Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-01
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Jnlv o.. ls

Des Moines. July %. 1901
Judge Holmes has decided the
case of b. +. Granger VS.. Treasurer
Mckay and Polk county, in which he
holds that the ferrets cannot collect
taxes on personal property for the
year 1896. the Ave year limit having
expired. This decision puts bar 10
collections on personal property for
the year 1896.
DIR. Patterson, statistician for the
state board of control, proposes to
call the attention of the legislature
| to the need of reforms in the laws of
| the state pertaining to the manage
ment of jalls and poor houses. Insti-
! tutions of this kind do not come I'M
| der the jurisdiction of the board of
| control, but DIR. Patterson, who has
| been looking into the conditions of
| jails and poor houses on his own ac-'
| count, has obtained a great deal of
valuable Information. He will sub
init this to the board of control when
| his statistical report is made and
hopes to call the facts to the atten-
| ton of the legislature in such a way as
to insure improvements in the laws.
The needed improvements relate not
| only to The unsonitary conditions ~
| tails and poor houses hnt SO In the
| present system of feeding nr;son,r-s
whereby the taller or sberitf RECEIVES
| stated allowance per meal. Under
| the present system the profits to the
| jailer from meals depends on the
| number of prisoners he has and on
this account the influence of the taller
is likely to be extended to keeping
| the Jail population at as high a point
as possible. Members of the board
of control are impressed with the
need of improvements along this line,
| though officially having no iurisdjc-
ton in the matter.
w. III. Hanson of Luanna, CLAYTON
county, has written to the MANAGE
ment of the state fair asking To no al
lowed to exhibit herd of buffalo on
the grounds. Mr.. Hanson is said 10
have the only herd of buffalo in tbe
state. Inasmuch as these anImars are
becoming rare, it is not improbable
| the fair management will give Mr.. !,
| Hanson permission 70 disnlay tho
herd here. Ii is understood the herd
consists of eleven fine animals There.
whether
be exhibited free of charge or kent In
an Enclosure and an admission fee
charged II this question can he sat-
tied, there is n strong probabilitv tbis
unique exhibit will be secured
|
The first filings in the noted mur.
garet Uossock ~ W,rre, oo',rt,, -
1
| certified copy of the indictment .ha
record entries. the motion to set
| aside verdict Grant n new trial .nd
for arrest Of Judgment and an ! amend.
mept thereto have been ,,ada ,,,at-
ters of record No abstracts or orr,,
| ments have vet heen Fled i, tha ~
peal. The case promises to he me
of the most interest;ng ~ ia az
preaching October term Tha attar
news for the defense. Henderson ana
| Berry aud w. + Powell ara .aid -
be ihorougbI, eonyince5 Of tho inro.
ccnce of The defendant AJrs M,
| yaret Hoss,ck now in nr;son 81 49,
mesa. and they are prenared 70 nab.
| a ,lesperate LEGAL fnbt In her. heb,If
| Attorney General MILAN win ho
| drawn INTO tbe case on hebo,f 80 az
| state. The motion for settipo as;ds.
the verdict and for q new trial 4 q
lengthy one and sets forth thirty
grounds on which the new trial
| should be granted These relata
mainly TO alleged errors Of tho conrt
in ruling on objections and in oiv;ng
| instructions to the iurv.
| The new rule of the supreme court
| for admissions 10 ,he ha,. h.s 49,
issued i'm occorda noe NTH the nros;s
| ions Of the law nassod hy ~.
ty-eiebtb General assemble and ,yh;ah
| went into effect Jnlv a of tbis year
| Tho new rules which viii ba ,,sa3 g..