Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-09

States geological survey, has been
proposed by Bacteriologist Henry.
Albert. In his annual report to the
laboratory, the first report, Professor
Albert calls attention to the fact that
Minnesota and Ohio and other states
have done this thing and it is OF in
estimable value. He suggests that
the legislature be asked for an APP
preparation of $1,500 with which to
carry on the work so far as the state
is conceIned, the remainder OF the ex-
pense to- be borne by the general
government.
The managers of the state marshal
club movement in Iowa profess not
to be discouraged by the declaration
Of opposition made by Governor Cum
minis before their organization. This
opposition would seem to point to
veto in case the legislature should
pass the martial bill, but in spite of
that fact the managers of the govern
ment expect to press their measure
on the attention of the assembly this
winter as vigorously as if they could
reasonably expect the approval of the
governor for their bill.
According to the state census, Iowa
on January of this year had one per-
son who was 119 years of age, one who
was los, another who was 1903, an
other who was 102, and two who were
an even 100. And there were 1923
who were more than 80 years OF age.
Louis Young of Oskaloos2, resident
at 40S West Fifth street, is returned
through the assessor as 119 years of
age. He is colored man and was
born in Virginia. He had lived but
six months in this state. He could
neither read nor write. Mary Talbert
of Abba, colored woman, reported
herself to be los years old and was
born in Kentucky Delphia Rogers
of Clarinda, colored woman, claimed
to be 103 years Of age. She was born
in Kentucky, also, owned her own
home in Clarinda, and reported it
worth 5000 and had lived forty-five
years in Iowa. Mrs. Louise Beaumont
of Des Moines was 102 years of age
on Jan. 1, and died during the present
year, though tie census will include
her name. Elizabeth West of High.
land Park in Des Moines, colored
woman, reported herself 100 years OF
age, and said that she was born in
North Carolina. She has resided in
Iowa thirty-nine years. Sophia Koch
of Wall Lake, Sac county, was return
ed at 100 years of age. She is white
ytnN axaNfN
to this country forty-eight years ago.
A conference of Adiutant General
| Thrift and Major Olmsted of the reg
ular army with Governor Cummins
was held at the state house on the
3Oth with respect to the dates for the
| inspection of the National Guard com
panies by the state inspectors. Gen.
eral Thrift and Major Olmsted made
their recommendations and Inspector
| General John r. Prime, who was un-
able to be in the city, will file his
| recommendations in writing. II Is
understood that the inspections will
probably be held next fall after the
camp of the guard, when it is fairly
in condition to display its real status.
The winter inspections always have
| been unsatisfactory, for it is during
| the winter season that the guard COM
panies find that they are able, by par
| ties. plays, etc., to exc out the reven-
ne which they get from the state in
order to pay their expenses and make
creditable showing. and the inspec-
ton interferes with plans of this char
| - 40 ora d
season is the spring, summer and fall,
when the camps are held and the
| guard Is in fair condition.
Representatives of two different in
terurban companies appeared before
the city council at Indianola few
nights ago and asked for franchises
for entering the city with interurban
! lines from Des Moines. One company
was represented by Attorney William
Wilcoxen of Des Moines and is in-l
corporated as the Indianola Interur-
| ban company. The other is backed
by some of the wealthiest citizens of
Indianola and has not yet incorpora-
| ted. The Des Moines company agrees,
| If given a FRANCHISE, to have the line
in operation within year after the
time the franchise is granted. The
| Indianola company agrees to have the
line built and in operation within two
| years.
| Curator Aldrich of the state depart
| ment of history is in receipt of word
from the government mint that work
| Is now going forward on 10000 metal
| medals for the ST. Louis exposition.
! Among them are number for Iowa.
| Curator Aldrich is in recent of two
! fine bronze presidential medals, show
ing Theodore Roosevelt's face, and
completing the presidential series now
| at the department building. Curator
| Aldrich has been informed that James
| C. Slavery has left request that the
| state department of history be made
| the custodian of the diploma of Mrs.
| Slavery, who was the first woman in
| Iowa to be graduated from the law
| department of the state university and
| admitted to practice. She was nearly
| 40 years old at the time.
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