Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-24

Benton; John Steiner, Dubuque; L. II.
Wolfe, Hamilton; T. Rawson, Dubuque;
Thomas Mcleod. Ida; J. p. Griffin, Polk;
W. P. Davis Appanoose; j. e. Stout, Polk.
Contract for Medical Buildings.
The Board Of Regents Of the Iowa State
University let the contracts to James
Rowson & Son Of Iowa City for the two
new buildings Of the university to be used
for medical buildings, the aggregate OK
pense to be about $125 900. The regents
have $s5, 900 available for immediate use
in the building fund. The regents also
selected Dr.. James r, Guthrie OF the fac
ulty to be dean Of the medical school, but
the place OF DR.. Middleton. formerly the
dean, in the chair of surgery, has not yet
been filled.
The Farmers Cooperative society OF
Klemme has been organized, with SIC, 900
capital stock, by w. F. Stello and others.
The Agnew-Nichols- Grain and Livestock
company of Waterloo has been organized,
with S25 900 capital. and articles filed.
Louisiana Purchase Commission Plans
The Iowa commission on the Louisiana
Purchase exposition has arranged for an
| other meeting on the state fair grounds
during the week OF the state fair, at which
| time a report from the building committee
on the preliminary plans for the Iowa
building at st. Louis is expected, also
/ a report from the committee on rules and
regulations. Architects will be employed
to have the preliminary plans prepared
and estimates Of cost Of the building and
II the plans are approved a contract for
detail plans will be entered into and a
committee be instructed to secure bids
from contractors.
Many wouId-Be Doctors.
Secretary Kennedy of the State Board Of
Medical Examiners was engaged today in
examining a class Of s~eventy-fve regulars,
fve homeopathic and four eclectics who de-
sire certificates enabling them to practice
medicine in Iowa This is one of the larg-
est classes ever examined here.
The State Executive Council, all mem
bers being present, is engaged now on the
work of the Board of Review, which con-
sists Of equalizing the personal property
assessments of the various counties Of
Iowa. The telephone assessments are COM
pleted, but the certificates not made out.
Can't Give Away state Land
The next legislature Of Iowa will be
asked to grant another right-of-way. This
will be for a drain from the proposed Mercy
hospital at Marshalltown through the state
land on which the Iowa Soldiers home is
located Father Lenihan Of Marshalltown
has planned for a fine hospital on land that
cannot very well be drained except across
state property to connect with the sewer
from the soldiers home. He asked per-
mission to enter upon the state land for
this purpose. The Board of Control did
not care to decide what would be clearly
a legal question and obtained from At
I far1a., nanaraI AE,IIo, Io~oI a..tGz- -
the effect that the board has no right to
grant the use of the states property for
private purposes. The power to do SO lies
with the legislature alone. 1t ia probable
some temporary arrangement will be made
for the drain from the hospital until the
legislature makes the necessary grant Of
authority. The hospital to be erected will
occupy a beautiful tract of land not far
from the soldiers home.
Democratic Conventions.
A number of the democratic congress
sional conventions have been called. The
one in the Sixth district will be first. the
date being for tomorrow at Oskaloosa,
when John P. Reese will be nominated by
reclamation. The name Of George Rine-
hart OF Newton has been considered, but
he Is for Reese. The democrats Of the
49, 80 an ~ AANSN - - III
ton August 6 and make their nomination.
Those OF the First district are to meet in
Burlington August 20. The Eighth dis
trict convention will be in Creston and
the Eleventh in Lemars. In the Third dis
trict, where the democrats hope to give
Colonel Henderson a hard race, there is a
rumor that a sort Of independent movement
will be inaugurated with a candidate who
has not been a prominent democrat and
In this the opposition would expect to get
the help OF influential outside interests
that have become opposed TO the work OF
the speaker Of the house.
VIII Not Break the Bottle.
Miss Frances West of this city. who was
selected by Governor Shaw to ehristen the
cruiser Des Moines on the occasion Of the
launching of that vessel at the shipyard
In Quincy. Mass, has announced that she
will be unable to be present on that &C.
casion. She has done much travelling and
will soon start for Pekin for a visit with
the Congers. When she accepted the com
mission to break the bottle OF wine at the
launching II was expected the event would
occur last November. 1t Is now expected
that Mayor Brenton of Des Moines will
name the young woman who will do the
christening act.
Used Confederate Bills.
Henry Romhold was arrested by tbs
police today for passing confederate bills
He had passed bills Of thut kind at thre'
OF four bakeries and grocery stores and
had secured good money in change. HI
says that he purchased a package Of th'
bills In Dubuque for so cents and was work
t ing them on. He IL believed to be slightly
! insane, as he admits he had escaped from
the hospital at Independence at one time
Institute Mt Webster.
SIOUX FALLS. s. D.. July 2S.-(speeial
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