The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-23
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
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| lature at once. The report has here
| tofore been quite fully outlined. The
| volume is valuable one of 74o pages
| The part OF the report dealing with
the Iowa State college at Ames has
been modified in accordance with the
understanding reached between the
trustees and the board. Chapter two
| OF the report on state farms contains
much interesting matter relating to
| the state farms. Attention is called to
| the fact that the amount of land owned
| by the state in connection with it's
| institutions is very small. This leads
the board to say: But evidently those
| on whom evolved the duty of securing
| land for state institutions did not
realize the possibilities OF the future,
and in this respect they We're not diff
| ferent from others, for who could have
| foretold forty or fifty years ago that
| land subject to entry at $1.25 an acre
| would at the opening OF the twentieth
century be in demand at prices rang
ing from $40 to $50, and oven more per
| acre?
! Judge Kline of the board OF con-
troll is preparing 4 map redistricting
| the insane districts of the state. This
| is preliminary to the opening of the
| Cherokee hospital. Des Moines may
| be transferred from the Mt. Pleasant
district to the Clarinda district.
The educational legislation sought
| by the teachers of the state at this
session of the general assembly was
| set in motion at meeting of the leg
| islative committee of the Iowa State
| Teachers association at the Slavery.
| Approval was given by the committee
to measures allowing graduates
of institutions of required stand
ard licenses to teach; to a com
pulsory education bill; to bill
for the establishment of rural high
schools; the consolidation of rural in
dependent districts into school town
ships, and the transportation of pupils
in such townships; to the idea con-
| TIMED in the bill providing for the
lection OF the city superintendent for
fixed term of office: to the establish
ment of more normal schools. and to
several other educational propositions.
The members of the committee at
the meeting were Superintendent A.
w. Stuart of Ottumwa, Superintendent
S. H. Sheakley of Des Moines, chair
man of the committee, Prof. ]. ]. Me
Cornell OF Cedar Falls and Superin-
tendent o. j. McManus of Council
Bluffs Superintendent Barrett was
also present at the meeting.
Mrs. Evelyn H. Belden Of Sioux
City, has arrived in Des Moines and
taken charge Of the opening work for
suffrage in the legislature. She will
be here several days and will assist
Miss Daisy Deighton, of Shenandoah.
in getting acquainted with the mem
bers She will also assist in the pre-
liminary work. using her influence 10
secure the appointment OF Inen on the
constitutional amendments committee
who are known 10 not be prejndiced
!, against suffrage. 1t is not her inten-
ton to be here all of the session but
she will be here from time TO time.
She did not intend to be here at all.
but was sent for by the workers here
in order to assist in getting the work
started.
The board OF health at its recent
session, through its legislative com
mittee, considered the legislation that
will be advanced this session. An in
creased appropriation, totaling $4,000,
will be asked for to enable the board
to do additional work. The Increase
will suffice to pay a state bacteriol-
ogist, for which office provision is
wanted More severe penalties for
violation OF the quarantine laws will
be sought. The board wants the leg
islatllre to clear up the present doubt
fully worded sections of the code relat-
ing to how the expenses CT quarantine
j shall be borne, as between cities and
counties 1t is understood the state
board Of health will not directly at
tack the osteopaths. but will await
the Introduction of bill which.
it is said, the ostecpaths will present
regulating osteopathic practice. This
bill will be examined by the legisla-
tive committee OF the board of health
and if it is not suitable notifications
will be urged The board feels the
legislature imposed the osteopathic
practice on the state and that the leg
islature ought to regulate it. DR.. A.
M. Linn made verbal report to the
board showing the Tama Indians had
nearly all recovered from smallpox
and that part of the wickieups of
the tribe had been burned.
FOR the first time in the last six
years the state auditor has been mott.
fled of the sale of Iowa school lands.
He received notice that 160 acres in
Allamakee county had been dis
posed of. No information was given
as to whom the land had been sold to
or as to the price it brought. The
sale was reported and blanks asked
for making returns regarding it. The
state auditor has just transferred
another batch OF school funds to Win
nebago county. The transfer amount.
ed to $1,000 and was transferred from
Cedar county. This makes about $685.
600 in school funds which Winnebago
county has on hand. and the county
is still asking for more.
| Governor Cunlmins issued his first
| proclamation on the Goth. If is for tha