Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-09
LlcENsE FEES FoR IMPROVE.
MENr FUND AMOUNT 70 MANY
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
NEARLY $4,000 TO sE. y
AppoRT,oNEp AMONG COUNTIES
State Retains IS Per Cent Of Entire
Tax Collected members Of Board Of
Agriculture on Junkst 70 q. Paul -
New Custodian Of Capital Tried 70
Be . Soldier Ayt Failed.
'ecial to Times7Reeublican.

rSSOo a3O&ocSs1 rSS4upLSS>~4u no t1VeISSe
cost for motor car numbers for the 3d.
900 autos in Iowa. for the current year
will be about SIS. This year the cost
10 to be Just double what it was for the
half year for which numbers were is
sued last time. There was issued some
$4,000 numbers for autos and enough
for dealers and motorcycles to bring
the total up to about $1,000. and the
',otal cost was $232,44O. which would
BE about $3.50 for each. The total
amount received in this fund during
1911 should be upwards Of $465,O0o
This will all be. but Is per cent, dis
tributed among the counties for the
special road fund.
SO
Governor Carroll again has the duty
of appointing new member of the
state board of health this month. Upon
the resignation Of A. c. Moerke of Bur-
lington. he appointed G. F. Sever OF
Centerville; but under the law the ap-
pointment for the succession must go
to the district in the southwestern
part Of the state. The candidate must
also be an eclectic" physician.
President Charles e. Cameron and
other members of the Iowa board of
agriculture. and a group Of men prom
inert In boosting for Iowa for many
years. have gone to ST. Paul. where
this week they will be guests Of the
Minnesota board at the state agri-
cultural convention arranged by Sec
rotary John Simpson. President Cam
eron is on the program at the conven-
ton as is also several others from
Iowa. while Prof Charles F. Curtiss
and Hon. Henry Wallace are on the
program for a big banquet to be given
The parole board has had turned
over to 1t, in addition to the fourteen
or more life term murder cases to be
investigated, the application on the
part of Will Davis Of Plymouth county
for pardon. He is serving life term
for rape. He is negro and was con-
nected with circus and not a resident
Of Iowa. His conviction was only
years ago. The parole board goes nex'
week to Anamosa to hear appeals Of
inmates Of the state reformatory.
On D0nall OF the new CUSTODIAN o.
the state house, Mr.. ]. n. Gadd, it Il
stated that it was not his own faul
that he is not enrolled as an old soldier
He offered himself at the opening o.
the war but was not enlisted because
he was thrown from horse and suf-
fered injuries which prevented his en-.
listment. Congressman Hull some years
ago sought to have congress pass d
special act to place him on the list as q
member Of an Iowa company bu!
failed.
DR.. George D. Lynch, Of Moravia, is
announced as a candidate for the re-
publican nomination for state senator
in the Davis Appanoose district, and
it is expected he will receive the nom
nation The district is democratic and
has generally been represented by q
democratic senator but friends Of DR.
Lynch assert he can be elected.
The supreme court met today and
Justice Emlip Moclain became the
presiding Judge. which position he will
hold during the current year. The
docket is filled with appeal cases and
lawyers from all over the state will ap-
pear during the next few weeks. The
petitions for rehearing will all be ar
gued first.