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Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-18

The commissary general of the army
finds it difficult to understand the rec
concentrations of chief commissaries Of
the various departments, who desire sub
stantal reductions of the money value OF
certain components OF the ration and cor
responding increases in other components.
saving is allowed on every component
Of the ration, which allows for the con-
sumption of as much Of each component
as may be desired and the use Of the
money value of the remainder according to
the tastes or views of the mess. BY this
means every facility is provided for Sc
curing a varied diet. The recommendations
made by the department commissaries
therefore, are entirely unnecessary, as the
advantages they believe possible can be
accomplished under the present system
The reason the various components were
included in the ration was to establish
such an allowance of various food articles
as would enable an inexperienced officer
OF the militia or others, by making use Of
the straight ration, to give a fairly varied
diet to his organization At the same time
1t permits an experienced officer to effect
a greater variety by taking advantage of
the savings provision.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-18

Thank you, Mr.. Weather Man.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-18

That married couple get the best Of
everything"
They have us single folks at dIsad-
vantage. Every now and then they scare
the landlady by threatening to KO to house
keeping."-Washington Herald.
The trouble with most Of you Young
men grumbled the ancient citizen. rs
Il can't do that i'm any case, answered
the young man, modestly, because | am
an aviator.'-Balumore American.
=, Wouldn't YOU be afraid to ride in an
mo" replied the man who walks at
must be comfortable to be going ahead
without any danger OF being lift by a
street car or an automobile Washington
AT our church." said little Kitty to the
the men. They take OF their hats to the
preacher. Chicago Tribune.
mr. Smith" spoke up the young lawyer,
i come here as a representative of your
neighbor, Tom Jones, with the commission
to collect debt due him"
Il congratulate you" answered Mr.
Smith, "on obtaining so permanent a lob
at such an early stage of your career
Success,
Mrs. Crabb-The Wilknses boast tasa
their servants have grown gray in their
Crabb-Humph! From worrying about
getting their wages, probably.-Bost Tran
MY son, what's the reason you remain
80 late when you call on your sweet
hearth"
I'm bring her over Sunday and intro
duce her TO the family, dad."-Houston
Post
She-What did father say7
He-He faVors q short enpa pery,ent ~ h.
has to support you and long engagement
II he has TO support me.-Judge.
why do you object to living in the
countryY' asked Mrs CrosslOtsc
Because" replied the girl who WAS
considering the offer OF a position, Ell I
live there 1t spoils the fun OF going into
the country when my society gives a
picnic Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-18

Reports received at the war department
indicate that a reasonable amount Of prog
ress has been made on the military map OF
the country, to which the army engineers
are applying themselves so far as facilities
and funds permit. In some instances the
delay I'm the completion of this map Is
seriously handicapped by the lack Of money
and the Importance Of the work is regarded
as justifying the detail Of officers to the
duty. This cannot be done, however with
the present situation unrelieved by legisla-
ton. This has led Brigadied General A. L.
Mills, limited States army, in his annual
report Of the affairs of the Department OF
the Gulf, to question the advisabiuty of
continuing the work on the progressive mil
itary map until congress furnishes suffl-
Client permanent company officers to per-
init it to be prosecuted promptly to the fin
ish, and that officer pertinently adds
Under present rate Of progress the map
will be antiquated before it is published"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-18

NHlUs %. 7 NoDEiUOFs
Treasurer
Subscribed IN my presence and sworn
20 before mo this thirtieth day of Sep
TENDER. 1910.
Ii B. WALKER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-18

At our church." said little Kitty TO the
caller the women are just as polite as
the men. They take of their hats to the
preacher. Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-18

The action of the national board for the
promotion Of rifle practice at the request
Of the cavalry team, which had been &C
corded second place in the national match,
in giving the marine corps team second
place. resulted in the marine team obtain
ing $3.50 in cash prizes incident to second
place The marine team consisted Of
eleven men and one enlisted officer. Now
this team. Of its own notion has donated
the amount Of cash prizes received for the
purpose Of purchasing a rifle trophy for
competition by cavalrymen. 1t is given in
honor Of the magnanimous action of the
cavalry team in requesting that a rival
team be given the place in the national
match which it had been accorded. Com
petitions for the trophy viii be conducted
yearly under the national board for the
promotion of rifle practice, and the trophy
will be awarded to the cavalryman OF the
regular army who makes the highest score
in the presidents individual match, which
is the most important individual match
Of the target season.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-18

