The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-24
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Dies MONIES, Nav %. 1900.


Dies MONIES, May 90, 1900.
Adiutant General Byers has given
up his plan of having the four regi-
sments of the National Guard encamp
in Des Moines this summer, and will
accede to the wishes of the colonies
that the regiments be cncamped
somewhere in the districts from which
their companies came.
The Des Moines National, the Citi-
zens' National and the Valley Nation
al banks have fled in the district
court appeals from the recent decision
OF the board of review refusing to de-
duct from the amount of their capital
stock investments the proportion of
their capital invested in government
bonds January /, the time the assess
menti was made. All the banks charge
That the. capital stock was assessed up
to stockholders at its real value with
out reference to the bonds and that no
deductions were made on their account.
sThey charge that under the national
laws as we'll as those of the state the
stockholders are entitled to deduc-
ton for the amount of capital stock in
vested in bonds, the bonds to be fig
nred at their par value The Citizens
National bank, with capital stock of
$2O0. 900, held $21O,2OO of bonds; the
Valley National bank. with a capital
stock of 100000, an investment of
isS2S37, 4OS in government bonds, and the
files Moines National, with q capital
stock of 100000, an Investment of
$263,O00 in bonds The assessor has
charged that the banks loaded up with
government bonds shortly before Jan
nary and disposed OF them shortly
after January /, the purpose being to
escape taxation on their capital stock
accounts.
w. p. Chase. the enterprising sport
ing goods dealer of Des Moines, has
{ leased the new Auditorium for term
OF. years and now has number of men
at work frescoing the building, paint
ing scenery and drop curtains, and
placing new upholstered chairs in the
building. He has secured member
ship in a theatrical circuit which
handles the very best attractions and
and proposes to make the Auditorium
statewide attraction.
The state board of medical exami-
ners and the state board OF health, at
recent meeting, reelected Dir. j. T.
Kennedy secretary.
By a decision of the supreme court
in a case originating in Sioux county
and first decided by District Judge
Wakefield. of Sioux City, the dogs of
Iowa have no legal right to brood over
repeated annoyances and avenge them
with their teeth in malice. They have
not, as the lower court held, even one
bite coming to them, and the first use
>of teeth condemns them as habitually
Vicious. They must bite when the
person bitten is committing an unlaw-
ful act. No damage 1or suffering re-
sulting from bites received at such
times may be collected. Iowa dogs
sannst bite when legal provocation is
still hot or not bite at;
The committee n charge
aas m sssi SO l!!sIon, Ah MSis in
'eszss Moines in j My, has mapped out a
program for the entertainments Of the
visiting editors. The hotels have
generously given a very low rate to
The convention members, and it is eX-
pected that the attendance will be the
largest in the history of the associa-
ton. The meeting will convene on
Thursday, July -, and last till Satur-
day. So that those who wish can
have an opportunity of visiting the
sChautauqua, which will be in session
here at that time The program will
be a reception and registration of the
members on Thursday, members of the
committee being at the different hotels
to receive them On Friday morning,
commencing at o'clock, the regular
work of the association will be taken
up and a number of papers read and
discussed. Friday afternoon will be
given over to the entertainment of the
visitors, and they will have a choice of
either visiting the different industries,
newspaper plants and job offices, base
ball game or Chautauqua. Friday
evening the whole convention will be
entertained at a lawn fete at one of
the hospitable homes of Des Moines
and a program furnished which the
committee at present refuses TO di-
yulge, but promises thai me editors
will not soon forget. Saturday morn
ing the street railway company.
through courtesy of it's general man
ager. Mr.. Hippee. will take the visit
ing delegates and their ladies for a
trolley gfdesover the city. Saturday
Afternoon all those who wish can
attend the Champ Clark Dolliver de-
bate, which takes place at the Chau-
tauqua grounds
The Pelham Mining and Develop
lnent Company, of Ottumwa, has filed
articles of Incorporation with the. sec
rotary of state. The company will
do a general mining business with a
paid up capital of $1a5,OOo. The com
pany has a number of properties in
the Black Hills which it will develop.
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Gives Up Four Thousand Dollars.
Z HAVANA, May 10.-W. H. Reeves,
deputy auditor of the island, made a
confession and gave up $4,000 given
linn by G. w. Neeley, the arrested
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