Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-05-14
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of the hospital, has abolished all me-
The results thus far are excellent ana
The order has been in force for three
weeks and although there are nearly
a thousand patients there, no trouble
has been experienced. There are two
schools of those that attend the in
sane, one of them believing in me-
chanical restraint IN certain cases and
the other not sanctioning it at all.
DIR. Crumbacher believes 1t should not
be used under any circumstances. All
such apparatus as beds with cage-like
tops and the like have been done away
with. In case a patient grows violent,
he is merely securely held by attend
ants until quieted and Judge Kline
lence the patients have been easily
quieted.
Chairman John Cownie OF the board
Of control. who has just returned
from the inspection of Cherokee hos
pital, brings with him an interesting
story showing the extreme aversion
Of the inebriates to anything in the
shape of hard labor. Some time ago,
the bare grounds of institution proper
ty at Cherokee we're gone over by Sey-
mour Nelson of Chicago, the land
scape artist, and a scheme was map
ped out for the planting OF trees to
adorn and shelter the grounds. The
work of tree-planting has been taken
up and thousands of evergreens and
deciduous trees have been planted by
the insane. About the time Of Mr..
Cownie's visit one of the physicians
went to the inebriates and suggested
to them that II would be good for their
health If they would take part in the
work of tree planting He asked all
who were willing to volunteer. Mr..
Cownie says that out OF the sixty pa
tients in the inebriate department,
Just one responded. None Of the
others were willing to exert them
selves.
The state camp meeting Of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America closed after
a stormy session. The result of the
convention was a unanimous victory
for the supporters of Col. c. G. Saun-
ders. OF Council Bluffs, who was the
candidate opposed to Jerry Green for
the endorsement as head director The
election of officers, which was held at
the night session, resulted as follows:
State consul, Frank X. Stebbins,
Iowa City; state clerk, Peter Steph-
any, Manning: E. II. McCutchen, of
Holstein, was selected as chairman
of the delegation to the head camp
meeting at indianapolis: John d. Dem
niSnn Clarion ondnrcad for
auditor over A. w. Maxwell, of Sey.
mour: Dan b. Horne, of Davenport,
was endorsed for head advisor with
out opposition; Colonel Saunders. for
director, defeated Green by almost
two to one vote, the figures reading 90
to 81. No action was taken on read
justment.
Secretary Dawson of the executive
council has received the report of the
Chicago Great Western railroad com.
pany for the year ending December
81, 1902. II shows something of a
falling off in earnings in 1902 as COM
pared with 1901. On the Great West
ern system proper the gross earnings
on mileage In Iowa in 1902 were
$2.SSS, 49, the operating expenses,
$2.642 165; and the net earnings,
S246, 2S7.
The Iowa Federation of Women's
Clubs elected an entirely new board
for the first time In its history. The
following officers we're chosen: Pres
ident, Mrs. T. J. Fletcher OF MARSHALL
town; vice-president. Mrs. NJ. C. Cory
of Spencer; treasurer, Mrs. Gibson of
Ames; recording secretary. Mrs Men
"a r. Burks OF Oskaloosa: correspond.
ing secretary. Miss Harriet Lake of In
dependence; auditor, Mrs. Leopold
Levy of Wayerly.
The building and loan business is
rapidly dying out in Iowa, as reports
to the building and loan department
of the auditors office indicate. Audi
tor of State Carroll says the associa-
tions are rapidly closing out their
business. Inquiry at the Office of Sec
rotary A. H. Dawson of the executive
council discloses the fact that for a
number of months. in fact nearly two
years. no new association has been
authorized by the council to transact
business in Iowa, The reasons for
this state of things are not far to
seek. The legislation of the Twenty
eighth general assembly knocked the
bottom out of the business. The law
passed then provided the amount of
premium and interest charged by such
associations should not exceed S per
cent per annum. Under this restric-
tion the business ceased to offer the
inducements to promoters that exist.
ed when there was no limit on the
premium and interest that might be
charged. Loss of confidence on the
part Of the public in building and loan
business and cheap money are also
ascribed as strong reasons for the de-
cline of the business. There are but
about rs associations now transact.
ing business in the state. How rapid
a decline this has been in five years
is illustrated by the fact that in 1898
there were 81 domestic local associa-
tions in the state and 20 domestic,
aside from the foreign associations
that were transacting business here.
Articles of incorporation have been
adopted by some of the wealthy men
of Cedar Rapids for the erection this
year of new hotel on Third avenue
and Third street to cost a quarter
million. 1t will be absolutely fire
proof, five stories with every modern
convenience.
Anthracite coal underlying a tract
of over 1000 acres has been discover
ed in Vancouver Island. B. c.
Nearly every man In Russia wears
beard. At one time II was the gen.
eral belief in Russia that a man with.
out a beard was soulless.
big Ben" the famous clock in the
tower of the House of Parliament,
London, is wound once a week, and
II takes two men twelve hours to do
the winding