The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-25
IT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Des Moines. july %. 1901.

Des Moines. July %, 1901.
Before starting for Yellowstoncl
park. with the members of his fam!
| lily, Governor l.. M. Shw issued PROF.
lamation designed to aid in the Boer.
relief fund movement. This move
ment has been inaugurated in Iowa
by II. d. Viljoen and A B. Liebenberg.
The former was in Des Moines Mon
day for the purpose OF arranging for
two lectures here.
The governors proclamation foil
lows:
"To the people of Iowa-Field Cor
net Hercules d., Viljoen of Aliwall
North, Cape Colony, South Africa
who comes to our state with properj
credentials. is laboring in the inter
est of the Boer widows and orphans
OF that land. 1t is to be hoped that
he and his colleague, Commandment A.,
b. Liebenberg, will meet with LIBERAL
and attentive audiences wheresoeyer;
their duties may call them in this
state, and that the contributions toj
the relief fund which they are endeav-
'oring to raise shall be worthy oil
/ DcODlet
are noted for their generosity in re-
tlieving distress.
Leslie M. Shaw,
Governor of the state of Iowa"
In an oral opinion handed down inI
police court, Judge Silvara ruled that
palmistry is fortune telling, and for
tune telling is vagrancy, and that
zera Rodigo and Jura CASTILLO werei
guilty of both. Thereupon the Judge,
hned the two bright-eyed Spanish VOL
men $40 and costs each. The defend.I
ants gave notice of appeal, and the,
case will be carried to the district!
court.
l. X. Wilson, secretary of the Des,
Moines & Northern Iowa road. which,
hled amended articles of incorpora-
ton few days ago, authorizing it to
build line in Minnesota, SAYS that
his company will commence the work
of construction north of Boone this;
year. Mr.. Wilson would not saw how
much road will be built this year, but
INSISTED that arrangements have BEEN
made for the construction of consid-,
cradle mileage. He said that enpi-'
neers are still at work in the field,
and that three preliminary lines have
been run between Boone and Des
Moines.
The state dairy commissioner has
sent out circulars calling the atten-i
ton of the butter makers to the lib
eral premiums offered this year byI
the state fair for exhibits of cream-l
cry, dairy and package butter and
cheese. Last year the creamery but,
ter pro rata was $3.50 and the mini
mum "a. This years premiums
amount to S505, with the minimum att
911a. 1t is expected that there will
be larger butter exhibit at the state
fair this year than has ever been
known in the history of the state.i
The premiums are better and condi-,
lions generally more satisfactory to.
the butter makers.
The state labor commissioner is,
compiling reports received from the
wage earners of the state, in which
among other things they tell what
legislation would be of benefit to
their particular calling. These re-
ports are now being classified for the
purpose of being embodied in the BIZ;
ennial report of the labor commits
sioner. The purpose in soliciting them
is that they may be put before the
Legislature as fair showing of what
the laboring people of the state want.
re HOY II
received in as large numbers as was
desired, the leading trades are repre-
sented and it is fair to say that the
report of the labor commissioner will
show what legislation the wage earn
ers believe is most necessary. 1t is a
new feature OF the labor commissions
er's report and one which it is be-
lieved will serve to present the cause
of the working men to the legisla-
ture in an effective way. The state
'ments were received from the wage
,earners as a part of what is known
as the individual wage earners state-
,ment, which the labor commissioner
is required to solicit. The answers
to the inquiries in regard to legisla-
ton will be used as special chapter
of the report and not embodied in tho
general statistical table.
Judge Smith Mcpherson of the
United States circuit court for the
Southern district of Iowa, has hand
ed down decision in the .Des Moines
City Railway tax case, in which the.
order restraining John Mckay, coun-
| ty treasurer, from selling property
of the street car company for back
taxes, is continued in force indefin-
itely. The Illinois Trust and Savings
Bank, holders of bonds of the street.
car company, secured the restraining
order, on the ground that it's securi-
ties would be impaired by the sale of
the property. Treasurer Mckay en-
tered a motion to dissolve the re,
straining order. The courts refusal
is based upon the fact that the case
should be, and is. properly before the
Polk county district court, and no
sale of the road should be permitted
until the case is decided. The court
also holds that the county officers
cannot rightfully be parties to the
appeal of the street car company
from the assessment of the citW
council sitting as board of equal