Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-01-04
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
4 Des Moines, january 4, 19o1. M

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First That we hereby extend our
thanks to the citizens of Des MoineS}N;
for furnishing rooms for the work oftE
the association without expense tOtSss
this body, and for their manifoldEss
courteSieS, }Ss
''s;econd--That we thank Miss Hart
riet Carton, the Simpson Glee club
and other persons for the excellent@
music which they have furnishedas
thereby adding to the pleasures 81
the association. yRsss
''Third-That we extend our thanksIx
to the press Of Des Moines for theirN
untiring efforts to give a complete1
and accurate report of all proceedH
ings of this body
thanks to the executive colnInItteela
the officers and standing committeesl
for their faithful work in caring fort
the interests of the association in alifs
it's various departments.
''Fifth--That hereafter the chair-F
man of the executive committee shalIh
be allowed sum not exceeding S50y
with which to employ stenographerr
or a clerk who NAV assist him in the
arduous detail work of his Office.
"SiNth-Whereas, The association
| is any year liable to meet conditlohHsf
arising from such unforeseen circum
stances as an unprecedented storm, q
railroad strike or other such thing
which would make it impossible To-
pay expenses for the given years
therefore be it
"Resolved, That we instruct the ex-
ecutive committee to place the sum
of $500 annually in q reserve tun0
which may be used only in an emer-
gency and which may be paid out
only by the vote of the general assoc
citation.
"As it is unwise to create a larg
fund which might become injurlon
to us in many ways, we further
struct the executive committee to r.
port the amount of principal az!
interest in the reserve fund at cad
annual meeting and to invote OF
special action upon the matter whe1
ever it shall amount to $1,000.
"Seventh-We note with pleasure
the ever widening influence of thk
public and the travelling library,
also of the efforts now being mad5
in our state in the direction of cen-I
} tralization and the transportation OIL
pupils in rural districts and we most
! cordially invite the careful, painsl
taking and sympathetic Investigation
, of these movements by ell teachersI
and school boards and especially On
those who are charged with the care|
. of districts which would be affected
!, by it,"
! At the close of the annual meetingi
of the Osteopathists of the state az
Still college resolution was adopt
= cd empowering the directors OF thd
y Iowa organization to make an assess
ment and use it at their discretion
in aiding DR.. C. L. Parsons of EaglG
y Grove in carrying through the mani
- damus action he has begun againsty
;. the state board of medical eXaminerS
= to compel that body to issue him q
- certificate. In this connection an
- other resolution was adopted Us 8foa|
:. lows:
'Eesolved, that we concur AT
heartily cooperate in the efforts
being made by one of our numb ~ "
Fl 20 ee1rpet the iowa 'st8s bsaar ~ ~
medical examiners to reGMsnize By
). nandamus, diplomas from reputabl
|, schools of Osteopathy."
:, "The post will be named Fort Del
> Moines," Captain Hull said in an in
L terview here. '"rhat much has been
j.. decided upon, though no official ac1
ton has been taken yet, and probably
will not be for some little time. But
! there is no question about the name
i Letters from Des Moines men, inc1ud1
J.. ing p. M. Cassidy and Hoyt Sherman
were forwarded to the secretary Oh
, war, and Secretary Root added his
- own recommendation to the request
. OF the Des Moines men that the post
: be named Fort Des Moines." Con
: gress names the post. 81
L The packing house plant, owned by
!, Harry West, was sold on the last day
of the century to f. M. Hubbell, Sons.
q Co. The Hubbells will hold the
p, plant for tenant, and will endeavor
= to connect with one of the prospec-
}. tive renters with whom Mr.. Vest
} has been in correspondence, eve
shall not attempt to operate the plant
ourselves said Mr.. Hubbell. s"The
plant will simply be held by us as
!, il has been held in the past by Mr.
West, ready for any tenant who maylI
want to open up the packing businesa1
! in Des Moines.''
The supreme court has handed
down a decision of vast Importance to
temperance people who are fightinc
saloons in the little towns. In SUB
stance, it is held that the canvass OF
names to a statement of consen.
must be made from the poll boo 1
and that when the town is small and
only part of a precinct, where votes,
are cast at a general election, there
is no poll books showing separately
the voters of that town. In such y
case the petition of consent is NOS
valid. The case is entitled Hill Va
| Gleisher and is originally from tho
| Winneshiek county court.
Judge Mcpherson of the federal
;ourt has handed down q decision in
the case of r. S. C. Davis, admins ira.
tor of the estate of S. T. Davis, de-
ceased, in which the question OF /
whether or not bankrupt may %
compelled to give an account Of his
assets and liabilities after he has re-
ccived a discharge through fraud il =