Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-13
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL PUR.
cHAsEs TRACT OF LAND FOR
PENAL PURPOSES.
FIRST OF SEVERAL TO
BE CENTRALLY LOCATED
option Secured on Portion Of Flynn
Farm Near Des Moines-Board Be.
Iieves State Secured Barsain-To Be
Equipped For Care of Short Term
Prisoners Only.

Special TO Times Republican.
| Des Moines. Nov. 13.-The first OF
the series of "custodial farms to be
/ esta blished in Iowa will be for the &C
communication of a central district.
The Flynn farm. near Des Moines'
! has beor purchase conditionally, for
| that purpose
| The state board entered into an ar
I rangement TO buy the farm, or rather
! 500 acres OF the farm. less eighteen
acres cut off by the Milwaukee r?h-
road. at $500 an acre. This is sl5l.60O.
cred at Eyria, O. The machine was
Groote. just by one vote. Bat the board
! The farm is admirably located. That
| part purchased is all excellent soil
There is clay and shale on the farm
/ for the establishment of clay working
! and brick making. There IS coal un-
| der the farm that has never been
touched 1t is only few miles from
the city limits of Des Moines, so that
its value is larger on that account.
There are splendid buildings on the
faru1-a fine large barn and house
that is today worth $4,000, which can
be utilized
When the board considered buying
this farm for the proposed epileptic
colony there was suggestion that s20o
an acre was too much; but the remain
der of the Flynn farm. which the state
does not buy, is much poorer and II
included would have brought down the
average cost Of il all.
The board decided that this first dis
trict custodial farm should Re near the
central part OF the state. The idea
of the legislature seemed TO be that
he state would be districted for these
farms. but the board has no authority
10 make the districts. II is certain.
however. there must be central dis
trict.
we believe we got bargain in this
farm said Colonel McCon,ogue. II
was by far the best offer shat we had
on farm for this purpose. We be-
lieve the price is very low, considering
all the advantages. II certainly is a
fine location and Will make the state
model farm"
The Milwaukee railroad runs across
one corner of the farm and will con-
struct siding TO the place where most
of the buildings will be constructed.
The farm will be equipped to care
! for the jail prisoners and those for
short terms only.
! Senator Leslie e Francis. Of Dickin-
son county, is likely to be the next re-
publican congressman from the Elev-
f., enth congressional district of Iowa.
/ Senator Francis is declared by those
I who are keeping close tab on things in
Northwestern Iowa to occupy the high
vantage point from which 70 tackle the
! Job of red eeming the district the next
/ time. The senator has made fine rec
ord in the state senate where he is to-
! day recognized as the leader of the ma
! jority He is young enough and active
enough TO make the kind of fight
the republicans Will need for the dis
trict.
Never has the congressional honor
gone north of the Illinois Central rail-
road in the district. II has always
been at the south end. Struble and
Thomas alone took 1t away from Sioux
City. Now 1t has been demonstrated
that no Sioux City man can get into
the race without causing such turmoil
that the party will not unite. The de-
feat of Scott was in Woodbury. county.
Hence it seems logical that next time
the republicans viii go 10 the north
end of the district
So far as known Senator Francis has
| taken no steps. nor said anything about
it; but number of republicans in the
Eleventh district have already indi
Gated that if he will be in the race they
| viii back him heartily.
There Will be several peculiar turns
TO the contest which was announced
| last week over the matter of the SUI
perior judgeship In Perry
/ Judge Robert Barr was defeated by
Walter Cardell, and the latter now has
a commission signed by the governor.
But Cardeil was not nominated. He
was elected by the writing in of his
name. This is sll right with county
office and all wrong with a state office.
Now is a superior judge a state or a
county office?
The superior judge is appointed by
the governor or commissioned by him
But the vote is canvassed by the coun-
~ board and he is paid locally and not
by the state
If the office is a county office the
contest will come before ,he county
board If ii IS a state office the centes.
would have TO go to the supreme cour,
direct. Anyway there are some ques
tons that may be brought to the at
tention Of the courts and it will be
shown that the law as to the superio,
court needs fixing up in some weas
places.
BY systematic examination of tn,
railroad scrap heap 800 worth of ma
terial is recovered at cost of s12.76.