Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-03

ton at It's recent meeting federated
itself with the National Grain Deal
ers' association. The following Of
ticers for the ensuing year were
elected: President, j. A. Kirk of Ne
vada; vice president, NJ. +. DeWolf
OF Laurens; secretary, George A.
Wells of Des Moines; members of the
governing board. ID. Milligan of JET
ferson, e. j. Edmunds of Marcus, Phil
Dietz of Wolcott, f. L. Bowen of Des
Moines, S. j. Clausen of Clear Lake.
G. L. Leeds has been appointed re-
:eiver for the United States Mercan-
tile and Indemnity association. APP
plication was made some time az.
through Milton Remley, attorney gen
eral. A receiver was asked on the
grounds that the company is in:ol.
vent.
1t was decided at special meeting
of the Commercial Exchange direc-
tors that Arthur Reynolds, d. B.
Lyons, f. K. Conway, Samuel Strauss
and Pleas Mills will go before the
state railroad to present the follow.
ing resolution:
"Whereas, In the opinion of the d.
:ectory board of the Commercial Ex-
change, it is detrimental to the bust
ness interests of the city of Des
Moines to have the decision of the
matter of the Vincent stock yards
longer withheld; therefore be it
"Resolved, That the railway COM
nittee of the Commercial Exchanges
be instructed to respectfully request
the honorable railroad commission of
the state of Iowa to render decision
in the said case at the earliest pos.
sible moment"
The matter before the railroad
commissioners is the demand of j. +.
Vincent. owner of the Des Moines
stock yards, that the Rock Island rail
road be compelled to switch loaded
| stock cars, consi gned to Des Moines
| from Iowa points, to the tracks of
any other railroad that may be des-
ignated by the consignor. +. M. Hub
bell said after the exchange directors
| meeting: "The railroad commission
| ers. we believe, have held back their
| decision in this case too long already.
| The exchange proposes now to see if
| some sort of an answer can be got
| from the commissioners. 1t is true
| that Des Moines is anxious at this
| time to get a favor from the commits
sioners, in the way of an order for a
riaduct to the army post, and pushing
the Vincent claim at the board may
| cjudice the commissi oners against
the city. But what if they do get
sore? They are the peoples servants.
| If they won't be reasonable, we will
elect some OF her men to their places.
| The Rock Island, refusing to switch
to the tracks of the other roads, is
| hurting Dcs Moines. 1t is ridiculous
for that company to refuse to deliver
stock where the consignors want it
delivered"
Ben Parker has won the third
round in his legal fight with the
Mountain Distilling company. Judge
Holmes handed down an opinion on
the amendment submitted him few
weeks ago holding in effect that Park
cr is the agent in fact for the com
pany; hat the WHISTLES in dispute
were consigned him for the purpose
of having him violate the prohibitory
laws of the state; that the distilline
company. an incorporation doing bus
mess under the laws Of Illinois, is the
real owner OF the property and that
| therefore, there can be no recovery
The Mountain Distilling company
brought action against Parker somt
time ago asking that a receiver be APP
pointed on the grounds that abou'
50 OCO worth of wines and WhiSkie!
consigned to the Des Moines liquor
dealer had been sold and no account
rendered the home Office. Parker re
sisted. attacking the validity of the
contract on the grounds that while
operating under the Martin law ht
was in fact viola ting the laws of The
state. the mulct law being merely ;
bar to criminal prosecution. He hel(
that Il contract made for the purpose
of having him violate the laws of the
state was invalid and should be hel(
for naught. Judge Holmes sustained
the contention of Parker's attorneys
overruled Il demurrer to the origina
petition and ordered an amendment
The amendmeI. embodied the same
| pOlllS DIS lHOSc Ill JHC OIISlldl peUl
ton and it was on these points tina
the court ruled. The case will be APP
pealed to the supreme court.
Suit has been commenced against
the state board Of medical examiners
by Charles Loeffler and A. D. Shella
barger, graduates at the Barnes Med
ical college at St. Louis, who are
seeking to compel the defendants tC
recognize their diplomas and grant
certitcate of practice in the state
of Iowa. The proceedings are il
the nature of writ of certiorari in
which the board is asked to certify
to the district court record of their
proceedings for the latter's review
1t is alleged that application was
made to DR.. Kennedy in April for an
examination, who refused it. The
diplomas were presented ut the same
time the request for examina ton
was made and refused on the
grounds that it was alleged that