Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-01-02
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Dec. 30, 1901.


proposition to purchase twenty Gil
max voting machines and will pur-
chase but hree. This is done, Il IL
understood, because the city refused
to expend any money in that direction.
The county agreed to buy twenty ma
chimes II the city would purchase half
that number. The city has refused to
do this and the county was compelled
to cut the original order to three.
A. H. Mcvey of North Des Moines
has been appointed district Judge to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Judge w. F. Conrad, of Polk coun-
ty, by Governor Shaw.
State Librarian Brigham has filed
with the governor his completed re-
port, the twenty-eighth biennial one
from the state librarian. The feature
of the report is the recommendation
for an appropriation of 100000 to
complete the historical building. where
place is required for the miscellaneous
part of the state library. It is asked
that the position of cataloguer for the
library and historical department be
created instead of renewing the up
preparation of $4,000 for cataloguing
the state library. Another change re-
quested is the creation of the Office Of
stenograpner and bookkeeper at a lib
eral salary. II Is asked that the travel
ing library be placed under the charge
of the library commission. The report
shows that there are now 1850 vol
umes in the state library, not counting
Ais volumes which have been remov-
ed to the state historical building.
The grand total of books In the law,
miscellaneous, travelling and historical
library Is S9,547.
Judge Thomas M. Fee has resigned
as Judge of the Second juricial dis
trict. and G. w. Vermilion of Center
vile has been appointed his successor
by Governor Shaw.
The Iowa Academy of Sciences,
which met In its sixteenth annual sos
sion in the geological rooms at the
state house, is disposed to support
pure food legislation. A pure food
bill will be introduced the coming
session. 1t will be In charge of q
pure food committee Of three members.
Two years ago there was a pure food
bill introduced in the legislature. and
for some time the academy has had
a committee on this subject, headed
by Prof. j. B. Weems of Ames, Ma
tional as well as state legislation II
sought.
President H. II. Polk of the Inter-
urban company says the survey Of
the proposed route to Colfax. upon
which work has already been COM
menced. is now practically completed
and that the profiles and estimates
will be in shape in q couple of weeks
for letting contracts for all the grad
ing He expects to let all these con-
tracts within the next month and to
have grading camps established along
the entire line by March l. SO work
can be commenced at the earliest
possible moment next spring. Mr.. Polk
said I'VE will have our cars running
into Colfax by September. and hope
to have this portion of the line COM
pleted two months earlier IL 1t is posi-
sible to get the track material in time.
AS soon as the work on the prohles,
etc. of the line to Colfax Is completed.
we will commence the survey of a
line from Colfax to Newton, and In
tend to let contracts for this portion
of the work early in the spring. 1t
is our expectation to complete thf
east line into Newton ~ Doc
next. BY that time we will ha
in operation to Nevada. Newt,
Indianola, and will in all proba
have considerable portion of
Winterset line under. way, though
do not expect to complete 1t bel
the following year. Our plans for
follOt-,ino ho a.
nitely fixed upon, but there will
additional building of interurban
1t is possible line will be built ives
In Dallas county and possibly furthel
west, and we are pretty certain that
the Nevada line will be built to Ell
dora"
The state of Iowa was fifty-fve years
old on the 2sth. The act of congrf'
admitting the state into the uni
was passed December 2Sth, Is.
Governor Shaw ordered the flags d
played from the state house In hont
of the anniversary
A. L. DEMO of Alta has written
letter to Secretary Of State Martin
which he says he win accept the
pointment as chief expert accounts
to examine the state departments.
C. Clements, OF Marenko. called at
state house and indicated to Secref
Martin that he would consent to
as one Of the experts.
At the meeting Of tile State =
ers association at Dds Moine
following officers were. elected
ensuing year: President. G.
ton of Indianola; firsu vice
Adam Pickett of Mt. Ayr; Sc
president. d. A. Thorhburg
nell; third vice president.
Robertson of Cherokee;
w. F. Barr of Des Moihes
G. w. Sampson of Ced
Der of the executive col
Bender of Cedar Falls;
council, F. f. Willard of
and o. ]. McManus Of