Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-01
,HIPMENT COSTLY TO ONE MAN
BECAUSE LINE WAS CROSSED
Democratic Hope Running High in
Sixth Distriet-Some Politics in Lo-
eaton of State Convention in ottum-
wa-contests For Majority of State
Offices Developing Within RePubIi-
can Party.
eial to Times Republican.


Is within the state of Iowa get a
eided advantage over those who ship
ross state lines came TO the attention
the railroad commission this week,
nd it is taken TO clearly prove that
tate rates are much lower than in
Eerstate rates. a hay press was shipped
by Thomas McCulla from Cherokee to
Montgomery, making the change from
be Illinois Central to the Rock Island
Rock Rapids. The shipper paid the
eight, $3.50, in advance, as figured
the Iowa rate; but at destination
unpaid charge of $3.50 was de-
Anded, because for few minutes the
kpment was across the Minnesota
e and the Rock Island claimed in
4Fstate rates.
There are no trusts in Des Moines, or
at least no evidence of trusts on which
to base an indictment under the Iowa
law This is the report made % At
1orney General Byers by the county
attorney of Polk county. He also re-
ports that the number Of saloons has
been increased and the number of drug
stores decreased. There We're 10 sa-
looms in 1908 and now ia, and the
liquor permits for drug stores de-
creased from forty-three to thirty
nine.
When Senator Gordon, of Mississippi,
nSelivered his pathetic farewell in the
S. senate the other day and paid
npliment to Iowa and Illinois SOL
RS, he probably became slightly
lxed, as to regimental numbers. He
lid:
living yet by the name Of Captain
Brown, of the Seventh Illinois, and
had a little engagement. That Seventh
Illinois was the meanest regiment l
ever saw, for it never wanted TO quit
fighting. The Seventh Illinois and the
Second Iowa were the worst men l
had 10 fight; but I am glad when I
see them alive today. When we meet.
we shake hands: we are the best Of
friends, and Captain Brown of the Sew
enth Illinois and l have kept up a
correspondence ever since the war. He
Is living at Leon, Iowa, now; and If
nHun thiEk / am not telling the fact call
on him and prove it. AS I have said, he
is still living, and 1 hope he will live a
hundred years, and that 1 will live TO
see him decently buried.
Capt. ]. D. Brown, Of Leon, was OF
the Second Iowa cavalry. He is a
member of the state senate. He was a
gallant captain and saw hard fighting
In the south.
One of the arguments used by Com
rnitteeman Reed of the Sixth district
in securing for Ottuu7wa the democrat
ic state convention was that Wapello
county is now solidly democratic
county, as firm in the faith as john
son county, that the Sixth district is
a democratic district and that the plan
Is to send a democrat 70 congress, that
hey have assurances of republican de-
ection that will aid the democrat At
se general election, that in fact all
Ibuthern Iowa is the natural and nor
NAL field for the democrats and there
fore the democratic state conventions
should go that way. There is no doubt
whatever that the democrats count
confidently upon making great gains in
southern Iowa by reason of the loca-
ton of the state convention there.
Gradually it is developing that there
is to be contests more or less all along
the line for the republican nominations
was made last Friday of the candi-
dacy of NJ. L. Ferson, of Iowa City, for
reporter of the supreme court. This
makes the fifth place for contest on
the state ticket Some time ago the
standpatters brought out candidate
for clerk of the supreme court even
tho Clerk Bousquet, avowedly a pro-
i greSsive, has given places only TO stand
patters in his office. But one progress
sive, therefore, is to be permitted re-
nom ina ton, and that is Secretary Hay
ward.
This is not the first time that Iowa
thas become excited about waterways
to the markets. Governor Merrill was
president of a great convention held al
Oshkosh. Sept 25 1853, to plan fol-
deep rivers for carrying the grain OF
the northwest to markets. He made a
spirited address in which he spoke OF
the demand for cheaper freishts ant
how it would mean millions OF dollars
for the farmers of Iowa if only the Fox
and Wisconsin rivers could be made
navigable. The report of this conven-
ton was published, also Of two or three
ether conventions that followed with
report OF a very eminent army en-
gineer who showed how very easy ii
would be to provide a deep channel tt
the lakes for the Iowa products.
At the very hour that Judge Prouty
! was speaking to Knoxville people il
' favor of federal aid for Iowa highways
bill was being pressed upon congress-
n an appropriation Of 100000 fol
at very purpose. Whenever tbs
rmers stand together federal aid viii
comparatively easy for good roads
the opinion OF very many.
A lawsuit ON trial at the state houst
the latest novelty. The suit be-
ween the Milwaukee railroad and tn.
Des Moines Union over possession o
certain trackage, said to be worth
rnanlion dollars, is being tried there fo
convendence in reaching state records
The trouble arose because OF misunder
4....:ssi.c, at the time of the sale of tn,
old Des sMoines Northern and West
een to the Milwaukee to form the Ma
drid branch.
The last Of the reports of corpora
lions on the business OF 1909 have beef