Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-10
Governor Shaw Announces Appoint
ment Of Curators Of State His.
torical Society.
Work Of the Society to Be- Greatly
Enlarged in the Eext Two
Years
Z. G. Dawson Returns to Iowa With
Brazilian Bride Helsells
Successor.
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those Who are interested in the work the
society is doing and hopes to- do. He Sc
lected four young men who are particu-
ilarly interested in Iowa history: Mesxrs.
Richman. Byers, Boyd and Bicknell;
one representative of the State Univer-;
lsity regents, Harvey Ingham of Algona,
and four representatives OF other Iowa
colleges, namely, Messrs. Parrish, Macy,
Rood and Stanton. This board, together
with the nine other members appointed
by the society, will have charge OF Its
affairs. The last legislature gave the
society $1,000 additional for the next two
years with which to enlarge its work
and make the materials which 1t has
collected available for the use of stu
dents to greater extent than they
have been heretofore. The meeting of
the board will probably be held the first
week in June, commencement time, at
the university, when plans will be made
for the future. The society is to have
the use of spacious rooms In the new
collegiate building. The curators ap-
pointed by the governor are as follows:
Harvey Inghanl, Algona; w. r. Boyd.
Cedar Rapids; Professor y. w. Parrish,
Cedar Falls; H. w. Byers, Harlan: IrV-
ling B. Richman, Muscatine; Frank w.
| Bicknell. Des Moines; Professor Jesse
Macy, Grinnell; Col. II. II. Rood, Mt.
| Vernon, and Professor E. w. Stanton,
\ Anles.
4 Mr. Thomas C. Dawson. who is well
known in Iowa as cultivated, genial
and gifted young gentleman, has re-,
turned to Iowa, bringing with him a fair
Brazilian bride. Mr.. Dawson Is secre-
ttary TO the American legation in Bra
I'LL, and his bride was Miss Louiza
l3Guerra Duval. They became acquaint-
\ ed in Brazil, Mr.. Dawson renewed his
suit in France and they were married in
London. The bride is a beautiful girl
% years of age and comes of a fine
family. Mr.. Dawson is the recipient of
4 the most cordial congratulations from
Hundreds Of friends in Iowa. After a
short vacation in the United States MIR.
land Mrs. Dawson will return to Brazil.
Mr.. Dawson says that opportunities for
Investment in Brazil are excellent. and
that the people feel more friendly to-
ward Americans than toward the people
#|sof any other nationality. But a young
man without capital, he says, would
4 better not go 6tnere. ~
The nomination of Richard Yates for
|governor by the Illinois republicans was
5Isreceived with great pleasure and salts
faction by the republicans attending the
i state convention here yesterday and
4 today They considered that 1t meant
i the salvation of the republican party iii
Illinois and that it lifted a great burden
liner and Tannerism were dropped. Young
\ Dick Yates Will be a very strong candi-
Il date. Talk as we will about the demo-
cratic spirit in this country, it can not
be denied that we are fond of honoring
sons of great men. Like Governor Shaw
4 Mr. Yates is delegate to the Methodist
general conference in Chicago.
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Candidates for judge are numerous in
1.-THE Fourteenth judicial district, which
|isicomposed of the counties of Dickin-
|.son, Emmett, Kossuth Humboldt Poca-
j.Clay The candidates so far announced
I. Francis of Spirit Lake, Robert Bush of
4 Spencer, Farley Finch of Humboldt and
Z. W. A. Ladd Of Estherville. The con-
#lvention will be held in Algona, probably
Z June G.. The resignation of Judge Hell
!. sell will be sent to the governor after
! the convention has been held. The bar
of the district regrets his leaving the
bench very much. He is said by many
lawyers practicing there to be the best
Judge the district ever had. He intends
4. to locate in Cedar Rapids for the prac-
Y tice of his profession.
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The republican state committee ex-
pressed avote of confidence in Chair
man Weaver yesterday by directing him
to go ahead With the preparations fol-
J, the campaign on the presumption that
he is to be reelected chairman. a fact
! which no one doubts. The committee
I Unanimously approved all that Chair.
! man Weaver has done and gave him a:
!, strong an endorsement as it knew how