Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-05

Complete returns from every county in
the State give the proposed constitutional
convention 4S0 majority. This is very
close margin and while the figures given
are absolutely correct so far as unofficial
data can make them, it will take an off,
cial count to dispel all doubts. The vote
stands:
For convention .......S.......... III, TAG
Against convention ........... III ,265
Majority for ................ $50
Many peculiar things are manifest In
the returns received There seems to be
no particular political complexion to the
vote, although the Democratic counties
apparently have given majority against
the holding Of convention. The north
west seems to have given majority for
the convention in every county except
Emmett and Monona. Buena VISTA,
Woodbury., Cherokee, Clay, Lyon, Dick
inson and the n>St have all given major
tiles ranging from 1000 to paltry hun
dred. The telegraphic reports from the
county auditors give expression to the
idea that the majority of those who voted
never gave what they were voting for a
moments thought or consideration. Com
sequently 1t is a reasonable theory to pre-
sumo that they confused the convention
proposition with that Of the Titus amend
ment. Madison County seems to have
had grudge against the, amendment
and rolled up a good-sized majority In
opposition to the proposition. There Is
strong probability that the Prohibition.
lists of Iowa will push prohibitory
amendment before the constitutional con-
vention, if one is held.
49,
"The corn crop in Iowa will still exceed
the 800,O00,000 mark" said Director
John r. Sage of the weather and crop
service. "Recent reports from some Of
our reporters throughout the State indi-
cate that the crop is going to be even
larger than was at first estimated. The
quality, however, will probably be some
what impaired by the wet weather of the
fall, and the value Of the crop will be
lessened considerably. This will have
comparatively little effect, however, as
the great bulk of the corn crop is fed
right here in the State, md the merchant
able value does not affect materially the
value Of the corn for home feeding pur-
poses. Practically all the corn raised
in Iowa is sold in live stock, and the
profits are always good. A small percent
age of the corn will be reduced in value
by moulding to the extent OF or 4 cents
per bushel, perhaps The fall has been
too wet for the highest success OF the
grain crops in the State, though the yield
will be enormous. 1 believe the yield
will be as high as forty or forty-one bush
els to the acre. Last year it was thirty
i six and n frnctiOn -
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The State board Of control has formu.
lated set of rules for the government
of county institutions where insane are
kept, and the rules will become effective
at once. The last Legislature, upon hear.
4 ing the report of the special investigat-
ing committee, in which the manner Of
caring for the insane in county institu
tions was criticised, passed law plac
ing these institutions under the superyis
ion of the board OF control, aud the new
rules are for the purpose of correcting
the evils mentioned in the report. The
new rules prohibit the keeping of sane
paupers With insane patients, and provide
that male and female patients shall be
separated, with female attendants for the
female wards. They also provide for ad
ditional attendants. so that all patients
may be properly cared for. The new rule.
| are directed particularly to sanitation ant
cleanliness.
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State Superintendent Of INSTRUCTION
Barrett has issued circular giving in
formation of township graded schools AM
the transportation OF pupils to centra
schools in the rural districts. He say.
that in twenty-five counties of the Stat'
children have been transported to sucl
schools during the past year. 4'hirteel
counties have established township higi
schools. These will give the pupils o
the rural districts educational advantage
4 equal to those enjoyed in the cities. Th'
superintendent besides giving the stats
tics Of this new movement also present.
an argument in its favor, from the poin
of superior advantages and decreased
cost. The law governing the necessar.
changes is also given and answers to Ger
tain questions asked.
II :-:-
The two National Guard companies o
Des Moines, known as Companies A AM
Il II of the Fifty-frst Iowa, are about Il
disband and be mustered ont on accoun
OF the absence Of an nrmory. In nearl.
all the other towns of the State wher'
there are companies of the Nationa
Z Guard, armories have been built. 1t !
understood that Company H will be mus
tered out very soon unless something I
done. An armory could be built for $40,
600.