Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-23
NOTES From THE CAPITAL!
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this was entirely natural, as the soiE
that makes the best corn doesn't make
the best roads. The state, however,
has the clay and gravel for making
roads. God has given the natural IA
cilittes and 1t is for the people to make
the roads. He explained that he had
believed the subject of good roads was
OF such Importance that instead of
selecting delegates to the international
convention to meet in St Louis he had
decided to call state convention that
the delegates to the st. Louis conyen-
ton may have somebody to report to
and that the information gained there
might be properly utilized.
The board of control, after return
ing from it's trip to the southern inst
tutions of the state will devote a good
deal Of attention to getting out its bi.
ennial report to the general Assem-.
bly,. This report is in many respects
the most interesting one that is
brought to the notice of the general as
sembly, and the report prepared this
year will be fully up to the standard.
One of the features of the report will
be separate chapter on the workings
Of the inebriate law. 1t is not probable
the board will go to the length of rec.
ommending to the legislature that an
appropriation be granted for a new
state institution. But the evils of the
present system, whereby the inebriates
are mingled with the insane, and the
difficulties of properly guarding the in
ebriates, preventing escapes and ges-
ting the men to work, will be explained
fully. The legislature will thus be
put in position to act intelligently
on the question whether a new insti.
tuition ought to be provided. Another
new feature of the report will be a
separate chapter on children's homes.
The reports from these institutions
Under the new law have been surpris-
ingly numerous. The report from the
chief executive of the different institu-
tons will not be in the hands of the
board until about the latter part of
June. Until these are received the
board cannot figure on the appropria-
tions needed from the legislature.
Adjutant General Byers has approx
ed the recommendation of Inspector
General John r. Prime and his assis-
tant, Major John T. Hume, that Co.
B. of the Fifty-siXth regiment at Perry
be mustered out of service. The in.
spectors visited the company March
%, and found it below the required
standard of efficiency. For this rea-
son, the recommendation that it be
1isbanded was made though it has
been organized for a number of years.
Adjutant General Byers has not de-
cided where he will locate the com.
pany that will succeed the organiza-
ton. There are number of places anx.
ious to be allowed to form company.
The company at Bedford,I of the Fifty
fifth, has been mustered out of the
service because of the recommends
tons made by the inspectors on their
tour this spring. One reason for the
order was the low standard of eff
cheney of the company. Another reas-
On was the failure of the citizens to
provide a suitable armory.
Iowa equal suffragists are looking
ahead to the meeting of the Thirtieth
general assembly next winter, and,
in the hopes of their being able to get
a suffrage amendment through, they
will carry on an unusually vigorous
in the state this season.
The selection of senators and repre-
sentatives will be looked after with
care, and the -suffragists will throw
their influence to those only who are
friendly to their cause. Mrs. McMil.
len, who has been doing much work
as an organizer in the northern part
of the state, will resume work in a
short time. Fayette county will be
her first theater of action. Next fall
it is planning to bring national or
ganiZer of ability, whose name is not
yet announced, into the Iowa field:
What is known as the national organi-
zation plan will be applied to Iowa as
far as possible. The executive CON-
mittee is considering this, and has not
yet worked out all the details of it's
of organizing.
Governor Cummins has announced a
partial list of the delegates that will
20 from this state to the National Con-
ferences of Charities and Correction
at Atlanta, Ca, May 6 to IL. Other
will be added to the
list here given. Commissions have
been issued to those whose names
appear below, all of whom have signi-
led their intention Of going to the
The list follows: Hon.
VIM. Larrabee, of Fayette county, and
Mrs Larrabee; Miss Carrie Nairn, Des
Moines; DR.. Agnes Eichelberger,
county; Mrs. e. G. Rhodes,
Henry county; Rev. c. P. Martin. Rev
Geo. w. Waltz and F.. X. Ward, of
Linn county; Judge G.. S. Robinson,
Des Moines; Rev. Mary A. Stafford,
Des Moines; Mrs. c. A. Boehmler.
Black Hawk county: H. l.. Brown and
Mrs. Mary r. Brown, of Woodbury.
Elmer A. Park, Lee county:
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Miles, of Fayette
county.
A telegram was received by Cover
nor Cummins asking him to address
ion at st. Louis the afternoon of April
20, just preceding the address OF Presi-
lent Roosevelt, Governor Cummins
has consented.
Company A, Fifty-first regiment Of
he Iowa National Guard. will give q
iress military ball on the evening OF
he day that President Roosevelt Wis
Us DeS MONIES, April 20. IL VIII De III
honor of the visiting Guard officers,
he colonies, lieutenant colonies and
majors of all the regiments being pres
mt to act as escort for the presidents
party through the streets of the city
IN that day. In addition the, COVER
lor's staff will be here and will attend
he ball as honored guests, If they do
lot accompany the governor in his
special through the state with the
PRESIDENT after he leaves Des Moines.
rhe ball will be given in Cycling club
,all and will he an invitation affair