Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-03
STATE ExPENDs ALL FUNDS
AvAtLAsLE UNDER PREsENT
APPROPRIATION.
FIRST CERTIFICATE ISSUE
NOW AsouT EXHAUSTED
Are sasonabis-esvsral Bargains
sseursd-pr. Summon Defends Action
Of Health Board in Ordering Chick
snpox and Cuban Itch Guaranteed.
to r,mes-Rerublican.


Des MONIES. Jan. 3.-The state OF
Iowa has now made purchase of all the
lots around the state house which can
be paid for from the first sale Of GER
tincates, except that the state treas
urer has on hand few certificates to
be used where owners Of land are de-
sirous Of taking the certificates rather
than cash. The block OF certificates
first sold or placed for disposal went to
pay for ground which was contracted
for early last summer.
Real estate men here say that some
Of the purchases were made at very
reasonable figures, indeed. For in
stance, the well known DR.. Priestley
residence property on Locust street
was purchased for $4,000, but all agree
that the house could not be bought
for that sum Of money. One man sold
lot for 1880 and he had 1t figured
out that II, he had got his investment
back and 5 per cent interest he would
have had to get over $4,000. So with
many other Of the properties which
have been purchased.
DR.. G. H. Sumner. Of the state board
Of health, reports that there has been
some criticism of the board for having
taken what the board deems to be
necessary precaution to prevent the
spread of smallpox In Iowa in direct
ing attention to chickenpox and So
called Cuban itch. The board has d.
rected that where physicians diagnose
cases as either of the two named a
quarantine shall be ordered by the
local health officers until such time al
the fact may be established that the
illness is not smallpox. But the intent
is to avoid all danger by taking no
chances.
IF the state veterinary department
hears Of an illness among horses, and
one veterinarian calls it CHAMBERS ana
another says 1t is something else. WHAT
does the state board Of animal industry
do? Why, it guarantees until it %
known what is the matter. 1t takes
no chances whatever. We can afford
to be as careful with the human race
as with horses"
Health boards generally are well
pleased with the new order.
The first time any body in or about
Des Moines seemed to take any inter-
est in the matter Of the epileptfc coll
ony location was when q delegation of
doctors called on the board to present
one phase Of it to them. The delega-
ton was headed by DR.. Duhigg, presi-
dent of the county medical associa-
ton. They pointed out to the board
that II twas desired that the colony
have access to q large body Of physi-
clans and be made both an institution
for the good of the patients and for
the study of the ailment. location
near Des Moines would be good, since
one-twelfth Of the doctors Of the state
are located here. Aside from this, no
other representations have been made
as to a location near Des Moines, ex-
cept by the owners Of land for sale.
The Flynn farm which had been
offered the board Is q beautifully To-
Gated farm west Of the city. on the
Milwaukee railroad. and the street car
company has planned that II the COL
ony Is to sbe located there the street
car linssfill be extended to the farm.
One 6fstthe farms much considered
by the board Is that near Rockwell
City. T. splendid tract Of land near the
city, and well located as to railroad
facilities
One Of the finest farms for the coll
ony is said to be that offered in Cas3
county. But Atlantic is declared to be
badly located as to being reached from
all partau Of the state and the farm Is
well outsin the country.
The offer from Mason City has been
very attractive to the board members
as the tract lies along the Clear Lake
,interurban and there is the advantage
Of ~nearness to the large industries Of
the city. sF
A tract offered in Boone county
north Of Perry and woodward IL said
to have been considered quite favor
ably by the board and also the fine
tract near Boone. which is said to be
not quite large enough.
At the opening Of the year the books
of the state treasurer showed the fol-
lowing as the treasury balances in var
ious funds:
General revenue fund .....$ 2S9, s62.o1
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