Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-06
WEATHER FORECASTS
Success of DR.. Chappell's Plan
For Utilizing Telephone
Lines, Now Assured
THE CROP ACREAGE OF IOWA
Reports From Crop Correspondents for
June Are Most Discourasins-This
Is Especially True of corn-Hossack
Case to Remain on Court Dockets
Another Year.
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Des Moines, June 6.-There is no
doubt of the success Of the plan of DR..
George NJ. Chappell, weather and crop
observer for Iowa, of having weather
forecasts sent out over the state on
the rural telephone lines. Some time
ago DR.. Chapel secured the names OF
officers of the various telephone lines in
Iowa and addressed to them a circular
letter with a view Of laying the foun-
dation for some system of having daily
ers Of Iowa over all these lines free
Of expense to the recipients. DR.. Chap
pell proposes that he have sent to the
head offices of these telephone compan-
les the daily forecasts and from there
they will be transmitted simultaneous
ly to all customers or patrons. He has
received replies from over 200 of the
companies already. and of these all the
replies are favora BILE save three One
telephone manager wanted pay for
transmitting the forecasts to his pa
irons and in the case of the other two
they are private lines where 1t would
be impracticable to send out the fore
casts. After the first announcement
Of DR.. ChappelPs plan he received many
Inquiries from rural patrons of the lines
and all are anxious that he shall es-
tablish the system. He now sends out
from the Des Moines Office about 1876
kilograms each day. After he gets the
telephone system to working a much
larger number will be reached with
possibly smaller number of kilograms,
as one telephone company can transmit
to another and SO on thru long chain.
When it is in operation Iowa will be
better supplied with weather fore
casts than any state OF the union.
Director Sage of the state weather
and crop bureau is getting informa-
ton from the crop correspondents as
Ito t4!e crop acreage for June l, but says
'it is most disoouraging. He will be
unable to give anything that will be
definite as to crop acreage at this time.
In regard to corn this is especially true.
Many of the correspondents sent in
their estimates a week ago and made
note that while the corn was not
planted the ground was ready and it
would be planted. But the rain has
been falling for a week and corn that
was TO have been planted is not yet
in the ground. The June i crop re-
port on acreage and condition will not
be what it ought to be, but it will be
be the best that can be had considering
the weather.
1t is now expected that the Hossack
case will remain on the docket of the
courts in the Fifth district for at least
another year, and possibly it will be
tried again. 1t will be recalled that a
few weeks ago the board of superyis-
ors of Warren county where the crime
was committed passed Il resolution
asking the county attorney of Madison
county. who has the case in hand, to
not prosecute it further but to file
motion to dismiss the case. The board
also indicated that it would not pay
any more bills on account OF the Hos
sack Indictment. But two Of the judges
OF the Fifth district, who have heard
the testimony, are understood to OBJ
ject strongly to the dismissal of the
Indictment against Mrs. Hossack and
have advised the county attorney of
Madison county not to now dismiss the
case but let it remain on the docket
indefinitely, in the possibility that new
evidence may be discovered. Mrs. Hos
sack is out on bail and can remain
with relatives as long. as she lives.
r III In
ddate for governor, nominated at Mar
shalltown, was at one time resident
of South Dakota and was the prohibit
ton candidate for governor in that
state. He is therefore used to 1t and
will not take defeat to heart. He now
lives at Oskaloosa.
Among the Iowa men who received
appointments in the agricultural de-
partment under Secretary Wilson 1t is
said here there are a large number who
are in the bureaus which have been
transferred to the new commerce de-
partment under the control of Secretary
Cortelyou, and there is no small Won
derment as to whether they will all
be able to hold their places. Quite
number of Iowa oppointees are affected
in this way, and some Of them have
been bringing pressure to bear on in
fluential Iowa politicians to see to 1t
that they are not disturbed in the new
department.. Inasmuch as an Iowa man
is to have very important position
in the new department they feel rea
sonably certain OF being able to retain
their places.
Members of the state executive coun-
ell are already in sight OF some of the
worries which Will come to that board
with, the summer. The board has
learned of the appeal of the owners of
the railroad bridge across the Missis
sippi at Dubuque, made use of by the
Illinois Central, for a reduction In the
assessment from $750,000 to 100000
The local assessors assessed the Iowa
half Of the bridge at the first named
figure and the owners objected. The
state board will have to decide how
much of the bridge Is in Iowa, it's value
and how much of the same is used for
railroad purposes. The bridge assess
ment, it is understood, Is complicated
with claims for railroad purposes and