Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-11
IOWA FRA|ERNAL k[N'
State Congress will Be Held
in Des Moines Late This
Month.
Jury Trial Ordered in the Polk
County Court House
Case.
Report Of the Anamosa Prison
Schedules Moines' War on
Gambling.
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Special to I'imesNR eDurblicarl
Des Moines Jan. 1.-THE second an
nual meeting of the iowa State Fra-
ternal Congress has been called to meet
in Des Moines January 80 BY William
NJ. Narvis. the state president, Who is 1
also grand master workman of the a.
O. U. W.sof Iowa. The congress was or
ganized at we'll attended meeting Of
Representatives of the various frater-
nails doing business in Iowa a year a go.
( 1t is auxiliary TO the National Fra er-
nal Congress which recently held a.
great meeting in Boston. This national
congress has come to be a powerful
influence With the fraternal societies.
and it Is the intention to organize thor
oughly every state in the union to the
end that the representatives of the fra
ternal societies shall work in harmony
for legislation affecting them The
meeting in Des Moinss will be attended
BY REPRESENTATIVES of practically all the
societies of that kind ioing business in
Iowa and they are increasing at a rapid
lsrate.
phase Of the interesting court house
Icontroversy in Polk county and the
lawyers and people are wondering how
county tilat can innpartially try a cas@
public as this one The question has
come before the court in rs gard to a
matter of fact and the court has sub-
y
so thoroughly aired in puiolic that every
person in the county has had some
part in the fight. Even if jury is sse-
cured the opportunity or Incentive u
corruption will BE- so great that sus
pcion Will rest on the whole trans
action.
The report of the Anamosa prison
school for the month of December was
4 yesterday received by the state boarc
il OF control and rlis report shows thas
4 Eguite a fiour:saiing educational institu.
rion Is maintained by the state in tn,
4 admirably contacted institution a
Ananosa. The discipline Is good ant
8 truancy is the exception. The n.lnibe
of pupils enrollrd,is 191 and the nurnbe
OF days taught Is twenty five Th.
: .itilrllsess duSilt aF- Ttdu1Ig, history
q physi oiogy. English. arithmetic. spell
ing. geography, civil government, com
position, algebra, psninanship am
geometry.
The Spencer Telephone Company ha
fled articles of incorporation. The in
seolporaters are charies Me-Allister. G
G. cireavsss. NJ. E. Griffin. NJ. NJ. Preso
and r. NJ Tuttle. The capital stock j.
$1,000 The Carlisle-fsavittAn Andsrsal
Company has become incorporated
with headquarters at Missouri Valley
1t is a mercaatils company with 5000
!, capital stock.
3 The city of Des Moines is enjoying
) spasn Of virtue on the part Of Mayo
Jerry Harten bower. He has closed tn
J gambling housss. There are only7.a fsy
of these left open, but they- We're oper
ated on a scale of magnificence. Tn
!, club and private gambling rooms hav
Z not caused any comment. The mayo
g has been subjected to the usual amour
! OF criticism for leaving the gamblin
/ houses open and at last all have bee
: closed up tight Incidentally the gran
jury for the January term met TIL
same day the gamblers were ordered 1
!. smut up. The gambling Slot machine
J. have also been taken out of the ciga
! stores and elsewhere.