The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-12

,houId be exercised with regard 10 these
matters as is exercised as to candidates
Tor office
",rhe primary law conveys the idea
that party lines and party organizations
are TO he recognized and respected. ~
P S9 en n party atsIiaSons. but ' Il AZ
gsrd , easy There can h. NO ysid. res
nize ina Fight 81 any party 10 nave lfs
Ticket nrinted upor fbe onie,ai baIlot 70
he voted AZ the general election nnIess
nartv lines are 10 Be respected and mais.
,sinsa in me naming n eandiaafes "a ~
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Institutions Under MANAGEMENT Of the
Board of Control.
The institutions under the manage.
ment Of the board OF control demand
will nnd In the report OF the board, re-.
Gently made public. a comprehensive re-
view and discussion OF the AFFAIRS and
necessities Of the various institutions ana
i earnestly request that you make care
full study of this report. s-
nj.
5oaro OF rar0'e aho increase w r''$
on r0Pu'st'on'
A study Of the report of the board Of
control and OF the board OF parole wlh
disclose the fact that our prison popnla.
the establishment of the latter hoard, me
average number OF prisoners AZ Fort Madt
son for the last biennial period was 4oI
and at Anamosa It was 43T, as against
S54, or an average Increase In the Two
Institutions OF l2I
Pardons, Paroles, Etc.
4. -. :. ~. ..no.t c.n n. mn, into
S. so1n ,asn, 49, pr III, r' y. " he,ors
p un a. asto rinrrn. tion with re,erenre
to psrdons' saspsnsl.ns, sestoratl r,n com ,Ss
nutaIions anu y ta,ssnots p,st ~ a,s
psIlos OF ny All Sut ;our
teen PardsSns have been granted by %s
p tinr ~ y, M rh;rts.thplrd Genera a.ssmhiY
.n% ni,a ,nan rscomne5s.tIon ~ tbs
snsra IN, ~ aInIs hsTs naraIed trnD, tbe
peni.sntary s1u e.S M a, r..nn.
pe,s9 9 ohe s upUn .na
ninntssn , % 'nr observation-disclosures Of rns
board Of parole . Seventy NT jail sentences xs s
stored 10 cifizensbip upon recommends.
r.Hn n am, and p mon m, own initist,Is
t tsirts -four making total of one hundred
"'N1 .'. " "
Better Highways.
"Tbe question Of better roads bs, Re.
celVen more thsn hsuol attent'on uurInk
the last year Many meetings. nave oeen
neId IN various parts o. the STATE ana
ter of road hutIding. Many Of the high.
ways OF me state nave become moaeIs OF
qrt ROADS, ana WIN cohstsnt attehtton
! peheve can oe KEPT so mos OF Ins
year Especial consideration has been
gwen TO what ~ known as me hVer-to-
fiVer roao' connecting Councu bIuus
MIN paVshport anu I9Ilowng geneFaIy
the line OF the ROCK lsiand raiiroaa. ana
70 lne ransom lnsntal toaa DstSeen
Houncll blnHs ana tinton ana toliowIng
me genera course Ei the Norln"estern
a ia
tabltsh route through inc soutn ern par
OF me state 70 PC known as me blas
Sr rt roaa ana cohhectins tonneii ninhs
WITH Fort Madison. Also one IN tne
Hawkeye route. connecting dubuque ana
sioux lily. ferahps the pest ana most
sca s co1s,ructeo n,gnwsy 70 p.
ionnd IN the state tnM connecting
Montezuma. malcon, brookiyn ana Irin-
nell IN rowesnIsx county, LII en.it os
Sonl.aSI w HuL.I..gs, one , III Ief9 CO
penuea oy we ooar u.e Oh supetYisot'' :. =.
ed with regard to- highway construction
and maintenance; a woHid clothe the
board Of supervisors with power to EN-
ploy competent engineer to work under
tI f W. otfics Of COUNTY surveyor s1a
have the duties now devolying upon MIN
performed By the eaginser. As specla
/ would set aside one-quarter OF one-tnlru
OF the taxes coiieeted Tor road purposes
and TO Dc srPsnaea oy tSe d trustees, rn ano
than that Of dragging Then 1t should BE-
PROVIDED tnat the WORK OF road Suilains
should be done before the tall OF the year,
when TO WORK the ROADS, except 70 drak
them, means to put them In condition Of
ten almost impossible during the winter
ana spring months E
regarding the expenditure of road funa,
is that too much Of the money coitected
for road purposes Us invested In hesvy