Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-09
CONTEST ONLY one PLACE
All but State Superintendent Likely to Be
Ienomiuated Unanimously.
COUNTIES RAISE LAND ASSESSMENTS
Reports Indicate Assessors Are Boost
ins the values on Iowa FaFms-
Higgins wants One More
Try.

inE the Values on Iowa Farms-
Higgins wants One More
Try.
(From a staff Correspondent.)
DES MONIES. June S-(special THE
only contest on for a place on the repub-
lican state ticket is over one once, that
of superintendent of public instruction,
Thus far this has not developed into much
of a contest, save in the northeastern
part OF the state, where the present state
superintendent. Mr.. Barrett, is meeting
with the opposition of Superintendent II. L,
Adams of Fayette county. The past week
a number of conventions have been held
in that part of the state. strong effort
was made by Adams to get the delegations
from Winneselk and Howard counties and
to get instructions, but instructions were
refused and 1t is known that the largest
delegations from both counties are divided
between Barrett and Adams. These coun-
ties are near to the home counties OF both
men. In the Sixth district most OF the
counties havo been indorsing Superlntend-
ent J. f. Riggs of Sigourney for the place,
and he will have most of the counties of
the Sixth congressional district. In other
parts OF the state instructions are seldom
given, but iE Dickinson county instructions
were given for Barrett. Some time ago
there was opposition to the denomination of
Palmer for railroad commissioner on the
ground of his having been in public ofT'cs
long time, but this has been entirely ellir-
mated and the sentiment of harmony fer
the republican state convention is 80 strong
that 1t is regarded as doubtful II there
will be more than one roll call on the en-
! tire state ticket.
Report on Land Assessment.
| Reports were received from four counties
| of the state today on their valuation Cor
taxation purposes. They all show a mate
rial increase in the total value of real
! estate, exclusive of town lots, as follows,
the comparison being for this year and two
years ago: Clay county, sls,6So,1b6, increased
from $10,752, $40; Osceola county, $685. 7st,
from ssO51, 1888; Boone county. Sl6.25s,5sl.
from $l364l, ,957; Howard county, $l2,O21, 80,
from $9,72S.527. The increase in valuation
OF farm lands average per acre in osceola
county was from s2396 to s3s70, md in
Howard county from 1922 to $4l.22.
Linnie HaguewoOd Fund.
Bernard Murphey, trustee of the fund for
the support and education of I,innie Hague
wood, the blind-deaf child who is a ward
of the state of Iowa, today filed his annual
report with the governor, showing the dis
position Of the fund placed in his hands
partly by the state and partly by private
contributions. The fund for this year is
entirely exhausted. Miss Haguewood is
now partially self-supporting. She is at
the school for the blind in South Dakota,
where her private tutor is superintendent.
New rOwa Corporations.
The articles Of Incorporation of the
Strawberry Point State bank were filed
with the secretary of state today, the cap
ital being increased at the same time to
$4,000. Other papers filed:
Lane-Moore Lumber company, Webster
, City. 100000. =
snapp, Reid g. Co., Carson, $4,000.
University Press company, Iowa City
$1,000
, Willett's Model Window company. Dav-
Rapids. $4,000
Higgins Wants n RehearIns.
An application was made to the supreme
court today for a rehearing in the case
of the State against NJ. ]. Higgins, from
Pottawattamie county. His case was
passed on by the supreme court at the last
term and his sentence affirmed. It was IN
, regard to his case that the court upheld
? the method of drawing juries in Pottawat.
tamie county, dividing the county into tive
parts, and Higgins attorneys claim that
because the attention of the court was s,
strongly drawn to this phase of the case
which was purely technical, the merits oi
! his former appeal were entirely overlooked
They therefore ask to have the case re.
| opened. HiRRinQ nnnNirfah nf ad,,l
terry.
Would Marry out of Prison.
Alice Miller Of this city. serving a four.
year sentence for keeping a house of i'll
fame, IL seeking pardon and as one of the
reasons declares that a man at Boone de
sires to marry her 1t develops that la,
boring man at Boone named James Null
gan has caused to be circulated petition,
. for the pardon or parole of the woman
, and has instructed attorneys in Des Moinei
, TO do all in their power to secure her re
lease as he desires to marry her and TAX,
{ her to his home. 1t is unlikely any parol,
will be issued under the circumstances.
No PreaehinEJ Pastor in Jail.
Rev. F. C. Lomack. pastor of the African
, Baptist church at Fifth and School streets
who was arrested Saturday evening
charged with cruelty to animals, was ar
raigned before Justice Duncan this after
noon. He entered a plea of not guilty, an,
transferred the hearing OF tie case to tn
! court of Justice Iris on a change OF venue
!, Rev. Lomack endeavored TO secure bon
. Sunday that he might return and preac
!, Sunday sermon to his shepherdless cor
gregation, but Judge Silvara refused to &
. out Of his way TO assist in procuring hi
= release and the pastor was compelled I
!, remain in Jail until this morning. when h
. was more successful, One OF the queer in
cidents Of the case is that Lomack wa
arrested at the behest OF the Humane SC
ciety, and that James Callahan, presider
q of the society, became surety upon HI
!. bond for 500.
Injured by Fall from Car.
HARLAN. Ia, June s.-(Special.)-A di
: tressing accident occurred on Sunday for,
- | nOon IN two ITALIA, Ia borars m, the C1as