Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29
NOTES fkOM The CAPITAL
Des Moines, MAY 20, 1908.

Des MOineS, MAY ~, 1870.
Or. e. B. Brewer OF lie Mars has
been appointed by the governor as
member OF the state board OF denta!
examiners to succee,: F. p. Weber OF
Cherokee. The term is three years,
beginning July 81.
F.. w. Cherry has announced the
sale Of the Des Moines & Southern
railroad to A. B. Stickney AZ
was commonly understood in rail-
road circles that Mr.. Stickney has ar
ranged to dispose Of the property TO
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
Regarding this Mr.. Cherry SAID ne
knew nothing, He stated, however
that the sale was made to Mr.. SUCK
ney personally and not to the Cnica.
90, Great Western. 1t Is learned thae
Mr.. Stickney, Mr.. Cherry and Presi-
dent Harris of the "a" met IN st.
Paul few days ago, had dinner 10
gether and discussed railroad proJecls
together 1t is also known that Mr.
Cherry and Mr.. Harris met in Chlca-
go Just prior to the st. Paul CONFER.
ence. Superintendent W. H. Hill O!
Burlington, who took the place OF
Mr.. Bechtel on the 90" was in the
city and saw Mr. Cherry and held a
long conference with T. N. Hooper,
Mr.. Stickney's confidential agent IN
this section. If the 20" should build
the Des Moines & Southern, Mr.. Hill,
who is a nephew of ]. J. Hill. the
magnate of the Burlington property,
would superintend it. 1t is also COM
monty understood by railroad men
that Mr.. Stickney and J. j. Hill are
very close together, that they nave
an alliance in terminal matters at
st. Paul and that they held long con-
ferences in that city last week Mr..
Stickney absolutely denied that ne
had any knowledge of the disposal
of the property to the g and ex,
pressed doubt about it. He denied
that his visits with Mr.. Harris and
with Mr.. Cherry had anything what
ever to do with the disposal OF the
road to the %" officers. He admit
ted that at the lunches eaten toseth-
err by him, and Mr.. Harris at st.
Paul and Chicago, the railroad mat
ter was talked over but nothing was
brought to head and no offer was
made him by Mr.. Harris.
The severity of the recent tornadoes
and wind storms in this state, COM
mencing with that of May %, Is
best evidenced by the fact that one
company, the. old Iowa Mutual Tor
nado association has already receiv-
ed over seven hundred claims for
losses in these storms-and still they
come. This company already has a
dozen adjusters at work in the field,
and is compelled to increase it's ad-
justing force. We are assured by the
officers of this company that every
one Of these losses will be paid within
48 hours after completed proof Is
received in the Office. On Monday
last this association received S02 ap
plications for new insurance and its
risks are now SOL 100000. This is
the, company of which A. N. Buchanan
! is president and j. B. HERMAN, sec
rotary, 709-10 Croker building, Des
Moines. Iowa.
It appears probable the veterans Of
Iowa will 60 to the National G. A. R
encampment at San Francisco, pre-
pared to support the movement fol
| joint and national reunion Of the
Blue and Gray. to be held in st
Louis at the time of the worlds fail
in 1894 The movement for this re
union was first started week age
by the Oklahoma G. A. r., which
| caused the matter to be taken up will
the exposition management. Presi
dent Francis and the directors, &C
| cording to advices received by Sec
rotary Conway here, are earnestl!
| in favor of the reunion, which it Il
| believed will be the means of bring
ing many Thousands of union and
confederate veterans together DR.
Geo. A. Newman. adjutant Of the de
| partment of Iowa, when asked con
corning the proposed reunion, sait
| he thought such an event would b.
| a very appropriate thing to do. Ii
| the territory known now as the Louis
| lana Purchase there were soldiers o
! both sides during the war Of the. re
bellion, and the exposition common
Grating the purchase was rapid.
bringing these people into closer fel
lowship. --
| One of the strange freaks of tn
cyclone in South Des Moines was re
ported from near the Getchell resi-
! dence in the path of the storm
| Three fine trees had been standinj
near the house. The storm strucl
! them. Two were twisted and broker
almost squarely of about ten fee
from the ground, while the thir'
seemed to receive all the force Of tn
twister in a downward pressure, ant
instead of being broken was driver
fully eighteen inches down into thu
solid earth. The roots of the tire,
were snapped and the earth abou
it's base was carried down with it
DR.. F. NJ Powell, superintendent o
the institution for feeble-minded a
Glenwood, has written letter to tn,
board of control, telling in detail o
the recent storm there. His state
ments as to the injured correspond
with reports already given out. tina
there were two killed and a few
slightly injured He puts the dam
age at a high figure and says it vii
reach SCI, 500.
Among the numerous improvement,
at the Iowa State Fair frounds at Del
Moines this year will be new judg
ing pavilion for the swine department
Owing to the constantly increasing
number Of hogs displayed at the fair
it has become necessary to provide
this pavilion. The contract for the
construction of it HIS been let to C
| c. Christy of Des Moines. The new
building will be large and convenient
| ly arranged and there will be ample
room for showing the swine o..
The merchant--"1 suppose you have
q wide acquaintance in st. Louis?'
The ,drummer-That's what. She
weighs every ounce of two hundred
1 oud Rftv mounds - .Fss.s. -