Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-22
Iowa Publicity Clubs.

dent of the state organization of ad
clubs, has just outlined a campaign
of expansion which will result in the
formation of many new clubs in the
next two months.
President Weller has written to the
officers of the ad clubs already form
ed and has outlined to each of them
specific assignment in organization
work. This will tie followed by ad-
ditional letters, so that all of the clubs
will be kept well stirred up over the
possibilities of reaching the goal, "An
ad club in every county"
According to the plan Outlined by
President Weller in his letter, Ames
will cooperate with Fort Dodge in
completing the organization work al
ready started at Webster City. The
Cedar Rapids ad club has been made
the assignment or organizing Du-
)buque, while Davenport will endeavor
to push an ad club in Burlington. The
Des Moines Ad Mems club has been
asked to start the business men in
Council Bluffs to studying advertis.
ing.
Fort Dodge is expected to boost an
ad club at Rockwell City, as well as
at Webster City. The duty of the
Iowa City ad club is to cooperate
with Nevada in organizing Iowa Falls.
The new ad club at Muscatine will
be asked to inspire club at Keokuk,
and Nevada will cooperate with Mar
shalltown in starting the ball to roll
ing at Iowa Falls.
The Perry AID club will cooperate
with Boone to organize Carroll. The
proposition put up to the Town
Criers' club of Waterloo was to or
ganize Usage and so on throughout
the state in an endless chain.
State Council Decides Assessment.
The executive council has another
mixup on its hands in trying to set
tie the matter of drainage assess
ments on the land which was former
ly the lake bottom of Elbow lake.
In the legislative act giving the
council authority to drain the lakes
It was specified that no land should
be disposed of outside the boundaries
established by the government plat
OF the lakes. In the case of Elbow
lake the state survey showed it to be
a half mile in different direction
from that shown by the government
survey. The water line of the lake,
too. was found to have receded con-
siderably from the original meandered
boundary.
The council has ruled that the land
between the meandered boundary
and the water line belongs to the adj
joining property owners and they
must pay the draining assessments.
In the case Of Elbow lake there is a
large part of the lake bed within the
waterline which the council can not
sell because il is outside the original
government boundaries. Now the
question arises who shall pay the
drainage assessment on that portion
of the land. The council holds that
the purchasers must do so and de-
pend on getting the land after twenty
years of holding II without contest.
Liquor Questions Before Court.
Two important cases bearing on
the liquor question in Iowa will come
before the Iowa supreme court which
has convened in regular January term.
The Des Moines saloon case On APP
plication for rehearing by the
"wets" will come up January 18th.
Judge Parker at that time will pre-
sent his arguments for a rehearing
of the case, which was decided against
the "wets" November 22d last. II
this motion for a rehearing of the
Des Moines case is lost the old case
of Pilkington VS.. Potwin viii be fin
ally decided. Des Moines saloons
will continue to operate. however, I'M
der the new statement of consent
The constitutionality of the Webb
law. passed by the last congress, will
also come before the Iowa supreme
court at this term. The case is APP
pealed from Ottumwa, Judge F. NJ.
Hunter, and is entitled State of Iowa
VS.. the United States Express COM
pany and the Hamm Brewing COM
pany. Judge Hunter declared the
Webb law unconstitutional, and At
torney General George Cosson has
interviewed for the state in an effort
to support the law.
Seeks Democratic Craftsmanship.
Henry Riegelman, democratic COM
init fAn hA fcfr ri
has announced that he will be can
didate for the craftsmanship OF the
state committee when the democrats
meet in convention this year.
Friends OF Mr.. Riegelman who urg-
cd his selection at the last state con-
vention are said to be responsible for
his determination to enter the race
again this year. In the former con-
test Mr. Riegeman narrowly missed
beating n. F. Reed of Ottumwa for
the place. He was defeated when
DR. Reynolds OF Creston swung his
support to Reed. 1t is limited that
the Reed following promised to sup
port Reynolds in the convention this
year for the Craftsmanship in pay
meut for the favor. DR.. Reynolds
has already announced that he will
be candidate for the place this year.
Insists on Draining Wall Lake.
F. r. Austin of Clarion, son-in-law
of State Treasurer Brown. who has
the contract for draining Wall lake,
will fight any effort before the eoun-
ell to abrogate his contract, He says
the contract was made in good faith.
and he has started on the work Of
drainage and will not permit the state
to back out. An, organized fight has
been made against the state executive
council and hunters have declared
they will press the fight into the next
election unless the contract is can,
celed.
Plan Model Road.
Iowans will see some practical DEM
onstrations of permanent road work
at the state fair next year II the fair
board and the highway commission
carry out plans now under considera-