Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-25
cRUsHER INsTALLEp At AN
AMosA REFoRMAToRY TO
CARE FOR REFusE.
WILL BE SOLD TO COUNTIES
At COST pr PRODUCTION
Splendid Material for Improvement Of
Public NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Given
by lssislaturs-Nsw Railroad Re-
ports to Executive couneiI-Bray for
District Attorney.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, May 25-The state of
Iowa is preparing to do some small
part in encouragement Of good roads
making. At least start is being
made.
The mountain or rubble stone which
the state owns at the state reformatory
at Anamosa. the refuse Of the vast
quarries which have long been worked
by convict labor, is being crushed into
material suitable for macadam or for
use in concrete base for roads.
Recently the state board Of control
installed a rock crusher and commence
ed to crush this rock. It will be sold to
counties that can make use Of the
production. which is merely nominal.
The purchasers will have to pay the
railroad fare on the same. 1t is the
best possible material for road work
and the board Of control will be pleased
to have counties or cities or townships
arrange to use the state crushed rock.
The authority for this was given by
the legislature some years ago but not
able to start the work.
Capt. Guy Brewers Of the Office Of
secretary of state, who edits the Of
fetal Iowa Red Book. came up against
a peculiar thing the other day. He
secured a copy Of the latest Congress
sional manual or herd book" for the
purpose of getting correct list Of the
- 70 a
summary or table showing that in the
senate there are forty democrats. fifty
one republicans and one vacancy.
Turning to the actual list of senators
with their biographies and making
count he found forty-one democrats,
fifty republicans and one vacancy. He
sent to Washington to find out which
is right and was informed by the man
who edits the manual that forty 10
fifty-one is the correct number. But
1t doesn't count out that way. and Cap
tain Brewer doesn't know how to put
1t down in tho Iowa Red Book.
Among the reports Of railroads to the
state executive council this year Is
found one new one. This Is the report
Of the Charles City Western railroad,
now only in operation In part. The line
is to be q little over thirteen miles
long from Charles City to Marble ROCK,
connecting the county seat OF Floyd
county with, the Rock Island railroad.
C.. w. Hart is president and G. H. Parr
secretary. They report an investment
In the line Of 1928 ,2O1.90 besides $6,250
in equipment and $4,000 in shops. AS
no part was In operation Jan. 1 the line
I,o az as a
It is probable that Thomas c. Bray.
of Poweshiek county, will be put for
ward as the Sixth district candidate for
United States attorney in the southern
district in case there Is a rearrange-
ment of the patronage and. the Eighth
district Is not given the place. Mr.
Bray has long been a party worker
and an enthusiastic republican. There
seems now to be no doubt however that
Judge Towner will present the name OF
A. /. Smith. of Decatur county. Tor that
place. The friends OF James Wilson,
Of Centerville, have urged him for the
place but it is understood he will not
be candidate.
The fourth and last batch Of officers
OF the Iowa national guard to be sent
to Texas to watch the maneuvers at
San Antonio starts this evening from
here The officers In this group are
Major Emory G. Worthington. Des
Modnes; Captains Guy B. Brewer. Dos
Moines: Henry F. LANCE. Muscatine;
Verne e. Hale, Fort Dodge; and DR..
frank ]. Murphy, Sioux City. Owing
to the sudden collapse Of the Mexican
war no other assignments will be made
for this special service,