Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-02
COST OF ELECTIONS
Average Counties Must Pay
from $4,000 to $500.
STATISTICS ARE GATHERED
interesting Figures Are Collected BY
the State Librarian To Show
Expense of Election and Pri-
maries In Iowa.

PiimdiicS III the cOuulleS VI the StdLc
for the years 1910, 1912 and 1914. The
information is being published in the
official red book gotten out by the
secretary OF states office.
The average county spends from
$4,000 to $500. on the primary and
the election. The counties which in
clude cities Of considerable popula-
tion OF course spend the most. Polk
county in 1914 spent over $4,000 on
its election and primary, the largest
amount spent by any county in the
state. OF this amount $4,000 was spent
on the primary and $1,000 on the cleo
ton. Scott county spent the next larg-
est sum, the election costing s5.343.S5
and the primary s3.40343, making a
Woodbury. county --x7HiNR6o
total OF ESTATES. Woodbury. county
spent $S,s66.5l. Dubuque county So
1921, Blackhawk s5,632.22 and
Marshall $5,S71.39.
on the election and primaries in 1914,
being the smallest amount reported
by any county. A number Of counties
spent around $4,000.
This is the first time such COM
pilation has been made and it affords
some interesting figures for COMPARE
son. Some of the reports show that
the primaries cost more than the
election. Next year there will be two
primaries, the preferential presiden-
tial primaries on the second Monday
in April and the June primaries. Then
the election In November will be the
general election which requires more
printing and supplies and is therefore
more costly than the average cleo
ton.
Will Film Historical Scenes.
The state historical department. has
adopted moving pictures to preserve
historical scenes and events, accord
ing to an announcement issued by 4.
r. Harlan, curator of the historical
department. The films will be pack
ed in sealed cases. SO there will be
no danger Of fire destroying them.
The Annals OF Iowa gives an H.
lustration of the sort of moving pic
lures which the historical department
is preserving. Pictures are shown In
which Governor Clarke appears at
the baby health contest at the Iowa
state fair. Arrangements will be made
to pass these films around the state
in the same way that books are dis
trfbIted by the state library.
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New Marriage Certificates.
Joseph Wall, chief of the county
accounting department, is preparing
new forms Of marriage certificates to
be used In the counties. The prin-
cipal change In the form will be an
Instruction to ministers and officials
who perform marriage ceremonies to
make the proper return to the coun-
ty clerk within fifteen days. The old
form gave the ministers ninety days
In which to make the return.
Must Pay Full Postage.
The state executive council has Is
sued an order refusing to accept
packages in the mail on which post
age is due. Some Of the packages
which are sent to the clerk Of the
supreme court have from 80 to as
cents postage due. A short time ago
IS month covered all Of the postage
due on mail received at the capitol
Now the amount exceeds $50 Q month.
New Auto Insurance officer.
Emory H. English, state insurance
commissioner. has been notified that,
at the annual meeting Of the Iowa
State Mutual Automobile Insurance
association at Grundy Center, Ia, r.
s. Taft was elected secretary. sue
ceeding H. B. Kelly. who has hereto
fore held that position. Mr.. Taft was
also elected n director Of the associ-
alton.
Former Clerk In Washington.
James B. Mcclure Of Iowa, for many
years clerk to Senator Allison, has
gone into tho real estate business in
Washington. Mr.. Mcclure, who is
from Butler county, Is well known
throughout Iowa by reason of his long
StINiCc Win OCnotol hiiioOu.
s Ivy 80
Appeal 10 Perfected.
An appeal was perfected In the su-
preme court In the case OF the State
vs. Alfred Thomas. appellant. This
is the second time the case has been
before the high court. Thomas was
found guilty in the Polk county dis
trict court Of killing J. w. Ashley.
Straighten Our County Funds.
Irregularities in the handling Of
funds Of Taylor county have been un-
covered by examiners of the state
accounting department, according to
their report. Funds have been spent
for purposes not allowed by law.
Wages of road laborers were paid out
OF the highway fund; one of the SUI
peryisors was renting his auto for
transportation of the county engineer.
This is not Illegal but the examiners
object to an official renting his car
to the county. No shortage or graft
was discovered.
Would improve Roads.
s. d. Kennedy of Goldfield has writ
ten to Henry E. Sampson, assistant at
torney general, to secure his approval
Of plan to improve roads in the VI
entity Of Goidheld. Kennedy proposes
that the farmers haul gravel at one
half the regular price, for surfacing
certain roads, on condition that the
township pay the farmers for the work