Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-31
HARD BLOW TO The THIRSTY
Express Companies Cannot Handle Liquor
O. 0, D. in Prohibition Counties.
SUFFRAGE CONVENTION CONES TO END
More Litigation started over Proceed,
of sale Of the Iowa Homestead
Attempt to wreck street
Cars.
tFrom a star correspondentl

term closed yesterday for submissions A
very important decision was rendered in
volving the right OF express companies to
handle liquor on the c. o. ID. plan in the
state. In those counties where prohibition
prevails 1t has been customary for the
agents OF jobbing houses in other states to
go about taking orders for liquors, which
were to be delivered by express and to be
paid for at the time of delivery. This GUS
tom has become so we'll fixed that a large
business has been carried on and practi-
cally the express agents have become in
this way agents for the ,jobbing houses In
liquors. Two cases went to the supreme
court involving the right to continue this
business, one from Tama county, by Judge
Burnham, and one from Washington county
by Judge Dewey. The companies claimed
the right to do business under protection
Of the interstate rule in regard
to original packages. The court today
declares that the actual sales are made at
the time OF the payment OF the money on
delivery of the goods and therefore the
companies are not protected by the inter-
state rules. The decision will
compel some changes in the method of do
ing business.
Another interesting case, though not Of
public Importance, was one from Clay
county, or, rather, six cases, relating to
disposal of the estate OF John Irwin, who
died a few years ago at the age of "a, hav-
ing about 55, 900 acres OF land in north
western Iowa and in Nebraska. He was
for SOM years a resident of Nebraska City.
Numerous lawsuits grew out Of the dis
posal Of the property and the supreme court
today affirmed SOM OF the cases and re-
versed others.
Tho foIlnuin0 nara thu doctaiona 6Iad IN.
day:
Elizabeth Thomas against w. A. Robin
son, appellant, Harrison county; Judge
Green Affirmed.
Macy; certiorari from Harrison county. Dis
Florence smquse against Iowa Travelling
county; Judge Trechler. Reversed by
Turner Parker against F. w. Crockett,
appellant; Hardin county; Judge Kenyon.
Reversed by the court
Henry oyerhauser, appellant. against
American Cereal Company; Linz county;
Judge Thompson. Reversed by Laid.
State against II. G. Bedson, appellant:
Page county Judge Smith. Affirmed by the
Boone Hardware Company against John
Lee, appellant, Boone county; Judge Ken
yon. Affirmed by the court.
Hooking Valley Coal Company, appellant,
against G; E. Cline; Appanoose county;
Eliza b. Hawley appellant, against M. e.
Grimm. and FIVE other cases; Clay county:
Judge Thomas. Partly affirmed and partly
State. appellant, against American Elk
press G9@Psny; TamS county; Judge Burn
L. E. Lolita, appellant. against United
States Express Company; Washington
county; Judge Dewey. Reversed by the
Lafayette Lundy against Milton Lundy.
appellant; Mahaska county; Judge Glenn
ents. Reversed by Weaver.
Boston Insurance Company, appellant,
against Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
/ Railway; Polk county; Judge Holmes. At
Charles E. Taylor against r. A. Crawford,
, appellant; Polk county; Judge Prouty. Az
City Of Cherokee. appellant, against r. e.
Perkins; Cherokee county; Judge Gaynor.
Affirmed by Bishop.
Iowa Equal S~unrREIstH.
q The state convention Of the Iowa Equal
2 Suffrage association came to an end today.
} But very little business was done at the
E convention. Some $3.50 was contributed for
the expenses of the state work. This is
the beginning OF a fund for the enlargement
3 of tho club work of the state. The follow
3 ing were elected officers: President, Mrs.
NJ. J. Coggeshall, Des Molnes; vice presi-
1 dent. Mrs. Clara X. Reynolds, Panora;
' treasurer, Mrs. F. H.. Maskery, Maquoketa;
. recording secretary, Mrs, Eleanor e. Stock
man, Mason City; corresponding secretary,
3 Clara NJ. Rlchey, Des Moines.
Homestead Litigation.
A new turn was given litigation in regard
y to the sale OF the Iowa Homestead today,
+ when J. NJ. Pierce filed a motion in court
" asking a peremptory order to the supreme
court commissioner who made the sale TO
s turn over to him one-half Of the money
; now in his hands as proceeds Of the sale.
d II is understood there is about S22. COO held
7 back to be disposed Of in accordance with
g orders OF the courts, the same being in
o dispute because OF Engagements as to
r various accounts.
The attorney general and the county at
torney have filed arguments In the case in
volving the validity OF the inebriacy law In
the district court. The law has been at
n tackled in court as unconstitutional and an
effort made to have It completely destroyed.
Both the county attorney and the attorney
general uphold the law in it's entirety.
Attempt to Wreck Cars.
Two serious attempts to wreck suburban
street cars were made last night by plac-
ing distractions on the tracks where II
would be almost impossible to stop the
cars in time to avert disaster. In both
= cases the distractions we're discovered.
The grand Jurors drawn for the November
" term Of the United States court for the
southern district OF Iowa are as follows
. j. S. Blank, GowTie; John Patterson, Sher-
: idan; r. H. Harris, Missouri Valley; L. w
Cress, Sac City; L. d.. Goodwin, Redneldi
!, j.. L. Patterson, Mount Ayr; W. s. Kin
ney. Bloomfield; II. Reynolds, Newton; c.
H. Scott. Clarksdale; J. w. Dabney, Winter
. set; John Barr. Greenfield; William Des'
berry, Brighton; T. watkins. Way; S. F.
Small. wapelio; E. Coles. Bagley; John
sanee. Hyda; A. A.. Land. Slater; Simon
Snyder, Winterset; H. Hamilton, osoeolai
George ]. Jenkins. Atlantic; Adolph Wiede-
= meier, Burlington; J. H. Berry, Lorimeri
i John Parsons, Farmerville; John Strong
d B%ridgewater; Ralph Livingstone, Washing
ton; r. NJ. Roberts, Red Oak; John Thomas
Woodlawn; Homer Duncan, Abba; C. II
II Bacon, Creston.