Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-08-28
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Dies Moines, August 81, 1908.
Indignant at being held in the city,
Jail among "drunks" and confidence
men," George A. Williams Of Chicago.
Bon Of Rev. A. 9. williams, formerly
Of this city. is threatening to bring an
action against the city and the police
Mr.. Williams was ar
rested and held for investigation by
Chief OF Detectives Eli Hardin and
another ofiicer. He was held in the city
jail for two days and claims he was
fed upon thin soup and denied the priv
llege Of having a lawyer or communi-
cation with the outside world. He Is q
nephew OF j. l.. Waite Of the Burling-
ton Hawk-Eye and Of Judge John
Powers Of Burlington, and says he
came to Des Moines to visit old
scenes and old friends. Here he lost
his hotel and stopped couple Of men
to ask his way. They turned out to be
detectives and instead of helping him
out, took him to the city jail. There
he claims to have been subjected to
the greatest indignities and AYERS he.
will have justice II he has to carry the
matter to the highest courts In the
He went to the clerk Of the
United States circuit court concerning
the matter but was referred to law
yer. Being q resident Of another state
his action, II brought, will be in this
court. Mr.. Williams is himself a law.
yer. The police claim to have felt
Justified In holding Williams as he, it
is alleged, was unable to give good
accounting of himself.
To warn old soldiers and old SOL
diers' widows against the frauds being
throughout the country,
10000 special notices will be issued
from the local pension Office to Differ
emit points in Iowa and Nebraska. Men
claiming to be agents for the United
States pension department have been
in Des Moines and other cities and ex-
torted money from pensioners by
to secure an increase in
their pension or where none is held to
get them pension. From some peO-
pie they obtained $25 or $50, and
promised the pension or extension
would be forthcoming soon. But the
pension or increase does not appear,
and complaints are then made to the
government. The United States offic-
ials have been after the swindlers for
some time, but as yet have been un-
able to capture them. It is claimed
the grafters jump from one large city
to another. There are several victims
in Des Moines.
Ellis Rail Of Birmingham. Iowa, won
the scholarship in the State Agricul.
turh college offered by the state de.
partment of agriculture to the young
man who, in an open contest, at the
state fair would show himself the
best Judge Of corn and live stock. Mr.
Rail won the contest by margin OF
about 81 points, securing 343 points
as against 277 IL won by his nearest
competitor. M. s. Barclay of West
Liberty. c. w. Robb of Newton had
275 points, and while Mr.. Rail secures
the scholarship, Messrs. Barclay and
Robb were given honorable mention.
There were twenty-four contestants
for the scholarship. They came from
all portions of the state. Their mark.
ings ranged from 1872 points to 343
points, won by Rail.
The Northwestern Life and Savings
Insurance company Of Des Moines has
been sold to the Northwestern Ma
tional Life Insurance company Of Min
neapolis. The Des Moines company
was stock concern with $780, 900 cap
ital. The Minnesota company is mu-
tual concern. Officers Of both compan.
les declined to state the consideration
paid. It is understood, however, that
the deal involved between 100000 and
100000. The sale has been approved
by the insurance departments of both
Iowa and Minnesota. Contracts have
been filed by the Minnesota company
with Auditor Carroll of Iowa and Com.
missioner Elmer e. Dearth Of Mime.
sofa, requiring the company to rein.
sure all of the policies of the Des
Moines company now outstanding and
to carry out their terms as written.
That is, no new policies will be substi-
tuted for the ones taken over in the
purchase of the business held by the
Iowa company, but the provisions OF
the Iowa contracts will be fulfilled
To this end the securities which are
held by the auditor of state will not
be taken down, but will be left in the
possession of Mr.. Carroll. There are
about 81, 500, 900 of them.
The weekly report Of Director Sage,
of the Weather and Crop service. sum-
marizes conditions as follows: In re-
Spouse to circular, special reports
have been received as to the probable
length Of time required under normal
conditions to place corn beyond dan
ger of harm by killing frost. Reports
show an unusually variable condition
of the crops as to stage Of growth and
prospective output. Even in the same
districts and adjoining counties.
marked differences are in evidence.
For the whole state, about 40 per cent
was planted early and made a. fair
start; and this portion of the crop on
an average may be safe by Septem-
Der 10 to 20. A portion of the later
planted POSSIBLY 20 per cent Of the
whole area), may be fairly, matured
by September 30. With favorable
weather till October 10, we may ,rea-
sOnably expect to harvest sound corn
in three-fourths of the area planted
and not abandoned to the weeds. The