The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-17
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des NIoines, Oct. Is. 1901.

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Az opinion in case OF consider
able interest to. railroads has been
handed down by the supreme court.
1t afiirms a Judgment against the 4
Iowa Central Railway company in
case from Monroe county, in which
action was brought to recover double
damages for stock killed by. defend
ants train after said stock had gone
upon the right-of-way through de-
fectlye gate at a private crossing.
There was some evidence that the
gate had been broken down by plain
tiff's horse within two days before
the stock in question passed, through
upon the right-of-way. The defend-
ant road contended that the court
erred in refusing to submit special in
terrogatories and give instructions
asked on the theory that if the stock
got upon the right-of-way by reason
OF the willful act of the owner, there
can be no recovery under section 2O55
OF the code. The higher court sus-
talns the lower court in finding no
evidence tending to show willful
act. The breaking of the gate by
the horse did not constitute willful
act and contributory negligence alone
VIII not defeat recovery under the
section in question.
The board of control has sent out
requests for bids on 1880 bushels of
potatoes for the use of the state in
situations. Jonn Cownie of the board
says the state farms will furnish
about $4,000 bushels or so per cent
of crop. This will be approxi-
mately half the amount needed at the
institutions. The board expects to
get potatoes at a price of from 60
to Is cents bushel at the highest.
The independent Order of Red
Men at their grand council in this
city elected officers as follows: Grand
prophet, j. A. r. Smith of Burling-
ton; great sachem, f. A. Day of Des
Moines; great senior sycamore, w.
Il. Mention of Boone; great Junior
sycamore, DR.. Will l.. Allen of Pella;
keeper of records, w. II. Knott of
Pennington; keeper Of wampum,
Fred LumplSin of TT. Dodge. Next
place of meeting, Pella.
State Labor Commissioner G. +.
Wennerstrum, in his biennial report,
just made public, points out many OPP
portunities for lettering the condi-
ton of working people in Iowa, and
shows how the industries of the
state are gaining in Importance. OF
the 1924 $50 population of the state,
975.641, or 1915 per cent, live in towns.
In the 81 towns of more than 1900
population, and the cities with
more than $4,000 population, various
manufacturing institutions to the
number of 14,S13 have been reported,
and these employ $3.50 persons, ac-
cording to the census of 1900. The
number has greatly increased since
this enumeration was made. The to-
tai amount OF capital represented
was $1oa, 733.1o3. The wages paid, =
1900 amounted to S29,o31, $50, and is n
value of the products was S134, 81 7the o.
Important phases of the report sne pc
to inspection of factories as tex mo
labor and the investigation of>eo
strikes in Iowa from July, 1894, uffgrsa
and including 1900. Mr.. WennerstrSed
personally investigated s7s factoibrl
and his deputy, A. T.. Holder, fl
two. .Deplorable conditions resIfL.
ing the welfare of employees vMti9
found. Rr ea
D1.
The eighth biennial report of Of
pharmacy commission has been sub9l
nlitted to Governor Shaw. 1t is for
the official biennial period ending
April %, 1899. Tt shows receipts
amounting to s1s.159 for the past
year, including ST, 800 cash on hand in
1899. The disbursements left $4,000
rs the amount of license fund on hand
april 80. 1900. The receipts to April
"a, 1901, brought this amount up to
S21,607.5O. The license fund on. hand
April "a, 1901, was $2,2Oo. The total
of warrants drawn for prosecutions
under section 1856 for the biennial pc
Rod was 81 ,432.27. The fines collected
for violations of the pharmacy law
and paid to the county school funds
amounted to SS.273.5O. The total num-
Der of pharmacists registered since
the passage of the pharmacy law was
GALS.
The Polk county board of supervis-
ors has voted a pass to ireland to Pat
Kane, formerly of Elkhart township.
now an inmate of the county house.
Kane will go to his old home in tina
interior of Ireland. Seven years ago
Kane made his first application for
the pass. His request was looked up
on as joke. The following year hes
made another application. This was&
refused and the same thing happened.l
another year. His requests were re.s
peatedly ignored until recently, whenL
the board began to figure. it wilE
cost So per month to keep Kane Al
the farm. That is equivalent to So
per year. He will live at least fl
years longer, which would mean de-
expenditure of $500. A ticket to III :.
land will cost the county less th;sss
$3.50. The idea of transportation aM
looked upon with favor by the boa Isl
and dependents who desire to retuS ~
to their native land to. die may be al
commodated with free pass by tBsL
county. snl
Head split With mn Ak.