Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16
RURAL EXTENSION.
Iowa Will Spend $229,878 for
Special Agricultural Work
ONLY I STATE SPENDS MORE
Vast Amount Of Money Spent To Fur
Their Development Of Agricultural
interests of lowa-clubs Are
Doing Good Work.

Des Moines.-Iowa will spend $780,
SIS in agricultural extension work
during the coming year, according to
a report made by w. H. Gemmill, sec
rotary to the state board of educa-
ton. Only one state Of the union will
spend more money in this line than
Iowa. The Texas budget provides a
fund of $2S4,eS7 for the work, the
statement shows.
New York is third in point OF in
vestment in agricultural extension,
with an appropriation of S219,791 and
| North Carolina is fourth with $780,
/ l54 available.
! Mr. Gemmill reports that the Iowa
appropriation is derived from the fol-
lowing sources: State appropriation,
$4,000; balance from last year, s13.-
900; Smith-Lever appropriation from
the federal government, $2S,794; Unit
ed States department Of agriculture,
$4,000; county agricultural tax, s4,-
600; local funds for farmers demon
tstration work, $4,000.
From what l was able to learn at
the conference on club work held at
st. Louis, / am confident that in gen.
eral no state is doing better extern
sion work than Iowa." said Mr.. Gem
mill. "In state like this, where rails
ing cattle and hogs Is so important
an industry, state and federal club
struction in animal husbandry which
otherwise would not be secured is
given to the country boys who are
members of the club.
! "In general the aim OF the boys
and girls club work is to promote
! habits of industry; to teach useful
occupations; to encourage farm boys
and girls to see more in life; to show
them how to live better and more
wholesome lives; to correlate the
/ home, community and school so that
the youth will be better prepared for
! the activities of life; and, finally, not
only to keep the boys and girls on the
farm, but to encourage the back to
the farm movement"
| Will Find Other Work.
OF 100 bartenders now in service
in Sioux City, 100 have made arrange
ments to continue in that business in
other cities after Jan. /, according to
word received at the state house. Per-
sons say they took poll OF saloon
workers in Sioux City. or the sixty
bartenders who will go out OF that
business, half of them will go to farm
ing, they said. Only few said they
have no job in sight. The wholesale
! liquor dealers, with one exception, an
/ have new locations selected in Ne
braska and South Dakota towns. it is
1 said.
+ Wardens to Be Transferred.
]. C. Sanders, warden at the Fort
Madison state prison, instigator of
the honor system there, may be trans
ferred Jan. /, to Anamosa, where he
will be placed in charge OF the state
reformatory.
Charles C. McClaughry, warden at
the Anamosa reformatory, will be
placed in charge of the Fort Madison
I prison II the change is made.
McClaughry's term at Anamosa ex-
pires Dec. 81.
Governor Seeks School Man.
Governor Clarke will not announce
a successor to A. B. Funk as men,
Der of the state board of education,
for several days. 1t has become
known that the governor is looking
for a practical school man who has
been identified with educational insti-
tutions of Iowa for period of years,
for the place on the board. z. c..
Thornburg. superintendent of the Des
Moines schools, may be considered for
the place.
VIII Let Liquor Out.
Attorney General George Cosson un-
officially has informed county attor-
neys in wet counties that the state
will be fair to liquor dealers In the
way of giving them time to ship their
stock of liquors out of the state after
the saloons close Dec. 81, but that
there must be no delay in doing 1t.
Preparing Primary Blanks.
w. s. Allen, secretary of state. is
preparing blanks to be used IN the
presidential and state primaries next
spring. They will soon be ready for
distribution.
Pay Extension Bonds.
The state treasurer paid $4,000 of
capital extension bonds, due Dec. /,
1915. There are $4,000 In bonds
which have not yet been presented for
payment.
May Secure National Show.
The state fair board is considering
a proposition made by w. H. Nc
Fadden to hold the national swine
show at the state fair grounds. The
organizers are looking for a perma-
nent home for the show. They offer
II to Des Moines, owing to the good
4 facilities afforded at the state fair
| grounds. The show would be held
each year In October.
A. r. Corey has been reelected Sec
rotary and w. w. Morrow of Alton
was reelected treasurer OF the state
fair board.
congressman Ask Route Changes.
Congressman Towner introduced q
bill and Congressman Dowell offered