Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-10
MUST HAVE An ARh0RY
Company n and Forty.ninth Band
Must be Better Housed.
Says Gen. Olmsted.
Inspector General Of Iowa Guard
Criticises Marshalltown's
Militia Quarters.
Company and Band Pass a Good
lnspection..Mi cellaneous
Local News.

company II ana lne tOrty-nlntn
iowa band must have an armory, said
Col. j. A. Olmsted. inspector general of
the Iowa. National Guard. who was in
the city Tuesday evening to conduct the
annual inspection of Company H and
the Forty-ninth Iowa band. The pres
ent quarters are not adequate for the
demands of either organization, much.
less for both, and when the inspection.
is called for next year will expect to
ace the military organizations of Mar
shalltown nicely located in new arm
DRY building
Col. Olmsted and Mai. John 7. Hume,
assistant inspector general, began the
inspection at o'clock Tuesday evening
and finished the work about 10, holding
after that hour school of instruction.
for non-commissioned officers. The band
was inspected first and Col. Olmsted
said that the organization passed an sex-
cellent inspection. Sergt. Joseph Ries,
OF Dubuque, drum major of the band,
who was with the old organization IN
Cuba, was present. coming from Du-
buque yesterday for the especial pur-
l,sse of being With mis- men during the
inspection.
After the band inspection the inspec-
tor general and his assistant began the
company inspection. which was in corn
mand of Capt. Lisle w. Brown, assisted
ty Lieuts. Ralph w. Winery and
Bruce F. Moffatt. Considering the
cramped condition of the quarters and
the fact that the room admitted of only
a small companv-three sets of fours--
the drill passed off very well and it is
thought that the company will be
marked we'll along among the first of
the regiment. The guard mount was
very good, altho 1t was conducted with
out music. Capt. Brown acted as OFF,
Ger of the day, while Lieut.. Frank
Townsend, battalion adjutant of the
Forty-ninth, acted as regimental adju-
tant Lieut. Moffatt as lieutenant of the
guard and First Sergt. Lewis Rice as
sergeant major The bayonet exercise.
which followed. was also very good, ard
the setting up exercise was excellent.
This is the first inspection in the
Forty ninth Regiment, Col. Olmsted and
Maj Hume leaving this morning for
Independence, where Company will be
inspected this evening.
In speaking further about the need of
the arrnory building Col. Olmsted said
that he could see no good reason why
Marshalltown capitalists could not vel
afford to erect building for the com
pany and the band. A building 60xl0t
feet would be necessary and II one OF
brick could not be afforded wooden
building could be erected and that at a
very nominal cost. say about $4,000
Four thousand dollars would put up q
good brick building. veneered at any
rate, and the owner would receive annu-
ally $500 armory rent, 5000 being allowed
by the state for the band and like
amount for the company. This is twice
the amount received in other cities UNI
less the members Of the company them
< selves furnish an extra amount of rem
tai. The building could be two stories
high and the lower floor could be rentec
at a sum that would make the entire re
enumeration from the building enough t
make the investment a good one to ths
builder.
The armory project is one that ha:
been uppermost In the minds of Capt
Brown and the other officers OF the
company for some time. 1t has of cours'
been realized that the present quarter!
were not nearly large enough and tina
something would have to be done in tn.
rear future. With little interest OF
the part of capitalists or any business
men who have a piece of vacant gronn,
that is at present bringing thep nothini
an armory could be built and every on
concerned be the better off foe 1t. Whel
Marshalltown's company was in tn
service there was nothing too good fo
1t, hut in time of peace 1t seems that thu
company is almost ignored as far al
local interest and pride are concerned.