Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31

uneHeH 10 no the WOIk ana charge the
cost to the company. Twenty-Five Iowa
phones are used Dy the city. The
company furnishes them free. Half
a dozen offices in the city hall, more
in the police department, besides all
the fire stations in the city are equip
ped with iowa phones. Their re-
moval will inconvenience the fire de-
partment seriously and may cripple
the fire service to some extent. Hun
1reds of residence and business houses
n the city depend for their connection
With the fire department wholly upon
he Iowa telephone.
The state board of control has is
sued an order establishing at the Mt.
Pleasant state hospital ward to be
designated as the State Hospital for
Inebriates. This is in accordance with
an act of the last general assembly,
directing such action. The Mt. Pleas
ant hospital was selected for this be-
cause IL is easy of access from all
parts of the state and because the
physicians and attendants there ara
more familiar with the treatment than
a. other state hospitals. The super.i
intendent is directed to set aside a
ward or wards to be used exclusively
for the treatment of persons sent
there because of the use of intoxi-
cants or morphine or other narcotics.l
The superintendent is directed to keep
patients separate from the insanel
but II ward Is only partially occu-
pied insane patients may bs kept there
a. the direction OF the superintendent
when he believes that no harm can
IN
s, maniacs and the insane. Patients
In the inebriate ward may be given ex.
ercise or employment the same as
insane persons. The superintendent
at Mt. Pleasant hospital has been
given notice and the county au-
:horities in each county will be mott.
ied that the ward is now ready to re-
ceive patients. The state board has
1ad dozen or more inquiries lately
n regard to whether or not the dip
Somaniac ward had been established,
and 1t is expected that a dozen or
twenty patients will be placed there
Immediately. At the same time the
members of the board and the superin.
tendents feel that the new law is like
ly to give them a good deal of trou-
Bile. Unlike in the case of insane per-
sons the board has no power to parole,
but that rests with the governor,
Paroles cannot be issued until after
thirty days. Two years sentences are
possible at first, but not more.
The twenty-first annual meeting of
the Sheriff's Association of Iowa will
meet next year at Dubuque. The exact
date has not yet been chosen. but IL
VIII probably be the first week OF
OF the first full moon Of July for Sher-
IN Steiner has promised the associa-
ton a moonlight excursion on the
Mississippi. There was a livey con-
test between Dubuque and Spirit
Lake for the privilege of securing next
years meeting, with Des Moines q
third choice. On the first formal bal
lot, however. Des Moines went ahead
OF Spirit Lake but Dubuque beat Des
Moines two to one. The vote was
Dubuque 20. Des Moines IL, Spirit
Laks 8. Next years officers for the
association are: President, +. l.. And
erson. Of Audubon; vice.president, l..
B. Cousins Of Council Bluffs; Secretary
j. II. Kelley, Of Des Moines.
The first information which a great
many people will have in regard to
the new compulsory education law
which has just gone into effect will
be when the school census enumera-
tors come around early in September
and proceed to make separate list Of
all children between the ages of Z
and Ia years, these to be turned oy.
er to the public school officers and to
be used in keeping tab on the school
attendance OF these young people. In
the annual cscular of instructions
now being sent to county superintep.
dents by the state superintendent this
Is specially noted and the school Off.
GERS are requested to pay particular
attention to the same. The compul-
sorry education law has Just gone into
effect and with the coming school year
there will be more attention paid 10
:he attendance OF small children than
ever before.
Ex,Policeman John Carter, who was
recently convicted in the district court
On an indictment charging him with
Mtortion. has notified the clerk he
VIII not pay the costs in the case.
e Will be remembered that judge
Church, of Jefferson, who sentenced
Carter, withheld announcement of
Judgment until after receiving assur-
ance that the costs in the case would
be paid. With that understanding
Carter was let of with a light fine Of
$500. The costs amounted to SOL.
which Carter later refused to pay.
When 1t was learned that the officer
did not intend to settle with the state
an effort was made to secure a re-
vocation of the sentence, but this was
found impossible and the matter was
allowed to stand.
In letter to the state board of con-
troll from DR.. NJ. N. Volding, Superin.
tntendent of the new hospital for in
sane at Cherokee. says the electrical
appai atus for the new hospital is in
place. The water works plant is in
operation, water having been turned
on throughout the building. The en-
gines for the steam heating plant are
In place, but the connections are still
delayed. The switchboard for the
electric lighting is not yet in place.
Judge Kline says he thinks August
18th will be the date for the formal
opening.
Mrs. Justblessed-"We are going 10
name him Albert Edward. but we feel
sure baby will make q name for him.
self before he is thirty" Uncle Crus,
ty-"Yes, he'll be lucky IL he doesn't
nave half dozen aliases by that
time"
The SUPPLEMENTARY children
why do we love to go to the beautiful
parks? What do We find there that
is always fresher and purer than il
is in the city," Truthful Tommy
with cheerful promptness)-"Pop
corn, sir!"
Bragge-"J was knocked senseless
by cricket-ball two years ago." The
boy in the corner-"When does yer ex.