Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-12
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. March 0, 100

intendent OF the Iowa Institution for
Feeble Minded Children at Glenwood.'
rendering his resignation as superin-'
tendent to take effect on or before
July /, 1903, or at the pleasure OF tho
board. In his letter, which is brief
one. DR.. Powell says 1t has been In his
mind to resign for more than a year.
as the duties of managing a large in.
stitution such as this are too heavy
under his health conditions. He says
that his personal interests need attea-
ton. The resignation was largely q
surprise to the board Of control,
though the members of the board have
been aware for some time that DIR.
Powell's health was not good. How.
ever, there was no anticipation Of his
immediate resignation, and in January
the board reelected DR.. Powell for an
other term of four years. II Is well
known that DR.. Powell has suffered
much from symptoms Of Brights dis
ease and 1t Is for the relief of this NAL
ady that he desires to be unburdened
of his present arduous duties. The
board of control has not yet consider
ed the succession to the superintend-
ency. Necessarily, this will be taken
up in short time.
The executive committee of the
state agricultural board has made pro-
vision for a unique exhibit on the fair
grounds. This will be a living one
plants and grasses growing in fields.
There is beautiful plat of ground
west of the race track and north Of the
Grand avenue road that is at present
unoccupied. 1t Is proposed that this
DE cultivated and that 1t shall be plat
ted and put to different kinds of crops
-parts given to fine varieties OF
wheat, oats, timothy. rape and root
crops that these be put in order SO
that at the fair they may be seen
growing.
Fire in the ONCE aud warehouse Of
the Capital City Woo.e1 Mills on the
night of the It'll practically restroyed
the entire stock o. goods on hand AID
damaged the machinery, fixtures and
building to such an extent that the
fetal loss will reach up In the neigh
borhood Of 100000. Every hing Is full
iy covered by insurance. The origin
Of the fire is mystery, as no one was
In the mill at the time, and as far as
could be discovered after the firemen
had the flames under control there
was nothing that would indicate how
the flames started. About 225 people
will be thrown out OF employment,
for the present, on account Of the fire.
These were employed In the factory
and consisted largely Of women. There
were m, re than 10000 skirts alone in
process Of making and already made
up. II was the middle OF the busy
season In the business. The whole Of
the first floor was filled with goods
piled to the ceiling high on tables pre-
paratory to shipment to the trade.
Governor Cummins has received an
invitation from the National Good
Roads association to attend and take
part in the National and International
Good Roads convention to be held in
st. Louis April 27-29. The governor is
also requested to appoint five dele
gates from each congressional district
The invitation was signed by w. Fl.
Moore, president, and r. w. Richard
son. secretary, and by score or more
OF prominent st. Louis and Missouri
men, including worlds directors,
The Office Of public road Inquiries o.
the United States Department of Ag.N
riculture in the invitation. Mr..
Moore in his letter calls attention to
the importance Of good roads, and
says:
Hon. John Hay, secrtary Of state,
Washington, has realized the special
interest this convention would arouse
throughout the civilized countries
and has issued $500 invitations, re-
questing foreign governments to send
their leading engineers and road build
ers in order that the successful meth /,
DDS of the older countries may be
brought into comparison with ours"
The governor has also an invitation
to appoint delegates to attend the an
nual meeting of the National Confer
ence of Charities and Correction at
Atlanta May to II.
The board of control has signed up
the contract with the American Coop
erage Company relative to the heating
Of the shop building that is being con.
structed for the company at Anamosa
prison and disposing of a number Of
other details in connection with the
completion of the structure. The
board Of control consented to the use
Of part of the building by the CONF
pany for the manufacture of cob pipes.
Fifteen men will be employed on this
work. So far as known this will be
the only concern In the state where
cob pipes are manufactured.
The board Of control has accepted
the resignation Of DR.. f. M. Powell
Of the institution for the feeble-minded
at Glenwood. Nothing has yet been
done about a successor. The resigna-
ton is accepted to take effect June 30.
The executive committee Of the
state department of agriculture has
decided to add to the seating capacity
of the amphitheater at the fair
grounds race track. There will be
$500 seats added, mainly to the east
end Of the building as 1t now stands.
This will make the total seating cat
pacity about 5000. The committee
considers this necessary both for the
races and for the evening entertain
ments that are to. be given at the time
of the state fair, when Ancient Rome"
win be presented by the Pain com.
pany.
The executive committee Of the agri-
cultural department has closed corr
tract with the Des Moines City Rail.
way company for the entrance Of the
street railway lines into the state fair
grounds. The car line will be Differ
ent from the temporary track laid into
the grounds last year and will run to
loop near the pavilion and It will
all be fenced off. A handsome depot
40 by 100 feet in size is to be built,
and the arrangements will be that
tickets for the fair may be got In the.
depot and street car fares will be ma N