Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-26
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Des Moines Capitalists Meet
With Opposition to Their Road
to Indianola.
That Town Refuses Charter Per-
hitting Road to Enter
the Town.
County Auditors to Meet in Des'
Moines..Iowa Capital in
Texas.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. 26.The projects for
various interurban street railway lines
cnianating from Des Moines are at
standstiH just now. The most likely of
these lines was the one projected to
run from this city to Indianola by way
of Somerset and past the site of the
new army post. The fact that the deeds
FOR the army post nave just been for
warded to Washington and the title OF
the tract is now practically in the
United states, leaves nothing further TO
ID desired in that matter But the Des I
N:oines Street Railway Company wanted
AN entrance into Indianola and applied I
for charter allowing the company to |
enter the town. To the surprise of the
representatives of the company cpposi-
ton was encountered and the franchise
was not granted. This has brought about |
"a division among the people of Indian-
lola. Some of them claim that an cleo
ts'ic line to Des Moines would be
detriment to Indianola and ruin the
lierehants. Others say tnat Des Moines
is now large enough so that there is a
constant overflow from the city and the
benefits 10 be derived from rapid transit
gre greater than the losses. Until the
Franchise is granted in Indianola the
fline will not be built that far, altho it
y likely it will be built to Somerset mex
summer. The proposed line to Newton
is still under consideration by Cleveland
capitals s and their representative here
says there is no doubt that the road
will b. built If franchises are secured
thru the towns along the way
The next state convention for Des
AIoines Will be that of the county audi,
tors who will meet here in annual CON-
ventipn at the club room of the Savery
en- Feb. q and the next day. President
I McQulston, who is now deputy treasur-
ser OF state. has been president six years,
I and he has fixed the date as above sub
Jcct to the approval of the executive
j leommittee The county aud,ta-s have
fever asked for any legislation tfat
q they did not get, fer they have never
asked for ANYTHING that would personals
4 ~ benefit them. but always for some re-
form needed fer 1 he good of the ssata.
Their program will ne brief ard discus
The Iowa apitalists are already MAX
ling themselves cons snieuous in Texas
financial circles. These arc L. NJ. Earle.
I formerly of Marion county, and Garret
Van e;inkle. of this city. They built the
4 big Observatory Office building in Dss
Moines and traded il for the street car
system in Dallas. Tex. There have been
+ rumors that they had given an option
icn their property there to New York
! arties. but they deny this and report
! that their property is NOT for sale. that
4 they have formed a company and have
| placed million dollars in bonds and
will build an electric interurban railway
from Dallas TO Fort Worth. thirty-five
miles. They already have the right-of-
way secured for twenty miles and there
is no question as 10 the success of the
4 n. ovement.
A peculiar case came before the police
officers and insanity commissioners in
] this city yesterday. A livery barn had
( been burned the night before with
twenty ty-eight horses. Nobody knew how
1.-THE fire caught, but there was no suspi-
4 cion of arson. A stranger who gave the
name of Rudolph Muhlethaler confessed
A tn police officers that he had fired the
8Eharn. He told all about how he did it
i snd took them to the place To make it
plain. His description was so good that
! they could not doubt he WAS guilty. But
ii soon developed that he is crazy and
/ he was taken before the insanity boare.
for examination. The board decided
tnat he is a subject for the asylum. hus
continued the examination to determine
4 whether or not he is a resident of the
state. He claims To have worked on a
farm in this county for FIVE years. but
this is doubted. In view of the fact that
tile man is insane there is doubt whether
& he really set fire to the barn. This may
/ be only another crazy notion along with
\ the rest.
4 There are 200 dogs in Des Moines
that We're seen and reported by assessors
4 for taxation purposes. This is only a
4 very small part of the canine population,
hut the owners of these dogs have re-
fused to make any strenuous efforts
4 toward paying the taxes thereon. Only
about LIS have actually paid the taxes
on the dogs. The others expect to es-
i.cape taxation. The list is in the hands of
the city officials. but a duplicate list,
faS besn furGiShed the county treasurer
and he has put the dog tax in with other
taxes and those who call at the county
a building to pay their taxes will discover
4 that the dog tax goes along with the
rest. 1t is a new wrinkle in the matter
8 Of collection Of the dog taxes.
The contractors who desire to bid fer
q tl,e work of finishing the new state in
! sane hospital al Cherokee will be able
q tc get at the specifications by the mid
a Gle of next month Architect Liebbe will
have the specifications completed by the
18th. These include building for the
laundry, one for the heating plant and
another for the power and lighting, aud
also all the steam heating fixtures and
Interior furnishings Of the main build
ing. The expenditure will be about
$3.50, 900.
Rockefeller Offers 100000.
i Oberlin. o., Jan. 2s. chapel exer-
cises last evening President Barrows. of
Oberlin College. announced that j. d.
Rockefeller thru ]. G. W. Cowles, of
lCleveland, has signified his willingness