Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-01-22

sar,y stss oe axpencea 9or otner material
in tae near fnturs. snS vSetbsr this rs wo,I e
saa a. vsns G :. 1s.s's
20 . fsasiO !. With large force q handle
Sn1 sns s energles o. the
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kX :A ~ 49, ~ syonel co@giese ne work
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st' thst i I'M hs tsre ogVn r. tnord
~ sa s.rs y n W. e increase
sqCh 91es me Work by 81, least
si 'Ssscs. ysa.s i, Z 1g!. .o,,
DSapIe tesFi1e tRis s1nject would 40 dis
S5sNls " ~ LHNn sense Of nlgrdea!ing, Nj
w Wy IL tnAt tne 9entiemeno who were
f Ens y sslSe q froMmlssaonsrs fby the
fonrteehth It!eneral assembly hare, 10, my
sludgmens, Performed Their duties VIII. con:
vith. aduiraf,ie .ahiIitv Ensr ne ~ 1919 ...s
sntits1ae 1nr xhs,r ante. conId ~. r,s
been nund,, Generai m, Wrirht. ~ s. ~
perfofmeds the duties or aecretsry. M ~.
srithout any increase ~ The limited sslsrv al
/ that posltion, acted a sssistspt sunerintSnS.
ent OF construction. which position iN ordira
Arily. In werksa ~ this sshazactsr, q distincts
salaried office .sqlsrt nj nsgbiI
Il fair 10 sa1,thStwe took up t6e vosf 1hers
our rpredeosssors Of the, Old board IN off
having the fuM sdvantageofth their experience.
When the fretl board entere& unon their A :
ties they had no 5precedeptsl to guide them,
and the entire State, IN faf, - furnishing ma.
terial Tor . work dof this character Iwss con-
Thst men should have fallen Into sone error
under such circumstances, vss but & natural,
presult Of the 1difhculties Of the sItuation.
They were anxious to get the material cheap.
to get It in Iowa. II possible and thus they
stone from undevsloped auarries. I / t bi
hArs1ly criticised, Il . tarmsr in laying the
foundation OF his barn or house tails into
error In the. material he uses, and fnds It nee.
essary to tear ont . part Of his foundation, 1t
some expense, his nelghbors do not ordinarily
regard him Is more short-sighted than them
mistake 800 s4a III : t'. l5ssa5,,,i,
THE STATE HIsroRIoAL SOCIETY. "a 95J,
/, The report of the Historical suc,etv n bera.
with 'tyansrnittAd /. m vilI ~ Snn,,d yrta.e.t
ing and Valuable. This soc,etT nnder the
law FORTS oroauiEation psseed nv ths 1Itba
General Assembly. has eistered mon a ne,1
career. pfomieine greater nsesnipe.. thsr
ever besare n III h,stnrv Ths trsnss ct snnn
Of it, board of curatGrs and ~ ia lncsl OH
GERS are set forth A. Ienc4h N, the acccm -. !
fnyino reIort. and WIN r. fnnud vortSv the
aftentior, OF All whossfeeI AZ, interest and
pride in the history and deveiopment ~
lowe. The board Of curstors re.euu mera te !
pristIons made nv the visitiDt, cnynm itfee ri
the 1lth GenefaI Assembiys ana Womb In.
vite especial Attention Is the reasons given
In this report for the recognition AMI Aid
which IL asked from the State throuoh, Inc
action Of the General Assembly. a.
z .s99o BOARD or INNIaRAEIoN. 3sb - Il
! ImmedaAtxaS sftnf tAei act mAk,ns an an
Is Il veucOaYeQe asud promote
manieraticnsto thS State q became AixW. the
board was reorgahiSedl by the appointment
Of 8. +. Spoford, n. y Robin, Msrdns Tut
They UreaHiaea and elected Jddge A,7R, Full
ton secretary.d Durinp the time the board
continued in exietence, (which va uD Do
September last. thew distributed 90.OOO
copies or 1 Pamphlet. the publication o.
which was conducted under the supervision
ing and aericultursl reeonsces Of IoVe. TIM;
duplication was largely distribated throurhy
the NiddIes md Nav EuSland iHtatea, "a sTh2vl
alao distributed In Europe 10 ()DO coniea 81 A.,
edition IL i German ipafnphles prepared 81
Nj, Nohifs. besides 8 lafwe' inuuater Of Other
sttention q Iowa. These 'dooumsnts were
commented upon, and nberaliy extracted
S.n,,, ~ s,srrs nr,,hs, ~ Eaeta,. .,.nssss,
Althnueh tSs effects Z 81 4 Work Of cha
'charscter NAV not be imsaedistcly percepti.
Die, stiil / believe the board has accomplished
seen, through the correspondence Of persons
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