Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
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DIES MONIES, April %, 1900.

Dies MONIES, April %, 1900.
Plans for the completion of the
state historical building were ordered
by the council. The legislature APP
propriated SCI 900 for the completion
of the building. The third floor will
be finished and the necessary furniture
and fixtures will be bought by bids
A number of cases of small pox have
been reported from Fort Dodge and
letter has been received complaining
of laxness on the part of the local au-
thorities and asking the board to
intervene.
The governor has received and in
dorsed over to the treasurer of state
warrant on the treasurer of the United
States for $i,3l1.67, being the amount
due the county of Delaware as indem-
nifty for swamp lands enormously sold
by the government
The auditor of state has sent letter
to the Scott County Savings Bank of
Davenport saying that branch banks
cannot be operated under the banking
ia"o vi IO"d was
raised about six months ago when the
Scott County Savings Bank opened a
branch next door to the Davenport
Savings Bank because of the strong
rivalry existing between the two. The
matter has hung fire in the auditors
office for some time, although the Dav-
export Savings has protested loudly.
Finally it said it would start branch
itself if branch banks were in order.
This called for the decision Just rem
dered, that the Scott County Savings
Bank must either capitalize its branch
or close it.
Governor Shaw announces that he
will go to Washington, d. c.. to help
push the claims of the Louisiana pur-
chase states. lIewill be one of the II
governors. representing the II states
of the Louisiana purchase, who have
been asked to join the delegation from
these states and appear before the con-
gressional committee to ask for an APP
preparation of 81, 900, 600 for the st.
Louis worlds fair to be held in 1908.
The congressional committee will meet
April %. and the governors have all
been notified of their invitations to be
present through Secretary James Cox
of the worlds fair committee.
The executive committee of the State
Agricultural society has selected the
fifty-first Iowa regiment band for the
state fair this year.
Governor Shaw says he Is entire.y
undecided whether he will sign or veto
10 -u1, ~. 4.
awaiting his consideration. He is in
forming himself, by careful investiga-
ton, as to the workings of the law in
other states. He sent men to Missouri
and Nebraska to investigate the work.
ings of the law there, and is also hav-
ing special investigations made of con-
ditions in Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan. lie proposes to fully inform
himself concerning the workings of
such statute in other states, and to
lie able fully to defend whatever posi-
tion he takes in the matter. But thus
far be has not decided what he will do.
He will leave for Washington shortly,
but it is not likely he will act in this
matter till his return. All bills passed
within the last three days of the ses-
sion, as was this one, have an allow
ance of thirty days for executive con-
sideration. This gives until May for
the inquiry.
Governor Shaw has named the mem
bers of three of the six commissions
created by the legislature last winter
the library commission, which is to
promote the general library interests
of the state, the commission to locate
the positions occupied by Iowa troops
at the battle of Vicksburg and the
Shiloh commission which carries an
appropriation of 900 for the cree
ton of monuments to mark the spots
occupied by Iowa soldiers on the field
at Shiloh. Captain w. II. johnson, of
Fort Dodge, president of the state
library associations; Mrs. ID. w. Norris,
of Grinnell; Mrs. ii. NJ. Towner, of
Corning, and Miss Jessie Il. Waite, of
burlington, We're appointed members
of the library commission for terms of
two, tn g., four and five years, as pro-
Vided in the bill. The state librar ian,
superintendent of public instruction
and president of the state university
are eX-officio members. The law goes
into effect July and the commission
will meet Immediately after that.
: The governor has signed the bill by
Representative Miller of Fayette, re-
quiring that teachers in the public
schools shall be instructed in the rudi-
ments of music. 1t is not necessary
that they shall be singers or perform
ers on any instrument, but they must
understand the rudiments of the art
of reading music. The governor Sc
riously considered the advisabiIity of
vetoing the bill, but found that Presi-
dent Seerley of the state normal school
among others, endorsed it very strong
ly. Finding a considerable sentiment
among teachers themselves in favor Of
the measure, he concluded to allow il
to become law.
Treasurer of State Herriott reports
that every cent of the Agricultural
College endowment funds have been
loaned out at per cent. More than
$500, 900 was on hand when the legis-
lature adjourned, but the law passed
by it allowing the trustees of the coll
lege to loan the money at the market
rate resulted in the qnick disposition
of the funds.
CZAR AND BoER WAR.
French People Think Russia Unlikely