Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-10

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4 Three members of the house hav
ldied since the last session. Aaron B
Holbert, of Greeley, Delaware county
died after his reelection last fall ant
is. w. Klaus, Of Earlville, was chosen
at special election, December 9th
to succeed to the vacancy !. Mr.. Hol
bert was one Of the largest importer,
of horses in the United States. H,
left an estate estimated at $1,000, 0Ol
and in his will he urges his sons ant
daughters to contine the business AM
make it the greatest in the world. HI
urges his girls to take an active par
in the business and to remain single
rather than marry worthless lout
The other deaths since the last session
are Charles w. Miller of Waverly
Bremen county, the leader of the dem.
ocrats in the house for a number Of
sessions, and George H. Purdy, oil
Rockford, Floyd county.
Rural Telephones and Electric Lines
at Outs.
The construction of electric trans
mission lines along the public high
ways is becoming such common oc-
currence that new issues have been
projected that will require legislative
action to establish the authority of
boards of supervisors and the state
railway commissioners in granting
franchises. The rural telephone peo-
pie aver that the presence of the cleo
trio lines greatly cripple the service
in that the electrical equilibrium of the
atmosphere is so actually disturbed
that telephone wires fail to carry the
spoken message with clearness. The
telephone companies claim a prior
right along the highways. The courts
have been wrestling with the problem
and the legislature will be asked to
pass measure that will outline the
rights of each party to the controversy
Some Monument Troubles.
The landscape artists plans for the
enlarged state house grounds provide,
for the removal OF the soldiers monu-
ment to a appoint east of the big state
house. In keeping with this scheme
the Allison monument was erected a
short distance from the soldiers mon
ument. The old soldiers are protest
ing forcibly against the removal.Sin
the buildings near it have all been re-
moved it presents commanding pres
ence where it now stands. Old sol
diers contend that if it is placed east
Of the state house nobody will see It
except those passing eastward state
fair week. 1t will cost $4,000 to re-
locate it and those in charge of the
of the grounds very
wisely left the matter to the legisla-
lure. The landscape artist claims that
The monument is out of line some feet
IN order to make his plans harmonic.
IL the legislature takes action against
removal the Allison Monument, just
must be removed. This
is to be dedicated in June.
Oiled Roads Popular.
There is strong sentiment among
he members of the legislature favor
ng the oiling of public highways as
! most. practical and comparatively
heap road Improvement measure.
Hon. E. D. Rayburn, representative,
rom Poweshiek county, says that the
experiment of oiling a section Of the
river to River road in that county east
# Grinnell was great success The
club of GrinneiI paid one
bird OF the cost, the farmers along
he way another third and the board
# supervisors appropriated money for
he remainder third. The road was
veil graded and thoroughly packed be-
ore the citing was done. The wet
weather. had but little effect Epuu IT,
Rayburn is president I
# the First National bank OF Monte
una and in the Seth general assem-
'ly was chairman of the committee on
He believes that a law guar
.nteeing bank deposits would release |
lot of boarded money and be a good |
hing for the banking business. He
relieves it would greatly curtail the
postal savings banks in communities |
where there is large foreign popu-
alton.
Big Farm and Home for Epileptfcs.
The Both general assembly, author
zed the board of control to purchase
and for a home for epileptics.At pres
mt these, unfOrtunates are at the home
or the predetermined at Glenwood |
DYER 1,400 acres of land was pur-
chased near Woodbury., in Dallas
county. The price was from $3.50 to
$780, Nine hundred and seventy acres
we're in cultivation the past season.
The buildings are all one story struc-
lures and they will be in readiness for
the reception Of patients in the spring.
About 200 men and women will be
placed in the institution at first. Twen-
ty-five honor prisoners from the peni-
Tertiary at Fort Madison are at work
on the premises unguarded. These
men are farming. building cement
bridges, thing, fencing and grading.