The Leon reporter., 1901-01-03
NOTES FROM THE cAPlTAI.
Des Moines. necemhe

The supreme court has handed
down an opinion affirming the verdict
against r. w. Boeger, in Decatu1
county, in which he was assessed s37o
damages. for having forcibly hugged
nnd kissed Miss Mae Brenner. The
court finds nothing in the twenty-five
which would Justify it in disturbing
the verdict, which seems to be right
eous.
There has been considerable discus
sion among the Commercial Exchange
directors and members of the army
post committee in regard to naming
the army post. No one seems to
know just how the government pro-
ceeds in naming new posts, but It IL
thought any reasonable name the
city might suggest would be adopted,
1t has been suggested that the post
be called Fort Hull, in recognition Of
the work Captain Hull has done in sc.
curing it's establishment. Fort Dea
Moines has also been suggested. The
latter meets with more general favor.
1t is thought it will benefit the city
more than any other, giving the town
wide. range of free advertising.
Other suggestions are Fort Crocker
md Fort kirkwood.
case of smallpox has been report
ed at Evans, Mahaska county, and
one in Fremont township, Hamilton
county. DR.. Adams, of the state
board of health, who has been max.
ing inquiry, reports that the town Of
Stratford in that county has twenty.
eight persons under quarantine, ten
families are quarantined in Homer
and thirty families in Webster town.
ship of the same county.
The State Teachers association az
its meeting elected the following Of.
ficers: President, A. W.. Stewart Of
Cttumwa; first vice president, j. p.
Hugett of Cedar Rapids; second vice
president, E. U. Graft of Red Oak:
third vice president, Z. C. Lilly of In.
dependence; secretary, w. F. Barr OF
Des Moines; member of executive
committee, Fl. E. Kratz of Sioux City;
members of educational council
George E. MacLean of Iowa City and
| A. r. HulSill of Waterloo.
The resolutions adopted by the
State Teachers association are as fol-
| lows:
| "First-That we hereby extend our
| thanks to the citizens of Des Moines
for furnishing rooms for the work OF
the association without expense to-
this body, and for their manifold
courtesies.
"Second-That we thank Miss Har.
riet Carton, the Simpson Glee club
and other persons for the excellent
music which they have furnished.
thereby adding to the pleasures Of
the association.
"Third-That we extend our thanks
to the press of Des Moines fol their
untiring efforts to give complete
and accurate report of all proceed
ings of this body.
"Fourth-That we extend our
thanks to the executive committees,
the officers and standing committees
for their faithful work in caring for
the interests of the association in ain
its various departments.
"Fifth-That hereafter the chair
man of the executive committee shall
| be allowed sum not exceeding $50
with which to employ stenographer
or clerk who may assist him in the
arduous detail work of his Office.
4 Sixth-Whereas, The associatio1
is any year liable to meet conditiql
arising from such unforeseen ciroum-
stances as an unprecedented STORM, q
| railroad strike or other such thing
which would make it impossible to
pay expenses for the given year;
therefore be it
"Resolved, That we instruct the ex-
ecutive committee to place the sum
of 500 annually in a reserve fund
which may be used only in an emer.
gency and which may be paid Out
only by the vote of the general asso-
ciation.
"As it is unwise to create large
fund which might become injurious
to us in many ways, we further in
struct the executive comm, ttee to re-
port the amount of pri, cipal and
interest in the reserve fund at each
annual meeting and to ipvote our.
special action upon the mat ter when.
ever 1T shall amount to $1,000.
"Seventh-We note with pleasure
the ever widening influep e Of the
public and the travelling lii rary, and
also of the efforts now being madd
in our state in the direction Of cen4
tralization and the transpor tation OF
pupils in rural districts and we mosYS
cordially invite the careful, pains
taking and sympathetic investigation
OF these movements by all teachers
and school boards and especially Of
those who are charged with the care
of districts which would be affected
by it,"
At the close of the annual meeting
of the Osteopathists of the state al
Still college a resolution was adopt
ed empowering the directors Of tho
Iowa organization to make an assess.
ment and use it at their discretion
in aiding DR.. c. L. Parsons of Eagla
Grove in carrying through the man
damus action he has begun against
the state board of medical examiners
to compel that body to issue him q
certificate. In this connection an
other resolution was adopted as 70.
lows:
Resolved, that we concur and
heartily cooperate in the efforts now
being made by one OF our numbers
to compel the Iowa state board Of
medical examiners to recognize by
mandamus, diplomas from reputable
schools of Osteopathy."
LEPROsY IS sPREADINa.
No Less Than 10000 Victims o1
4 Disease In Philippines.
Washington, Dec. 2s.-An apj
report to General Macarthur
| view of the civil affairs of the Fn
| mines for the r,a ST fiscal vanr ers5