Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-25
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
pes Moines. Sept. &c, 1eo.


The next state encampment Of the
G. A. r. Of Iowa will be held at Cedar
Rapids. DR.. G. A. Newman. assistant
adjutant general of the state depart.
ment, has just made the announce.
ment. At the time of the last encamp.
ment, held in this city. the place Of
holding the 1908 encampment, was not
settled, but was left to the council OF
administration. Cedar Rapids was the
only city extending an invitation
for the encampment and after CORE
spondence with the members of the
council of administration DR.. Newman
announced the selection of Cedar
Rapids in accordance with the wishes
Of the council. The date for the en-.
campment is not yet fixed. 1t will
probably be held the latter part of
May or early In June, the usual time
for the veterans to gather.
The board Of control has awarded
the contract for the quarterly supply
Of tobacco for the institutions to the
Amana society. The value of the con-
tract Is about $1,000. Spearhead plug
and Blue Ribbon smoking are the
brands. The board has bought in ad.
vance Of the usual time, as a rise IN
prices Is expected shortly.
Grain men are receiving reports to
the effect that black birds are working
serious injury to the corn crop IN
some sections of the state and
especially in the northwest and west.
ern counties. The birds are flying in
great fiocks this season and are feed.
Ing almost entirely upon the corn be-
cause Of the high water in the sloughs
and swamps, which prevents them
from securing their usual feed there.
The reports are to the effect there are
hundreds of blackbirds at this time
where there were single birds a year
ago. In some fields II Is claimed that
inspection shows that the birds have
torn the husks from half the ears and
pecked at them, injuring the value
Of the corn for market. The reports
Of the effects of the recent frost con-
tinue to come In and are not so IA.
vorable as could be hoped for They
are to the effect that the frost worked
serious damage In the north part of
the state and from many localities the
statements are that so per cent of the
corn will have to be classed as soft
and will be unmarketable and ut only
for feeding.
At the meeting Of the Sovereign
Grand lodge, l. o. o. F., r. Z. Wright
of Allentown, Pa, was elected deputy
grand sire after the only contest waged
over the offices. John B. Goodwin of
Georgia was elevated to the position
OF grand sire without opposition. and
in accordance with the rule of the
order to advance the deputy grand sire
to the chief place after two years ser
vice In the subordinate position.
Grand Secretary J. Frank Grant and
Treasurer M. Richards Muckle, the
former Of Baltimore and the latter Of
Philadelphia, were reelected by ac-
clamation.
Awards Of contracts approximating
$4,000 In value for beef and mutton
products and for pork products for
state institutions have just been made
by the board of control. The pur.
chases are for the last quarter of The
year and were made by Superintend-
ent F. P. Fitzgerald of Mitchellville,
acting In conjunction with the boa-d.
The awards for beef and mutton prod
ucts were as follows: Swift G Co. for
institutions at Clarinda, Cherokee.
Council Bluffs, Eldora, Glenwood and
Vinton; total amount of contracts.
$s.145.71. Nelson Morris & Co. for 10
situations at Anamosa. Davenport, Fort
Madison. Independence and Mt. Pleas.
ant; total amount. $9.636.43. Armour
Packing Co. for institutions at Mar
shalltown and Mitchellville; total
amount, $1.740.65. The award for
pork products for all the institutions
went to the Cudahy Packing Co. The
total value Of the contracts awarded
for purchase of pork products 10
STA, 1886.
The Sovereign Grand lodge of Odd
Fellows at its meeting here repealed
that amendment to the constitution
of the order admitting to membership
persons of mixed white and Indian
blood. The vote was LAG to SO in favor
Of revoking the power conferred on
grand lodges by constitutional
amendment adopted in 1901 to admit
persons of mixed blood. The grand
representatives from Indian Territory
pleaded with the Sovereign Grand
lodge not to take this action, but vain.
ly. The new law does not affect those
OF mixed blood who already are mem.
bers Of the order. The secret of the
repeal of the mixed blood amendment
was the fear entertained by the mem.
bers Of the order, especially those rep.
resenting southern jurisdictions, that
this was the opening wedge which
might eventually open the doors of
the lodge to the negro. British dele
gates were equally concerned with the
southern, in view of the fact that
there are French-Indian half breeds
in many of the communities of the
Canadian provinces who are fine men
and eligible to membership in the
order In every sense. But 1t Ia desired
oy the order to restrict the member.
ship to wholly white males.
Reports to the adjutant generals
office indicate that President Roose.
welt will have splendid mounted
escort when he visits Des Moines Sep
TENDER 80. 1t will consist of the field
officers of the Iowa national guard.
Reports to the adjutant generals office
are that all the field officers of the
Fifty-first will be here, while the other
rgiments will have each good rep
resentation. Colonel Pratt is making
a special effort to secure fine mounts
for these officers. All of them are ex.
perienced military men who have been
in active service.
Lovers Quarrel
Beryl-"Cholly is nothing If not up
to-date He said to Ethel"
Sibyl-"But thought they had quar-