Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, Jan. =.

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| ing the figures shown by their final
reports to the auditor or state. The
net loss to creditors was therefore
| about 100000.
The $50 banks under the >supervis
ion of the state had more than sl63,
100000 of assets.
Therefore, the assets OF the -four
failed banks amounted to less than
six.tenths OF one per cent OF the total
assets OF the banking institutions do
ing business In the state and under
inspection by the authorities at the
capitol. The number which failed
also little exceeds one-half or one
per cent OF the total number. OF banks.
This official statement was author
lied by Auditor Carroll at the close
OF the year in his office.
Civil Engineer Frank 8. Cummins.
together with Right of Way Agent
Albert p. Chamberlain or the Inter
Urban company. expect to enter the
field between MISSIONER and Granger
at once. with view or determining
the right OF way between those two
points. The course has boen about
determined upon, and the right OF
way is expected to be- obtained soon.
Between Granger and Woodward the
entire length OF the road has been
| determined upon. No further con.
tracts for grading will be let until
spring. The work Is about finished
on the present contracts. Rails will
be laid on the roadbed which will be
finished within a short time.
81 can pay my fine" declared Peter
Yeansky, an intoxicated prisoner at
the police station. AS he said these
words he swung leathern belt
around his head and looked wild eyed
at the officers. he turned the belt
over TO Officer Leasure, and upon OK,
animation IL was found IL contained
$500 In gold. He declared he had
earned the money mining coal.
Engineer Joe Baker OF the board OF
mine inspector examiners Of the state
has filed his report as TO encroach'
ments by coal mining companies on
| the states coal rights under the Des
Moines river north OF Des Moines
|
| Ia preparing an opinion to the execu'
tive council as to It's proper proceed
ure In the premises.
Tho report IL said to show that
about $4,000 tons of coal have been
taken from beneaLh the river north OF
the Sixth avenue bridge. or this
about 10000 tons are said to have
been taken out by the Bloomfield
company and the remainder by tho
Flint company.
The ordinary royalty In this section
is said to be on contract, about Zoe
| per ton. At this rate the state will
claim about $1,000 from the compan
les. But the law seems to provide
that In case OF Entertainments double
damages may be collected, so that 1
| Ia supposed the executive council will
lay claim TO $4,000, more or less
from the two. coal companies inter
ostod In the matter.
In addition the expense OF the SUI
vev will como from the companie
which encroach. The expense wa
not inconsiderable. Engineer Bake
was engaged on the work for severa
weeks.
| State officials and politicians wh'
visit this city appear to have reached
a state OF mind where they assume
that the biennial elections amendment
will stand. While they are by NJ
means agreed that It could success
| fully withstand test In the courts
they appear to anticipate no such con
test and to be indifferent concern
ing It.
| Cause for this conclusion is attri
| buted to the difficulty OF assailing tho
amendment as no one has devised Q
| satisfactory method of introducing Q
| test suit In the courts. 1t Ia neces
| sarily attended with so much difficult,
| that there is manifest disposition Il
waste no exertion in attempting II.
The state board of control has com
| pleted its investigation OF the preya
lence In Iowa of tuberculosis. II IL
| standing by It's original estimate OF
| 1000 cases in the state, during the
| year ending July /, last. The board
| made inquiries of 2,416 doctors In
| Iowa rs to cases OF tuberculosis which
they have treated during the year
ending July /. OF these. 2,415 made
reply. or the 2,416, 1882 had no
| cases during the year The remaining
| 1884 physicians reported 1912 cases,
| At this ratio, II all physicians had
made answer who actually treated
cases of tuberculosis, over $500 cases
| would have been reported TO the
board. This Is the basis OF the
boards insistence that there have
been at last 1000 cases in Iowa dur
ing the year ending July l, last; and
| presumably there are 1000 cases, at
least. Mt presnt. The statement as to
the boards investigation OF this mat.
ter prepared for the Ofilcial Register
was handed to Editor John Jamison
by Judge Kline.
The board Of control announces
that bids for the construction OF the
new detention hospital for inebriates
at Knoxville will be opened on Febru'
airy !.
! A Cleveland clubman, eager 10 con
tribute something unique for deposit
among the relics in the corner stone
| OF a new clubhouse, generously gave
his vermiform appendix, preserved In
| bottle Of rare old whisky. Some Of
his bibulous friends thought It was ,
| waste OF whisky.
Paper bags are used by japanese
soldiers when they wish to boil water
| The bag Is filed with water, ant
then water Is poured over 1t. II 4.
hung over the fire, and in ten minutes
the water is boiling. The bag can bt
used eight or ten times, and the cos
| NJ n IL about two cents,