Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-02
LET BUILDING CONTRACTS
NSrshalltswn Man to Erect New Structures
at Soldier Home.
SENDING OUT THE ASSESSMENT FIGURES
Governor Cummins Receives . Re
quest to Designate n Young
Woman to Christian Cruiser
.r Des Mofnes.
From q stan Correspondent.l

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DIES MONIES. Aug. 1.-(special.)-The
State Board Of Control today signed up a
contract with ]. f. Atkinson Of Marshall
town for the construction Of the new build
ings at the Soldiers home contemplated
by the appropriations of the last legisla-
ture. The bids on the same were opened
by Commandant Horton at Marshalltown
yesterday and Of the three bids that Of
Mr.. Atkinson was lowest on the entire
work. the aggregate being S55 ,974. The
buildings to be erected are as follows:
Large assembly hall. double addition to
hospital, addition to kitchen. smokestack
and new boiler house, laundry building.
cold storage building, nurses cottage and
ice house. When these buildings are COM
pleted the capacity Of the Soldiers home
will be greatly enlarged, chiefly because q
large part of the present building is given
over for hospital purposes. The new work
is all to be done by December 10 next and
Mr.. Atkinson will begin at once.
To Name Cruiser ohrIstener.
Governor Cummins has received an in
v~itation from the Fore River Ship Yard
company at Quincy, Macs, inviting him to
name a young woman to christen the
cruiser Des Moines. which is to be launched
September 20 next. The governor was also
requested TO make the appointment at an
early date. This Is made necessary by the
fact that Miss West, who had been selected
for the christening act, has gone on a visit
to China. The governor stated that he will
make the appointment IN a few days, but
will first consult with Mayor Brenton, as
he feels that the naming Of the young
woman might more properly Rave been
done by the mayor OF the city for which
the cruiser has been named. II he had
time, the governor said, he would write
and ask the company to place the whole
matter in the hands Of the mayor, but the
time is too short to go into all the explain
ations and he will make the appointment
after 8 consultation with the mayor.
New Interpretations.
The Vail Gasoline Gas Machine company
Of Marshalltown has filed articles Of in
corporation with the secretary Of state.
The capital is $25, 900, with John D. Vail,
Merritt Greene and Sturge r. Arson as
incorporators,
The Dakota and Manitoba Land company
OF Oskaloosa has been incorporated; capt.
tai, 1000, 900; J.. @, Hammond, president:
George Heater, secretary
The incorporation, fees already received
by the secretary of state this year amount
to $1s9,51e.5S.s which, is more than. three
times as much as the entire fees of last
year.
Sending Ont Assessment Figures.
The state officers commenced sending
out today their statements on the assess
ment OF railroads, express, telegraph and
telephone compantesgoas required by law.
These statements must be in the hands
OF the county audttprF by next Monday Sd
that they can fguree them out on assess
ment districts and make the superintendent
OF taxes. 1t ,apDearsathat In making the
tax levy OF 3.5 mills on the dollar the
members Of the council consulted the at.
torney general and reached the conclusion
that they had a right to take into consid-
Grafton the war claim refund Of S456. 600
and the increased receipts from corpora
tion fees. about which the legislature
could have had no definite knowledge.
Woman Badly Burned.
AS the result Of a destructive hre caused.
1t Is thought, by the woman herself Mrs. ].
@. Foster lies In her bed in a critical con-
dition. The woman Is frightfully burned In
several parts OF her body and her face Is
terribly scorched and blistered. The house
In which she lived with her daughter. wife
OF Policeman Day, is badly damaged by the
names. The hre occurred at 1 o'clock this
morning. The cause Of the FIRE is not known.
1t is thought, however. that the woman, who
Is over 90 years Of age, had arisen for the
purpose Of investigating a noise below. She
took a lamp and It is thought was seized
with a fainting spell. to which she is SUBJ
tect, thus falling and causing the lamp to
set fire to the house. So quickly did the
names spread that the inmates Of the house
experienced considerable difaculty in get
ting out and Mrs. Day made her escape by
crawling out the window and leaping from
the perch.
Death OF old Resident.
Mrs. Amanda Pence Van Meter, wife Of
the late Julius ]. Van Meter. died yesterday
evening at De Soto, Ia. after an illness Of
one week. The family moved to Dallas
county from Columbus, Ind. in the fall OF
1863, and have lived since that time on a
large farm adjoining d. Soto. Mrs. Van
Meter had several relatives In this city.