Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-10
'CRESTON GETS PYTHIANS
Grand Lodge Of Iowa viii Be Held There
Next Summer.
SANITARIUM PROPOSAL IS LAID OVER
supreme Court Hears the Hunter APP
peal Case-COIOred Mans short
sentenee-Lepers Reported
In lows.
sANITARTUM PROPOSAL is LAID OVER
(From a Stan Correspondent

the erection Of a sanitarium at Colfax for
members Of the order was laid over until
next year. Two years ago the lodges Of
Pythians at Colfax submitted to the grand
lodge a proposal hat they would donate
sufneient ground for a sanitarium IL the
grand lodge would build one to cost about
5000 in Colfax. This was referred TO a
committee consisting of Carl Kuehnle Of
Denison, e. w. Weeks OF Guthrie Center,
D.. w. Telford OF Mason City, 1. l.. Stewart
OF Hampton and F. NJ. Molsberry of Column
bus Junction. The committee today re-
ported that the sites offered were good and
the project feasible, but there was some
doubt as to the legal phases Of the question.
The committee was instructed to make fur
Their investigation and to report to the
grand chancellor at least sixty days before
the next grand lodge meeting. The report
Of the committee on financial correspond
ence in favor Of abolishing the endowment
rank in Iowa was adopted. The grievance
committee reported that there were no
grievances this year. The new grand off,
GERS we're installed and the grand lodge
adjourned this evening.
One Year for Shooting.
James Marcus, colored, was this morning
sentenced to one year In the county jail for
having shot B. w. Liggett. Marcus made
no attempt to deny the shooting, but sn
effort was made to show that it was the
result Of a quarrel and was to some extent
justified. He was found guilty Of assault
with intent to commit m"anslaughter, thus
tustifying the defense.
Al Mckinney. colored, is on trial for
shooting Rev. j. Lomack, the colored
preacher. Mckinney and Lomack both
wanted to marry the same widow and the
former lay in wait for the latter as he was
escorting the woman home late at night
and opened a fusillade. In the course of
the trial Rev. Lomack admitted he had been
a convict in the Minnesota penitentiary.
Two Lepers Reported in Iowa.
The State Board Of Health has reports
Of the existence of two cases of Ieprosy in
Iowa. One is a man near Gilbert City and
the other a woman living on a farm in
humboldt county. These are the first
cases that have ever been reported to the
state Board Of Health in this state. They
are supposed to have been imported from
the outside. but in what, manner nobody
knows. The secretary OF the state board
mas advised the local authorities to insist
upon complete isolation of the cases.
w. C. I. U. Closes.
AAC eeaNO convention II tine woman IA
Christian Temperance union closed today.
The reports Of the superintendents of the
different departments were read and cleo
tion OF superintendents took place. All
were reelected with the exception OF three.
Mrs. M. A. Crandall, who was elected SUI
perintendent OF the scientific instruction;
mrs. Alice Lundy OF the franchise, and
Mrs. Anna Maylon OF the railroad work,
Those who were reelected were;
Flower mission, Mrs. NJ. r. Hinman.
Work for soldiers, Mrs. Miriam Leech,
West Branch.
Hygiene and heredity, DR.. Jennie Cole
man, Des Moines.
State and county fairs and Chautauoua
work. Mrs. Florence Miller.
Press work. Mrs. H. R. Andrew.
Work for forelgn-born citizens, Mrs
Lydia Larson, West Branch.
Social purity, Mrs. Prof. Williams, Noun
Vernon.
Resolutions were adopted, among which
are the following:
Because Of the great prevalence of de.
passing and immoral shows at the state anC
county fairs, and carnivals In towns ant
cities, We most urgently recommend oul
unions to use every legitimate effort t.
nave such shows and carnivals crushed
out Of existence.
Hunter Appeal Case Argued.
The Matt Hunter case from Ringgolc
county was argued before the suprem,
court OF lows this morning and attracte,
more attention among lawyers and other
than any case that has been presented b,
oral argument for some time. The appea
for a reversal and new trial was made b,
United States Attorney Miles. Hunter sho
and killed Homer Holland in Mount Ay
eleven months ago. A gambling quarre
led up to the fracas. Miles 'contende,
with force that II was a case of self-de
Tense and that Hunter had been attacks
by Holland. the latter rushing upon tn
defendant and making a move to draw a re
Volver at the SAINT time and II was then tina
Hunter fired the fatal shot. He conteude
also that the instructions were erroneou
In that they presumed the guilt of tn
defendant and failed to indicate the prope
} rule OF self-defense. II was also contende
that the sentence was unusually severe
Hunter was convicted Of murder in tn
second degree and was given a life sen
tsnee. He had failed to find another in
stance in the history of the state whe
the extreme penalty had been given 10
, second degree. Attorney General Miller ar
{ gued for the prosecution and contende
the verdict and the sentence were Just an
were borne out by the record.
Court Decisions.
The following were the decisions OF IN
! court rendered today:
]. =. Noyes, appellant, against W. L
CraWfordi Buena Vista county, Judg
, 9aTten; 70 enforce contract; affirmed; opiT
William Ballinger against Connecticu
= Mutual Life Insurance Company, appe
Z liant; action on policy; Lee county. Jude
Bank; dismissed by Ladd.
= A. n. byers a Co., appellant, against N
: y. MeEnery; Adams county, Judge ToWneI
win.
State against Henry ]. Prins, appellant
. Sioux City Judge Wakefield; forgery; al
. hrmed, by Deemer.
d First National Bank OF Sioux City again,
g George II. Flynn ct al; Woodbury. count,
i Judge Gaynor; recovery OF rent: afirme
on plaintiffs appeal and reversed on IA
I fenedants appeal, by McCIaia.
e Carney Bros against r. III. ana w. 4
Reed, appellants; Poweshiek county. Juda
L Dewey; foreclosure on mechanics lien; r,
versed. by Bishop.
Appeals from Verdict.
g oNAwA, Ia. Oct. 9.-CSpeeial)-The ca,
Of Lizzie Hillman, q minor. by her mel
n friend, Ernest Hillman. against William
Mensinger. a prominent farmer Of Coop
township, Monona county, which was tri,