Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-06-03
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
nes Moines, June 3. 100

The recent tornadoes and severe
windstorms In Iowa have reminded
the people that 1t Is prudent to take
out tornado insurance. The company
that Is doing by far the largest pusi,
ness in that line Is the Iowa mutual
Tornado Insurance Association u
this city. This is remarkably sue
cessful association, having been IN
operation over twenty years, mas
over 1900 members, over $l05, oVo,-
900 in risks and has $4,000 cash on
| land to nay losses. The association
Maid s240. 900 in losses during 1902
and 1903 without one cent OF ltiga-
ton. and with promptness not ex-
celled by any other company on
earth. This association co-operates
with the Farmers Mutual through
out the state and is represented Dy
| the same agents. j. Is. HERMAN,
who has been secretary from the or
ganization of the company, reports
that he Is doing very large bust
ness and receiving from one hun
dred to two hundred and fifty appli-
cations a day. In fact the business
| for one day amounted to one.third
| of million dollars in risks. The
association is so large and they are
| increasing so fast that the secretary
does but little advertising any more,
as the association is getting all the
business they care for.
Deputy State Labor Commissioner
Arthur E. Holder is in Washington
IN conference with the heads OF the
census bureau relative to the census
Of manufactures which will be taken
next year by the government, and in
taking which in Iowa, the state labor
bureau will be enlisted. The gov.
eminent will furnish the agents to
take the census; they will be man
ased by State Labor Commissioner
e. D. Brigham. This is in accordance
with the Joint resolution passed by
the last general assembly on motion
Of Representative Buchanan oil
Wapello county. The resolution au-
thorixed the state department to act
for the government in the taking OF
| the census. Already the schedules
which it is proposed to use In the
| work of next year have been examin-
cd by Commissioner Brigham and
he has made some suggestions OF
value to the department.. Mr. Holder
| in person will also convey to the de-
partment at Washington some sug-
gestions as to the information which
| will be of the most value to the west,
understanding perfectly the wishes
| Of the commissioner in the matter.
John L. Kamrar of Webster City
has fled with the governor applica-
lions for the surrender and sale Of
| two lakes in Hamilton county. The
applications will come before the
executive council at the regular
| meeting of that body. These are
the second and third applications
which have been made under the
new law passed by the recent gen.
eral assembly authorizing the sale
| of lake beds in Iowa. e-.
Polk county's criminal record has
| been broken to smithereenes. During
| the past five months more people
| have been sent to the penitentiary
| from the county courts than during
| any twelve previous months. Since
| January / forty-nine have been SEN
| fenced to the penitentiary This does
| not include Jail sentences or criminal
| fines. The cause for the increase is
| matter Of considerable speculation.
Some contend it is due to an increase
| in population in Des Moines; others
| maintain it is because the officers
| have been more active, and still. 9th
| ers maintain it is an increase in
| crime.
The Rock Island has not given up
hopes of securing the Des Moines &
| Fort Dodge railway, despite the
| Hooley interests were in absolute
control of the stockholders annual
| meeting in this city, when the three
remaining Rock Island representa-
tives on the board of directors were
ousted The fact that the Rock
| Island has a card up it's sleeve which
| it hopes to play was shown by the
fact that Carroll Wright did not vote
9 single proxy of their stock, allow
ing Norbet Heinsheimer to dominate
ZIG AlCCIAAS. NC ACoSC VI thO
Rock Island on the line does not ex-
pire until January 1, and while ofic-
ials here who represent the Rock
island refuse to be quoted, they init.
mated something would be done prior
to that time. 1t is matter of great
Importance to the Rock Island, one
of the principal things being the con-
troll of the double track system be-
tween Des Moines and Valley juno
ton. -
The state board Of health has re-
duced the length of quarantine in
diphtheria cases to seven days when
antitoxin is used in the treatment
of the patients. Otherwise it remains
at thirty-five days. BY resolution the
board has amended it's rules and reg
ulations on the subject of quarantine
in diphtheria cases to conform to the
foregoing statement. This resolution
has been adopted:
"That in cases where member or
members of a family afflicted with
diphtheria are treated with antitoxin,
and each and every other member of
the same family is immunized with
antitoxin, the quarantine may be
raised in seven days, it being under.
| stood that it does not apply to cases
that are not treated with antitoxin. p
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