The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-22
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Des Moines, Nav go. 1902.

Des Moines Is assured of another
railroad this season by the annouce.
ment made at Centerville by officials
OF the Iowa & st. Louis railway. OFF,
Gals of the road are authority for the
statement that the road will make q
trunk line, so far as this city is con.
cerned, by building on to Sioux City
and probably north in order to tap the
Dakotas. Plans for the extension have
been perfected, and it is said that the
work will be pushed to the utmost
Credence in placed in the plans OF
this new road because of the business!
like manner in which representatives
OF the company proceeded last winters
when they commenced building south.
The survey had been made and grad.s,
Ing right-of-way secured in many In.
stances before the public was in any
way taken into the confidence of the
builders.
The supreme court, through Judge.
Ladd, has announced ruling, on the
question of pharmacists permits and
bondsmen's liability in suits for dam
ages. In the case of Edwin Carter and
others against l. l. Nichol and 9TH.
ers (his bondsmen), to recover dam
ages for the school fund on account
of alleged sales of liquor to minors
and drunkards by the Nichol drug store
IN Iowa county, the court held that the
removal of the druggist to the ad-
Joining store room invalidated both
his bond and his permit; that all his
sales of liquor in .Ae new location
were illegal, and that his bondsmen
were relieved of liability, for their
bond only covered the first place
where his permit was located The
fact that the building occupied subse.
quently laps over on the first lot cuts
no figure.
George Keenhold, indicted on the
charge of selling liquor contrary to the
mulct law, pleaded guilty to two indict.
ments and was sentenced to pay fines
of $500 in each case. This also in.
cludes two attorneys fees of $35 each,
bringing total amount of fines up to
$1,000. After the judgment was enter
ed an order was issued granting stay
of execution until January 1, in order
to give defendant time to raise the
amount Keenhold was indicted
through the efforts of the good citi-
zenship league organized here by
Evangelist Williams. A number of tho
members of this organization are said
to have purchased beer at Keenhold.s
place on Fourth street. They caused
keenhold's arrest and prosecuted him
in Justice Duncans court. Something
like $3.50 of fine unpaid still hangs
over Keenhold outside of those Just
assessed against him and for the same
offense.
The supreme court handed down an
opinion affirming the lower court in
refusing to enforce contract enter.
ed into between Mr.. and Mrs. John F.;
Hull of Oskaloosa before their mar.
riage by which the husband agreed to
turn over all his property, said to be
worth between $1,000 and $4,000, to the
bride as a consideration for her lov6
and affection, the prospective bride
agreeing at the same time to provide
good and happy home for the groom
so long as he lived. Each had been
married before and was well along III
years. The bride waited for a fek
months after the wedding, then failinA
to secure the deed to the property
as per the pre-nuptial contract,l
brought to enforce it. The loweA
court refused to enforce 1t during thei
life of the groom on the ground that
the consideration for the transfer Of
the property, viz: good home fol
the remainder of his life, could moi
become realization until death. The
supreme court affirms the opinion.
The state board of medical examin.
ers issued certificate to DR.. C. I.
Parsons to practice osteopathy. The
action was taken as result of an or.
der by Judge G. p. Holmes of the dis.
trict court. The, Parsons case was
carried into the courts after the refus.
al OF the board to recognize osteopathy
at former meeting.
The supreme court of this state
has once more sustained the tax
ferret law, holding that It is retroac..
tive. The case decided was that Of
August Berensheim, guardian, appel
liant, VS.. William Arnd, county treas-
urer, and another case. 1t was ap-
pealed from the Pottawattamie coun-
ty district court, o. D. Wheeler, Judge.
The plaintiff in the proceedings seeks
to have annulled the assessments
made upon the monies and credits Of
his record under section 1874, code Of
Aood anu CudpLeF 0V, acts OF tho
Twenty-eighth general assembly. The
district court held that the assess
ments for 1895 ana 1897 were invalid
and confirmed the assessment Of
1898, 1899 and 1900. Both parties ap.
pealed. The supreme court decided 1
the trial court erred in not confirm
ing the assessments for 1895 and 1882
and awarding judgment Hereford
Modified In this way the judgment
entered is affirmed. The opinion
by Judge Waterman.
Luther Hudson, residing with
family, consisting of wife and
children, committed suicide by 81
lowing half pint of formaldeh
Death ensued in a few minutes.
cedent was a painter and paper hany |
by occupation and suicide was duel
dependency.
The 3-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs
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