Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-25
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. July 90, 1901.

lily, Governor l.. NJ Shw issued proc
lamation designed to aid in the Boer
relief fund movement. This move
ment has been inaugurated in Iowa
by H. ID. Viljoen and A b. Liebenberg.
The former was in Des Moines Mon
day for the purpose of arranging for
two lectures here.
The governors proclamation fol-
lows:
ITO the people of Iowa-Field Cor
North, Cape Colony, South Africa,
who comes to our state with proper
credentials, is laboring in the inter-
est of the Boer widows and orphans
of that land. 1t is to be hoped that
he and his colleague, Commandant A.
b. Liebenberg, will meet with liberal
and attentive audiences wheresoever
their duties may call them in this
state, and that the contributions to
the relief fund which they are endeav-
oring to raise shall be worthy of
our good state of Iowa, whose people
are noted for their generosity in re-
lieving distress.
Leslie NJ. Shaw,
Governor of the state of Iowa"
A collateral inheritance windfall of
unusual proportions has Just been
handed into the state treasury by
Emma l.. Schwenker, executrix of the
estate of w. +. Bruning of Henry
county. The tax amounts to s5,S2722
and was paid on an estate amounting
to S116,5i4.50, of which $4,000 con-
sisted of personal property. 1t is not
often that estates consisting almost
exclusively of personal property are
as resourceful to the state. Personal
property, although it must be sched-
uied according to law, is much easier
secreted than realty.
In an oral opinion handed down in
police court, Judge Silvara ruled that
palmistry is fortune telling, and for
tune telling is yagrancy, and that
Zera Rodigo and Jura CASTILLO were
guilty of both. Thereupon the Judge
nned the two bright-eyed Spanish wo-
men $40 and costs each. The defend
ants gave notice of appeal, and the
case will be carried to the district
court.
J. X. Wilson, secretary of the Des
Moines & Northern Iowa road, which
filed amended articles of incorpora-
ton few days ago, authorizing it to
build a line in Minnesota, says that
his company will commence the work
of construction north of Boone this
year. Mr.. Wilson would not say how
much road will be built this year, but
insisted that arrangements have been
made for the construction of consid-
cradle mileage. He said that engi-
neers are still at work in the field
and that three preliminary lines have
been run between Boone and Des
Moines.
The state dairy commissioner has
sent out circulars calling the atten-
tion of the butter makers to the lib
eral premiums offered this year by
the state fair for exhibits of cream.
cry, dairy and package butter and
cheese. Last year the creamery but
ter pro rata was $3.50 and the mini
mum "a. This years premiums
amount to S505, with the minimum at
9lM. 1t is expected that there will
be a larger butter exhibit at the state
fair this year than has ever been
known in the history of the state.
The premiums are better and condi-
tons generally more satisfactory to
the butter makers.
The state labor commissioner is
compiling reports received from the
wage earners of the state, in which
among other things they tell what
legislation would be of benefit to
their particular calling. These re-
ports are now being classified for the
purpose of being embodied in the BIZ
ennial report of the labor commits
sioner. The purpose in soliciting them
is that they may be put before the
legislature as fair showing of what
the laDoring people of the state want.
While the statements have not been
received in as large numbers as was
desired, the leading trades are repre-
sented and it is fair to say that the
report of the TABOR commissioner will
show what legislation the wage earn
ers believe is most necessary. 1t is a
new feature OF the labor commission
er's report and one which it is be-
lieved will serve to present the cause
of the working men to the legisla-
ture in an effective way. The state
ments were received from the wage
earners as part of what is known
as the individual wage earners state
ment, which the labor commissioner
is required to solicit. The answers
to the inquiries in regard to legisla-
ton will be used as special chapter
of the report and not embodied in the
general statistical table.
Judge Smith Mcpherson of the
United States circuit court for the
Southern district of Iowa, has hand
ed down decision in the Des Moines
City Hallway tax case, in which the
order restraining John Mckay, coun-
~ treasurer, from selling property
of the street car company for back
taxes, is continued in force indefin-
itely. The Illinois Trust and Savings
Bank, holders of bonds of the ST eet
car company, secured the restraining
order, on the ground that its secure
ties would be impaired by the sale of
the property. Treasurer Mckay en-
tered a motion to dissolve the re-
straining order. The courts refusal
is based upon the fact that the case
should be, and is. properly before the
Polk county district court, and no
sale of the road should be permitted
until the case is decided. The court
also holds that the county officers
cannot rightfully be parties to the
appeal of the street car company
from the assessment of the city
council sitting as board of equal
izatiou Finally Judya Mcpbarcov,