Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-14
DECREASE IN FARM LANDS
Valuation Ten Million Dollars Less Than
Last Year.
WESTERN UNION CONTROVERSY is UP
Supreme Court 20 Decide whether
Mans Residence IL where He
sleeps or where He GETS
His Meals.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

NFTOIn n 6lhl NoiItspOuuGHAsJ
DIES MONIES, July 13.-(Special. THE
farm lands Of Iowa are worth 100000 less
this year than last year, according to the
reports of the county auditors made to the
executive council. The footing up OF the
totals. which was completed today, shows
that the value this year Of the farm lands
is 81, 446 $780, while last year II was 81 ,455,-
524, 227. The average value per acre reported
this year is Sn.60, and last year i was
$42O4. There has been an increase Of 5000
acres in the acreage of the state over last
year and an increase of $34,644,09O in the
valuation OF the town property. Linn
county Is yet to be heard from, and the fig
ures include the figures Of last year for
Linn county.
The executive council this morning, at II
o'clock, concluded the open hearing, and at
once took up the matter Of making the as
sessment. which will take about three
weeks The last to be heard openly was
the representative Of the Western Union
Telegraph company, which asked that the
assessment of the Western Union be de-
ferred till its controversy in the courts
with the Burlington railroad was concluded.
The Western Union charges that some of
the wires on it's poles belong to the Bur
lington, and should be assessed to the road.
Governor Cummins was unable to give the
representative any encouragement and said
he expected the assessment would be made
as formerly
Monroe County Loses.
OfHcial census figures for Monroe county,
given out today, show a total population OF
1878, while FIVE years ago the population
was II 9S5. which shows a loss Of 1,242, The
city of Abba is now 1857, and FIVE years
ago was 1889, showing a gain of 1,05s. In
Monroe county there are now 9,142 males
and 1901 females.
Residence Mt Eating Place.
The test OF whether a mans residence is
where he eats or where he sleeps is to be
made in a case which has been appealed to
| the supreme court from Usage in Mitchell
| county. The abstract reached the clerk to-
| day. DR.. L. savre is physician of that
| city and slept at his office In the Third
| ward though he took his meals at a board
! ing house which was in the First ward. His
vote was challenged and he swore il in and
| was then prosecuted for voting Illegally He
| won in the lower court and the state has
| appealed the case in order TO get a ruling
from the supreme court savre showed by
testimony that he had voted for four
years in the city in other wards where he
took his meals and that shortly before. but
/ Wllnln lHe llillll 0L NIt ldWt MS ldiluldAll
had moved TO the Third ward.
ArEument in Rodgers Appeal.
| The argument of the attorney I'm the ap-
peal of william G. Rodgers from the Pot
tawattamie district court in which he was
found guilty of the murder of Bert Four
ney, was fled with the clerk Of the SUI
preme court today. Rodgers was con.
victed of numbering Tourney In the lat
ter's saloon while attempting to rob the
| saloon.
Governor Mt Chnutsuqun.
Governor Cummins goes to Sac City to
! morrow morning TO deliver a ohautauqut
address at that place. The governor has
an invitation to attend the meeting Of the
Hawkeye association at Colorado Springs
August and deliver an address, but will
be unable to accept II. .
Fifty-sixth Breaks Camp.
The F1fty-sixth regiment today brok
camp, some OF the companies getting or a
3 o'clock in the morning. Tonight tn
grounds are deserted. The next compan,
in camp is the Fifty-third from the north
eastern quarter of the state and com
manded by Colonel William G. Dows.
DrusEists Are Here.
II is estimated tonight that fully 100
druggists are IN the city attending the stat
convention which opens today. This fore
noon a business session was held at Elk
HAN and an organization perfected TIL
afternoon was spent in athletic sports a
Union park and a ball is in full swing thi
J evening in Elks' hall, following a suppe
and smoker.
State Bhr Meets.
The state bar met today in this city an
Judge Wakefield Of Sioux City made
plea for an international court to prever
war. Judge w. H. McHenry OF this cit
made plea for law to punish wife d.
serters, though the County Attorneys a.
\ sociation refused to endorse the idea.
is believed Judge Bailey Of this city vi
4 be elected president.
Maxwell Man Dead.
l. James Mingle OF Maxwell was found dea
n at his room at AIS East Locust street tn