Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-30

vided between the counties, each to
perfect record of enlistments from
within its own borders. After the act
goes into effect the county attorney OF
each county in the state is required
to petition the judge presiding at the
first term of district court to be held
to appoint a commission of three men
to be known as the soldiers historical
commission, for the county for which
appointed. The commission in each
county is required TO collect and turn
over to the county recorder the data
and information contemplated, which
shall consist of the names, in alpha
betical order, of all persons who have
entered the military service from the
county, or was at any time accredited
thereto, and an abstract of the mill
tary record of each person. The re.
corder is to keep in books furnished
by the state for that purpose com
plete records of all such information
in form prescribed by the executive
council and adjutant general. The
commissioners are to be paid for their
services the same as supervisors and
the recorder is to be paid extra for
the work devolving upon his Office, all
bills to be allowed by the district
judge.
Teachers In Ferment.
The new school examination law
adopted by the Thirty-frst general as
sembly, and which went into effect
, last October, seems to nave left a
legacy of trouble to thousands of the
schoolma ans of the state. The
trouble was unearthed through the
efforts of attorneys employed by Mrs.
Jennie Huegle of Des Moines, who
was elected county superintendent
last November, but who is being com
PEELED to fight her way into the office,
. because she failed to secure certifi-
cate granted under the old law, and
her lawyers have discovered that
should the courts disposses her they
must likewise throw out many thou
sands Of Iowa teachers who are in the
same boat. Section 27S8 Of the new
law, IL 10 CidliuCu, Ddlo OH SOi tAhSotS
holders under the old act from draw
ing salaries for their work. Judge
McHenry has decided that Mrs.
Huegle's certificate is sufficient, but
now the matter is up to the supreme
court. II they hold against the local
Judge their decision will invalidate
every other certificate of like charac-
ter in the state. Under the condi-
lions bill has been prepared, which
will soon be presented to the legis-
lature, the provisions of which will
legalize these old certificates. 1t is
said by State Superintendent Riggs
that the legalizing act would bring re.
lief to about $4,000 teachers in the
state.
Marshal Move Again.
A. C. Rankin, who has had charge in
Iowa for several years past OF the
movement to create a state marshal
law, but who has met defeat each
year, is again on deck and declares
his belief that this year his fight will
be successful. In furtherance of the
movement the temperance people or
the state are already deluging the
legislature with petitions for the. law
and circumstances against the way
the present prohibitory law is violated
in many sections of Iowa.
Visiting Junket Over.
The visiting committees designated
to inspect and investigate the wants
and needs of the various state insti-
tutions completed their work yester-
day and all are now engaged in pre-
pairing their reports to the assembly.
These visits, which are made early in
the life of each session of the legisla-
ture, are believed by the members to
be productive of much good to the
institutions and give the legislature a
new insight each two years into what
is being accomplished at the chart
table and educational institutions.
Fight on Weed Nuisance.
A movement has been started to
get a bill through the legislature
that will kill off the obnoxious weeds
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the state. A committee of the board
! of directors of the department of agri-
culture met with the State Association
of Supervisors in regard to framing a
law. 1t is proposed to give the super
visors authority and power to order
and compel the township trustees to
kill off the obnoxious weeds along the
highways and to give man action in
the courts to compel neighbor to
kill the weeds in his field. 1t is as
serted that in the last year or two
quack grass has spread so rapidly
over the state that 1t is serious
menace and that about the only way
to kill it out is to cultivate the field
several times and then sow 1t to sor.
gum and smother the grass. Cana
dian thistle and other weeds are also
said to be multiplying rapidly.
Anti-Lobby Bill In.
Representative John Sullivan OF
Polk county has presented to the
legislature an anti-lobby bill follow.
ing the lines laid down by Governor
Cummins in his inaugural address
The fate of the measure is doubtful
as the so-called lobby has practically