The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
De. Moinea. Aupust 81 ION

The annual report Of the Iowa Sol
diers' Orphans home for the year
ending June 80, 1900, has been sub
mftted to the board Of control by the
superintendent, NJ. T. Goss. The In
mates present July i, 1899, were 445,
and July 1, 1900, were 434. There are
children in the home from ~ of the
80 counties of the state. The sup
port fund balance July 1, 1899, was
Ss,4s4.17. July l, 1900, it was $s,O1o.6s.
The falling off is accounted for in o
large expenditure for new herd of
cows, increased farming utensils and
other expenditures pertaining to the
operating of a large farm, some mark
ed Improvements in the premises and
a better food supply. An account
is given of the work done in the
aressmaking and tailoring depart
ments, and Of the products of the
Farm and garden. Besides these in
austries there is a cabinet and car
penter shop, a paint shop, engineer
Through these, the report saws, q
great deal. Of work is done for the
repair and betterment of the home.
1t is stated at the Office of the state
dairy commissioner that milk dealers
throughout Iowa are being carefully
watched for another discovery of,
milk diluted with formaldehyde. Just
now the milk inspector in Council
Bluffs is watching the outcome of the
cases in Omaha courts, against sew
eral firms which are charged with
having embalmed the milk they put
on the market. Among these firms is
one with headquarters in Council
Bluffs, the Waterloo Creamery COM
pany. The inspector in that city has
reason to believe that there is more
than one firm in Council Bluffs using
the embalming fluid known as form
aldehyde, and is pushing a thorough
chemical analysis of samples with the
hope of detecting which ones.
Forty-six prisoners in the Polk
county Jail give promise of the
busiest term the criminal division
of the district court has known for
several years. OF the 46 now in
prison 26 are bound over to the
grand jury by lower magistrates
and must be tried at the coming
term of court, which convenes on
the 18th day of next month. When
it is remembered almost a month
elapses before the grand jury will
commence it's grind it will be seen
that almost a half hundred Of
tenders will go before the grand jury
and at least 40 come up before Judge
Prouty for trial next term,
Hon. John Cownie of the state board
of control has returned from weeks
absence, during which time he visited
several county institutions where in
sane are kept. Among these are Ma
haska, Keokuk, Washington, Louisa
and Jasper counties. Mr.. Cownie saws
he found the institutions in these
counties in fair condition. At Jas
per the institution is somewhat
ahead of the others, as the authorities
employ attendants for the insane,
male for the male patients and fe-
male for the insane women. While
absent Mr.. Cownie visited the Soldiers
Orphans home, where work has been
retarded on the new chapel by the
rains, but will soon proceed. A new
barn is soon to be started there and
will be built by the carpenters at the
head of the industrial department.
One of the leading attractions in
Oes Moines during fair week will be
the magnificent pyrotechnic spectacle,
PAINS Conquest of the Philippines"
which will be put on at the base ball
park on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings. This is
the most magnificent of the Pain ere
atoms. 1t is interesting, entertaining
and instructive and will attract about
as many visitors as the fair itself.
w. P. Chase, having renewed his
lease of the Auditorium, announces
,hat continuous vaudeville will be put
On during fair week. Patrons will have
an opportunity of seeing something
entirely new for Iowa. Throughout the
day and until midnight the show will
continue without interruption and Wis
tors may come and go as they choose,
staying as long as fancy may dictate.
Only first-class artists have been en-
gagged and the success of the under
taking is assured.
BATTLE RACES IN PEKING.