Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-06-18
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
Politics appointment or Judge
Rced-A Fruit Palace-Ncw
Bridgo-Boomtug

Des Moines, June ID Especial Cor
responcence) The lines are rapidly
forming for the great political battle
in Iowa this year. Two conventions
have now been held, and two full
tickets are in the field. The peoples
party, endorsing the Cincinnati plat
form, has placed before the people for
governor A. j. Wcstfall of Woodbury.
county, for lieutenant governor Wal
ter Scott of Appanoose county. The
state prohibition convention has nomi-
mated Isaac +. Gibson Of Salon for
governor and j. G.. Little, OF Dallas,
for lieutenant governor Both these
parties have made radical demands in
behalf of the reform which thoy deem
necessary for the good of the state.
The democratic convention will be the
next one held which will DO June "a
at Ottumwa; followed by the republic
can convention on July at Cedar
Rapids. So on tho 18th Of July there
field in Iowa from which the voter
may make his choice. AZ to prohi-
bition; There will probably be two
parties, the republican and prohibition
parties standing by the present law,
the peoples party Independent on the
subject, and the democratic party en-
dorsing license. While tho tariff and
other questions will enter into the
coming political struggle, it is possible
that before election day the main is
| sue will be us t. tho continuance of
the prohibitory law in the state.
President Harrison has seen fit to
| honor Iowa with the enthusiastically
| of the new court authorized by Con-
gress, called the Court of Private Land
Claims; for that position he has
named Hon. Joseph II. Reed, Of Coun-
| ell Bluffs, who has served fifteen years
as district judge, four years as II SUI
! preme Judge, and two years as mem
Der of congress, beginning his career
| by serving four years as a state sena-
tor Judge Reed is distinguished AZ a
| iurist and was u class-mato Of Presi-
dent Harrison at college. lie also dis
| tinguished himself III the war in com
mand of the lst Iowa battery. lie is n
man considerable past 60 years OF age,
| and except for his age would have been
| appointed on the new circuit court
authorized by congress.
1t had been supposed that tho in
genuity OF man had exhausted itself in
| instituting what has now taken the
place of expositions, known rs palaces
| but it seems that Is not the case. The
fruit growers and gardeners of Potta-
wattamie county will erect II palace at
| Council Bluffs, comprised of fruits and
vegetables. A dome shaped building
will be put up, 1870 feet wide and $50
feet long, the height to be 100 feet
The building will be of wood, and
covered with products of the soil both
on tbs outside and on the inside.
| There will be "A square tower, with IA
steeple moro than 80 feet higher than
the main building. This palace will
be direct rival OF the blue grass pal
ace ut Creston; and Council Bluffs be-
ing so near TO the fruit district Of Mills
count, "a magnificent fruit display can
be made by the cooperation Of the
| fruit growers Of the two counties.
Something new in the way Of bridge
building is being crccSed Mt Des Moines
over the Des Moines river at the Wal
nut street crossing. The bridge is
made of steel; has u 40 IT. driveway,
with foot walks on each side lIft.
wide, the walks being Of cement. The
bridge will be 70 constructed that
wagons and carriages can trot across
it.; the fire companies can make then
runs over the bridge with pcrfec;
safety. The old bridge ut the Walnut
street crossing has been out for more
than year during which time this
great bridge has been in progress.
The new bridge will be the finest in
the state. and when completed will be
the twelfth bridge that spans the De-
Moines river in the city OF Des M0ines
The recent statement made by the
postoflicc department shows that the
gross receipts of the postofiice in the
city OF Des Moines are more than the
gross receipts Of any other two Iowa
offices. The same statement shows u
greater proportionate increase at Dos
Moincs than in any other western city.
The latest report Of clearing house
receipts shows the Des MoineS re ceipt'
increasing at "a greater rate than those
of any other western city, while the
clearing house receipts OF Kansas City
Omaha, Minneapolis, st. Paul ano
Wichita show material falling off.