Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-02
Junction Beaten

In the district court today Judge McVey
aligned an order to the town officers Of VAL
lev Junction directing them to vacate that
mart OF the town which was annexed last
wear. The town sought to effect an en-
largement and the council directed vote
on the annexation OF a large amount OF
territory lying north and west OF the town.
The proposition was carried and the land
annexed. E. H. Gillette, ex-member OF
congress, owns a farm which was annexed
in this manner, and he brought suit to test
the validity OF the annexation, claiming
that the council acted without authority
and in an irregular manner. The court
held this to be the case and the work OF
annexation will have to be done over again.
VIII Not Pay for Inebriates.
The matter OF payment Of the cost Of In
ebriate trials and Of sending inebriates to
the state hospital came to q crisis In this
county today when the county auditor re-
ceiyed notice from the Board of Supervisors
not TO issue ny-further warrants in pay
ment OF these expenses out Of the insane
fund. as the board will not allow the bills.
The law provides for treating inebriates
the same as the insane, In the matter Of
paying expenses, but the board In this
county finds that the amount levied for in
sane purposes is only suflcient TO pay for
the keeping OF the insane and for no other
purposes.
Judges Get Better Pay.
The attorney general has decided that
two of the supreme judges Of Iowa ere en-
titled to greater pay for this year and In
accordance with this Judges Bishop and
Ladd today received hansome checks for
back pay. The law providing for an In
crease OF pay Of supreme Judges from A,-
900 a year to $4,000, also provided that 1t
should go into effect January 1 next. But
the attorney general holds that this date
for the operation Of the law relates to other
matters than that OF salaries and that by
the terms Of the constitution of the state
the law in fact went into effect last July.
As Judges cannot receive an increase of
salary during the terms for which they
are elected, only two Of the Judges, both
having been elected since the law went into
effect, are able to get the larger pay now.
The matter had been submitted to the at
torney general by the state auditor,
Two New Iowa Banks.
The Union Savings bank Of Ames became
incorporated today; capital, 325. 900; A. H.
Mum, president; H. w. Westerman, CASH
Ter. The reincorporation or the Abel State
bank has been effected with a capital Of
$50 900; T. ]. Caldwell, president; S. NJ.
Leach, cashier.
The secretary Of state is sending out
notices to the notsries OF the state to the
effect that all commissions expire July
next, and renewals must be made before
that time. There are 1000 Of them in Iowa
and the fee for three years Is IS. This will
bring an additional sS5. 900 to the state
treasury this year.
DIR. Koto, state veterinarian. returned to-
day from Wayne county, where he inVssti-
gated some mysterious deaths among the
cattle. He found that ten head OF cattle
In one herd had died from what appears to
have been the rabies. On another farm he
found cattle sfiicted with a parasite In the
bronchial tubes. In neither case are there
any animals now affected.