Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-16
MORTON R[IPP|)|NI[D
Gov. Shaw Announces Reappoint.
ment Of Present state Dairy
Commissioner.
State Oil Inspectors Arc All Re.
tanned and the Governors staff
Reorganized
Arthur Holden, Of Sioux City, to
Be the Deputy Labor Com.
missioner.

LES 1MOineS,s April 16.--Qne TeapO1nt-5
ment of B. p, Norton of Cresco, Howard
county, as state dairy commissio ner was
made public Saturday at the state house;
for the first time. The law requires the
l,appointment8o of state dairy commission
er by the governor on or before April i
of each even numbered year, and Mr..
Norton's disappointment has been quiet
Fly agreed upon by Governor Shaw ever.
llsinoe the first of the month, tho nothing
has been said about 1t publicly. Mr..
Norton was appointe to this position to!
I'LL the unexpired term of Mr.. l.. s..
Gates, whose death occurred suddenly
l'during the first term of Governor Shaw.
He isg a well-to-do farmer. living near
Cresco and has always been identified
with tie dairy interests of the state.
s The reappointment OF rae fourteen
Estate oil inspectors was also announced.
iby the governor Saturday. -ilese officers
INCLUDE II. NJ. Pickell of Des Moines,
Louis Weinstein of Burlington, j. b. NJ.
Bishop of Toledo, w. d. Hartman of
Waterloo, Frank j. Young OF Denison,
| John o. Keefe Of Creston, Simon II. Bau-
man of Mt. Vernon, f. o. Udall of Du-
buque, G.. r. Gillixon Of Bode, Theodore
Guittar OF Council Bluffs, C. K. Meyers
lsof Mason City, William a. Welch Of
| Otto, Charles H. Hare of Oskaloosa and
A Adam Crawshawl of Clinton.
i Other appointments have been am
nounced by the governor during the past
week, including that of II. E. Myrah of
\ Roland, Ia. who has accepted the posi-
tion of parole clerk in the governors
\ Office, created by the general assembly
4 this year.
The reorganization OF the governors
Estaff has also just been completed. No
changes are made except in the position
of Inspector general, which was held by;
Gen. James Rush Lincoln until he ac-
cepted the colonelcy of the Fifty-first
Iowa regiment. Maj. j. "A. Olms tead sue
ceeGs Gen. Lincoln. The reappointment
of all the other members of the staff
means another term for Adj. Gen. NJ. H.
Byers who assumed the duties of this
office when Governor Shaw came into
|ofiice two years ago. The reorganized
STAFF is as follows:
Brig. Gen. Melvin n. Byers, Glen
wood, adjutant genral and acting quar-
termasters general, With rank from Feb.
4 l.. 1898.
Col. Jerauld A. olmstead, Des Moines.
inspector general, commissioned Feb. !.
1898, with rank from May /, 1890.
/ Col. C. G. Saunders, Council Bluffs,
Judge advocate general. with rank from
Feb. 4, 1898.
4 Col. Henry H. Rood, Mt. Vernon,
4 quartermaste general, commissioned
Feb i, 1895, with rank from Feb. !, 1896.
Col Parker w. IcAIanus, Davenport,
|commissary general, with rank from
!3Feb. 4, 1898. 5zs ss
Col James Taggart Priestley, Des
Moines, surgeon general, with rank from
FEB. 1898.
Col .Aryin B. Shaw, Corning, chief OF
engineers. with rank from Feb. q, 1885.
Col Thomas F. Cooke, general inspec-
sltor small arms practice, commissioned
F'eb.1, 1895, with rank from Feb. 4, 1924.
Col. Harry H. Canfield, Boone, chief
Elsignal officer, commissioned Feb. /, 1898,
with rank from Sept. Il . 1s92.
4 Maj. William Gutter NNyman. Ottum-
va military secretary, commissioned
Feb. l, 1898. with rank from Feb. 4,
4 31Sa4.
Aides-Col. Cornelius A. Stanton, Gem
|.terville, rank, Feb. 1. 1896. commissioned
4 Feb. a, 1898; Col. ]. X. p. Thompson.
4 Rock Rapids. rank, Feb. 4, 1896. commis-
4 stoned Feb. 1, $685. Col Sears McHcnry
a Denison. Jan. 90. 1898: Col. Frank c,
LETS. Marshalltown, Feb. !. 1898; Col.
Edward G. Pratt. Des Moines, Feb. l
4 1S9S; Col. Charles 4. Putnan1 Cedar
q Rapids, Feb. i. 1898: Col. William Lar
u rabee, Jr., Clermont, Feb. 1, 1895.
Several other appointments at the
Estate house remain to be made. includ-
a ing deputy labor commissioner which
Twill probably be given out this week
4 and which is expected to go to Arthur
f. Holden of Sioux City. a new clerk
4 is to be appointed by the executive
a council for the Office Of secretary Of the
4 council and a new janitor by the execu-
5i tive council.
The eight janitors who enjoy an in
a crease in salary by the resolution adopt:
II ed by the last general assembly include
Jack Peters. j. S. Wilkinson. w. w
II Wills, Elijah AIanbeck. Norman Harris
on, j. S. Ward, Jacob Russell and Johr
Il Hall. Three men who work on the cap
Il itol grounds eight months in the year
4 should also be added to the list whose
A salaries have been raised. These mer
4 are Alfred Anderson. H. H. Lewis and
IJohn Stanley The increase in their sal
laries is from $50 to $50. making s24(
4 which should be added to the $s0.s0O in
Z. crease in the salary list. This, however
i would be Offset by $500 which formerly
4 was allowed for temporary services of "a
u janitress and leave it practically as
Istated elsewhere. The new janitress
! (which has been appointed permanently
Ills Mrs Julia Ann Doane.
L + 49, %
Brakeman Goodberg's Injury.
II Boone, April 16.-A distressing acct