Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-16
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, August 16, 100,

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Des Moines, August 16. 100,
The secretary OF the state fair b,.
absolutely arranged for the locomo
bile race to be given each dav ~ ~
fair. The outlook for a bio fail. 'n :
growing brighter every day on ~ =
count of the increased number of ~
quiries, the chances that Iowa cro,,a
will not be a total failure and tha
very fine program Of attractions n,.a
pared this year.
George Scarberry, formerly a mem
Der of the Des MONIES fire departman,
and the police force, one of the few
who made a fortune in the Alaskan
gold fields, has returned from tbe
fourth season spent in the frozen
north. 1t is given out that J. f. Stcnt
Of Des Moines is already past tbs
$25O,000 mark, and is on the way RI
be u millionaire in less than five wears
He does not say just how he
stands personally in the financial
world, but it is understood that Mr.,
Scarberry is close second to Mr.,
Stout. Mr.. Scarberry is the oricina
tor of the famous party bearing his
name which was one of the first to
get to the Klondike in 1898. The re-
suit of his long stay in that country
is that he is interested in thirty-six
claims that he considers paying. The
best of these are the twelve owned
by the Los Angeles and Cape Nome
Mining company, of which j. E. Stout
! of this city is president. These claims
are particularly good for the reason
that they have not been covered with
snow and ice and are ready for work.
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fifty men working and the work aver.
ages about So per pan.
Implement dealers report that the
sales and transfers made through
| Des Moines houses so far this season
have been about 80 per cent less than
a year ago,~and that the aggregate
| of sales will be the smallest in sew
eral wears. This is because of the
! failure of the small grain crop in a
considerable portion of the state. the
uncertain condition of the corn crop,
and the small demand for machinery
| in states bordering on Iowa, due to
crop failures.
The state auditor has Just issued
| statement showing the condition
| Of the state and saving banks of
Iowa at the close Of business June
30 The changes in the condition of
! the banks since the last report, April
"a. and the increase in deposits are
| shown. In regard to the latter item
| the past year shows an almost phe-
| nomenal growth. June SO, 1900, the
total deposits We're SOL, lat ,O36.SS. The
| recent report shows them to have
! been. June 90, 1901, $114,731 ,G14O6, an
| increase Of over $23,0O0,OO0
The democratic state central COM
| mittee. at its recent meeting etfec-
lively disposed of the efforts of
| faction of the Polk county delegates,
headed by II. NJ. Belvel, to compel e.
| 4, Huffman, chairman of the commit
tee, to resign Mr.. Belvel did not APP
| pear to present charges against Mr..
| Huffman and resolution was adopt
I, ed unanimously expressing the conf
| dencc of the committee in Mr.. Huff
man and extending the thanks of the
committee to him for the able man
| ner in which he had performed tn
| duties of chairman and for his ltxn-
selfish devotion to the affairs OF the
democratic party.
The Iowa College of Law at Des
Moines has grown from 3s graduates
in 1892 to 65 in 1901. The whole at
| tendance is 141. This is an eNcep-
tional growth and the school is a
merit orious one. p. S. McNutt is the
secretary, and catalogue can be had
| by addressing him.
The cost of running the state house
outside of the money paid for salar-
les, according to matter compiled Cor
the coming biennial report Of the au-
ditor of state has been found to be
approximately $4,000 per year. The
exact figures for the two years end
ing June 30, 1901, are $72, 1O5.57. OF
this sum SS,15O.57 comes under sec
I ton 164 OF the code, and the $63,955.
| under section 1G5.
Following are the totals of the diff
ferent items without respect as to,
under which section the supplies and
material were ordered:
Gas lights, capitol building
| and grounds ............. So, 91O.53.
Repairs, capitol building and
| grounds ................. 1,973.53
| Telephone service ........ 1,296.o5.
Telegraph service .......... 5S3.21
Water, building and grounds 1865
Supplies and stores. ........ 3O,O7969'
Blank books, engraving,
printing and lithographing 3,356s2,
Postage, stamped envelopes,
etc. 1s,4oo.3o
| Furniture Observation-Disclosures. 1867. Oh
Fuel Observation-Disclosures. 6,OOO.95
Miscellaneous .............. 1868
Total expenditure for two
years ................. $72 ,1O5.57
Every cent OF this money is appro-
| priated by the general assembly and
| the funds are at the disposal of the
! executive council, which body audits
| and approves all bills before they are
paid.