Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-16
PATRIOTIC ORDIR PROSPERS
ststs Meeting Of Dsughtsr' Of American
Revolution Held in Des MsineE
IOWA REDMEN SELECT THEIR OFFICERS
Supreme Court UPhOlds validity of
Verbal Contract to Transfer
Land Instruction in Select
ing seed Corn.
(From a Stan correspondent.)

From a staff Correspondent)
DIES MONIES, Oct. 15.-(Special.)-The
state meeting Of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution was held here today.
The state regent, Mrs. Julian Richards Of
Waterloo, presented her annual report, in
which she called attention to the fact that
there has been substantial growth in mem
bershlp and several new chapters we're
added during the year. This was the third
annual meeting OF the state chapter. APP
prevail was given Of the plan for a national
memorial hall in Washington, which has
already been Commenced. The following
were elected as ofacers: State secretary,
Miss Mary Hancock, Dubuque; treasurer,
Mrs. Harold Rivers Howell. Des Moines:
state historian. Mrs. Mary Purdy Peck,
Davenport.
The address by the state regent was very
interesting. After a hitting Introduction
Mrs. Richards mentioned the new chapter
which has been organized during the last
year, the chapter at Fort Madison. Other
chapters about ready to organize are at
MarshalltowL. Fairfield, Oskaloosa and In
dependence. Mrs. Richards referred to the
Charles Shepherd monument which is to be
erected by the Daughters OF the American
Revolution. The legislature appropriated
$500 toward marking the grave Of Charles
Shepherd, a soldier Of the revolutionary
war. who was buried in 1s4S near Mills
paugh Mills. Henry county. The conference
took up the subject and was to pass some
action. The matter, however, was re-
ferred to the various chapters throughout
the state.
Meeting of the
The nineteenth annual convention Of the
Improved order of Red Men was concluded
here today with the election OF the follow
Ing officers: Great saehem, w. r. Mention,
Boone; great senior agamore William
Allen. Pella: great junior sycamore, George
Richards, Colfax; great keeper OF records,
Frank Day. Des Moines; great keeper OF
wampum, Fred Lumpkin, Fort Dodge. The
election signifies virtually a reorganization.
Most OF the time of the convention was
taken up with consideration Of the financial
matters Of the order. The next meeting is
to be held in Des Moines.
Queer Land Deal Approved.
The supreme court of Iowa today af-
frmed a case from Marion county involv-
ing possession of land on an oral agree
ment to deliver the same under peculiar
| circumstances One John Cochrane had
! promised James Daley that II the latter
would name his son. after Cochrane he
would give the boy forty acres Of land. The
boy was so named, and years afterward
Cochrane bought a tract of land to give to
the son. He did not execute the deed be-
fore he died and suit wal brought to Sc
cure possession. II was plainly shown that
Cochrane Intended this certain tract of
land to be given the boy, and-the court to-
J day accepted such q. contract or agreement
as binding against the estate. Judge
Deener wrote the opinion and Judge Nc
CLAIM wrote a dissent, taking the ground
that a contract to convey land In this man
ner was not valid.
The following we're the decisions filed by
the court today:
l.. E. Sutton against August Griebel, APP
pellant; Humboldt county, Judge .Quartar;
action on sale agreement; reversed; opinion
VI. W: Atkins. appellant. against Nelson
Ellis; vanBuren county, Judge Sloan; ac-
ton for professional services reversed by
o. Gorman against George williams. APP
John 7; Daily against Sarah T. Minnick.
gate; action to quiet title affirmed by Dee
w. A. wetnaur against Emma A. Wet
naur. appellant; B!sckhawk county, Judge
Platt; accounting; reversed by Ladd.
o, xy1ssii Az s,i .sSs sPpsii eann aS SnidSs
Clements; anifmed by the court.
seven Wears for Shooting.
Judge Holmes In the district court today
sentenced Albert Mckinney. colored. 20
seven years in the penitentiary for shoot
! Ing Rev. F.-Lomack. colored minister. Nc
Kinney was Jealous OF Lomack and shot
the preacher while the latter was walking
home with the woman Lomack was soon
TO marry. The shot was not fatal. Lo-
mack in addition to being a preacher runs
a restaurant.
Regulation Issued.
A requisition was Issued by Governor
Cumins today on the governor OF Wisconsin
for the return to the state of Felix Har-
toys, who is wanted In Hardin county,
where he is accused of cheating by false
Z pretenses.
The articles OF incorporation of Ware
house Construction company No 2 were
filed with the secretary Of state today.
This Is a Council Bluffs concern with capi-
tai Of $50, 900 organized by r. II. Merriam
and others. The lows Clark Automatic
Telephone company Of Sioux City. filed ar
ticles Of incorporation, capital s100. 900;
A. S. Clark. president; J. L. Peterson, sec
rotary.
seed Corn Judging school.
A school for judging seed corn is to be
opened at the Iowa State college. Ames.
January 6 next. under the auspices Of the
new professor Of agronomy. J. C. Holden.
lately Of Illinois. The school will continue
two weeks and men from all over Iowa who
choose to attend may learn all about the
qualities OF good seed corn. II is the inT
tention OF those who will conduct the
school to make q systematic effort to in
duce the farmers of Iowa to improve the
quality OF their corn by selection OF good
seed. Prof. Holden is regarded as an ex-
pert in this line. He claims that by the
selection Of seed corn and Improvement Of
the variety Of corn used In Iowa from 5
20 10 bushels an acre can be added to the
crop OF Iowa. The seed corn school At
Ames is a new and unique thing.
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