Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-08

Ask Location of Proposed
tuberculosis |nsti-
tuition
THEY HAVE A GOOD SITE


The Citizens Believe Medical School
Can Help Hospital-Fort Dodge,
Earlham, and Other Cities Are
Also Seeking the Location
Des Moines, Ia.-Iowa City wants
the new tuberculosis hospital which
the last session of the. legislature
authorized the board of control to
locate.
1t is proposed to locate it on the
hills west of the river and west Of
the university campus. Back of the
nils, which are wooded, is abundant
farm land. The bill authorizing the
location of the institution provlues
That at least 160 acres of land shall
be provided. 1t is thought that the
ideal location can be supplied at the
point indicated.
The board of control has not con-
s1deed the matter. 1t will receive
the applications for consideration
and then visit all of the points which
have been candidates for the location
and decide.
The university people are. anxious
to have the hospital located there,
for it will be there of more uses than
contemplated in the bill which became
law and which provides for its es-
Enlistment. For besides furnishing
the care and cure of consumptives,
which was the animus of it's original
| proposal, it will be adjacent to the
medical department of the university
and furnish for the students IN tnal
branch of the institution a great OPP
portunity to study the disease Phe
importance and value to the people
from this will be greatly enlarged
year after year for the students, as
they go out to practice medicine In
the state, will be better able to treat
the disease and equipped to aid in it's
destruction.
Mason City, Fort Dodge and Earl
ham are among the towns near which
land has been offered to the board OF
control. 1t has scores of letters from:
individuals, companies and communi-
ties offering inducements for the loca-
tion of the institution.
The belief seems to exist that the
main thing is to have bluffs of high
eminences This is not the case. The
board specially seeks for natural tim
Der, good elevation, good drainage and
good water, coupled with ease of &C
cess. The bill provides that at least
160 acres of land must be bought.
The appropriation is $4,000. The
board thinks of trying to buy $50
acres of farm land and 40 acres addi-
tional of timbered land. 1t is pro-
posed that horticulture and agricul-
ture be the occupations furnished the
lconsumptives who enter the institu-
ton. 1t is proposed that they be re-
lquired to work on the farm and in
the garden and among the flowers.
land kept in the open air as many
hours during the day as possible.
1t is believed that idleness tends to
aid the progress of the disease, and it
is proposed at the Iowa institution
for the cure of consumptives to keep
the hands busy so that the cure may
be more quickly and completely eff
Ifected,
Judges 10 oDoy Law.
Judges Howe, McHenry and Bren-
nan of the district court held con
ference in the Office of Judge Howe
at the court house and renewed their
pledge to each other to expend nc
money in furthering their campaign
to secure denomination on the re-
publican ticket There the reports
that other candidates are using mon
ey in hiring workers in the interest
of their candidacy was discussed and
the advisability OF renouncing their
former agreement was considered. II
was finally concluded that as judges
and with their Interpretation of the
primary law they could not consist
emily advertise or use money in any
way to further their campaign inter
ests. Accordingly the three judges
agreed to conduct their campaigns
without financial expenditure. The
Judges explained when asked concern
ing the campaign that there is not q
day passes that they are not approach
ed many times for loans, charity and
numerous designing requests for cam
} Ipaign support money.
Right.of- Way Deeds Filed.
The Fort Dodge, Des Moines 8
Southern Electric Railway company
; known locally as the Newton & North
western road, fled eighteen deeds tx
. right of-way property in this county
The tracts are along the route of the
: 'oad north from this city. Mr.. Ell
lert, right of-way agent for the com
amy. states that all Of the right-of
way for the ncw portion of the line
3etween Des Moines and Fort Dodge
] has been purchased save one piece
IN the north part of this county
.gainst which condemnation proceed
ngs will be instituted. This will b.
he only condemnation suit the com
pany will have in Polk county.
Il c. c. Lavelleur, workman, wa.
T found dead y 4 ped at the Morgan
house at Des Moina5 a few days ago
supposedly from alcoholism, as he Il
said to have been drinking heag.E
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