The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-01

Monroe, Cherokee and Buena Vista
counties, and is exhaustive in charact-
er, dealing with the geology and eco
nomlc products of the regions cover.
ed.
The board of control has returned
from its semi-annual inspection of
state institutions in the southern half
OF Iowa. While on the trip the board
inspected the Institutions at Daven-
peat, Fort Madison, Mount Pleasant,
Clarinda, Council Bluffs and Glenwood.
In addition to deciding on the improve.
ments that will be made at these In
stltutlons in the biennial period end
ing June 80, 1908, the board bought
lands at Clarinda and Davenport. AT
Clarinda the board bought two tracts
OF land, one of 100 acres and the other
Of 206 acres. The smaller tract cost
$40 per acre and the larger $96. The
land is OF excellent quality and is with
In a half mile of the institution. 1t
was found the owners Of the land ad-
joining the institution property wanted
exhorbitant prices and hence it was de.
termined to buy a little farther away
At Mt. Pleasant and Glenwood the
board bought no land, for the reason
exhorbitant prices were asked. The
board will probably purchase none
this year, but simply await develop.
ments. At Davenport the board con-
tracted for eighty acres at $135 an
acre. The board of control omnibus
appropriation bill provides that $780,.
600 shall not be available until the
next biennial period. The board be-
fore starting on the inspection trip had
decide this should come out of the
building fund, thus leaving $4,000
available for building this biennial
period. ending June 80, 1903. The i'm
provememnts, decided on were. there
fore, only those for which the neces
sity is immediate.
DR.. P. o. Koto, of Forest City, the
newly appointed state veterinarian,
has been sworn into Office The as
sistants were named by the governor
on his recommendation Henry E. Tai
bot, Des Moines; John J. Repp, Ames
d. e. Baughman, Fort Dodge; j. w.
Griffith, Cedar Rapids; J. D. Inger,
Waverly; ]. o. Parslow, Shenandoah
Peter Malcomb. New Hampton; L. u.
Shipley, Sheldon; ID. H. Miller, Har-
Ian; G. E. Noble, Usage; S. K. Hazelet,
Oelwein; c. e. Stewart, Charlton; S.
H. Johnston, CARROLL J. r. Sanders,
Corydon; w. l.. Evers. Iowa Falls; e.
u. Piper, Ida Grove; w. B. Niles, Sid
ney; S. H. Bauman, Birmingham; w.
H. Tustin, Newton; j. H. Mcleod,
Charles City; Fl. G. Simpson, Denison;
G. A. Johnston, Sioux City; Augustus
Lanes, Dysart; F. ]. Neimman, Mar
shalltown; F. a. Dolton, Dubuque;
Bernard Norman, DEBORAH
A part of the money appropriated
for the improvement Of the capitol
will doubtless be expended on the
grounds. According to landscape
artists they are not laid out as they
should be and the grading is not prop
erly done. It is not anticipated that
any great outlay will be required to
put the grounds in shape. but If the
capitol is improved .ne grounds should
be put in shape. The commission viii
doubtless find it difficult task to di
vide the money appropriated, for, al
| though S250,0O0 is a large fund, /;
| great part of it will have to be spen
on the interior of the building and i,
REBUILDING the DOME What Is lef
| will have to be divided up so as to d,
| as much good as possible.