Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-03

the men, causing the trouble. Ny
berg is not dangerously wounded.
A long fight was brought to a, sue
cessful finish by the chiropractors Of
Iowa when they finally obtained pass
age of their bill giving this branch Of
the healing art legal standing in
Iowa. The bill passed the senate
some time ago, and the house put it
through by a top heavy vote. The
measures gives the chiropractors a
state examination board, and provides
for the licensing of members Of the
profession now in practice and to be
admitted in the future.
Suffering painful injuries and un-
able to rise, Milton Merchant and R..
E. Gieth of Logan, lay on the ground
and called for help until neighbor
found them. The men had been
blasting stumps when charge in a
large stump failed to explode. They
went close to investigate and the
charge exploded. The stump was
split in twain, each section striking
one of the men and knocking them
unconscious. Merchants ankle was
broken and Gieth suffered a broken
leg.
Though he received painful cut
over the right eye and badly bruis-
ed face, W. Branstetter, Muscatine,
emerged victorious in a fight with
two would-be bandits. He had Just
returned from Let's, and was walk
ing homeward at a brisk rate, when
the two men jumped on him out of
the darkness. One Of them raised
a club and struck him blow on the
forehead and the other attempted to
seize him. He knocked one OF them
down, and was getting the best OF
the struggle, when both of the rob-
bers took to their heels. He had a
$50 gold watch and considerable
amount of money on his person.
Persons who buy motor cars late
in the year will not be required here
after to pay motor taxes for the whole
year. The Iowa house passed the
Whitemore bill, which provides for
Quarterly, instead of annual assess
ments on automobiles just purchased
Under this measure the man who
buys car more than three months
after Jan. LIST will pay only three
fourths of the years tax, six months
half of the annual tax, and the as
sessment would be cut to one-fourth
on cars purchased less than three
months before the end of the year
Tho bill is through the senate. and
now requires only the governors sig
nature to become law.
The house of representatives by a
vote Of 66 to "a refused to pass H
F. 497, bill drafted by A. C. Savage
state commissioner of insurance, and
introduced by the committee on in.
surance. This bill would make II
possible for Commissioner Savage to
take over the management of any
insurance company. except county
mutual company. II he thought its af
fairs were becoming involved. 1t al
so would give him certain arbitrary
powers, it is said On motion of Re
preventative A. o. Hauge of Polk
county the house voted to reconsider
the former vote, and the bill was
laid on the table. A two-thirds vote
will be necessary for 1t to come VI
again for consideration.
Tha con 80 @.,or-<
active livestock associations of Story
county have shipped 919 cars OF live
stock during the past year. The net
income of these twelve associations
was s2.043,363 According to esti
mates made by the various associa
lions they have saved for the far
mers something over 100000 be
cause of the middleman elimination
The Story County association will
1870 members has shipped 120 cars Of
livestock and had net income Of
s275.000. Collins, with PIP members
has shipped 10 cars with net in
come of 100000, while Roland with
but 100 members has shipped 124
cars with an income OF s259,OO0. Ne
vada having 200 members shipped
ninety cars and had an income OF
s200,500.
Iowa banks will have to pay some
$S50,000 more in taxes than was ex
pected, because of the recent Su
preme court decision that banks could
not deduct from the assessed valu
alton of their capital stock the
amount of government bonds held
according TO estimates made by state
Mouse officials. The state auditor
has directed county auditors to cor
rect last years tax lists, and 1t is
roughly estimated that the state
will receive about $250,000 more in
taxes from the banks than they would
have II the Supreme court had not
rendered it's decision. County tax
revenues will likewise be boosted
about quarter of a million dollars
at the expense of the banks, 1t is es
timated. and city tax collections will
be swelled probably to the extent OF
some s350,O00 because of the recent
decision.
Suits totaling s5S,55O were brought
in District Court at Sioux City re
Gently by the Central Trust Co., OF
Des Moines to collect on notes given
for the purchase Of stock in the Mid
land Packing Co., an 100000 con.
Germ, now in the hands of federal re.
ceiyers.
Irving Benson, is, of Boone, is
dead as the result OF fall from the
top OF house which was being NOV.