Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-03
Iowa

pose may be accomplished. it is pointed
out that the two sch ools Of engineering
one at Ames and the other at Iowa city
may in time be so co-ordinated that one
shall do the undergraduate work in enTt-
neering and the other the graduate work;
and that the state Teachers college and
the University School OF Education may
be similarly co-ordinated
AntI-HitchInE Rack Crusade.
The State Board of Health is carrying
on a strong crusade to Danish the hitch
ing rack from the smaller towns of the
state. The fight against the hitching rack
has heretofore been largely for esthetlc
reasons and these have not always APP
pealed to the persons responsible. Now the
problem is being attacked from health
standpoint Secretary Sumner. in a recent
letter on this subject, said:
In writing my instructions regarding this
matter l had in mind the health OF your
community as 1t is being demonstrated
daily that & large percentage OF sickness
in any community Is due to sources of
filth and uncleanliness. Many cities in
Iowa will not permit horses to be hitched
longer than thirty minutes in the streets.
People coming to town to do trading are
compelled to put their horses in stables
and care for them, where their filth can be
taken care of, instead of allowing II to be
dropped on the streets to dry and be blown
in dust into stores and homes to be
breathed and to be deposited upon the
cent.
Iowa is just now passing through a SER
ious epidemic, which is extending from one
border of our state to the other, and It
behooves every citizen to do all in his
power to keep all streets alleys, backyards,
stables dairies homes and every place
in a clean and sanitary condition, thus pre-
venting the spread of disease
Let it be remembered that the making
Of money and the piling up Of wealth
should not be done to the detriment of the
health of the people, which should in all
instances be paramount.
In this connection let II also be remem-
bered that no amount OF wealth can I'LL the
vacant chair.
Stocking the Rivers with Fish.
George A. Lincoln, state fish and game
warden, will be ready very soon to start
out with his special car to distribute young
fish to the rivers Of the state. He intends
to start out in about a week II he can
secure the fish from the Mississippi river
bayous.
He hopes to secure at least two or three
carloads of fish at Sabula to take out
The extent of the fall distribution is purely
a matter of conjecture however, as the
low water on the Mississippi has dried up
all the bayous and ponds that formerly fur
nished the supply of fish for this work and
the general outlook is not very encour-
aging.
Mr.. Lincoln is receiving frequent reports
| from the mon, who at work clearing
the various lakes of the state from OBJ
! jectionable fish. Where this work is being
prosecuted Is at OkoboJi. Clear Lake, Wall
Lake, Spirit Lake, Lost Island and Trum-
ball. One report from Okoboji announced
! that in three hauls of the seine 5000
pounds of buffalo fish had been taken from
| that lake, and all the waters are being
relieved of large numbers Of the poorer
varieties His assistants are now at work
arranging for the beginning of the fish
season, and the sportsmen of the state will
hope that he will be able to replace the
Objectionable fish with an abundance of the
gamey varieties so the fishing may be good
next year.
The Incident IL Closed.
1t is expected that with the termina-
| ton of the Carroll trial in a verdict OF
acquittal under the instructions of the
court there will be nothing further heard
of the charges with reference TO miscon-
duct at the state institutions.
| 1t is not the intention Of the prosecu-
ton to give the matter any further con-