Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-26
GOVERNOR HARDING TO AN
NouNcs SEVERAL APPOINT
MENTS THIS WEEK.
TO PICK VETERINARIANS
AND OIL INSPECTORS
Gibson and Risley Probably Will Be
Retained as READS OF Eaoh Depart
ment-Goverror Must Name Two
New Judees-State Conservation So
ciety to Be Formed.
,cial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. June 26.-It is expected
that Governor Harding will announce
in a day or so his appointments of
state veterinarian and assistants ana
also state oil inspector and assistants.
The terms of the present incumoents
expire Saturday of this week.
Altho the governor has delayed con-
siderably in making these appoint
ments it is expected that both DR.. }.
|. Gibson as state veterinarian ana
Chief Oil Inspector John P. Risiey will
be reappointed.
Governor Harding has not yet ap-
pointed judges in the Third judicial
district and in the Eighteenth to fill
the additional iudgeships authorized
by the last legislature. The Third dis
trict includes the counties of Wayne.
Decatur, Clark. Union. Ringgold, Tay-
lor and Adams
The Eighteenth district includes
Linn. Jones and Cedar. II is pointed
out, however. that court terms are
over in these districts for the summer
and there will not be much work again
until the fall terms start late in August
or early in September. so there has
been no particular rush in naming
these two additional judges.
There are to be some changes in the
county accounting department after
July |. This department is part OF
the state auditors office.
George H. Messenger, of Linden. the
new state bank commissioners under
the law passed by the Th.rty-seventh
general assembly, is preparing to take
over the state banking department
July i. a room in the basement Of
the state house has been provided for
the department by cutting off a part
of the room used by the state pharm-
acy board.
Commissioner Messenger has an
nounced the following appointments:
]. NJ Woodwork, Grinnel. chief in
spector; inspectors, H. A. Barr. Sioux
City; R. T. Fuller Mason City: V. w.
Miller, Cedar Rapids: W. o. Reed. Ell
dora; Fred J. Bole, Hancock; Vern r.
Martin. Oefwe;n: Il. 2, Schloe. Perry;
r. F. Wilson. Fairfield
Messrs. Barr. Miller. Fuller and Reed
are former inspectors reappointed IN
der the new commissioner.
To Form Conservation Society.
State conservation societies will be
organized in Iowa and Nebraska a,
meetings to be held at Des Moines July
26 and Lincoln July 81 10 work for fire
prevention about mills elevators, coal
property and food repositories. State
officials. mill and elevator owners, coal
operators and others interested, to-
ge;her with inspectors from a number
Of the big fire insurance companies
will take part in the conferences.
A number Of fire insurance COM
panies have loaned their inspectors 10
the state defense council to make in
spections of these classes Of property
without charge. The inspectors will
make suggestions as TO fire prevention.
While it is recognized that in gen.
eral way the FIRE insurance companies
will also profit by this if the number
Of fires is cut down, nevertheless il IS
considered highly important to have
this survey and these suggestions from
experienced inspectors made at this
time when foodstuffs and coal are so
valuable.
Similar surveys are being made al!
thru the county in cooperation with
the state defense councils and the ma
lional council.
Two New Banks.
Charters were issued by the state
banking department yesterday for two
new banks the Farmers Savings Bank
OF Rock Falls and the Security Saw
ings Bank Of McCallsburg. The Rock
Falls bank is capitalized at $4,000 and
". 6. {. Basley is president and j. P.
Graham cashier. The Security Saw
ings Bank Of McCallsourg is capital
lied at 10000 ". H. Nelson is presi-
6err and Andrew Thomson cashier