The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18
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DIES MONIES, Jan. 16, 1900.
1t now seems quite likely that the {
long senatorial fight, obscuring all
other considerations for members OF
the legislature, may result in the nom-
nation of United States senators in
the state conventions hereafter Many
politicians on both sides favor this
plan, as it would greatly reduce the
expense of lengthy wrangle in the
legislature and do away with q consid-
cradle amount Of trickery and the dan
ger of bribery.
The Pioneer Lawmakers Association
will meet in Des Moines February IA,
Is and 16. This was decided at a meet
ing of the executive committee. 1.-THE
new memorial hall is finished by that
time the meeting will be held there.
Major Hoyt Sherman is president OF
The association and Hon. Charles AID
rich is secretary. The latter was
named by the committee to fill va
cancy made by the resignation of Hon.
i. Il. Cue.
State institutions have asked then
legislature for appropriations amount
ing to $1.318.512.68. OF this S3GO.O
is for Cherokee. Thirteen of these
stitutions are under the managem
of the board of control, which has
commended appropriations as fol
s soldiers 9 aa@e
Home for Blind Knoxville .........
School for Deaf Council Bluffs -.
Feeble Minded, Glenwood ......!
Industrial School, Eldora. ............
Industrial School Mitchellville. .......
Hospital for Insane Mt Pleasant. d.
Hospital at Independence. -. .......... 233o
hospital at Clarnda. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS g. 8OO.J
Hospital at Independence. ............. 36O.OO0.Q
Penitentiary at 1T. Madison. .......... 14,QA
Penitentiary at Anamosa ;. .......... ST.
Total. Observation-Disclosures. $780,.
The board also recommends the
chase of land as follows:
Hospital at Independence,
Hospital at Clarinda. Observation-Disclosures. YUGUOl
For Feeble Minded. Clarinda. ........... 5000
Soldiers Orphans Home, Davenport. 15UuO
The educational institut. ons do not
come under the supervision CT the
board OF control, but the board has adj
visory powers. The trustees ask APP
preparations for these institutions as
follows:
State University, Iowa City 112,5oo
State Normal School, Cedar Falis.... i46'c0O
State Agricultural College, Ames. 2ll.UO
The amount asked by the State, Uni
verslty and the State Agricultural
College is to be derived in part by
the continuation of the one-tenth mill
tax, which now goes to them Other
aDDrODriHfi
Arsenal. ........... S9D nm
historical department. 10000
Articles o. incorporation of the
Willmar Il Sioux Fails railroad have
been filed with the secretary of state.
The capital stock is $4,000, 900. The
law requires that the maximum fee for
filing incorporation articles Of this
character shall be So 900, which amount
the company has paid. This is one Of
the roads of which the Great Northern
is parent, and it's the first time that
systemshas owned road in Iowa. The
Great Northern has iecently purchased
the Sioux City s. Northern, which runs
from Sioux City to Garretson, s. D..
and the Pacific Short Line, which runs
from Sioux City to O'Nei1, Neb.
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Notice has been ser,el on Secretary
OF State Dobson by tie sheriff of Cedar
county to the effect that the state OF
Iowa has been sued fer SITS. OOo dam
ages by Philip Harrington. Farrlng-
ton was convict No. 2.I3s in the peni-
tertiary and was sen enced to three
years, on February 1, 1894. He was SO
years of age and served until July 81.
1896, when he was RELEASED on account
of expiration of term, csunting good
time earned. He has threatened from
time to time to sue the stae to recover
damages for false imprisonment, and
the beginning of the suit was not a
surprise. harrington was sentenced
for forgery, according to the books Of
the pardon clerk, and was sentuplfrom
Jones county.
A campaign against tuberculosis is
to be inaugurated in the state II the
Iowa State Sanitary Assertion.
which has been organized in Des
Moines through the united efforts Is
number of prominent veterinarias.
surgeons, physicians and stock men
the state who are interested IN securing
| proper sanitation to prevent the spread
ing of the disease by infection. In the
constitution which was presented to
the meeting at the Slavery hotel for
adoption the object of the association
is said to be for the purpose of dissem-
mating the principles of sanitary
science and applying Them to the pre-
vention of tuberculosis in mankind
and in the domestic animals. DIR. j.
A. Scroggs, of Keokuh, was made pres
ident and DIR. George A. johnson, Of
Sioux City, secretary. To spread the
work of the association throughout
the state, vice-presidents were named
in each of the congressional districts,
and it was decided that all should be
done to awaken interest towards hold
ing meetings at the same time as the
live stock associations of the state
! every year.
HELP THE BOERs.
Nebraska Man Raised q Regiment for
| South Africa.