Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-03
NOTES FROM THE CApI7;
Des Moines. 7.

Des MONIES. Jan. .. 10.
me Iowa Academy Of ST..
which met in its sixteenth ans eac
sion in the geological roa,oa ua
state house, is disposed - AZ
pure food legislation. suppo
bill will be introduced tba
session. 1t will be in cb. Conf
pure food committee of three r s.
Two years ago there was .eiAoea
bill introduced in the legislat.eafe ~
lor some time the academy has
q committee on this subject M
Dy FroI. j. 2. Weems of AmeS
uonal as well as state lesis1ss
sought a'al'oa
President H. H. Polk of tha
drban company says the s,rm.
the proposed route to Gotta
which work has ALREADY haas upa
menced, is now practically cn.a eo
and that the profiles and as.; g
will be IN shape in a couple If NY
for letting contracts for all tho NV
ing He expects to let all thasoels
tracts within the next month ars
have grading camps established ~,
the entire line by March ] so N.Y. N.Y.
can be commenced at the eos ~
possible moment next spring NJ
said: I'VE will have our cars r,,, ls
into Colfax by September, and ~,
to have this portion of the line ~
pleted two months earlier if it l.
sible to get the track material in NJ.
AS sooL as the work on the nros,as
etc. of the line to Colfax is comn Ias.
we viii commence the suryev ~
line from Colfax to Newton ana I
tend to let contracts for this no,.;as
of the work early in the snriny
is our expectation to comn,ate i, ]
east line into Newton BY Decamh. y
next. By that time we will have H..
in operation to Nevada. NeWto, =
Indianola, and will in all prohahi,a
have considerable portion If MI
Winterset line under way. thoupb M
do not expect to complete it hafoss|
the following year. Our plans for mi
following year have not bean das]
nitely fixed upon, but there win Nj
additional building O. internrhoa.1
1t is possible a line will be buiit No.
in Dallas county and possibly fprbs.|
west, and we are pretty certain ssss Az
the Nevada line will be built IL I'M Nh
dora
The state of Iowa was fifty-fye re,,.l
old on the 2eth. The act of congress-
admitting the state into the min ssI
was passed December 2Sth. 1sAs
Governor Shaw ordered the aass AZ
played from the state house IN homo,
of the anniversary.
A l. DEMO of Alta has written s.
.etter to Secretary of State Martin a
which he says he will accept the AZ:
pointment as chief expert accountant
to examine the state departments. q
C. Clements. of Marengo, called at the
state house and indicated to Secratary
Martin that he would consent to al
as one of the experts.
At the meeting of the State Teach
ers association at Dcs Moines. tbe
following officers were elected for thu
ensuing year: President, c. E. Shell
ton of Indianola; first vice president
Adam Pickett of Mt. Ayr; second vice
president, D. A. Thornburg Of Gin
nell: third vice president, Miss Anna
Robertson of Cherokee; secretar
w. f. Barr of Des Moines; treasurer
G. w. Sampson of Cedar Falls; men
Der of the executive committee w.
Bender of Cedar Falls; members Il
council. r. r. Willard of MarshalltoEl
and 0. j. McManus of Council Rlufs
There seems to be well defined
Il oc,1rn ON
ing railroads will go through thl
coming legislature, to make their y
sessment incumbent on the executiEs
council at the time that it equalles
the assessment of the other propau
of the state. That the council Labor
under disadvantage at present. j
being compelled to make the asses
ment on or before March 25, has bee
recognized for some time. 1t the
has no idea as to what the assessmen
Of other property will show. whethe
an increase or decrease. The ne'
plan will permit the assessment Z
oecurr at time when the reports
the assessment of other property az
at hand.
The veterinarians of this state WI
again push a tuberculin test for II
ported cattle bill in the coming lesl
lature. Such measure was backed 4
the last assembly by DR.. J. N. IN
inert, but failed of passage by ma
row margin. The veterinarians .
lieve that it will fare better IN U
coming legislature. A Wldesprea
misunderstanding of the views OF Pro
Koch discouraged them for time me !, 9.
preparations have been made to pla.
his views before the assemblymen
such form that they will not De ml
interpreted. He was alleged TO Nd,
said at the London tuberculin cong 1
that bovine tuberculosis could not
transmitted by milk to the NUM- ,lil'
family. He said nothing OF the XII =,
according to the veterinarians. y
principal objection made to the me- ..
ure was that the owners OF the cav
must bear the expenses OF theli, :
animation and slaughter. Ii Inc y y
should provide for the payment OF y
expenses by the state the Iarl V
might not longer object to such q =
Admiral Sampson Sinking.
Washington, Jan. 3.-Admlral oa, !,
sons malady progresses Slowly !. :
very steadily toward the eno' wv ~,
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