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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1907
Page
9
Des Moines report on the last week of the Iowa legislature details House reconsideration of the anti pass law, split opinions, and moves to concur or send back to conference. It notes a conference compromise for one attorney and one doctor passes per county and the stalled adjournment timetable.
Jasper Mason of Dallas county received an almost unanimous assembly vote for clemency, while twenty-two other applicants, including Betsy Smith of Polk county and Orman McPherson of Louisa county, were denied or postponed. Mason, who has served thirty-one years for a murder near Adel, was connected to a fatal argument over the Mayes Tilden election. Wood, a companion, died after being shot.
At the joint convention on the 5th George W. Clarke of Adel was elected a trustee of the State Normal at Cedar Falls to succeed C. H. McNider of Mason City whose term expires May 1 1908. J S Jones of Manchester was elected trustee of the state agricultural college to succeed E A Alexander of Clarion from the Third district whose term expires May 1 1908. All other trustees and regents with 1908 expirations were re elected.
Representative C. H. Holmes of Kossuth county on the 6th offered a motion to renominate Theodore Roosevelt at the party caucus. The item signals early district support for the president in the primary process.
The 1906 Story County experiment details corn yield ranges from 46.2 to 82.8 bushels per acre across 117 samples, with high yields tied to strong seed vitality and healthy stands. Findings show scrub corn and poor seed reduce output, while best homegrown varieties outperform distant imports. four kernels per hill often maximize yield with quality tradeoffs.
In a debate on a bill to unify three state institutions under one board of regents opponents claimed a pledged majority against the measure. Teter of Marion delivered a forceful speech for passage, but the bill was defeated as the substitute report failed 45 to 68.
The senate passed a bill to appropriate 27000 dollars for agricultural extension work, compared with 15000 last year. Proposed by Senator Seeley of Mount Pleasant early in the session, it had passed the house and needed only a slight correction to become law.
The house of representatives unanimously passes the bill by Harding of Sioux City authorizing a $50,000 appropriation to build a tuberculosis hospital in Iowa City and a $5,000 annual allotment to distribute educational literature on tuberculosis.
The senate approved Feely's proposal to reinforce the state anti trust statutes. The measure had already cleared the house and aims to fix a defect that has left the laws unconstitutional since enactment.
No State Twine. Dow's bill to manufacture binder twine at the Anamosa penitentiary and carrying an appropriation of $250,000, lacked three votes of passing the house. The bill received 52 votes and needed but 45.
The house and senate have passed a bill to permit automobile railroads linking cities and farming areas. Inventor H. G. Gue proposes the system and has enlisted John Swift and Benj. F. Fuller to establish railways in multiple locations before year’s end.
Early Wisconsin seed potatoes in cultivation high quality offered at 1.00 per bushel. Also Rhode Island Red chickens for hatching at 2.00 for 15. J L Niswender located 49 21d Ames Iowa.
Embroidery and insertion note appears in the Novelty Store listing with brief mention of yardage. No additional context available from the fragment.
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