Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
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Dies Moines. Julv q 1oo4

/ 49, PiohIos anu ledcneT, ielnrlcn
Pntzner, OF Berlin, Germany. The
new catalog Is a beauty. and offers
exceptional inducements to those con-
tempiating the study Of music in any
OF lts branches. The catalog will be
sent free on application.
| The special features OF amusement
Tor the Iowa State Fair, in connection
| with the races, are the best ever Sc.
cured. They will be given In front
| OF the grandstand in the afternoons
| between races. Secretary Simpson
has secured the very best entertain.
ers. First is the marvellous troupe of
Imperial Japanese acrobats, who have
never before been seen here. They
are ten in number, and their feats OF
skill and daring are in keeping with
the record of the brave warriors who
are today fighting battles In the far
East. This troupe was secured at
considerable expense through the
Western Theatrical Exchange, Chi.
cago, which brought them from En-.
rope as special attraction for thu
fair circuits. Another feature deserv.
ing Of special mention Is the Dunbar
Troupe of aerial performers. who
played the past few seasons with thu
Ringlings and Barnum & Bailey
They are always intense attractive in
Their sensational performances and
Will add greatly to the quality of tho
fair. Then here are the firemen's
races, WHERE the best fire teams OF
the paid departments of the stata
will be seen The famous Jack and
Jack, the team which now has the
worlds record and Is the undisputed
champion team, will be seen In daily
races.
Within n few days Secretary Ken.
nedy of the state board of helath win
send out to the physicians OF the
state circulars which will give them
! detailed information as to the method
to be followed In making practical
| use of the state meteorological labora-
| tory which the last Legislature estah-
| lished al Iowa City with sufncienr
| appropriation to support IL for two
| years II was voted thai while speci-
! mems are to be examined and tested
| free It will be necessary to charge
| to the physicians Of the state the ex-
| pense OF shipment OF the cultures to
| be treated. The government provides
that no infectious material may be
sent through the malls. IL will be
necessary for physicians who make
use the laboratory to send their
specimens to 1t by express. These,
returned, will be sent by express also
The receptacles will cost the physl-
clans nothing. Only three diseases
now furnish germs to the discovery
of which the state laboratory will be
able to devote itself-diphtheria, tub
erculosis and typhoid fever.
Tiften thousand dollars was paid
out to- the members of the Fifty
fourth and Fifty-sxth regiments of
the state guard. upon breaking camp
at the state encampment grounds.
This was the largest sum ever paid
out at single encampment In this
state, and was the result of a raise
In salaries paid to officers and men,
and to the greater distance to which
the regiments were brought this year
from their homes.
The state executive council Is NOV.
ing along with the assessment of cor.
porate property. 1t Is understood
that some OF the assessments have
been made, but In accordance with a
rule which has been made by the
council none OF the findings will be
given out until all are. Il Is learned.
however, that while equalization OF per-.
sonalty assessments has been effected
AZ between the counties and some OF
the corporation properties have been
valued, the council has not reached
conclusions on railroads or telephones
and telegraphs. In fact, Il has suf-
ficient work to keep 1t busy during
the next eight days on those item
alone.
II. T. Saberson, who has charge OF
the work Of recording and registering
automobiles at the office Of the secre-
tary Of state, says that It Is not gener-
ally understood, perhaps. but the fact
Is that the state law on the subject of
horseless carriages repeats all city or
dinances. Des Moines. for instance,
had an ordinance regulating automo-
biles, their speed, etc, and requiring
them to be registered with the cniei VI
police and certain numbers to be used.
All OF these regulations are nullifed by
the state law. The only authority left
to local authorities respecting auto.
mobiles Is that over those which are
kent for livery purposes, to be filed
MT.
Charles and Harvey Schurtz, TWO
coal miners from Highland Park.
suburb Of Des Moines, met with armed
resistance when they attempted to
lombard the home of Sylvester White
on East Fourth street, and as a result.
both are in Mercy hospital. seriously
wounded Both will probably recover,
unless complications set in. Harvey
was only slightly wounded In the alb
domen and right forearm but Charles
has bullet holes in his right shoulder.
left wrist and bullet lodged in his
right thigh, which the physicians had
difficulty In extracting Sylvester and
Oliver White are held In the Jail for
assault with intent to commit great
bodily injury, but the police and de-
tectives are of the opinion that the
law W. deal very leniently with them
IA the fault appeared to be on the side
of the Schurtz outfit.
Baron Alphonse Rothschild. the
most patriotic of Frenchmen. issued
a notice, during the Franco-Prussian
war, that he would present a hand
some sum of money to any Jewish
soldier in the French army who might
capture German flag. Such a cap
ture was made, and in due course the
soldier came up for the promised re.
ward. After he had received 1t, Baron