Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04

primary and no republican In a demo-
cratic primary. This law will not affect
any city except Des Moines.
Court Makes Novel Ruling.
In case in Woodbury. county where
the plaintiff, Robert j. Ceney, brought
suit against the Milwaukee Railroad
company for causing the instant death
of his wife, the supreme court has held
that he cannot recover. The holding is
that no husband or wife can recover
from another for causing the instant
death of either. This will be surpris-
ing Interpretation of the law, but the
court is positive in its declaration that
there is no statutory provision authoriz-
ing recovery by the husband for injuries
to the wife causing her instant death,
and that the husband has no better
right of action for loss of service of the
wife than parent has for loss of ser
vice of minor children. 1t would not be
contended, the court says, that without
statutory provision a father could re-
cover damages against a railroad COM
pany for injuries causing the death OF
his minor child.
Big Sum for Public Buildings.
The government is spending a million
of dollars or so for public buildings in
Iowa, and will spend much more before
they are completed. Those now under
consideration are: Boone, 100000;
Iowa City, 100000; Waterloo, $3.50,
Marshalltown, $85, 900; Atlantic, $50, 900;
Burlington, $4,000; Des Moines, $780,
900; Muscatine, $4,000; Webster City.
| $4,000; Mason City, $4,000. Thelast four
are merely preliminary appropriations.
The building in Des Moines will prob
ably be million dollar building before
! it is finished. The Burlington appro-
| priation is insufficient and will be in
creased. A new building is also nearly
completed in Centerville. An appropria-
| ton of $500 was made by the last con-
gress for additional ground for the pub
lie building at Council Bluffs and large
addition will be made there before long
Want Farming Taught in Schools.
| Another Ruling by Court.
The supreme court decided last week
in case from Washington county, that
the collateral inheritance tax cannot be
collected where the requests were made
by will executed before the law went
into effect, though the requests did moi
become of effect until after the adoption
of the statute. Dayton H. Ballard diet
about a year before the collateral inner
itance tax law was passed, but the col
lateral requests did not become effective
until some time after the law was passed
The court holds that the estates Of per.
sons who died before the enactment o.
the law cannot be made subject to 4
under any circumstances.
| To Investigate "Baby Farms"
A great deal of excitement has beer
caused in the state by the publication
of some sensational stories about Ger
tain so-called "baby farms in De-
Moines, where it is claimed that unfor
tunate girls have been held up ant
robbed, and other nefarious practice,
carried on It is even said that black
mail has been levied and threats madt
against the girls and others, and nov
it is proposed to make thorough in
vestigation of the whole thing. A mum
Der of these institutions have been do
ing regular business in Des Moines.
4 Advance In Shipping Prices.
An advance of about one cent pc
hundred pounds will be made by tn
eastern railroads on shipments of grail
for export east of Chicago. On grail
for domestic use the advance will b
about two cents per hundred pound
from Chicago to the seaboard. A cor
responding increase will be made in tn
rates on flour. This increase in rate
y. will take effect about December 1, OWN
to the closing Of lake navigation.
F.w. BICKNELL.
BRANDED; SUES INITIAToR$
Peterson Man Seeks So, 900 Damages
in Court Because Of Alleged
Bodily Injuries.