Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-08
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DIES MONIES, March 4, 1900.

The Dill prOvlulnB loI Inc eStaDliSh-
ment of woman's reformatory at An
amosa has met with such general APP
proyal that the friends of the reforma-
atory system have framed similar
bill providing for a reformatory for
men. The Ananbsa penitentiary Is
far superior to the institution at Fort
Madison and has been chosen as the
more suitable location for the pro-
posed reformatory. Senator Emmert
has introduced bill in the senate
which provides for the necessary
changes in the institutions, and appro-
PIRATES $4,000 for the erection of
school building, the only additional
building required to change the Ana
mosa prison into reformatory. The
older convicts and those who are
convicted repeatedly will be confined
at Fort Madison. All convicts under
o5 who have been guilty of murder,
burglary or other serious crimes are to
be sent to the reformatory. Convicts
under 35 who are in for slight crimes
and who have not been convicted
more than twice are also to be sent to
Anamosa. Inmates are to be graded
according to their conduct. They are
to be sent to school for a certain time
each day and are to be taught trades.
When they have reached certain
grade of department they may be pa
rolled on good behavior.
Chris Hansen and Arthur Kyle, Off.
GERS of the Retail Liquor Dealers assoc
citation, accompanied by their attor-
ney, Fritz Conrad, have filed for record
with the county auditor the new sa~
loon consent petition on which the
60 H. xx,arlytnrr far Tho
past two weeks. The petition carries
over 5, 200 signatures, but of these the
association claims only 4,736 are EoNd
1t requires 1924 names to make the
petition. good. If the figures of the
association officers are correct the pc
tition has majority of 412 names over
the number required.
The total net collections of the Des
Moines revenue office for the month OF
February were ST., O75. SO, against$12,
1886 for February, 1899. The follow
ing items make up the gross amount:
Cigar stamps, So, 166. 80; tobacco stamps,
1927, 80; documentary stamps, 81, 596.95;
proprietary stamps, S2,259.0S; total,
Sl2, 15O.13; less discounts of $74.30,
leaving $l2,075 SO. There were twenty
three business days in the month.
Average net collections per day, S525.O4.
Judge Conrad rendered an important
decision in the case of David Andrews
VS.. Mark Chiesa. In this case the
plaintiff sued for the benefit of the
school fund, to recover "a 900 for sales
of liquor it is alleged were made by
defendant to his father, an habitual
drunkard. The statute, before the
code revision, provided that where a
sale of liquor is made to drunkard, a
minor, or to a person whose relatives
have forbidden sales being made, the
person aggrieved might bring action
for the benefit of the school fund, and
recover 500 for every illegal sale
shown. 1t developed on the trial Of
case that the code commi ssion's re-
port, that the statute be continued as
it was, was not regarded by the legis-
lature, and that it dropped out the
words, ''for each offense." Relying on
this, the defense contended that it was
intended by the Legislature that per.
son could recover for but one sale
prior to the time of bringing the action
and not for all the sales proven. IL
was argued that in the past persons
interested have permitted sales to be
made in large numbers, that they
might sue for large amounts, and that
the legislators, knowing this, were of
the opinion the intent of the law,
which was to prevent these sales, had
been violated, SO dropped the words,
intending thus to force suit to be
instituted as soon as one sale is made,
and to revent the abuse of the rights
vested by the statute. Judge Conrad
held that this is the only interpreta-
ton of the statute, and directed the
jury to find, if it found at all, for one
sale only. He said that it was clearly
intended that but one sale can be sued
upon at time, and suit maintained
for only one sale made prior to the
commencement of the action.
bill which abolishes the office Of
custodian of public buildings and
grounds has been framed and brought
before the senate committee appointed
to consider the name of J. ID. NECTAR
raugh, whom Governor Shaw nomi-
mated for the Office of custodian. The
bill stipulates that the person APP
pointed custodian must be practical
electrician, an experienced engineer
and man thoroughly versed in heat
ing and ventilation. In addition to
being custodian the man appointed is
also to act as engineer and have COM
plete charge of the lighting, heating
and ventilation of the capitol.
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