Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-23
MONROE GETS The BANNER
Shows the Greatest Gain in Republican VOtI
at the Last Election
JASPER CONES SECOND ON THE LIST
Railway Mems club Announces the
Abandonment of Fast Freight
Trains Both East and
West Bound.
(From a stan correspondent

UFrom a stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES Jan. 22.-(Speclal 1.-THE
/ program has Just been arranged for the
annual meeting Of the Iowa Tippecanoe
club and announcement made OF the win
ming counties for the banner and flag. The
club has a banner which goes to the county
which makes the best showing of compar-
ative republican vote in the preceding state
election and a flag to go to the second best.
A committee of the club today awarded the
banner to Monroe county and the flag to
Jasper county. Monroe county came within
three votes OF having as many republican
votes last year as in the presidential cleo
tion of two years before, The banner for
1901 went to Dubuque and the flag to Davis
county.
The banquet Of the club Will be held on
February 8 in this city. when republicans
from all over the state will gather here.
The banner will be returned by Senator
Crawford OF Dubuque and will be presented
to Monroe county by Governor Cummins
The nag will be returned from Davis by
Colonel S. A. Moore of Bloomfield and
will be presented to Jasper county by Mayor
James Brenton Of this city, on behalf Of
the club. The event is one which usually
results in a large gathering of representa-
tive republicans from all over the state.
Fast Freight Trains Abandoned.
At a meeting Of the Iowa Railway club
in this city at which was gathered a large
number OF the leading railway superintend-
ents and others, it was made known that
after the first of next month the railroad
companies crossing Iowa are going to aban-
don the effort to beat each other with fast
stock trains from Missouri river points and
beyond. The railroad managers have
reached the conclusion that such competi-
ton as they have been INDUCING in for
several years is too expensive and the
damage to track and rolling stock by rea-
son of the fast time made by stock trains
more than counterbalances all benefits de-
rived. rhe schedules will all be revised
and the time heightened. At the same
time the fast trains for freight from Chi
cago westward will be abandoned and
longer hours be allowed for the transpor-
tation Of all freight.
New Corporations.
Dillin Warren company of McCallsburg;
capital increased from SIS, 900 to $50, 900.
Montrose Savings bank of Montrose! cap
ital $4,000; r. H. Youkin, president; w.
G. Goodrich, cashier.
L. II: Langworthy company of Dubuque;
capital. $4,000; L. H. Langworthy, presi-
ueut, u. n. huDDdTu, secretary
Iowa-Wyoming Marble company OF Coun-
ell Bluffs; capital. $50, 900; by G. H. Rich
mond. d. w. Bushnell and others.
Church Federation of America Of Mar
shalltown. a mutual Insurance company;
by w. G. AlbrookI C. c. Vail and others.
Soldiers Exemptions.
Attorney General Mullan today rendered
an opinion to the state auditor on behalf
Of the county auditor'of Bremen county in
the matter Of exemption for ex-soldiers on
property listed for taxation. The attorney
general pointed out hat the exemption OF
$500 for soldiers applies to personal prop
erty and to real estate alike and should be
deducted in every instance. save where it
is found that a soldier has property worth
above 81, 900 to be listed for taxation. There
has been some question as to whether this
should be exempt from personally, but the
law makes no distinction.
No Coal Conference Delegates.
Governor Cummlns has been urged by
Mayor Maybury Of Detroit to designate
Iowa persons resident in Washington or
others to represent the state at a second
conference in regard to the coal situation
to be held in Washington next Tuesday.
The governor did not send delegates to the
first conference and will not to this one.
Governor Cummins is confined to his
home with illness, but hopes to be able to
attend the Omaha club banquet January 29
and speak in memory of President McKin-
ley. He has Cancelled all other immediate
engagements.
Responsibility for Bee stings!
The Iowa supreme court today affirmed
a judgment in Warren county where a ped
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Of horses stung to death by the farmers
bees. The team had been hitched near the
bees and they attacked the horses. The
horses were hitched in a public highway
and the court holds the farmer negligent
In placing his bees too near the hitchine
post.
> The state case Of Zenas w. John. from
/ Muscatine, was affirmed, and he must serve
ten years for perjury. because he swort
l falsely in trying to clear himself OF =
, charge Of murder.
: Court Decisions.
: The following were the decisions Of the
supreme court today:
= Mary Il. Lawrence, appellant, against
Washburu; Jones county, Judge .Remley
: controversy over location or division line
= Elizabeth Manson against Alexander Sun
plat, appellant; Dubuque county, Judg'
O,Donneh; foreclosure; afhrmed' opinion by
Sherwin.
Mary Faust against A. w. Hosford. APP
4 ~pellant; Dubuque county, Judge ODonnell
u recovery OF money obtained through fraud
h reversed, opinion by Deemer.
n Sarah f.. Barry against w. II. ROwnd e
al, appellants: Blackhawk county, Judg'
Plat; Of a deed; af1rmed, opin
e ION by Bishop.
Carriers Make Good Time.
TECUMsEH, Neb., Jan. 22.-(Special)-
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