Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-20
'0 WORK FOR A
FEDERAL COURT
Marshalltown Will Attempt to
Secure Establishment of a
United States Court
MEETING OF BAR CALLED
MEETING OF BAR CALLED
Southern District Ha. But Three
Courts and Northern Four-This
County in Northern DISTINCTION.
sistent Work to Obtain Act of Con-
eress Will Result in Location.

Marshalltown is going after the loca-
ton of United States court. Promi-
nent members of the bar, who are to
take the initiative in the matter. are
accomplished, providing the right kind
of work is done at Washington. Con-
gresham Cousins, whose efforts will
have the most weight in getting thru a
measure for his district, will be APP
pealed to, and it is thought that in due
time Marshalltown will be one of the
cities in the southern district where a
superior court will be convened twice
each year.
course, to obtain the location, and there
will be no effort spared to bring about
the result. Marshall county is on the
northern border of the southern dis
trict, with the nearest court at Des
Moines. The southern district. ut pres
ent, has but three federal courts al
ready established, at Des Moines, Coun-
Gil Bluffs and Keokuk, while the north
ern district has four, Sioux City, Fort
Dodge, Cedar Rapids and Dubuque,
with the chances of another being To-
Gated at Waterloo.
This puts the southern district in
line for a fourth location, and Mar
shalltown is thought to be the best
place for it. Des Moines is nearly sixty
miles distant, Council Bluffs as tar west
as is possible and still remain In the
state, and Keokuk in a far-away corner
to the southeast. This is the logical
location for the new court, and the at
torneys and business men who Will
work for the location here will make
the advantages of the city plain.
If q United States court is establish
ed here 1t will mean that an additional
appropriation will S0e made for the
postotfice building, and that instead of
having the building one story i'll height
it will be made two. Six additional
rooms will be needed for the court, one
for a private office for the district
Judge; Offices each for the clerk and
marshal; grand and petit jury rooms,
and the court room itself. This will not
delay in any way whatever the work on
lnes DOSCOHlCe UullAlnes, MIlGi1 ~ - ,S''A
menced, for arrangements can he made
to leave room for an interior stairway,
leading to the second story, and the adj
dition putson later, when the matter is
finally decided and the appropriation
made. 1t may be possible. If the work
can be accomplished as satisfactorily
as desired, that the act can be got thru
congress and the appropriation made
before the work is begun on the post
office, and that the entire structure can
be erected at the same time.
The advantages that will grow out OF
a United. States court location will be
many iItieed, and the benefits to be
derived would be permanent, as the In
stitution IS one that will last so long
as the government stands. 1t is a
project that should be worked for with
Il united effort of all classes, as 1t is a
matter that concerns Marshalltown as
Il city.
The Marshall county bar has called
meeting for Wednesday morning, at
which time plans for action will be
formulated.