Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-24
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
DEs MONIES, May 81. 1000.

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Adiutant General Byers has given
up his plan of having the four regi-
ments of the National Guard encamp
in Des Moines this summer. and will
accede to the wishes of the colonies
that the regiments be encamped
somewhere in the districts from which
their companies came.
The Des Moines National, the Citi.
zens National and the Valley Nation
al banks, have fled in the district
court appeals from the recent decision
of the board of review refusing to de-
duct from the amount of their capital
stock investments the proportion of
their capital invested in government
bonds January /, the time the assess
ment was made. All the banks charge
that the capital stock was assessed up
to stockholders at its real value. with
ont reference to the bonds and that no
deductions We're made on their account.
They charge that under the national
laws as well as those of the state the
stockholders are entitled to a deduc-
tion for the amount of capital stock in
vested in bonds, the bonds to be fig
ured at their par value. The Citizens
National bank, with a capital stock OF
S200.000, held $40, 200 of bonds; the
Valley National bank, with a capital
stock of 100000, an Investment of
$237 40S in government bonds, and the
Des Moines National, with capital
stock of 100000, an investment of
$3.50. 900 in bonds. The assessor has
charged that the banks loaded up with
government bonds shortly before jan
nm, and 1se,,aenI ~ 81.
after January /, the purpose being to
escape taxation on their capital stock
accounts.
w. p. Chase. the enterprising sport
ing goods dealer of Des Moines, has
leased the new Auditorium for term
of years and now has number of men
at work frescoing the building, paint
ing scenery and drop curtains, and
placing new upholstered chairs in the
building. lie has secured member
ship in theatrical circuit which
handles the very best attractions and
and proposes to make the Auditorium
a statewide attraction.
The state board of medical exami-
ners and the state board of health, at
a recent meeting. reelected DIR. J. 4.
Kennedy secretary.
by decision of the supreme court
in a case originating in Sioux county
and first decided by District Judge
Wakefield, of Sioux City, the dogs of
Iowa have no legal right to brood over
repeated annoyances and avenge them
with their teeth in malice. They have
not, as the lower court held. even one
bite coming to them, and the first use
of teeth condemns them as habitually
vicious. They must bite when the
person bitten is committing an unlaw-
full act. No damages for suffering re-
sulting from bites received at such
times may be collected. Iowa dogs
must bite when legal provocatiop is
still hot or not bite at all.
The committee which has in charge
the meeting of the Upper Des Moines
Editorial Association, TO be held in
Des Moines in July, has mapped out u
program for the entertainment of the
visiting editors. The hotels have
generously given very low rate to
the convention members, and il is cN-
pected that the attendance will be the
largest in the history of the associa-
ton. The meeting will convene ON
Thursday, July II, and last till Satur-
day. So that those who wish can
have an opportunity of visiting the
Chautauqua, which will be in session
here al that time. The program will
be Il reception and registration of the
members on Thursday. members of the
committee being at the different hotels
to receive tlem. On Friday morning.
commencing at o'clock, the regular
work of the association will be taken
up and number of papers read and
discussed. Friday afternoon will be
given over TO the entertainment of the
visitors, and they will have choice of
either visiting the different industries,
newspaper plants and job offices, base
ball game or Chautauqua. Friday
evening the whole convention will be
entertained at lawn fete at one of
the hospitable homes of Des Moines
and program furnished which the
committee at present refuses to di-
vulge, but promises that the editors
will not soon forget. Saturday morn
ing the street railway company,
through courtesy of its general man
ager. Mr.. Iiippee. will take the visit
ing delegates and their ladies for a
trolieN rue over the city. saturday
afternoon all those who wish can
attend the Champ Clark Dolliver de-
bate, which takes place at the Chau-
tauqua grounds.
The Pelham Mining and Develop |
ment Company, of Ottumwa, has filed !
articles of Incorporation with the sec
rotary of state. The company will |
do a general mining business with a
paid up capital of Sl25,O0O. The COM |
pany has number of properties in !
the Black Hills which it will develop.
Attorney General Renley has given /,
out an opinion to Deputy Fish Commits
sioner Baughman. saying that per-
sons owning land adjacent to Wall |
lake, Sac county, cannot build a fence
in the water so AS to prevent fishing.
The land under meandering lakes is
owned by the state for public use. /
A SLAP AT THE PRESIDENT.