Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Noines. Sent. 0. 1901.

Des MOines, Sept. y, lSOl.
The semi-annual apportionment Of
the interest of the permanent school
fund has been made by Auditor of
State Merriam. Provision for this
apportionment is made in sections So
and 2S47 of the code. The basis for
this years apportionment is 14.91
cents for each youth of school age,
The total amount of the permanent
school fund January /, 1901, was 81,
750,510.73. The interest on state
bonds is $10s,S42 SO. This also repre-
sents the amount of interest appor.
toned at this time. The present basis
of apportionment is about cents less
per capita than that of last March.
The argument of the attorneys for
the appellant in the noted Hossack
murder case, appealed from Warren
county, has been filed with the su.
preme court. Henderson & Berry Of
lndianola are the attorneys for Mrs.
Margaret Hossack. The filing of the
appellants argument makes it prac.
tically certain the case will be
reached at the October term of the
supreme court and submitted at that
time. 1
The board Of control mas made the
awards of contracts for the supply
of -four needed for the state insti-
tutions the coming year, beginning
October I. The total amount bought
is 9,12O barrels. Last year ths
amount purchased was slightly over
10000 barrels. The price paid this
year ranges from $3.35 per barrel to
$40. 1t averages slightly less than
$3.50 per barrel and is an average of
Is cents lower than the price paid last
year. Members of the board say an
excellent quality of -four has been
obtained. 4.
The governor has appointed the
following delegates to the Interna-
tional Good Roads convention at Buff
falo, which meets SEPTEMBER is to 2l:
Capt. /. q. Heans, Henry A. Craw-
ford and Rufus J.. Chase of Des
Moines and James /. Gibson of Den
ison.
DR.. NJ. n. Voldeng of Des Moines
mas been appointed by the state
board of control superintendent of
the state insane hospital at Chero-
kee, to commence his duties as soon
as the hospital is ready for use. The
work ON the hospital is being pushed
hard by all the contractors and the
hospital will be ready for use early
next summer. The board deemed it
wise to select superintendent at
L., ha h.
fully organized i'm advance of the
opening. Or Voldeng was for sew
eral years assistant superintendent
at the Independence hospital, but has
been engaged in the practice of medi.
cine in Des Moines.
s. +. Mcconnell. of Bloomfield, was
elected chairman of the democratic
state central committee at its meet
ing held at the Slavery. Mr.. McCon-
nell is the member of the committee
from the Sixth district. the same
one from which Mr.. Phillips, the
democratic candidate for governor,
comes. lie will make arrangements
to open headquarters at once. To
assist him +. Q. Stuart, of Charlton,
was elected chief clerk. He will have
charge of the headquarters when Mr..
Mcconnell is away and will look
after the correspondence and Office
work.
The trustees of the state historical
department. will ask the legislature
this winter for reasonably liberal
treatment. They do not believe that
the effort which has been made i'm
some quarters to make it appear that
the department is local Des Moines
enterprise will appeal to the members
of the assembly who are familiar
with the scope of the work and it's
Importance TO the whole state ire
spective of locality. The present wing
of the state historical building, as
planned, cost $4,000. 1t is estimated
that the remainder of the building
can be built for about 100000. 1t
is probable that the trustees will not
ask for more than enough to build
the foundation for the completed
structure i'm 1902. Added to this, they
may ask for sufficient to erect the
walls in 1908. The remainder or
completion of the structure could
then be left to the succeeding legis-
lature.
Secretary Van Houten reports that
The total income of the state fair of
1901 was over $4,000. The expenses
were slightly above $4,000. A GER
tain surplus of $1,000 is figured on
This makes about 900 on hand.
Contracts have been awarded by
the state board of control for meat
for the state institutions. They
amount to about $500 for pork and
10000 for beef. The contracts were
awarded as follows: Pork-Armour
Packing Co., Kansas City--Anamosa,
Clarinda, Council Bluffs, Davenport,
Fort Madison, Glenwood and Indepen-
dence. Cudahy Packing Co., South
aha-Marsnalltown. Mitchellville,
Mt. Pleasant and Ninton. Beef
Swift & Co., Omaha.
1t costs the insurance companies
about S475,000 to do business in Iowa
every two years. They pay the audi
tor of state-who turns it over to
the treasurer of state-$95 900 for the
biennial period, in fees. and during
the last biennial period paid in 1882.
1922 in taxes.
COLUMBIA Is CHOSEN.
rhe Old boat VIII Make the Race with.
Shamrock H.
New Port, II. l., Sept. 6.-The yacht