The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-28
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Dies MONIES, June 20, 1900.
Herbert T. Granger, the plaintiff in
the sensational Granger divorce case
on trial for two weeks before Judge
Bishop in the district court the latter
part of last month, is no longer mem
Der of the firm of Guernsey & Granger.
Mr.. Guernsey has bought Mr.. Granger's
interest in the firm. Mr.. Granger has
left the city for good, it is asserted. 1t
is understood that he will locate in
some western town.
At meeting of the board of trustees
of Des Moines College the most inn
portant matter considered was the
gift of $4,000 offered to the college
on the condition that the trustees raise
100000 to 100000 more After long
and careful deliberation as to the man
to put into the emergency to take
charge of this canvass, Rev. w. M.
Walker, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, of Des Moines, was unan-
imously chosen. He appeared in per-
son and consented to do the work in
connection with such brethren as he
may choose and in such manner as not
in any way to conflict with his duties
as pastor OF his present charge. Prof.
j. T. Stephenson was chosen dean Of
the faculty ad interim and the choos-
ing of new president to succeed DR..
FL. l.. Stetson will be held in allowance
for a few months while this canvass is
being made.
spurrier & Maxwell, attorneys for
A. X. Campbell and DIR. L. L. Eaton,
of Des Moines, have filed "a petition IN
the district court of Polk county
attacking the sufficiency Of the saloon
consent petition passed upon by the
board OF supervisors June 8, and under
which the saloons are now operating.
The petition charges that the consent
is insufficient as to the number of
signers; that the persons making aft
davit to the signatures are not of good
moral character; that the petition was
not properly canvassed; that many of
the signatures are not genuine, and
that many signatures were secured by
fraud. None of the charges are specific,
and the entire petition does not covera
page OF legal cap paper. At the trial,
which takes place in September, in
order to establish the case claimed. it
Will be necessary to prove that the pc
tltion does not contain sufficient
number OF signers, or that the reputa-
ton of the persons witnessing the sig
nature is not of u character that will
warrant placing credence in their affi-
davits to the effect that the signatures
are correct.
The Union Terminal Railway Com
pany of Sioux City, has signifed it's
intention to incorporate with the
state, costing $2,o03.5o in fees. Its
capital is S2,5OO,OOO. Its incorpor-
ators are: John Cadwalider, Charles
c: Harrison, Sidney L. Wright, John
Lawrason Riggs, Edwin S. Dixon,
vania men. The company provides in
its articles for power to build three
lines of road, all from Sioux City, one
east to the limit of Woodbury. county,
one westerly to the Big Sioux, and
one north to the Iowa state line.
few weeks ago there was a sur
plus in the state treasury of Iowa of
about 100000. This has been de-
pleted by two months of state insti-
tuition warrants and other outgo not
met by the income during the summer
months from tax collections, and IS
now about $s75,OOO. This, it is ex-
pected, will continue to go down until
September when the annual collection
of taxes will mean considerable In
crease
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state by the
National Development company OF
Davenport, which represents the or
ganized effort of that city to locate in
dustries within it's borders. 1t starts
with capital of 100000, and the or
ganizers are the leading business and
financial men of the city. They in
clude f. P. Blair f. A. Davis, George
The design of the company is to give
assistance in every way possible to To-
eating industries. Sites will be pro-
vided, buildings erected and bonuses
may be raised for desirable concerns,
as inducements to locate in Davenport.
Tn" opening day of the Midland
Chauvauqua assembly is July 10. The
Grant Climb and the twenty-one
women's clubs of Des Moines will unite
in making this the grand rallying club
day of the session. The orators of the
day will be Hon. Henry D. Estabrook,
of Chicago, whose subject will be
Vengeance of the Flag" and DIR. S.
A. Steele, the great southern orator,
who will speak on Home Life in Dix
lie During the War" Other leading
attractions of the assembly, which
last two weeks, are: DIR. N. Dwight
Hills, the eminent clergyman; Ed
mund Palmer, demonstration in liquid
air; j. P. Deliver and Champ Clark,
on Imperialism; Maud Ballington
Booth, John Finerty, Rev. Anna Shaw,
Robert Stuart MacArthur, Madame
Cecilia Eppinghousen Bailey, prima
donna soprano; Columbus Apollo Male
quartette; Arion Ladies' quartette,
Metropolitan Jubilee Singers and the
American Vitagraph Company. The
Iowa State Military Band will play at
the auditorium each day during the
dinner hour. For information and
program address Midland Chautauqua,
Des Moines.
Will Remove Troops From Cuba.
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