Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-12
OFORCE DRAGGING
STATE HIGHWAY BOARD MEETS
AT CAPITAL TO DISCUSS
COUNTY TRUSTEES.
MAY CALL ON THE COURTS Fer AID
Considered Doubtful Whether the Law
Would be Construed by the Courts
to Delegate to Commission Authori-
ity to Compel Officials to obey.

Would be Construed by the Courts
to Delegate to Commission Authori-
ity to Compel Officials to obey.
Des Moines.-The state highway
commission held a session here this
week to form a plan of procedure to
force township trustees and city offi-
Gals to drag the township and city
roads. This work is not being done
to the satisfaction of the commission.
While decisive action has not yet been
taken 1t Is probable the commission
will adopt plan similar to this: ..,
| j. Send notices to township trus-
tees telling them of their duties under
the new road law and calling to the
attention of city councils that the
Thirtyfourth general assembly passed
a law requiring that roads within city
limits be dragged.
| 2. II this does not have the desired
effect call to the attention of the pub
lie particular roads which have not
| been properly cared for and state who
is responsible for the condition of the
| highways.
3. The last remedy that may be
tried is to ask the district court to is
sue an order for the trustees to drag
] the roads. ~
1t is considered doubtful whether a
court would have authority to order a
trustee to drag roads, but some mem
bers Of the commission say that moth.
ing would be lost in trying to secure
such an order. Another way of get
ting at the trustee is to begin removal
proceedings. This method, however,
will not result in getting the work
done and that is what the members
OF. the commission want
Although the authority Of the COM
mission to tell city councils what to
do in the way of dragging roads Is
questioned by some II is thought that
no city council will care to become
entangled In a controversy with the
commission. II will be by force rather
than through law the commission gets
the city councils busy, il It does.
| ROOD 10 sold by weight.
The retail dealer in dry commodi-
ties now. under the law, is obliged to
sell his stuffs by weight. The new
law governing this matter that was
passed by the last Iowa general as
sembly went into effect May goth.
Official weights per bushel in Iowa
on commodities will now be as fol-
lows In pounds per bushel: apples. AS;
apples, dried. "a; Alfalfa seed, 60;
barley, As: Unshelled green beans. So;
dried beans, SO; lima beans. Sc; beets.
| Sc; blue grass seed. ID: bran, 90;
cherries. 40; clover seed, 60; coal, 80;
coke. 40; field corn on cob. 70; un-
husked field corn, rs; shelled field
corn. Sc; cornmeal, IS; cucumbers,
4S; grapes, with stems, 40: hulled
hickory nuts, so; millet seed. so: oats,
32: onions, So; onion top sets, 2S;
onion bottom sets, 80; peaches, 4S;
| pears. IS; green unshelled peas, so;
dried peas, co.; plums. 4S: popcorn on
ear, 10; shelled popcorn, Sc; potatoes,
| 80; rye, Sc; salt, 80; sweet corn, so;
sweet potatoes, so; timothy seed, As;
tomatoes, so; turnips, IS; hulled wal
nuts. 80; wheat, 60; unspecifed root
crops, so.
State Prohibition Campaign.
Beginning last Sunday, Eugene w.
Chain Of Michigan, who twice has
been the prohibition candidate for
! president, will make a statewide
campaign in Iowa for the repeal OF the
mulct law, which would mean the
reign of absolute prohibition. He
will spend the entire month OF June
in the state. speaking three times each
day. James II. Woertendyke OF Calf.
ornia and M. s. Larimore OF Indiana
will speak twice each day during the
same time. The campaign will be one
Of the most strenuous ever undertake
en- by the veteran dry leader. Next
Sunday Mr.. Chain will speak In the
Elmwood United Presbyterian church
in Des Moines. This. 1t is expected,
will be the biggest rally OF the. year
of the dry forces of the capital. Mr..
Chains tour Is under the auspices
OF the prohibition state committee,
with headquarters at Oskaloosa.
State Automobile License.
| Automobiles and motorcyclists
have contributed more than $500,0O0
to the state for licenses, according to
report prepared by the motor vehicle
department OF the secretary OF state
/ h<
bers have reached the total OF 1884,
13427. With seven months of the
year remaining, II is expected that
this record will be greatly increased.
A gain OF $4,000 already has been
made by the automobile department.
The fees collected last year by this
department tots'ed $4S5,25y.6S.
Announces New Examinations.
The government has announced ex.
aminations of applicants for the fol.
lowing positions:
June 1S-Copyist ship craftsman,
electrometallurgist, sanitary bacteri-
ologist. apprentice craftsman.
June % and 26-ship craftsman.
July 2-Teacher agriculture, clerk
craftsman. laboratory assistant in
physics, laboratory assistant In en-
cheering. and junior laboratory help
er.
incorporation Changes.
The life Of the Federal Abstract and
Loan company OF Creston was length
ened twenty years by the filing OF a
renewal instrument. Some slight
changes were made In the articles of
Incorporation.
The Farmers Cooperative Elevator
company OF Union filed changes in ar
ticles, making the nam. Union Grain
, company and raising the capital stock
to $4,000.
The Maple Leaf Creamery company
Of Elma was Incorporated with Q cap
ital Of $4,000.