Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-06-04
FOUR PARTIES
SELECT TICKETS
Primary Election is Being He'd
in Iowa Today.
PLANS FOR EpIlEpIIC HOME.

PLANS FOR EPIlEpTIC HOME.
Landscape Gardiner Will Be Employed
to Lay Out Grounds-Dr. Donohoe
or Or. voldeng Will Be Head of New
Institution.
Des Moines, June 1.-The biennial
primary election, in which all parties
choose their candidates, is being held
today. Four parties are selecting their
tickets-Republican Democrats, the
Socialist party and the Progressive po-
llitical party. The Prohibition party
will have ticket for the campaign,
but owing to the light vote two years
ago did not nominate in the primary.
In addition there will be nominated six
candidates for supreme judge on a
non partisan ballot, with three to elect
in the fall.
/ There will be nominated, also candi-
dates for United States senator to sue
coed Cummins.
Candidates for congress and the
Legislature will also be nominated and
for district judges and county officers.
Plans for Epileptc Home.
The state board of control will take
the first step toward the establish
ment of state epileptic colony this
week by selecting superintendent
for the institution. DR.. George Dono-
hoe, superintendent of the hospital for
inebriates at Knoxville, and DIR. M. N.
Ivoldeng, superintendent of the state
hospital, have been mentioned. The
tract of land composed Of nearly 1000
acres, located near Woodward, nine
| teen miles northwest of Des Moines,
| is to be placed in shape for the cree
ton of buildings needed for the home
1t is the idea of Colonel ]. H. Nc
Conlogue, chairman of the board of
control, that the first thing to be done
lis TO employ landscape engineer to
arrange. a general plan and to desig-
nate where the buildings should be
erected The plan should take into
consideration the future development
of the institution, he says. The cot
tage plan OF building has practically
/ been determined upon by the board.
Names Conditions of Liability Risks.
The conditions under which cor
porations of Iowa viii be permitted to
carry their own industrial accident in
surance under the workmen's compen-
sation law, effective July /, are ex-
planned in the first bulletin of the Iowa
industrial commission, which will be
Issued this week The sstate depart
ment warns employers not to be dis
appointed if they are refused release
from insurance owing to failure to
gan, where the compensation law is
practically the same as the law In
| Iowa, less than 2 per cent of the en-
ployers have been permitted to carry
their own risks. The Iowa depart
ment expresses the hope that much
larger proportion of Iowa concerns
will show themselves to be entitled to
exemption.
Son Wants Share in Mothers Win.
Proceedings have been instituted in
the probate court to have set aside the
last will of Mrs. Sophia Glover-Wat'
rous, who died at San Antonio, Tex,
Irecently leaving an estate of 100000
Mrs. Watrous was the wife of Captain
IC. L. Watrous, pioneer uurseryman
and capitalist. She was seventy-three
years of age at the time of her death
Edward Watrous, a son. who was be
queathed only $4,000, is attacking his
mothers will on the grounds that she
was unduly Influenced in drawing it by
his brothers. Philip and Charles.
Require Physical Tests Of Workmen
Every employee of the Des Moines
Electric company must undergo q
physical examination in preparation
for the employers liability law. which
becomes operative July /, and each OF
them faces at least the possibility Of
being dropped from the company's
payroll in case serious ailment is dis
covered, according to w. H. Thomp
son, Jr., manager The examinations
now are being made.
Robbins Found Guilty.
The suit of S. l.. Watt VS.. j. E. Rob
bins and J. j. Hammer, along with
j. Radford. bringing action for con
tempt of court in disregarding an in
junction to lower the Coon river dan
sixteen inches, was excluded in the
district court at Sac City, verdict O.
mot guilty being returned for Hammer
and Radford, and verdict of guilt,
with fine of $50 for Robbins.
Armours Build Serum Plant.
Kansas City, June 1.-The frs
serum plant to be constructed by thu
big packers will be opened by the Ar
mour interests in this city this month