Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02
AFTER PRESIDENCY At AMES
Board Of Trustees Expected to Fill the
Vacancy at Early Date.
MANY NAMES MENTIONED FOR THE PLACE
state Derives Almost n Quarter of n
Million Dollars from Fees in
once of Secretary
of state.
tFrom a stan Correspondent

From a STAFF Correspondent
DES MONIES. Jan. 1-(special)-The
fact has been made known today that the
committee OF the board OF trustees Of the
Iowa State college at Ames entrusted with
the selection Of a president for the college,
Is actively at work and that a report may
be expected almost any time. A number Of
new candidates are in the field. w. Bayard
Craig. formerly chancellor Of Drake uni
versity in this city. is an active candidate.
He retired from Drake last spring and went
to Colorado. where he expected to engage
In business. While a resident OF Des Moines
he was active in politics and an aggressive
man In many ways. President c. f. Shell
ton of Simpson college is also an active
candidate for the place and is said to have
good backing. President Heston Of the
South Dakota Agricultural college is still
being considered as one OF the leading can
didates. Superintendent S. II. Sheakley Of
the Des Molnes schools is being pushed for
the place, and Prof. c. F. Curtiss Of the
college faculty is in the race. Nearly all
talk about Secretary Wilson has been
dropped, as II was understood that he only
agreed to allow consideration OF his name
in connection with the presidency on con-
dition that he be allowed to finish his work
at Washington.
The trustees of the college held a meet
ing at Ames last evening and approved the
general plans for the central college build
ing at Ames. The architects we're in
structed to Immediately complete the work
ing specifications and a committee was in
structed to procure bids as soon as posi-
BILE for commencing the work.
state Teachers Association.
The total enrolment of the teachers for
the State Teachers association up to this
time is only $50, which is ouly about two
thirds OF the usual enrolment. The mat
ter Of selecting the next president has
been absorbing the attention of the teach
ers. J. T. Gray OF Grundy county, who
was prominently mentioned for president,
withdrew and announced that he would be
a candidate for state superintendent. In
the meetings today the chief address was
by Orvllle T. Bright OF Chicago on THE
Country Schools" He advocated many re-
forms in school work in the country dis
t%ricts, especially looping of arithmetic and
adding history and English. He also advo-
Gated a law to require better sanitary reg
~ulations for rural schools. W. w. Wilmer
OF this city presented to the association
plans for the work of the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition for a school exhibit. This
afternoon there was a memorial meeting
for the late DR.. Beardshear, with short ad-
dresses by a number OF persons. This even
ing dorado Taft, the sculptor, delivered a
lecture. There were also college reunions
and other meetings.
The nomination committee for the State
Teachers association tonight recommended
the following officers: President, F, NJ.
Witter, Muscatine; vice president, A. NJ.
Coch Of Sioux City. Amy Boggs Of Water
loo, o. f. Smith OF Shenandoah: executive
committee, J. ]. Mcconnell Of Cedar Rap
ids.
Temporary FiHhwny over Dam.
The news from down the Des Moines river
is to the effect that the ice in the river
formed a big gorge below the Bonaparte
dam and this backed the water up so that
fish have been coming over the dam in
large numbers. This is the dam over which
the state has been quarreling for a long
time with the owners. Last winter the
legislature authorized the construction of
a hshway over the dam. but when a jury
was called to fix damages for the same the
sum was fixed at $40, 900. This blocked all
proceedings. Now the ice has accom-
plished what the legislature failed OF &C
complishment.
Big Fees for the state.
The fee business for the state OF Iowa
the last year has been greatly increased by
reason of the new legislation placed on the
books last winter. The total amount OF
fees received In the ONCE of secretary of
state from the filing and recording OF ar
tlcles Of incorporation was $213, 74S .5S for
the year 1902. Last year the total was
$54, 1879. so. There has been a substantial
increase in the total amount Of business
done in the line Of organizing new corpora
lions, but Of the total for the year 1886,
515 is to be credited directly to new legis-
lation.
Iowa Falls Road Finished.
The Iowa Falls railroad, which has been
under construction the last six months,
has just been completed to within the city
limits OF Des Moines and trains will soon
be operated over the line. making connee-
tions with the Illinois Central road at
Iowa Falls. The company was under OBJ
legation to complete the road by today or
lose a tax voted amounting TO about S76. 900,
The work was therefore rushed at the close
and the roadbed is not in condition for
high grade traffic.
Iowa Hunting Accidents.
Close account has been kept in Iowa OF
the hunting accidents reported from the
state the last few months and It has been
recorded that in two months time there
were ten fatal accidents. The following
are those who were killed while out hunt
ing: Arthur white, Muscatine; Herman
Underberg, Humboldt; Clare Parker, Of
tumwa; Frank Perkins, Mount Zion; Ste
phen Way. NoTwalk; Edwar Oleson. Fort
Dodge; Ernest Reed. Ruthven; Eddie Meeks
Madrid; James shannon, Nashua; Peter
Seer, Victor. During the same time there
were thirteen serious accidents TO hunters
In the state.