Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-05
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Dcs Moines, Arr.l 4, 1907 M;
William Mcmillan Of les MoipesS
has leaned to the. state historical cnIs "
lection Il large number Of rare oyna
running from blunderbtss OF ths
fifteenth century down to nodern
| rifles. a relic in he shape Of an oaL
ten inches thick and four feet lono
in which are imbedded three erann
shot, a solid shot six inches in diamp.3s
ter and innumerable pieces Of shells
is in the collection. This came from
Chickamnuga. The iron is ingrnwns 4
in the wood. evidently having been 4
impotent to XIII the tree. A soldiers
button, in which is a minnie ball inn.
bedded by it's force like the setting 81
ring, accompanies the collection. A
The board Of control has receiver
che report from the warden of tina
state pcnitentiary at Anamosa givinr
the information which had been asked
regarding the valuation of the stat. y
property there and statement Of
losses which had been STAINED Dv.
fire. The report shows the state haS
suffered loss of $4,000 in the last
five years. In 1896 fire occurre,' in
what was then the dining hall at he
penitCntiary. Fire protection was in FL
adequate and the loss on the build &
ing was $1,000 and on personal prop
crty $4,000. The valuation Of he
buildings will be estimated at later
date. MI
Over three million dollars in i'm
Drovcment5 will ne made in the cities
and towns OF Iowa during the COM
ing season. Nearly three million alone B
represents the assured outlay in
forty Of the leading ccntcrs Of the 4
state, the figures being based upon +
stat ist les gathered through numerous &
Iowa correspondents. The exact.
amount. figured in round numbers, Il
hat will be expended in the furtv.S
cities and towns referred to is So. ,o,- II
900. The improvements contemplated,
many of watch arc now in process or8
;,a>c just been completed, embrace ~
large variety. Many of the cities anl8
towns are erecting new public build
iuoS. including churches and school
hnli,cs IN many instances, some are 8
improving" the business portions Of
ihc towns. while nearly all are being
honev-comhed with new and mod,rr i
residences. 10
Secretary Wesley Greene of the
State Horticultural society has re
ceved and tabulateu reports from :
twenty counties in various parts Of
the state, on the condition Of the
fruit trees. These show the trees in
GOOD condition.. The circular sent
out asked for reports on the present 4
condition Of fruit trees and "tle in
dratinn of All average condition in f
which 100 represents the normal con- i
dtion' The tabuIated returns thus
tar make the following showing: #
Apples, So: pears, Sc. PlumS
American. 81: European, 50; Japan, &
a.; cherries. So: peaches, 81; grapes,
uncovered. 50. Raspberries-red, -; \
lack, Il; black bcrries, So; strawber- 4
rics. 81. "This showing is very good, 81
considering all the conditions" said
Mr.. Greene. "Thcre has been some !;
little injury to cherries. the trees 4
starting to grow last fall because of \
the long warm weather. There has
been a good deal of damage to blas1Es:
and red raspberries, many OF y
canes having been killed. Peach blftIs
are promising. The prospects for q 1
large fruit crop are not quite as
good as last year, the trees not be-
in" set so full of buds as they were
year ago. However, there is an
ample number of buds for good
crop and it does not necessarily fol- Z
low that the thicllest set of buds will
be followed by the most fruit.
think the reports thus far in show
pretty accurately the conditions,
though there may be slight changes
when the reports arc in from all the
countries
There: is no prospect Of any at
tempt to insure the state buildingS.l
according to John Cownie, of the N
board Of control. Mr.. Cownic ins,
speaking Of the question said the d
losses as shown by the reports to the 4
board were too light to warrant the d
state in taking out policies and pay
ing premiums. ut las been shown. "a
said Mr.. CnWnir, that thirty per cent \
Of the premiums paid into a fire in.
Surancc company is sufficient to cover 4
the losses. the other seventy per cent q
going 10 the company. If any such
percentage holds true as to the losses
on the state buildings, the state Gers
tainly would make money to carry
its own insurance. Mr.. Cownic ISL
satisfied the Insurance companies will
not consent to issue blanket policies n
taking risks on all the institutions
under the board without exacting a
tiff premium. In his opinion the leg 4
islature would be pursuing a poor
financial policy if it directed that the 4
state buildings should be insured, in II
view Of the losses sustained.
Judge Silvara, as the result Of ry
test case tried before him, in which
the defcnda Mt was convicted and sell
fenced to pay fine of $25 and costs, 4
announced that the Sunday closing 4
law must and will be enforced. He y
declared that any storekeeperis
brought before him in the future OIL
the charge of violating this law will 4
be fined as high as $500 and costs, that 4
he was determined the rights of the \
clerks shall be protected. The clerks q
unions ar" organized to make q deter 4
mined fight