Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-24
Asks That Assessments stand.

Asks That Assessments Stand.
In reporting valuations for taxa
ton in 1915 Shelby county has asked
the state that no changes be made IN
the assessments of that county for
the reason that the officials made an
effort to comply with the reimbursement
ordered last year. Shelby county
lands were raised to $76.43 an acre
last year. The assessments in that
county this year average $3.50 an
acre, the auditor says. This is with.
in so cents an acre of the rate fixed
by the council. Shelby county has
real estate valued at nearly $50. 000,.
900 and personal property amounting
to about s4,o0o,0Oo
Trouble In Taking Census.
Marshalltown is reporting trouble
in taking the census. According to
A. U. Swan, director of the state cen
sus, this is the only place in the state
where there has been difficulty. 1t Is
claimed that the enumerators did not
do their work thoroughly, so the coun
ty auditor is authorized to appoint
an agent to complete the work Ac'
cording to the law, If any district OF
the state fails to report the enumera.
ton properly to the state by July l.
the state department will send men
into that district to straighten out the
situation.
Reappointed by Governor.
The following were reappointed
members Of the board of curators OF
the state historical society by the
governor; Marsh w. Bailey, Wash.
ington; NJ F. Edwards, Parkersburg;
]. ]. Mcconnell, Cedar Rapids; John
T. Moffit, Upton Byron w. Newber-
ry Strawberry Point; A. c. Savage
Adair; E. w. Stanton, Ames; w. H,
Tedford, Corydon, and J. B. Weaver,
Des Moines.
No Compensation.
Henry E. Sampson, special counsel
in the attorney generals office and
adviser to the Industrial commission
er, has decided that school teachers
are professionals and not eligible to
relief under the workmen's compen-
sation act. This decision grew out
of the. lease Of the teachers in Keokuk
county, who were injured in an auto
mobile accident while on their way
to a rural school.
Entirely Released.
DR.. /. Gibson, state veterinarian,
is happy over the fact that Iowa is
entirely released from quarantine for
the foot and mouth disease Instruc-
tions were received to release Buchan-
an and Linn counties. There are for
ty-fve farms which are being restock-
ed which are still being watched to
determine whether the work of disin-
lection has been thorough.
Permission Granted.
Adj. Gen. Guy E. Logan has granted
permission to the organized militia
of other states to enter and pass
through Iowa armed and equipped.
without ball cartridges, for the pur-
pose of proceeding to and from the
joint camps for military maneuvers
and to the San Francisco exposition
during 1915.
State EpidemioIogist Retires.
With the resignation OF C. 8. Woods
as state epidemiologist, 1t is expected
that the trouble between the state
board of education and the state board
of health which was featured in the
last general assembly, will be ended
Woods retires voluntarily. The trou-
BILE between the boards was over wa
ter analyses.
Protected by Workmen's Law.
The industrial commission has been
receiving reports of accidents to en-
ployes of breeding farms who are
injured by vicious horses. The com
mission holds that the men are pro-
tected by the workmen's ,compensa.
ton law, on the theory that they are
not employed in agricultural work.
Governor tocaIifornia.
Governor Clarke has cleared away
business matters at the state house
for an absence of three weeks. He has
departed with his family for Calf
orn.a. After being present on Iowa
day at the exposition at San Francis
co, he will 60 to Seattle to spend a
few days with his son, Fred Clarke.
New Parole Agent.
Charles H. Sullivan, recently war.
den at the Fort Madison penitentiary,
has reported as parole agent for the
board OF parole. He will reside in
Des Moines. The board will then have
two parole agents. and expects to be
able to cover the field in good shape,
File Articles Of incorporation.
Copies OF the articles of incorpora.
ton of the James P. Christensen Silo
company OF Racine. Wis, were filed
with the secretary of state. 1t pro
poses to use $4,000 capital in Iowa in
carrying on its business during the
coming year.
New Edition Of Road Laws.
Henry e. Sampson, assistant attor.
ney general, is working on a new edi-
ton of the road laws. which will ex.
plain the effect of the highway meas.
ures passed by the Thirty-sixth gen.
eral assembly. He recently returned
from northern Iowa. where he investi-
gated several bridge patent cases.
Old Records.
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