Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-05
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. April 30. lat


uttered by chaplains to the legisla-
ture during the last session. Chap
lains were not always at hand when
! the prayers were needed, so two men,
bers of the house, one file clerk and
an assistant doorkeeper, drew pay for
the service.
| The county superintendent OF
Iowa are working together in an effort
to have the salaries of teachers in
| the rural schools advanced. At the
conventions recently held in the var
ious parts of the state certain coun-
ties and townships, where salaries
have been advanced were cited as
| examples of how slight increase
] raises standards of teachers avail
able. Another matter that Is receiv-
Ing considerable attention is desire
to secure more uniform certificates
4 throughout the state. Teaching OF
| agriculture In the schools is being ad-
| vocated by many. These subjects
will be the principal ones before the
meeting scheduled for Des Moines
May AS.
| company ~ VI IialuploH,
sixth regiment I. N G., has fallen by
the wayside. Adjutant General Byers
has issued the order to muster the
company out of service, as they had
fallen below the standard in the an
nual inspection. The company will
probably be the only one mustered
out this year for falling below the
standard. Major Olmsted has prac-
tically completed the annual inspec-
ton Of the companies. Many of the
companies will rank better than q
year ago.
Fletcher Howard, democratic mem.
Der of the board of pharmacy com.
missioners, has been elected president
Of the body. The selection Of Mr.
Howard was incident to the change
In the membership of the board. N
T. Hendrix of Columbus Junction clos
ing a six years term of service md
stepping out to b. followed by r n.
neltz of Webster City. The work oil
closing up the accounts of the board
for tbs, year, was accomplished, and
about $4,000 was turned into the
state treasury. The pharmacy COM
mission Is one of the most profitable
and least expensive boards employed
by the state. The sum Of money turn
ed into the state is net, the salaries
Of the members Of the commission
coming out of fees. This sum repre-.
sents license fees obtained In most
part from peripatetic peddlers and
medicine vendors.
The passage Of the law giving pre-
ference in the matter Of state employ.
ment is creating a great deal Of hos
tile discussion. 1t Is declared by many
to be unconstitutional because 1t Is
class legislation and not in the inter-
est of public policy. Test cases are
In sight in many parts OF the state,
| and the matter will probably be
brought up to the supreme court.
Cases are being made in Oskaloosa,
Marshalltown and in Shelby county,
where old soldiers have made applica-
tions for city positions. The measure
Is so far reaching that it includes
everything of an appointive charac-
ter with the exception Of deputies and
confidential clerks. positions at the
state house included.
Governor Cummins has signed the
main drainage bill, the meandered
lake bed measure and the three other
supplementary bills that were passed
by the legislature shortly before ad-
iournment The governor believes
the laws are all constitutional and
thus it is that one of the most i'm.
porant acts of the legislature becomes
effective.
The only bill which he has not
signed is that relating to partial pay.
ment and investment insurance COM
panies and 1t is quite likely that he
will vet sign that measure and that
the Thirtieth General Assembly will
be permitted to go down into history
as having enacted no bill that the gov
ernor vetoed.
The exorbitant prices asked BY
land owners in the vicinity OF the
Fort Des Moines army post may re
suit in the location of the perma
nent camp ground for the Iowa ma
tional guard at some other point than
Des Moines. This statement was
made with all seriousness by Adjn
tant General Byers. I'VE have been
looking at several sites" said the
general. "but we have not been able
was under fire, and the governor
lands that would suit the purpose
very well. but the owners want too
much for it and | question very
much il we will take It, We have
some other tracts in view, and II
we cannot secure these there Is a
great danger that the permanent
camp may go elsewhere.
George Wilson, of Valley Junction
took strychnine and then turned on
the gas in his room at the Boyd hotel
at Lincoln, Neb. He is about 20 years
old and probably will die. No reason
for his act is known.
Fred Fear C Co., OF New York, have
purchased the Rogers Cereal com
pany's plant at Boone and VIII oper'
ate it. beginning about May lst. Il.
/ p. Rogers of Boone will manage the
plant. New machinery has been or.
dered and the oatmeal mill will be in
full blast August I. Fear & Co. and
branch offices will take the product
| The mill will employ from fifty to
a hundred men.
A medical journal asserts that dis.
ease is spread by the lending OF
masks, which are used at fancy dress
balls. Forty-two masks were exam.
ined, and on eight of them were dis
covered bacilli of various diseases.
Electric carpets are used in Paris.
Woven with them is mesh of fine
wire, through which an electric cur.
rent may be turned These fabrics