Any Hitchcock-Bartley notes barred
by the statute of limitations among
them? sr
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-18

Bogus check artists are flooding South
Omaha with worthless paper.-world-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-18
Wouldn't you be afraid to ride in a

airshp?'
No replied the man who walks at
must be comfortable to be going ahead
without any danger OF being hit By a
street car or an automobile. Washington
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-18

My son, what's the reason you remain
hearth
I'm bring her over Sunday and intro
duce her TO the family. dad. "-HoustOn
Post
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-18

Mrs Crabb-The Wlkinses boast tapa
their servants have grown gray in their
service.
Crabb-Humph! From worrying about
getting their wages, probably.-Bost Tran
gCTipt
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-18

She-What did father say?
He-He favors a short engagement ~ ha
mas to support you and a long engagement
II he has TO support me.-Judge
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-14

leads to the formation of such work.
And with progressive representatives
working for the election of Representa-
tive Smith, the standpatter, none OF
his friends need bolt any Of the NOM
inees of the primary. 1t is. however,
noticeable the progressive in the rank
and file find more in this political &C
ton, to commend, than do the stand
patters thus favored.
But there is revolt in the air every
where. The national election is close
in expressing himself concerning
Roosevelt and Taft is equally free IN
criticising our state and county OFF,
Gals and their named successors. Inc
primary system has bred 'scratchers."
There will be more voting for men
rather than party than ever before. IL
has ceased to be aq uestion of party
fealty, to vote the straight ticket. And
that the liquor question will be much
of factor in the coming election
seems improbable. Candidates before
the primaries that announced their
future action, If nominated and elected.
in favor of a rigid enforcement of our
liquor laws We're not supported In such
positions by votes at the primaries.
BryanS experience in Nebraska. would
be duplicated here in Iowa If any man
sought place and power using the IL
quor question as an issue. Byers and
Cosson have done some strong work
along the lines of endorsements, but If
the temperance people appreciate it
they are slow in expressing it,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-14

and big red barns dot the landscape
and the school house appears at
frequent intervals. Telephone poles
and mail delivery boxes would have
been strange objects to our pioneers
almost as much Of a wonder as the
automobiles so common along the way
The thriving towns Of Montgomery.
Lake Park. Harris, Ocheyedan and
Allendorf had no place even tn the
dreams Of the pioneers. These now
mark the trail of the wayfarer as did
the West Okoboji lake, the Sioux
Silver lake, the Ocheyedan mound and
Ocheyedan creek in the early days.
which then decked the face Of nature
that better serve the needs Of civil
lied society.
1t is pretty picture that unfolds to
the beholder as progress ds made across
these prairies. The pioneer was the
salt of the earth and the landscape in
a state of nature has dndubitable
charm. But it Is incomparably graft
flying to witness the development of
the passing years. The wealth of the
city may make for rapacity, and I'M
happiness and unholy ambition. The
growth of the country distributes the
comforts and benefits of progress
Of merit or Of satisfaction, but the
usefulness and domestic enjoyment.
The old days have gone never to re-
turn. They were by no means devoid
TO merit or of satisfaction, but the
blessings Of the later years afford sub
stantial qualification.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-14

was generally understood that there
man or the newspaper that didn't put
the party above everything else. That
was before the primary arrived. That
was before the railroad pass and kim
dred instruments to secure party soli-
darty departed That was before the
people got to thinking for themselves,
before they took the notion into their
heads that they ought to have a hand
in the conduct of their own affairs.
The mugwump has been succeeded
by the independent voter There are
more mugwumps than ever, tenfold
more They are now so many that no
one dares longer - apply to them this
term of contempt and disrespect. The
word mugwump and the man to whom
virtue of new popular conception of
things A term in itself odious no
longer could be applied to man whose
course had become popular and estim-
able in the community.
The disappearance of the term mug
wump from the parlance of our politics
means much. The independent voter
is now strong enough numerically to
command respect. a press that once
worshipped party right or wrong is
now bent on making party behave itself
SO that it may be worthy instrument
OF government
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-14
INDoRsiNG "INsURGENcY."

