Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
NEWS ITEMS IN IOWA
Special Correspondent at Des M0iHes
Writes Newsy letter.
CORN CROP HAS INCREASED
Executive Council Completes As
sessment Valuations, CorpOr-
ations, New Banks, Hang
ing of Junkin, Etc.
Des Moines, Ia, July 26-

DeS MolneS, Ia, July 2b-l S
corn acreage is increased by f.
quarter of a million acres this yea 9
aoording to reports just received
here from all the county anSitors of
the state. The corn acreage this
year is S,95GsO80 as against $780,
006 last year. This increase comes
at the expense of wheat acreage
which has fallen off, The wheat
acreage this year is spring 293,7S0
and wiRter lS6.S1O, whereas East
year it was spring 3O5,655 and win
ter 100000. he yield of wheat.
according to reports, received by the
Iowa Climate and Crop Service bu-
reau will not be ass heavy as last
year. Corn is doing well, but the
yield will not be as heavy per acre.
The increased acreage, however,
promises to hold up the total yield.
The Iowa executive council has
completed the assessment of prop
erty valuations for taxation this
year. Practically the only increase
in valuations made was on the rail
roads, the valuations of which were
raised S236.500. The property yalu-
ations as they now stand for assess
ment are: Farm and town lots
$49O,OO0,000; personal property
33,O00,0O0; railroad property
3,000,000; express. phones, car
lines, etc., $7,000,0O0: making a
total valuation of $693.0OO,0
Reports received by Secretary of
State Hayward show that at the
present time there are 5000 cor
porations i'm Iowa. These are now
sending in their annual tax of 81.
Prepared to join with other
states in taking steps to prevent the
proposed increase of two cents
freight increase per hundred
pounds on wheat, members of the
Iowa Board of Railway Commission
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meet with board members from
Minnesota, the Dakotas and other
states. An investigation of the pro-
posed rate changes showed that in
stead of Iowa rates being raised
they would in several instances be
lowered and this state would bene-
fit. Accordingly the Iowa commits
sioners did not enter any protest.
The Dakota commissioners appealed
to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to have this proposed rate
included in those ordered suspended
by the commission pending investi-
cation.
That good times are treating
Iowa we'll is shown by the fact that
during the past few days articles or
Incorporation have been filed with
the secretary of state for three new
banks. They are the German Saw
ings Bank of Berlin, capital $25,-
600; one at Renwick with a capital
of $4,000 and one at Wellman
with a capital of $4,000.
There are 500 incorporated cities
and towns in Iowa according to the
latest records in the municipal de-
partment of the Office of Auditor of
state.
Governor B. F. Carroll reviewed
the 54th regiment now encamped at
Iowa City Tuesday July 26th. He
was accompanied by several men,
bers of his staff. Adjutant General
Guy Logan was also with the re-
viewing party. 54th now contains
SIS guards and 81 officers.
John Junkin, the negro murderer
of Clara Rosen in Ottumwa, will be
hanged at Fort Madison penitenti-
airy Friday of this week. After the
hanging, his body will be turned
over to Prof. Hoeve of Des Moines,
criminologist, who bought it of
Junkin for $50. He will make
study of Junkin's brain.