Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-02
IOWA Farm LITERATURE
Third Annual Year Book of
Agriculture Has Some In
teresting Features
HAS MUCH ON IOWA ROAD LAW
The Publication surpasses Its Prede-
cessors and Contains Special Papers
On Many Live Farm Topies-Des
Moines Newspaper Man Purchases
Ohio Paper.
to Times-Rerubllcan
Ohio Paper.

| Des Moines, May 2.-The third annual
Year Eook of Agriculture" was today
issued by Secretary Simpson. of the
state AGRICULTURAL department. 1t is a
sors, having 764 pages. There are fea-
lures in 1t which place it ahead OF the
Others and mark the advance that is
being steadily made in the direction of
supplying the people Of Iowa with lit
erature relating TO farm matters. The
book is illustrated The portrait of j.
c. Frasier of Bloomfield, president last
year OF the agricultural department, is
the frontispiece. "A full page portrait of
the late DIR. Beardshea- also appears.
Then there are numerous ether illustra-
tions. The Iowa road law is given in
full, papers on how to make roads and
other matter on this live topic. The
proceedings of the state farmers insti-
tute are given, which include many
very fine papers. The proceedings of
the State Park and Forestry Associa- :
don are included, the proceedings Of the
Iowa Improved Stock Breeders Asso-
citation, the report of the Iowa weather
and crop bureau and matter relating to
the experiment work ana special schools
of the State College AT Ames. Then
there are the papers read at the State
Swine Breeders Association and those
at the State Dairy Association conven-
ton, and extracts from the report of the
tofo loir
number of special papers on live farm
topics are included by the best known
writer's or from the best farm journals.
There are about fifty Of the best pa
pers read before county farmers insti-
tutes last winter, when is an entirely
new feature and one tina. gives the re-
port great local interest. The reports of
County an 's:, ct fair associat ons ase
all given. 1t is, in fact, pretty nearly
ia complete Farmers Year Book" Sec
Relsea, Eave worked hard ol. the book
and the compilation has Keen done most
thoroughly.
Will C. Kegel, of this city. has pur-
chased the Daily Express, at Defiance,
Ohio. and is moving to that city this
week. Mr.. Kegel has been for many
years connected with Iowa newspapers.
He commenced on the Muscatine Jour-
nal, and has since been connected with
the business departments of the Du-
buque Telegraph, Des Moires Capital
and other papers. The past few years
he has been travelling for Barnhart
Bros & Spindler in Iowa, living a part
OF the time at MarShalitown and more
recently here. The newspaper he has
purchased is in a city Of 10000, re-
publican newspaper wei established.
He has had the thorough newspaper
training to make a success of it.
President Roosevelt paid high COM
pliment to Colonel Dows, of Cedar Rap
ids. While in Iowa. When he paused at
Clarinda to chat with Governor Cum
MINIS, before going to the speakers S
stand, he asked:
rs Colonel Dows along with your
rarty?"
He was told by the governor that the
colonel had gone on to ST. Louis. where
he would be on the staff Of General Cor
bin by favor of the governor and act as
IAN assistant marshal.
I'll see him there" said the president.
There's man after my own heart.
took liking to that fellow. He is a
true soldier and one whom it is pleas
ure to meet"
President Roosevelt met Colonel
Dows when they We're in the south at
the time of the war for the liberation of
Cuba. Dows then commanded the
Forty-ninth Iowa.
Judge Vermillion. of the Second dis
trict, is i'll and unable to fill his place
on the bench. Word comes from Center
willie to Des Moines friends that he is
badly afflicted with so.ne eye trouble
and is in hospital In Chicago where
he will certainly have to remain some
time He is one of the youngest judges
on the bench III Iowa.
DR.. Dashiell. who was nominated by
the republicans of Warren county for
the legislature, is an o:d timer in the
legislature. He was in the house in 1870
and then had two terms IN the senate,
or eight years. He was formerly of
great influence in politics in this part
of the state and is now nearly so years
old. He was postmaster at Winterset,
but was turned down few years ago,
and for time was pretty much out of
politics. He is a strong friend OF Gov