Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-09-06
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des sIoines. Sept. 6. 1901.


roads recently purchased, Mason City
and Fort Dodge division near Lehigh,
will DE made during the fall and win
ter months. A line Will be located
and it is the intention to build it next
season and to have it in operation
about the same time the company's
new lines TO Sioux City and Omaha
will he completed. This decision on
lac part of the Great Western viii
give Des Moines another St. Paul
route; will open a new territory
along the Des Moines river not now
reached by 4 direct Des Moines line,
and VIII also afford a new state line
as we'll as third route through an
almost entirely new territory to
Sioux City. While the new connec-
tions will undoubtedly result in great
benefits to the brick. coal. lobbiny
and manufacturing interests of the
city and open to them Il lot of new
territory. it is not this that the
Great Western is looking to. 1t is
seeking n short line from Kansas
City TO ST. Paul and Minneapolis. At
/ -eseTlt the route is via OeIWein. The
new route Will shorten the distance
about sixty miles and will give the
treat Western with its new lines to
Sioux City and Omaha the shortest
routes between those cities and
Kansas City to Chicago as well as
the shortest existing Oma ha Kansas
City and ST. Paul-Alinneapolis routes.
4 movement has been started in
Des Moines to secure the passage by
the Iowa legislature next winter of
a land registration law similar to
the Torrens law of New York, Mas
sachusetts, Illinois and California
Iocai real estate men and money
lenders are interested in the move
ment and will seek the support of
all the members of the general as
sembly. Some opposition from law
yers and abstract men is anticipated.
but it is expected to overcome this
by making u campaign of education
for the measure, which, it is claimed.
will be one Of the greatest money
saving laws for the mass of the peo-
pie ever enacted in Iowa.
The Torrens law establishes a
state commission for the examina-
ton of abstracts of titles. and makes
the acts of that commission effective
and permanent. When the seal of the
state commission is affixed to a GER
tificate of title to the ownership of
a piece of land. the validity of the
title is unqnestiona bic. Instead of
going back to the government grant
of lands. property owners who wish
TO sell, or To borrow money on their
lands, are obliged to trace their title
back only so far as tn certificate
of the state commission. Freedom,
security and cheapness of land trans
fer are the primary merits claimed
by friends of the Torrens system.
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 j, 1901, was ST.
$50. 51O.73. The interest on state
bonds is $10S, 542.52. 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
county, has been fled with the SUI
preme court. Henderson & Berry of
Indianoia are the attorneys for Mrs.
Margaret Hossack. The filing of the
appellants argument makes it prac-
ticaliy certain the case Will be
reached at the October term of the
supreme court and submitted at that
time.
The board of control has made the
awards OF contracts for the supply
OF -four needed for the state insti-
tiitions the coming year, beginning
October j. The total amount bought
is 9,12O barrels. Last year the
amount purchased was slightly over
10000 barrels The price paid this
year ranges from 1885 per barrel to
s3.7o. 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.
DIR. NJ Il. Noldeng of Des Moincs
has been appointed by the state
board Of control superintendent Of
llee. 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 a superintendent at
this time, SO that the force could be
fully organized in advance of the
opening. DR. Noldeng was for sew
eral years assistant superintendent
at the Independence hospital, but has
been engaged in the practice of nedi-
cine in Des Moincs-
Love is the only lever long enough
to reach the heart.
chicago Great Western TO pend NiiioaSa
Chicago. Sept. lit is reported,
says the Tribune. that President
SticLney Of the Chicago Great West