Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.

Of the fees Of the ONCE. ano salaries Of
other deputies to be guaranteed by the
county. The bill has been given a great
deal Of thought among the members OF the
house and II is believed 1t will pass in this
form.
The fish and game committees are at
work on measures to revise the game laws
Of the state. 1t is proposed that there shall
be two absolutely closed seasons when no
game of any kind can be killed, and that
hunters take out licenses, the funds derived
from this source TO be used In prosecutions.
It is also contemplated that spearing GER
tain soft fish shall be allowed.
To Enforce strict Quarantine.
A mass meeting Of citizens was held at
the city hall tonight at which 1t was de-
cided that the city officials should be helped
in every way to enforce the quarantine reg
u~lations. There have been rumors for sew
eral days that the city Of Des Moines would
be placed under quarantine and that this
would affect the legislature now In ses-
sion, but the officials deny any such in
%tention. TIL legislature will tomorrow take
a trip to Knoxville and back. The mayor
has now employed eleven physicians to
work on the smallpox cases and has thirty
three employees to assist In enforcing the
quarantine.
Issues Two Regulations.
Governor Cummins today issued a requi-
sition on the Governor Of Montana for the
return to this state Of Marcus westrum,
under arrest at Butte and wanted here on a
charge of forging money orders, and one on
the governor OF Kansas for George Burns,
under arrest at Fort Scott and wanted on a
charge Of larceny at Mason City.
Decides Homestead Case. N
The decision Of the Iowa supreme court
today in the case involving the iowa Home
stead confirms the order for the sale of the
property and an accounting between the
persons comprising the firm owning the
same, but the sale does, not include the
auxiliary papers published by the same
company. The case has long been fought
in the courts by the partners and grows
out Of a contract with one Of the partners
for work as advertising solicitor at a high
salary.
Supreme Court Cases-
These are the decisions Of the supreme
court rendered today:
German Savings bank against Francis
9ShSSSis aPpShdils EOlh county, Judge
Prouty; affirmed.
w. A. Michigan, appellant. against Chi
cago q Northwestern Railway Company;
Carroll county, Judge Elwood; affirmed.
Armour Packing Company against Des
MoineS Packing Company, appellant; Polk
county, Judge Holmes; affirmed.
Assignment of Lewis Investment Com
pany, j.. Edward Bailey, appellant; Polk
county, Judge Holmes; affirmed.
T. II. Bosquet, appellant, against Ward
w. O'Farrell; Polk county, Judge Bishop
affirmed. =
l.. H. Wapler ct al against City of Du-
buque, appellant; Dubuque county, Judge
O'Donnell; affirmed.
Mahlon Russell against Lou Halder, APP
pellant; Marshall county, Judge Durham;
affirmed.
b. j. Foley, appellant, against Lelsy
Brewing Company; Polk county, Judge
Conrad; affirmed
II. p. Porter, appellant, against M. T.
Rutterfreed; Cedar county, Judge Freich-
Ter; reversed.
J.. B. Lambe, treasurer, appellant, against
Charles Mccormick, and other cases; Palo
| Alto county, Judge Bailie; reversed.
Henry Bitter against Theodore Becke ct
al, appellants; Muscatine. county, Judge
Brawnon and Wolfes reversed.
s.. +. Stewart against 1.-The Homestead
Co. any, appellant Polk county, Judge
! Holmes and ProutH modified and affirmed.
William g. ReHfsg ct, al against Iowa
roe county. JudgsS6Ioap; reversed.