Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-19
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
DIS Mo,Nrs. Julv 15. 1000.


There is no longer doubt but the
new Auditorium will be ready for the
republican state convention, August
Il. The big building, which was al
most completely destroyed by fire
June II, is now under roof. Rebuild
ing the walls and putting on the zig
roof has consumed exactly eighteen
working days and the contractors in
charge of the record claim the record
for Iowa for fast work.
The returns to the state treasurer
for taxation of state property this
year show the biggest increase in per-
sonal property and new buildings in
Iowa for years. Estimates from tho
reports by counties which are almost
complete at this date show that there
will be an increase in the total valu-
alton of $60,000,000. OF this, $4,000.
900 is shown in personal property and
the remaining $20,000,000 in new
buildings. The assessment, of course,
rs made upon one-fourth the amount
Iof total valuation. making the real
increase in taxes upon one-fourth Of
sec, 100000, or S15.000,O 1000. The in
crease in new buildings is perhaps
more significant than any other feat
Iure of the increase. 1t is attributed
to the railroad boom in various parts
of the state during the past two
years, and the improvements which
have bedanem 123456, g..
have been made in many of the
smaller towns. For the increase is
mot confined to the large counties,
many of the smaller ones averaging
up with the more thickly populated
ones.
The adjutant generals office has
returns from a recent election in
Company l. of Council Bluffs of the
F1fty-trst Iowa. James Il. Mather
has been elected first lieutenant and
Charles p. Jameson second lieutenant.
Secretary Wesley Greene of the
State Horticultural society has COM
pleted figures on the percentage of
the fruit crop to date, as shown by
the returns up to date. According
TO his figures the crop outlook at
the present time is as follows: Sum-
mer apples SO, fall apples 20, winter
apples 63, pears 80, peaches so, Amer
ican plums so, European plums 40,
Japanese plums 80, grapes &c, black
berries "a, red raspberries so, black
raspberries 60.
Clerk Jones of the state supreme
court filed with the governor Is
statement o. his position with refer
ence to the controversy over some
$4,000 in fees, which he collected as an,
individual and put to his personal ac-
count. 1t is claimed that he owes these
fees to the state, and the governor,
on his own and the authority of the
executive council, is engaged in inves-
ugsting the question. Mr.. Jones
asked to be heard in his own be-
half and has filed hls statement. He
says, in his written document, that
he will account to the state for every
penny that a tribunal NAV decide
that he owes. He contends that he
owns the fees he has collected and
placed to his personal account, and
argues and insists that he owes the
state nothing. But he is willing to
abide by the decision of n competent
authority. This is taken to mean
that he so strongly believes that he
has right to the fees which have
been earned and enjoyed by the
clerks of the court from time immme-
mortal that he would prefer to sub
init the matter to the courts to de-
eide.