Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-11-01
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.



troll have returned to the city after
visit to all the state institutions in
porthern Iowa. Judge Robinson and
John Cownie of the board left on tho
tour of inspection October II, and
later were joined by Judge Kline
The board expects in n short time tc
formulate the rules governing county
hospitals. it having inspected the diff
ferent county institutions in the past
several months.
The typhoid fever epidemic at the
state hospital at Independence is
greater than has been generally
known. There have been over two
hundred cases since it recently broke
out there, and it has resulted in.
twenty deaths. There is also a great
deal of sickness at the Soldiers home
at Marshalltown. Over seventy in.
mates of the home are now in the
hospital. No epidemic prevails there,
but the general health is not good.
The supreme court handed down
An opinion in the Bonaparte dam case
adverse to the state. The supreme
court holds that when the state
transferred the Bonaparte dam By
grant it did not abrogate it's right
to exercise thereafter police
power; that no constitutions. right
of defendant Byron f. Meek is in.
volyed, and on every other point sus.
tains the contentious of the state
except that it is held the decision OF
a justice of the peace to the effect
defendants had contract right to
maintain the dam without fshway,
and, being unappealed from, the iudg.
meat is final, for there is no show.
ing that defendants have lost that
right since the formal trial, and upon
this single point the supreme court'y
decision against the state is based.
y. III. Skinner has been agreed upon
by State Treasurer Herriott and
Auditor Merriam as the expert to
examine the various offices. At the
last meeting of the executive council
the treasurer and auditor were nam
ed as committee to select some per-
son 20 make the examination. Their
selection is subject to the approval
of the council. If Mr.. Skinner makes
the examination he will be empower
ed to select his assistant, subject to
the councils approval. For some
days past w. S. Richards, pardon
clerk under Governor Shaw, has been
engaged in an examination of the
records and accounts in the Office of
auditor Merriam. This examination
is entirely distinct from the one orr
dered by the executive council. 1t
is within the power of the governor
tn Il L..
a.ade at any time.
Chairman Estabrook of the Mar
shall county republican committee,
Auditor Hargrave and Coroner Lierle
We're in the city cons Ilting with At
torney General RemIey and Chairman
Weaver in regard to the attempt on
the part of the democrats to invali-
date the coming election in Marshall
county unless the name of the demo
cratic nominee for coroner is placed
upon the ticket. Attorney General
Remley looked the case over care
fully. and after thoroughly investi-
eating the subject, took the ground
that the republicans need not be
alarmed over the threats made. He
gave the following opinion:
"First-Under the showing there Is
no vacancy in the Office Of coroner
in Marshall county.
..Second--If there was a vacancy
and the auditor should refuse to place
the name of the democratic NOMINEES
upon the ticket, the remedy would
be by mandamus proceedings.
'Third--.i the ticket goes out
without the name of the democratic
nominee upon ii, il is still valid
ticket, for the law does not contem
plate the Acknowledgement of the
voters.
"Fourth-The right to challenge
voter depends solely upon the qualr
fications of the voter to vote, not on
what may or may not be on the bal
lot"
The supreme court has affirmed tho
decision of the lower court in the
Polk county court house controversy.
The court holds that the county may
sell the old court house site and usa
the proceeds thereof in the purchase
of new site and may use any avail
able money in the county treasury ir
a like manner. The court holds that
the county cannot issue bonds for
the purchase nf new site, hut may
issue non-negotiable warrants for
the purpose and may levy tax run
ming over a term of years for the re-
demption of these warrants. This
permits the county board 10 buy a
new site, which it is trying TO do.