Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-28
PAYS HIGH PRICES
Contracts Let for Food Sup.
plies for State Institutions
MEAT CONTRACT IS REDUCED
Sugar Costs St.14 Per Hundred More
Than Last Year and Flour Has
Advanced Two Dollars Per
Barrei-Beef 10 Lower.

5arrel-Beef 10 Lower.
control has let contract for 100000
pounds OF cane sugar at 1924 per hun
dred pounds to Waterloo firm.
1t will supply the sixteen state in
situations for six months.
This price is an advance of $1.l4
per hundred over a year ago, but
reduction of 35 cents hundred over
six months ago.
Contracts for 100000 pounds OF
meat were let to Chicago packers.
The contract price of fresh beef was
s11.70 per hundred, % cents per hun
dred under the rate one year ago Ham
and bacon are from l to Ia cents a
pound higher than twelve months ago.
Bids indicate soap has advanced
and flour is up So a barrel.
The present food contracts expire
October first.
Harry Shropshire, purchasing agent,
says the meat contract was reduced
this year, each institution cutting
down the demands for the next six
months.
Other foods will be substituted for
meats.
Funston Controls Troops Release.
Whether Iowa troops at Brownsville
are returned within the next six
weeks probably depends upon General
Funston. A war department order
from Washington directed him to send
home one national guard regiment for
each new regiment sent to the bord
err. There still are $4,000 guardsmen
in state camps. All these are to be
sent to the border.
There will be no general homeward
movement of the troops until after
the American-Mexican commission
meeting at New London, Conn.,,
makes a decision. 1t Is believed more
than likely that one of the Iowa regi-
ments will be among those returned.
The Third Iowa was the first to reach
the border.
Troops Expect Early Release.
The return home of the Iowa nation
al guard regiments now on the border
at an early date is indicated by or
ders from General Funston received
by General Allen.
The orders request information re-
garding the number of cars required
to move troops of the Iowa brigade.
A notice attached states that batter
les would take only sufficient horses
with them to move the guns and wag-
ons. Machine gun companies will re-
tain all equipment furnished them by
the government, but no horses with
infantry regiments will go north.
Recruiting Is Slow.
Forty-fiye recruits have reported at
Fort Des Moines as the result OF the
first two weeks of recruiting in Iowa
hy the federal government, to fill the
ranks of the Iowa companies now on
the border. Recruiting began Sept. l.
The recruiting has not been as brisk
as the federal authorities had expect
ed. The recruiting officers have been
advised that 1000 men are needed to
put the Iowa regiments to war
strength.
May Lose Swindle Cases.
II the men swindled in the fake
horse races do not show up for trial
the state may lose its cases.
At the grand jury hearing in Dav-
nt.v nrf nj foil 10
Attorney General Cosson has issued
subpoenas to state special agents to
bring them into court So far Cosson
has had no report from his men that
the witnesses had been found
Hail Loss is Small.
n The holders of policies in mutual
hail insurance companies of Iowa will
have no serious complaint this year,
1t is said, as the losses to crops by
hail in 1916 were light II the over
head expense of the companies is not
great. the assessments will not be
heavy. However, states around Iowa
suffered greatly by hail.
Distribute Many Fish.
The state fish and game department
Is rushing the fish car over the state,
restocking the lakes and rivers with
fish. The car will be operated to its
limit during the time remaining be-
fore the freeze up. The small fish are
taken from slOughs along the Missis.
sippi
viii Hold Extension Courses.
The Iowa State college at Ames is
announcing extension courses in
plumbing and steamhtting; janitor and
engineer; warm air furnace operators.
Tie courses will be held in any city
where there are sufficient numbers
to organize class.
Road Would Abandon Service.
A hearing to be held Oct. 10 will
develop whether the Colfax Northern
may abandon a part OF it's line 1t is
expected there will be opposition, as
In similar cases in Iowa. When the
Atlantic Southern quit business and
the Chicago, Anamosa & Northern got
into difficulties, the people along the
lines took the matter up with the
state commerce counsel and both cas-
es are now in court. The Colfax North
ern is the third road to try to aban-
don part Of its line because the serv-
Ice does not pay.
New Voting Machine.
E. 3. Willix of Mt. Vernon, has in
vented voting machine which he