Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-05
HREE VACANT PLACES
Three Companies Lacking in
Organization OF the National
Guard-Others Wanted.
Proposed TO Number all Regi-
ments Anew to Keep His.
tory Straight.
Fine Orchestra OF Fifty Pieces
at Girls Reform School,
Mitchellville.
ecial to s-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des NIoines, June 5.-There are
three vacant places in the Iowa Ma
tion guard at the present time to be
filed and it is probable they will be
filled within the next few months by
new companies The independence
company, L, of the Forty ninth. was
mustered out. Another group of young
form an organization and get into the
guard. 1t has been decided, however,
that If independence has a company
| of the national guard it will not have
the same letter as the old company.
1t will come in as Company l., Forty
ninth, which was the letter of the Oel-
will hereafter refuse to muster N any
new company in town where COM
pany has failed and give that new
company the same letter in the same
regiment as the old company. Where
this has been done confusion has IN
variably arisen and sometimes jeai-
ousies have been the cause OF great
| trouble. Decorah and Cresco are both
candidates for the vacancies. unless
Independence is accommodated they
may both get into the Forty ninth reg
iment Company e, of the Fifty-sec-
ond was mustered out at HUH. For
number of years the town of Hull en-
| ioyed the distinction of being. the
smallest town in the state to support
militia company, but the pace was
too swift and Hull gave it up That
place in the Fifty second will go TO
Sheldon, Spencer, Estherville or Eagle
Grove. The new companies, organ
lied last year in Winterset and Stuart
will be inspected a first time this year.
Both are said to be in fair condition to
go into the camps of this year.
Immediately after the camps this
year it is expected that work OF
great Importance to the guard will be
entered upon 1t is proposed that
Gov. Cummins shall correct a mistake
entered into all innocently enough by
his credeccssor in the matter of num-
bering the regiments and lettering the
companies of the reorganized guard.
of the reorganization there was opposi-
ton to continuing the numbers ana
lettering Of the volunteer regiments
which had fought Spain in the waf
to free Cuba and the Spanish colonies
from colonialism. The old First TO
Fourth regiments, l. N. G. had dis
appeared The newer Forty-nlnth to
Fifty second regiments volunteers.
U. S. A., had likewise disappeared, and
their records had become part OF
history 1t was felt then that the
reorganized state guard regiments
should be either the Fifth to Eighth,
or the Fifty-third to Fifty sixth. In
defense Of the last suggestion 1t was
pointed out that in case the state
should be called on for volunteers again
the new guard companies could go
right into the volunteer service bodily
without change Of name or letters,
But it was believed that by giving the
new guard companies the names of the
volunteer companies larger propor-
ton of the ex-yolunteers would be in
duced to remain in the companies This
has proved disappointing. Not to eX-
ceed 90 per cent of the present guard |
companies We're in the volunteer SER |
vice. In some cases dissensions have |
arisen because Of the old volunteer |
faction in the guard companies The |
newer companies have very few volun-
teers of the Spanish-American war
Now it is proposed that the regiments
be entirely reorganiZed, new numbers
be given the regiments so as to keep
history straight, and by a re-lettering
Of the companies secure bette
grouping of the regiments for con-
in encampments. This is a
large work, but when it is properly
presented to the members of the guard
as it will be, it is expected they will
fall in line gracefully and give it
their earnest support.
Superintendent Fitzgerald, of the
girls industrial school at Mitchellville.
has been busy completing the uniform
ing of the girls orchestra, which is the
pride of that institution. He has Just
induced the board of control to order
handsome caps for the girls TO corre-
spond to their uniforms. He has an
orchestra of fifty or sixty girls. Not
ong ago one of the best musicians in
Des Mones heard the girls in con-
~Si l, anu he ueCldIeu lNdt II would take
him years to train up as good an or
ehestra in Des Moies. The girls play +
The best of music, take the deepest in
-erest in their practice and have
really creditable organization. They
will furnish music for the state fair
his year
Mark my word for it, said promi-
lent railroad man in Des Moines yes ,
erday, the Iowa Central railroad will
De found to be the company back OF the ,
'o-called interurban railroad from Des :
Moines to Newton. The Iowa Central ,
s spending lots of money for improve
nents and is ready to spend more for :,
extensions. The branch to Newton is
lot backed UP as it should be. 1t should
20 on to Des Moines The natural thing
s for the company to build an electric
inc and then change 1t to steam /
Dad. believe the Iowa Central wants I
o get into Des Moines and this is the /
way it is being done
The annual meeting of the Des S
Ioines & Fort Dodge directors this at.
ernoon is expected to be the time and S
olace for developing whether or not ,
here is any truth in many recent rus I