Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-24
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The State dairy commissioner, b. +.
Norton, has completed the tabulation Of
the returns from the railway companies
of the State showing the amount of but
ter shipped out of the State during the
past year. The table gives the amounts
| from each county during 1898 and 1879.
The counties showing the largest figures
for the year are: Buchanan, 3,369, 30
pounds; Bremen, 3,037, 0S5; Clayton, g.,
| O19,4SO; Chickasaw, 3,OO3, 53S; Jones, g.
l92,254; Butler, 2,61S,S03; Delaware, q
S49,49O; Dubuque, 2,399,321; Fayette,
$780, o2; Kossuth, 2,043, 100; Palo Alto,
1000, $50; Woodbury., 2,292, 265. The fol-
lowing counties each shipped more than
one million pounds: Allamakee, Audubon,
| Blackhawk, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Cerro
| Gordo. Clinton, Greene, Hamilton, Har-
din, Howard, Humboldt, Jackson, Linn,
Mitchell, Sac, Story, Union, Winnebago,
Winncshiek, Worth and Wright. The
total for the State aggregates 81 ,6S3, 1874
pounds.
Judge Kline of the State board of con-
troll has filed reports on conditions found
by him at the county buildings of Mus
| catine and lama counties with reference
to the care of the insane. Tama County's
asylum was not found in bad condition,
the principal criticism made by the ex-
aminer being the lack of sufficient help,
which prevented the insane from having
proper exercise and care. There is no
night Waterman or attendant. There
are no anusements, but religious worship
once month. The report deals kindly
with the lama institution. But the crit
icisms of Muscatine County are strongly
denunciatory.
The accountants of the Governor and
Auditor of State have checked up with
State Treasurer Herrott for the quarter
of 1898, ending Dec. 30. The Iowa State
treasury entered upon new year with
substantial balances in all of the ac-
counts. The accounts with the State
funds are us follows:
General revenue balance. I. $3.50, $40 30
State University taX....... 29,121 5S
Morrill, endowment ......... 1850 w
College interest fund.-. ...... 9,52S AZ
Endowment fund cash bal
ance observation-disclosures. 1O2,6O3 W
Endowment fund bonds. 49,. 431, 1888 81
Members of the Legislature declare
there is little doubt of the passage of the
proposed resolution for n constitutional
amendment to substitute biennial for an
nual State elections in Iowa. 1t passed
the last Legislature almost without op-
position. II it becomes part of the con-
stitution, it will extend by one year the
terms of the present Governor, Lieuten-
ant Governor, State superintendent, one
railroad commissioner and of Represents
tives, county treasurers, sheriffs, county
supcrintendents, coroners and surveyors
who are now serving.
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George e. Delavan, fish commissioner,
has filed his biennial report with the Gov
ernor. The report shows that fourteen
car loads of black bass, walleyed pike,
croppies, silver bass. sun fish and chan
mel catfish have been placed in the rivers
and lakes of Iowa during the season.
The commissioner finds it much easier
from year to year to enforce the fish
and game laws of the State, especially
since the stocking of the rivers and lakes
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