The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, Nav s, 1902,

Governor Cumm1ns has appointed
delegates to the American Congress-
of tuberculosis to be held in New
! York city, May IA, Is and Is. The list
4 is as follows: DR.. H. H. Clark, Nc
Gregor; DR.. ]. I. Gibson, Denison; DR..
&c. F. Kellogg, Clinton; DR.. G. H. Pres.
ton, Davenport; DR.. w. E. Hartman,
sAmes; Dr. F. w. Porterfield, Atlantic;
DR.. L. w. Lattig, Iowa City; DR.. j. R.
Guthrie, Dubuque; DR.. q. E. Dorr, Des
Moines; DIR. w. S. H. Matthews, Des
Momes; DR.. d. McCrae, Council Bluffs;
DIR. George P. Neil, Fort Madison; DR.
@. B. Adams, Estherville; DR.. w. S.
Lessenger, Mt. Pleasant; DR.. R. p.
Berry, Clermont; DR.. R. E. Coniff,
Sioux City; DR.. A. j. Hobson, Hamp-
ton; DR.. 3. Porterf1eld, Indianola; DE-
J. w. Lauder, Alton; DR.. F. H. Little,
Muscatine; DR.. w. j. Eyloff, Mason
City; DR.. A. Poore, Cedar Rapids; DR..
!. M. Emmert, Atlantic.
Governor Cummins has substituted
the name of William G. Whiting, Of
Whiting, Monona county, for that of
Park Holbrook, of Onawa, as the
Eleventh district member Of the St,
Louis exposition commission This
was found necessary because Mr.. Hol-
brook ceased to be democrat in 1896,
las publicly announced by himself.
Constant inquiries received in the
office Of the SECRETARY of the executive
council show there is much misappre-
lhension among the county auditors
at to the laws that were enacted by
the last genera assembly. In some
cases the auditors seem to be abso-
lutely at sea on this question In or
der to stop inquiries and afford in
formation to auditors, Mr.. Dawson has
prepared a circular which will soon
be distributed. 1t contains copy Of
the measure extending to July the
time of making the railroad assess
ment, and also the measure to make
the road tax laws conform to this ex-
tension. Facts are given as to the
Anderson road law, which many audi
tors wrongly think has already gone
into effect. The circular suggests the
propriety of the auditors making the
township officers acquainted with the
changed conditions. The measure
making the road tax law conform to
the extension of the time of making
the railroad assessment provides that
at the April meeting the township
trustees shall determine the rate to be
levied for road purposes. Formerly
the law required the amount to be
levied to be fixed. The law required
that three-fourths of the road taxes
shall be collected by July Is. This
is changed in the new law SO as to
require that three-fourths of the taxes
locally assessed shall be collected by
that time.
Secretary Wesley Green Of the
State Horticultural society has OBJ
tanned estimates on the fruit crop of
the state from the appearance of the
plants on May i. These estimates
have come in from experiment sta
'tion Keepers and from numerous 9th
er sources. According to these esti-
mates, as averaged, the prospects for
fruit in general is not so good as it
was early in April, though Secretary
Green says the recent rains have
been Of great benefit. The outlook
Tor small berries is poor, and grapes
will not be plentiful. The peach crop
OF the state will be an entire failure
as not more than per cent of the
buds are alive. The estimates on
other fruits May 1, are given below,
and also those Of April 4, for compa-
G1sen: