Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-11
Northern Io1ua Items

Blease. Of SAaith Carolina, thinks the
articles are the original ones, and
I wants to know how the local library
became possessed of them. President
| Craig. Of the Keokuk library board,
has written TO Governor Clarke, say
| ing that the copy in possession of the
| library here is only lithogra pied
! copy. There is line of small type at
the bottom of the framed page, which
| hears the w4xds. photographed" Lieu
tenant McW0rkman has appended the
| following explanatory note on the old
! relic: TakenI from the walls of the
/ capitol at Charleston while burning"
Lieutenant M6N orhman took the arti-
cles and frame and all from the burn
| ing statehouse in 1865. He was quar-
termaster in an Alabama regiment &C :
cording to the record Of the gift The
articles were presented shortly afte,
the war ended. One of the board
members is endeavoring to establish
communication with Mr.. McWorhman
if he is living. jtt
keokuk.
A hospital for the treatment Of in
digent, advanced cases of tuberculosis
may be established in Keokuk. A con-
ference was keid Saturday between DR..
a. E. keoford, of Des Moines, state
tuberculosis expert and lecturer: Sena-
tor Edward P McManus and Dr.
Frank VI. Fuller. chairman of the
health and hygiene committee of the
industrial association. That there is
need for a building Of this sort. DIR.
Kepford pointed out. AT present there
is no place in which to isolate and
A.,
culosis in advanced stages. Oakdale
! can not take care OF the patients who
apply.
( Newton.
/ It will cost not less than $1,000 to
send Christian Larson. who is being
held at the county home in Jasper
county. back to his home in Denmark.
owing to the conditions which sur
round the deportation Of a person OF
unsound mind. The transatlantic liners
have ruled not to take on board any
ship person who is insane unless the
patient is accompanied. Under the
present arrangements, two persons will
, be sent with Larson from Newton to
/ New York, where they will be met by
q relative who is now in this country
and who will accompany him back to
his Danish home. Relatives Of the man
in Denmark have agreed to pay the
expenses Of deportation.
Des Moines.
The new Iowa Lutheran hospital at
East Seventh street and Parnell ave-
, nue. was formally dedicated Sunday
afternoon and the Rev. o. A. Henry
| was installed as its superintendent
| Sunday evening at the First Swedish
Lutheran church. Nearly 1000 persons
attended the services and visited the
new hospital Sunday. The entire
| building was thrown open for the in
spection Of the public. Much Of the
equipment had already been installed
and the remainder will be put in and
the hospital will be ready to receive
patients. The dedicatory service prop
er consisted OF the reading Of bible
verses appropriate to the occasion by
the Rev. Mr.. Rydbeck and the other
pastors present. closing with the Lord $
prayer. Then the president of the
conference declared the hospital for
mally dedicated. Other addresses were
delivered by the Rev. A. p. Wester-
berg, former pastor Of the First Swed-
ish Lutheran church Of Des Moines
and now pastor Of the church in Pax
ton, ILL.,: DR.. Gustav Andreen, president
OF Augustana College at Rock Island:
and the Rev. A. Norrbom, of Des
Moines. The total cost Of the new hos
p!tal when completed will be between
$135.o0O and $4,000. No pains have
been spared to make 1t as perfect both
in construction and equipment as pos
sibie. It has capacity 81 100 patients
There will be fourteen physicians on
its staff and about forty nurses.