Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-14
TO HAVE A NEW COURT HOUSE
Polk County Victorious in Its Case in the
Supreme Court,
ANOTHER TRIAL FOR INSANE UxoRcIDE
List of Opinions Handed Down-Hor-
uculturnI Society Names officers
Control Board Against the
Prison Twine Factory.

DEs MONIES, Ia, Dec. 13.-(special Tel
egram.)-An opinion was handed down by
the supreme court this morning favorable
TO the river frontiers in the famous court
mouse site controversy. The opinion i,
that the board of supervisors has the right
TO sell the old court house site. II is based
! on the assumption that the Polk county
| commissioners never dedicated the present
! site to the eity of Des Moines as contended
by those who brought the suit. The de-
cision is the first in two cases now pending
Bbefore the court and virtually settles the
entire controversy.
The board has the right to sell the site
and use the money for the purchase OF a
new site. 1t is proposed to build a $40,
| 600 court house,
other supreme court decisions were:
! Mathew McEmery, appellant against Will
liam McEmery, Monroe district, affirmed
j. II. Gable, appellant against r. W.
Buchanan, Henry district. reversed.
State of Iowa, appellant, against Peter
Olinger, Dubuque district. affirmed.
State of Iowa against J. NJ. Shayde, ap-
| pellant, Webster district, reversed.
State of Iowa against Nome Robbins, ap-
pellant, Lee district reversed. Indictment
was for murder in the first degree. The de-
fendant was accused of shooting his wife
and pleaded insanity.
| j. w. Handy against L. B. Creamer, ap-
pellant, Wapello district, affirmed.
State Of Iowa against James Haskins, ap-
pellant, Buena Vista district, affirmed.
! State of Iowa against John w. Daun ap-
pellant, Page district, affirmed.
B. f. Longley, administrator, appellant,
against George NJ McVey, ct al, Dallas dis
| tri2t, affirmed.
No Prison Twinc Factory.
The Board Of Control and the superin-
tendents of the state institutions, at the
quarterly meeting today, discussed the
question of convict labor and particularly
the establishment of twine factory in con-
nection with the penitentary at Anamosa.
The sentiment of majority of those pres
ent was that the state should not enter
upon the scheme that the investment OF
half a million dollars for the simple purpose
of giving employment to convicts. to say
nothing about the injury that would be done
to honest labor, implement dealers and va
rious industries, would be unwise and un-
warranted. Wardens Hunter and Jones were
questioned for the purpose of getting in
| formation pertinent to the question. EXGov
ernor Larrabee said that the board had
been inclined to favor the establishment Of
binding twine plant at Anamosa since
the investigation of affairs at the Still
water (Minn.) pententary.
The State Horticultural society elected
these officers tonight: President, C.
F. Gardner, Usage; vice president,
NJ. ]. Wragg u sWaukee, secretary,
Wesley Greene, Davenport; treasurer. w.
NJ. Bomberger, Harlan; Directors-C. ].
Blodgett, Mt. Pleasant; Abner Brauson,
New Sharon; N. X. Fluke, Davenport; A. L.
Plummer, Ivy; R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls; P.
f. Kline, Storm Lake; Eugene Secor, For
est City.
The chief feature of the eession was the
adoption of a resolution calling upon the
national congress to enact judicious laws to
prevent the shipment OF trees and plants af
fected with the San Jose scale.
The State Board of Health this morning
received a telephone message from DR..
Vance of Eddyville, saying there were
cases Of suspected smallpox in that vicinity
and asking that the board take action in the
matter at once The state board received
a communication from Dr. Conniff of Sioux
City saying that the disease in northwestern
Iowa is now well under control and the sit
uation encouraging.
The auditor of state today filed his re-
port on the building and loan companies do
ing business IN Iowa. 1t shows that there
are seventy nine local and twenty-seven do
mestic associations and one foreign associ-
alton doing business in Iowa. Their aggre-
gate receipts during the last year we're &c.
S26, $50