Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-12-03
Seek office 10 state House.

request the executive council for the
use of offices in the state house now
occupied by the auditor Of state be
given over to the state insurance
commission.
Efforts have been made to secure
offices in the capitol building for the
insurance department ever since EN-
DRY H. English was appointed last
July as insurance commissioner. Ac-
cording to the plans Of the committee
the auditors Office will be moved
from its present quarters to the rooms
across the corridor now occupied by
the department Of public instruction.
The educational offices would be
moved to building nearby the CAPT
toll building.
The arguments advanced by the
committee for the change were that
the insurance department is in need
Of a room in which there was a safety
vault large enough to hold the $6,000,-
900 worth OF securities held by the
department. To At up vault in anoth-
err office would cost about 5000. BY
removing the state insurance depart
ment from the auditors department,
the committee says, the latter depart
ment can get along, with less room
than they need now.
Grangers Assist Expert.
Grange members throughout Scott
county are aiding DR.. A. H. Logan,
special representative of the depart
ment Of agriculture, and the other
federal officials who are now working
to stamp out hog cholera and to pre-
vent the appearance of the foot and
mouth disease. At meeting 25 mem
bers of Jersey Ridge grange signed
up to assist in the campaign.
DR.. Logan told the members of the
grange how the federal officials are
going about their campaign to eradi-
cate cholera and to prevent the pos
sible appearance Of the dread hoof
and mouth plague. Without the CO.
operation of the farmer. DR.. Logan
stated, 1t would be impossible to sue.
coed in their attempt.
Cleaning up and disinfecting the
premises where cholera has broken
out is the only way to completely
eradicate the plague, said DR.. Logan.
Isolation of all sick stock and i'm
mediate treatment are the other parts
of the plan. Others who appeared on
the program were George Barr, Gill
bert Townsend and Arthur Gertz.
Work Nearly Finished.
The seasons work of SEEMING carp.
buffalo and other undesirable fish
from Clear Lake is drawing to an end.
There are two crews employed, and
during the season they have taken a
total of $4,000 pounds of fish from
the lake.
This work has been under the direc-
ton of State Game Warden E. c. Hin
shaw.
The great nets are taken and then
drawn in by lengths. The power is
furnished by a gas engine on small
dory. The edge Of the incoming net
is stretched across the edge of the
dumping hold. Game fish come to the
top and are SKINNED on. Fish weigh
ing from forty to sixty pounds have
been caught repeatedly. The farmers
in the neighborhood have bought
much OF the fish and are sailing 1t
down.
Not to Ask Extra $4,000.
The legislative committee on re-
trenchment and reform, contrary to
reports, It is said. will not ask for
an additional appropriation of the eff
ficiency engineers.
The subcommittee was directed to
make some changes in its report for
consideration Of the larger commit
tee. The general plan will probably
be approved. This provides for the
dividing of the states activities into
three departments, the governor to
appoint his own executive council.
The committee has determined to
recommend reduction In the mum.
her OF committee clerks and door
keepers for the next general assem-
bly,, in an attempt to decrease ex-
penses.
Important Ruling Made.
The state commerce counsel has
received notice of two important de-
cisions for Iowa made by the inter-
state commerce commission.
The commission has ruled that the
Burlington route must make connec-
lions with, make through rates for
and do switching for the Iowa &
Southwestern railroad. small line
in Page county. The Burlington for
merly refused to have anything to do
with the little line.
The commission In the Muscatine
switching case determined that q
railroad cannot refuse to do switch
ing service is given to competitors on
the service is given to competitors on
the opposite side Of the street.
Rules Bread 10 Package.
c. A. Robbins. assistant attorney
general, has given a ruling to the
state food and dairy commission that
loaf of bread is package under
the state food law. but that the bak-
ers are not required to stamp the net
weight unless they desire to. He
holds that bread is sold by numerical
count and the law permits the sale
either by count Of weight.
Things Worth Knowing About Iowa.
Authority United States census,
1910:
Iowa cattle are worth more than
the tobacco crop Of the United States.
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