Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-09
MANY CITIES AND TOWNS SEEK.
ING APPROPRIATIONS.
Bills Presented Calling For Funds Fer
Erection Of postotfies Buildings
Sioux City Tops List With Request
For Nearly a Million and Hss
Chance to Get u.
Try z. G. poughertN.l

postoCtioe or federal building, other
Iowa communities have become active
and when the house committee on
public buildings begins It's hearing
within a week or ten days, mass OF
data OF the necessity for increased
postal facilities in the Hawkeye state
will be presented.
Sioux City's claim to a new teuera
building perhaps has the greatest
chances of falling on receptive ears in
the committe hearing. Backed By
facts which are nlisputable. and which
Will be elocuentiy presented to tho
Representative Boies. Sioux City viii
be shown to have produced for the
government net gains amounting to
Thousands of dollars OF revenue during
the past several years. with facilities
that nessitated the crowding OF the
postofhce lobby with clerks and dis
rributors at the Christmas holiday
period. It will be shown that the gov
eminent will be paid completely in
postal revenues for any expenditure
for building and grounds in Sioux CITY
within a stated period, and that the
appropriation OF SS50N0@ sought in
Judge Boies bill. will not be too great
10 provide the Accommodations needed
Furthermore, the recommendation OF
the supervising architects office OF the
treasury department will be presented
to the committee, and a storing plea
made TO have the item OF sS50,00Q in
cluded In the omnibus building bill
which Is TO be reported out.
II have been in close touch with the
various civic associations in Sioux
CITY on the postofAce matter" Mr.
Boies said today. and we will have
some evidence to submit 20 the build
ines committee that will show beyond
any doubt that Sioux City is entitled
to new and modernly equipped
postoface building. I am confident
that our showing Will result IN an item
being included in the new lnntous
building bill which is TO be reported to
this session
Other Cities Want Pork.
Other cities which will make strong
bids are Waterloo and Dubuque, which
ask for appropriations of 100000 each
for buildings and sites. Similar argyll
rnents to that to be offered by Mi.
Boles in behalf Of Sioux City, are to be
advanced by Representative Sweet in
support Of Waterloo and Dubuque's
claims for additional facilities,
The complete list Of bills that have
been introduced for public buildings
for Iowa, and the amounts sought,
follow:
Sioux City, building and site. $3.50
600.
Waterloo, building and site. 100000.
Dubuque. building and site. 100000.
Independence, building and site.
500 900.
Hampton, building and site. 800. 900.
Knoxville, building and site, $4,000.
Ind!anola building and site, $4,000.
Fairfield. building. $4,000.
Mount Pleasant, building and site,
100000.
Oelwein, building. 100000.
Usage, building and site. 100000.
Newton building. 100000.
Abba, building, 100000.
jefferson. building and site, $4,000.
AIgona, building and site, $4,000.
Corning. building and site, $4,000.
Osceola, site, 5000.
Eagle Grove, building and site, $780,
600.
waver!y, building and site, 800 900.
Representative Towner has also in
troduced a bill authorizing the secre-
tary Of the treasury to accept on be-
half Of the United States the donation
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic
property in Bedford as federal build
ing.
Pioneer Physician Dead.
One Of the pioneer physicians of
Iowa who helped to combat the Ills Of
those hardy people of the frontier
settlements OF the middle west and
west has just died here in the person
Of DR.. Justin F. Simonds, aged SO
years. He served as medical
examiner in the pension bureau here
until his retirement because Of age In
1904. Dr.. Stnonds was graduated
from Albany, n. Z, College Of PLY =
sicians in 1347 and moved Immediately
to Iowa, to practice his profession. He
named the city of Iowa Falls, in
Hardin county. and helped in The
planning of 1t. He was the only ply
stefan in the radius of 100 mil"s ana
in the early f1fties, when the frontier
settlements were swept by smallpox
he attained great success IN treating
the disease and stamping oGt the
plague by original methods.
Iowa at Washington.
Tom Mcclure. who repres ents the
Iowa coal operators in their Washing
ton headquarters, is to attend all the
sessions Of the presidents coal com
mission which will meet soon. He is
busily engaged now In compiling data
to be furnished the board in the even:
tho Iowa coal operators are called
upon to offer any evidence IN the ex-
animation to determine the rate Of pay
miners are entitled TO.
SAINT Kirkpatrick. formerly repre-
sentinS the sixth Iowa district in con-
gress, Is here to attend all the pow
vows Of the democratic politicians
this week. Mr.. Kirkpatrick. who
makes politics his hobby, was an In
terested spectator at the opening SEES
sion of congress. occupying a seat OF
the democratic side Of the chamber tc
which he Is entitled by reason of being
a former member.
Bill Kennedy. veteran reporter Of the
congress. writes some interesting side.
lights Of members under the caption
Their Human Side" in the Star
Here's what he had today on jim
Good, Of the nth Iowa district:
'Chair1nan Good Of the house com
niittee on appropriations. when he re.
turned from the holidays. walked Will
Z limp. pulled away II anyone attempt
"a - GaAp him on the hack, took nj
800 hesltanfy and otherwise allowet
q marked departure from his us,ia
A1ebonadr 0pe1Rhtline1s.