Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-07
PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTS
Many Designs to Be Submitted For
New Engineering Hall at
Ames.
Competitive System Adopted for Sc.
curing Best Plans For the
Building.
Former Iowan's Success in the Orient
Smallpox Case Decided Gap.
ital Comment
pecial to Tmes-Republican.

Special to Tmes-Republican.
Des A1oines, May THE competition
among architects for the acceptance of
designs for the new engineering hall at
the State Agricultural College at Ames
is likely to call for some of the best
work Of the best architects in the coun
try. Thu architect Of the adopted de-
sign will be employed as the architect
of the building and will be paid s2,50c /
for his services. He is required to be
on hand for consultation and to fur I
nish information whenever requested.
He is to be paid $40 a day and travelling |
expenses in addition for all time put in
at the college. The designs must all be |
submitted to Secretary e.. w. Stanton,
at Amss. before 1870 p. m. May "a. |
From the designs submitted the board
of trustees. the president of the college
and the headssof the various engineer
ing departments will select the design
to be adopted and built, unless no de-
sign submitted is considered worthy of
adoption. From the remaining designs,
the second and third which are to re-
ceive $40 and s25 respectively, will be
selected. After this the sealed envel-
opes containing ttle8names of the arch
litects will be opened and the names of
the winners announced.
N. w. McIvor, who was formerly act
ing adjutant of Iowa and later ap-5
pointed by President Cleveland as
United States consul at Singapore, is
now making his fortune in the Orient.
He isalocated at Yokohama. Japan, and
| is the general counsel for the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company in the Orient.
He has general control Of the interests
lof this great trust in the east and re-
ceives a princelv salary of $4,000 for,
4 his services. He took his family over
Hast fall and the little foreign colony
4 In Yokohama manages to make life
quite agreeable for its members. The
4 japanese are more friendly to enter
/ prising foreigners than they We're sew
eral years ago.
i Judge Church has rendered an inns
portant decision in regard to smallpox
! at NIanilla. la. The local board OF
\. health had directed that all children in
4 the public schools must be yaccinated
Land those who had not been vaccinated
Awere forbidden to attend school. The
4 parents of these children resisted the
order and carried ii before Judge
4 sChurch. who upheld the action OF the
local board and decided that the board
had authority TO compel vaccination.
$50
The Humboldt Republican says that
lit understands that Chris &Ottosen is a
II candidate for fish commissioner al
lleast the Republican is quite sure tnal
&the wants something. Mr.. Ottosen vii
u have d long time to wait before he car
! Iibe appointed fish and game warden
even If there was any thought Of dis;
Z lplacing AIR. sDelavan. which there j:
/ not Mr.. Delavan's term does not ex-
{ pire for a year and it is altogether
likely that he will be re-appointed fol
another term of three years.
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: The supreme court begins the Ma,
: term here tomorrow. The May tern
x is always an important one, and espe
|.cially so because of the large numbe
8s of would-be lawyers Who appear 70
: discrimination for admission to the ba
- at this time. This years class vii
). probably be the largest that has eve
Z presented itself.
). The Catholic Messenger, the orga:
ri of the Catholic church published a
.e Davenport, bestowss high praise on Sen
o, ator Tom Healy. saying that he is tn
Ie ..undisputed leader of the upper house
& land that more such men as he ar
II Ineeaed.
,r The republican state convention
q select delegates to the national conver
.d;l ton In Philadelphia June 10, Will I
If fIheld in .Des Moines next Thursda.
May 10. There is comparatively litt
Interest in the convention. 1t is quiz
generally agreed that the delegates ;
~ large Will be Governor Shaw. G.
"a Hancock. Of Dubuque: Lafe Young.
:jDes AIoines. and Col. George
= French, of Davenport A. B. Cummi,
al having Withdrawn from the field
'k candidates for delegate at large, Il
10 place is conceded to Mr.. Young. Tt
ae only other candidate SO far as know
ae for the position of delegate at large
IN A. B. Funk, Of Spirit Lake. For di
e trict delegates comparatively few a
en- known to be candidates.
Il { =
There is very little desire on the pa
At of leading republicans to make the p
ld grimage to Philadelphia. The leadil
Nc topic of discussion among republic;
in politicians is the state treasurersh
re Tight. G. s. Gilbertson. OF Forest Ci,
a. and W. w. MORROW. of Alton. ha
lis both secured number of counties
it, their respective neighborhoods. 1t
he Ibeing urged on behalf of Mr.. Morrt
N. that the southern half of the state w
be without representative on I
executive council unless he is chose
ng Some surprise has been manifested
IL the defeat OF instructions for Senat
- Gilbertson in Pocahontas, which is
,e- his congressional district. The instr
~ tions were voted down because I
y, county had candidate for district d
NJ ~ egate and wanted to know what 4
~ Gilbcrtson was prepared to do for h
=" ~. before pledging the support of
: county on the treasurership.
,ur Judge F. H. Helsell. of the Fo,
ire teenth judicial district, will resign fr
a the bench this fall and a lively cont
Is going on for his place. sena
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