Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-23
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, August 20, 1900.


diers' Orphans home for the year
ending June 30, 1900, has been sub
mitted to the board of control by the
superintendent, NJ. Il. Goss. The in
mates present July /, 1899, were 445,
and July'1, 1900, were 434. There are
children in the home from ~ of the
80 counties of the st;,e. The sup
port fund balance Ju.y /, 1899, was
$S,4S4.l7. July /, 1900, , was $S,010.6S.
The falling off is accG ,nted for in
large expenditure for :. new herd of
cows, increased farming utensils and
other expenditures pertaining to the
operating of large farm, some mark
ed improvements IN the premises and
better food supply. An account
is given of the work done in the
dressmaking and tailoring depart
ments, and of the products of the
farm and garden. Besides these in
dustries there is a cabinet and car
penter shop, a paint shop, engineer
ing department and pipe shop.
Through these, the report says, a
great deal of work is done for the
repair and betterment of the home
Secretary Wesley Green of the State
Horticultural society says the blight
which may be seen just now on the
sweet peas, morning glories and other
plants in Iowa. is not due to the great
heat and drouth, but TO the red spi-
der, which comes under this condi-
ton of the atmosphere. This spider
is a minute insect which works on
the under side of the plant leaves.
Mr. hp nf
the leaves are sprayed with water
once or twice day the insects will
disappear, as water is as destructive
to it as any fluid which might be
used.
The board of examiners for mine
inspectors was in session at Abba al
most a week for the purpose of con-
Quoting an examination to deter
mine the competency OF mine fore
men, pit bosses and hosting engi-
neers, and to grant certificates to
those capable of performing such
duties. The examination at Abba is
the first one conducted under the
new law which was enacted by the
Twenty-eighth general assembly. 1t
resulted in granting certificates to
siXty-one applicants out of total of
candidates being turned down as in
competent.
"We expect that iowa mills, exclu-
sively, will furnish the 10,0S5 barrels.
of fiuor required by the state insti-
buttons for the year beginning with
October l." says Mr.. John Cownie,
of the state board of control There
is no reason why the millers of this
state cannot get these contracts. r
The wheat crop in Iowa this year
has been exceptionally fine. We eX-
pect that there will be no necessity
of sending the orders for this prod
uct out of the state. There will be
anywhere from 100000 up in it. The
bids will be opened September /. The
millers can before that tell the ex-
tent of the crop and figure the price
of the product during the ensuing
season easily and correctly"
Prospects are good for the early ter
mination of the canvass of the COM
mittee for funds with which to prod
vide a site for the new army post.
The committee in charge of the
work has agreed with the park com.
missioners on terms for the acquire.
ment of Wayeland park for a portion
of the post site and has reached an
understanding with number of the
members of the city council and par
ties interested by which it will be
possible for the committee to secure
the Ingersoll cemetery tract. Unless
these plans miscarry, this double
tract will undoubtedly be the site
of the new army post and military
park. 1t is expected to take the mat
ter up with the city at once and try
and get it in such shape that the
land can be transferred and work
on it this fall.
1t is stated at the Office of the state
dairy commissioner that milk dealers
throughout Iowa are being carefully
watched for another discovery Of
milk diluted with formaldehyde. Just
now the milk inspector in Council
Bluffs is watching the outcome of the
cases in Omaha courts, against sew
eral firms which are charged with
having embalmed the milk they put
on the market. Among these firms is
one with headquarters in Council
Bluffs, the Waterloo Creamery COM
pany. The inspector in that city has
reason to believe that there is more
than one firm in Council Bluffs using
the embalming fluid known as form
aldehyde, and is pushing thorough
chemical analysis of samples with the
hope of detecting which ones.