Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-11-10
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Nov. &. 1904.

oulhS year anu tTduSdCtluS puSlneSS VI
minor Importance, the annual meeting
Of the National Association of State
University Presidents adjourned. The
next place Of meeting was not def.
nitely decided upon, but it will prob.
ably be Washington, d. c. The next
meeting will be held at about this
time in 1905. There was feeling
that both the agricultural colleges
and the state universities would be
benefited by closer union OF the
two bodies, and 1t was decided that a
joint meeting be held. 1t Is possible
that a firm union may be formed be-
tween the two associations. Chancel-
lor e. Benjamin Andrews of the Uni,
versity Of Nebraska was elected pres
ident Of the association to succeed
President George e. MacLean OF the
State University OF Iowa; President
William L. Prather of the University
of Texas was elected vice-president,
and Hon. William T. Harris, United
States commissioner of education, was
made honorary vice-president: Presi
dent George E. Fellows Of the Univer-
sity of Maine was reelected secretary
and treasurer. These officers with
President MacLean of Iowa and Chan.
cellor e. B. Fulton of Mississippi con-
sdtute the executive board.
At least four Iowa veterans OF the
civil war may get into trouble for
their participation in federal land
frauds. A. H. Burtis, the United
States secret service agent, who has
been investigating the soldiers add.
tional entry" frauds, has found four
violations of the law in Iowa. In
hardly any of these cases were the
| old soldiers to blame, but someone Is
likely to be prosecuted by the federal
authorities as a result Of fraudulent
attempt to get large tracts OF land in
| the western states. Detective Burtis
has reported at Washington that all
Of the cases investigated in this state
were fraudulent. He Is now in Kan
sas investigating similar cases. Scrip
brokers are the parties likely to get
into trouble over the discoveries and
federal grand juries in western states
will probably be called upon to act.
Polk county won the only medal In
the state for country school exhibits
at the st. Louis exposition and will
receive a bronze medal as a mark OF
| honor. Des Moines and Polk county
| schools won greater honors at the en-
| position than any other city or coun-
| ty In the state. Both the East and
| West Des Moines schools won medals
| and now comes the word of the win
ming of the country school award by
the country schools of Polk county.
Jealousy ranking under a black
dies in the history of Des Moines. 1t
may result in a triple tragedy. AL
ready one lies dead and two others
are battling for life as the result Of an
assassin's bullets. Wild-eyed and yell
ing madly about the unfaithfulness Of
his wife, Neil Mathews, colored, ran
amuck through the boarding house of
Roland H. Diggs, 1853 Ninth street and
as a result Bud T. Travis of Camden,
Tenn, lies dead, Roland III. Diggs Is
badly wounded, shot through the
lung. and Mrs. Digs Is suffering from
bullet wounds. The condition of both
Is critical. Up to lest reports the
murderer had not been captured.
Two hundred and forty-two persons
convicted of inebriacy and committed
to the three state insane hospitals To-
| Gated at independence, Cherokee and
| Mt. Pleasant, are out on parole. IL is
| estimated that about seventy-fve 9TH
| ers are on parole from the hospital at
| Clarinda, which would make approx
mately 1926 Of these people now at
| large in Iowa, but subject to recon-
| mitment when they again become ad.
dicted to the use Of liquor or drugs
| in excess.
1t is the plan Of the hospital super.
| intendents and the board Of control
! to release inebriates as soon as It Is
! plan that they are able to become well
and good citizens If they leave liquor
alone. The state does not administer
any cure except the one Of sleep and
| regular diet which seems to do the
| work in very fine fashion. The state
| cannot guarantee that the patients
| will not resume the consumption of
| harmful drugs and liquor but SENDS
| them out into the world prepared to
become useful IL they choose to do 1t.
There Is little prospect of the Corn
| Belt Meat Producers association of
| Iowa organizing an independent pack
| ing company at the present time. ac-
| cording to one Of the members of the
| association, who was asked regarding
| 1t. At the recent meeting Of the as.
ISOLATION this plan was spoken of
| f"~"-~"'w h~t nothing definite has
| ever been done about it. However
&c plan .Aay oe revived and the ideal
| IF its promoters realized later on.
DeS Moines has ponulatson of
| 1888 according to the figures Of the
| Des Moines city directory, which has
| just been completed by the publishers.
r. L. Polk & Co. The figures show
a gain since last year of 1888.
Henry Theesfeld. accused Of horGe
stealing. who escaped from the county
| Jail at Pocahontas September 4, being
assisted by his brother, George, has
been captured in Canada. The brother
was also arrested at Bismarck N. D..
and the two have been brought back
by Sheriff Kelleher.
4 see it stated here that the Sultan
wears an iron undershirt." Say,
| wish had one like 1t to send to nv
laundry. I'd like to get even with
'em once In while."-Clevelan
Plain Dealer. ...'r
viii you kindly tell me who your
choice is for PRESIDENT" asked the
passenger In the check suit; I'm
taking a straw vote" "Hey?" said