Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-12
FINDING HOMES
FOR ORPHANS
State Board Takes Up New
Work Under Miss Clare
Lundbeck's Supervision
GREAT SUCCESS OF IT
Need Which Has Long Been Apparent
is Beginning to be Satisfied by the
Energetic Efforts of Miss Lundbeck
Senator A. C. Wilson of oeIwein,
Very Seriously III.
pecIal TO rlmes-T,epublican.

| Special to Times Republican.
| Des Moines, Jan. 12.--1Tor the first
| time in his life yesterday Jimmy Rob-
inson Of the Soldiers Orphans Home
at Davenport left the city limits of
Davenport rode railroad and sat at
a family meal. He is thirteen years
vanced In arithmetic as any school boy
of his age. but he did not know what
water tank was which stood beside
the railroad track and had never be-
fore seen conductor or brakeman.
and looked in open-eyed wonderwent
at their blue uniforms. After fiji
teen mile ride he remarked that they
must still be in Davenport. After
| 100 mile ride on the train and an eight
mile drive across the country in
wagon to the farmers home where he
has been adopted, he had experienced so
many sensations and seen SO many
new things that his brain was whirl
and he could not realize that he and
| the good farmer and his wife We're
| the only persons in the house, or on
the farm. The farm and the country
| was something he had never seen be-
1 fore. He can do sums in compound
| fractions and extract cube roots but
1 never till yesterday saw drove of cat
tie. Jimmy's experience illustrates
new work that the state board of con-
troll is taking up under the supervis-
i ion Of Miss Glare Lundbeck. The board
has always adopted out children as
! requests reached them, but the fact
/ that Jimmy Robinson remained IN the
!, home for thirteen years before finding
home illustrates the need of the
work Miss Lundbeck has taken up. 1t
is her business under the supervision
of the board of control to find homes
| for the orphan children and tho she
| has had the work but short time
comparatively, is making a great sue
cess of the work. Miss Lundbeck is a
hard worker and is greatly interested
in her employment.
Professor w. r. Patterson of the
state university where he is professor
of commerce and statistics, Is to be
| in the city Saturday to meet with the
executive council concerning the CEN
sus. Mr.. Patterson has some ideas con-
cerning the scope of the census which
he wishes to suggest. 1t is likely that
he will have occasion to come to the
city considerable during the six months
| ies hot
will not remain here to take active
work till after the university closes.
Word reached the state house yes
| terday of the serious condition of Sen-
| ator A. c. Wilson, of Oelwein. Sena-
tor Wilson's physician has given up
all hope Of his recovery and the SEN
ator has arranged his financial affairs
in accordance with his physician's In
structions though he declares that he
will recover. Senator Wilson has been
sick for some weeks at his home. The
word of his serious condition was re-
ceived at the state house by all the
officials with great regret. Senator
Wilson's position and rank in the sem
| ate is we'll to the top and his death
would be serious blow to the state.
Secretary of Agriculture Simpson
has written his friends from Florida
| that Mrs. Simpsons condition is very
much improved The southern climate
| is proving so beneficial that she will
remain some time in the south. Mr.
Simpson is expected to reach nome
some time next week.
| A. w. Valentine of Rock Island, who
was referee Of the state checker tour
nament at Webster City, has written
a letter to the checker players of the
state. He addresses it to the gentle
men checker players" and says he
thus addresses it because all checker
players are gentlemen. Mr.. Valentine
declares that he taught school from
1872 to 1879, and if he were to do so
again would ask the privilege of teach
ing checkers for half hour every day.
He saws it is one of the greatest mind
developers there is. requiring the same
qualifications to play proiiciently that
is REQUIRED to become proficient in amy
science. He speaks in glowing terms
oe the treatment he was accorded al
the tournament at Webster City and
Of the gold headed cane that was pre-
sented to him at that time.
Mrs c. F. Deihm who says she is
a soldiers widow, has written to state
officials asking their signatures on
sheet of paper which she furnishes.
and which she expects to have bound
in volume to be placed in special
safe and not opened till 1916 at the
second centennial of the United States.
She did some such thing before at the
centennial in 1876 and that safe is now
in Washington, D. c.. in one of the
state buildings. Her idea is to gather
the signatures OF all the statesmen of
this time, together with patriotic relics
to be preserved together.
The discussion in the country press
to the effect that talk of politics will
20 on in the newspapers in spite Of the