Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
ISUFFRACISTS IN SESSION
designations Of officers Breaks in sOmewhs.
on First Days,
NEW SEWAGE PLANTS ARE COMPLETED
Amount Lost In Robbery Of Prairie
city Bank Proves to BE larger
Than nj First sup
posed.
(From a stafr Correspondent.)

thirty-frst annual convention OF the Iowa
Equal Suffrage association is being held
in Des Moines, with about 100 delegates
and members present, representing nearly
every section OF the state. Mrs. Ballard oil
Hull presided and reviewed the work OF
the suffragists from earliest days in Iowa.
The treasurer Of the association, Mrs.
Ankeny, has resigned and the correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Nelson, has recently
turned over the work to another, and these
facts somewhat broke in on the smoothness
of the convention. Plans are being laid
for further work and the extension Of the
society into all parts of the state. Mrs.
Chapman Gait, national president, appeared
before the association and gave an address
and also took an active part In the pro-
ceedings.
Completed New Sewerage Plant.
The State Board Of Control Of state insti-
tutions has been notified that the new
sewerage plant at the State Industrial
school for girls at Mitchellville has been
completed and is now in operation. The
state has been compelled by reason of the
unfavorable location Of three state institu-
tions to adopt the seepage tank system.
The plants at Davenport and Mt. Pleasant
are almost completed and will be put in
operation before cold weather.. TIT systems
are guaranteed to be automatic in opera
ton.
New Corporations.
The following are new corporations:
Boone Construction company, capital $4,000,
by Lawrence Browne and others; Earl
Brokerage company, Dubuque. capital
$40, 900, by J. d. Dauterman and others;
Iowa Cement Brick company, Sioux City,
capital $25, 900, by w. C. Mcneil and others;
and the Iowa-Canadian Colonization COM
pany, Marengo, capital $4,000, by J. M.
Mathews and others.
Larger Sum Lost.
Complete Investigation Of the bank stu
alton at Prairie City shows that the loss
by robbery was greater than at first re-
ported. The books showed nearly $4,700 on
hand, all of which was taken. There was
also a smaller proportion Of 1t In silver
than at first stated. The dogs secured for
tracking the robbers followed a trail dur
ing the night to Paramount, six miles
southeast of Prairie City, where it is sup
posed the robbers took a train. One sus-
pect was arrested at Pella and held for
Identification. The bank continues to do
business right along, as 1t was in excellent
condition and will sustain no actual loss.
The supreme court closed the term to-
day. Among the last decisions was one
in the case OF Van Hosen against Omaha
Bridge and Terminal, from Pottawattamie
county. involving pay for condemned land.
I'M which the court modifes the judgment
TO the extent Of allowing a greater sun for
the roadbed and land. the total being $780,
213.45. The plaintiff may elect to accept
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rect. Attorneys fees in the sun Of 1000
a-e also allowed,
In a Pottawattamie county case In which
the Illinois Central was sued for causing
the death of Herman Smith. an employee,
the court reached the conclusion that
Smith was wholly to blame. as when he
was killed he was sitting on the front end
of a car being pushed by a freight engine.
In Kinyon against the Northwestern
Railway, from Harrison county. the SUI
preme court found that Judge Wheeler
erred in his instructions in regard to the
liability Of the railroad company for kill
ing live stock and the case goes back.
In a Fremont county case against the
Burlington the court holds that the COM
pany was liable for not stopping a train
when the trainmen saw that a section
hand did not hear the signals. He was
struck and injured.
The following are the decisions filed:
Amaretta Smith against o. J. Piper, ap-
pellant: Adair county, Judge Wilkinson; re-
versed by Weaver.
George A. Haynes, appellant, against
Fort Dodge & Omaha Railroad company;
Pottawattamie county, Judge Macy; af-
frmed by Ladd
w. M. Hyland against Phoenix Loan as
ISOLATION, appellant; Clarke county, Judge
Tedford; affirmed by Weaver.