Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-27
DOWN AT INDIAN TOWN.
IMesouakia Booster.l

mated the ceremony Of the adoption
feast. was fercely contested and as
played by the MesQuakies ID not a
game for children.
The roughter it was the better 1t was
enjoyed by the large number OF spec
tators. The lineup was as follows:
Republicans-Peter D. Morgan, cap
tain: John Buffalo. Willie Johnson.
Arthur Bear. Frank Harrison. Sam
Peters. Bill Jones. Roy Thurman. Bill
Chuck. Jack Old Bear. George Shaw.
John Jones. George Blackcloud.
Democrats - George kapayou. cap
tain; George Henry, Jim Bear. Peter
Wagner, John Bear. Wa-ki-ya. Henry
Shawata, Fred Brown. Frank Pushe-
tonequa, Joe Peters, John Tatapache,
Bill Old Bear, John Robert.
Oats give promise Of bountiful har.
vest. Better plan to get your own
twine for the government can not sup
ply you.
Jennie Davenport has one of the
finest gardens In this part OF the coun-
try. the gardens of the white neigh.
bors not excepted.
Amos Morgan and George Mitchell,
Indian painters. And their services In
great demand. These boys are good
painters and have made lot OF
money since joining forces in the
spring.
There IL some talk Of arranging for q
a lacrosse game between the kicka-
poos and Mesquakies At the next coun-
ty fair These two tribes are ancient
rivals At this time and would welcome
an opportunity TO get together.
Jim Peters new house is simply an
ornamen, to the landscape, for Jim
says it is too hot and that he prefers
his wick-i-up. AS the, house looks
pretty good TO us. we believe that Jim
is permitting some old superstition 70
rob him of the enjoyment OF real
home.
Jim Onawat planted ave acres OF
corn and forgo, about the weeds. the
result being tnat Jim had to holler for
help. His neighbors proved to be
kindly disposed and went 10 the res
cue, the men plowing and the women
and the corn looking fine. but Jim has
only the remains of 800 pound hog.
II would have been cheaper TO have
gone UP against those weeds.
KENYON TO LEAD 4 BIG FIGHT.
tSioux City Tritune.l
Senator Kenyon is booked TO lead the
; fight against remoyipg water hyan.
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southern stasess-. This - not, because
Iowa's junior senator is undertaking
horticulture, but because he Is under
; taking sensible economy and honest
administration in making federal appro-
priations. One OF TIE lens In 'nF
pork" hill covering river and harbol
administration in making federal appro
| Of s250.00o TO remove water hyan-
cinths' from southern rivers
Othe- items are more pretentious
ou; no more necessary. There is one OF
$3.50, 900 to improve the Black Warrior
river. Alabama. Already the govern
uient has spent over 100000 on tins
river Last yea il carried 5,5fo tors
of freight The Fed river OF Arkansa:
I calls for 100000. Already II has re
ceived s2.54s.377 which makes 50;
spent on it by the government for ev-
I; erv ton OF freight II has carried The
| Ouachi,a river, Arkansas, is allowed
| 3s44,0oo Before 1t IS improved" the
| plans are to spend s5.0o0.oo0 on it.
| Ii IL not the south alone: the graz
| s being worked everywhere. The pro
| posed Delaware and Chesapeake cana
| is TO be purchased at a cost OF $3.50
| 900 and then improved" Bridgeport
| Conn. needs its hahor improved abou
| 100000 worth The grand Calume
| river, at Gary, Ind fnds its entire
! channel ought to be changed-to &C
| commodate the steel company there
It's channel is purely artificial. created
at great expense to the federal gov.
eminent and at great profit to Chicago
| dredging companies. One can't tell i
today from an open ditch in Iowa.
All told. this pork bill'' carries i'm
| mediate appropriations for nearly $50,
] 100000 and provides for continual
tons that will bring the actual author
| ICED expenditure up to over $93 100000
Senator Kenyon has been selected t.
lead the fight against this organized
! footing of the United States treasury
He will be assisted by Norris. Borah
LA Toilette. Burton and others. The.
all believe IN public i'm provement, blu
no, in wholesale public robbery.
Practically ali the waterway ter
minais. wharves and piers OF the coun
try-coastwise. on the lakes and OF
inland rivers-are owned outright o
operated on e9-year leases by the rail
roads. All OF the money spent by tn
! government improving harbors an
| rivers Is merely so much money spen
improving the property of RAILROADS Til
railroads do not give the public o
the government the benefit of cen
OF this. In the form Of better or NOR
accom- modations cheaper freight rate
or cheaper rates for carrying govern
supplies or the federal mails. The 9th
er benehciaries beside the railroad
are their interlocked water transpor
tation compa nies-and the dredgln
and contracting companies which &c
the work. The people get absolutel
nothing out Of it.
The greatest graft is that Of spend
! ing millions on rivers and harbors tina
!, never can be made navigable and neve
could be used. ever tho 1t would b
advisable to use them If II were pos
Z sible These absolutely indefensibi
expenditures are demanded by con
gressmen from these districts as tn
price OF their support to the whole bill
They profit by earning the reputatio
at home Of doing something for tn
district. which in reality dement's onl