Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

flag, making flag AZ by 06 feet, per-
platform was As feet high, the lower
part resting on the ground, so the flag
was easily seen from all points near by.
The entire brigade was brought out and
marched by the great flag, and as the
soldiers marched by the children sang
patriotic songs. 1t WINS so arranged that
the word Iowa" was spelled in the
midst of the flag, by children removing
the bunting that covered black cloth
ing, and the effect was electrical upon
the immense crowd. Thousands Of peo-
pie came out to see it last Friday, but
the platform was not strong enough
and the event had to be postponed to
make it secure.
In Good Health.
The health of the soldiers in camp is
excellent. Not more than 16 have been
in the hospital at one time, out OF more
than $500 men in camp. Five of these
are cases of measles that started from
a case contracted before coming to Des
Moincs. The sanitary conditions are
right and the troops are well bedded
and sheltered. They are getting hard
ened gradually to camp life and now
they enjoy it. They will be ready for
hard work when ii comes. Gen. Lincoln
has issued an order against cigarette
smoking and drinking of liquor, both
OF which he declares to be extremely
injurious, especially to soldiers. 1t is
noticeable that cigarette smokers are
being gradually rejected in the medical
examinations for the army.
An Old Iowa Man.
Capt. Mancil Clay Goodrich, feet cap
tain of marines with the North Atlantic
squadron. is an old Iowa man who has
been on his country's fighting list since
he was boy. AT the age of is he en-
listed, in Des Moines, in company b,
Fifteenth Iowa volunteer infantry, and
served from March, 1862, till the end os
the war in the famous Crocker's Iowa
brigade. He was private all the time,
but became distinguished for his BRAY
cry and skill on special periious details,
for which he always volunteered, so his
commanding general, Gen. Bellnap, Sc
cured for him an appointment as sec
end lieutenant in the marine corps, in
April, 1865. lie was, at his own re-
quest, sent TO the naval academy in
Annapolis for a few months and when
he returned to duty in Washington he
entered Columbia college and took a
four years course, pursuing his studies
at the same time that he performed his
duties in the marine corps. The result
of this industry is that he is one Of the
best educated officers, speaking French,
German and Spanish. He was promoted
to the rank of captain by President
Cleveland during his first term and has
been all over the world on important
missions, attached to oil the United
States squadrons. He was with Admiral
Farragut on his famous tour Of the Eu-
ropean capitals in 1869, and participant
cd in the honors that were shown the
great naval commander. Capt. Good
rcll was assigned by the secretary of
the navy to be the fleet marine officer
Of the North Atlantic squadron and he
is in command of all the marines in the
fleet and is, with the commanders of the
Iowa and Indiana, member of Admiral
odIHpSOH STAN. IL ne marines 40 lnS
land fighting when it becomes necessary
TO land men from the ships, and they
are located in the fighting tops, where
they pour shot into the enemy from
rapid-fre guns.
Insurance Figures.
The insurance department of the
state auditors Office has compiled the
ports of the fire and casualty insurance
companies for the year ending Deem
Der 81, 1897, and the summary of the
port shows that the insurance com
panies had an exceedingly good years
business. They did not write quite as
much business as during 1896, but they
received more money in premiums and
paid considerably less for losses. A
comparison of the reports for the past
six years shows that since 1895 the
business has steadily improved in Iowa.
The following table shows the per-
centage of losses paid to premiums re-
ceiyed for six years, for Iowa COM
panies, non-Iowa companies, casualty
and other kinds of insurance except
life, and for all combined: