The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
"sELF-GoVERNMENT IDEA'

Schools of North and East Des Moines
Would Try the System.
DIES MONIES, IOWA.-The self gov
eminent idea as exemplitied in the schools
of Ida Grove has invaded the North Des
Moines high school and the microbe bids
fair also to become active in the West
Des Moines high school and to spread over
the entire city. In North Des Moines,
the students have gone to the length Of
preparing a petition to the school board,
asking that authority be given for the
establishment of the self-governmcnt sys-
tenn in the assembly room. A similar
petition is expected to be started in the
West Des Mones high school soon
DR.. J. F. Kennedy of the state board Of
health. who has just returned from at
tending the convention Of state boards Of
health at Washington. says it is not i'm
probable that the most stringent action
will be taken against California on ac-
count of the bubonic plague and that Iowa
and other states will decide to quarantine
against California.
The state railroad commission will hear
five important cases from Keokuk county
next Tuesday, in which there is a conten-
ton between the Rock Island road and
farmers having land near it, over private
grade crossings. The farmers contend the
crossings are not adequate for the protec-
| tion Of stock and that each crossing should
be provided with cattle guards and wing
fences. The question Of whether the rail-
! roads can be required to so equip private
| crossings has never been settled by the
| commissioners. If it is decided the roads
should so equip private crossings. the
companies will be put to millions Of dol
| lars Of expense.
SIOUX CITY, loWA-An easterner,
whose name is withheld for the present,
has written to Sioux City real estate
l,
of War Eagle, the Santee Sioux Indian
chief who is buried within the city limits
1t is his plan to build a monument on the
site.-A we'll dressed young woman, q
school teacher. entered the Leeds lying
in-hospital a week ago with a story of a
mans perfidy. Yesterday she went vio-
lently insane from her troubles and was
transferred to the Samaritan hospital
She gave the fictitious name of Mamie
Smith.
WATERLOO, loWA-The most import
ant telephone deal ever consummated il
Iowa was closed yesterday. BY it tn
Commonwealth Telephone company, a new
corporation, acquires the lines of the &c
dar Valley Telephone company, the count
telephone and telegraph system, the Wa
verify Telephone company, Hardin Count.
company, and the Parkersburg and La
porte, systems, all Of which have BEEF
ClOSely aHllIdCeQ WIN the CeQdf Faue.
Of Waterloo. The capital Of the compan.
Is 100000 and it's principal place Of bust
ness will be Waterloo.
MARSHALLToWN, ioWA-Along witt
it's new government building to cost $S5,
. 900 Marshalltown is to have a Masoni
:, Temple costing about $125,OO0. The Ma
, sonic Temple association elected the fol
lowing officers: President, j. L. Carney
vice president c. J. Lander; secretary
Byron Webster; treasurer, A. F. Balck
, There is talk of building a fine hotel il
connection with the temple and it
probable the original location will b.
changed and the plans of the association
enlarged.
r CLINTON, iOWA-Professor A. A. Gay
! lord. a teacher in the North Side publ
/ schools. is the defendant in a divorce sui
Cruelty and failure to support are charged
Captain John Streckfus has purchase
a boat. one Of the finest on the Ohio rive
to act as companion boat to the Winons
1t will enter the Clinton Davenport trad,
. running opposite from the Winon:
Streckfus says he paid 100000 for the ne
t steamer.
r sMITHLAND, IoWA-Charley Thorr
=, and wife have returned to Whiting frol
:, France. where Thorpe has just closed
" French turf. He was offered a 1arg
salary by American and European hors
= owners, but refused, preferring to re
q main in America, as he has made fo1
e tune.
II REINBECk, IOWA-Endless litigatic
J. Is likely to follow as a result of tt
n failure of the creamery concern, Sheib
e e. Merrick. The company operated cream
cries In Grundy Center and Berlin. Din
e dale. Crystal Center. Clutter and Dysar
$ Tama county. and at this place. I'll
;. liabilities are $500 and the assets 81, 70
HORNlCk, IOWA-Gus Wacholtz di
appeared a year ago. being last SET
l. while hunting ducks. He was in TOW
yesterday, and was about to leave VIII,
his identity became known. He said
IS met some friends who induced him to
lie to Chicago, where he has since BEEN
l. SCARSBORO, lOWA.-The Poweshi
e grand jury has found ndictme
l" against eight young men for gam bin
le Those indicted are: John Davis, J
, Charles Moody Charles Evans. 0
~ Houston. John Vane, Harvey Payton, A
n drew Carter and Gordon Kilgore.