Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-08-14
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. August Q. 1902.

| on the terms of the contract between
the state and the @. relative to turn.
| ing over state property at Glenwool
| for right of way for the road. Bv
the terms of the contract the state will
receive $4,000 and the railroad COM
| pany must make certain costly I'M
| provements along the right OF way and
maintain them. Failure to keep up
I these improvements win result in a
reversion OF the property to the state.
| The contract for the state was drawn
up by Governor Cummins and the form
OF deed that the Burlington desires
was prepared by Mr.. Howard. The
demands OF the state are to protect
the welfare of the institution for the
,eeble minded. Governor Cummins
took the position the state should be
willing TO concede the right of way
to the Burlington IL IL was necessary
to prevent the town of Glenwood from
being abandoned, on condition the IN
stitution for feeble minded was fully
| protected.
The republican state headnrarte-s
on the fifth floor of the Equitable
building have beeE furnished up. A.
NJ. Piper who will be in charge of the
Headquarters. will at once begin tho
distribution of literature. II is fully
settled that Mr. Piper will have charge
of the literary bureau of the state cen.
trail committee through this campaign.
| Secretary A. II. Dawson, OF the
| executive council. has completed the
work OF certifying out the railroad as
sessment. The law requires the as
sessment to be certified out by the
| first Monday in August, and the task
was completed on time. The certif-
cation OF the telephone assessment to
the county auditors will be extremely
laborious, on account of the
large number of companies assessed,
over 700.
| Governor Cummins has announced
the appointment OF the following dele.
gates to the Trans-Mississippi Com.
mercial Congress, to be held at st.
Paul, August 19 to go: Andrew ID.
| Clarke of Algona. w. L. Roach II
| Muscatine, Duncan Rule OF Mason
City. s. +. Pfouty of Des Moines, J
b. Sullivan of Creston, M. Mcdonald
OF Bayard, Carl Leander of Bancroft
H. A. Hasselquist of Charlton, w. III
Torbert of Dubuque, and Edward u.
Chassell Of LeMars.
The largest check ever drawn In the
secretary of states Office was drawn
a few days ago in favor of the treas
urer OF state In payment of the fees
collected In Secretary Martins de
partment in July. The amount was
$l33, 404.15. tne check being drawn ID
the Peoples Savings bank.
| Each IOua eo1diar NH l..
the grand parade at the national en-.
campment in Washington in October
viii be expected to carry the largest
ear OF corn he can ind, and genuine
corn from the Hawkeye state at that
suggestion to this effect Is made In
general order issued by Assistant
Adjutant General Newman from the
headquarters of the state G.. A. r. da
partment The order recommends thai
as a distinctive feature every soldier
from Iowa wear a large ear of corn
Suspended from the shoulder by bun
colored ribbon. fastened to each end
of the ear. Every comrade is urged
to bring two ears OF corn in his grin
SO as TO provide plenty for. ell
lowans, In case some should fail 10
have supply. 1t is expected this)
idea will find general favor among thel
veterans. Department Commanded
Lindt first suggested the plan some
time ago. DIR. Newman says there Is
every indication the attendance from
Iowa will be large.
Governor Cummins and his staff.
number OF the state officers and Mayor
Brenton and several of the city off.
cials will probably attend the chris,
tening OF the cruiser Des Moines a:
the Quincy shipyards September 20.
II is understood Governor Cummins
will Ike up the matter of arrange
ments for the christening at the
earliest possible date.
Attorney General Mullan has rend,
cred an opinion to the state auditor
In which he holds that Iowa banks
and loan and trust companies doing
business In this state cannot lawfully
establish branch places of business
The place where their headquarters
is established must. according to tina
attorney general. be the only Offices
maintained by such corporations. This
construction of the law is In line with
an opinion on the same subject given
by ex-Attorney General John Y. Stone
In 1892. The attorney general refers
to Mr. Stones legal opinion given
then, holding that the law was cor
rectly interpreted at that time and
that no law has been passed since tr
give rise to a different construction
In regard to state and savings banks,
he says they have no power to trans.
act business except as expressly OF
implicitly given by statute, and as this
legislature has never conferred upon
them the power to establish and main.
tain branches either in the city 81
town where they are located or else.
where. II follows that the right can
not be exercised. Section 1899 of the
code places loan and trust companies
under the same provisions of law as
banks in receiving time deposits anil
issuing drafts, and this being the case
they have no greater rights as to es
tablishing branches tnan the banks
There has been good deal of inquiry
upon this subject of late and the au.
dltor in order to prevent any mis-,
takes arising appealed to the attorney
general for his construction of the law
1t Is still worth wh-e to be right
no matter who Is wrong.
The secret of success Is constance
to purpose.-Disraeli
An electric railway line is proposed
to connect Mt. Ayr with the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy railroad ri
Creston. Two routes are suggested.
one to go by way of Diagonal, con
nee, ing there with the KeolIuk and
Western and Chicago Great Western.
and the other to 60 by way of Tingley
connecting there with the Keokuk and
Western. and thence by way of Shan.
non City or Arispe. connecting there
with the Chicago Great Western. II
the road Is built 1t will De by the com
pany that V building the Creston