Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
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issued in September, 1898, without in.
terest, and sold at discount for the
purpose or anticipating the revenue
from the special building fund levy.
The first of them, to the amount of
100000. fell due July 10, 1902, and it
was those warrants falling dua on tha:
date that have just been paid off.
They We're held by the Burlington
Savings bank of Burlington, VT, and
We're purchased by that bank for but
$4,000. There will be $4,000 of these
warrants due November / and one for
$4,000 due December 80. The dis
counts on these warrants amounted to
$500. representing the sum lost by
the state in anticipating the revenue.
This practice was disapproved by the
legislature last winter and has been
prohibited. The warrants were used
In the purchase of books by the re-
gents.
State Labor Commissioners Brig.
ham and Deputy Holder has Just re
turned from Davenport. where they
entered on the work of factory inspec
ton for 1902. This is the first inspec.
ninth general assembly, and Mr.. Brig.
ham has made up his mind to enforce
the new statutes rigidly. While many
factories were in excellent condition
at Davenport. Mr.. Brigham found many
infractions of the Jaw. Children 10
years of age are employed, and many
between the ages of II and 10, fire.
quently laboring with dangerous ma
chinery. Many violations of the law
requiring safety appliances for dan
gerous machinery were discovered.
In some buildings there were poor
sanitary arrangements and lack of fire
escapes. Mr.. Brigham said he is de.
termined to correct such abuses. He
held conference with the county at.
torney of Scott county, Julius fischer,
and Mr.. fischer assured him of his in
tention to cooperate heartily The
law allows 60 days for the correction
of abuses after written notice is given
by the commissioner. Mr.. Brigham in
tends to visit the factories again in
go days and il the law is not then
obeyed, then the county attorney will
begin prosecutions. Fire escapes will
be particularly insisted upon. Ninety
days notice is allowed for the equip
ment of factories with safety appli.
ances and sanitary appliances. From
now until October, Mr.. Brigham and
his deputy will be occupied much of
the time with factory inspection. 1t
will not be possible to visit every fac
tory in each town or city, but as large
number as possible will be given at
tention, considering the fact there is
a biennial appropriation of but $1,000
for the gathering of reports on the
condition of factories.
Governor Cummns has announced
the appointment of George w. Dyer
of Nevada, to succeed Judge VIM. s.
Kenyon. who has just retired from the
bench in the Eleventh district. Judge
Kenyon, who resides at Boone. has
served several terms on the Story
county bench and is well known all
over the state. Recently he sent in
his resignation to the governor on
the plea that private business interests
demanded his time. Judge Dyer is a
man OF about sixty years of age and an
attorney OF experience. He is well
known in Story county, although he
has not an extended acquaintance
throughout the state.
Governor Cummins is being flooded
with letters from sentimental women
who are moved to deep compassion
over the prospective fate of Albert G..
Phillips, one of the Buena Vista coun-
ty bank robbers and murderers. Phil
lips is under sentence of death and un-
less he is given new trial or the gov.
ernor commutes his sentence he will
hang next December. Ior murder.
Since he has been in Anamosa prison
Phillips has been writing poetry. Some
of il was recently published in the
Register and Leader 1t went broad.
cast through Iowa and the result Is the
governor is getting letter after letter
from women who want to know how
ne can be so cruel as to permit such a
nice young man, with such admirable
literary talents, to be hanged. They
say 1t Is just too horrible for any use
and hope the governor won't think CT
allowing such thing. The poetry OF
Phillips was first published in the Ana.
mosa Prison Press and the governor
is said to be wondering whether it
would be well to confine its circulation
to the walls of the prison or at least
to the male section of the community.
Phillips is bright young mulatto.
aged 27. His attorneys are seeking a
new trial for him.
The commercial organizations of the
cities of the state have undertaken
the task of reaching the European
emigrant before he leaves home and
inducing him, then and there to select
Iowa as his destination. Only the
of northern Europe will be
1t is planned to reach Euro
peans by circulars. pamphlets, anG
newspapers. containing the informa
lion concerning Iowa. printed in the
language of the country in which they
are to be disseminated, which will bs
circulated in great numbers. Posi-
bly, agencies will be established ana
planted in the larger
cities of Sweden, Norway. Denmark
even Russia, and in Germany. Ireland
Scotland, and England. Southern
Europe will not be invaded by the
Iowa commercial forces.
The 1904 half-dollar is very rars
and cannot be procured for less than
5000.
An optimist is a man who believes
that all eggs win hatch.
Papa. what is a marriage in high
life?' 1.-TWO vacant hearts entirely
by cash.
The man entering the store-"Have
you observation-disclosures" The fresh
girl behind the counter-"Is she
blonde. or brunette?''
Miss Eastside-"That is a lovely
gown, but haven't | seen it before?"
Miss Westside-"No, | think not; I
have only worn it at a few smart af-
'airs this season."
Clergyman (lately come to parish)
Your neighbor, Smith says my SER
mons are rubbish" Farmer-"Ah, ye
needn't mind i'm. sir; 'e's merely a
for other folks"