Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-18
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. August ia 1904

anu wcdther service Is or the Opin-.
lon that view Of the corn fields OF
iowa from car window does not offer
tne same opportunities for observa-
uon or their true condition as though
the observer would proceed through
the country in more leisurely man.
ner. Mr.. Sage favors trip through.
the corn sections Of Iowa in an auto
mobile Mr.. Sage believes that his
prediction of crop of 800 .0O0. 900
bushels Is practically correct. This
is the average crop, and is a prediction
concurred In by Henry Wallace. who
believes that with proper climatic
conditions the corn crop should reach
the average The educational trips in.
the interests Of the next years corn
crop are now being discussed by the
railroad officials and grain dealers.
The gospel of corn" will be spread.
In a systematic way this fall through:
the medium OF lectures to the farm
ers over the state from the rear plat,
form or passenger coach. The trips
VIII be arranged, according to sched-
ules as were adopted last spring, al
though II is expected to start them
much earlier. The increase in the
1903 corn crop will be noted with a
great deal more satisfaction than the
results OF the lectures on corn plant.
Ing given this year. Should Mr.;
Sage's idea of the automobile trip
through the corn belt be taken up byj
those who are interested in the
scheme there is a probability that an
estimate much to the satisfaction Of
the farmers and grain dealers will be-
arrived at by him.
An action has been commenced in
the district court by john and Sarah
Nelson, parents of Bessie Nelson. who
was burned to death by an explosion
sum of $4,000 from the Republic Oil
OF Kerosene recently, to recover the.
company because of the explosive.
qualities of the kerosene which caused
the fatal fire. The young lady whose
death was caused by the explosion was
Ia years of age. She was in the act
OF lighting a fire in stove and lad
used quantity of kerosene oil for the,
purpose. After pouring the oil on the.
klndling she touched a match to it
with the result that the oil and gas
caught fire burning her in such a man
ner as to cause her subsequent death
The plaintiffs in the damage salt
state that the grocers from " HON they
obtained the kerosene had purchased
the oil from the Republic Oil company
in twenty gallon lots, therefore as
Stunning that the entire shipment raay
have been of the same quality as that
which caused the catastrophe. In
stead Of bringing the action against
- n,,;.1
purchased the oil company is made
the defendant and damages asked in
the sum mentioned asked.
A case which will be brought be.
fore the supreme court in test case
is the Fifth street saloon matter A. Z
j. McColl for the Iowa Anti-Saloon
league has filed notice Of an appeal to
the supreme court in his case against
Rally & Fisher, proprietors of the sa.
loon in the basement of the Polk build.
ing at Fifth and Mulberry streets.
The decision of the supreme court in
this matter will have the effect of dis
between the character of
buildings or rooms to be used for
mulct saloons and the matter of gov
eminent consent to the operation of
p saloon within the prescribed legal
limit of property.
An effort will be made by the cam
tol improvement commission to sc.
cure the services of Elmer E. Garnsey
OF New York TO decorate the capitol
Mr.. Garnsey is now engaged in deco.
rating the new capitol OF Minnesota
at st. Paul, the sum Of $250,000 hav.
ing been appropriated for the decora.
ton OF that building, and a contract of
$lZo,0O0 having already been given
MI Garnsey. 1t is On account of his
engagement on the work at ST. Paul
that the commission thinks it possible
he may consider the Iowa contract, de.
spite the limit of appropriation Any
where from $4,000 to $4,000 may be
expended. The commission had not
intended to take up the decoration
problem at this meeting, but Iowa dec.
orators and contractors were insistent
upon information as to the plan of
the board. 1t was determined there.
upon, to employ Mr.. Garnsey, if pos
sible, and the local and Iowa men
were frankly so informed to save
them the time and expense of fruit.
less competition through the submits
sion or designs. ,,.
Fort Des Moines on the 14th re.
celved It's first visit from the COM
of the American army.
and, in fact, it was the first time Les
Molnes was ever visited by such
dignitary, while in service. Lieuten-
ant General Adna r. Chaffee arrived
in Des Moines at $3.50 over the Rock
Island. His special car was at once
switched to the Great Western tracks
taken to the junction with the Inter
urban tracks at the end of the Ninth
street bridge and pulled to the army
post by the Jim Brenton, where the
general arrived shortly after 10
CLOCK. After hasty inspection of
me squadron mounted, General Cnafs
zee proceeded to inspect the guard
house, hospital and quarters and
other buildings of the post. He took
unch and dinner with Colonel
Thomas and received many callers
turing the afternoon. In the evening
me private car was brought to the
Union station and Started to Leaven-
worth on the evening train on the
Great Western.
kate-"She asked that question
Just out of idle curiosity, don't Won
Think" Laura-"No; busy curiosity
Her curiosity Is never Idle. .-Solncr.
Vile Journal
Customer-"Fd like to get some
thing in the shap of a Panama hat,
salesman - We'll, Panama hats