Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-30
People Living on Twenty-Eight
Sections of Land in Musca-
tine County Make Plans
BUILD $1,000 SCHOOL HOUSE
VIII Employ Elaborate System of
Transportation of Pupils and Secure
Che Best Teachers Possible-The In
surance Commission Hearing - The
Hunter Campaign Fund.
Special to Tlmes-Republican.


Des Moines, June 3o.-LThe people liy
ing on IS sections of the land |
Wapsinonoc township in Muscatin
county have voted to consolidate into
school district under the new la,
which facilitates such consolidation
and have voted to erect an $4,000 schoe
building. which will be an ideal build
ing. They have purchased three an
A half acres for the site. The peopl
of Rice township, in Ringgold count.
voted informally for consolidation an
the people of Randolph township, Ere
| mont county, are thinking of consoli
| dating. These are all the moves 70
| consultations that have taken plac
/ under the new law which went into eff
i feet soon after it was enacted by thu
| legislature last winter, by publication
| in the newspapers.
| The new law was enacted for tn.
/ purpose of removing all the unneces
sary barriers to consolidation. Dis
tricts can now include territory in one
or more townships and in one or more
counties. The safeguards are that il
consolidating no territory of less thar
four sections of land can be left Gu,
loft by itself without school facilities
and the plan of consolidation must
have the approval of the county super
intendent.
1t was expected by some enthusiasts
of the new consolidation law that inn
mediately there would be a big rush OF
consolidation. There is only disap-
pointment for these people. The wiser
friends of the new law did not expect
to see any immediate results. State
Superintendent Riggs said today that
he looked for very satisfactory results
a year or two hence when people are
further educated to the idea of con-
solidation, but expected few consolida-
tions this year. The new law merely
makes it possible for people to consol-
idate when they get ready.
The twenty eight townships in Wap-
sinonoe township, in Muscatine county.
are directly west of West Liberty, and
take in the greater part Of the towns
ship so far as number of acres is cons
cerned. The property in the consoli-
dated district represents over $1,000, 900
and in many ways presents an ideal
district for consolidation. 1t is not so
large but that children can be trans
ported to and from school without
spending too much time on the road,
and is large enough that the property
with only small taxation can support
an excellent school with we'll paid
teachers
Superintendent Riggs has Informal
ton to the effect that the $4,000 school
building will be made an ideal building.
and it is expected the results from the
in that district to be ta-
ken as pattern for other districts.
Mr.. Riggs is confident that the consol-
dation OF rural schools which made
such good progress in the state before
he new law which Facilitates such
will make even better
progress now that the new law is in
Effect Up 70 this time there are 81
districts of the state
which formerly consisted of 10 dis
riots. OF these, 55 were closed before
[une, 1924, and the balance have been
'losed or merged into the consolidated
district since that time. This number
loes not include the Muscatine county
In these consolidated /
districts there are $40 pupils according
Q the latest figures, and of the chill !
ren in the districts 6T3 are each day /
transported 10 and from the schools.
The Iowa insurance commission Is
discussing the proposition of prohibit
ng Insurance companies taking notes
n payments for premiums on insur-
nee. 1t is argued for this proposition
hat If one policyholder is allowed to
ay in notes while another pays in cash
here is an injustice to the cash payer
Or the reason that the man giving the
ote may and sometimes does fall down
n the payment of the note and the
Their policyholders are the losers. Sen
tor Jamison argued that his safe was
I'LL of such notes waiting payment.
representative Kendall claims there
as not been suit on a plonissory note
Monroe county in five years and not
foreclosure on mortgage in ten
ears. The amount of money lost on
lie failure to pay such notes is such
n Insignificant amount that 1t is no.
Va
r. Kendall in the discussion in which
lie commission engaged yesterday.
wa people pay their notes, there is
cry little money lost on such trans
,tions and It Is merely matter of
lsiness between the policyholder and
e company Many a man will take ,
il he does not have to pay
r it Immediately and the man thus
Its the benefit OF the insurance and
e company the benefit of the bust
sss. Representative Clary sided with ,
endall in the discussion
Iowa socialists are going to drop ,
cir public ownership plank from their :
atform for the present The state {
invention will be held in this city ,
lily 4, the date on which it is always ,
Id here. The leaders in the party are :
ying that the public ownership plank ;
nich has been one of the main feat
es and which large part of the
lblic thinks is the only feature of
e platform. will be dropped from the
ltform but not necessarily abandoned.
is claimed that for the present pub
ownership is not needed in this !
ate. The national platform will prob
ly continue the plank but the lows I
cialists led by John NJ Work believe g
Wanted = Everybody to know that {
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