Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-15
like ARNY POST SITE
Inspection Committee Satisfied With.
Des Moines Proposition After
Personal Investigation.
Believed That Work Will Begin
on Army Post Soon-G
Otis Visit
Quarterly Bulletin Of Institutions
lssued-A Peculiar Letter
Capital Comment
Quarterly Bulletin Of Institutions

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lpeople feel absolutely confident that
work Viii begin an a r1nifea states army u
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I and everybody is satistied. The report
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that the s'ts offered IS q $ me s. any.
where an army post is row located in
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VII 'lak an es'2eclalsy ms my looss.
| II the question OF water ana drainage
George "a fonfi8saIa ihi.t ne vas very
favorahly iinpresssa With the tract Of
lfered, and that il IS Very much like the
| site OF the army posi- at Fort l4eaven-
worth, III fact almost Identical in Every
ilway. and that at Fort I.eayenwnrtn is
lregarded as one of the finest in the
l.country.
These EXPIRE ssions We're not made for
publication, but privately 10 ,lerI.1 rs. of
the citizens reception committee After
1.-THE tract had been visited the army
l3commission had cnnfidential confer
lence witi, The committee at which time
a great many questions were asked.
chiefly about the water, and the sdras nage
I3cf the tract. The local committee gave
a guaranty that city wafer woulf be nut
Ion the grounds il that is neeeseti. and
also agreed 10 buy right sof way for a
ltlrain from the s9utheass corner of the
itract TO North river, a mile and a half
away
The cornrni sssior i'll m ke a report a (
lonce There IS, n 4. doubt IN the minds Of
| Des Mosnes people bur tiat ii VIII be
Favorable In faef il WAS learned to a
certainty before the commission left he
llcity that the report would b. favorable.
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by Profsssar c,lippi,le,ss'. 81 sfle sshcol i.
l.e'ouncil BlufTs. IS .acludeti and a,ss 81
paper on the emil pioynle,if of boys In re-
form schools by T. p. Drake, superig4
itendsnt 81 the reform school at Boone
willie, Mo. Z, Mces,re. siperinteri6-
e'iit p9 ne callege fe. the bs.nG. has an
exhaustive article or the history Of that
/ scho9l and its work and Senator
'faiton r. Clark, Of Page county. tells
lfhe story q the Clarinda hospital for
the insane
The monthly statistical Feport of the.
board sf,S'Ms that tbs total number of
inmates at all stass nstitutions Dec.
vas oSss-s' g n incrssssso OF loa in the alnl-
Der during ae month There are sfs in.
insane hospitais and 6S0 in the t,yo re-
form schools. ne November payments
from tbs tunds sas tbs disposal Of the.
I board amounted 70 ~ Sel - ~ ball
siaee On hand N tneNspeel;la affropria
Isiosi = j. % %. isl z ils sup
3 ior' ltiisa sso''to.tS, Inc major portion
y miias y y 'f'r s'9eelat APPROPRIATION
luisu s. - ehs er.tsii 81 ne iiosilttat a
~ ), = s'ofssi.. - Msich - work - peing
e''iie' ''ls gun soelhs 500 sio.oo.
racing brings big crowds toa fair are in
the aseetdaneNs on The present poaEsli
and as "a conssau aueics the boafs made a
larger APPROXIMATION for purses IN the
speed department than before liking tfis
amount ! ss5ae and providing for some
special purses that Will bring fast step
Iers TO the state fair next August The
board III view OF The condition of ths
treasury. IS disposed 10 be more liberal
| II premium offers tf1an ever hsiore Tbs
APPROPRIATIONS for nearly all depart
fiseflts have been raised and a general
revision q the premium list has been:
made much to the advantage OF the
FAR.
Ihe horticultural board appointed q.