Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-22
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The governor and other state oni-
cials. the state librarian and vamous
scholars have been drafted by the cap
ital commission for the purpose OF Sc
curing inscriptions to place in various
places about the state house in the
decorations. The first inscription to be
commenced is the last sentence OF Dn-
coins Gettysburg speech whicn peg1ns:
"This nation under God shall have
new birth Of freedom and government
of the people, for the people and by the
people, shall not perish from tne
anth." This inscription is being place
ed in the rotunda. 1t lis on the second
floor and it will go entirelyAaround the
rotunda, beginning just to the right OF
the entrance to the house chamber
and on a level with the top OF the door.
There are large number of other IN
scriptions which have been adopted
to be placed in other parts of the
building. Artist Garnsey, who has
been in the city the past week with the
executive council feels now that the
work has begun, somewhat ito show for
itself. Very rapid progress will be
made seemingly from this on for the
reason that it will not be long before
the scaffolding in the rotunda can be
torn out giving a full view of that
part of the work. The first tint on the
walls of the corridors is progressing
nicely and the workmen in short
time will begin to carry out the color
schemes.
There has been mass Of detail
work for the capital commission to at
tend to. The adoption Of the inscrip-
tions is part of the work. The placing
Of various pipes for the fire protection
is more detail work. The members of
the commission are always very busy
every minute that they are in the city
tho the showing in the work may
seemingly be little. The commission is
just now making an especial effort to
carry the work forward SO as to COM
plete every thing we'll within the time
allowed by the legislature.
It is probable that the limestone pill
lars on the first floor of the state house
will not be treated further than to
thoroughly clean them with sandstone.
It is the theory of Artist Garnsey that
the walls in being decorated should be
treated so as to bring out the massive,
substantial effect of the building. Un-
decorated the appearance Is merely
of the building set on walls as one
views it as standing in the rotunda-
go
The members of the capital commits
sion are expecting soon to receive the
corrected and elaborated drawings OF
the Blashfield painting that is to go on
the east wall above the grand stair
case. The paintings from Frederick
Diehlman will not be received till
some time later. Those by Diehlman
are mosaics and will take considerably
longer to prepare.
Creston is in the race for company
of the national guard. The petition OF
Creston signed by many of the lead
ing citizens is on file in the office OF
the adjutant general received within
the last few days. 1t is expected that
there will be vacancy soon In the
Fifty-fifth regiment and in that event
the Creston company will be the most
likely one to be mustered in. Creston
is amply large enough to support
company of the guard and the petition
includes in it's signatures about forty
of the best young men of the town. 1t
is believed there will be no difficulty
in securing the rest of the necessary
fifty. Professor William Ball of that
city is likely to be given the election
as captain Osceola and Winterset are
ho+b likely TO he mustered out.