The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-11-05
State University Of Iowa Will Ask
the Legislature for Over
Quarter Of a Million.
WHAT THIS LARGE SUM IS NEEDED FOR.
iowa Soldiers Highly Complimented
by Regular Army Ohicers = Des
Moines VIII Buy silver Service for
Her Cruiser Observation-Disclosures
Not AssessabIe--Other Notes.
Tspeelal correspondenee.l

IrdOrQlnary uses during the next Two
years, and to add $4,000 to its annual
support fund. OF the larger amount
$500 is asked to complete the medi-
cal building, $4,000 is asked for the
purchase of land with which to make a
suitable campus, and $4,000 is asked
for walks and pavement. The general
support fund is needed to pay salaries
OF teachers and keep up the equipment
to the standard essential for the state
university. The state agricultural col
lege has asked for about $550,000. The
state normal school has not yet filed
its request for appropriations with The
| governor.
Highly CompIimented.
The Iowa soldier boys who particle
pated in the regular army maneuvers
at Fort Riley week ago were very
highly complimented by the regular
! officers for their work. Gen. M. II. By
ers, who is the adjutant general of the
state, said he was surprised at the
| character of the work done by the
civilian soldiers of this state as COM
| pared with the work of the regulars,
whose business is drilling. The army
officers were also impressed with this
| fact and were not backward about
complimenting the Iowa guardsmen.
Gen. Byers expects to ask that a full
regimental brigade of the guard be
SEM every year to participate in these
nlanedvers. TheiS value to the SOL
Gels is incalculable.
Will Buy Silver Service.
Des Moines has made arrangements
to raise by popular subscription enough
money to buy silver service for the
cruiser Des Moines. This has been
pending for year. The people who
secured the christening of the ship for
this city have not said anything about
contributing to the fund any consider
| able sum. The city council has stead
lastly declined to appropriate the nee
essary $2,500 The commercial ex-
change has not the funds with which
to do the business, so that paper has
been started, and it is hoped to raise
the $500. About $40 has been sub
scribed for several months.
Not AssessabIe.
The supreme court has decided that
contracts, which practically are
mortgages, are not assessable under
the Iowa law, and A. B. Defries, of
Jackson county, is $4,000 better off
than he appeared to be when the dis
trict court got through trying to assess
and tax the mortgage contracts which
he held. The court also decided that
one adjudication of question of this
character is sufficient. When the as
sessment of one year is set aside the
authorities may not go on and assess
the property again the next year, and
the next, etc.
Child Labor.
At the meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the State Federation of La
Dor held in this city recently it was
decided that the question of child la
Dor should be of prime Importance in
the effort to secure legislation at the
next session of the general assembly
An effort will be made to secure the
adoption of amendments which will in
sure the better enforcement of pres
ent child labor laws and to secure new
ones. An effort will also be made to
include the gypsum miners under the
same law with coal miners, as regards
safety appliances, provisions for pure
air, etc.
Manufacturers to Meet.
The Iowa State Manufacturers asso-
citation will hold its first ANIMAL con-
vention in this city January 1928. A
programme committee which includes
S. w. Mercer, of Iowa City, R. O..
Green, of Fort Dodge, and George G..
Higbee, of Burlington, is arranging to
secure speakers of national note for
the convention. Probably MeSsrs
Parry, of the National Manufacturers
association, and John Mitchell, of the
miners national organization, will be
invited to address the convention. 1t
meets during the session Of the legis-
lature and will seek to influence that
body in matters of legislation affect
ing the interests of manufacturing in
dustries in Iowa.
VIII Decide Whole Plan.
AT Inc meeLluS OIL the 0Lale DdlIy-
mems association, to be held in Water
loo November IS, 10 and 20, the whole
plan of the part Iowa should take in
the st. Louis exposition next year will
be decided. Senator G. J. A. Ericsson.
the Iowa commissioner in charge Of
the department of dairy and apiary
products, has the assurance of the off,
GERS of the association and other prom
inent dairymen that the exhibit will
maintain Iowa's standing as a butIer
making state. The four two-story
dairy barns are to cost the state $3.50
each. Senator Ericsson and Superinten-
dent Clute, of the apiary department,
have purchased all of the first pre-
MUM honey exhibited at the state fair
and enough more Of equally good value
to make 1000 pounds. 1t is estimated
that individual exhibitors will have as
much more, making full ton Of Iowa
honey at the exposition.
Army Post Celebration.
A state celebration will be held here