The state of Washington is about as
far from the state OF Maine as the
Creator could put it without making
more land. The two states are the
antipodes of the republican party Yes
terday the republicans of Washington
smothered the old guard under ava
lanche Of votes as a miners hut might
be obliterated by a snowslide. Poln-
dexter. tnsurgent in the last session Of
the house and opposed by Taft and the
war from the city to the safe OF Wash
ington was nominated for senator yes
terday by an overwhelming majority.
The man carried every county in the
state, fact which seems TO lack need
OF comment or analysis. The republi-
cans Of Washington simply turned out
en- masse and voiced their confidence
in insurgency and their protest against
standpatism. That is the beginning
and the end of argument and explana-
ton. Three insurgent congressman re
place three standpatters The old guard
delenda est.
Maine went democratic. Il has no
primary. Washington win go republi-
car a junpin' and a rolin' because
it has a primary wherein the repub-
lican party of the state may make
definite expression. No boss will fail
TO heed the demand voiced Yesterday
by every county in Washington. There
will be hurrying and hot haste 70 the
main camp.
President Taft is no doubt learning
much and unIearning more. His adj
visers have placed him in an impossible
position. They used his high position
as the normal leader Of repub tcanisnl
in an effort 20 pull their own chestnuts
out of the fire They We're in wrong
with public sentiment and paoNc de-
mand. discredited and in me last
ditch They got behind the presidential
leadership as behind a shield and that
leadership is shot fun Of holes. Like
another Of similar girth Infinitely
lesser note but greater no-oriatv the
president has been ID poorly adj
vised"
Primary and election results up 10
date are Endorsement not alone Of Dre-
gressiveness but Of insurgency. Think
Of it; every county in Washington
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-14
THE LODGES.

4 MASONIC NOTICES.
X&HaI over 105-107 West Main.
~\visitors always welcome.
MARSHALL LODGE. los. A. F. 4
A. NJ. Stated communication. Friday
Sept. 16. at 8 p. m.
-. W. Chamberlain. W. NJ.
II. g. Lawrence Secrotary.
sIGNNT CHAPTER No. 80. r. A. u
Stated convocation Monday evening,
Sept. 10.
George H. Boggie. b. n. p.
]. 8. Willard. Secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY KING SOLO,
mon Council. No. 20. r. & S. NJ. Mon
day. Sept. 10. 1880 p. m.
l. T. Forbes. Recorder.
A. d. Meeker. T. I. NJ.
ST. ALDEMAR CoMMANDERY. No.
80 x. T. Stated conclave Tuesday eve
ming, Sept. 20, 1910. at s o'clock sharp.
At this conclave we win confer the
Order of the Temple. Sir knights be
present II possible.
Fred M. Wilbur. e. G.
Fred Wallace. Recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. Nc. 81. o. n
s.-Regular meeting Wednesday even
ing. Sept. IA. 8 p. m.
Mrs. George Downing, W. M.
Edna c. Ftiia-ton. Secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-14
WHERE is THE "MuewumP7,

"Mugwump." Do YOU ever hear the
word? Do you ever see it in the news
papers? No 1t is an obsolete term
It has gone out of use. And thereby
hangs a considerable circum stance in
our political affairs
Why is it you never hear the word
"-:: :. imp any Luuie3 We almost
would venture the opinion that there
are readers Of this newspaper who are
voters. or old enough to be voters, who
now. encounter the word for the first
time in their lives. 1t went out of
common use just that long ago And
why? That's the story. Not by acct
dent-no, indeed.
Twenty years ago, partisan press
knew no term of opprobrium to half
compare with "mugwump" Mugwump,
be st known to the new generation.
means are not particularly attached
to his party, or to any party, one who
goes and comes politically, one who is
the antithesis Of the thick-and- thin
party now. That's what mugwump
meant when it had currency, and it no
day to that effect.
In those days party regularity was
something of god. In those days a
mugwump was a political outcast. 1t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-14
Too Much Work for Courts.
[Chicago Record-Herald.]

