Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-26
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. March %. 100,

NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
| Des Moines. March 90. 1908.
Nearly two thousand miles of steam
abroad are being built or planned
within the boundaries OF Iowa this
ear. Railroad building in Iowa will
lever be SO extensive as this coming
eason. Reports show that the aggre-
,ate building will amount to 1856
niles, electric roads not being count
I'd in this. Twenty-one steam rail
Dads are planning or building exten-
ions in the state. Twelve of these
re newly organized and incorporated
companies. The remaining nine are
I'D and established railroad com
,anies which plan extensions. The
;reatest Of these are the extensions of
he Chicago Great Western from Fort
Dodge to Sioux City and Omaha, and
he Iowa Falls & Northern from Iowa
Falls to Des Moines, which are now
10Th in the course of construction
The Illinois Central, while not plan
ling new roads, is letting contracts
or the ballasting of the line between
Fort Dodge and Waterloo which will
Employ fifteen hundred men this sum-
ner.
| Governor Cummins has issued 4
PROCLAMATION for state good roads
| convention, to be held in Des Moines,
april 49, to select fifty-five delegates
the International and National
food Roads convention at st. Louis,
April q to May 2.
The trustees Of Des Moines college
ave made satisfactory settlement
With the estate of the late ]. V. Hinch-
nan of Glenwood and will receive $685.
100 to be used for any purpose. This
means that the 100000 Indebtedness
an be wiped out at once. 1t makes
AVAILABLE $4,000 from the Baptist Ed.
lcational society and opens the way to
,ttaining the 100000 mark as per-
nanent endowment.
The new amphitheater now being
constructed at Ingersoll park has been
.endered by the street car company to
he Commercial Exchange for the use
If the public on the occasion OF Pres
dent Roosevelt's visit to Des Moines.
Five thousand people can be accommo-
| lated under cover and the seating ca
oacity can be extended to 10000. The
| irst car of lumber to be used in the
construction of the new "loop-the-
loop without the loop" at Ingersoli
las arrived, and construction is to be-
gin at once. The structure will cost
$4,000, and will be one OF the finest
amusement attractions in the west.
Albert w. Swain. formerly of Oska.
oosa, but for ten years in charge OF
| United States affairs in Montevideo,
| Uruguay, has been appointed consul at
! Southampton, England. The nomina-
ion has been confirmed by the senate.
The new position carries about the
tame salary as his present one, but Is
'egarded as much more desirable In
every way. Swain will return to the
| United States as soon as he can get
affairs in shape and return to Iowa,
going to England next fall.
There is in Des Moines painting
which the owner claims Is a genuine
2ubens, and which is valued at $780,
100. 1t is a picture of Christ, and on
| he back of the canvas is the seal OF
he great master. The colors are per-
| tect and Mr. Joseph Lehner, who owns
t. insists that it is well authenticat,
| ed. He expects, as soon as possible,
% remove the painting to New YORK
Or some other large city, and there
| dispose of it at auction. The paint
| ng has been in Des Moines for thirty
nine years. A small circle of the
friends of Mr.. Lehner have seen it, but
he public generally and art lovers III
particular, have not seen it. Since re-
cent publicity about the picture, hun
ireds have called to see it, but Mr..
Lehner has it in concealment, because
If litigation which is pending. Three
months ago the painting was exhibit.
| ed in the royal gallery at Berlin, Ger
many. 1t was insured and sent over
he water, and back to Des Moines
accompanied by a letter from the Dir
/: rector of the gallery, thanking Mr..
Lehner for sending the picture. He
pronounced it genuine Rubens. The
emperor, himself, viewed it.
James Callahan has given the Meth.
odist Hospital association $4,000, and
work on the new $4,000 building will!
De begun Immediately. Its completion
| will depend on the fund of $4,000
20 be raised within the city OF Des
| Moines. Architects are now drawing
plans for the new hospital, and COM
nittee of the association will go &c
Chicago the coming week to inspect
\ modern hospitals there with reference
20 the arrangement of the wards and
equipment.
| Governor Cummins has selected Col.
w. G. BOWS of Cedar Rapids, COM
nander of the Fifty-third regiment, and
| Col w. B. Humphreys of Sioux City.
| commanding officer of the Fffty-sixth
regiment to act as aids to Adjutant
General Corbin at the time of the dedi-
cation of the buildings of the St Louis
exposition April 80. Col BOWS has
accepted the honor and Col. Humph-
reys will doubtless do so. The names
will be forwarded to General Corbip.
by whom the formal appointments will
| be made. Some time ago it was an.
nounced that General Corbin had been
| selected as grand marshal of the dedi-
cation parade and in letter to the
governor he asked that two officers be
named to serve on his staff
The Hooking Coal Company, with
stock and property amounting to over
l million dollars in value. has just
Deen formed in Iowa, and will furnish
| The coal to the Iowa Central and
| Minneapolis & st. Louis railroads,
which presumably are backed by the
| illinois Central This is one of the