Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-10-30
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Des Moines, Oct 90, 1000.

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Des Moines, Oct 30, 1908.
AT special meeting OF the board
OF directors Of the Des Moines. Iowa
Falls the line was accepted from the
Globe Construction company, which
built aud equipped the line between
Des Moines and Iowa Falls. W.. }
S0uder, auditor of the construction
company becomes general manager Of
the road with headquarters at Iowa
Falls. The new schedule, adding an
other passenger daily, goes into effect
Monday. r. A. Mitchell, formerly SUI
perintendent Of construction. retires.
Dispatches from Fort Riley, Kas.,
whera the 10000 federal and state
troops have been engaged in mimic
war, have this to say of the Fifty.
fifth Iowa: General Bell, superbly
mounted on a. white-faced chestnut,
came next with his brigade, made up
OF thu. Sixth and Twenty.tifth regu.
lar infantry and the FHfty-fifth Iowa.
General BELL has been extremely for.
tunate In the makeup of his brigade,
for there are no finer organizations
In the army than the Sixth and TWEEN.
ty-fifth. and the Fifty-fifth Iowa Is
without doubt one of the best Ma.
tionar Guard organizations in the
country. Its bearing aud marching
called forth warm praise on all sides.
This regiment has made q most fa-
yorable Impression on the officers Of
the regular army for It's ability in the
field, and its fancy work showed it
was as good in the fancy points of the
game OF war as when it is marching
over the hills or covering long
stretches of dusty roads,
"You ought to be very proud of the
Fifty-fifth Iowa. It is the best regi-
ment l ever saw In the National
Guard" 5
In these words, addressed to Adju.
tant General M. H. Byers Of this
state, General Bell Of the regular
army, one Of the leading commanders
at the maneuvers at Ft. Riley, paid
a glowing tribute to the Iowa boys
1T was never disputed for mo.
ment at Ft, Riley but that our regi-
ment was ia: superior to- any other
regiment of militia on the ground"
said General Byers. In the first
place, every company was recruited
up to its full quota Of sixty men.
making S19 men This was the larg-
est regiment In the camp. not except.
ing the regulars In the matter of
discipline and training we excelled
the Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and.
Texas troops. But it was at the gen.
eral review that we shone and 1t was
after that that General Bell address
ed his words to me. We actually
outclassed the regulars at this review
and it was this fact that called forth
the outburst of enthusiasm from
General Bell"
The Des Moines army post will be
opened on Friday, November Is. A
one-fare railroad rate good for three
days within radius Of 166 miles has
been secured for the celebration
which takes on state character.
Governor Cummins has been selected
by the citizens committee to act as
chairman of the general reception
committee for the big event. Five
generals of the United States army,
including Lieutenant General Young,
commanding the regular army Of this
nation, will be here for the occasion.
The other generals who will attend
will be Adjutant General Corbin, who
is slated for more important posi-
ton at Washington, it.. is said; Cen
eral Chaffee, who commanded the
troops in China and In the Philip
pines; General Bates. commanding
the department of the Missouri. and
also the lakes; and General Sumner.
The entertainment committee and
other committees which were selected
at meeting of citizens have not yet
made up the programme for the Gel.
ebration. 1t will include several very
fine features, however, including a
barbecue, foot ball games, public
speaking, etc.
Out of Difference to the opinion OF
the United States court, the Iowa su
preme court has affirmed the ruling
Of the lower court IN the case of g. M
Reynolds vs.. Lyon county. REYNOLDS
sued for the possession of a $4,000
issue Of bonds, which were originally
issued by the county In 1880. The
bonds passed into the hands of the
Equitable Life Insurance company of
5Des Moines, and later were transfer
red to the plaintiff. The county resist
ed, claiming that it was already be
yond its legal Indebtedness The
whole question in controversy hinged
on whether or not a certain issue OF
funding bonds for 100000, issued in
1870, was legal If SO, the issue Of
1880 involved in the suit, was illegal;
If not, the 1850 issue was legal, and
Reynolds was entitled to them. The
state court recognized the adjudica
tfon OF the United States court, and
following its lead affirmed the ruling
sof the lower court, which gave the
plaintiff judgment e. 1g... y 1
In a decision on case from Linn
county the supreme court sustained
tax ferret contract in which the coun
ty agreed to pay one Cunningham SO
per cent Of the money collected
Cunningham had collected $lO,962
and had received So, 800, then sued for
$1,619 balance when the county board
was enjoined from paying more 1t
was shown that, he would collect
about $50, 900 on his contract for tax
ferreting in Linn county. His expen
SEES had already been between $2.5OC
and $1,000. Judge Treichler in the
district court cut the compensation tc
is per. cent on the ground that sc
per cent was unreasonable. The su
preme court decided he had no right
TO enter such q decree and that the
so per cent contract was not un
reasonable. S5s
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