IHlCdSD tlFcO1
Professor Pounds convocation adj
dress on the Law and the People" is
full of pith and suggestion. 1t will re-
pay analysis Just now, however, only
one point in II concerns us-the state
,nent that Americans are a laW-ridden
people in many respects and a law
less" people only in limited sense.
The charge that we are indulging IN
r-legislation is often made, but that
is not what Professor Pound means oy
law-ridden He thinks that we give
our courts too much to do and our
executives and lawmakers too little AT
the same time we so regulate, gag ana
entangle our courts by technical rules
and red tape or etiquette that they
can not do any part of their work eff
hciently. What is the result? Not
law" either judge-made or legisla-
ture- made. but litigation, conflict. de-
Jay, waste, uncertainty, chaos. In oth-
er words, excessive law leads to law
lessness, just as cruel and draconlan
penalties lead to a riot of criminailty.
To some extent our system or gov
eminent makes us so dependent on oui
courts, for we hace given them the
power OF annuiing legislation as uri-
constitutional and of restraining exc
tive writs. Nowhere in Europe do the
courts pass on the work of legisla-
lures, and nowhere has the injunction
flourished as with us. But, leaving
fundamental questions on one side, 1t
is certain that even under our constl-
tutions, state and national, 1T Is posi-
BILE to eliminate much of the red tape
that paralyzes courts and much OF the
needless division Of power that mill
tates against administrative efficiency.
We can unite the hands Of adminlstra-
tive agencies and insist that matters OF
policy are questions for legislators and
their constituents to settle. Public
opinion has amended constitutions by
construction" and will continue so TO
amend them Public opinion can en-
fectively fight the evils OF technically
and delay, of abuse of legal power, OF
perversion or straining OF organic pro-
visions of law Public sentiment Gre
ates the atmosphere In which judges
and lawmakers live and think, along
with other human beings, and to public
opinion we must look for progress and
evolution
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-14
1owA's VETERAN EDITOR.
Newton NeWs1

lA>eWlOIl EN6WSJ.
Tomorrow Ralph Robinson, one of
the veteran editors of the state Of
Iowa, will reach his eightieth birthday
For the last two days letters from Iowa
editors have been reaching Newton
congratulating Mr.. Robinson on his ed
itorial career and conveying the wishes
that his old age may provide many
happy years Of retirement
Born in Washington county, Pa.
Sept. II, 1880, an orphan at years of
age and a printers apprentice at II.
he saw the serious side of life when
quite young. He completed his appren-
ticeship in the office Of the Wheeling,
(West Virginia), Times. He then at
tended school. taught went to PITTS
Of the Chronicle.
Here. David r. Locke, who subse-
quently became famous as "Petroleum
v Nasty" did his first work in
printing office, under the direction Of
Mr., Robinson. Later, Mr.. Robinson at
tended college at Waynesburg, Pa, be-
Wheeling; managed a straw paper mill
for his brother; and subsequently pub
lished the Fairfield, (Ohio) Gazette.
Still later, he became local editor Of
the Peoria, Gllinoisj, Transcript; pub
lished the Republican at Middleport.
H.. and became proprietor and pub
Usher of the Bucyrus (Ohio) Journal.
He remained al Bucyrus six and one
half years. long enough to win the
heart and hand of Miss Fannie j. Ham
ilton, now his most estimable wife.
At the beginning of the civil war he
assisted in raising two companies Of
volunteers for the Union service, and
contemplated personally enlisting, but
Governor Todd, Ohios great war gov
ernor, requested that he continue the
publication Of his paper. telling him
that he could accomplish moro for the
Union cause in that way than in any
other.
From Bucyrus, he came to Iowa. and
with w. w Junkin, published the Fair
field Ledger for six or seven years.
Thence he went to Clarinda. where he
published the Herald until he came to
Newton in 1877. Here, for third OF
century. he has been one Of our public
spirited and progressive citizens.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-14
ORIGINAL NOTICE.


