Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-20
WEIGHTS Must Be Given.

Commission houses OF the state
have been notified by W. B. Barney,
state dairy and food commissioner,
that they will be required to mark
the net weight on potatoes and SINH
lar products when sold.
The order is the result of COM
plant made by a retailer in an Iowa
city that he had been purchasing po-
tatoes from a commission agent, and
had been swindled six pounds to the
bushel on all purchases for long Pc
| riod.
Retailers are required to mark the
net weight on all packages, when re-
quested by purchasers.
States Real Estate Venture.
The states real estate venture,
which consists OF the sale OF thirty
lots in Governors square, is now be-
ing launched. The executive council
is inviting bids for the properties.
In clearing the capitol extension,
T.. E. McCurdy, capitol extension rep
resentative. had thirty OF the best
frame houses moved to Governors
square, making thirty up to date
properties. Each house was made
modern, cement driveway provided,
with garage for each property. Dean
avenue, the new street put through
the square, is now being graded and
soon will be paved with brick.
Insurance Rates Cancelled.
Finding that the Iowa rating bu-
reau fixed hail insurance rates at 4
per cent in some counties and per
cent in others. Emory II. English,
state insurance commissioner, can
celled all the rates on the ground
that the law forbids discrimination.
The rate was fixed at per cent in
Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay. Dickin-
son, Emmett, Ida, Lyon, O'Brien, Osce-
ola. Palo Alto. Pocahontas, Sac. Sioux,
Plymouth and Woodbury. counties.
viii Not Move Game Farm.
E. c. Hinshaw. state fish and game
warden, was in Des Moines recently
comforting with the governor. He re-
ports that the season is now so well
advanced that the state game farm
will remain In Des Moines until next
fall at least. 1t is too late to move
this year, in his opinion. He wants
site of at least 200 acres for the new
farm, he says. Clear Lake boosters
are after the game farm.
Game Birds In Good Condition.
According to reports received the
game birds of the state came through
the winter in good shape, regardless
of the severe weather. The state
game department fed thousands of
birds during the period the ice COW
cred the state. On the reserve near
GAINESVILLE, it is reported few pleas.
ants were frozen to death. Other re-
serve keepers report no losses.
Small Towns Careless.
The average small town is woeful-
ly careless of its civic improvements,
says LATE Higgins, state sanitary en-
gineer.
Higgins started out recently to Jog
up towns that are lax with their sew
age disposal plants. Throughout the
summer he will make excursions out
| in the state until he has visited every
one of the IS points boasting sewage
treatment systems.
State Statistician Resigns.
Wayne Ellis, statistician for the
state railroad commission, has re-
signed to go to Washington, d. c., as
statistician for Francis B. James, at
torney. He will work exclusively
with material to be placed before the
interstate commerce commission. He
drew $1,000 per year from the state.
The salary of the new position Is
more than double that rate.
Special Data Prepared.
Owing to the demand for informa.
ton about the Torrens land system,
the state law librarian has had spe-
cial data prepared to be sent out to
persons making inquiry. The Tor
rens system was before the last gen.
eral assembly. 1t is expected to be
live issue before the next legisla-
ture.
Picture Machine In Collection.
The state historical department now
has a moving picture machine to add
to its collections. 1t will be used to
show the films of Iowa which were
used to entertain crowds at the Iowa
building at San Francisco last year.
Later it will be placed in the building
as an exhibit when progress has de-
veloped something to take the place
Of moving pictures.
First Tax Collections Report.
Story county is the first county to
report tax collections for March to
the treasurer OF state. The treasurer
sent in s23.523 as the first installment
of state taxes from that county. Pow
eshiek county usually is the first coun-
ty to report.
Deaths on Public Highways.
Ten persons were killed on high
ways of the state between Feb. IL and
March %, the state highway commits.
sion reports. Four were killed by
trains, four In auto accidents and two
by the overturning Of hayrack.
Many New School Buildings.
Never before in the history OF the
state were there so many new school
buildings dedicated or planned as at
this time. according to renorts from