Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-09-17
FAIR WAS SUCCESS
RECEIPTS SHOW NET PROFIT OF
LITTLE OVER TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
NEXT YEARS NEEDS GIVEN
Several New Buildings Are Planned
for to be. Erected II Possible in
Time for Use At the Next Annual
Show Of the Association.

Des Moines.-The livestock and ex-
hibits valued at S10,000,000 which
were on display during the Iowa state
fair have been removed and the tent
ed section and concessionaire's
booths have disappeared. The work
OF dismantling progressed with re-
markable rapidity. The livestock ex-
hibits were shipped out to be divided
between the fairs Of Minnesota, In.
diana and Nebraska. The side shows
and exhibitors packed their goods and
left for new fields, and only the perm.
anent buildings remain on the expo
sition grounds.
When the fair closed the books
show clean profit of $2L520, and $4,-
ers' associations which offered special
prizes in the stock showing at the
fair. The net profit will be $4,000,
according to A. R. Corey, secretary.
The total attendance was 273,52o,
which was just 6,S22 behind the rec
ord OF 1913. The automobile day
proved such success, drawing 22,-
339 people, that the day will be made
permanent feature Of the fair, the
officials announced.
The officers Of the association at a
special meeting discussed the prob
able needs OF the fair for next year.
According to C. e. Cameron, presi-
dent, and A. I. Olson, vice president.
the association for next year will give
attention to providing additional
buildings for the stock II possible
the following improvements will be
600; barn for sheep; additional barns
for cattle.
II the city of Des Moines gets the
Seventh ward sewer into operation,
the association will connect the fair
grounds sewers with the city sewer.
The fair board adopted resolutions
commencing Adj. Gen. Guy e. Logan
and the militia on the way the expo
sition was policed.
Gsrst VIII Urge Changes.
Warren Garst, Industrial commits
sioner, is preparing report to be
given to Governor Clarke in which he
will recommend changes in the in
surance feature of the workmen's
compensation act. The suggestions
will be filed with the legislature for
action.
It is understood that the commits.
sioner will not recommend state in.
surance. This policy is now being
| followed in several states having EN-
ployers' liability laws. The insur
ance feature of the Iowa law as 9
whole, is said to be satisfactory t.
Mr.. Garst, as demonstrated after two
months OF operation 6f the statute
However, he has several suggestions
how it may be improved.
The Insurance men are said to be
cooperating with the state officials In
making the workmens compensation
law a success. AS a result only one
case went to arbitration in July and
August and in that case the insur-
ance company won.
state Board Grants Hearing.
! I The state board OF educational ex.
aminers has fixed Oct IL as the date
for the hearing of T. M. Prall, super
intendent OF the Emmetsburg schools.
whose license was revoked a month
ago by the county board. The school
man has the privilege Of appearing
before the state board and making a
defense. 1t is said that he is willing
to surrender his certificate but I'M
willing that II be revoked.
Prall formerly was principal of the
Grant Park school in Des Moines. At
Emmetsburg, where he has been su.
perintendent of schools for the past
year, he was charged with improper
conduct with the girls of the school,
His friends say that he was indiscreet
but not immoral. They assert he will
make strong showing before the
state board.
Must Stamp Foodstuffs.
If every package OF prepared food
stuffs you receive from your grocer
does not have the net weight stamped
upon it, call the police.
The new law requiring this informa-
ton went into effect September l.,
The law says the people are entitled
to know just how much food they are
getting. Packages of foodstuffs cannot
now be sold as one pound when in
reality there is only three-fourths Of
pound.
State Parole Board Adjourns.
The state board Of parole has ad-
journed its term alter paroling sixty
six prisoners. eight Of which were en-
ployed on the road camps about the
state.
Typhoid Serum Is Given.
With the giving of typhoid vaccina-
ton to all of the patients of the Clar-
india state hospital. 1t is believed that
the typhoid epidemic has been check
ed at that institution.
There are forty cases of the dis
ease, but only one death, that being
John X. Shultz. engineer. has been
reported.
The water supply at the hospital
has been examined and 1t is believed
that the infection came from that
source.