Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-11-27
state EARN IocatIon.

State Farm Location.
Fuel, water and transportation are
the elements that will have much to
do with the matter of the location of
the state epileptic colony
As to transportation it Is anticipat-
ed that great many of the inmates
of the institution will be persons who
are able to travel more or less back
and forth to their homes. Many OF
them will be so mildly afflicted they
will not be expected to saut them
selves off entirely from the world. 1t
has already been demonstrated that
care and proper diet greatly reduces
the worst feature of the malady.
AS for water the state has found
that failure to consider this subject
in the establishment of the present
state institutions is cause of a great
deal of expense. Costly pumping and
piping plants have been erected and
are maintained. The problem of
water in abundance is a serious one
for any state institution.
AS for fuel it has been figured out
that If the colony should be located
at one point in western Iowa where
a very desirable farm is offered, it
would entail an annual expense of
from $1,000 to $4,000 on the state for
transportation Of coal alone. So, also,
as to certain other locations far re-
moved from the coal fields. There are
farms offered, equally good, adjacent
to fine coal fields, so that the fuel
cost would be much less.
Members have given no hint as to
where the probable location will be.
They of course do not know, for they
have decided nothing, having been
thus far busy with sizing up the To-
cations offered.
Land for State institution.
Fine farm land is available for the
site Of the epileptic colony at either
Boone, Madrid or Woodward, accord
ing to w. ]. Dixon, member of the
board of control. Mr.. Dixon and Col
onel McConlogue visited the three
towns.
At Boone the board members look
ed at two tracts Of land, one of 900
acres about mile from the town, and
another of 500 acres two miles from
town. Both were fine tracts, Mr..
Dixon said. A thousand acre tract Of
choice land close to Madrid they found
promising also. The Woodward site
consists of $40 acres.
All of the farms were priced to the
board at their actual value, Mr.. Dixon
believes. In this respect towns offer
ing the sites are being fair.
There have been eighty-nine offers
made to the board thus far. Inspec.
ton of the lands is expected to take
no little time. All members of the
beard will visit Ottumwa and Atlantic
within the next few days.
Plans for Poultry Show.
The seventh annual show of the
Iowa Poultry and Pet Stock associa-
ton will be held at the Auditorium
Dec. 6 to II. Every effort has been
put forth to make this show the most
successful held up to this time. The
premium list is said to be greater
than at any other poultry show held
In the middle west.
Special arrangements have been
made with the Iowa State college at
Ames for three days short course
on poultry. There will be three of
these sessions each day at 1890, 1880
ard 8, Dec. s. 9 and 10, at which the
chief problems Connected with poultry
raising will be discussed and explain
ed. Wednesday evening, Dec. 10, at s
o'clock, E. r. Root of Columbus, O..
win speak ON Bees in Their Relation
to the Poultry Industry"
Vocational Education.
Vocational education, the scholastic
hobby of the day, will be the lead.
ing topic when the Central Associa-
tion of Science and Mathematic Teach
ers holds its convention in Des
Moines November 2Sth and 29th. Elk.
haustiye reports will be made on al
zebra, geometry, biology and earth
sciences. Des Moines is particularly
fortunate in securing this convention.
Since its organization in 1902 Chicago
has been the meeting place every year
but two. Cleveland and st. Louis
have been the other two cities favor
ed. The association embraces all Of
the central states and has member
ship OF 600.
Civil Service Examinations.
The United States civil service
commission has announced the fol.
lowing civil service examinations to
be held Dec. 10 for laboratory aid
Dec. 1911, for manual training teach
er; Dec. 10. for expert passenger rate
clerk; Nov. %, for stenographer and
typewriter (male) Dec. Is. for tech
nical assistant in pharmacology: Jan.
z, for junior land appraiser; Dec. %,
for senior land appraiser; Dec. Is, Tor
assistant In agricultural education;
Dec. 22, for sanitary chemist.
Supreme Court Decision.
The supreme court reversed Judge
r. M. Wright of Hardin county in his
dismissal Of libel suit brought in
September, 1911, against Ira J. Mich.
OILS, publisher of the Hardin County
Citizen, by Lois J. Wisner. The up
per court held that matter published
in the Citizen referring to the Wis
Ler estate had been of libelous ma
ture. and that the plaintiff in the case
had right to be heard
Blames Executive Council.
That the state executive council
either is ignorant or wilfully failed
to take advantage OF a new law CIV
ing 1t the power to employ tax in
vestigators, is the charge made by a
Des Moines attorney who fled a mo-
ton in the district court to quash the
report made by the executive council
that 1t has complied with recent
writ OF mandamus issued by Judge
Brennan of the district court In the
suit brought by Frank G. Pierce OF
Marshalltown.
Planning Trade Schools.
Trade schools for the benefit of
youths who have not had a high