Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-24
GATHERED BY THE WAYsIDE

every county will be held to a strict
enforcement OF the law. When the
county examiners went around two
years ago they notified every county Of
the state that remission OF taxes to
encourage manufactures was Illegal. In
no county can the plea OF ignorance
be made fairly. The alternative sug-
gestion was that dead line be ordered
commencing year or two ago. The
state officials, however, felt that the
proper place for the deadline is Jan. /,
1916. The county examiners reported
that in not single county of the state
without any exception, there have been
violations of the rule of law as to these
tax remissons. The county board may
remit on account Of error or because
OF destruction Of property but not
otherwise. The township board may
not remit any taxes but may relieve
from assessment an account Of poverty
or dependence. However II Is stated
that the aggregate Of remission of
taxes for purely commercial purposes
Is comparatively small in the state as
compared to the aggregate of taxes
lost by reason Of other things.
The late William l.. Alexander, for
mer adjutant general Of Iowa. was one
OF the modest men Of his time who did
his part we'll and never boosted abou.
1t. He was adjutant general, or head
Of the organized state militia Of Iowa.
during the years when it was more OF
an honor than otherwise. He had hard
work to do to keep the national guard
going at all. to say nothing Of trying
to make it come up to the high mill
tary standards Of today which are ex-
acted because of federal aid. He left
Iowa and secured position in the
regular army, most likely thru the in
fluence Of his lifelong personal friend
Ret Clarkcon. Their wives-Miss
Brown and Miss Howell-were re-
lated. But aside from that, Alexander
was a man worthy of the friendship of
the best. Alexander's strong right
arm in his office was John Hume, who
also went into the federal service and
died few years ago. General Byers
and Colonel Thrift, both former ad-
ju:ant generals. are numbered among
the dead. Colonel Prime, who was ad-
jutant general under Governor Jack
son, has retired because OF declining
health.
One who Just dropped in" at the
state house the other day to look
around, was ]. c. Milliman, of Harri-
son coutny, hale and hearty but show
ing that time is wearing him away Mr..
I Milliman paused long enough to say
good word for the work that is be-
ing done clearing off the capitol ex-
tension tract and to commend Cover
nor Clarke for his part In placing all
the facts plainly before the people Of
the state. He was In the legislature
in 1894 and took an active part and
! later became lieutenant governor, but
has not been In politics In recent years.
The late Charles M. Junkin, Of Fair
field, wrote and published very in
teresting book Of travels describing his
journey around the world four years
ago. He travelled with desire only for
pleasure but he saw things with the
eye OF the true newspaper man and
was able to tell Of what he saw In q
| manner to command attention. Stored
away among the books In the archives
department are some volumes includ-
ing sundry pamphlets which came to
| the agricultural department and among
| these will be found some copies OF
| "Neg Years Greetings" or small
pamphlets to be aold by the newspaper
carriers which bear evidence Of having
| been prepared by Charles Junkin when
| he was mere boy, In conjunction with
| one Of his brothers. They were issued
! IN the early seventies, and show tina,
J In the Office OF the Fairfield Ledger
they were well abreast Of the times in
the early days.