Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Governor WIN Honor ReaulsltIon.

officials OF Illinois that he will honor
requisition for George Johnson, con.
Wet in the Anamosa reformatory,
wanted at Rock Island for alleged par.
ticipation in the holdup and muir
der of John B. Schoessel, Nov. Z, 1913.
johnson is serving a seven year SEN
tence at Anamosa. Shortly after the
murder in Rock Island, Johnson was
arrested at Davenport for theft of a
quantity of brass from the Davenport
Glucose company. He was found guilty
and sentenced to the reformatory. His
participation in the Rock Island muir.
der is said to have become known to
the authorities through the confession
OF Verne Madden, who is under arrest
at that place, waiting trial on the
same charge. Madden's arrest came
through a girl who said she had been
living with him on the night of the
murder.
General Shifting of Office Rooms.
Wesley Greene, secretary of the
State Historical society, stated that
the directors of the society win meet
at the state house to consider the
proposition of taking other rooms at
the capitol. The rooms now occu-
pied by Greene >have been assigned to
the state insurance department and
Greene must vacate Immediately. 1t is
believed that the horticultural society
will take rooms in the basement now
occupied by portion of the office of
the board Of control There will be a
general shifting of office rooms, af-
fecting the following departments:
State auditor and banking and munich
pal accounting departments, insurance
department, horticultural department,
state architect, board of control,
pharmacy commission.
state Wins Case.
The State of Iowa won In the case
at Knoxville in which the wife of an
inmate of the inebriate asylum at
tempted to secure his release on ha-
beas corpus proceeding. 1t was con-
tended that the consent of the judge
of the district court had not been Sc
cured to sending the man up original
ly. The court held that it was not
necessary to make permanent rec
ord Of securing consent. c. A. Rob-
bins, assistant attorney general, rep
resented the state liz the case.
Will Inspect Canning Factories.
The board of inspectors of the state
labor commission held meeting with
Commissioner Urick. The conference
was devoted to interpreting the new
provisions of the child labor law and
the new statute regarding fire es-
capes. The inspectors are also pre-
pairing to inspect the canning factor
les of the state before the pack be-
gins. The members are A. Shepherd,
Storm Lake; H. H. Bye, Cedar Rap
ids; J. d. Seeman, Des Moines; Mrs.
Ellen NJ. Rourke, Des Moines.
Registration Fee Cut In Half.
New automobiles purchased after
Aug. can be registered for half the
regular fee. The number of registra-
tons at the state house has been drop
ping off during the last two weeks.
Evidently new autoists are waiting for
the cut rate. Up to today 131 900
cars have been registered. Plates
numbering ass, 0e0 are being used, but
the first 1000 numbers of the issue
were reserved for motorcycles.
Canning Season Late.
According to reports sent to the
dairy and food department the cam
ming season is three to four weeks
late in Iowa. The canning plants will
open probably the middle of August.
The indications point to a heavy crop
of vegetables and fruits for canning.
The wet weather has retarded the RI
pening process. as
Railroad Poor Proposition.
De Roo Weber, vice president of the
Atlantic Southern was on the stand
before the state railroad commission
to complete his testimony. He is seek
ing to explain why the company did
not make any money in operating the
line. The taking Of testimony in the
case may continue over several days
mere.
Demonstrations to Be Given.
A. r. Corey, secretary of the State
Fair association, has written to the
firms putting on the tractor demon
stration at Fremont, Neb., to come to
the Iowa fair. II the exhibitors come,
a large tract OF land near the fair
grounds will be secured to enable the
tractors to give blowing demonstra-
lions.
Reports Farming Conditions Behind.
Colonel ]. H. McConlogue, member
OF the state board of control, has re-
turned to Des Moines. He says that
farming conditions at the state insti-
tuition are behind. In 1914 at the
Mount Pleasant hospital the small
grain had been cut and threshed by
July 6, he says. This year the grain
is not yet cut.
File Articles of incorporation.
The Farmers Trust and Savings
bank OF Charles City filed articles OF
incorporation. The bank will have .
capital OF $4,000.
Through With Big Contests.
Clifford Thorne, state railroad COM
missioner, has returnedto Des Moines.
II is his first appearance since the