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Des Moines Letter on State Debt and Local Affairs
The Des Moines letter discusses state debt projections from Auditor McCarthy, routes of growth in debt due to hospital costs and the insane asylum, and the need for prudent policy. It notes the 30 June 18g9 estimate of 492613.38 and suggests health and institutional costs drive liabilities. It highlights January legislative sessions and upcoming agricultural and professional meetings, plus praise for Warden Madden's prison reforms and a local example of law impact on crime and morality.
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Des Moines
McCarthy
Twenty-Sixth General Assembly
Hospi Als
Glenwood
Towa
Ditor McCarthy
Iowa
Iowa State Agricultural Society
Iowa Producer's Association
Iowa Brick and Tile Association
State Veternary Medical Association
The
Agricultural Society
Capitol
Taiirgads
Anamosa
Madden