Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-09
ANOTHER EMERSON RAID TAKES
PLACE AND NOT WITHOUT
SOME BLooDsAED.
DETAIL STORMS FORT
LONG; TWO INJURED
Casualties Are Not Serious. and Hon
ors For Blood Are Divided Equally
Nov Attorney General Will Be
Asked to Decide Whether State Can
Act to Protect Ice Fields.

War to the knife. but without knives
lated by threatened channel OF The
Iowa river. the famous GrierSon raid
was made again by at least remnant
of the old Second iowa cavalry, in an
attack on Fort Long, few rods be
low the Iowa Soldiers Home landing
on the Iowa river.
Fort Long was defended by Gen. l.
\. Long and his son, Col. Joe Long,
and the attacking force was led by
Col. c. c. Horton. late of the Second
Iowa cavalry, U. S. A., commanding a
detachment from the soldiers home.
assisted by Maj. Charles w. Nelson. OF
the winter navy reserve corps. Blood
was spilled on both sides preceding
truce in which il was mutually agreed
between the warning forces that the
armistice would continue until Attor-
ney General George Cosson could eluci-
date or the !ega! phases of the con-
troverSy.
Not BY "Dam Site" Says Long.
The trouble all arose over the site o.
u brush dam which the state and the
Marshall Ice Company are anxious
shall be placed few rods below the
soldiers home landing, at point
where the high water has begun TO
cut thru new channel for the classic
Iowa.
In order TO prevent the water from
eventually making a new channel, and
possibly in time not flowing over the
Center street dam at all. the state
board of control. acting as army head
quarters. department. of Iowa. ordered
Colonel Horton to proceed forthwith
to build brush dam at the mouth Of
the new channel, thus protecting the
water in the present river bed. and
compelling its ever ceaseless flow to-
ward Quarry. LeGrand, and Indian
Town
But Mr.. Long and his son, who own
on the other side of the river land that
is overlooked at times when high water
prevails. want the river to take a new
channel if it will, thereby spreading
the water of the present river bed out
over greater area. and preventing
overflow of the Long land. Quite nat
urally they opposed the building OF the
brush dam.
Forces Meet; Blood Spilled.
The two forces met at the seat Of
conflict, with odds in favor Of the at
lacking party, which greatly outnum-
bered General Longs command. Hav-
ing read how "A Connecticut Yankee
in King Arthur's Court built a. wire
fence around fort. charged it with
electricity, and killed the attacking
force, General Long built barbed wire
fence about the mouth of the ilnpro
vised channel. and depended upon its
current rather than electrical
1t was the taking Of this fence. and
the defense of ii, that resulted in the
bloodshed, and decorations of the hands
were received by Captain Stout officer
of the guard of the attacking force, and
Col. Joe Long. of the defense. While
the wounded were being borne off the
field Colonel Horton and General Long
arranged the armistice, and the white
flag signaled no further attack.
cosson Asked For Opinion.
Attorney General Cosson has been
asked for an opinion as to the states
rights to protect its ice field and its
$4,000 interest in the Center street
dam. Judge G. S. Robinson. Of the
board OF control. who is a lawyer de-
clares that the state was acting with
in it's rights when it attempted to pro-
tect it's property. and that any person
has a right to conserve the wa ters OF
any stream within its rightful chan
mel, regardless Of whose land may be
entered to effect such conservation.
Judge Robinson also holds, 1t is claim :
CD G Question