Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-01
Horse registration department.
State weather and crop bureau.
State geological department.
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The agricultural institutes.
County and district fairs
Live stock breeders associations.
Publication Of the year book.
Live stock health board.
In control Of this somewhat eX
tensive department, there would be
provided a state board Of agriculture
of three persons on stated salary de-
voting their entire time to the work
with some sort of a large advisory or
directing board similar to the present
state board of agriculture in charge OF
the department. But the main idea
would be to get all these different
gether that the department would
have high standing.
In addition to the present activities
of these various departments there
would be added great power in rela-
ton to the gathering dissemination Of
information.
This is in line with the plans laid
several years ago when the project
was started for state office building
to be primarily home for the agricul'
tural department and it's allied inter
ests, in connection with the industrial
and health departments.
Prison Probes a Habit.
If the legislature makes investiga-
ton of the Haley complaint about the
state prison not being a very desir-
able place of residence it will be the
third complete investigation. 1t was
disclosed that the records of the gov
errors office show that in December
1910 there was filed with the governor
report on complete investigation
of the Haley case and other matters
brought to the attention Of the board
by convicts and ex-convicts, and that
this was on file in the Office Of the gov
ernor when the second investigation
was started in 1911 or 1912. Pract1-
cally every allegation upon which the
second investigation was made had
been gone into thoroughly by the
board of control and the conclusion
reached that there was no foundation
for the most serious of the accusations
which conclusion was subsequently
confirmed by the prison commission.
Now it is demanded again that the
whole matter be reopened.
1t is stated by those who are in
position to know that as matter Of
face Convict Haley is treated just like
every other convict who refuses to
conform to the prison discipline and
refuses absolutely to do any work at
anything where he could properly be
trusted.
Two years ago and four years ago
members of the legislature refused to
start any general investigation on the
theory that all such agitation would
tend to the destruction of the discip-
line of the institution and be hamper
ing the state authorities in their work.
The original Investigation was at
the instance of McCague, a deputy
warden who had severed his connec-
ton with the institution at Fort Madi-
son, and who has since lived In Des
Moines. ....
Were Land Hungry.
The state treasurer is collecting
collateral inheritance tax on half of an
estate of man named Jones who
lived many years almost hermit in
Dallas county. He and his wife had
simply lived to accumulate land and
had denied themselves all comforts.
An ADVERTISEMENT of the estate Of the
man shows that he had land valued
at over 5000 when he died, and half
of the estate goes to brothers and SIS
tiers largely in other states and old
people.
Freak Legislation.
Comment has been made adversely
to the Iowa legislature because Of al
legged freak bills" introduced. The
reference bureau can show
that Iowa is in this respect far be-
hind some other states; for instance,
here Is a joint resolution pending be-
fore the California legislature:
Senate joint resolution No. II, rela-
tive to the appointment of committee
to draft bills abolishing all Offices not
now held by bull mOosers, and prov1d-
ing for a commission Of five to perform
the duties formerly performed by one
person.
"Whereas, the November food left
many bull moosers high and dry on the
banks of Salt river, and
Whereas, bull moosers have es.
poused the doctrine Of letting the peo-
pie rule so long as they rule in the
moose way, and
WnereaS, 1t is a cardinal pIlHclple
of moosing than no other than bull
moose shall hold public Office In the
state Of California. and
"Whereas a bull moose must eat;
therefore be it II
Resolved, by the senate and assem-
bly, Jointly, that committee OF three
be appointed from each house to ascer-
tain, during the recess Of the legisla-
ture,' all offices not now held by bull
moosers, and that said committee be
instructed to bring in bills abolishing
said Offices, and providing for COM
mission of five lat salary to per-
form the duties formerly performed
by one person. Be it further
"Resolved, that when all Offices are
filed by the Christian soldiers who
battled for the Lord at Armageddon,
that the civil service be invoked so
that the self-anointed may hold office
until the crack Of doom"
COL Halgrims, Of Humboldt county,
says he will introduce a bill which
will make it clear that whenever and
wherever the legislature increases the
emoluments of any county office the
incre Ase shall never apply to the per-