Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-06
MANY NEW TOWNS
State Has Twenty-three More
Towns Than in 1910.
MUST MAKE REPORT TO STATE
Eighteen Of These Have Not Vet Incor.
porated-Severai Former Towns
Which Are Now Dead viii Be
Dropped from States List.

Dropped from States List.
Des Moines.-In examining the re
port OF the census department the
municipal accounting department o.
the state found that there are TWEEN
ty-three new towns in Iowa.
These towns are being notified tina
they will be required to make annua
reports to the state, in the future NJ
record is shown at the state house o
the incorporation Of eighteen of tn,
new towns.
These towns and the population are
Centralia, Dubuque county, So inhabi
tants; Dawson, Dallas county, 3O6 in
habitants; Guernsey, Poweshiek coun
ty, 1T inhabitants; Hartford, Warner
county, 23S; Hartwick, Poweshiel
county, 113; Hills Siding, johnson
county, 210; Maysville, Scott county
IS; Middletown, Des Moines county
log; Northboro, Page county, 219
North Tabor, Mills county. 160; Otto
sen, Humboldt county, 1853; Oyens
Plymouth county, So; Quimby, Chero
kee county, ESQ; Quincy, Adams coun
ty, II; Reasnor, Jasper county, 205;
Robins. Linn county. 125; Royal, Clay
county, 312; Welton, Clinton county
rs.
Blanks have been sent by the NUM-
cipal accounting department to al
cities and towns of Iowa, calling fol
report Of municipal business for the
year ending March 81, 1916. There are
105 cities on the list, an increase o.
since last year. There are 72S towns
an increase of %.
A few towns will be dropped from
the list. From reports received from
a few places, the postofflce has beer
discontinued, and the inhabitants have
lost interest in the town to the extent
that they neglect to elect officers
Without officers, the municipal ma
chinery stops and the towns cease t.
exist in legal sense.
Object to Paying Court Costs.
William ]. Dixon, chairman of the
state board OF control, has reported
on conditions as he found them at Fl
Madison on his recent visit of inspec
ton there. He says he finds consid
cradle complaint among prisoners
when they are required to pay the
costs Of the sheriff and clerk in con
nection with their cases and that such
requirements injure the discipline ant
efficiency of prisoners.
Chairman Dixon Investigated q com
plant of the treatment accorded Os
car Reinstein at Mt. Pleasant. The
complaint was made by the boys
mother, Mrs. Charlotte Reinstein. She
complained that injuries to his foo
and to his ear were not attended t.
promptly. Chairman Dixon reports
that the boy was given prompt treat
ment in each instance.
Rush In Auto Registrations.
The state automobile department IL
having the busiest time in its his
tory. About 10000 owners of automo
biles who have not yet registered theil
cars for 1916, are expected to rush IL
for number plates before April /, ii
order to avoid paying penalty o
10 per cent which will be added t.
the fee on that date.
The last general assembly changed
the automobile registration law. 1
provided for a number plate which
will last three years. 1t also provided
that all old cars shall be registered
before April l. On that date the fet
becomes delinquent and fine of II
per cent is to be added. The secre
tary of state will have no power Il
remit the fine for any reason whatev
er.
War Affecting Labor Conditions.
Warning has been sent out by the
state free employment bureau thai
Improvements in Iowa this season arc
apt to be very seriously hampered be
cause OF a shortage of labor and urg
ing all men seeking work or employ
ers wanting help to file their applica
tions with the bureau at the earliest
possible date.
Late reports show that thousands
of foreigners are leaving this country
and but few are coming in. This will
cause a shortage of common laborers
during the coming summer.
Two Want Sanders Place.
The state board of control has re
ceived applications for the position Of
warden at the Fort Madison peniten
tiary from former Sheriff Griffin Of
Monroe county and Marquis Barr Of
Oskaloosa. Barr formerly had charge
of the Anamosa reformatory.
It is reported that Warden J. C. San
ders is to be reappointed as head Of
the Fort Madison institution.
Get Rebate for Feed Fraud.
Iowa farmers who were defraudeG
in the purchase OF cotton seed mea
for fattening cattle are receiving hun
dreds Of dollars in rebates from the
southern shippers responsible fol
fraud as a result Of campaign car
ried ON by the state dairy and food
department.
The food value OF the cotton seed
meal shipped into Iowa was reduced
20 per cent while the guarantee re
manned at Il per cent protein. Pur
chasers were defrauded to the extent
of $3.50 on every car.
Checking Up County Officers.
j. +. Wall, chief of the county 40
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