Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL

out bills to the various counties for
the support fund due the state for the
care of insane patients at Indeeen.
dence and Clarinda hospitals for the
quarter ending March 81. The entire
amounts foot up to about $4,000 for
each of these institutions. Clinton
county is charged with the largest
bill for support at Independence. the
amount being S3,003.20. Webster
comes next with bill of S2,131.20.
The largest bill for support at the lat.
ter hospital is outstanding against
Woodbury. county. s2,10O,40 The
state is liable for the care of number
of patients at both hospitals, persons
not claimed by the counties. At indie
pendence the states bill is $4,742.So
and at Clarinda s2.421.40.
The annual camp of instruction in
rifle practice for the national guard
will be held in Cedar Rapids for four
examining board will meet in Des
Moines May "a and 20.
Under rather unusual circum-
stances. Adjutant General Byers of the
Iowa National Guard. has mustered
out of service at Oelwein, Company l.,
Forty-ninth regiment. The company
was organized little less than two
years ago under promising circum-
stnaces, but it soon became apparent
that the expected support from the
people of the town was not forthcom-
ing. There is no Disgusting the fact
that the conditions were occasioned
by the large number of railroad men.
which class makes up the greater part
of the population. Military organiza-
tions are not popular where such sit.
uations exist. General Byers, who has
just returned from thai city, stated
that the citizens of Oelwein feared
boycott from the railroad men if they
allowed their boys to take part in
thes military organization or in any
way recognized the company. This
was particularly true of the merch-
ants The general stated that he had
tried to make it plain that the mill
tary companies were no foes of labor.
but it was impossible. and that it
finally became necessary to muster
out the company on account r% non
attendance at drills. DEBORAH and
West Union are both anxious to have
companies in the Forty-nipth and
have made application for g. place
made vacant by the Oelweip pany
The state department Of agriculture
has just sent out advance copies of
the premium list of the Iowa state
fair for this year. Only few hundred
copies of the edition of $4,000 which
has been ordered have been delivered
by the printer, and these are being
sent to the newspapers of the state.
AS fast as the remaining copies are
delivered they will be sent out to
others interested in the coming fair.
Among those who will receive copies
are the 600 county officers in the
district fair associations. all the ex.
hibitors at the fair during the last
two years. 1000 bankefs and several
thousand farmers. many of whom are
included under the head of exhibitors.
1t is also the intention to send a mum.
Der of copies to the BARRIERS of the
state, 1t being the theory of Secretary
Simpson Of the board of agriculture
that barber shop is good place
from which to spread broadcast any
advertising matter.
Adjutant General Byers has already
taken steps toward the organization
Of a signal company in Des Moines.
1t has been planned tot give Lieutenant
Carl T. Prime of thibScity authority
to receive enlistments, and he will be-
gin recruiting in snort time. This
means that Des Moines VIII at an early
date have another full military com
pany, additional to Company A. which
was organized last fall The organiza.
ton of the new signal company is
made possible by the enactment of the
law passed by the Twenty-ninth gen.
eral assembly. revising the military
code. An important provision of this
law authorizes the formation of one
full signal company. Heretofore, the
signal department has been loosely
Joined affair, detacLIlents having
been organized separately. and attach
ed to the different regiments. Under
the new system, the signal depart
ment will consist of one compact
located at the capital
city, and in time d actual services
can be made to different regiments
as is found necessary
While in Des Moines on business,
Hugh Meek. of Bonaparte. one of the
owners of the Bonaparte dam, refer.
ring to the act of the legislature pro-
viding for fishway through the dam,
declared that any attempt to condemn
any part of the dam for a fishway
would be resisted to the bitter end
unless the amount fixed by the ap-
Draisers was sufficient to pay all dam.
ages that might result to the dam from
he fishway Il do not believe that a
ishway can be constructed through
he dam without seriously endanger.
ng II" said Mr.. Meek. The property
IS valuable one and We do not pro
pose to have 1t destroyed for trifle.
Suppose fishway were constructed
through the dam. | believe that this
would give the water a place to work
ipon that wouiu eventually destroy
he whole structure"
The session laws containing the
acts passed by the recent general
assembly cannot be issued by the sec
'etary of state before July l. The
work OF comparing and indexing this
work is arduous. 1t is probable that
he code supplement which will con.
ain all Of the laws passed by the last
hree general assemblies will not be
published before the end of the year,
80 that the demand for the session
aw publication by the secretary of
state will be as large as usual without
ioubt.
The motor World reprints an inter.
esting old picture, drawn in 1884, and
Intended as more or less serious pic.
.orial prophecy of what would exis.