Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-01
WELCOME NEW YEAR
Des Moines Celebrates the Birth
oithe New Year and New
Century.
Bells We're Chimed and Watch
Meetings Heidi Packing
House Prospects.
- n Ix..ifal - A.. M Il
F. M. Hubbell Purchases the Old
Plants - Rural District
School Quarrel.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. The advent of the
new century was celebrated by Des
aoines people in as demonstTative a
way as deemed appropriate to the state
OF the weather The bells were rung
not too loudly, for fear they might crack
with the cold; but within the churches
there We're appropriate exercises to.
mark the passing of one century and
beginning of another In st. Paul'ss
Episcopal church and in st. Ambrose
Catholic church. the Church of the
Visitation, Grace NJ. E. church, Central
Presbyterian church and other churches
watch meetings were held and in some
of these, notably the Episcopal and
Catholic churches the music was un-
usually good. There were meetings by
the Red Cross Society for collections for
the work of the society and other meet
ings., The Auditorium Theater had a
midnight vaudeville entertainment. To-
day there We're receptions at the
churches and at the Y. NJ. c. A. and in
homes. The century beginning was
properly noticed in Des Moines.
The news that Mr.. F. NJ. Hubbell has
purchased the packing house properties
III Des Moines and that the efforts of
harry West to organize a company to
operate the plants which have been idle
several years have temporarily ceased
will not be pleasing to Des AIoi1les peo-
pie, altho it is hoped that Mr.. Hubbelli
will further the efforts to have the
packing houses reopened The Des
Nfoines packing houses have had an un-
fortunate history. AT one time they
We're quite profitable. but that time long
since passed, and the three big houses
lave been on the market a good while.
A rural district school quarrel is to be
tefore the school board "A teacher,
Professor F. L. McCurnan, teacher in
district No. 5, Clay township, has been
arrested on complaint of S. NJ Barnes,
ef Altoona, who ACCUSES The teacher of
having struck Roy Barnes. aged IL
years, over the head with a hickory
stick. The patrons have taken sides and
the board Will meet on Friday to decide
u liether or not NIcCurnan shall continue.
. to teach the school.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the entertainment of the re-
tail Implement dealers of Iowa who are
expected to attend the Implement deal
ers' convention in Des Moines this
week. The local Implement men have a
cub which has taken up the matter Of
entertainment and will treat the 1000 or
I 500 dealers royalty.
1t is contrary to the rules of the G.. a.
f. for any one to solicit aid from e. A.
f. members in any formal way, by ap-
plication to posts or otherwise without
first securing the approval of the de-
Iartment commander. and in case the
aid is to be solicited outside of the de-
q rartrnent the approval of the cornnaan-
der-in-chief must be secured. A
violation of this rule iii a case that was
worthy but Irregular has been called to
the attentionof the Iowa department. by
circular from the adjutant general at
ST. Louis. 1t is the case of one o. NJ
Perkins, of Hancock Pest No. Q. depart
nent of Texas, who sent OUT an sunau-
thorized circular soliciting aid on ac-
count of the big Texas storm The
.aejutant general says that Perkins has
received more than his fair share OF the
aid contributed by G.. a. r. mem bers
and distributed thru the regular chan
nels. The q. \. r. has done a great
work in giving aid to needy comrades
y. Texas who suffered from that great
storm. AS the matter was urgent the
members We're told to send their contr.i-
buttons direct to the TEXAS department.
and to report later IN their own depart !
|ments. Because of this fact it will no.
be known how much was sent to Texas
ty Iowa members.
The articles of Incorporation of the
Security Life and Insurance Company,
os Des Moines, were placed on record
With the secretary of state today This
is the new company at the head Of
which is State Auditor Frank F. Mer-
RAM Mr.. Merriam is president: NJ
Hodgson, vice president; G. II. Martin,
treasurer; w. w. Woodard, secretary.
r. A. Patchin. medical director: w. H.
Failey. counsel; and n E. Teachout and
George Mccartney are among the in
corporators. The authorized canital
= ~ N - sfVVu'V.s \ ne company is almost
ready to commence business.
g. S. Gilbertson, state treasurer-eIect.
is scheduled to return to his Iowa home
this week from the Chicago hospital.
and to be in Des Moines next Monday.
His friends fear that he will not be able
10 stand exposure in the severe weather.
iliProbably Honor Requisitton.
Washington, Jan. 1.-The war depart
nent has referred to the attorney gem
eral the application Of Governor Pin
gree, of Michigan, for the extradition Of
Charles j. Thompson. now in Cuba. who
rs wanted in Detroit to answer to the
Charge of forgery. There is no case
analogous to this in the history of the
war departments control of Cuba Ii is
deemed well, therefore, to have It de-
ternined on high authority before es-
tabishing a precedent. The officials of
the war department think that the at
torney general will sustain Covering
Pingree's demand 1t is recalled <..at
upon one occasion, when the AIjfSican
government honored the requesyof the
American military governor of Aipa Tor
the extradition of fugitivesf rom the
island who had ESCAPED to eS'co. The
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