Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-10-17
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
Des Moines, Oct. IA. 1901.

able interest to railroads has been
handed down by the supreme court.
1t afiirms judgment against the
Iowa Central Railway company in
case from Monroe county, in which
action was brought to recover double
damages for stock killed by defend
ants train after said stock had gone
upon the right-of-way through de-
fective gate at a private crossing.
There was some evidence that the
gate had been broken down by plain
tiff's horse within two days before
the stock in question passed through
upon the right-of-way. The defend
ant road contended that the court
erred in refusing to submit special in
terrogatories and give instructions
asked on the theory that If the stock
got upon the right-of-way by reason
of the willful act of the owner, there
can be no recovery under section 2055
of the code. The higher court sus-
tains the lower court in finding no
| evidence tending to show wilIful
act. The breaking of the gate by
the horse did not CONSTITUTES willful
act and contributory negligence alone
will not defeat recovery under the
section in question.
The board of control has sent ont
requests for bids on 1880 bushels OF
potatoes for the use of the state in
stitutions. Jonn Cownie of the board
says the state farms Will furnish
about $4,000 bushels or 50 per cent
of crop. This will be approxi-
mately half the amount needed at the
institutions. The board expects to
get potatoes at a price of from 60
to rs cents a bushel at the highest
The Independent Order OF Red
Men at their grand council in this
city elected officers as follows Grand
prophet, y. A. I. Smith of Burling-
ton; great sachem, Il. A. Day of Des
Moines; great senior sycamore, w.
+. Mention of Boone; great junior
sycamore, Dr. Win l.. Allen OF Pella;
keeper of records, w. III. Knott Of
Pennington; keeper of wampum,
Fred Lumpldn Of FIT. Dodge. Next
place of meeting. Pella.
State Labor Commissioner c. j.
Wennerstrum. in his biennial report,
just made public, points out many OPP
ton of working people in Iowa, and
shows how the industries of the
state are gaining in Importance. OF
the 2,23l,S50 population~of the state,
1854, or 1875 per cent, live in towns.
In the 81 towns of more than 1000
population. and the cities with
more than $4,000 population, various
manufacturing institutions to the
- L
and these employ 1888 persons, ae-
cording 10 the census of 1900. The
number has greatly increased since
this enumeration was made. The to-
tai amount OF capital represented
was $l02, 1873, l03. The wages paid in
1900 amounted to S29.931 $50. and the
value of the products was Sl34, 617,s77.
Important phases of the report relate
to inspection of factories as to child
labor and the investigation of the
strikes in Iowa from July, 1894, up to
aud including 1900. Mr.. Wennerstrum
personally investigated 276 factories
and his deputy. A. j.. Holder. fifty
two. Deplorable conditions respect
ing the welfare of employees were
found.
The eighth biennial report of the
pharmacy commission has been sub
mitted to Governor Shaw 1t is for
the official biennial period ending
April %. 1899. 1t shows receipts
amounting to $iS,159 for the past
year, including 81 500 cash on hand in
1899. The disbursements left $1,000
as the amount of license fund on hand
april %, 1900. The receipts to April
"a, 1901. brought this amount up to
SCI .607.50. The license fund on hand
April "a. 1901, was $500. The total
of warrants drawn for prosecutions
under section 1856 for the biennial Pc
riod was 81 .432.27 The fines collected
for violations of the pharmacy law
and paid to the county school funds
amounted to $s.2T3.50. The total num-
Der of pharmacists registered since
the passage of the pharmacy law was
GALS.
The Polk county board of superyis-
ors has voted pass to Ireland to Pat
Kane, formerly of Elkhart township.
now an inmate of the county house.
Kane will go to his old home in the
interior of Ireland. Seven years ago
Kane made his first application for
the pass. His request was looked up
on as n joke. The following year he
made another application. This was
refused and the same thing happened
another year. His requests were re.
peatedly ignored until recently, when
the board began to figure. 1t will
cost s. per month to keep Kane at
the farm. That is equivalent to 500
per year. lie will live at least five
years longer, which would mean an
expenditure of $500. A ticket to Ire
land will cost the county less than
$3.50. The idea of transportation is
looked upon with favor by the board
and dependents who desire to return
to their native land to die may be ac-
commodated with free pass by the
county