Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-10-25
NOTES FROM THE CAPITA
Des Moines. Oct "a -,

Il i = r. H.,
Auditor Of State Merriam has 60,
pleted the first accurate footincs
the assessment of property in ~,
for this year. The total is S5,s sns
269. The total assessment is 1;,;ae',
1901. 1000
Realty .S405 500, 1S5 sa9a oso 60
| Personally y. 1o4,o30,797 9s,s5s lss
Railroads and
sleeping cars 47,325,45a 1919, so,
Telegraphs 's's
| and tele-
phones $3.50. 1,3oo,a+s 1906 aso
Express 1890. e61,5s7 a4s oSo
Last year the total assessment 49,
539,753.759. In 1899 the total ,ras
| $500. 653. 905.
The state law required the even,
| tive council to fix such tax lew !,
mills this year as would raise s, ;on M
| 900 next year on the Assessment !.
this year. The council recently fxsa
the levy at 81 mills. This will raisa
| S1,5O7,972.
The State Epworth League copv.n
ton will be held at Hampton Novpn.
/ Der 21 to "a.
l
tered severe rebuke to the state fi>,,
and game warden, George E. Delevan
| by holding that he transcribed HE
| authority when he gave a permit to
| Fred Sears Of Sac county to ssina
| pickerel from Wall lake, Iowa. TIA
| court holds that section 2546 of ths
| code. which gives the warden author
| ity to take from any public waters
of the state any fish for the purpose
| of Propagating or restocking other
| waters. or exchanging with Other
| fish commissioners of the United States
never conte mpated giving him am,
thority to take fish from public water
for private ponds, and if he had not
the authority himself he certainly
| could not transmit it to others. The
| court goes further and intimates
I that the practice Of taking young fry
| from the hatcneries of the state for
private purposes, which has been in
| dulged III to some extent in the state
entirely exceeds any code provision
| in the game laws of Iowa. Sears.
the defendant in the case, will have
to pay the fine imposed by the dis
trict court for taking pickerel from
| Wall lake for his private pond under
authority of the game warden's per-
| nit.
1t was decided by the state election
| contest board that the name of Rob
! ert Hufschmidt CT Waukon cannot he
| placed on the official ballot as the
democratic nominee for the legisla-
| ture in .Allamakee county. The board
| decided that his certificate of nominal
! ton. which was filed with the secre-
tary of state on the last filing day
was invalid because made, and appar-
emily sworn to, in blank, prior to the
| day of the democratic county conven-
ton. the nominees name being in
serted three days later. The board
declined to consider the question Of
the right of Hufschmidt to file an
amendment correcting the defects III
the original certificate. 1t is claimed
i by the democrats that the action of
1 the board merely creates vacancy
! on the ticket, which NAV be tilIei in
the manner prescribed by law. He in
| timated that an attempt would be
made to place Mr.. Hufschmidt's name
on the ticket in this manner.
Auditor Of State Merriam. in a let
ter addressed to a prominent insur-
ance. man Of Marshalltown, and just
made public, denounces the Western
! Consolidated Underwriters Fire and
Marine Insurance company of Chi
:ago as a wildcat organization. with
no authority to, do business in this
! state, and liable to prosecution
! through its agents for attempting to
| solicit business without a certificate
from the insurance department of the
| state. Mr.. Merriam in giving out this
letter is pursuing a policy, adopted
recently, of making public whenever.
possible, the fact that such illegal
companies are operating throughout
| the state.
The inspectors who have been in
the city for several days looking at
the army post grounds, and viewing
| proposed sites for the rifle range
not accept a range, though they Wis
tied at least dozen farms and the.
local committee are given further
time to secure suitable tract. The
board has accepted plans for the
buildings as submitted by Captain
Turner.
Otis Green, who shot and killed his
former wife. !,.innie Wilson, at the,
| corner of West Fourteenth and 10
Gust streets on the morning of Sep
TENDER 9, has been indicted for muir
der in the first degree.
ROEEs SURE TO RETALlATE.
New York, Oct %. "A London Times
special to the New York Times says:
Referring to the fresh outbreak OF
Anglophobia in Vienna, a correspond