Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
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Prospects For His Entertain-
ment During His Stay In
This State, Very Bright
SHAW AND WILSON WILL COME
President Roosevelt Will Also Be Ac-
oompanied by Governor cummins and
Other State officials-lnspection of
Fifty-Fourth Resiment-cen Central Coll
iese Building Plans Modified.
pecial to Tinies-Republican.

/ Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines April 7.-Despite the dis
position of the leading citizens OF the
capital city to indulge in unreasonable
|quarrels without provocation whenever
the subject OF the visit Of President
Roosevelt 20 Iowa is mentioned, 1t
seems probable that his journey thru
the southern part of the state Will
be made very pleasant for him. He
lis to cross the entire state in one day
land make stops at a half dozen places.
HE will travel over lines of railroad that
are not the best in the world and some
persons are regretting that he could
4 not have been carried over the best
railroads Of the state. He will be ac-
lcompanied, in accordance with the
| plans which were partially arranged
Hast year, in his entire course across
4 the southern end OF the state, by Gov.
lCummins and a select party and the
Tourney will be one that will be made
notable even not counting the pres
ence of the president. Secretaries
IShaw and Wilson, it is now definitely
4 known, will accompany the president
Ion his Journey across the state. Gov.
1 lCummins and probably other OF the
\ state officials including the treasurer
4 OF state, auditor, secretary, attorney
4 general and members of the supreme
court will be OF the party At sew
eral places the military companies VIII
4 be out to form guard for the presi-
dent At Des Moines and Oskaloosa
lthis will be done At Keokuk the ar.
\ rangement is to have at least two OF the
4 Iiconpanies OF the Fifty-fOurth regiment,
aside from the Keokuk company. pres
lent. and all these companies will vir-
ltually accompany the president and
this party all the way to st. Louis. It Is
Regarded as fortunate that the presi-
ldent is not to make his visit to Iowa
early this month for the face of nature
1 ys;a be tai, iro.e beautiful three weeks
later when the leaves have appeared
on the trees and the grass is green.
I Iowa will then be indeed beautiful and
the president will have delightful
"trip.
I II is probable that the companies of
1.-THE Fifty-fourth regiment, l. N. G. vii!
! be inspected for the purpose of deter
INNING the number of new Krag rifles
lthey are entitled to at the time of their
visit to st. Louis An inspector can
make the entire inspection in day,
whereas it would take two weeks for
him to do it at the respective homes of
the guardsmen. But Gen. Byers is very
anxious that the regiment shall have
the new rifles before they go to st.
Louis. and he has issued a requisitfon
on the war department at Washington
for 500 rifiss with the request that it
be filled at once and the credit apply
| to the entire amount apportioned to
Iowa later. In view of the well known
| fact that the Iowa guard has been kept
| up to a much higher standard than,
| that of many of the states it is be-
llieyeu this requisition will be honored
without fail.
The architects of the central college
building for the State college, Messrs.
Proudfoot & Bird, have materially
modified the plans for the college build
ing so that the work may be COM
menced provided the contractors do the
right thing. The building as planned
was very handsome one of white
stone. rather ornamental and ornate,
with fine dome. The architects have
figured on how the plans can be modi-
fled to lower the cost without making
the building any smaller, and to do
this the ornamental features OF the
building will have to be Topped off.
When the trustees opened the bids and
found that the contractors were way
beyond the amount the board is author
lied to pay, there was a general ex-
preston of desire that the building
should be cheapened without making IT
any smaller, and also with view to
subsequent completion In substantially
the style adopted by the board. Much
of the fancy work on the front Will De
omitted and the great colonial columns
will be dispensed with. The dome Will
be left off and a plain roof be made
The windows will be changed. The
interior finish will not be as good as
that which the board had hoped to
make use of, but In time this can be
changed. The building which Will be
advertised for the next time Will be the
same size and in general Just as ser
viceable as the one which was origin
ally planned The architects and MEM
bers of the board went to Ames TO-DAY
to consider the revision of the plans.
The success of the plan adopted by
the state executive council for securing
a record of the fee payments on ac-
count of insurance examinations is now
assured More than 20 of the COM
panies that were asked to send in state
ments of the amounts paid to the IN
surance examiners under the last ad-
ministration of the state auditors office,
have already responded with state
ments. 1t will be some time before this
is completed as some OF the reports
are not in the form desired and there
will be much correspondence to COM
plete the work. But record book
will be established and Will hereafter
be maintained and the state will have
a record of the cost of the examina-
tions.
Struck by Falling Tree.
Appleton, Wis, April 7.-Percy NJ.
Clark, a civil engineer on the North
all, 1.rys, Foil l. f.