Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-01

an amount, sufficiently large to gives
them standing, but fell far short. They [
Will have toscontinue going on the ticket
by petition.
Two things the people of the capital /
city are more interested in just now
than any others-tfe new army post |
and the new court house. Both have
been the cause of much contention and
strife. II is expected the army post
matter Will be finally clnched before
the first of next year Options have
been secured on a certain very desira-
BILE tract of land south of the city aiid5l
the money is nearly all raised with
which to make the purchase. The war
department has been notified that the
tract is to be offered the government
and in less than a week an army COM
mission Will come from the war depart
ment to make an inspection Of the site
and report on it's desirability. AS the
ground is slightly and Well located no
trou BILE ais anticipated on this score. Sur
veying is expected during the winter
that work may begin in the spring. The
court house will take some time tc
build. The county has advertised for
lly court house, the work "a be- done by
| March ] next. In the meantime the
l8county Offices will be removed to office
day the four judges OF the district
court for this county. as committee of
| advisers in the matter Of planning the
new court house. went 10 Minneapolis
Ion a tour of inspection. The architect
ahas been en- ployed and the plans Will be
\ drawn al an early date. But the pros
pect is that the court house site will be
an unsightly place for several years
following.
| Judge Mcpherson has signedtstile fo!-
lowing discharges in bankruptcy for this
Icentral division of the central district
George Greasby, Sr.. Oskaloosa; John
4 H. Waynaan. Warren county: Mrs. Cor
Eneiia Hartman. Polk comfy Arza Lay
imam, Monroe county; Wallace NJ. Dun
Ecan, Abba: Nettie p. cearhart c'oi-I
fax: Judson ID. Devereaux, I.aviha;
Johnson w Scott Madrid; FSartie j.
4 Reagan, Churdan: Mason x Scott. New
4 Virginia; Alva l.. Mason. New Virginia.;
SIargartt j.. Scott. Nav Virginia.
George oswandel Oska locsa. George
w. Eyerly. Madison county: Clinton T..
4 lChevalier, Des Monas; Thomas A.
4 Foorman,5 Liberty Center: D. X. Ewalt,
a AIsiscon1b; Thomas Dan kin Marshall
town; George G. Casey, Wayne county.
4 President George E. NIacI.ean of the
4 State University; President II. II. Seer
81 ley, of the State Normal School Profess
u sor III. III. Freer. Of Cornell College and
Il Elizabeth Hughes. of the State Normal
School. all members of the state board
OF educational examiners. We're in con-
lsultation with Professor Barrett X
n ofncio member of the board. Yesterday
They had on hand several applications
S for state certificates and they made tht
i necessary arrangements for the exanli-
/. nations TO be conducted during ths
. injecting Of the State Tsachers Associa-
!. ton.
Col. G. 4. Godfrey. chairman Of the
iowa commission to Visit the shiloh
battlefield park. returned yesterday
y from his southern trip, we'll pleasst
u with what he saw on the battlenelds
~ The visit ofsthe Iowa scorlnlis 20 la-
cate the Iowa lines on the battlefield;
was made by a large party. Member.
. Of the yicksburg commission are re
ported to favor an approximation for J;
$4,000 monument AT Nicksburg.
$ Governor Shaw has appointed Pete
e T. Nlalcon an assistant veterinary sur
gecn for Chickasaw county
There has been some controversy owe
e the reappointmenf of A. H. Dawson. 0
o Lyon county. to his present position a