Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-28
THREE NEW lNSTITuTlohs PRO.
vipEp ~ ACT OF LAST LEa.
tsLAruaG.
FROM 800 TO 1000 AcREs
NEEDED FOR EPiLEPTlc COLONY
Some Of the Essential Requirements
Fixed BY aesrd in Considering sites
-Lands For ,Rsfermatory For Wo-
men and For District custedi.I
Farms Also TO es Purchased.

Special to Times-Republican.
Dies Moines. Aug. 2S.-The state of
iowa, as previously announced In this
correspondence. is in the market for
some good iowa land for state institu-
lions. The first farm to be bought will
be the land for the epileptic colony. A
statement by the members Of the board
as follows explains the position Of the
board OF control and the desires:
1.-The board Of control by an act Of
the Thirty fifth general assembly is
authorized to locate state colony for
epileptics a new location for the re-
formatory for women and district
custodial farm. and to purchase land
for these institutions. and we desire to
get in touch with responsible real es-
tate men and others interested. in each
county. with view of looking at $685.
of the farms that would be suitable for
these purposes. In the opinion of the
board the state colony for epileptics
should have from 500 to 1000 acres Of
good land. The oLner institutions
would require smaller amount OF
land. In the view Of the board there
are some conditions in the establish
ment Of a state colony for epileptics
that are very essential: First, good
supply of pure water; second. good
sanitary building sites where the
drainage problem can be easily solved:
and third, good, productive land.
Among other conditions would be land
so located that switching connections
could be had with some leading rail-
road"
The board invites correspondence,
for while the purchases may not BE-
made Tishit away various sites should
be under discussion for long time be-
fore the final decision is made. The
board will have the money available
early next year.
The revolutionary and epoch max
ing character Of the road legislation of
the last general assembly is to be inn
pressed upon the Iowa supreme court.
in an appeal case. largely for purpose
of comparison between the law as 1t
was and as it is. It Is in a case from
Clarke county In which Henry Stivers.
formerly editor Of the Des Moines
Osceola, presents the interesting fea-
ture Of road legislation history.
1t was suit In which the county
maintain road and bridges leading to
q certain farm. Mr.. Stivers, on be-
half Of the county board, calls atten-
posed no duty on anybody as to roads
A1,A WI
be held responsible: and referring to
the law of the last assembly he de-
clares it to be "the first tinO in all the
history Of legislation in Iowa that the
duty OF building and maintaining
bridges was expressly enjoined upon
the board OF supervisors" and adds:
prior to the taking effect Of that
chapter. only the power was conferred,
and that power was to be exercised ss
the discretion of the board where ~
public convenience seemed to require"
The lower court having followed q
precedent from a Maryland court he
said: CAS- Is known to every student
Of government we would barely sug-
gest that Maryland was proprie.so.
colony established by a grant from the
mother country In pre-revolutionary
days. In those times the whole scheme
Of monarchial government was that all
things were handed out to the citizens
by a protective and paternal power
which existed over and above the
people and apart from them. AS hen
gathereth her brood under her wings
SO the government protected her
people. In the decisions of those colon.
ial states this distinction may prop
erly be kept in view. They are often
tainted and tinctured by that old mon
archial theory. In Iowa we know moth
ing Of such doctrines nor as yet are
we community Of socialists. Our in
stitutions are popular and all power
dwells in the people themselves"
$50
Attic 1t wouldn't take very large
legislative lobby to become conspicuous
in legislative assembly with only
twenty-three members on joint ballot
vet the Alaska legislature. which re-
Gently adjourned. had before 1t sew
eral bills to forbid lobbying. None of
them passed however.
The session laws of the first legisla-
tive assembly of Alaska and the jour-
nails have Just been received by Lii
brarian Small of the state law library.
The Journals make interesting reading
because of contrast with the things
considered there and in Iowa. Most of
the legislation related to mines, lands.
and memorials to congress on several
subjects. One interesting bit OF rec
ord was that of joint assembly ad-
dressed by Delegate Wickersham, who
represents Alaska in congress, and the
record shows that his speech was in
terrupted by motion and roll call to
prevent him finishing his address, be-
cause Of alleged discourteous remarks
which he gave them.
The senate had eight members and
the house fifteen members. Not one of
the mem bers was a native OF the ter
ritory. The time OF residence in Alas
ka. however. ranged from seven to
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