Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-04


these statistics, was IA per cent. From
this must be deducted taxes, interest, In
surance, feed for stock and other Incl
dentals. Fuller statistics will be pre-
scented by the bureau later on, but the
advance showing fully sustains the claim
that Iowa is the leading agricultural
State in the Union.
The following decisions have been
handed down by the Supreme Court:
Faulkner appellant, VS.. Des Moines
Drug Company, Dcs Moines, Polk dis
trict. Affirmed.
Lindt VS.. Under, appellant, Superior
Court, Council Bluffs. Affirmed.
Butler, appellant, VS.. Threlkeld, War.
rem district. Affirmed.
Qucal & Go. VS.. Banner, appellant,
Polk district. Affirmed.
Hirschhorn, Mack & Co., appellant, ".
Bradley, Dubuque district. Affirmed.
Lamb & Sons. appellants, vs.. Dobson,
Polk district Reversed.
Bankers Iowa State Bank VS.. Mason
Hand Lathe Company, appellant Polk
district. Affirmed.
Lacroix vs.. Ogden, appellant, Wood.
bury district. Affirmed.
Thomas VS.. Hecker, appellant, Ala
makec district. Affirmed.
Hibbctts VS.. Hibbetts, appellant, Ma.
rion district. Affirmed.
Bellinger, appellant, VS.. Collins, Potta-
wattamie district. Reversed.
Getchell, Martin Lumber and Manu-
featuring Company VS.. Employers
bility Assurance Corporation, appellant,
Polk district. Reversed.
Marshall Field & Co. VS.. Owen Huff
corn Company, appellant, Union County.
! Reversed.
w. n. Chidester, administrator. appel
liant, vs.. Thomas Turnbull. Jefferson
County Affirmed.
S. Whitlock VS.. NJ. !. Wade. judge,
certorari from johnson County annullctkf
James II. Fair, appellant, vs.. B. u.
Buss, Ida County. Affirmed.
Lucy II. Porter, appellant, ys. John NJ.
Welsh, johnson County. Reversed.
Ely West VS.. Farmers Mutual lnsur.
ance Company, appellant, Linn County.
Affirmed.
State VS.. Levi Loar, appellant, Van
Buren, County. Affirmed.
1t has been definitely decided at SEES.
sion of the executive council that there
will be no call of the Legislature in spe-
cial session OH account of the burning Of
the deaf school. Gov. Cummins had con-
suited with great many Of the mem.
bcrs, and reached the conclusion that an
extra session is not needed. 1t was also
| announced to the board of control that
not to exceed $4,000 OF the contingent
fund will be given to it to use at Conn
| ell Bluffs. The board asked for time to
consider what could be done with this
amount, md sent for Superintendent
Rothert to come for conference. 1t Is
probable this sum will be accepted, md
that temporary buildings will be erected
| mt once. 81
The abstract of the condition Of State
national banks (outside OF Des Moines)
| Mt the close of business on April 80. rs
reported to the Comptroller of the Cur
rcncy. shows the average reserve held
at 2307 per cent, against 1854 per cent
OH Feb. %; loans and discounts increaH.
cd from S5,741,7 S1 to SG,435, 104: gold
coin increased from $ll1,S12 to $167, 2D7;
total specie increased from S455,4 400 to
S4TS,S55: lawful money reserve decreas-
ed from $S93,O4 to $790.6 individual
deposits increased from $3.50 ,347 to 3d.
O29,3G9.
The Iowa State Medical Association
elected the following ofIicers President,
James L. Priestley; vice-president, VIII
liam Jepson. Sioux City; second vice.
president. d. L. Whcr, Fort Madison;
secretary, Y. Il. Crnsn, snncil Bluffs;
assistant secretary, W. w, tep, Sioux
City; treasurer, w. L. Eias---. Iterloo:
trustees, Gresham II. HILL Independence.
md s. II. Mehler, New London.
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| The State board of medical examiners
has decided to issue certificates to ostco-
paths at once. The law goes into effect
Jly 4.
| Dr. A. NJ. Linn of Dies Mones has
been reelected president of the State
bonrd OF health, and DIR. j. II. Kennedy
has been reelected secretary.
Short State Items.
A new school building to be erected in
Des Moines will be named after the late
President Mckinley.
The Peoples Church of Iowa Falls has
extended unanimous call to Rev. A. j.
| Williams of Rock Rapids.
Fred Rlockley of Gldden was struck
by lightning. He was unconscious for
some time, but will recover.
The East Waterloo School Eoard csti-
mates that it will take Mt least 500, 600
to operate the schools of that place for
another year.
The Milwaukee road was heavy
loser by the recent rains. Twenty-Five
miles of the Elkader branch were washed
away. The line runs from Beulah to Ell
kadcr and is not more than thirty-itva
miles long.
Henry Hoffman, a Dubuque saloon
keeper, severely injured boy named
Freddy Carney by hitting him on the
back of the head with rock. The rea-
son he gave for the act was that the
hoy did not put the paper where he
l should
The Supreme Court has once more sus-
| tanned the tax ferret law, holding It to
be retroactive. The case came from Pot
towattamic County.
| Charles Peterson, the farmer who dis
appeared from near Boone several dnys
ago, has returned home. His mind mp
pears TO be affected and he can give no
lucid account of his wanderings. He will
probably recover his mental equilibrium.
A report that Fort Dodge had put mp
100000 to induce the G. q. w. Railway
to remove its division shops from Clarion
to that city caused considerable alarm
at Clarion, and it is reported that the
business men of that city subscribed
S25O,0O0 to keep them.