Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-08
Prospects Bright For Settlement
of Claims For Acreage Cut Off
by Missouri River
ONE THOUSAND ACRES INVOLVED
Present Hol:Iers Of Land Now Offer to
Settle at handsome Price = Senate
Votes to Give Curator AIdrich an
Assistant-.-Primary Literature to Be
Distributed. .
ecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moires. April Sin the course
of the discussion of the general sal
1 airy bill in the senate Saturday after
noon the fact was brought out that
| the state OF Iowa is in most excellent
| position to gain a big point with ref
erence to ownership of the land IT
Omaha which is claimed by the state
| 1t is recalled that the present attorney
| general on taking his office found that
/ practically nothing had been done tc
| protect the interests of the state, and
that he has interviewed in the federal
1 court and l,las secured a joining of is
sues so that the claims of the state
win be fairly tried. AS matter OF
fact, and this was disclosed, the pro-
| ter so that the title Of the land in the
state is to be confirmed, is far along,
| that it is probable the state will real
! ize a large sum from it's thousand
| acres or nr.,re of land which was form
| erly the bed of the Missouri river and
bayous adjacent thereto, and that the
| courts may never be compelled to de-
! eide all the cases. Some of the par
| ties have already made overtures for
| settlement so that the state would get
| at the rate, Of about $3.50 an acre. This
| would helL' the state treasury quite a
| bit. 1t was one reason for giving ad-
ditional assistance in the office Of the
attorney general, for there is desire
that the interests of the state be fully
protected.
The senate, in considering the gem
Curator Aldrich, by providing him an
assistant whom he may select to be in
fact personal assistant. The state
nent was made on the floor of the sem
ate that the desire was to have some
one take The place who would be in
training for the permanent position
and that Mr.. Aldrich would thus be
relieved Of much hard work at this
time On the part of a great many it
was felt that the salary OF the posi-
ton of curator should at this time be
fixed to correspond with other similar
positions, but the legislature would
not do this. All sorts of schemes We're
resorted to to prevent the giving of any,
assistance, to the curator and it seemed
to those who have long had this de-.
partment in their care that there was
determined ton to seriously cripple it
at a time when Mr.. Aldrich is not
physically able to look after it's inter-
ests. The senate on the floor and al
most by unanimous vote gave Mr.. AID
rich the right to choose his own as
sistant Senators Ericsson and Dun
ham led in the fight for the depart-
ment.
/! Five thousand copies of the primary
bill will be printed in pamphlet form
for distribution in the state. The peo-
Informed on the terms of this law so
that when the first election is held
they will be able to comply intelli-
gently with its conditions.
The senate the other day passed a
bill by mistake which would compel
persons importing pedigrees of horses
into the state and maintaining depot
for the same on c. o. D. basis to pay
a license, Of 5000. It was intended to
apply to liquors and not pedigrees and
was so changed by the house.
Hon. w. H. Berry, Of 1ndianola, will
be chairman of the new board of parole
created by the sitting legislature. and
appointed recently by Governor Cum
minis. Ii.e will serve two years, while
Dr. Emrnert will serve four, and Hon.
P. A. Smith, Of Scranton, will serve
six. Thereafter members appointed to
the commission will serve six year
terms.
The board will meet in Des Moines
July 1 t., organize and to institute the
changes contemplated by the Saun-
ders- Holmes law. Inseall probability
the members will hold conferences be-
fore formal organization, at which all
of the "details Of the induction of the
new System will be worked out.