Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-12-04

rlne farm lanu Is dVdllaOle LOT the
site of the epileptic colony at either
Boone, Madrid or Woodward. accord
ing to w. J. 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 800 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.
tion Of the lands is expected to take
no little time. All members of the
board will visit Ottumwa and Atlantic
within the next few days.
Swine Breeders Organize.
The Interstate Swine Breeders Pro.
tective association plans for perma
nent organization and within the near
future second meeting, probably at
Ottumwa, will be called to prepare
for the work the association wants to
undertake.
A number OF swine breeders, most
Of them Iowans, but several from 9th.
er corn belt states discussed the hog
cholera serum manufacture abatement
with DR.. E. F. Lowry of Ottumwa
They all we're of the belief that unless
the government soon takes action to
prohibit unrestricted use and manu-
facture of the medicine 1t will be i'm
possible to check the cholera which
is devastating hundreds of herds in
this section of the country.
I'VE want all the hog raisers in the
United States to cooperate with us in
this move to check the manufacture
Of worthless serums," DR.. Lowry said.
ANY. who will write me at Ottum.
wa, inclosing stamp, will be enroll
ed in the new protective organization.
Pure Food Law Enforced.
The state dairy and food commits
sioner received nokfcation Of the con-
viction and fining at Iowa City of Joe
Pusateri, Joseph Corso and F. w.
Woodwork for violation of the SAM.
tary law Nora Helman was convict
ed and fined at Cedar Rapids for hav-
ing purchased eggs at stores in small
towns about the city and brought them
to Cedar Rapids where she sold them
as fresh country eggs. Joseph Lazio,
Cedar Rapids fruit dealer. was fined
for violating the sanitary law.
New Iowa Corporations.
Iowa Loan and Investment com.
pany, Atlantic: capital stock, $780,
600; $4,000 subscribed and paid for.
w. L. overman, president; ]. F. Wis
sler, secretary.
F. w. Racine company, Ottumwa;
capital stock. $4,000; preferred $780,.
900, common $4,000: general mer-
chandise. Incorporators, Frank w.
Racine, d. c. Brockman and C. 8.
Graham.
Hale Roberts Stone company, AL.
den, Iowa. capital stock, 100000.
Hale Roberts, Iowa Falls. president.
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. 10-11, for manual training teach
er; Dec. 10. for expert passenger rate
clerk; Nov. 25, for stenographer and
typewriter (male); Dec. Is, for tech
meal assistant in pharmacology: Jan.
Z. for junior land appraiser; Dec. 20,
for senior land appraiser; Dec. Is. for
assistant in agricultural education;
Dec 20. for sanitary chemist.