote Increased by 1000 in One coun-
ty-secretary Wilson to Speak in
Iowa-cummin's and carroII's Dates.
pecfal to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Meines, Oct. 1.-THE opening OF
the new state rifle range north OF this
city next week is to noe a matter of
considerable pretension. General
James A. Drain, president of the Ma
| tional Rifle association has already
accepted an invitation to be present.
Assistant Secretary of War oliver has
been invited to be present and has
written that he Is endeavoring to ar-
range his other dates so that he can
accept the invitation here.
There will be other distinguished
men present in addition to these and
Governor Cummins and other state Of
| f1cials will he in attendance at the
opening and it is expected there will
be speeches by each of them. The an
nual competition of the Iowa Rifle as
ISOLATION and the Iowa National Guard
| is to be held Oct 1923 and the open
ing of the new rifle range is to be held
at the same time as a sort of deiica-
ton preceding the annual competition.
| AT this shoot q large number of val
| liable trophies are to DE distributed.
Many of the great public men of the
state have taken interest in the affair
| at times and have given valuable sid
| yer trophies which sure competed for
| each year.
State Superintendent John F. Riggs
| is entitled to 1000 more votes in the
| primary election held i'm June than the
| returns credit him with. A clerical err
ror has been discovered in Monroe
county which gives him LISP votes
| there instead Of 152. When the returns
We're brought In there was considerable
surprise occasioned because Monroe
county gave but 152 votes for Riggs
| when he lived in that section of the
state Not until recently however, was
any investigation made. Some of Pro-
fessor Riggs friends wrote to Speaker
Nate Kendall, who lives in that coun-
| ty. He knew OF no explanation and
referred the letter to the county audi
| tor, who made out certified copy of
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| had LISP votes there
| Professor Riggs had the nomination
| without the benefit of those votes, but
had the contest been close those votes
would have been very Important. The
returns have long since been canvassed
.by the proper officials and there is no
votes can he added to the official fig
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| Secretary James Wilson Of the de-
partment of agriculture will make one
speech in Iowa, probably, during the
campaign, and probably will speak at
| Winterset. He will be sent to Ohio,
! Indiana. Illinois and Nebraska, among
other states. He is to be at Nebraska
| City, Neb., Oct. 10.
The republican state central COM
mittee yesterday completed the sched-
| ule of dates for Governor Cummins and
Auditor of State Carroll in Iowa dur
| ing the next week.
Governor Cunrnlns will be in Moul-
ton at $50 p. m, Oct. 5, and will speak
at Centeryille that night.
He will he at Hiteman on the aft
ernoon and at Hooking in the evening
of Oct 9.
On Oct. 10 he will speak at Ottumwa
in the evening.
He will return to the Eighth dis
trict for meetings Oct. IL, 10, IA, and
Is.
Auditor CAROLS dates are as fol-
lows:
Audubon, afternoon. and Extra, eve
ming Of Oct. 8.
Onawa, with Hughes afternoon. and
evening meeting Oct. g.
Cherokee, evening of Oct. Z.
Orange City, afternoon and LIE Mars
evening of Oct. 8.
Ashton, afternoon, and Rock Rapids,
evening of October 8.
Forest City, evening of Oct. IL.
Britt, afternoon of Oct. IS.
Prohibition State Chairman John B.
Hammond sent out challenge to Re
publican State Chairman Carl F.
FRANKIE and Democratic State Chair
man Clint l.. Price, proposing meet
ing in joint debate Of X. W. Brown,
prohibition candidate for governor,
with 3. F. Carroll, republican candi-
date for governor, and with Fred b.
White, democratic candidate for gov
ernor.
In his letters Chairman Hammond
proposes the question that the candi-
dates for governor shall debate, I'M
der the proposition and challenge In
the case of the republcas he would
have the repeal of the mulct law dis
cussed; in the case of the democrats.
the subject of prohibition, also.
Friends Of General Granville NJ
Dodge have received word from him
from New York to the effect that his
address hereafter will be Room Ga,
Baldwin block Council Bluffs, Ia
This is taken as evidence that Gen
eral Dodge has at last decided upon
realization of his long cherished dream
of returning to this state for permanent
residence. He has never given up his
Council Bluffs home, but this notice /
his friends is indicative of a decision
to be permanently at home here.
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PLAN CAMPAIGN RALLIES.
Both Parties in Sac County to Have
Big Time This Month.
Special 10 Times Republican
Sac City, Oct. 6.--The two leading
political parties in sac county are max