Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-09-09
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines Sent 2 1AoA

were issued to non-residents who
were exhibiting automobiles on the
state fair ground recently. Another
ten were re-resistered. Under the
law, dealer in autos must have a
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, for
it is believed that practically every
one Is registered. 1t is supposed that
they represent an investment OF not
less than 81 200 each. Nearly a million
of dollars may be said to be tied up
IN horseless carriages in this state.
Another complication growing out
Of the Corning bank failure and the
suicide 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 company to
recover on policy on the life Of La
Rue to the amount Of $4,000, which
was assigned by the deceased banker
tc 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. but
on the death of Mr.. La Rue the Aetna
insurance company refused to pay the
the policy, basing its refusal on the
fact that La Rue had committed
suicide. On the other hand, however,
Mr.. Blackburn insists that he is not
held by the suicide of the banker and
that the policy is good in his hands
even though there is a question as to
the manner of Mr.. La Rues death.
Commissioner Lincoln will begin
the planting Of fish in Iowa waters
about the middle of the month. The
car is now in the shops at Dubuque
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for the resumption Of this work. The
fish will be placed where none have
gone before, except the great lakes,
into which each year carload, each,
is planted. Game fish, only, of course,
are used for this.
The United States is aiding the
Iowa department in this work tc
some extent. Last year, the govern
ment distributed 100000 fish to the
waters Of Iowa. This work is directed
from the fish hatchery at Manchester
r. S. Johnson is superintendent in
charge.
But the government has adopted
the Iowa plan of securing a supply Of
fish. 1t has boat on the Mississippi
gathering the fish. This scheme was
devised by Commissioner Lincoln and
has been taken over by the govern.
ment, which no longer depends on the
hatchery for it's supply for general
distribution.
Two new industries are in course OF
establishment at the state institution
at Eldora. They are printing and
wood working. Superintendent Drake
is now engaged in buying the machin.
ero for the printing establishment
and the wood working machinery bids
are in the hands of the board of con.
troll. They will not be opened for
day or two. or until the bidders all
have an opportunity.
The Eldora band has just been
hor i1c CTR TO
throughout, at cost of several hun.
dred dollars. These instruments were
supposed to be here for the state fair
so that the boys might then have
them to use.
Ole Hura, an inmate Of the city Jail,
was assaulted and numerically beat
en- by three of the other prisoners
who had been incarcerated on the
charge Of drunoenness. Pat Grove,
Walter McNealy and John Hammock
fell upon him without any apparent
cause than to vent their spite and left
him in an almost senseless condition
on the floor before the attention OF
Jailer Willis was called to the
squabble.
The Des Moines police have been
notified to look out for deserter who
has escaped from Fort Des Moines.
John Burdy is the soldier who de-
serted. He is described as being 5
feet 10 inches in height, with light
brown hair and a short turned-up
nose. The army officers have asked
for assistance in the search, but as
vet no one answering to the descrip'
ton has been found.
The state board of control has pur'
chased about ton tons Of liver, four
teen tons Of sausage and about six
tons of bologna for the Institutes I'M
der it's management. This went along
with the nearly $50 tons of fresh beef
ana the nearly seven tons of ham.
The contracts let by the board Of con-
troll were for meat requisitioned by
superintendents of the respective in
situations. They cover the supply
for the last quarter Of the present
wear. Agar & Co., Of Des Moines got
all of the ham, bacon, sausage, bo'
logna, pork dried beef and mess pork
contracts for all of the state instftu'
lions. The board was especially
nleased with the samples submitted
by the Agars. The beef liver and
mutton contracts went to Armour,
swift and Cudahy.
customer-"The last fish had from
Won didn't seem very fresh Fish
Dealer-"Well, mum. 'ow can you ex
pect fresh fish to come out O SAL
water?"-New Yorker.
81 don't want poverty, an don't
want riches" says Brother Dickey;
all wants is plenty political cam
.,.isno an canderdates runnin' de year