Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-10
The cHERokEEsHosplrAL.
Will Be Completed by the First Of
February.

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Des Moines, Sept. Contractors
have notified the state board of control
that the Cherokee insane hospital will
be completed by Feb. I. The board fig-
ured that 1t will take some time to fur
nish the institution 1t Is believed now
that Superintendent NJ. N. Voldeng will
be placed in charge Feb. and will pro-
coed at once to superintend the furnish
ing. Immediately thereafter patients
will be transferred to the hospital from
other state hospitals. About $50 will be
taken from Mount Pleasant, Clarinda
and independence, which will come
within fifty Of filling the Cherokee insti-
tuition to its full capacity. During the
biennial period just ended the number
of insane has increased about 250 This
increase is usual and the board expects
it to continue. Several of the counties
have signified desire to send the In
sane persons for whom they are now
caring to the state hospitals as soon as
accommodation is provided, and some
OF the county institutions are in such
shape that the board will insist on pa
tients being removed to the state hos
pitfalls. Altogether, II is quite evident
that all the hospital accommodations
which the state will have to furnish in
1904 will have been used.
Probably the need of additional ac-.
commodations will start an agitation in
favor Of the erection Of bran new in
stitution, such as that at Cherokee. But
since the four quarters Of the state are
no attempt will be made to establish a
new additional hospital, but that addi-
lions in the form OF cottages will be
made to the present hospitals. The cot
tage system is the one now approved OF
by those interested in the scientific
treatment of the insane as the best
method of caring for them. It has in
Vulnerable advantages It gives a
chance to classify the patients, it is
more home-like for the sufferers, 1t has
a better effect on their physical and
mental conditionh 1t enables the eco
nomic distribution Of the force Of assist
ants, 1t is cheaper II new hospital is
to be built, of course, 1t should come to
Des Moines. The four corners Of the
state are cared for now. This sugges-
ton will result in such opposition to Des
Moines that the boards idea will be
taken up and pressed forward by the re-
mainder Of the state to its advantage.
Bows News.
| Special to Times-Republican.
Dows, Sept. 10-The rain, continuous
from Saturday evening till noon yester-
day has laid the dust, broken the drouth
and ended the torrid term Of the year.
1t came too late to help corn and po-
tatoes. but will be a great benefit to
pastures great joy to travellers and
mankind generally.
Mrs. Samuel Parkinson and Mrs. A. A
Smith are just home from their tive
months trip to the Pacific coast, meet.
ing with no accident ana returning with
health improved.
I Oscar Whipple is here from oelwein
| looking after his worldly affairs. He
was born and resided here until two
years ago and thinks he will come back
to his old home next spring.
S. II. Mendell voted himself a ter
days vacation and is taking in Kansas
City and Topeka, where he has relatives
and friends.
A large number of our people took in
the Minnesota state fair and are looking
over the state with a view OF buying
Hands, for farming and speculation.
| Dows is soon to loose one Of her best
citizens. H. HemenYay has decided tc
move to Colorado and will leave this
month. He and his family will be great
4 ly missed.
c. II. Crabtree. our millionaire. has
/ bought a fine residence in Des Moines
and will move there in short time.
How can we get along without Crab.
tree" is the slogan heard on our streets
The Methodists are holding cortinu.
Gus evening meetings and the Presby.
terians will soon hold a series of meet.
ings.
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