Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-12-26
DES MONIES LETTER |
Items Of Interest From, Our Correspondenk
at the State Capital.
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VIII Show Up Well.
Iowa life Insurance companies, ao-I
cording to statements OF officials win
make one Of the best showings IN
their history Jan. 1, when they report
on the 1907 business to the auditor
OF state. Some Of them may not show
as large an increase In new business
written during the year as In former
years but their condition will, Il 10
claimed, show up much better.
A novel feature of the report, In
comparison with the statements OF
companies OF other state, will be that
the securities Of the Iowa companies
will show practically no shrinkage In
value, while the others will. The
Iowa legislature few years ago enact
ed law restricting the investment OF
insurance funds to high class securi-
ties, principally farm mortgages, and
at the time this was generally cen-
sured by insurance officials, who
claimed that the growth of the home
companies would be handicapped by
the restriction. They pointed out that
the foreign companies, over which,
the Iowa legislature had no control.
would have greater leeway In invest
Ing their funds and consequently might
earn greater profits and make difficult
competitors. Now, however, II is
shown that the outside companies
are feeling the financial furry severe
ly while the Iowa companies are not
affected at all.
New Colonel Named.
Commission has been issued to W..
t. Chantland Of Fort Dodge as colonel
Of the Fifty-sixth regiment, Iowa Ma
tional guard.
He has relieved Lieut. Col. Willard
M. Flynn of the command. Colonel
Flynn was In command following tho
issuance OF his commission, pending
the decision OF Governor Cummins
with respect to the charges filed by
Maj. George M. Parker against Major
Chantland. involving the election Oh
colonel.
These troubles have been adjustedI
now and the controversy Ia thought
to have been put TO sleep effectually
and finally.
AS soon az tho protest filed by
Captain Rankin against the election
Of Captain Hyatt TO be major to I'LL
the vacancy caused by the election
of Colonel Chantland, has been with
drawn, as It Is understood In guard
circles II soon will be. the whole
trouble will have been adjusted and
the Fifty-sixth regiment will be pre-
pared for a vigorous and enthusiastic
reclamation of It's old standing.
Baseless Charge Against Hospital.
Charges made recently against the
management of the state insane hospL
tai at Mount Pleasant by an eastern
magazine, Physical Culture, and by
former Mayor James Hourihan Of
Mount Pleasant, have been pronounc.
ed groundless by the state board OF
control and report TO that effect ins
Guiding a vast volume OF sworn testi.
mony on the point, has been nled
with Governor Cummins
The board has carefully stated the
substance of the charge made by
both the magazine and the attorney
at Mount Pleasant. The former print
ed an anonymous article charging
brutality on the part OF attendants
toward patients and the diversion Of
Hourihan made specific complaints OF
inhuman treatment Of woman who
was an inebriate patient, the refusal
to pay for the tools of an inmate
which burned and the retention OF
portions OF the pay OF employees under
system of fines for intoxicatlon.
One Convention for Democrats.
sfv,ai,,,,an Mti1ap NJ the danannrat
state central committee Is quoted as
having stated that In his judgment
the democrats of the state will be
able to dispose of their business next
year with single convention.
On account OF the fact that the ma
tional committee called the national
convention for July 7, which is
month and FIVE days following the
date OF the primary election In Iowa.
It will be possible for the democrats
to hold a single convention. The pri-
mary law provides that the conven-
ton held In pursuance OF the primary
election for nomination OF candidates
shall be held between two and five
weeks following the primary.
Owing to the fact that the republi-
can national convention Is to be held
two weeks after the primary election
In Iowa, 1t will be necessary for tha
republicans to have two conventions.
Think Have Postoffie Robber.
Lige Edwards, alias Charles Mum
son, alias Dutch" supposed to be the
man who robbed the Decatur City
postoffice last week, was captured at
Linwood, Mo-, by Deputy United
States Marshal G.. E. Bidwell and
brought to Des Moines. The federal
authorities regard Edwards arrest as
one OF the most important In many
months, for he Is known to be
desperate character. He pleaded not
guilty before Commissioner Macarthur
but asked for an attorney and will be
given formal hearing.
Republican State Conventions.
Chairman Frank p. Woods OF Es-
thehville, chairman of the republican
state central committee, will call the
central committee together In Dea
Moines sometime during the next few
weeks. The date Of the two conven,
tons will be left then to the com,
mittee, as well as where they shall be
held. Des Moines has been conceded
one of the conventions. Out of cour-
tesy to the other cities in the state
1t is likely that the other convention
VIII be called for some other city.
Both Waterloo and Cedar Rapids are
seeking the honor.
Pleads Guilty to Forgery.
For forging the names of two mem
on bond which he gave to the RAJ
leigh Medical company, j. r. BEN
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
he hxr In