Branch of Central, $2,000. The Rock Island road is assessed at $12,500 per mile, the Burlington at $1d,500.—(April 8, 1886.)
Later action on the bill creating the office of county attorney makes it the duty of the county supervisors to fix the salaries of attorneys. The amendment provides that the supervisors shall fig salaries as follows: In counties of not more than 5,000, $300; between 5,000 and 10,000, $600; between 10,000 and 20,000, $900; between 20,000 and 30,000, $1,200; over 30,000, $1,200. The supervisors have the right to fix the salaries at less than the above figures if they desire to, but in no case can they make them higher than the rates named in the bill.—(April 8, 1886.)
The new Eleventh judicial district is comprised of the counties of Marshall, Story, Boone, Webster, Hamilton, Hardin, Franklin, Wright and Humboldt, with three judges—Judges Miracle, Weaver and Stevens.—(April 8, 1886.)
STATE G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.
The State encampment of the G. A. R. was held at Sioux City on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. The attendance was unusually large, numbering over twelve hundred old soldiers.
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Commander—W. A. McHenry, of benison.
Senior Vice Commander—P. H. Hankins, of Sac City.
Junior Vice Commander—J. L. Geddes, Ames.
Medical Director—Geo. P. HANNAWALT, Des Moines.
Chaplain—John H. Lozier, Mt. Vernon.
Assistant Adjutant General—Geo. L. Wrignt, Denison.
Assistant (quartermaster General—Melvin Smith, Denison.
The encampment, by a very nearly unanimous vote, endorsed the project of a soldier's home for Iowa.
Dubuque was selected as the place for holding the next State encampment, and Nashville was endorsed for the next National encampment.
The financial report showed over $3,000 in the treasury.
The citizens of Sioux City treated the " boys in blue" with great hospitality, and a most enjoyable time is reported by all who were present—(April 15, 1886.)
LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL FARM OPPOSED.
Col. Scott, in his centennial address, refers to the difficulty Story County had to contend with in the location of the farm. This makes me think of a colloquy that occurred a short time after the location had been made by the trustees, perhaps two hours after. A delegate from another county (for each county desiring the location had friends at work) commenced thus, and said: " Since the board has made the location for the farm and college where the' have it, it would be well for them to locate a cemetery on the farm so as to be ready to bury the dead; for there will be a demand for