Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-09-04
State House War.

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rah, an old soldier.
Harrah has given notice in the dis
trict court of an application for a
writ OF mandamus to compel Duck
worth to reinstate him In his position
as janitor at the historical building
He asserts he was discharged on July
without charges having been prefer.
red against him, or without hearing,
contrary to the old soldiers prefer.
ence law.
Frank Thurber, another old soldier
janitor. who was also dismissed by
Duckworth, is threatening to resort to
the courts in an effort to force his
reinstatement. Harrah and Thurber
are being backed by other old soldiers
OF the community, who feel that they
have been done an injustice by the
custodian.
According to Harrah's version OF
the affair, he was working as night
Waterman at the capitol building
when Duckworth was appointed Gus
todian. Soon afterward he was de.
NOTED to position as janitor at the
historical building. Harrah served in
the union army and was honorably
discharged
Albert Gay Is named as a codefend-
ant in the action which is to be insti.
tuted. He was appointed to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the BUSTING OF
Harrah.
John w. Cox, chief of police at the
capitol building, was discharged by
Custodian Duckworth more than two
months ago. He appealed to the dis
trict court for writ OF mandamus,
compelling his reinstatement, and it
was granted by Judge Hugh Brennan
after a warm legal fight.
Cox also is an old soldier. After
securing the order from the court, Cox
resigned and the man who was APP
pointed as his successor was allowed
to retain the position.
iowa's Hunters Organize Fight.
Powerful opposition to the drainage
of Wall lake, the bed OF which was
leased by the executive council. after
a bill permitting such action had been
put through the last legislature, has
been organized.
Court action to stop drainage OF
one of the last bodies of water in
Iowa where game birds may propa.
gate, is forecast by action of the
Iowa Sportsmen's association, at a
session held recently
The sportsmen by vote, pledged OPP,
position to drainage of the lake. rails,
ed fund to fight drainage and nam.
ed committee, headed by Professor
Hezzleman of Iowa Falls to start the
battle.
E. G. Dunn OF Mason City. in a
speech to the hunters, promised legal
services free of charge.
The first intimation that hunters
seemed doomed to lose In their bat.
tie for the preservation of Wall lake
came when it was learned that the
bed of the lake had been leased to
a Clarion man. The law by which
the action was legalized was rushed
through by the last legislature during
its closing hours.
Intention to drain the lake since
has been declared, but hunters have
been hopeful that the recent fire de-
stroying many acres of peat land near
the lake, might cause revision of
plans. The Wall lake bed is almost
entirely peat beg.
Iowa Is Favored State.
The fifty.ninth annual Iowa state
fair has closed its gates and Iowa
can point with pride and challenge
the world to refute the truthfulness
of any superlative language in which
she may indulge.
When great state has been expert.
menting along particular line for
more than half a century ii is to be
presumed that she has learned some
thing. And Iowa has learned. She
has made state fair development a
specially. She has accumulated
knowledge from her own experience
and general observation.
The result is an exhibition at the
state fair grounds which commands
the widest admiration. It Is con-
crete expression OF the varied re-
sources of the most wonderful agri-
cultural state in the union.
Iowa Stock Show.
Some OF the animals exhibited In
the swine and cattle barns on the fair
grounds were the largest ever brought
to the Iowa fair, farmers declared. A
Duroc Jersey hog, Disturber. from the
Browning farm at Hersman, ILL.,, is said
to weigh 1927 pounds. Disturber is
the champion boar of the world at the
head Of herd. High Model, owned
by Waltmeyer Bros. OF Melbourne is
said to weigh $40 pounds. 1t also is
a Duroc Jersey.
Lands Big Butter Prize.
Sweepstakes prize for the best
creamery butter and first place in the
whole milk contest we're both won by
T. e. Sadler OF Oelwein in the judg.
ing Of those two classes at the state
fair, W, II. Anderson OF Alton carried
off the blue ribbon in the gathered
cream class. Sadler's score was 9S
andi Anderson won with S7.5. The
Judging was done by J. ]. Ross, T. A.
Slarke and II. E. Forester.
Corn Estimate for Iowa.
Iowa farms will produce 10000, 900
bushels OF corn this year. This is the
estimate made by DR.. George M. Chap
pei. section director at the local
weather bureau In his weekly crop
bulletin. The report states that while
the corn has been materially injured
by the drought In southern districts,
the state as whole will produce full
average crop. With normal weather
during the remainder of the season
Dr. Chapel says the average yield
will be 35 bushels to the acre.
Civil Service Examinations.
Civil service examinations will be