Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-12
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Dies Moines \

Des Moines, May z, 1904.
The badges for the republican state
convention, which is to be neld in Des
Moines on May Is. will bear the pic
ture of President Roosevelt. BY com.
mon consent the local committee de.
cided that no republican convention
badge would be complete this year
without the picture of the president.
Designs are now being prepared and
the badges will be the finest that have.
been prepared for republican conven,
tons in many years.
All OF the preparations are well un.
der way. The Auditorium has beer
engaged and the decorations are being
prepared This work is in charge OF
Captain II. M. Pickell, who has had
charge of decorating the convention
hall for all the republican gatherings
which have met in Des Moines for o
number of years.
G. HI. Caswell. division freight agent
on the Rock Island. received notice,
that the Rock Island would resume
the issuance of return passes to live
stock shippers May 2. The order was
issued by telegraph and applies to all
lines Of the system east of the Mis-.
souri, river on both local and inter-
state shipments. The conditions OF
the pass are about the same as prior
to its adjustment prior to January
l. return pass will be issued for
each car of horses or mules. each
two cars of cattle, hogs or sheep, and
shipper is entitled to an extra pass
if he mas more than six cars in one
consignment.
From the return of taxes to the
state auditor, it is apparent there is a
general misunderstanding as to the
time when the road tax shall be col.
lected under the new law. There be.
ing some question about the matter,
Attorney General Mullan ruled that
the road tax was collectable in four
installments, but many counties are
collecting it all at once.
Iowa manufacturers will maintain
headquarters in Block "a, Manufac-
turers' building, at the st. Louis fair,
after June l. 1t was so decided at the
meeting Of the executive committee
of the association in Des Moines.
The headquarters will be maintained
throughout the exposition. They will
be in charge of Secretary Hutchins,
assisted by Robert Leach of Abel.
Mr.. Leach already Is at st. Louis.
Mr.. Hutchins will soon 60 1t has
been decided also to maintain the
state headquarters at their present 10.
cation, 1916 Good block during the
fair. Some discussion relative to their
being closed during the summer was
INDUCED in, but it was decided unani.
mously to keep them open Mr.. J.
w. Cliff, probably, will be in charge.
Lawyers, spurred on by their
clients and those who would like to
be clients, have flooded the office Of
the secretary of state with inquiries,
written and oral, personal and by
proxy, praying to know if it is true
that the legislature passed a bill
of the divorce laws OF
this state. The impression has gone
broadcast that the Gillilland bill or a
measure, made up Of it
and the Jones bill, passed the legis-
Iature and had become a law. 1t is
not true. The secretary of state has
thought of having a blank printed to
that effect and mailing them to all
Of the lawyers in the state. Judg.
ing from the number of Inquiries,
which come from judges as we'll as
lawyers, there must be an unusual
number of persons seeking speedy
divorce in Iowa, this beautiful spring
season. The Gillilland bill provided
hat divorce decree by default could
be taken the same term of court in
which the petition was filed. At
east Senator Gillilland insisted that
that was what the measure meant
Senator Jamison and others thought
t was much broader than that The
bill passed the senate but met with
4 cold reception in the house iuIici.
iry which voted it's death.
The state board of control has re-
seived word Of the death of M. It.
iass, superintendent of the Iowa Sol
iers' Orphans Home at Davenport,
lfter an illness of three or four weeks
With pneumonia complicated with cry
'ipelas. Mr.. IGass had been superin-
endent at Davenport since Sept. 1,
1876. He had previously been at the
head of the state deaf school for
Michigan at Flint. He was a gradu-
tie at the University of Michigan
md about 60 years old He is sur
lived by wife only. Members of
he board say that he was uniformity
uccessful, was a great favorite with
he 500 children entrusted to his care,
md that it will be difficult matter
o fill his place. !
Railroad Commissioner Ed. C.
Brown will not resign his Office, pend.
ng the disposal of the indictments
which recently were voted against
lin in O'Brien county. This state.
nent came directly from him to
trong political friend in Des Moines.
is understood, however, that with.
n few days Mr.. Brown will with
raw from the race for the nomina.
ion for a second term. When this
is made Colonel Wei.
ONE Mowry will he announced as
andidate for the nomination, it is
aid in political circles by those who
re posted. Mr.. Brown feels that
esignation of his Office would place
i'm in false light before the people
nd that as he is innocent of the
ffenses charged against him with ref
renee to his bank, he will not retire