Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-11

are operated with fewer on the road
and more in the shops. for they require
more attention in the shops and get
out of order easier than the smaller
engines. When the railroad compan-
les commenced to put on these monster
engines the shop forces increased rap
idly. Now they are trying to get along
with reduced working forces In the
shops. They will find 1t cannot be done.
doubt very much IL there is any econ
omy in the big engines they are using
now. They cost more to keep in repair.
The wear and tear on rolling stock .s
very much more than before. The injury
to the track and the necessity for keep
ing up the track to the highest pos
sible standard is much greater. l think
the railroad companies have gone be-
yond the limit in the making OF big
locomotives, and they will have to go
back"
From Mt Ayr the news comes that
the i'll feeling is running high against
the Cummings, who owned the Cltlzens
bank and for years made free use or
money that belonged to others. For
long time there was much sympathy.
as they had been free to help great
many people. They were especially
active in politics in Ringgold county.
Now that it is discovered that their
failure was very bad one and that
they must have known for years that
the bank which they operated was III
solvent. the feeling against them IS
high. It is very probable they will De
prosecuted.
The last legal hanging in Iowa was
nearly ten years ago, when j. n. cum
berland, OF Shelby county, was hang
ed for murder. the warrant for MS ex-
ecution having been signed by Governor
jackson. There was no doubt ABOUT
the guilt of Cumberland nor of the de-
gree of guilt attaching.
Attorney General Mullan has written
a decision constituting the law OF the
last legislature relative to the payment
of costs in certain insane cases. Dill
for $97.S6 was presented by the aud
itor Of Franklin county for payment Dy
the state. the same costs being of an
insane trial in the case of w. X. Tuck-
pr and cost of sending him to Pine
CITY. Mimi. This was referred to the
ATTORNEY general He ruled that the
law made no provisions whatever Tor
the state paying such bills. The Old
law provided that the county should
pay the costs, and this has not been
changed The law OF the last legisia-
ture which relates to certain cases
does not affect the law which provided
for sending insane out OF the state
but applies where an insane person
Is found in one county and ms lesat
residence is shown to be in another. In
such cases the costs of the trial may be
paid by the state. but not the cost of
transporting the patient to the other
county or to a hospital. But In such
cases the county must first pay the
bin and then have it approved by the
state board of control before 1t is PAID,
and the state can pay no bills direct TO
an individual 1t appears that in some
counties the belief prevails that the
state has arranged to pay all costs OF
sending insane to other states, but TINS
decision indicates that they are going
Wrons.
A rehearing is asked by N. r.. Par
vim, of Cedar Rapids, in the suit With
the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
Company, in regard to $500 of insur-
ance on the life of the late grand sec
retary of the Masonic grand lodge or
Iowa. 1t is represented that the decis-
ion that the company when 1T bought
out the old Masonic Aid Association did
not have to accept Parvin's insurance.
affects some $4,000 of the members of
the old order. 1t is represented that the
purchasing company got $S0O,00O casn
and s6.0o0,00o ain notes and then re-
fused to carry out its agreements.