Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-02-10
oislIkes Concealed weapon Law.


recently to tell his story. He said he
wants to enlist state officials in a
movement to wipe out the statute in
question.
Williams declared he was a resident
OF an eastern state and in passing
through Iowa had stopped in Grundy
county to visit with relatives. While
there policeman discovered he had
revolver and attempted to arrest
Williams. Not knowing there is a law
which provides that no person shall
carry concealed gun, Williams said
he resisted the officer. The result was
that Williams went to the penitenti-
airy.
State officials say Williams appear
ed to be reliable young man and
that evidently in his case the law
worked great wrong. They say
that local officials should use judg-
ment in enforcing the concealed wea-
pom law. One member of the board
of control terms the measure as q
vicious law" and one which should
never have been enacted.
May, Move Game Farm.
State Fish and Game Warden E. c..
Hinshaw is considering giving up the
game farm at the state fair grounds
and moving his birds to some other
location where he can get a larger
acreage. He has tract OF some 800
to 500 acres under consideration.
The state fair board gave Mr.. Hin.
shaw the use OF twenty-five acres at
the southeast corner OF the fair
grounds for a game farm and at fair
time quite an exhibit of birds was
made there. 1t was part of the
original plan that the fish and game
department would put up a building
on this acreage for an exhibit.
In the spring of the year large num-
bers OF pheasants are Matched out on
the game farm and sent all over the
| state.
Railroad Case Up Again.
Railroad service on the Chicago.
Anamosa and Northern railroad, which
| was suspended last summer. has not
| yet been resumed. Another hearing
on the receivership matter is to be
| held before Federal Judge Reed this
month so the state commerce coun-
sells office has been informed. Engi-
neers who have gone over the road
say 1t will take 100000 to put the
road in shape 20 that trains could
be operated again. The owners say
the road has been operated at loss
and thus far no one has been able to
find way out of the difficulty.
State After Railroad.
| The state board of control has ask.
ed Judge j. H. Henderson, commerce
counsel, to 60 after the Burlington
route in order to get switching rate
at the state hospital for insane at
Mount Pleasant. The general assem-
bly, appropriated $4,000 for switch
at that institution. The Burlington
has refused to connect with the
switch. 1t also says it will charge S.
for every car handled. II connection
is made. The state claims this rate
is excessive, and demands a lower
one.
kepford May Resume Old Position.
A. E. Kepsord, former state tuber-
| culosis lecturer, may return to his
old position with the state. The mem.
bers of the state board of control may
soon consider offering him the posi-
ton again, it is reported.
When Mr.. Kepford resigned year
ago as lecturer for the state, the posi-
ton was not filed, although there
were many applicants for the place.
The job carries salary of $4,000 a
year.
Iowa Heads the List.
According to figures secured by the
| department of agriculture, Iowa has
101 sheep to every 100 persons in the
state; 400 hogs, 102 cattle and 60
horses for every hundred residents.
This is higher than the average for
the United States. In the United
States the number OF animals to ev-
cry 100 residents, is so sheep, 60 hogs,
So cattle and "a horses. The average
for the world is 81 sheep, hogs, rs
cattle and horses.
Another Shift in inspectors.
w. B. Barney, dairy and food COM
missioner, has shifted the force OF
inspectors OF his department back to
their original posts. NJ. e. Flynn re-
turns to the river cities and S. o.
Van DeBogart returns to the Des
Moines territory. The shift has de-
veloped the weak spots in the system
so they may be properly handled and
the men are working together bet
ter than they did before, the COM
missioner reports.
Lawyers Buying Supplements.
The sale of supplemental supple
ments 1915, by the secretary OF state
has picked up. Since the attorneys
have become used to the new form
of issuing the session laws. they are
ordering them and putting them to
use. At first they refused to buy the
books as method Of expressing their
disapproval of the change.
May Have Test Case.
The state pharmacy commission
has decided that 1t will wage war
with the Iowa State Retail Merchants
association, II necessary. to enforce
the law prohibiting grocers and 9TH
ers not pharmacists, selling medi-
cines containing alcohol or poison.
The grocers say they intend to deal