Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
Notes FROM THE CAPITAL
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ions have been filed In the justice
ind police courts, and q number have
ieen arrested and are held on investi-
cation. The cleaning out process is
being carried on by the drag net
which has been thrown out all over
lhe business district and in the ten
ierloin. A number Of the clan have
eft the city and lot more will be
compelled to go under the yagrancy
,harges. The campaign is due to the
prevalence of gambling raids and
he petty thievery which has been 60
ing on In the city for some time,
rhe latter are being laid to the dis.
reputable gamblers who have been
drifting into Des Moines during the
asst few weeks owing to the opening
lp OF the summer season, when out.
ioor seances are supposed to be held.
| Nearly million dollars were paid
into the state treasury during the
last month, according to the figures
IF Deputy State Treasurer q. A.
Willis From the county treasurers
The state treasurers received during
April the immense sum OF $S3S,2l9,96
As the states share of the county
receipts of taxes. During the same
month the state also collected $l2,-
541.S7 OF collateral inheritance taxes.
Deputy State Treasurer Willis has
lust totaled the collateral inheritance
tax collections for the year 1904 and
| finds that the sum OF $110,619.S4 was
added to the state treasury from that
source during the twelve-month, Dur
ing the seven months beginning Oc'
tober last the collateral inheritance
tan collection was $4,000 February
has been the banner month thus far
this year with It's collection OF $23,b9S.
OF this sum $l5.9l0 came from the
Jacob NJ Funk estate OF Hamilton
county, the largest individual pay
ment yet made on the collateral In
heritance tax. Since the collateral
inheritance tax law went into effect
July 4, 1896, fully 100000 has been
raid into the state treasury IRON
that source alone
IL has been decided that two fire
teams will represent Des MONIES
fire department In tho Iowa firemen's
tournament to he held In Council
Bluffs next month. Jack and Jack
the worlds champions, will be taken
10 the races together with Black and
Tan, n fast new team at No. l fire
station. The latter pair Is said to be
speeder than the old standbys and
to be the coming winners In the next
tournament.
On the charge that some members
OF the police department are causing
strained relations between the police
court and the police department
proper by filing cases in justice
courts because there they secure
witness fees, Alderman IL. + Whit
ney threatened an investigation BY
the board of aldermen. He claims
that the cases are being taken to nj
OF the justice courts and are not be
ing filed In the police court which thu
city maintains for such purposes. u.
such a method the officers In question
are receiving from SO to $50 mont
as witness fees and the city Is losln
heavily in fines.
VIII the supreme court rehear tn
biennial elections amendment case
Notice was served on the Sd that
petition asking the court to reopc
the case will be fled In the suprem
court clerks office soon. Under tn
rules tho attorneys may have thirt
days In which to file the petition 10
rehearing The politicians who wer
defeated both by District Judg
Evans and the supreme court In al
unanimous opinion, have been &C
credited with responsibility for thu
new move In this litigation. II Is In
frequent that the court grants peti
tion for rehearing when the judge
are unanimous In their original opin
ion. unless very grave errors have
been discovered. In this case It Il
said that the plaintiffs who were de
featcd have nothing new to offer
They desire, however, to discuss
the opinion In the case which Judg'
I.add wrote and In which the othe
justices concurred. The court did no
discuss In this opinion some of TIT
questions which those attacking thu
amendment had presented. They de
sire the new opportunity to presen
these matters again. 1t Is probable
| JlldL lhObc VIM civ ubhih5 WI th'
rehearing are not specially confiden
Of the outcome OF their new move
But OF course until the matter Il
finally determined on this motion 10
new trial. the biennial election
amendment may not be said to hay,
been sustained; bnt the chance
against the court reversing itself ar
about 100000 TO one In the jude
ment of the lawyers who have stud
led the case. The fact that the cour
has made a new rule In the matte
OF constitutional Interpretation doe
| not affect the situation In the Jude
ment of those informed on the sui
ject.
At the annual meeting OF the bea,
camp of Iowa of the Modern Wood
men OF America, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuin
year. State consul, Frank Stebbins
Iowa City: State clerk, Peter Stei
fanny. Manning state deputy. Georg
". Frink, Des Moines. Endorsed 70
head banker, G. II. McNider, Masol
City; Endorsed for head advisor Dal
u. Horne. Davenport; Endorsed 70
head auditor, John Dennison. Clai
ion: Endorsed for head physician, DI