Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-25
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, August 10. 1904.


cure the services Of Elmer Il. Garnsey
of New York 10 decorate the capitol.
Mr.. Garnsey is now engaged In deco.
rating the new capitol of Minnesota
at st. Paul, the sum of $250,000 hav-
ing been appropriated for the decora-
ton of that building. and contract OF
$l25,000 having already been given
Mr. Garnsey. 1t is on account of his
engagement on the work at st. Paul
that the commission thinks 1t possible
he may consider the Iowa contract de-
spite the limit of appropriation. Any
where from $4,000 to $4,000 may be
expended. The commission had not
intended to take up the decoration
problem at this meeting. but Iowa dec.
orators and contractors were insistent
upon information as to the plan Of
the board. 1T was determined, there
upon, to employ Mr.. Garnsey. II DOS
sible.
Fort Des Moines on the 14th re-
celved IT'S first visit from the com.
mander-in-chief of the American army,
and, in fact, 1t was the rirst time Les
Moines was ever visited by such
dignitary. while in service. Lieuten-
ant General Adna II. Chaffee arrived
In Des Moines at $3.50 over the Rock
Island. His special car was at once
switched to the Great Western tracks
taken to the junction with the Inter
urban tracks at the end OF the Ninth
street bridge and pulled to the army
post by the Jim Brenton, where the
general arrived shortly after 10
O'Clock. After a hasty inspection Of
The squadron mountsd, General Cnaf-
lee proceeded to Inspect the guard
house, hospital and quarters and
other buildings OF the post. He took
lunch and dinner with Colonel
Thomas and received many callers
during the afternoon. In the evening
the private car was brought to the
Union station and started to Leaven-
worth on the evening train on the
Great Western. .a
Four-year-old Willie Goff was almost
killed by being struck in the head
with a Drickbat thrown by Ed. Brown
and aimed at Mace Golf, the child's
father. Golf and Brown engaged in a
drunken fight near the corner of East
u ilth anu Souil dNSHuSy anu tHt CHIN
was innocently standing by, watching
the ARRAY. In the course OF the con.
fiict, Brown picked up brickbat,
curling 1t at his enemy. The missile
went wide OF its mark and struck the
BOY in the left eye. 49,
There seems pretty good show
for a railroad construction fight be-
tween st. Joe and Des Moines this
fall and next spring. Just as the
forces Of the st. Joseph, Albany Il
Des Moines line are getting into good
working order and the surveyors are
approaching Des Moines with reports
Of first class through line, with no
grades to exceed / per cent, comes tho
announcement from Kansas City that
the Interstate Railway company, OF
which w. T. Smith, OF Des Moines la
president, has let contracts for the
first 400 miles north from Kansas
City, and that 1t has been financed
for line from that town to Duluth
At the same time Percival Steele OF
Chicago. general counsel OF the st.
Joseph, Albany & Des Moines, which
r. s. Mordaunt is promoting, is in
New York, and dispatches indicate
that he is completing the financing OF
the line, so that construction can be-
gin as soon as the survey is COM
pleted. The preliminary survey will
be completed about September /, and
from that the locating survey can be-
made in short sections so that con-
struction may begin at any time.
Now the Interstate road comes on
with the announcement that 1t has a
full hand and Is just ready to play
The Interstate claims to have been
working quietly and to have its plans
so far matured as to be ready to
spring something very surprising.
The state board of health, having ia.
ken legal advice on the subject, has
decided that the health officer (city
physician) of incorporated towns must
act as registrars of births and deaths
in their communities. The secretary
Of the board has just furnished the
health officers Of Iowa with this decis-
ion. 1t relieves the clerks Of incorpo-
rated towns of tremendous burden
which at first 1t was thought by the
state board would have to be imposed
on them. The state board says in its
letter to the health officers:
"The state board Of health Is con-
WINGED that the evident intent of the
legislature was, and the best inter5ts
Of the registration service demand,
that the health officers of towns, as
well as cities. discharge the duties Of
registrar for their respective juris-
dictions. and the blanks and instruc-
tions will be sent out accordingly.
AS registrar for your town or city you
are trusted agent of the state and OF
this board for the collection and trans
mission to the secretary Of this board.
ON the fifth day of each month, all
the births and deaths occurring With
~ your jurisdiction for the month
Immediately preceding. This service
Is not asked simply as favor, but IL
is imposed upon you as most import
ant duty. Please secure as far as pos.
sible the returns from July, as the re-
port from the cler"s of the district
court will not embrace any births or
deaths occurring later than June 30,
1904"
The law requires the health officers
to appoint deputy and TO receive and
transmit to the state board certificates
Of births, deaths, burials from physt
,ians, midwiyes, coroners, undertaKera,
etc
Kate-"She asked that question
| Just out of idle curiosity, don't you
think" Laura-"No; busy curiosity.
Her curiosity is never idie.'--Soiner.
Vile Journal
Customer-"I'd like to get some.
| thing In the shap of a Panama hat"
| Salesman "Well, Panama hats