Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-10
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
DIES MONIES, May 6, 1900.

about 200 acres of ground, is situated
ON the Norwalk road about five miles
southwest of the city, and Just at this
time is a solid mass of blossoms. Mr..
Berryhill owns the second largest fruit
ranch in Iowa. On this ground are
planted 1000 apple trees, 5000 plum
trees and'2. 600 cherry trees, every one
of which is in bloom. The great
orchard is on the east slope of a ravine
running back from the Coon river and
up which the Great Western and Keo-
kuk & Western tracks extend to the
prairie south of the city. From the
character of the ground view OF the
entire orchard can be had from the
bluffs across the ravine and the i'm
preston is of a solid bed of white and
pink blossoms extending up the hill
side and back on the level ground.
The trees are SO close together and the
blossoms so thick that the branches of
the trees and the ground underneath
are not distinguishable
At meeting of the army post loca-
ton committee at the Had, Dr. Lewis
ENcIlOOlGl, Cildll lllCill Va IilC NOIIllilbINb
appointed committee on finance.
Upon this committee is to deyOlve the
work of raising funds with which to
purchase the site. The committee will
be permitted to devise its own ways
and means Indications are it will
resort to the popular subscription
plan. J. G. Rounds, of the Citizens
National bank, is chairman of the
committee.
Advices from Washington say the
senate will soon take action on the bill
adopted 10y the house creating a new
district court in Iowa, and there is no
doubt that the action will be favorable
and speedy, as the necessity for more
court facilities is recognized. The
passage Of this bill in the house was
unanimous and without question. 1t
provides that the counties of Clarke,
Lucas, Union, Adair, Fremont, Adams,
Page, Taylor, Ringgold, Wayne and
Appanoosc shall constitute the south
ern district of Iowa. A term of a cir
cult court for this district will be held
at CrestOn ON the third Monday of
May and fourth Monday Of September,
each term to continue as long as nee
cSsary.
The Interstate Oratorical Associa-
ton, in which the leading colleges Of
ten states, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, Ne
braska, Colorado, Iowa and Missouri
are represented, will hold its next an
nual contest under the auspices Of Des
MOines college in this city early in
May, 1901. The annual convention of
the interstate association, held at
Denver recently, elected +. d. Nelson,
of the junior class of DeS MOines col
lege, vice president for 1901. AS the
vice-presidency carries with it both
the location and general management
of the contest, the students and friends
of Des MOines college are more than
pleased to secure the privilege of
entertaining the next interstate
contest.
The board of control has completed
its list of county and private insane
asylums or poor houses which main
tain insane persons. 1t found that
there are four private hospitals, at
Dubuque, Davenport, Council Bluffs
anu lOh Il NllN III -SlA SOunlN III
stitutions, or poor houses, in which
insane are maintained, are reported
This is ten more than were reported Il
year ago. As soon as possible the ter
ritorv will be divided among the three
members of the board and they. Will
begin making the inspections.
Governor Shaw has vetoed the valued
policy insurance bill, passed in the
closing days OF the late legislature.
lie takes his full share of responsible
" for vetOing Il measure which re-
cciVed - votes in the house and 81 in
the senate-cnOugh to have passed it
over his veto in the lower, and nearly
enough to have done 50 i'll the upper
house. The bill is sent to the secre-
tary Of state without approval, and
accompanied hy a lengthy statement
II his reason, for opposing it. The
ro7r-l-c has made an Investigation Of
49, -r.---..nys If valued policy laws in
-.-a. -,=.->. lie conclude, that they
-. -: accomplish the desired object,
3. .'..-s-: 80 insurer: that on the
D.--: -.1-- ;.-.r tendency is to in
c,+ze- go cos. IT insurance and to
cr.T= u. GanT companies that do
~. care % d. business under such
d law. The Iowa bill simply
TTC.lCe- tina, in case Of loss Of
buildings ~ fire the amount of the
insurance carried shall represent the
value u the property. 1t applies only
TO rea. estate and not to stocks Of
goods and othe. personal property, Of
which the value is too fuctuating.
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that the tendency Of such law is to
encourage incendiarism. The property
owner who can get excessive insurance
sees premium paced on the crime of
arson. The governor SAYS he would
sign the bill if assured that it could
be repealed when proven disastrous:
but the almost impOssibility Of repeal
ing such u measure is pointed out. lie
has learned of but one state where
such measure has been repealed.
This being the case he fears that il
would be dangerous, and yet could
not be repealed, in Iowa.
The executive council during its
recent session considered the assess
ment of telegraph, telephone and ex-
press companies, under the Cheshire
and Blanchard laws. The Cheshire
measure applies only to express com.
panles, while the Blanchard measure
includes both telegraph and telephon,
companies. There is some question a,
to the date on which the council mus
talie up the matter Of assessing undeI
the blanchard bill. The council will
have further examination made o
the law to determine exactly what j.
intended by it: and, meantime, step
were taken for immediate cOmplianc,
with the law. The council is required
to assess all properties Of these com
panies and to certify the results. $,
far as they affect each county, to tn,
respective auditors.
The executive council has issued or
ders that copies of the new buildlni