Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-18
BELONGS 70 STATE
Island Accretions Do Not Belong
To Owners Of Abuttine
Land.
Two Interesting Decisions by
the Supreme Court--Barrett
Complimented.
Cummins. Remley and Titus to
Argue the Amendment
Case.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 1S-In two interest
ing cases from Woodbury. county some
new questions are discussed by the SUI
iprema court. In the cae of Holman vs..
Hodges the plaintiff claimed an island
which was built up nethe Missouri riv-
er opposite his land, the first evidence
of bar being formed there being iliI
1858, and the island IS now two or three
miles long and valuable for farming.
The court discusses questions of ripar
ian rights and the claims of the owners
for abutting land and decided that the
island does not belong to the land own
ers along the river but to the state. IL
the land had been formed by accretions
to the shore line il would have been diff
ferent. In the case OF Tolerton & Stet-
son W. the Anglo-C California Bank, an
effort was made to recover for damaged
canned goods brought from California
on warranty when the sellers of the
goods refused to make the warranty
good and the deal was completed thru
la bank. The court holds that the bank
did not assume the liability of the COM
rany which assigned to the bank ths
bill of lading and draft for collection.
A. IS. Cunmins is TO deliver an oral
argument before the supreme court
next Wednesday in the Titus anend-.
ment case. and Milton Renlley will be
another of the speakers, Senator Titus
Will also be one Of those to make an ar
gument. An effort is being made 10
have another able lawyer in the case,
but the decision as to who 1t is ,o be.
has not vet been made. Senator Titus
has had prepared for the usa of the
court a complete abstract of the record
lin the case as shown by the books in the
Office of the secretary of state. Quite
numberof arguments are being print
led for use in the case.
The American Journal of Education
OF st. Louis pays high compliment to
state superintendent Barrett and tbs
Iowa library commission and comments
the work being done for enlargement oi
Libraries in the state closing as fol
iowN:
| iaSya. ia constantly growing both III
her iation u the strong. efficient
i#oih ,.fe bs. her teachers, and ia her
ability and disposition to give all her
Iilas'Sttctors adequate comp psnsation for
their labors.
Judge Robinson returned from an in
sspeetioa viss to Mt. Pleasant insane
asylum and Gays that not before. in the
history of the institution has there been
so little illness, among the inmates sas in
TIT. past ten months, Similar reports,
are heard from other state institutions
and the effect Of good management
seems to be plainly evident
Among new smallpox cases reported
are TWO from Webster eouEty. one from
Douglas township -audubon county.
and one from Sheridan township. Scott
county. There are a number of cases
at Guthrie Center in one family. Des
Moines has no new cases.
Company NJ. of Red Oak, has offered
4 to go 70 Washington to attend the IN
augurai if four conlpa MES can be got to
go The Dubuque Company 10 ready
II Sioux City and Davenport come 10
time the battalion Will be rendered the
inaugural committee.