Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-09-21
wANrs STATE DIRECTION
Former Scion Wants State Insurance,
Baths, Roads and Correction OF
Dishonest Business.

speaking upon the relation OF people
to government, advocated the crea-
ton of state insurance, the installa-
ton of public baths by the state,
state correction of dishonest business
and state road maintenance. Colonel
Irish, following him, took Weeks to
task for paternalistic views. saying
that in the old pioneer days it was
a theory that the people should run
the government and not the govern
ment run the people. Our Iowa pio-
neers took their own baths and did a
pretty good job Of It," said Mr.. IT.
ish. He also opposed state insurance
as unnecessary in view Of present
satisfactory conditions.
Army Of Tennessee VIII Meet.
General Samuel Fallows will deliv-
er the annual address at the forty
first reunion of the Society Of the
Army of the Tennessee In Council
Bluffs, Oct. 10 and IL. Gen. Gren-
vile M. Dodge has received assur-
ances Of this arrangement and the
program for the reunion now is prac-
tically complete. Four societies Of
army organization are to take part
this year in the meetings of the Army
of the Tennessee. Col Cornelius
Cadle of st. Louis, for many years
secretary, has been apprised by
President Dodge of these later ar.
rangements and will include them in
the official program now nearly com
pleted
The Iowa commander of the mill
tary order of the Loyal Legion Of the
United States, the Association of
Fourth Iowa Volunteer Infantry and
Dodge's Second Iowa battery will
meet with the society, it being the
fiftieth anniversary Of the enlistment
Of the TWO latter organizations.
At one of the business meetings OF
the society Cornelius Cadle will
read q paper on Gen. H. v. Boynton's
book, "Sherman's Historical Raid:
The Memoirs in the Light of the
Record, as Annotated Autobiographi.
cally by General sherman"
All surviving leaders in the civil
war have announced their attendance
at the reunion, health permitting
many of them being of an age that
they cannot decide far in advance
concerning their movements. General
Dodge, assisted by the local commit
tee, has made arrangements for an
elaborate banquet and for other SO.
cial festivities during the stay of the
delegates.
Expects 500 Line Into Des Moines.
''Des Moines will soon have the
500 railroad running into it, accord
ing to report that is now current
in railroad circles in the Twin Cit
ies," says George r. Lally, travelling
freight agent for the Great Northern
railway 1T is reported that the
Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault Ste
Marie system is dealing for the pur
chase of the Minneapolis & st. Louis
and Iowa Central lines. Although nc
official confirmation of this report
has been given out. prominent rail
road men in Minneapolis and st
Paul credit 1t. The 500 has beer
branching out to all parts of the
continent OF late years, but as YET
has not turned south. The NJ. & St
l.. would give it good start on q
gulf line. II such a deal should &C
through, Des Moines will have excel
lent railroad connections with the
northeast and northwest. The Soc
has big coast line in each direction
and the line through Des Moines
to the south would probably be made
one of their principal lines. Some
official confirmation of this repori
may be expressed before many
weeks pass"
Delegates to Conservation Congress
Six women, including Mrs. c. b
Van Slyke of Des Moines, are named
among the list Of delegates selected
by Governor b. F. Carroll to attend
the National Conservation congress tc
be held at Kansas City, Sept. rs, 2t
and ~.
The delegates appointed by the
governor are: Fl. T.. Deemer, Red
Oak; J. G. Berryhill. Des Moines;
Mrs s. R. Miles. Mason City; George
kirkham. Diagonal: Frank Wisdom
Bedford; w. B. Martin. Des Moines
H. G. Macmillan, Rock Rapids; Mrs
w, d. Evans, Hampton; Joseph
Wells. Des Moines; Ellsworth Rim
niger, Bloomfield; Mrs. O. e. Rustic
Charles City; Joseph Morgan, Du
buque; b. E. Lockwood, Des Moines;
Mrs. Howard Tedford, Mount Ayr:
A. c. Miller, Des Moines; Thomas
MacBride, Iowa City; Mrs. c. B. Van
Slyke. Des Moines; Robert Hunter
Sioux City; w. H. Stevenson. Ames
Mrs. II. M. Towner, Corning; e. HI
Hunter, .Des Moines; Charles Miller
Waverly; George d. Perkins, Sious
City.
To Accompany Governor.
w. c. Hayward, secretary OF state,
w. w. Morrow, state treasurer and
John L. Bleakly, state auditor. mem.
bers Of the executive council, will
accompany Governor B. F. Carroll and
his stan and the Iowa congressman
on the trip through Iowa with Presi.
dent Taft, Sept. 2S and 30. Con.
gresham Charles K. Pickett OF Wat.
erloo announced he would make the
trip. Congressman L. H. Hubbard OF
Sioux City sent word to Governor
Carroll that he will be unable to be
with the. party.
Railroads File Reports.
Three roads, the Des Moiner Ter