Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL


On petition of F. NJ Hubbell. G. L
Godfrey and c. L. Watrous. Governor
Cummins has appointed j. c. Hume
to conduct condemnation proceedings
for subsurface drain from the army
post to North River in Warren coun-
ty. The drain will cross pieces OF
property. Four of the owners have
consented and five have refused. Tha
appointment of Mr.. Hume is made un.
der authority Of speclai act OF the
legislature and with the consent or
County Attorney McLennan and the
county attorney of Warren county,
In whose stead Mr.. Hume will act.
The cost to the state OF sending
home the boxes and baggage and the
other goods and chattels of the mem
bers of the legislature will be about
$1,000 In expressage. Heretofore the
express companies have carried this
property free. but this year for some
reason the usual courtesy was not
extended. This unlocked for expense
will seriously hamper the appropria-
ton for express expenses for the
state. This is 5000 Tor the biennial
period. 1t was thought in view of the
cost of express of the last period.
$1,000 would be sufficient, but the ex-
pense of $1,000 for goods sent home
for members of the assembly was not
reckoned on and hence the appropria-
ton is thousand dollars short at
the very outset of the period.
Des Moines is assured Of another
railroad this season by the annouce-
ment made at Centerville by officials
of the Iowa & St. Louis railway Off,
Gals of the road are authority for the
statement that the road will make
trunk line, so far as this city is con-
cerned, by building on to Sioux City
and probably north in order to tap the
Dakotas. Plans for the extension have
been perfected, and 1t is said that the
work will be pushed to the utmost
Credence in placed in the plans Of
this new road because OF the business
like manner in which representatives
of the company proceeded last winter
when they commenced building south.
The survey had been made and grad
ing right-of-way secured in many in
stances before the public was in any
way taken into the confidence of ths
builders.
The supreme court, through Judge
Laid, has announced a ruling, on the
question Of pharmacists permits and
bondsmen's liability in suits for DAM
ages. In the case of Edwin Carter and
olners against |. L. Nichol and 9TH
ers This bondsmen), to recover dam
ages for the school fund on account
of alleged sales OF liquor to minors
and drunkards by the Nichol drug store
in Iowa county, the court held that the
removal of the druggist to the ad-
joining store room invalidated both
his bond and his permit; that all his
sales of liquor in ...e new location
were illegal, and that his bondsmen
were relieved of liability. for their
bond only covered the first place
where his permit was located. The
fact that the building occupied subse-
quently laps over on the first lot cuts
no figure.
George Keenhold, indicted on the
charge of selling liquor contrary to the
mulct law. pleaded guilty to two indict,
ments and was sentenced to pay fines
of 5000 In each case. This also In.
cludes two attorneys fees Of $35 each,
bringing total amount of fines up TO
81 1000. After the judgment was enter.
ed an order was issued granting a stay
of execution until January 1, In order,
to give defendant time to raise -sl-s
amount. Keenhold was indicted
through the efforts of the good citi-
zenship league organized here by
Evangelist Williams. Anumber OF the
members of this organization are said
to have purchased beer at Keenholds
place on Fourth street. They caused
Keenhold's arrest and prosecuted him
in Justice Duncan's court. Something
like $3.50 of a fine unpaid still hangs
over Keenhold outside of those just
assessed against him and for the same
offense.
The supreme court handed down an
opinion affirming the lower court In
refusing to enforce contract enter
ed into between Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Hull of Oskaloosa before their mar
riage by which the husband agreed to
turn over all his property, said to be.
worth between $1,000 and 81, 900, to the
bride as a consideration for her love
and affection, the prospective bride
a good and happy home for the groom
SO long as he lived. Each had been
married before and was well along in
years. The bride waited for a few
months after the wedding, then failing
to secure the deed to the property
as per the pre-nuptial contract,
brought to enforce it. The lower
court refused to enforce II during the
ltfa NJ the IN Tho
the consideration for the transfer OF
the property, viz: a good home for
the remainder of his life, could not
become realization until death. The
supreme court affirms the opinion.
The state board of medical examin.
ers issued a certificate to Dr. c. L.
Parsons to practice osteopathy. The
action was taken as a result of an or
der by Judge c, p. Holmes of the dis.
trict court. The Parsons case was
carried into the courts after the refus-
al OF the board to recognize osteopathy
at a former meeting.
The American character is more
than the constitution.
The gold contained In the medals.
vessels, chains and other objects pre-
served In the vatican would make more
gold than the whole of the present
European circulation.
Too often when a man tries TO
pinch others he hurts himself.
One prize-fghter seldom strikes en-
other fayorably.
1t is figured that the cost OF electric
motive power per mile travelled BY