Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-04
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. MAY 30. Is

F. w. Cherry has announced the
sale Of the Des Moines & Southern
railroad to A. B. Stickney 1t
was commonly understood in rail-
road circles that Mr.. Stickney has ar
ranged to dispose of the property to
the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy.
Regarding this Mr.. Cherry said he
knew nothing. He stated, however,
that the sale was made to Mr.. Stick
ney personally and not to the Chica-
go, Great Western 1t is learned that
Mr. Stickney, Mr.. Cherry and Presi-
dent Harris of the %" met in st.
Paul a few days ago, had dinner to-
gether and discussed railroad projects
together. 1t is also known that Mr..
Cherry and Mr.. Harris met in Chica.
go just prior to the St. Paul confer
ence. Superintendent w. III. Hill OF
Burlington, who took the place OF
Mr.. Bechtel on the o." was in the
city and saw Mr.. Cherry and held
long conference with T. N. Hooper,
Mr.. Stickney's confidential agent in
this section. II the %" should build
the Des Moines & Southern, Mr.. Hill,
who is a nephew of J. J. Hill, the
nagnate of the Burlington property,
would superintend it. 1t is also com
monty understood by railroad men
that Mr. Stickney and ]. J. Hill are
very close together. that they have
an alliance in terminal matters at
St Paul and that they held long con
ferences in that city last week. Mr..
Stickney absolutely denied that he
had any knowledge of the disposal
of the property to the "a" and ex'
pressed doubt about it. He denied
that his visits with Mr.. Harris and
with Mr. Cherry had anything what.
ever TO do with the disposal of the
road to the %" officers. He admit.
ted that at the lunches eaten togeth-
err by him and Mr.. Harris at st.
Paul and Chicago. the railroad mat
ter was talked over but nothing was
brought to a head and no offer was
made him by Mr.. Harris.
The severity of the recent tornadoes
and wind storms in this state, COM
mencing with that of May %. is
best evidenced by the fact that one
company, the old Iowa Mutual Tor
nado association has already receiv-
ed over seven hundred claims for
losses in these storms-and still they
come This company already has
dozen adjusters at work in the field,
and is compelled to increase its adj
justing force. We are assured by the
officers of this company that every
one of these losses will be paid within
As hours after a completed proof is
received in the office On Monday
last this association received 302 ap-
plications for new insurance and its
risks are now $101 100000. This Is
the company of which A. N. Buchanan
is president and ]. B. HERMAN, sec
rotary, 709-10 Croker building, Des
Moines, Iowa
II appears probable the veterans of
Iowa will go to the National G. A. X.
encampment at San Francisco, pre-
pared to support the movement for
Joint and national reunion of the
Blue and Gray. to be held in ST.
Louis at the time of the worlds fair
in 1894 The movement for this re.
union was first started week ago
by the Oklahoma G. A. r., which
caused the matter to be taken up with
| the exposition management. Presi-
dent Francis and the directors, &C
cording to advices received by. Sec
rotary Conway here. are earnestly
in favor Of the reunion, which 1t Is
believed will be the means of bring
| ing many thousands OF union and
confederate veterans together. DIR
Geo. A. Newman. adjutant OF the de
partment of Iowa. when asked con
corning the proposed reunion, said
he thought such an event would be
very appropriate thing to do. In
the territory known now as the Louis
lana Purchase there were soldiers oil
both sides during the war OF the re
bellion, and the exposition commem
Grating the purchase was rapidly
bringing these people into closer Eel
| lowship.
One of the strange freaks OF the
cyclone in South Des Moines was re
ported from near the Getchell resi-
dence in the path of the storm
Three fine trees had been standinl
near the house. The storm STRUCK
them. Two were twisted and broker
almost squarely off about ten fee
| from the ground, while the thirt
seemed to receive all the force of thu
twister in downward pressure, ans
instead of being broken was driver
fully eighteen inches down into th'
solid earth The roots of the tree
were snapped and the earth abou
| its base was carried down with II
| DIR. F. M. Powell superintendent o
the institution for feeble-minded q
| Glenwood has written a letter to tn,
board of control, telling in detail o
the recent storm there. His state
ments as to the injured correspon,
| with reports already given out, tina
there were two killed and few
slightly injured. He puts the dam
age at a high figure and says 1t will
reach SCI, 500
Among the numerous Improvement
at the Iowa State Fair frounds at De
Moines this year will be new tuds
ing pavilion for the swine department
Owing to the constantly increasing
number OF hogs displayed at the fair
IL has become necessary to provid
this pavilion The contract for tn
construction of it his been let to c
i C. Christy of Des Moines. The ney
building will be large and convenient
| ly arranged anu tneIe VIII po aHPi
room for showing the swine
A peculiar water animal is the syn
apta, which nature has provided witt
an anchor somewhat similar in shap
to those used by ships. BY means o
this the insect holds itself firmly Il
any desired spot.
The Kephart Light & Gas Co.. {
Webster City, will enlarge its plan
Shadwell & Wallpaper will enlarg
their mill at West Point.
The Gateway Nursery Co. has ID
contracts for new Office buildings {
lie Mars.
Churches are projected as follows
Bonaparte, Baptist; Burlington. Chri
tan; Cedar Rapids. Presbyterians
Davenport. : Catholics: Dubuque, s