Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16

ment from Iowa City to some point
further west. On February 22, 1S47,
the legislature passed an act appoint
ing three commissioners to choose a
new site for the capital, as near as
possible to the geographical center
of the state. These commissioners
proceeded with their work and final
ly selected spot in Jasper county,
about twenty-five miles east of the
present city of Des Moines and two
miles southeast OF the present city of
Prairie City; and they named the
place Monroe City. In the last num-
Der of "The Iowa Journal of History
and Politics" published by the State
Historical society, there is an account
of how spectators and settlers rush.
ed in and bought lots in the proposed
town and staked off claims in the sur
rounding country. But their hopes
were not destined to be fulfilled, for
at the next regular session of the leg
islature the law relative to relocat-
ing the seat of government was re-
pealed, the site of Monroe City was
vacated. and the money paid for lots
was refunded to the purchasers.
Prof. Frank E. Horack of the poll
tical science department of the state
university has been informed by tie
United States bureau of biological
survey that Iowa hunters have no i'm
munity from the federal law against
spring duck shooting When DR.. Hor.
oh ~ al tot
ing that the conflict of the Iowa law
with the federal statute would make
the latter ineffective in this state he
wrote to DR.. T. S. Palmer OF the gov
eminent bureau. In the reply an
administrative assistant declared that
the department would prosecute ey-
cry violation OF the law of which 1t
could secure evidence.
Farm home planners are to have a
chance to turn their good ideas into
cash. Fifty dollars will be paid for
the best plans or suggestions for a
farm house submitted to the office
Of President r. A. Pearson at Iowa
State college in Ames, on or before
April Is. The plans must be suited
for average Iowa farm conditions
and materials and labor together
must not cost more than $500, at
Ames. This competition is open to
farmers, housemakers, architects,
builders and all other who have ideas
to offer.
Plans are being formulated for the
organization of state wide good
roads congress. The plan is in the
hands of committee Of five appoint
ed by state wide conference of road
Gently. 1t is proposed to name one
vice president of the congress in ev-
cry county, the county vice president
to name a township vice president
and the township officer to appoint
four assistants. II is estimated this
will give the organization 5000 &C
tive members.
A special train will be operated
through the state by the Illinois Gen.
trail railroad under the direction of
the state dairy and food commission
and the state dairy association start
ing March 9, and continuing until
March 20. Lectures will be made in
40 towns. The train will carry ex-
hibits of representative dairy cattle,
milking machines in operation, light
ing plants, water systems, model
barns, silos, farm equipment, dairy
feeds, testers, farm crops and milk
utensils.
One of the latest features OF work
taken up by women of the city feder-
alton of Iowa Falls is having boys in
the department of manual training of
the public schools erect and build
birdhouses under the supervision of
Prof. Robert T. Layton. Prizes are
to be given for the best houses and
one to those who have their house
first occupied. The prizes will be
cash and will consist of nine sums.
All of the boys from the sixth grade
up in the public school are eligible.
The good roads exhibition train
will leave Des Moines March Is for
tour of the Northwestern railroad
system in Iowa. The train will car
ry officials OF the Greater Iowa as
sociation, Greater Des Moines COM
mittee and road associations. There
will be two lecture cars, one exhibit
ton car carrying samples of road
making machinery, and a motion pic
ture car.
l.. NJ. Hastings, a former president
OF the Iowa State Teachers associa-
ton and pioneer educator in the
state Of Iowa, died at his home in
Iowa City. He was the founder of
the present graded school system in
Ottumwa.
DR.. H. G. Beedman, trustee OF Des
Moines college and pastor of the
First Baptist church, in st. Paul, Mimi,
died suddenly after a brief illness
believed due to apoplexy. He had
suffered hardening of the arteries. DIR.
Beedman was well known in Iowa
Baptist and educational circles. He
was pastor OF the Baptist church at
Waterloo, IA years. Recently he re-
ceived call to the White Temple,
Portland. Ore, one OF the large
churches Of the denomination.
Pensions granted Iowans: Mary c.
Pool, Harlan, $12; Sidney j. Lantz,
New Virginia, $12.
The shepherd dog belonging to Max
Reinig raced into the yard of the
Reinig home near Portsmouth and
acted so strangely that the attention
OF Mrs. Reinig was attracted. The
dog would run to her side, bark, then
start off toward town. 1t was known
that the animal had accompanied Mr..
Reinig to Portsmouth and Mrs. Rein