The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21
NOTES rom THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Nov. 10. i,

LIS county recorders OF Iowa met
In Des Moines, twenty-three, counties
being represented. The main object
was to discuss means to exert int1u-
ence on the legis. AZURE at it's next
session to amend the law governing
the compensation of county record
ers. A Legislative committee, COM
posed of Auditor John Cook of Polk,
+. o. Clark of Linn and Grimes of
Dailas counties, was appointed. The
VIII attend the Legislative
session next winter and urge upon
members the justice of amending the
law to allow recorders increased COM
pensation and to maze better provis-
ion for payment of salaries to depu-
ties. Permanent officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows:
President, Z. o. Clark of Linn county;
vice president, i. G. Sloan of Monroe
county; secretary-treasurer, John p.
Cook of Polk county. The second an
nual meeting will convene in this city
neNt June.
1t is announced from Sioux City
that Capt. j. S. Lothrop has received
from the federal treasury department
at Washington IL decision from the
: court of CLAIMS on war claims of
Maine and New Hampshire, which
makes very certain the expectation
tina. the commonwealth of Iowa will
be raiu at least 100000 on it's war
claim OF $455,472.61, dug up" by Capt.
Lothrop.
Henry Liebbe, the state architect,
has passed upon IA general set of
Nlr NIX f,,. fIa ~. ,,n-, .,~s>l.-.I
building at the University of Iowa,
for which the supporters of that in
stitution hope the next Legislature
will appropriate 100000. 1t is pro-
posed TO erecr the structure on what
is known as the east campus. DIR. L..
w. Herring of Iowa visited some of
the foremost medical colleges of the
world during his trip a1roau last sum.
mer and it is said many of his new
IDEAS will be used.
Veterans of the Sixth Iowa cavalry
are much interested in the movement
to build a monument to the soldiers
engaged in the battle of White Stone
Hill, Dakota territory, September 3,
1863, for that Iowa organization
served there and lost eleven killed in
battle and three mortally wounded,
fourteen others Icing wounded. It,
X. Kennedy, chairman. and C.. North
rop, secretary, of the Veterans asso-
citation of Dickey county. North Da-
kota, in which White Stone Hill is To-
Gated, nave written to the office of
the adjutant general asking foI. The
list of casualties sustained bv the
Sixth Iowa i'm that BATTLE. This 100.
ord will be placed on the monument
-
The Rural Mail Carriers of Iowa
met at Des Moines and organized. as
stated by the constitution and bylaws
adopted, FOR the purpose of the
study and adoption of the best meth
DDS" in their work. 1t is stated in the
bylaws that the organization sis not
IN the popular sense a labor organic
alton" Permanent officers were
elected as follows: President, B. P
Wood, Cherokee: first vice president
II. IL. White, Mt. Ayr; second vice
president, c. c. Luke, Hampton; sec.
rotary n treasurer, A. Jordan, Burl
lngton: membership committee, N. T.
MaXon OF Webster City, chairman; LIE
roy q. Zollinger of Ogden; j. j. Down,
ard OF Stockport. The objects sought
the interest OF nor expeditions de
livery OF rural mail, suggestions fol
economy IN the of the ser
wee, increase 1 compensation, which
- CONSIDERED lnsuHlclent for the char
49, "l she service ana the organ
ilalioh OF an rural carriers in the
s.a.I ihto ah ASSOCIATION Tor the
'ui.nerhice Oh the OBJECTS mentioned
60 uS 81 - -, mime mas returned
ON oialiiiua !nnahe hospltai, which
ne nislIei oinclally. winnie there hi
lsaiieu Una! a tWo-1oot VEN OF Goa
nas peeh alsco1ered on a farm 3ot
lseI rom inc !ahd owned by TIT
sr,' ~ .oiiiieetIon Win the hosPltal
lne oWier VI .he properly VINO ma:
go pisiae q 1liiie shaIt' ma
T,he co.1 ,r,r fornd - III -
hut, 6s feet. In ali ,ikelibood n4ha,
veins are in existence below that. n
all probability an effort will be made
to discover if coal is beneath TIKI