Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-15
STATE BUYS FARM.
BOARD or CONTROL SETTLES
QUESTION OF LOCATION OF
EPlLEPTlc COLONY.
THREE MILES FROM CAPITOL
Location Having Excellent Railroad
Facilities is Cause Of Turning Scale
In Favor Of the Flynn. Land in Polk
County Near City Of Des Moines.

County Near City of Des Moines.
Des Moines.-The state board Of
control voted to purchase the Flynn
farm, located three miles west OF the
Des Moines city limits, for the site
of the state epileptic colony. The
tract contains 1880 acres. The boards
agreement is conditioned upon the
Flynn company. owners, accepting a
fiat price of 100000 and making ar
rangements whereby the colony can
have proper freight and passenger
service and, eventually, street car
service to Des Moines.
The Jefferson branch OF the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul railway
runs along the south line OF the tract
and there is sidetrack now in use
on the farm. 1t is understood that
the Milwaukee has already agreed to
stop all its passenger trains at a sta
ton which will be built on the farm
when the buildings OF the colony are
completed The Grimes branch of the
Milwaukee cuts across the northeast
corner of the tract. The southeast
corner almost adjoins the town of
Give
The boards decision was made aft
er dozens of ballots had been taken.
At first the three members were dis
agreed as to the site to be chosen.
Mason City, Storm Lake, woodward
and a number OF other cities received
votes. The agreement came only aft
er number OF sessions had been
held.
Discussing the purchase, Senator
McColl said it could not be regarded
as completed until the Flynns had
agreed to all the conditions Their
price was 5000 an acre, which would
have put the price of the farm at
$4,000. They will have to take
$4,000 less if the farm is to be Sc
lected.
Senator McColl said that the board
had seen better farms in the course
of its inspections, but that none of
them had offered the opportunities
for saving the state money that the
location near Des Moines afforded. On
the freighting OF the coal supply alone,
the state will be able to save hun
dreds OF dollars each year by having
the institution located practically adj
joining Des Moines. The location in
the central portion OF the state, where
easy access by rail is possible, is ex-
pected to prove material advantage,
the board member said.
\ The farm will be paid for out Of
the tax provided by the last legisla-
ture for the improvement of state in
situations. A half mill levy. was as
sessed for the special purpose OF inn
proving institutions and among them
the epileptic colony was mentioned in
the law. The tax will provide APP
proximately 100000 year. Not
all of this amount. of course, can be
used in establishing the colony for
improvements are needed at other in
situations and the plans of the build
ings proper win have to be approved
BIZ the next legislature.
Auso Plates Coming In.
Failure of the manufacturers to full
ill the terms OF their contract is CIV
en- by Secretary of State Allen as the
reason for delay in supplying auto
rrobile number plates. The secretary
IN placing his order with a st. Paul
| arm, which had been recommended
to him as being able to meet any de-
nand likely to be made upon It.,
thought he had fortified himself
against complaints on account Of be-
lated delivery Of numbers.
The company contracted to supply
10000 plates Nov. /, 10000 Dec. J.,
10000 Jan. 1, and 10000 each week
thereafter until the entire order was
filed 1t failed, however. to keep up
with this schedule, with the result
that the automobile department has
been unable to fully meet the de-
mands of auto owners.
Secretary Allen recently got after
the company with sharp pointed
prod, and plates are now being re-
ceiyed at rate which II is believed
will enable the department to furnish
them promptly to all applicants.
Iowa Insurance Fees.
A big Increase in fees from insur-
ance companies in Iowa will be
shown in State Auditors annual re-
port to be issued soon. The total fees
collected by Mr.. Bleakly's office from
insurance companies in 1913 amount
to $S5,5S7.13. The total for the previ.
GUS year was $79.299.S9. The increase
for 1918 is $6,2S724 The money was
secured from the following sources:
Agents, $s3,21550; miscellaneous,
s9S6.50; examinations, s5.7s3.13; state
ments. s7.972.5o; general certificates.
$1.147.00; publications, s2,S53.50 and
general agents, $3.50.
Teachers for Philippines.
An examination for candidates for
teaching positions in the Philippines
will be held in the Office OF the coun-
ty superintendent OF schools March IL
and IL. The government is asking
for graduates from colleges and nor
NAL schools to qualify for appoint
ments as teachers.
Examinations for Postmasters.
A civil service examination will be
held Feb. 7 for postmasters at the fol-
lowing places: Lagraude, Cylinder
Hebron and Northboro.
State Health Board.
DIR. G. II. Sumner declares that Rep
resentatiye C, w. Miller of Waverly
has the wrong "hunch" on the recent
orders with regard to quarantining
chicken pox and Cuban itch.
"We have issued no orders that
these diseases be quarantined as
ehickenpox or itch. but that they be
quarantined as smallpox" said DR..
Sumner. "As soon as it is certain
after the quarantine that they are
not smallpox we are perfectly willing
that the quarantine be removed"