Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-28
NB[N@AN|N WAS THERE
Preparations For Roosevelt In
Des Moines Recall Grants
Visit In 1875
TwovETERANsP RoMINENTTHEN
Major Hoyt Sherman and Judge ches-
ter c. Cole Were Most Conspicuous
In tho Entertainment Of President
Grant-Damascus Steel Company
Purchases Mill at New Brighton, Pa.
special to Times-Repuhlican.

Purchases Mill at New 6rightoh, Fa.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 2S.-Altho two of
the men who We're most conspicuous
in the entertainment of President Grant
on his visit to Des Moines are still res
idents of the city, 1t is somewhat sig
nificant that neither one has had any
large part in the preparations for the
reception of the second president Of
the United States to visit the capital
OF Iowa. Major Hoyt Sherman and
Judge Chester c. Cole are both quiet
and unassuming residents of the city.
When the army of the Tennessee met
in reunion in Des Moines in September,
1875, with General Grant then half way
thru his second term as president, and
in the fullness OF his great popularity,
he was. invited and he came halt way
across the continent to meet the plain
soldier boys. In Des Moines- it was
natural that he should be entertained
In the home Of Judge Chester c. Cole,
q man at that time of great influence
politically in the state, a polished gen.
stleman living, in a beautiful home on
Fourth street. General Grant remained
In COLCHESTER Place" while in Des Moi
mes and there met privately many of
the men of Iowa. Judge Cole now
lives in a more modern home in the
western part of the city, but he has
changed only a little in appearance
from the mar Who had a president as
a guest several days. At the same
time Major Hoyt Sherman lived where
he does now in a handsome Did style
home which was then far out in the
suburbs but which is down town now.
His famous brother, General VIM. T.
Sherman, was OF the presidential party
and General Sherman was the guest of
the Major for several days, dividing
honors with President Grant. AS a
part of his Official family the president
had his secretary OF war, Gen. w. w.
Belknap, as one Of his party, one of the
Iowa men who have gone into h cabi-
nets Of the presidents since the war
period. Major Sherman is becoming
somewhat feeble and is not actively en-
gagged in business, but he bears a strik-
ing resemblance to his brother, Gen.
Sherman. He is the last OF the four
brothers OF the Sherman family. He
has recently had his portrait painted in
oil. life size. to be hung in h histor-
zeal building.
The Damascus Steel Company, which
was formed In this city, to manufacture
the steel which is the invention OF S. r.
Dawson, has decided to engage direct
" In manufacture and has purchased
a mill at New Brighton, Pa. The COM
pany is formed largely of Des Moines
and Iowa capitalists. Before going into
the scheme Dawson gave abundant evil
dence that he was able to make steel
by a very simple process direct from
iron by addition of chemicals. While
he was serving time in the penitentiary
for the murder of his ~son-in-law, des-
perate efforts were made to wrest from
him the secret of his Invention. but he
would not give 1t up even to those who
had then partially formed a company
TO manufacture h metal. Now he has
confided his secret to n other man
so that in case he should die someone
will know how to make the steel. Des
Moines people have great confidence in
Dawson. He is just one Of those queer
erratic genfuses most likely to hit upon
some great invention, n he has GER
tainly demonstrated his ability to
make steel of a superior quality and do
1t very cheaply.
The movement to establish q perma-
nent fund to make provision for super
animated Methodist ministers is max
Ing excellent progress in the Des Moines
conference of the church. which m
braces all southwestern Iowa. For three
years Rev. Fletcher Brown, of this city,
has been engaged in work for this fund
and to date a secured about $36.0O0
He was commissioned by .he conference
to raise $50, 900. which will be invested
where 1t will yield a permanent income
which will be used to give assistance to
ministers who ave passed their useful
ness and are in need. MIR. Brown re-
ports that it is only q matter of time in
getting the matter before the mem
bers of his hurch in the conference
and that the sum Will be raised in less
than two years more.
The program for the National Con-
ference of Charities ard Corrections
meeting to be held in Atlanta, Ga, has
been received by Judge Robinson, of the
state board of control, as he. will be one
of the leading delegates from Iowa to
the conference. On the program as arr
ranged are such men as President Rob-
ert w. DeForest, New York; DR.. Will
Jam H. Allen, New York; James F.
Jackson, Minneapolis; James Forbes,
New York; w. c. K%ilvington, Nash
VILE; Mrs. Alice N. Lincoln, Boston; G.
L. Stonaker, Denver; Frank W. Black
man, Lawrence, Kas.; G. NJ. Hubbard,
Cincinnati; S. j. Barrows, New York;
j. C. Payne, Atlanta; J. j. Kelso, To-
ronto; Alex Johnson. FoIt Wayne; A.
c.. Rogers. Faribault; Jane Adams,
Chicago; Hoke Smith. Atlanta; and j.
T. Searcy, Tuscaloosa. The Atlanta
people expect an attendance of about a
thousand.
The Iowa Falls railroad, which con-
structed its line into Des Mofnes and
ran an engine and a few cars to a point
within the city limits on che last day OF
last year, is not going to be able to coll
lect the tax aid voted in Nevada and
other places along the line. In Nevada
the town council at first voted to have
the proper authorities spread the tax
upon the books, but later rescinded the
order. and the tax was 10 placed on
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