Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-02
Iowa Wins Fame a, Frisco.

iowa eAHlDlleu III ten ulueTenI
classifsations at the Panama-Pacific
exposition, FIVE In draft horses. four
in ponies and one In agriculture. She
won eight grand championships, the
highest awards that are given. In
addition to gold medals. first, second
and third prizes for horses and po-
MES, Iowa took the first, second and
third prizes offered by the French
Percheron society. She took the
grand championship in agriculture.
The agricultural exhibit built around
the Horn Of Plenty created more COM
ment than any other exhibit at the
exposition.
It is believed that 100000 would
not pay for the space used by news
papers over the country telling Of
the Iowa successes.
Fine Stock on State Farm.
The state Is already busy develop
ing the dairy business which 1t ex-
poets to operate on the recently &C.
CURED custodial farm. There are now
115 cattle on the farm, OF which forty
are pure bred Holsteins.. Twenty
FIVE more of the same breed of mich
cows are on the way to the institu-
ton.
There were twenty-eight steers. One
of tf/se was recently butchered and
the state proflted to the extent of $94.
The farm also boasts Of thirty pure
bred Duroc hogs and a number will
be added in the spring.
viii Select Art Productions.
Edgar R. Harlan, curator OF the
Iowa historical department, has been
named member of the commission
which is to select the best sculptural
productions at the Panama-Pacific ex-
position grounds for preservation.
Curator Harlan says he understands
he is to be allowed to return some
of them to Iowa.
In addition to serving on this COM
mission he will pack and return to
Iowa the materials the historical de-
partment has had in the Iowa build
ing at the exposition grounds.
Start Fight Against cIgarets.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union has asked the state executive
council and Gov. Clarke to have the
anti-cigaret law printed in pamphlet
form for free distribution. In resolu-
ton passed recently the organization
declares that this is very essential as
the use of cigarets is on the increase
that their use is spreading at an
alarming rate and that the habit OF
using them Is not only undermining
the efficiency of the young men and
boys Of today but Of future genera
tions.
Oppose Road Tax Increase.
The Iowa Better Roads commission
has gone on record as opposed to any
increase in the road taxes of the
state.
The commission at its first meet
ing held in Des Moines some time
ago adopted a resolution favoring To-
cal option in road building. The
board believes that each community
should decide its road problems. All
of its discussion OF anticipating tax
revenues for the building of good
roads has been based on the local op-
ton plan.
Primary Law Not New One.
Some needless noise has been made
over an alleged discovery OF defects
in the presidential preference primary
law Of Iowa. The effort has been to
show that terrible blunder has been
made that will cause trouble, chiefly
because delegates to county and state
conventions are selected for the
April primary as for the June. Moth
ing new has been discovered. The
law has now been on the books nearly
three years.
Prison Farm Plans.
The custodial prison farm near Des
Moines will be used as a clearing
house for convict prison camps. &C.
cording to Warden J. s. Sanders.
Prisoners will be sent out from the
custodial farm to the various camps,
according to the needs OF these places.
Fourteen convicts now are at the |
farm. This number will be increased,
according to the warden, to 100 or
more as the time for spring work
opens up.
Court Makes Ruling.
The supreme court has made a
ruling that In making up the docket |
for the January term Of court, all |
cases which were continued, all Grim
inal, certiorari and advanced cases,
rehearings and all cases wherein alb
stracts were filed on or before Aug.
20, 1915. shall be included.
Parole Breaker Returned.
Governor Clarke has issued requisi-
tion papers for the return to Iowa of
Harry Parmley, who is held at Kan
kakee, Ill. He is wanted by the Iowa
board of parole for breaking parole.
Parmley was indicted in Mahaska
county for forgery and was given an
indeterminate sentence.
Has Money to Meet Bonds.
The state treasurer has $225,000 on
hand with which to pay OF $225,o0o
Of capitol extension bonds which be-
come due Dec. /. With this issue
retired. there win remain but s2s0.00O
of extension bonds still outstanding.
Charge Mlstreatment.
Evidence that employees at the Clar-
linda hospital for the insane are mis-
treating the inmates may be placed
before the state board of control as
the result Of the escape from that
place Of Tony Marasco OF Des Mcines,