Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23
soIdiers' Exemption Law.

uary. A recent letter from the state
auditor explains the situation.
The assessment for the year 1915
had been taken before the law became
| effective and would not apply to that
assessment. The conditions OF the
property on the first day of January
| determines whether or not 1t is sub
| ject to the tax that year. The su-
| preme cart has also stated that an
exemption will be strictly construed,
| and that It will not be extended to in
clude anything not expressly stated
! in the statute.
Inquire About Iowa Stock.
State officials are looking askance
| at telegram received from the Pan
ama-Pacific exposition inquiring about
the sanitary measures used to protect
live stock at the state fair. They
read in 1t an effort to prevent the
entering OF Iowa cattle in the national
live stock show.
DR.. ]. /. Gibson, who had charge Of
| the disinfecting of the barns and the
inspection of the stock, has answered
that cattle came to and left the Iowa
| fair clean. It is his belief that every
effort will be made to bar Iowa stock,
which is sure to take large share Of
the awards.
Furniture Repairers Want Work.
Officials of the Fort Madison peni-
Tertiary have been trying to persuade
| the state executive council to send
the broken and worn furniture of the
state capitol to the prison to be re-
paired. So far the council has declin-
ed all offers of Warden Sanders to put
the state house equipment into good
condition.
The prison authorities say they have
| convicts in their charge who are ex-
3erts at repairing furniture. They
declare there Is not enough work in
this line to keep the men busy.
Let Contracts for New Buildings.
The state board of control has let
contract for the construction of a
laundry building at the state hospital
at Independence. The contract price
| is $15,S42.
The board also let contract for an
addition to the main building at the
school for feeble minded children at
Glenwood on a bid of $S,44S. The ad-
dition will be three stories in height
and is to complete the wing which was
partially torn away to make room for
improvements recently MADE at the
school.
New Armory at Museatine.
The new $4,000 armory building at
Muscatine, which is nearing compile,
ton, is not of sufficient size to accom-
modate the branch of the national
service allotted to that city, hence
purchase has been made of additional
property, upon which will be erected
large stable to house the thirty-two
head of horses to be consigned there.
A large building will also be erected,
to house the guns and field equipment.
The property is valued at $500, while
the new buildings will entail an ex.
penditure of about $4,000 additional.
No Objection to War Loan.
The state banking department has
| not received any word from Iowa
banks that there is movement
among the Germans in this state to
prevent the billion dollar loan to the
entente allies. Nor has any informa
| ton been received of the reported
move to make loan to Germany of a
half billion. German papers in this
country, however, are reported to be
carrying advertisements asking Ger.
mans in this country to buy German
and Austrian war loan bonds.
investigating Typhoid Cases.
Reporting on the typhoid situation
at the state hspital for inebriates at
Knoxville, the state board of health
says that there is no contamination OF
the drinking water. Four of the hos.
pital employees are ILL., The board
says that one of the employees con-
tracted the disease while visiting in
Warren county, and that the other
three cases had their origin in the
| first one.
More Housekeepers Needed.
The state free employment bureau
is having difficulty in getting enough
housekeepers to supply the demand
1 40 mil in oil
cities have asked the bureau to find
help for them. So far the persons in
domestic service have not taken ad-
vantage of the state facilities for find.
ing work.
Begin Extension Grading.
Workmen have begun the grading
| of the curving street south of the cap.
itol in the capitol extension. About
| $4,000 cubic yards of dirt will be
moved and the cost will be about
$4,000.
Superintendent Reappointed.
w. l.. Kuser, superintendent of the
Industrial School for Boys at Eldora
has been reappointed by the board OF
control for term of four years.
Special Agent Catches Burglars.
Another record in running down
burglars has been made by special
| agents working under the direction of
the attorney general. Special Agent j.
e. Risdon has just sent in his report
to the attorney general on the arrest
of Victor Willodson and Carl Raw, of
Britt, who have confessed to the bur-