Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-06
Rockwell City Man Heads Can
didates For Appointment to
Pharmacy Commission
kEl.T7's CHANCE NEXT BEST
Altho There Are Four or Five cand-
dates for the Appointment, It Prob
ably Lies Between These Two Men
RUSSELL Has Strong Tenth District
Opposition to Overcome.

Special to TimeS-Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 6.-Last week 1t
was announced that the appointment
OF a member of the state pharmacy
commissioner would be made early this
week. 1t has not been made yet. 1t
appears that the fight is becoming
fierce and still more embarrassing to all
parties concerned. There are four or
| five candidates. AS a matter OF fact
there are only three or possibly two
candidates in the race for the position.
Unquestionably the man in the lead at
present writing is Russell, of Rockwell
City. Two days ago the man in the
lead was keltZ, of Webster City. II
is probable that the appointment lies
between the two men. Leland is still
lin the race but for some reason his
candidacy has not been received quite
as well as had been expected by his
most enthusiastic hackers. Russell and
Keltz are both of the Tenth district.
The fight between them is being fought
out on bitter lines. AS against keltz It
| is being urged that his candidacy has
shown the sharp division in Hamilton
county existing in the republican ranks
and to appoint him would still further
embitter factions. Some of the re-
lpublicans of Hamilton county are NOV
ling heaven and earth, so to speak,
| to prevent the Hamilton county man
from receiving the appointment. In
/ view of this dissension the governor
lhesitates. AS against Russell 1t Is
fbeing said by his Tenth district OPP
Iponents that he is absolutely disqual-
Iified for the appointment. The law
REQUIRES that the appointee must have
been for five years Immediately pre-
feeding his appointment actively en-
gagged as pharmacist Russell, they
| say, has been in fact clerk of the
courts for six years and not actively
engaged as a pharmacist. But for this
tqs,estipn as to, his competency he
fwouid have been t-i,na!ntei some time
ago. And If the Tenth district is SO
divided that It can not have the place
Leland will receive another term.
The governor will return from st. Paul
today and probably dispose of the con-
test.
Reports from the various OIL In
spectors Of the state which are coming
into the Offices Of secretary OF state
indicate that the oil inspection business
of the state is constantly growing
larger and more important. The fees
received from oil inspection will be
much larger this year than ever be-
fore. One peculiar thing is reported
in regard to oil this winter. and that
is decided shortage in gasoline.
Dealers report that they have been
unable to supply themselves with gas
oline sufficient to satisfy their custom
ers. One reason for this assigned is
that the use of gasoline is steadily in.
creasing, due to the large number of
gasoline engines being used and the
larger use Of gasoline in lighting.
As a result of suppressed scandal
here in connection with the death and
burial of one Carrie Whipple, whose
death was not reported in Des Moines
but the body was sent to Dows Iowa,
and received by a minister and buried,
La movement is to be started here for
the revision of the laws of the state
relating to shipment of corpses. All
efforts to trace the shipment have
failed. 1t is presumed forgery was re-
sorted to and the certificate was de-
stroyed. The records of the state
board of health fail to disclose any
shipment of any corpse to Dows from
Des Moines. The investigation shows
that the law is faulty in that there
is no penalty for a failure to return
the shipping certificates and as result
only q few OF the railroad companies
return the certificates. The records
are far from being perfect and in their
present condition are unsatisfactory.
If the records We're as they should be 1T
would have been no trouble to haye dis
closed how this body was sent to
Dows and by whom handled Moth
ing new has developed in regard to the
body or the connection of the min
lister with the mysterious case.
At the annual state meeting Of the
Y. NJ. G.. A. of Iowa 10 be held the lat
ter part of the month reports will be
made that show The associations in
Iowa to be making material gains. The
report on pledges made during the past
year will be gratifying. Among the
amounts pledged for buildings in differ
ent cities during 1902 were the follow
ing, in some cases being for new build
ings and in others lor paying off debts
on buildings: Muscatine. $4,000; Dav-
onport $4,000; Ottumwa, $2S,000.
State College. Arnes. $4,000; Des
Moines $11,50O; Kcokuk, $4,000; At
lantic, $4,000: Burlington, $4,000; In
dependence. $4,000; A number of indi-
viduals have made large pledges for Y.
NJ. C. A. work in the state in the year,
among the larger pie lges being Thomas
d. Foster, OttumwH, $4,000: Thomas
Irvine, Muscatine. $4,000; c. r. JOY,
Keokuk. $4,000; p. NJ. Musser, Musca-
tine, $1,000; S. G. Stein, Muscatine; p.
S. Crossett Davenport; j. G. Olmsted.
Dss Moines: and Thomas Meredith.
Atlantic, $4,000 each. In nearly every
considerable city of the state there is
revival of interest in Y. NJ. G. A. work,
increase in general interest and dis
position to add to the buildings all fa-
cilities for effective work
The Armour Packing Company has
been indicted in Des Moines for selling