Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-09
Ad,utant General Byers Max
ing Arrangements For the
State Rifle Shoot
COMPANY INSPECTIONS CONFLICT
Iowa G. A. r. Posts Have.Been Assist
ina the Flood Sufferers in Kansas
New Corporations orsanized-sui-
eide and Drowning at Des Moines-
Guard Company for Ida Grove.

Des Moines, July 9.-Adjutant Gener-
al Byers went to Cedar Rapids yester-
day to consider matters in connection
with the state rifle range there, ana 10
make arrangements for the state schooi
of instruction in small arms which Is
10 be held on the range from July IS
to July 81. During those days there
will be assembled at the range details
OF the best marksmen of the National
Guard. three or four members from
each company Of the four regiments,
and the time will be put in at practice
in target shooting, and at general drill
With small arms.
Inspector General Prime will COM
ple,e the inspection of the companies
Of the National Guard for the year on
the evening of July II, when he Will
examine Company A, of the Fifty
Fourth regiment, at Abba. The inspec-
tion of this company was originally set
for several weeks ago, but the mem
beers desired the inspection postponed
Cntil they could get into their new arm
cry. The arlnory is now finished and
Is declared to be one OF the finest in
khe state. Only two other companies
y the guard have not been inspected
sbis year. They are located at New
Hampton and Osceola, and both have
been but recently organized.
Aid Flood victims.
The Iowa G. A. r. is assisting the
lood sufferers of Kansas. Assistant
Ndjutant General Newman has already
Received under the call recently Issued
by the national department $92.S5, and
the same has been forwarded to the
department. Mr. Newman thinks when
ahe returns are all in from the Iowa
posts of the order the contributions
will be of considerable amount
Inspect Soldiers Homes.
Governor Cumnins will arrive home
1oday from South Dakota, where he
pas called to deliver an address at
Mitchell. On Saturday he will accom-
Sany the members of the board of con-
brol and large delegation from the
Brand Army posts of Des Moines to
Garshalltown. where the board will
make its annual inspection of the Sol
oiers Home.
New Corporations.
In the office of the secretary of state
Drticles of incorporation have been
eled as follows:
The Modern Telephone Company, of
Burlington; capital stock. 100000. The
Nrst officers are: President. W. E.
copeland; treasurer, II. A. Brown; sec
Getary J. II. Pettibone; I'll of Burling-
ton.
The Glidden Telephone Company. of
Glidden, is incorporated with capital
of $1,000 for local business. It's Off
GERS are: President. J. x. Mcknight;
secretary, c. A. Noble; treasurer, S. T.
Naidron.
At Elkhorn, in Shelby county, the
Elkhorn Lutheran High School and
College Association has just been
formed, and the articles filed show its
objects to be the establishment, main
fenance and control of high school
and college and kindred institutions for
the degree of A. B. The capital stock
or the association is placed at $4,000,
with shares of s25 each. The incorpo-
rators and directors are: Rasmus
.Eansen, S. C. Petersen. Willads Rat
denberg and Jens Rasmussen, all OK
Elkhorn.