Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
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Des Moines, Nov. IA, 1000.

Farmers Institute and Agricultural
convention, which is to be held in Des
Moines under the auspices Of the de-
partment of agriculture. December Z,
8 and 8. The institute and conven-
ton are to be a notable event, and
one which will attract statewide in
terest Beside the noted speakers
from outside the state, there is long
list OF prominent Iowa men on the
programme. Secretary j. c. Simpson.
of the depaI ment of agriculture, has
published the programmes Of the
event, for which extensive prepare
tions have been and are still in pro-
gress. Among the prominent speak
ers are Governor A. B. Cummins.
president A. B. Storms of the State
Agricultural college; Hon. John Ham
ilton, institute specialist OF the de-
partment of agriculture at Washing
ton; Professor G. f. Curtiss. of the
State Agricultural college at Ames:
III. r. Wright, dairy commissioner;
w. H. Moore, st. Louis, president
of the national good roads convention;
P. G.. Holden, and many others. An
effort will be made to bring first
class exhibit of corn to the institute.
and some valuable prizes are offered
for various grades and kinds Of corn.
The productiveness of the five
great corn states in regard to staple
crops is Interestingly shown in a table
which has been compiled by Director
]. r. Sage, of the state weather and
crop service, not to be included in his
report, but merely for study Of con-
ditions. This gives the crops OF Iowa,
Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and Kan
sas, the corn belt states, for period
Of FIVE years. According to this, Iowa
is more than ever before shown to be
king Of the corn regions. for during
the past five years at no crop season
has the state failed to produce 200.-
00G, 900 bushels of corn, and II has dur
ing the period produced more corn
than any of the other states. It has
fallen below others in wheat and
oats. In the Eve years Iowa produced
Laos, 906,36 bushels of corn; Illinois.
1921, $4,000; Missouri, 829,025,550;
Nebraska. 955.220.00o. and Kansas
81S.646.000.
State Superintendent Of Schools r.
C. Barrett has decided the famous
Lucas county township school dis
pute, sustaining the county superin-
tendent of Lucas county and the
township school board in their orig
inal findings. At meeting of the
board OF directors of Liberty town
ship in Lucas county, held May %,
a petition from the Inhabitants of
Oakley in the township, was sub
mitted, asking for school at Oakley.
Liberty township Is divided into four
sections. The board refused and the
matter was taken up to the county
superintendent, who in turn turned
down the petition. 1t was then ap
pealed to the state superintendent
on a petition signed by J. M. Miksell
and James Clark. 1t appears that
the township school will seat about
sixty pupils and the best of teachers
have been employed. 1t was claimed
by the people of Oakley that they
had sixty-nine pupils themselves.
The matter has been under discus
sion in school circles for some time.
Superintendent Barrett held that un-
der the precedence of former rulings.
and that inasmuch as the school was
In the center Of the township and few
pupils were put to inconvenience to
attend the township school the de-
cision of the county superintendent
would have to be sustained.
j. G. Bennett Of Mt. Ayr has been
selected by State Superintendent j.
f. Riggs as his deputy, succeeding
A. C. Ross, who has been assistant
to Superintendent Barrett for six
years. Mr.. Bennett has served two
terms as county superintendent OF
Ringgold county. He Is a school
man of wide experience and acquaint-
ance. He has been engaged always
in the schools of Ringgold county.
The office Of the state treasurer has
received the collateral inheritance tax
from the estate of Judge N. M. Hub.
bard of Cedar Rapids, amounting to
$S42.52. The estate paid Inheritance
tax on $1S,657.70, the rest of the es-
tate being exempt. Judge Hubbard
died possessed of real property
amounting to $S5,216; personal prop
erty, $33,57S.16; debts and widows al
lowance, $44,34449. His heirs are
Kate H. Hubbard, widow; N. M. Hub
bard, Jr., son; Mary Nye, grand
daughter; Hubbard Nye, grandson;
John W. Nye, son-in-law, and George
X. Barton, son-in-law.
According to the report made by
inspector General John r. Prime.
Grinnell will lose Company X. Fifty
fourth regiment, unless a new and
saitable armory is provided before
May, 1904, and unless the company Is
recruited up to the required minimum
strength by that time. Inspection was
made few nights ago. There Is only
one commissioned officer left, and all
the sergeants have been discharged
with the exception Of the quartermas-
ter sergeant. In his report, the inspec-
tor general says that Notwithstanding
repeated assurances that a new arm
DRY would be provided, nothing has
been done in that direction, and rec
ommends the mastering out of the
company unless the evils that now ex.
fist are remedied.
Joseph Usher Of Cedar Rapids has
been sentenced to five years for man.
slaughter. He will appeal.
1t is reported that the Rock Island
Coal company, Of Centerville. will
erect thirty-five houses for miners. .
Thomas Nelson has bought the
Carstens hotel at Denison, and will
make changes and improvements.
The town of Akron has voted $4,000
bonds to build a reservoir.
The Iron Works company will erect
boiler plant at its works in Du-
! buque. The Klauer Manufacturing
company has bought the old plant OF
the former and will install new mach.