Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-09-27
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, Sept. 81. 1901.

The will of Afrs. Martha {. Gala
nan leaves $4,000 to the Des Moines
Home for the Aged, and 100000 to
the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
School at Tuskegee, Ala. 1t IS posi-
bic. however. that these requests
NAV not be paid in full, for the Iowa
law provices that but one-fourth of
an estate may be left to corpora
tons. Mrs. Callanan's estate is es-
timated at $4,000 and these two be-
quests include more than half of the
estate. The legal limit would give
about $4,000 to the institute ano
$4,000 to the Home.
Governor Shaw has offered re-
ward of $500 for the arrest and con-
viction of the murderer or murder
ers of DIR. y. NJ. Failor of Newton.
DIR. Failor responded to night call
and was sandbagged and robbed. His
dead body was found in a lumber
ward the next morning. The crime
was committee September Il.
The biennial report of the land de-
partment has been filed with Cover
nor haw by Secretary of State Mar
tin. The report is for the period
ending June 80, 1901. During the BIZ
enniai period few patents and GER
tificates for swamp and railroad
lands were received from the general
government. The state has also re-
ceived from the government swamp
land cash indemnity to the amount
of So, 3SS.3S which in turn was turn
ed over to the treasurer of state to
the counties to which it belonged.
The table giving the quantity Of lands
the state has received under the sew
eral congressional grants shows .
total of 1887, S41.21 acres.
In view of the recent unreasonable
weather during which time frost was
reported generally all over the state
Director Sage has issued special
weather and crop bulletin for the
week ending September %. This
bulletin is mainly for the purpose of
giving an idea of damage done to
corn and to other growing vegita-
ton. 1t is found that all Vegetation
suffered very little from the effects
IF the slight freeze. 1t says:
The past week was unusually cold,
the daily mean temperature rang
ing from to - degrees below nor
NAL. Frosts occurred in all districts,
reported as "heayy' or "'killlng' in
the western counties. and light in
the balance of the state. The dam
age resulting from the frosts in the
state as a whole appears to be rel
atively light. The percentage of I'M
matured corn was small and the
damage to that portion of the crop
LAS been mainly in killing portion
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value of the fodder. The general
effect upon the quality of the grain
will not be appreciable, as the
bulk of the crop had been cut
up. or was beyond danger of
harm from frost. The recent
heavy rains have been very beneficial
to pastures and meadows, and in
some sections late potatoes are Civ
ing promise of Il better yield than
has been expected. The soil is in
fine condition for blowing and fab
seeding.
The proba bilities are that the Des
Moines. Iowa Falls q Northern road
viii not commence operating trains
into Des Moines before spring,
though there is a possibility that
operations will be commenced this
fail. This is because of trouble in Sc
curing right-of-wav and aid through
the town of Nevada and iii securing
an independent route into Des
Moines The grading has been com
pleted to McCallsburg. on the Iowa
Central, and trains will be operated
to that point in few weeks. The
track has been laid to Buckeye and
will be pushed south as rapidly as
possible. The company has asked for
Il right-of-way through Nevada and a
tax of 21h per cent. Business men OF
the city have arranged to donate the
right-of-way, and the tax proposition
is to be submitted at an early date.
If the result is favorable, it is barely
possible the road will be completed
to Berwick this season. Ii not, the
work will be stopped until next year
and the line will be built to Berwick
over survey made to the east OF
Nevada. 1t is not the intention OF
the company to build it's own line
into Des Moines for a year or two
An arrangement has been effected
however. by which trains will be
brought into Des Moines from Ber
wick over the Chicago Great Western
tracks and the Des Moines Union ter
minals viii be used here.
Governor Shaw, having been mott
fed by the United States naval de-
partment that the protected cruiser
Des Moines will be ready for launch
ing about the end of November, has
selected Miss Frances West of thi:
city TO christen the vessel. Miss Wes1
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Harry West, old residents of De:
Moines The christening will take
place at the Quincy, Mass, shipyards
Governor Shaw, Mayor Hartenbowel
and a number of state officials ant
Des Moines citizens will witness the
event. The only similar ceremony il
which Iowa people participated wa!
the christening of the battleshil
Iowa. Miss Mary Drake of Center
VIE, daughter of General F. NJ. Drake
cbr;s+ened that vessel. The De-