Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-30
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, April "a, 1908.

Des Moines, April "a, 1908.
The board Of control, after return
Ing from Its trip to the southern insti-
tutions Of the state will devote good
deal OF attention to getting out its BIZ
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 a 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 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 get
ting the men to work. will be explained
fully. The legislature will thus be
put in position to act intelligently
on the question whether new insti
tuition ought to be provided. Another
new feature of the report will be q
separate chapter on children's homes,
Inc ItpOIlS THESE IuSlllullOHA
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
lions 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 Flfty-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 II be ,
disbanded was made though 1t has
been organized for 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, OF the Fifty
fifth, has been mustered out Of the
! service because of the recommends
lions made by the inspectors on their
tour this spring. One reason for the
order was the low standard Of effi.
cheney of the company. Another reas-
on was the failure of tho 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
suffrage amendment through, they
will carry on an unusually vigorous
campaign 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
II Is planning to bring n national or
ganizer of ability, whose name Is not
yet announced. into the Iowa field
What IL known as the national organi-
zation plan will be applied to Iowa rs
far az possible. The executive com
mittee Ia considering this. and has not
yet worked out all the details Of It's
methods 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
Mt Atlanta, Ca. May to IL. Other
| appointments will be added to the
list here given. Commissions have
been issued to those whose names
appear below, all OF whom have signi
fed their intention OF going to tho
| conference. The list follows: Hon.
VIM. Larrabee, OF Fayette county, and
Mrs. Larrabee; Miss Carrie Marin, Des
Moines; DR.. Agnes Eichelberger,
Woodbury. county; Mrs. II. G. Rhodes.
Henry county: Rev. G, 7. Martin. Rev.
Geo. w. Waltz and +. X. Ward, Of
Linn county; Judge G.. s.. Robinson,
Des Moines; Rev. Mary A. Stafford.
Des Moines; Mrs. G.. A. Boehmler.
Black Hawk county; ii. l.. Brown and
Mrs. Mary r. Brown. OF Woodbury.
| county; 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
| the International Good Roads conven-
| ton at st. Louis the afternoon Of April
| 20, Just preceding the address OF Presi'
dent Roosevelt, Governor Cummins
| has consented.
On the goth Grand Master w. s.
| Gardner, A. i. and A. M. of Clinton.
| set the cornerstone OF Polk county's
new court house. surrounded by the
multitudes of taxpayers OF the coun
| ty, each of whom had a pecuniary In
| terest in the exercises and their sig
nihcance. The beautiful ritual OF the
| Masons, with its sweet music and
| symbolic exercises, occupied half an
hour. II was followed by short but
stirring speech from Governor Cum
Minis. With one exception all OF the
grand lodge officers OF the Masonic
order were present
The closing chapter OF a dastardly
crime was enacted at Marshalltown
a few days ago when Judge Burnham
Of the district court, sentenced Viii.
liam Andrews to ten years In the pen
itentiary. Andrews is the man that
was arrested ut Jewell Junction
charged with the crime of sodomy
committed in Marshalltown last Janu
airy, his victim being little 5-year-old
Freddie Buchanan, living on South
First street.
Sheldon has let contract for
$780, 400 school building.
Bids will be received May for