To William Spence and Mrs. William
Spence, his wife; William Spencer and
Mrs. William Spencer, his wife; Heste:
A. Stagg and Stage, her hus-
band; Hester Stage and Stage,
her husband: Mary Bryant and --
Bryant, her husband; George w.
Spence and --- Spence. his wife;
Sarah e. Spence; Nancy Hill and
- Hill, her husband; Thomas
Snence and - Spence, his wife:
Synthaann Spence and -- Spence,
her husband; Synthia A. Spence and
Spence, her husband; Synthia
Ann Spence and - Spence, her
husband; Syntha Ann Spencer and
Spencer, her husband; Syntha
Ann Spence and Spence, her
husband; Cynthia Ann Spence and
Spence, her husband; Ohio w.
Rigby and Mrs. Ohio w. Rigby. his
wife: Elizabeth Rigby and -- Rig
by, her husband: William II. Rigby and
Mrs. William II. Rigby, his wife; w.
II. Rigby and Mrs. w. H. Rigby, his
wife: Mrs. S. A Cox and -- Cox,
her husband; Sarah A. Cox and -
Cox, her husband; Lucian Rigby and
Mrs. Lucian Rigby, his wife; Moses
Blackburn and Mrs. Moses Blackburn,
his wife; Julia Ann Blackburn exc
cutrix of the estate of Moses Blackburn
Julia Ann Blackburn and -- Black
burn. her husband; Salvina Blackburn
and Blackburn, her husband;
Slyvina Blackburn and Black
burn, her husband; F. J. Koch and
Mrs. F. J.. Koch. his wife; Francis j.
Koch and Mrs. Francis ]. Koch, his
wife: James Spence and Mrs. James
Spence, his wife; c. T. La Plant and
Mrs. C. T. La Plant, his wife; Daniel
Zwilling and Mrs Daniel Zwilling, his
wife; the Fidelity Savings Bank;
Kirby ,& Howe; G. F. Kirby and H. j.
Howe; Minerva Rigby; Major P. Rig
by: and the unknown spouches Of
any of the above parties and the I'M
known heirs of the above named par
ties. and all the unknown claimants Of
the following described real estate,
to- wit: The north half of the north
west quarter, except three acres in the
northwest corner thereof and the west
half Of the northeast quarter, all l n
section fifteen, township "a north,
range 20 west of the 9TH p. m. Iowa.
all of said real estate being in Mar
shall county, Iowa.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that there is now on file in the
office of the clerk Of the district court
of Iowa, in and for Marshall county.
the petition of the Marshalltown State
Bank, as plaintiff, in which petition,
the said plaintiff AYERS that it is the
owner in free simple Of the above de-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-14
WHAT TIME HAS WROUGHT
rc,;-;+ Jaka ReacOp.

Tor the first time since those years
in the seventies when the grasshoppers
v-ere Lowing ruinous tribute upon
northwest Iowa the writer a few Gays
ago went TO Sibley by other than ran
conveyance. Continually there came
N mind the wonders that have trans
feured the face Of nature and the en- :
fire situation within this generation OF
time.
Then the only reliable conveyance
was the stage carrying the Onlteo
states mails three times week John
Gilbert, of kindly pioneer memory
made the schedule by pushing the
lines with his own strong lines along
the spines Of his weary bronchos.
After leaving the head Of the West
Okoboji lake, settlement was scatter
ing. indeed. First came the futile
farm. then the two vreeland places
toward the Sioux river, and then on
tn Silver Lake there was not house.
About this restful water lived the
Knoxs. the Robertsons, the Dickersons
and the Dingwalls. Leaving the latter
landmark on the south side five miles
farther on was the section farm. then
came the Clevelands and the Ireland
places near Ocheyedan and little else
until near Sibley.
For this distance of nearly forty
miles the prairie trail wound around
the sloughs and along the ridges, for
here was little of road making at that
day. The farmers were very poor, so
IMPOVERISHED by the predatory locust
that the state was furnishing seed
grain and other aid was coming into
the 1lamlets for distribution. Some OF
the homesteaders had fled leaving
their shacks to crumble and their
fields to the processes of nature. Those
who held the fort were twisting hay
for fuel and to exc out meager ex-
istence were chasing the redolent
muskrat to his lair. During those
wears of catering to the pests from
the plains it was no picnic to pioneer
it in northwest Iowa. Land was so
low in value and so trifling in public
esteem as to make its possession fairly
a matter of reproach.
Travelling in an automo bile at the
can be taken Of the march Of progress
since those dubious days. No tract
Of wild land remains along the way.
Fine farms are in evidence everywhere
and abundant crops betoken continued
prosperity. Fine fat draft horses have
taken the places Of the pioneer ponies.
Carriages are owned at every farm
house and along the way appear men
and women and children bearing on
their comedy persons evidences of easy
circumstances. Comfortable homes