Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-02
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. July %. 1000.

| ICES MONIES, July rs, lJOO.
Mr. Frank Holloway recently re-
teived letter from his sister, Mrs.
Clara Groesbeck who is a missionary
hear Hong Kong, in which she states
the condition of AFFAIRS in southern
China at that time-June s. Both
Mrs Groesbeck and her husband, who
Is also engaged in missionary work
near Hong Kong, are Des Moines peo-
pie, and both graduated from Dcs
| MONIES college. Among other things
she said that they had just heard that
a society known as the Boxers had
| Killed two missionaries in north
Emma and were doing great amount
OF evil up there" and expressed the
hope that some of the powers would
IND leisure and inclination TO demand
redress. Then she added: "I'm glad
were SO far south, as the people here
are no so easily affected by what take!
place up there" Mr.. and Mrs. Groes-
Deck are now with the Other mis-
sionaries at Swallow, where thcs in!
TEND to spend the hot season. Sw.,-,
tow is situated on an island in the,
pay about forty miles from Hong
hong, and is, therefore, n safe refuge
from Boxer attacks should their re-
bell1on spread to southern China. |
Inc army post movement has now
reached the stage where it's accom-
plishment may be deemed a prac.
klcal certainty. The committee re-
ports subscriptions amounting in the
aggregate to 1000. This includes;
nothing from East Des Moines. the
soliciting committee from that dis
1r'ct having not yet reported. f. M.
hubbell, whose energetic and unti,.-
ing work for the army post has been
largely responsible for the success AT
aalned, stated that he had entire con-
ldence In the outcome. 1T has been
hard work he said, land now we are.
prepared for good deal more of
the same kind, but / am now sure
that we will be able to meet the con-
nltlon which the government imposes.
AS 1t is, we have enough money al
ready subscribed to purchase certain
tracts, but 1T would not be safe to as
sumo they would be available from
the government standpoint. We
shall keep on and / propose to devote
all the time | can possibly spare nm
til we have doubled the subscriptions
then we will be prepared for anv
emergency"
Universal enthusiasm is being
shown in the coming of the horse
show, to be held in Des Moines, Sep
TENDER IL, IL, 10 and IA. Excursion
rates are being provided for and a
large attendance is expected The
horse show week in Kansas CITY
st. Louis and other METROPOLITAN
cities is now looked upon as the OPEN
ing fall function of society, and not
TO be in attendance nightly, is to be
out of society, which means out of
the world. The horse show means
much for Des Moines. The idea is
progressive and puts Des Moines in
line with other metropolitan cities.
The horse show DeS Moines will
be conducted under the rules of the
National Horse Show and Exhibitors
Association, the same as New York,
Chicago, Kansas City, ST. Louis, Dem
yer, San Francisco and New Orleans.
and will consist of the fashionable
Iurnouts AMI equipage of aristocracy
IN competition on their merits in the
arena for handsome prizes, trophies
and ribbons. For this purpose the
management have secured Judges of
national reputation, some of whom
have acted in this capacity at the
New York horse show. Already
seventy-five entries have been guar
hnteed from the Armour, Ashbrook,
Rice and Sims and other noted sta
bles of Kansas City and elsewhere,
while many local entries are exrect-
ed in the classes offered for Polk
county.
The State Bank of Gladbrook.
;Tama county, has filed articles of in
corporation with the secretary of
state and will apply for a charter.
1t has capital of $50O,O00. John III.
Moller Is president, w. M Ackenbach,
vice president, and Oliver Henderson,
cashier.
The secretary of the executive coun-
ell has discovered what he believes
to be a flaw, or an omission, in the
bill creating the new department of
agriculture IN Iowa. He thinks the
measure is so worded as to fail to pro-
vide for the purchase of stationery
supplies for the department. by the
state. Accordingly he will refuse to
honor such acquisitions without the
endorsement of the executive coun-
cl. 1t is likely that the council will
ask the attorney general for an opin-
ion on the subject. The attorney gen
pressed the opinion that the law was
supposed to bc all right when drawn,
and was drawn with that object in
view. Mr.. Remley saw the bill before
It went before the Legislature, as Sem
ttor Hartman took it to him for
legal advice.
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