Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-21
CRACK MARkSMEN OF NATIONAL
GUARD TO COMPETE FOR
HoNoRs.
SEVERAL VALUABLE TROPHIES
HUNG UP AS PRIZES
Bill to Be Presented to Legislature
Changing Methods of Selecting Can
didates for Judses-SuPposed Case
of PeIIasra in Iowa Proves Myth
cumn,ins as Trustee of Iowa College
Special to Times-Republicar.

! Special to Times Republican
Des Mo,aes, June 21-The state rife
contest is TO be held at the state rifle
range next week. for three days COM
mencing the 9th, with Col Smith w.
Brookhart, of Washington, as president
and chief officer in charge. The meet
! will be the eighth annual. the organi-
cation having been started under Ad
jutant General W. H. Thrift, who is
/ still one of the officers of the associ-
alton tho residing at Knoxville. Tenn.
/ Among the special trophies contested
for Is the Shaw trophy, a bronze bust
/ of Byron valued at 1925, given by Les
lie NJ Shaw; the Clarke trophy by A
D. Clarke, a silver cup; the Chant
hand trophy, the Hull trophy, the Morse
medal, the Bows trophy, the Allison
trophy, the Drake trophy and the Beck
| cup.
Hon. John B. Sullivan, nominated for
the state senate for this county. will
| again in the legislature tackle the
amendment Of the primary law SO as
of candidates for judges. In the last
legislature he offered an amendment
to have the judicial nominations made
by vote Of the people This was re-
jected at once Then he prepared
bill to permit Polk county and Dl-
buque 20 make nominations by primary
methods and this was smothered in
committee It is probable a bin will
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ballot on judges. something after the
commission plan of city government,
permitting all men 10 vote in one pri-
mary and to select twice as many can
didates as win finally be nominated
then TO submit the candidates. TO the
voters in November IN non-part!san
way.
State officers have been informed
that il was all mistake about a genu-
Inc case OF peilagra having been de-
veloped in Iowa The Marengo man
who was sent 10 a state hospital and
reported as having pellagra has been
sent away cured. At the time of his
commitment member OF the board
Of control who saw him declared that
despite what the doctors said, he Gid
not believe -he man had peliagra, and
his case did not differ greatly from
many others that are cared for by the
state Now II is known that he was
not suffering from the alleged corn
disease.
The state railroad commission met
,oday to take up the application OF
various railroads FOR a revision Of the
rule IN regard 10 electric wires over
tracks and rights of way. The rule
was made for the interurban lines
chiefly and it is found in practice that
a great many notifications are aeces-
sary. 1t IS believed by mem bers OF
The commission the rule IS TOO rigid
and material change will be made.
The state board OF con.ro! is engaged
this week in awarding contracts for
coal a. the various institutions These
contracts are made on bids from all
coal com panies caring TO make offers,
and il Is found tina, as a rule there has
been some increase in coal prices. The
fuel bill for the state is the largest
single bill and Il is becoming great
burden because OF the large buildings
TO De heaced.
Central, have asked the state railroad
commission 20 order that the company
make a change in ne time card, as
one passenger train now passes the
town just forty-Are minutes after the
station closes for the day. They com
plain that the customers have 70 stand
outside OF the station in the cold and
rain. Such a complaint made last
January would have received prompt
attention, but It Is doubtful II l. viii
make much impression al this time.
The selection Of Senator A B Cum
Minis 70 be q trustee II Iowa College
az Grinnell ;s very gratifying 70 his
friends in Des Moines who know OF MS
great interest 81 all educational mat
ters. While on the various state edu-
cational boards Governor Cummias al
ways gave q great deal more Of time
and attention 20 the details Of college
and university work than was required
Of him under the law. The selection
BY the Iowa College people of the sen
ator TO have part in the upouilding
Of that college is declared 70 be a most
excellent move.
John Ferriott, former lieutenant
governor has given his friends cause
for sorrow because he has become
identified with a $4,000 boo drug trust
and will run his store at Stuart in
connection with this organization II
is recalled that Mr. Herriott, especially
while he was state treasurer, attained
great repute as an anti-monopohgt and
leader in the movement to make the
railroads pay more taxes.
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