Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-14
Iowa Expended Last Year AL
most $4,000 in Aid of Insti-
tutes AMI Fairs
COUNTY FAIRS GET BIG END
Money Went for Premiums, Speakers,
and as Bonuses to District Fairs
EstherviIIe to Have New Progress
sive Paper-Jarnisan Wants State
Office.
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Special to Republican.
Des Moines. Oct. 14.-It cost the
state of Iowa S5,623.46 to aid the
county farmers Institutes for the year
1906 and it cost the state $16,596.23 to
aid the county fairs for the year 1906,
a total of $22,219.69 in aid of the far
mers and agriculture of the state of
Iowa. The report is given in detail In
agriculture which has just been issued.
The total expense of running the
farmers Institutes in eighty counties
of the state for 1906 was $S,0OO.6S. and
OF this S3,410.12 went to the speakers.
The difference between the total ex-
pense and that appropriated by the
state was raised from miscellaneous
sources and fees. There were thirty
five counties that raised nothing out
side of the appropriation by the state.
Aside from the money that was paid
for speakers the expenses were tor
judges, premiums, printing and hall
rent. A total of $271.50 was spent on
corn premiums, IS on live stock prem
iulns. S31 on poultry premiums. anu
S913.5O on miscellaneous premiums.
The information on county and dis
trict fairs relates to eighty-four fairs.
The total value of the property OF the
county and district fairs of the state
is nearly half million dollars being
-no yIyha receipts
by these fairs amounted to $27a,427.42
The balance that they carried over
from the 1905 fairs was $2O,06126 ana
the debt that they carried over was
s4,SS477 Their total receipts FOR the
1906 fairs was sS20.969.6S
The report on disbursements shows
that the 1906 fairs was not as profit-
able as those of 1905. The balance car
ried over was but $1S,090.14 and the
s103,5O747. The amount
paid on the speed program was VS.
5S391 and that spent on premiums was
5 IS, ,96120.
The Henry county fair is the richest
in the state in property, having prop
erty valued at $4,000 and the Buena
Vista and the Page-Clarinda associa-
ton comes next with $4,000 each.
There is to be new progressive
newspaper at Estherville. Articles OF
INCORPORATION have been filed with the
secretary of state by II. j. Patterson
and others for the Independent PRINT
ing Company. Mr. Patterson Is county
attorney of Emmett county and is a
very active and able politician. For
some time the dispensers of news In,
Estherville have been of the standpat
variety 1t is now understood that the
progressive cause is to be taken up
and the policies Of President Roose-
velt and Governor Cummins supported.
The full particulars Of the intentions
of the promoters of the new Enterprise
are not known but it is said to be not
unlikely that Attorney Patterson will
himself do the editorial work or the
greater part Of It,
There is runor founded on reas-
onableness that the Second United
States cavalry, which has been at Fort
Des Moines but a short time, is to be
sent to Cuba to relieve the Eleventh,
which but short time ago was at Fort
Des Moines. The Eleventh it is claimed
is badly in need of rest and recruit
ing. The boys don't like to work. in
Cuba and as their times expire they
fail to re-enlfst. II their times do not
expire they hasten the matter some
times by deserting. So the regiment
is badly thinned out. 1t is part of
the rumor that the Eleventh is to be
sent to Fort Ethan Allen where de-
tachment of the regiment is in charge
and that there it will be recruited to
full strength again.
The rest of the rumor is that the
Third cavalry now in the Philippines
will be brought to Fort Des NToines to
succeed the Second. The Third has
seen it's share of hard service and is
now in need of rest. The second is
in fresh condition and ready for ac-
tive service so the rumor is in every
way reasonable from d military stand
point.
From straws dropped here and there
politicians are saying that there is
more truth than poetry in the runlor
that Editor Jarnigan, of Cedar Falls,
may be candidate for state auditor
1t is said that some of his friends have
Deen lnQuStfloueiy AAlquii iiiS e'o " liio
situation.
Thus far there are several candidates
in serious way for the po-
sition of state auditor. One Of the new
est is Rush Benedict, clerk of the
house during several sessions of the
legislature He resides in Shelby coun-
ty, the home of Attorney General By
ers and the unusual feature of two
state officers coming from the same
is the only thing urged against
MIR. Benedict.
The others mentioned are Ole 0.
Roe. clerk In charge Of the insurance
department in the state auditors Of
flee Representative Jones of Mohtgom-
cry county who was member of the
insurance commission and has also