Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-29
BY WORK AND EXPERIENCE is
ENTITLED TO HEAD HlsToR-
lcAL DEPARTMENT..
PICKED AS HIS SUCCESSOR
BY LATE CHARLES ALpRlcH
Several Applicants for Appointment as
Assistant curator-Aarlan Prepar.
ing to Extend the Work-PIans Be-
ing Made for Starting Hog Cholera
Serum Factory.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. Ex-Governor
CAROLS appointment of Edgar r.
Harlan TO be curator OF the historical
department is meeting generally with
favor. Mr.. Harlan is lawyer, a dis
tant relative of the late Senator Har-
Ian. He lived all his life in keosauqua
till he came to Des Moines to take
the position of assistant to Curator
Charles Aldrich. He was Mr.. Aldrich's
selection for his assistant and I'M
doubtedly Mr. Aldrich anticipated that
he would be retained in the position
when he died.
Before taking the position of assist
ant Mr. Harlan was interested In his
torical matters. Keosauqua is full of
historical matter for there was day
when more great men of the state
lived in keosauqua than in any other
city of the state and much CT the early
history of Iowa was made there MIR.
Harlan thru his love for historical re-
search dug into the old records and
contributed historical articles to the
Annals and other publications.
The law provides that the governor
shall appoint the curator but it has
been the custom of the governors to
consult the trustees of the department,
because of the fact that the trustees
in the management of the institution
must work thru the curator. Governor
Carroll took the matter up with the
trustees at their meeting Monday even
ing and the appointment of Mr.. Har-
Ian was with the approval of the
trustees
Since the death of Mr.. Aldrich the
work in the historical department has
been much handicapped for the rea-
son that Mr.. Harlan working merely
as acting curator with no certainty as
- The length of time he would remain
there, could not take up any of the
more important lines of work because
Suth things are not completed in day
but must needs be carried along fo1
many months and even years.
Mr.. Harlan hopes now to get il
touch with the big men of the state
the men who have made the history o
administrators if the men have passe,
beyond and induce them to deliver t
the state their correspondence and pa
pers that are of historical value TIL
spondence of such men as the lat
Senator William B Allison is beyon
estimate as to value for purposes O
historical research and should it be los
and scattered historical facts would b
lost beyond recovery.
In oder to secure such correspond
enca those Interested must have fait
= in tia curator that none Of the matera
. will be used when the men and meas
I ures ii affects are still alive and sue
1 faith ard confidence is readily place
in Mr.. Harlan.
The appointment Of Mr.. Harlan a
I curator leaves vacant the position
/ assistant curator This place Will +
filed by the trustees in consultatio
! with Mr. Harlan. Miss Alice Steel,
4 clerk in the department. and Maj
William II Fleming, formerly priva
4 secretary to Governor L. NJ Shaw, a,
4 among the persons spoken of for II
4 position. The position of assistal
( curator pays a salary of $1,000 a yea
/ Major Fleming has been in the eli
4 for some time. He has till recent
( held position in Washington but it
understood will not return to that cit
4 DR. Paul O. Koto, state veterinaria
4 will soon make arrangements for star
ing the hog cholera serum ia
tory provided for by :. the la
1 Legislature There are two
I three farms close to Des Moin
that are being considered ac fhe moss
Bile location for the farm but the r
tape that surrounds the getting of t
state appropriation are such that sor
delay has been occasioned. This is b
ing Strengthened out and the mon
will soon be available. DR.. Kott
time has been taken during the SUNNI
with the state fair in Des Moines al
the international fair at Sioux City a
the outbreak Of anthrax in Plvmou
county to such an extent that he W