The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAl
Des Moines. Januarv a ,of

Des Moines, January 9, 1901.
The packing house plant, owned b1
Harry West, was sold on the last day
OF the century to F. M. HubbeI, Sons
q Co. The E.ubbells will hold the
plant for tenant, and will endeayor
y. 20 connect with one of the prospec-
tive renters with whom Mr.. West
mas been ip correspondence. eve
shaii not attempt to operate the plant
ourselves" said Mr.. Hubbell. "The
plant will simply be held by us, as
t. has been held in the past by Mr..
west, ready for any tenant who NAV
want to op.Sl up the packing business
! The supreme court has handed
down. decision of vast Importance to-
temperance people VINO are tiehtinr
saloons in the little towns. In sub
stance, 1T is held that the canvass ~
lanes to statement of consen,
must be made from the poll boo y
ana that when the. town is small and
only part of a precinct, where votes
are cast at general election. there
as no poll books showing separately
the voters of that town. In such n
case the petition of consent is NOT
vaild. The case is entitled Hill VS.
Gielsher and is originally from the
Wlnneshlek county court.
Judge Mcpherson of the federal
court has handed down a decision in
the case of r. S. C. Davis. administr,.
Tor OF the estate of S. T. Davis. de-
ceased, in which the question ut
whether or not bankrupt NAV +.
compelled to give an account Of his
assets and liabilities after he ba. re-.
celved a discharge through fraud il
decided. The court holds that in :
case OF that character when he has
evidence sufficient to show a bank.
rupt to have held back a portion %,
his assets, plaintiff is entitled 20 nm.
other Investigation.
Former State Senator Lathrop has
applied to the state executive council
for authority to proceed to the col.
lection of about 1915, 900, which it is
claimed the general government owes
Iowa as interest upon the funds
which she used to fit out her troops
during the civil war. The state used
about 100000 during that period
most OF which went to this purpose.
This money was worth, then. per
cent. The government refunded 10
the states the principal of these
FUNDS, but, as in the case of the Span
ash war, did not pay interest. This
interest, it is computed, amounted
20 about $375,000 on that portion Of
the funds used for the troops, direct
", Tor the principal was not refunded
TOT twenty-five years. Auditor Of
state Merriam has had the CORE
spondence with Senator .Lathrop in
charge, and will bring the matter, be-
Tore the state executive council. Mr..
Lathrop represents that he has
washington connections which will
be able to present the states lposi-
0on there, and he is confident that
the state can recover this mon He
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yet known Mi hef the goyerhme,
had ever refunded interest on these
funds or not. The matter will be
taken up at once anGs pushed, if it is
determined by the state authorities
that there is. a color of right in the
proposition. The state is also await
ing $4,000 which the government
owes us on account of funds expend-
ed on account of the Spanish war.
The interest on this quarter of a mil
lion at 4 per cent would have amount
ed to about $4,000.
a Des Moines lawyer has called at
ltention to the following extract from
70 chapter on legislative intent in a
work entitled, ssOutline of Criminal