Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-08
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL

Uclpate IN his estate is before the
supreme court. Mrs. Kuhn's state.
ment of her claim on the estate has
been filed in the supreme court. She
is appellant in the case, her father.
in-law having won in the lower
court The estate consists Of the life
insurance which her husband left and
the small estate he had accumulated
by cobbling shoes, possibly $1,000.
Iowa coal is to be tested by the
government of the United States fol
the purpose of determining it's rela
tive value for the production of steam
for the manufacture of coke and fol
other commercial purposes OF very
great Importance. Already leading
mine operators have been asked tC
participate in the tests which are
about to begin at st. Louis. Each Is
asked to donate a car load of coal
Mine operators who are interested ir
the proposed tests have been asked
to notify the state geologist, Frank
Wilder at the State university al
Iowa City, and he Will consult with
them in person.
About 100 feet under the surface OF
Polk county is a forest, and in the
forest the bones of animals, possibly
of human beings. At least that is the
case at Enterprise, about twelve
miles northeast of Des Moines, on the
Iowa Falls Short Line. Parts of this
forest are now in the office Of the
state mine inspector at the capitol
The trees from which the pieces were
cut were about a foot in diameter
and f1oriculturists and chemists are
now engaged in figuring out, scienti
fically, what kind of wood it is. In
this work they have the aid of In
spector Ed. Sweeney, in whose terri
tory the find was made. Superintend
ent R. J. Shawhan of the Deer Creek
Coal Mining company, found the for
est. 1t was located about 100 feet be
meath the surface.
There are 759 automobile licenses
out from the office of the secretary
of state. Five Of these, however
were issued to non-residents who
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state fair ground recently. Another
ten were re-registered. Under the
law, a dealer in autos must have Z
registered number for each one, and
this is true whether he be a non
resident or not 1t is also one Of the
wise provisions of the law that every
man who purchases a machine al
ready registered must put up another
dollar and get brand new number.
Actually, therefore, but 769 automo
biles are doing business in Iowa, fol
1t is believed that practically every
one is registered. 1t is supposed that
they represent an investment of not
less than $1,000 each. Nearly a million
of dollars NAV be said to be tied up
in horseless carriages in this state.
Another complication growing ot>
of the Corning bank failure and the
Sui eide of Frank La Rue has made its
appearance in the Polk county court in
the suit of Harry r. Blackburn. vice.
president and cashier of the Iowa Ma
tiOnal bank of Des Moines, against
the Aetna Life Insurance companv to
recover on a policy on the life of La
Rue to the amount of $4,000, which
was assigned by the deceased banke-
&c Blackburn before his death. Mr..
Blackburn's bank was interested
somewhat in the failure of the Corn.
ing bank, but was secured to some
extent by the assignment of the La
Rue life insurance policy. The assign.
ment was all made in good form bet
on the death of Mr.. La Rue the Aetna
insurance company refused to ray the
the policy, basing its refusal On the
\ fact that La Rive had committed
suicide. On the other hand however
Mr. Blackburn insists that he is not
held hv the suicide of the banker and
that the nolicv is good in his hands
even though there is a question as lC
the manner of Mr.. La Rue's death
Commissioner Lincoln will begir
the planting of fish in Iowa waters
about the middle of the month. The
car is now in the shops at Dubuque
and will be ready about September /!
for the resumption of this work The
fish will be placed where none have
gone before, except the great lakes
into which each year a carload, each
is planted. Game fish, only, of course
are used for this.
The United States is aiding tn.
Iowa department in this work t.
some extent. Last wear. the govern
ment distributed 100000 fish to tn
waters of Iowa. This work is drecte
from the fish hatchery at Manchester
r. S. Johnson is superintendent il
charge.
But the government has adopte
the Iowa plan of securing a supply c
fish. 1t has boat on the Mississippi
gathering the fish. This scheme wa
devised by Commissioner Lincoln an
has been taken over by the govern
ment, which no longer depends on tn
hatchery for it's supply for gener;
ut is a very bad form for a perso
to make a spectacular display of hi
wealth" YES" answered Senator So
ghum; and in politics it's worse tina
that. It's in judicious. "-Washingto
Star
Mr.. Sport-"Ethel, I'll bet you
new dress to box of cigars that tt
Valiant wins" Mrs. S.-"No. Jacl
Make it a new dress to five pounds {
candy and I'll take you."-Brookly
Life.
She-"Oh! George, what Iovel
waves!" He-"Very nice; but, DOC
things, they're just like me-we bot
arrive at the shore in splendid style
and go back broke. Judy.
Shark killing is a pastime wit