Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
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of milk or cream containing preserva-
tives. The letter is as follows: "The
law provides penalty of a fine Of $26
to WOO and double damages for the sale
OF adulterated milk, and defines adulter-
ated milk as follows: For the purposes Of
this chapter the addition of water or any
other substance or thing to whole milk
or SKINNED milk or partially skinned
milk is hereby declared an adulteration'
The Supreme Court of Iowa, in the case
of the State VS.. Schenkler, has decided
that the above definition must be con-
strued literally, and that the sale Of milk
to which anything has been added is alb
| solutely forbidden. The term milk IL
held to include cream 1t makes no diff
ference whether what has been added Is
wholesome or deleterious to health. II
makes no difference whether the buyer
knows what he is getting or not 1t
makes no difference whether the seller
knows what he is selling or not, he Is
responsible for the kind Of milk he sells
and must sell unadulterated milk or be
liable to the penalties of the law. It il
made the duty of the dairy commissioner
to enforce the law in regard to the sale
| of adulterated milk and this Is to call
your attention to the law SO that there
will be no need to enforce 1t against you.
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Among the important questions that
are likely to come before the General As
sembly next winter Is the one Of adding
to the powers of the board of control SO
as to give it charge of the three educa-
tional institutions of the State. A good
deal of talk along this line is to be heard
about the capitol, and it is said there Is
strong sentiment among many members
of the Legislature that the various
boards of regents and trustees should be
abolished. There was some agitation of
this subject at the last session Of the
General Assembly, but no measure pro-
ytding for it was introduced. When the
board of control act was passed the three
educational institutions, at Ames, Iowa
City and Cedar Falls, were left under
the control of separate boards. An UNI
successful effort was made to put the
Soldiers Home at Marshalltown In the
same category. Members of the board
OF control are chary of expressing them
selves on the advisability of this step,
fearing in the first place that any ex-
preston they might make would be criti-
| cised, and for the further reason that the
board Of control office has plenty to do
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Only four men have thurs far been rec.
commended by the Iowa delegation for
commissions in the regular army out Of
| the large list Of those who have applied
for appointments. That is one Of the Inn
portant discoveries made by Adjutant
General Byers while attending the inau-
guration Of President Mckinley at Wash
ington. This information will come as
an unwelcome surprise to large num-
Der of Iowa people, as it means the dis
couragement of many with military am
billions. Those who have been favored by
the delegation are Captain Creger of
| Cherokee, who is now serving in the Phil
ippines; Lieut.. Lincoln of Ames, now in
San Francisco on his return from service
in the Orient; Maj. Hume of Des Moines,
assistant inspector general OF the Iowa
| of Des Moines.
The railroad assessments this year will
unquestionably be heavier than they were
a year ago. The comparative tables pre-
pared by the secretary Of the executive
council show the gross earnings Of all but
a few of the roads to have increased. In
the case of some of the larger systems
this increase is decidedly marked. The
gross earnings of the main line OF the
G., b. Il Q. were 1902 greater per mile
in 1900 than they were in 1899. The
gross earnings of the Chicago Great
Western increased SITS per mile; the
Chicago and Council Bluffs division of
the c., NJ. & st. p, $1,O43; the main line
of the Chicago and Northwestern, $73O;
the Iowa division of the c., r. 1. & p,
$3.50, and the southwestern division, ST.
1893; the increase per mile in the gross
earnings of the Union Pacific was $500;
the Keokuk and Western increased 1898.
and the Wabash $371.
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Attorney General Mulinn has handed
down all opinion to the Auditor Of State
/ in which he holds that an attempt on the
part of a mutual insurance company to
prevent the word mutual" from appear
ing clearly as a parteof the title on the
first page of every policy and renewal
I receipt is violation of the provisions Of
the statute governing mutual insurance
companies and that the auditor can ac-
cordingly withdraw the certificate Of the
company to do business in Iowa. The
opinion was asked by Auditor Merriam
because of complaint which has been
made to him by stock companies that
some mutual companies were not making
it appear upon their policies that they
were organized as mutual company.
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There are now in Iowa about forty sta
tons or postoffices from which the rural
mail delivery is sent forth and from
which an average Of one hundred farm
ers to the station receive the daily wealth
err bulletins. These stations distribute
| at least 1000 of the forecast cards daily.
Another feature of the forecast distri-
button is the farmers telephone lines.
From these the farmers receive the fore
cast From the town of Gilman, 800
forecast cards are sent out each day, and
from one point in Lucas County, the
town Of Russell. farmers in three coun-
ties get these cards.
A big roar was heard in the State
House when the executive council took
its inaugural step to compel all depart
ments to make correct itemized reports
Of expenditures from Jan. l, 1900, to
July i, 1901, in accordance with an act
passed at the last session of the Legisla-
ture. Several forms Of blanks have been
distributed to the various departments
and also an oath to be subscribed and
sworn to by the different officials. The
new duty falls upon all the departments
| of the State House and institutions not
| under di1ection Of the board of control.
State Items of Interest.
A postofice has been established at
Ida.
Thieving of all kinds seems to DO cpl
demic around Clearfeld.
Dubuque hopes soon to reduce its doat-
ing Indebtedness $4,000.
Fort Dodge has let the contract for
its Carnegie library building.
One undertaken at West Union has