Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-06-22

Grand Army OF the Republic. He sno'
ceeds l.. NJ. Black. of 1reton, who ha.
been adjutant for the past year undo,
Commander Bailey. Mr. Newman haa
been secretary of the state senate fon
several sessions and is very populas
gentleman. He was commander Of ths
department one year, and is thvrouob.
ly familiar with its workings. IN
encampment cut off the clerk hire ~
the office. so that all it's work will do,
volve upon him and keep him busy
The Century Fire Insurance Com
pany of Des Moines has filed articles
of incorporation with the secretary a.
state. 1t has u capital stock of sion ).
600. The incorporators are all De-.
Moines men.
Work has been begun on replacing
the slate roof of the state house thai
is that portion of it which the recent
wind storm tore off. Sheets were torn
off on the northwest, southwest and
southeast corners and the splintered
slate scattered all over the ground
The repairs will cost about $500.
There will be no lack of music Al
the Chautauqua this year. two quar-.
tettes having been engaged, the Arion
quartette from Chicago and the Apollo
quartette from Columbus, o. One Of
the most interesting and pleasing
features of the Chautauqua will be the
appearance on the platform of Maud
Darlington Booth. Mrs. Booth is ex.
clusively under the management OF the
Interstate Lecture Bureau and she will
make only fifteen lectures this year.
1t has been arranged that Hon. j. p
Dolliver shall meet Hon. Champ Clark
of Missouri. on the lecture platform on
some occasion during the Chautauous
and the debate between the two, who
are ranked away up among the fore.
most platform orators of the day, will
be an occasion worth hearing. Exper.
iments with the newest great discoy.
cry. that of liquid air, will be feature
that will interest every man, woman
and child who attends. The exhibit.
ton is made with liquid air manufac.
tured by Prof Charles E. Tripler, the
inventor, and is under the personal
management of Russell Palmer.
Herbert T. Granger, the plaintiff u
the sensational Granger divorce 60
on trial for two weeks before J
Bishop in the district court the
part of last month. is no longer
Der of the firm of Guernsey Il Ora
Mr.. Guernsey has bought Mr.. Grandxs|
interest in the firm. Mr. GrGznef IN
left the city for good, it is asserted.
is understood that lie will locate
some western town.
The people of central Iowa wi
shortly have another opportunity (
see a big show which is always suree
d warm reception. Ringling Brothe1
great combined circus. menagerie an
hippodrome will exhibit at Des Moine
Monday. July ,. The show has mo-
been here since 1896. and there is {
very general desire to see it again ant
com pare it with the admirable exhibi
tons given in Des Mo mes by Ringing
Brothers in former years. Since thu
last visit of the show it has been
greatly enlarged-so much SO, in fact
that it is now recognized as the largest
arenic institution in the United States
In New England. where the show has
recently been exhibiting, it created
sensation, and in Boston the leading
newspapers declared that the perform
ances surpassed anything in the arenie
line ever seen in the Hub. The per-
fornances to be given in Des Moines
a! e identicallv the same as those given
in the great eastern cities and many
novelties are being presented this sea
son for the first time. This is partic'
ularly true of the trained animal dis
plays, which embrace O'Brien's 81
horse act, Sanders elephant brass
band and Locllhart's elephant come
dams. There is also a new military
spectacle and new parade. Des
Moines will certainly give the show
cordial reception. Reduced rates have
been secured on all railroads.
At meeting of the board of trustees
of Des Moines College the most i'm
portant matter considered was the
gift of $4,000 offered to the college
on the condition that the trustees raise
100000 to 100000 more. After long
and careful elaboration as to the man
to put into the emergency to take
charge of this canvass, Rev. W. NJ,
Walker, pastor of the First Baptls'
Church, OF Des Moines, was unan'
imouslv chosen. He appeared in per
son and consented to do the work IN
connection with such brethren as he
may choose and in such manner as not
in any way to conflict with his duties
as pastor of his present charge. Prof.,
j. P. Stephenson was chosen dean OF
the faculty ad interim and the choos'
ing of new president to succeed Dr.
H. L. Stetson will be held in allegiance
for few months while this canvass Is
being made.
The government of China supports
rather than condemns the Boxers, ano
not one has been arrested yet Fl