Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26

nave superior court Will be deter
mined by the people at the general
election March 80. Mayor G. w. Mat
tern has been authorized by the coun-
CD to issue proclamation calling for
a special election upon the question.
j. K. Mershon of the committee OF
the Des Moines Bar association,
which started the movement, appear
ed before the council and explained
the advantages of the superior court
over the police court, which it will
eliminate. The submitting of the
question to vote of the people was
not proposed by any of the aldermen.
The superior court, If established
in Des Moines, will be presided over
by dge who shall be elected for
teri. of four years and shall draw
salary of $4,000 annually, half OF
which is to be paid by the city and
half by the state. The law provides
that the chief Of police or city mar
shall shall act as sheriff of the court.
The city clerk or his deputy is to act
as clerk of the court
The functions of the superior court
are practically the same as those of
the police court regarding violations
of the city ordinances and all criminal
matters. 1t has the same jurisdiction
as the district court in civil cases,
with the exception of probate and d.
vorce matters. The superior court
shall have concurrent jurisdiction
with the justice courts. although the
latter are not abolished Appeals NAV
be taken from the justice court to the
superior court and direct appeals may
hn to
the state supreme tribunal
'The superior court has many adj
vantages over the present police
court said Attorney Mershon. "It
is court of record and standing and
would relieve the congestion in the
district court. Civil cases could be
tried without the waits and DELAYS
characteristic of the district court.
The superior court would be less Of
an expense to the city,.
There is some difference among az
torneys as to when the Judge of the
superior court should be elected il
the court is established at the cleo
ton the latter part of the month.
Mr.. Mershon said that the Judge
would be elected with the county of
ficers in the fall. UndeA the Des
Moines plan of government the police
judge is appointed by the commits
sion, but the state law provides that
judges of superior courts shall be
elected by the people.
Interest In Big Corn Show.
At meeting of the Iowa delega-
ton to the national corn exposition
at Omaha in Des Loines, Prof p. G.
Holden, of Ames, was made chairman
and Bruce Crossley, secretary of the
Iowa Corn Growers association, was
made secretary of the body.
T. F. Sturgess, secretary, and j.
Wilkes Jones, general manager of the
exposition, were in attendance and ex
planned some of the plans already
under way, and asked for advice upon
several important premium list plans
These gentlemen explained that the
Omaha interests desired to share the
expense for stationery, postage, etc.,
and aid the Iowa commission in get
ting its plans under way The state
has no appropriation for the expense
OF the commission.
Mr.. Cownie called attention to the
importance of getting the boys and
girls throughout every county and In
every school district in the state in
terested, and looked forward to CIV
ing special attention to seed corn har-
vest time next autumn, and he also
believed that plans should be made
that will make the results cumulative
and effectual from year to year. Mr..
Cownie has already started the sew.
eral state farms in upon the summer
campaign for a great exhibit from the
different state institutions, and he
will see to in that buster" show
ing of very hopeful chara ter is
put up.
Professor Holden invited all men,
bers to offer suggestions for the Iowa
campaign for great showing at the
national exposition, which will be
held next December in Omaha
Mr.. Wallace thought 1t would be
good idea to have the United States
department of agriculture join in the
educational exl bits and install a
plant for the manufacture of denatur-
ed alcohol from refuse products COM
, monty found upon the western farms:
the department might also put in
equipment or making milling,
sponge and baking test on wheat, etc.
Cigarette Sellers increase.
Twelve more cigarette dealers in
Des Moines today than year ago
are shown by the report of City AS
SCISSOR Schramm, which was just
filed with County Auditor Burnett
There are now nineteen sellers of
cigarettes in the city, each paying
SIS quarterly into the county treasury.
The report shows that there are
100 saloons in the city, about the
same number as last year. The city
assessors are now working the BUSH
| ness section of the city and will fin
ish by April /, as required
The state railroad commission
has entered an order requiring the
tracks Of the Rock Island and the
| Great Western railroad companies to
be connected at Somers, in Calhoun
| county, to permit the transfer OF
freight cars from one road to the
other. The Lehigh Clay Products
company was the applicant in the
matter. Several hearings have been
held with respect to it, The COM
panies have expressed willingness to
comply with the request, but deny
the power of the commission to make
the order under the circumstances
existing.
Eyes of the jobt RS of Des Moines
were opened to the vast new business
promised by the building of the Des
Moines, Winterset & Creston railroad
in a booster meeting at the Slavery
hotel. The jobbers were the guests
of the Greater Des Moines committee,