Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-31

CAUSE TO DlsTRusT RuMoR
Lieutenant Governors Friends Are
Said to Have Given Up all Hope of
His Being a Candidate For Repub-
lican Nomination for Governor, AL
tho Campaign Is Still Months Away.
special to Times-RepubIicans

health of Lieutenant Governor Johr
have given up all hope Of his being
candidate for the republican no1nina-
ton for governor. Mr. Herriott, it is
said, has made several trips to Chi
cago recently for the purpose of con-
sulting specialists. 1t is claimed tina,
every effort has been made to keeI
from the public the exact condition OF
Mr.. Herriott's health, but that recently
his friends have admitted that he has
given up being a candidate. One chief
| ground for suspecting that the rumor
is not we'll founded is the fact that
| the campaign is yet several months
away and it might be expected that in
( that time he would reasonably expect
| to regain his health. Mr.. Herriott has
didate for the nomination and should
| the rumor that he will withdraw from
| the field be true it will leave the field
entirely open again.
secretary JOhn z. Simpson of the
state fair has received a letter from
H. III. Mckee, superintendent of the
Sioux county experimental station, in
which he states that the station may
decide to make an exhibit at the state
fair this year. The station of farm
is the first that has been established
along the line of the recommendations
made by Prof. P. 6. Holden OF the
State College. The experimental work
is all done at the poor farm with the
inmates of the farm doing the work.
The officers of the county farmers in
stitute are the officers overseeing the
experimental work. The officers reg
ularly hold picnic in June, and are
now awaiting word from Prof. Holden
| as to what date it would be possible
fro him to attend on. The date will
then be fixed. Secretary Simpson is
invited to attend. Mr.. Simpson be-
lieves that an exhibit from this expert
mental farm would afford one Of the
chief attractions at the fair The agi-
tation over making experimental farms
of every poor farm has attracted suf-
ncient attention it Is believed to make
all interested In the work that has
been done in Sioux county
The answer to the petition for re-
hearing in the biennial election law
case was filed with the supreme court
clerk yesterday The reply answers
But one of the arguments for a rehear-
ing and states that the others are not Of
sufficient moment to warrant reply
In the first paragraph of the reply it
is stated: We do not deem it neces-
sary to follow closely the appellants
statements which deal with criticisms
rather than arguments" The argu-
ment on the manner of selecting the
chief justice Of the supreme court is
answered In a couple of pages, bringing
out, however. no new arguments. The
contention that the school elections I'M
der the new law would have to be held
in the fall instead of the spring is dis
missed as having already been fully
answered in the oral arguments before
the supreme court. The petition for a
rehearing may be submitted to the
supreme court at the period opening
Tuesday, but will more likely go over
till the September term of the supreme
court, and be decided some time next
fall about election time. 1t cannot be
pleaded now that there is necessity
for speedy decision on the matter
for the time Of arranging for the Polk
county primaries is past and in any
event the regular order Of affairs would
be disturbed by a reversal Of the low
er court.
Colonel II. L. Bousquet, deputy clerk
of the supreme court, on Memorial day
received his first draft from the gov
eminent for pension pay.
"This victory Of the Japanese over
the Russians again will tend to in
crease the attendance at the night show
at the state fair" said Secretary John
G. Simpson today. tIf there could only
be another big naval battle about the
time for the fair to open 1t would be
the biggest advertisement the night
attraction. could have. Captain Dom
nelley who has arranged this seige of
Port Arthur, which will be given this
year is veteran of the civil war. He
Is all enthusiasm over this show. He
will talk by the hour describing just
how he proposes to put 1t on. There
will not be great deal of dancing and
but there will be an abund-
ance of fireworks and representation
of battle. He has worked it all out in
elaborate plans. When he makes an
explosion to represent cannon there
is no little f1recracker pop. There is
noise Of the genuine kind made by the
use of dynamite and other explosives.
He has arranged to represent the battle
from its opening to the close showing
the capture of the hills one after the
other. The vaudeville attractions that
are introduced are arranged for In the
costumes Of the Japanese and Russians.
I am satisfied 1t will be one Of the best
night shows we have ever had"
According to the report to the execu-
tive council Russell Sage's investment
investment in railroad prop erty in the
state of Iowa has not proven very re-
rnt1nerative. The Abba & Centerville,
of which he is president, reports a net
loss of s56.33 The value Of the road
per mile is given as s1,0GS.53. The
road is twenty four and half miles
long.
OF the fifty.sdx railroads operating
in the state there have thus far been