Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-10

force. 1t makes it a felony to give
| intoXicants or narcotics to persons who
have at any time been committed to
any state hospital for the insane as
we'll as to the new institution, SO
that the penalty for furnishing liquor
or narcotics to anyone who is now
in one of the state hospitals as an
inebriate or who has been, is a peni :
Tertiary sentence of from six months
TO year or a fine not exceeding 81
600. The only way they may legally
get the drugs is thru a prescription.
AS there is just now general complaint
that the inebriates are leaving the hos
pitfalls in large numbers and that they
fall into evil ways at once. the author
tiles are looking up the application OF
this particular clause of the new law
and may apply it.
State Superintendent Riggs was call
ed upon to decide most unusual ques-
ton in relation to school taxes in one
district of Iowa, and on this decision
there is now being paid back to the
taxpayers in the independent district
of Centerville about $4,000 in taxes
paid. 1t appears that the secretary
of the school board certified to the
county auditor that the board had
voted a tax of $1,000 for school house
fund, when in fact no such tax was
voted, but bonds were voted In that
amount. The bonds We're gold anu
the money used. The county auditor
certified UP the $1,000 tax and 1t was
levied against the property. A ten
mill levy was made which would bring
about sS,400. and the uncompiaining
taxpayers paid the first half of the
levy, or about $4,000 without one OF
them discovering an error had been
made or raising a voice in protest
When the school treasurer received the
cash he found that he had $4,000 too
much. Investigation followed and the
error was located. The state superin-
tendent was asked to state what should
be done With the money. and he de-
cided it must be refunded to the tax
payers and they are now getting 1t
back.
State Superintendent Riggs IS en-
gagged in work on his plan of assisting
the various school districts of the
state to effect a consolidation where
such consolidation may be regarded as
of value to the districts. He was caliei
to Marshall county where he had adj
vised consolidation of two districts.
1t was enormously published some time
ago that he was going to begin on
Greene county and plan to secure con-
solidation all over the county, ana
that county by county would be taken
up by him. This Is not his plan, how
ever, as he expects to urge consoltda-
ton OF districts wherever the condi-
tons are right for such consolidation,
and the system will have to come
slowly.
Governor Cumnnins is to again have
the degree of doctor OF laws conferred
on him, this time by Cornell College,
Mt Vernon. He will go to attend the
semi centennial anniversary of the coll
lege June IA, next, when he will deliv-
er the princips' ststTess and the college
will confer the degree upon him. He
will then go to ST. Louis to visit the
exposition on the occasion of Iowa
days.
The bids were opened today for the
new cottages at the state hospitals at
Clarinda and Cherokee. The plans for
the administration building for the
deaf school at Council Bluffs, We're
completed and are in the hands of the
board.