Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-07
BREvITIEs.

After long and tedious delays, the
contract for building the new court
house in johnson county has been let
to Rawson s. M oanke, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, for $76,6 The stone to be
used is the Berea sandstone of Berea,
Ohio The board of supervisors in
tend to employ a superintendent from
among the home builders to protect
the county's interests, and to see that
all specifications are complied with.
DR.. George Cogley, a dentist OF
Shenandoah, was few days ago
fishing near Farragnt in company
with DR.. Perkins, son of Railroad
Commissioner Perkins. They made Q
bomb Of gas pipe to explode from q
battery. The bomb exploded on the
bank, wounding both, Cooley fatally,
and death resulted within few hours.
Cogley was son-in.law of ex-State
Representative Frink.
Manager Alderman, of West Des
Moines Ten-cent store, was few days
ago found guilty of treating his
help cruelty. He was fined $40 and
instructed to get stools for his help as
soon as he could. Alderman gave
notice OF an appeal. His defense was
that his help had an opportunity to
use old soap boxes for seats, but the
court held that soap boxes are not
stools or seats within the meaning of
the law.
Des Moines dispatch' The state of
Iowa closed its regular biennial period
Friday, June 80. State Treasurer
Herriott has given out q statement
concerning finances. in which he says
the biennum leaves the state with a
treasury surplus Of practically half
million dollars. The amount, he adds,
will be increased when the October
taxes come in. He expresses the
opinion that the next Legislature will
be able to make material reduction
in the tax levies. Id
The village of Bloomfield was
thrown into fever of excitement
by the discovery Of the dead body OF
Mrs. Clarence Mills, her throat cut
from ear to ear and the almost lifeless
form of her husband, the slayer and
probable suicide, lying close to her.
The two were found together, both
with gaping wounds in the throat,
which, together with 4 razor clasped
tightly in the hands Of Mills. indicated
too plainly the methods bytwhich Mrs.
Mills was put to death. She had been
dead for some time but Mills was
faintly breathing and may recov err.
The cause for the insane act was not
learned. 3
y Des Moines dispatch: Governor Shaw
has received from Governor Tanner a
proclamation prescribing regulations
OF cattle importation into Illinois. O1t
entirely prohibits the importation into
the state Of dairy or breeding cattle,
cows. calves or bulls, for dairy or
breeding purposes except under certain
stringent regulations. These regula-
tions, prepared by the state live stock
commission and approved by the gov
ernor, are designed to prevent the IN
PRODUCTION Of tuberculosis into the
state. Illinois has had mrch trouble
on account Of tuberculosis from milk,
and the regulations are to be strictly
enforced. The order does not inter-
fere with the shipment of cattle to
Illinois stock yards or packers for
slaughter. s5..i "A.
Des Moines dispatch: The board OF
control has completed its tasle OF reor-
gaining the salary lists OF the state
institutions. Salaries OF a large num-
Der OF subordinates have been raised.
None of the high-priced officers have
been increased. Last year the steward
at one OF the institutions was cut from
81 800 to $1,000 annually. This year
the ccoks at the same institutions are
raised. from So5 to $35 . NOR th. Board,
laundry work and lodging is given in
addition to this. Assistant cooks are
raised from SIS to $e5 amonth. Laun-:
dry managers go from $s5 to $50. The
assistant bakersin a number of the
institutions are raised from SIS to $e5
a month. Farm hands are increased
!. from $40 to S25, snd the .'boss farmer"
at each institut Jon, provided he does
better work IN the future than in the
past. will receive $50 instead Of the
$50 that Us heretofore been paid.
But this increase will only be given II
IL IS earned. The board intends to
enforce Hetter attention to the insti-
tuition f3rms The salaries Of all the
tescherf In the school for the deaf 1T I
Council Bluffs are increased either $5
or 80. II.