Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-22
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Dec. 10. 1904.

and vice-president of the state de-
| partment of agriculture without OPP
position, and all of the directors
from even numbered districts were
reelected also. A. O. Olson of Win
nebago county was elected director
from the Tenth district to succeed J..
| w. Wadsworth of Kossuth county,
who was not a candidate. 49,. ~
| The treasurers of Iowa counties
may collect commission for the COL
lection Of mulct taxes levied by cities
above the statutory 5000, but no com.
mission on the $500 of the statutory
$500 which the county turns over to
the city officials. This was the gist
OF the decision by the supreme court
In case from Bremen county in
which .Ae county treasurer tried to
collect commission on the $500 of
the original 5000 mulct tax which he
turned over to the city of Wayerly.
incidentally, the judgment of Judge
Clifford P. Smith was affirmed.
, charles Brothers. formerly a postal
clerk. has commenced an action
against the Rock Island railway for
$4,000 for injuries alleged to have
been received in railway wreck. He
claims that the collision rendered him
unconscious and gave him internal
and spinal injuries from which he has
not recovered.
About $4,000 was added to the prem.
fums Of the Iowa state fair nv the al
rectors of the department of agricul
lure: All departments participate in
the increase. but the cattle and swine
get the largest amounts. However,
the board voted to follow the recon.
mendations of horsemen for a large
increase paid for animals in that class
bred by the exhibitors. This will in
crease the exhibit in Iowa bred ari-
1nals as comnared with those exhih-
tied by importers. M. Mcdonald will
be superintendent Of horses the next
year. The cattle premiums were en-
HANGED nv about 81 600 A new class,
Pnlle1 D'rh "m. was added. and the
already chief cattle exposition in the
world will be better newt year than
ever. Governor Packard remains at
the head of tho cattle department for
the fair in 1905.
Auditor of State Carroll hos turned
into the state theasury more than
SAL 900 which he has collected since
the legislature adjourned from coun-
ties delinquent in their accounts with
the state. The delinquencies cover
period of thirty-tive years, in some
tho Iah sx,x T.
Ting with the counties has been enor-
nous. But the work has been prose-
cuted so quietly but effectively that
nothing has been heard of it, though
the money bags Of the state have been
considerably expanded by the incom-
ing current of gold
]. F. Wall, in charge of the revenue
department and the books of the Of
fee of the auditor, Under direction of
Auditor Carroll. began an investiga-
ton less than year ago of the
amounts in which counties were de-
linquent in the payment of their &C.
counts with the state covering the
care of insane and other county wards
in state institutions.
1t was found that about $4,000 was
owed to the state from this source.
tlfty-fivc counties were found to be
delinquent in sums ranging from 3
cents to $4,000, in a period from 1869
to 1900. A list of the delinnuencieS
was prepared showing the items OF
the accounts in which lnor 81 was due
to the state, and Auditor Carroll went
before the legislative committees last
winter to explain the situation and 10
suggest that the auditor could make
advantageous collections from the
counties if man were provided to do
the work. The legislative commit.
tees consented to the use Of some "
the contingent fund of the Office Of
the auditor for this purpose
w. J. Chamberlain. who was de.
feated in his suit against the Iowa
capitol commission in an attempt to
force the commission to let the decora.
tive work on the state house by con-
tract, has appealed his case to the
supreme court and will wage a hot
fight to secure a reversal of the opin-
ion handed down by Judge Brennan
in the Polk county district court.
Attorney H. H. Grifiths believes
there is sufficient weight in the testi-
mony to admit of a reversal in the SUI
preme court. One of these grounds
is the allegation that the members OF
the commission have no means of
knowing what work is being done by
the artist doing the work, nor do thew
have any knowledge of the actual cost
of the materials or labor to be eX-
pended in the decorative work.
th.a tho
mission believe that there will be no
difficulty in gaining an affirmation #
the decision of Judge Brennan and
feel there Is sufficient evidence To
show their intimate knowledge of
their contract. The members of the
exhibit no special con-
Germ over the action of the appellants.
Senator Titus, author of the Iowa
biennial election amendment, has dis
covered that the questions raised over
the validity of the amendment were
disposed of in similar cases by the SUI
preme court of Wisconsin some years
ago. In all instances the decisions
were in favor Of the amendment. This,
Mr.. Titus clGims, removes all posi-
bility of the defeat of the Iowa amend
ment.
The stork retains It's affection for
its parents to the close of life. Al
ter the relations of the nest are brok-
en- up, it will feed and protect them
in old age, as it was protected and
fed by them in its youth.
"Why is 1t that a scientist seldom
becomes rich?" "A scientist" said
the practical man, becomes too much