Ames Intelligencer in Ames, Iowa

Governor's Message urges repeal of intoxicant traffic and state reforms

The governor reports prosperity despite a poor harvest, urges enactment of measures to end alcohol sales, calls for constitutional submission of key amendments, and outlines finances, banks, schools, and state institutions. He endorses tax reforms, recommends state control of banks and an insurance bureau, and supports public schools, asylums, and the Deaf and Feeble minded institutions.