Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-29
State Superintendent Urges Mora General
Observation Of These Events.
SETTLE OLD INSURANCE CONTROVERSY
Supreme Court 20 Pass on QuestiOn
whether Board Cnn Exceed Au-
thorIzed cost in Building
n Courthouse.
cFrom a stan correspondent

tendents and teachers a circular explaining
this and urging upon them special enorts
for the observance Of special days and holl-
days in the schools Of Iowa. The past
two years unusually fine special day books
have been prepared and sent to the teach
ers of the state and these are now in the
school libraries Of the state. From these
programs may be made up for observing
Lincoln's birthday. Washington's birthday,
Memorial day. etc. The steady efforts Of
the department of education to encourage
interest in this for a number Of years has
resulted in the general recognition Of these
days in all the schools Of the state. State
superintendent Barrett will start out next
week for a personal visit to many country
schools in the state. He will be in Ida
county, Monona county, Pottawattamie and
Mills counties, and will speak at the teach
ers' association at Silver City. He pur-
poses spending considerable time investi-
eating the rural schools Of the state and
lecturing in small places.
Mrs. Booth I'm Iowa.
Mrs. Maud Balllngton Booth is making a
:our Of Iowa and visiting the state prisons,
She spoke last Sunday at the Fort Mad
ison penitentiary and will speak next Sun
day at Anamosa Chairman Cownie- OF the
State Board of Control will be at Ana
mosa at the time and her work among the
prisoners and for the prisoners will be
encouraged in every way by the state OH
cials. She is engaged in working up in
terest in reformatory work for the prison
ers and securing funds for caring for
those who are released from the prisons.
At Fort Madison she had over 400 of the
prisoners as auditors and greatly moved
them by her eloquence.
ola Insurance Matter Settled.
Myrtle A.. Wright, the woman who was
accused by the Annuity Life association OF
having slowly poisoned George w. Barber
OF Webster City, Ia, that she might Sc
cure the proceeds of two life insurance
policies on him, has settled with the CON-
pany after a long time. Barber died in
Colorado and suit was commenced by his
direct heirs to secure the proceeds OF GER.
tain policies. Mrs. Wright claimed the
policies and they we're made cut in her
name. The accusation of murder was made
in the case, but no Lttempt made to Grim
inally prosecute Mrs. Wright. She sued
the company for the policies. which sggre>
gated $4,000, and the case was today
stricken from the docket here with the ex-
PLANTATION that the company had settled
with the plaintiff for SLIGO.
LhhhAthhB NOuEAhOube OSt
The court house bond case from Dallas
county has been appealed to the supreme
court as a test case, in view of the fact
that there are a number of new court
houses being built in the state and one
very large one for Des Moines. The voters
authorized the bonds to the amount of sS5,,
900, and no more" for the construction,
completion and furnishing said court
bouea't in DalIog cCYpf, Tho nIars ,a1ioa
for a building that was to be completed
for about $74, 600. But when the house was
ready for occupancy it was found that war;
rants to the amount of about $44, 900 had
been Issued by the county board for work
ca the court house in excess OF the S85, 900
% bonds. Some Of the taxpayers brought
suit to test the right Of the board to
spend a larger sum than that which was
authorized in the proposition voted on and
Judge Gamble held that the power Of
the voters in limiting the cost was merely
to the bare building and not to the fur
nishing. In Polk county $500, 900 of bonds
have been authorized and it is expected the
court house will in fact cost a great deal
more and there is interest here and in
several counties Of the state in the posi-
ton that will be taken by the supreme
court on the question.
Lawyers Fee is Saved.
The supreme court today decided that a
clients action in hiding money received on
a judgment and refusing to pay the lawyer
amounted to fraud and gave an attorney
judgment for his contingent fee. S. II.
Kerr had procured a judgment for 50, OOO
in Humboldt county and the railroad com
pany paid it direct to the client, who
refused to pay the attorney 40 per cent
fee. The court gave judgment for the law
yer.
The courts decisions were as follows:
Z. C. Powell. appellant, against Sophie
Wenemann, Clay county. Judge Quarton.
to quiet title; affirmed; opinion by Deemer
Winnebago County state bank against l.
II, Olson, appellant, Winnehago county
Judge Smith; affirmed by the court.
James A. Fitzgibbon against Chicago &
Northwestern Railroad company, appellant
Monona county, Judge Gaynor; damage
for personal injury; affirmed by McClain.
T. l.. Foley against Cudahy Packing com.
pany, appellant, Woodbury. county, Judge
Oliver; damages for personal Injury; af'
frmed by Bishop.
Ann Rambousek against Supreme Council
of Mystic Toilers, appellant, Linn county
Judge Treichler; action on insurance policy
reversed by Sherwin.
b. f. Long against Mamie Wilson, APP.
p%ellant. Dallas county. Judge Apologize
S. II. Kerr against w. II. Kennedy, ap.
pellant, Humboldt county, Judge Quarton
attorneys fees; modified and affirmed by
Weaver.
Settled InterurbRn Troubles.
A settlement has been effected by the
projectors Of the Des Moines InterurbaI
railroad with the people Of Colfax and the
line will be allowed to go through the town
on the way to Newton. The company an
nounces also that it will commence thu
construction Of the line to Indianola anC
Knoxville early next spring and expects L
reach these places during the present year
A branch line will also be built to Prairie
City and through the coal fields of Jaspe1
county. 1t is not the intention Of thi
company TO do any building west from
Des Moines this year.
New Corporations.
The following Incorporation papers wer,
filed with the secretary Of state today
North Liberty Mutual Telephone company
capital, $40 1000; r.. II. Wray. president
l.. l.. Stoner, secretary. A. B. Beal
Theater company. Sioux City; capital, SO,
600: by A. B. Beall and c. l.. Joy. Ariol
Telephone company, Arion, Crawforl
county; capital. 10000; J. L. MaureT
president; NJ. B., Nelson, secretary. Has
ler-Hass Drug company, Council Bluffs, in
crease Of capital stock from 100000 T.