Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-13
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
pes Moines, Oct. 8, 1904. .

g Des Moines, Oct. s, 1904.
Judge Brennan has set the case Of
w. J. Chamberlain VS.. the Capitol
Commission, to restrain the letting OF
the. decorative contract to Artist earn
sey, for Oct. 26. Attorney-General
Mullan withdrew his demurrer and Al
ed an answer to the petition. The mo-
ton for temporary Injunction will
be heard on its merits. Judge Carr
also appeared for Artist Garnsey and
the state. The state claims that ex-
press power Is given the capitol COM
mission to make contracts and to inn
prove and complete the capitol; that
mural decoration such as Is called for
In the Garnsey contract requires spe-
cial artistic skill, and that there are
but few artists who can do such work.
Wesley Green. of the horticultural
department, has returned from st.
Louis, where he was an interested
spectator OF the horticultural dis
plays of the different states. The APP
preparation for the Iowa exhibit was
SO small that the commission attempt
ed to make a display In apples only,
and In this they have rivaled the best
work of New York, Illinois and Mis-.
souri, Iowa has an exhibit of 1,500
plates, embracing more than a hun
dred varieties, and in addition has a
fair display of pears, plums and
peaches.
Iowa has between 1000 and 5000
consumpuves. 1t is safe to say the
number approXimates $500. These
| figures have been estimated by Judge
| l.. G. Kline, of the state board of con-
| troll, after having received reports
| from lao Iowa physicians. The last
legislature directed the board Of con-
| troll to compile data regarding the ex-
| tent of tuberculosis in the state.
| Blanks were prepared and sent to
| every physician asking him to report
| all cases treated by him, giving name.
| age, nature of ailment, success OF
treatment etc. These blanks were
mailed three or four weeks ago. $500
| in all having been sent out. The re-
plies are coming in so rapidly az to
| warrant the assumption that much
| more than 80 per cent will elicit re.
| sponses. A similar experiment In
| Maryland two years ago ELECTED re-
| sponses from but 80 per cent, which
| was considered good. The number OF
| cases indicated by these reports Is
| approximately what had previously
| been estimated by the state board OF
| health and other medical bodies. The
| agitation in favor of a state hospital
| for consumptives may be renewed be-
| fore the net legislature and the data
| now being gathered will be Of great
| service.
The state executive council has
| Just made It's formal announcement
| of the assessed valuation Of telegraph
| and telephone lines in Iowa. Tele.
graph companies have 1O,O23 miles OK
| wire In Iowa and pay tax upon an as.
sessment of $730,2S6. which Is esti-
mated as one.fourth the actual value.
There are 30,437 miles Of commercial
| telephone lines which are assessable
ut $1,261 ,023, which is estimated to be
| one-fourth their value. The rural
phones are assessed on 25 per CENT
basis at $210,696. there being l8,O54
miles. This Is an increase OF 70 per
cent over last year.
There ia possibility that State
Labor Commissioner Il. d. Brigham
will have the selection OF from fifty to
one hundred and fifty field agents to
do the work OF collecting the statis-
tics OF the manufacturers Of Iowa for
the census of next year. He has
written to Washington to find out TX
the census bureau expects him to Sc
lect the field men. The government
will pay the men, but tho manner OF
their selection has not been deter
| mined. II he Is to do IL, he wishes
20 be quickly notified, so that he may
begin the work. 1t Is estimated that
there are $1,000 manufacturing estab-
lishments in Iowa. The work of col
lecting the statistics the government
census bureau wishes to have cleaned
up In sixty days. This will require
an examination OF from 200 to 300
factories each day. To do this, 1t Is
estimated that a force approximately
numbering one hundred men will be
required. N.. y,.t..rfriu /
Robert Mather, recently elected to
succeed l.. f. Loree as president of
the Rock Island company, Is brother
OF J. III. Mather, claim agent OF the
O., r. I. e. p. In Des Moines. w. p.
Hobbs, promoted to superintendent OF
transportation of the company, Is q
former Des Moines man, having for
merly been superintendent of the
Iowa division here. The two men
now hold two of the best railroad
positions in the United States, Mr..
Mather receiving $4,000 per anIum
and Mr. Hobbs $4,000. ,,
An indictment has been returned
against J. II. Robson, charging him
with bigamy. The prosecuting wit
ness Is Clara Robson, who is a com.
mon law wife of the accused man.
and now appears against him upon
learning that he secured license to
wed another She stated that she
and Robson have lived together for
over four years as man and wife, and
that one child has been born to them.
they have been residing on the Judge
McVey farm south of Colfax until re-
Gently, when the wife learned that
Robson has secured license and in.
tended marriage. The fact that COM
mon law marriage Is recognized in
IVA Is a new feature to Robson, who
believed himself single man. His