Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-01
To Connect iowa and Frisco.

the Iowa state house and the chamber
of commerce in San Francisco over
the long distance phones with the
governor and the Iowa party at the
western end and Iowa people at the
Iowa end, there will be opportunity
for a number of persons to say they
have talked over distance OF thou
sand or more miles. The plan is to
arrange it so that number OF per-
sons may talk and also that large
number may hear the conversation at
the same time. Some OF the boys
at the state house may not be able
to resist the temptation to ask Gov.
Clarke how his new silk tile sets on
his head. He ordered 1t just before
leaving for the west--the first one he
ever consented to buy, and maybe he
will not be willing to wear 1t. Others
contemplate suggesting that It would
be a good time to settle the office
location matter in the state house; at
least, the governor would be far
enough away so that immediate per.
sonal danger would be eliminated and
the disappointed ones would not be
able to do any wreaking of vengeance.
New Iowa Road Book.
The new road book containing all
the road laws up to date will be mall
ed out soon by the attorney generals
office. The book will contain all the
state laws up to and including the
new ones or the revisions made by
the Thirty-sixth general assembly. A
book containing all the road legisla-
tion was mailed out just after the ad-
journment of the Thirty-ffth assem-
bly,. Ten thousand copies we're sent
to all the city, township and county
road officials in the state, as well as
to many traffic officers and persons
otherwise connected with the states
roads. The first edition oS:he revised
booklet will number 5000 copies. BY
mailing the laws out in such shape
the attorney general and state high
way commissions offices are saved
the trouble Of answering innumer-
able questions regarding highway
regulations.
Purity Congress.
Before leaving for his trip to the
exposition at San Francisco to deliv-
er the address on Iowa day, Governor
Clarke appointed twelve delegates to
represent the state at the ninth in
ternational purity congress. This body
meets In San Francisco July is to
"a. Those selected are: Bishop H.
S. Longley, Mrs. Anna NJ. Edworthy,
w. ]. Pilkington, and Mrs. B.. F. Car
roll, of Des Moines; Mrs. Eli c. Per-
kins of Delhi; Mrs. Leslie E. Francis
OF Spirit Lake; R. L. Lichtfield Of
Waterloo; Mrs. L. L. Bingham lof
Estherville; Mrs. Stella Porter Of OF
tumwa; Mrs. Martha A. Cross OF Iowa
Falls; Mrs. Ida B. Wise-Smith of Ce-
dar Rapids; and Miss Hattie Dick
son of Marshalltown.
Must File Information.
{ State Dairy Commissioner Barney
is sending out blanks to Iowa cream
cries asking for report on their
business covering the periods from
July l, 1914, to July, 1915 All reports
must be in by August list. The re-
ports coming in from the inspectors
out over the state indicate that many
Iowa creameries are not making as
much butter now as a year ago, al
though some Of the creameries are
said to be increasing their output
over last year. The butter output last
year by Iowa crea6neries was about
1000 900 pounds less than that of the
preceding year. the 1914 output being
92.S65, 900 pounds as against 96,953,000
in 1913.
state to Buy Light Globes.
In order to secure slightly larger
discount in the purchase of electric
lights for the state buildings the
board OF control, the board of educa-
ton and the executive council held a
joint session to take up the matter.
When the order for lights amounts
to more than $1,000 the state is allow
ed a ~ per cent discount; when It
amounts to $500 a 29 per cent dis
count. and when 1t is above $4,000
the discount is 80 per cent. II all tsS
state institutions buy together they
will be able to get the larger discount,
which would be denied them II each
board purchased the lights needed in
the institutions under its control.
Makes New Ruling.
The supreme court has ruled that
no arguments, petitions or briefs will
be received in the future unless print
ed on unruled, unglazed paper. The
use OF glazed paper has grown to some
extent and the briefs printed on 1t
make the courts work difficult.
Issued Certificates.
Attorney General George Cosson
and B. W. Garrett, clerk OF the SUI
-preme court, were in Iowa City re-
Gently to issue to the students who
passed the state bar examinations the
certificates to permit them to prac-
tice law in the state.
Rerating Of Insurance..
Emory H. English. state insurance
commissioner, held conference with
insurance officials with regard to the
rerating of Iowa under the law which
becomes effective July 4. It Is ex-
pected that the published rates will
be reduced % per cent.
Will Issue instructions.
A circular OF instructions to fire
insurance agents in Iowa win be is.
sued by X. L. Walling OF the Iowa