Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-04
MUST USE TIE MONEY
Auditor Merriam Decides That APP
preparations Must be Used With.
in Specified Time.
Balances Can Not be Drawn on AZ
ter Time Limit Fixed by
Legislature.
Features of the Iowa Annals Publ.
cation-Dobson to Speak at
Jefferson.
Special to Times Rennhlican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 4-State Auditor
Merriam has decided that hereafter no
appropriations will be carried over be-
You'd the limit fixed by the acts of the
legislature making the appropriations
Heretofore it has usually been the Gus
tom to allow institutions and offices in
whose favor appropriations are made
to draw on the same until exhausted
or until the purpose was accomplished,
no matter If the vouchers We're not ali
filed within the period covered by the
appropriation. This elastic plan was
followedpin order to allow the purposes
of the appropriation to be accom-
plished, as it was not always practi-
cable to finish the work and get all the
vouchers in within the time specified.
But Auditor Merriam and his new dep
uty. j. Il. Whelan, say that the limit
placed by the legislature in making the
appropriation must be obeyed for it
was put there for a purpose and cannot
be legally overlooked. When an officer
having an appropriation for his depart
ment for a certain period has NOT used
much thereof as may be necessary
to use the language of the statute. Ii
he has not used it, it remains in the
treasury and he begins the new year
with his next years appropriation.
This is the more business-like way, and
accounts will then be balanced at the
proper time. A number of these limits
fall on Oct. 1. and Some surprises will
be felt when interested persons learn
| that undrawn balances Will remain I'M
| drawn.
| IOWA ANNALS.
| Mr.. Aldrich has again produced an
| interesting and valuable number of tbs
Annals of Iowa" Ii contains an au-
| thentic article on old Fort Des Moines
with maps and illustrations: DIR
| Charles A. White, the famous geologist
has contributed an article on EARLY
| Homes and Home Makers of Iowa.
| and A. ID. Bicknell. of Humboldt who
has lived in the county 81 years. con-
/ tributes 81 careful study of the Tama
| Indians. Illustrated. There are severa
other articles and Mr. Aldrch has his
usual batch of historical editorials, val
| liable now, but will be much more 50
some years hence. particularly the
| brief biograp hical sketches he is gath.
| ering, as the pioneers and other nota
bles of Iowa pass away. In this con.
| nection he has brought to light -
Forgotten Iowa Author DIR. Edwin
/ James of Burlington, who was in 49,
i .appointed botanist and geologist in
4 government exploring expedition 10 tn
/ Rocky Mountains, under the comman,
of Major Samuel Fl. Long, for whom
/ Longs Peak is named. Upon his return
! DR.. James was employed two years II
/! preparing history of the expedition
which was published in two OCTAVE
/ volumes, in Philadelphia and London
He was the first man TO ascend Pike.
i Peak. Mr. Aldrich says, and that fam
1 Gus mountain bore for some years ths
4 name of James Peak. the name glver
4 TO it by Major Long. DIR. James wa!
/ widely known as a scientist and liter
i airy man, but after some years of ac.
/ tivity in those lines. he came to Iowa il
i 1896 and settled on farm near Bur
lington, where he lived quietly unit
his death in 1861. He was zealou:
abolitionist and a station agent on tn,
1 Underground Railway" often secret
1 ing slaves in his house on their way t,
freedom. Though quiet man and on
whose life had been largely given t,
i literary pursuits he was "a successful
farmer and acquired handsome prop
4 .erty.