Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-21
Will PUBLISH RECORDS
Early History Of Iowa. Laws Of Ft S
Session. Constitution to Be-
Published.
Indian Portraits to Be Purs.. sed
and the Old Relics to Be
Preserved.
Ladies Of Des Moines Clubs Ready
For Mothers Congressional.
nent Delegates
Special to Times-Republican.


Des Moines, May 2l.-The trustees Of
the state historical department have
laid out some OF the publication work
which was provided for by the last leg
islature This is, in the Judgment Of
most students of history, the most i'm
portant work that can be done by a
historical organization.
The first publication will be the laws
passed at the first session of the Iowa
territorial legislature at Burlington in
1859. These laws make compact
volume of something over 500 pages,
which has long been out of print. There
has been a wish on the part of a great
many people that II should be reprinted,
Ias 1t embodies a vast amount of the
early history of Iowa. The late James
F. Wilson said that with knowledge of
their laws one could fairly deduce the
history OF any people. This volume will,
mark quite step in the progress of the
Estate for the reason that 1t is the first
| of the documents that have come down
to us from the earliest times to be re-
printed. Wisconsin and Michigan re-
printed their laws many years ago. In
some instances 1t is understood that
| they have printed some OF the laws a
| second time, Which shows either great
/ demand or parsimony in printing the
/ first editions. All of our early laws
have been long out Of print. One reason
| for this is the fact that the pioneers
were very economical in publishing ev-
lery species OF public document; some
lltimes the editions Of laws and journals
did not exceed $50 copies This fact.
Occupied with the other, that people We're
VERY Indifferent about preserving them
isufficiently accounts. for their almost
4 total Disappearance from our state. The
sIpublication OF this volume will show
the people. the bar of the state and his
torlcal scholars the need for having all
a of the laws and legislative journals
which have completely gone out of print
sl5reprinted. The trustees have ordered
q that this volume shall be printed on fine
4 paper with clear. new type, and put into
substantial and comely binding.
The next enterprise Will be the pub
lication of the journals of the extra sss-
4 sion of 1910. What answered for the
\ present state senate WAS then called the
Il council. 50 that this volume or volumes
= will includestfe proceedings of the house
n md ,,o,,n ncil gfnr5 tho extra session az 1870
Il y,.bt1e n, 10 sis ,,,,h,,c doc,,,ne,t merely
. Ia 40 ,,istorir. I,,,.yar,, In, ,pnrtant II con-
t.I,.{ tt,o ;pI.iatorv m s,,ros, Sloo,,inp ~
4. tb. !, ,d,ntssion M iowa terrtory as =
!. sto,aN;n ,ba union N also conta;ps
NJ, ,,y ,,tle, IN tine ,nn.ters and vii
q M Inuht ~. erra,tl,. soreht fo,. h,- ~
s. hy,,,es and l,istorical soctetie. thrno,,,
tbe ,yes,t
4 Tha th;rd docun,e,,t nrohoh,y the
r,os, ;,,,,,n,.t ,,,t i q ,nnnos,.. ~ his,a,,
& of IN, 7,.,,rs it,,ti,,n Ior love, This Vii
no,,,,tIass incl,,f. j hr,af acco,,nt az ~,
cn,,.ar,iors nf 1saIs .ra 1sas ,bo,yiro
now tbay f,jla1 10 meet ,he demands 81
tha ,,aonla and how ,be state nra,lnall,
dr,staa .,i[,,r ,,,,ti,s,sse.7 n.ben INC ,,,iri
orstit,,tional convention Was hold a,
). great deal of demand for information ii
). rerard 10 the rise and progress of ou
Site constitution. and there have bee,
no nnblic documents from which i
could he deduced. II is expected that thi
work win meet that want very success,
fuIly III is IN course Of preparation. b,
/ lsI,rof r. r Shambaurh. of The Stat
: I+niyersitys and Will M doubt be n thor
. ouph and excellent piece of literar,
!, work such as always comes from hi
= pen. Mr.. Aldrich has suggested to hin
{ that there ~. included in an appena1
fthe three constitutions of 1874. 1886 an
!, |1S5- together with the amendments L
! the latter and such zannotations az, ma
he needed 10 make If thoroushly under
Stood. II goes without saving that IN
4 hook ,vill lt veil printed and bound AN
y tborouphl,. 5indaxed lis p,Ib,ication vi
y ha 4 landmark in the history Of Iowa.
,rbera Vas some talk al this meetin
t, Of renrintinp a number Of Mr.. Aldrich'
: Annals which are out OF print. but ac
: tion Mas de .rred until the next NEE,
e ing. as vas also action in regard to put
e Iisbinp Professor shanbaucr's yerso
e of the proceedings of the Fort Dodc
h claim Club of 1876. 1856 and 1857.
e s..
/" rh. tr,,e loo, j IA, antborize5 M Az
t. r,,h ID nroc,,re fine oil nortraits 4
= ,,..., ,,.,,,, t,,,. tba e,s.,,sst JnIian tba
II 49,. 49, ~ ltd ,,.it,,in ,bs hor9ars of ~
J. ,ta,s ana nntwitb standirs ,ba fa1
i. ,ta,e ,ha, he we vent to war r. many people thin