Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-02
BIG FARMERS MEETING
Many Able Men to Attend Con-
vention Of Agriculturists and
HOrticulturlsts
MANY SECTIONS IN SESSION
MANY SECTIONS IN SESSION
State Institute, Agricultural Board,
Horticultural Society and Forestry
Association to Meet simultaneously
In Des Moines Next Week-Displays
of Fruits and Corn.
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Des Moines. Dec. Farmers and
horticuturists and agriculturists gen
orally will invade Des Moines next
week. Several hundred of the ablest
men of the state will be here to at
tend the various agricultural society
meetings, including the state farmers
institute, the meeting of the agricul-
tural board, the state horticultural So
ciety and the park and forestry ASSOC
Dec. 10, II, and IL, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday of next week.
/ There Will be meetings held sinful
| taneously in the rooms of the depart
ment of agriculture and the rooms of
the horticultural society at the state
house. For these various meetings
there will be discussed practically ev
cry problem of agriculture. Every
phase nf tree planting and civic decor
means of trees and flowers. the rails
ing of all kinds of products that grow
in the ground. shrubs, nuts, fruits.
asparagus. celery, egg plant turnips.
weeds, apples, dewberries, seeds, pota-
toes, hay, corn, oats and everything
else will be discussed in all their
phases. There will be read papers
dealing with the relation of agriculture
and horticulture to health and wealth,
why Adam ate the apple" domestic
science, "purpling the grape" "our
| feathered friends" beet sugar in Iowa,
| feed Stuffs for cattle, feeding cattle,
grasses and "the earning capacity of
an S0-acre farm
The list Of speakers is as various
and widely scattered as are the sub
jects to be treated. Spillman, from the
farm management department Of the
| y. S. department of agriculture, nearly
every man in Iowa who is prominent
in agricultural and horticultural lines.
Fl. P. Baker Of the State College Of
Pennsylvania, several of the professors
OF Ames and President MacLean of the
| state university: DR.. 7. E. Loope Of
| Eureka, Wisconsin: James Handy of
Tenn; c. G. VIM of Griggsville, ILL.,,
are among the list Of speakers.
The horticultural society will elect
its officers Thursday evening, the
Park and Forestry association We'd
nesday evening. and the agricultural
department Wednesday afternoon.
Two of the biggest features will be
the display Of fruits in the rotunda OF
the state house with s435 as premiums
and the display of corn in the agricul-
tural rooms for which premiums will
be given.
Deputy Attorney General Cosson re-
turned yesterday from Burlington,
whittier he went to investigate the b..
E. Jones case.
Mr.. Jones was the prosecutor in sa-
loon cases and was assaulted by OPP
ponents of law enforcement about fif-
! teen months ago in that city. He had
/ informed the governor that his efforts
! to prosecute his assailants had been
, ignored by local authorities in Des
i Moines county and tho the case had
been presented to five grand juries no
indictments had been returned.
On request of Governor Cummins
Attorney General Byers sent his
deputy, Walter Cosson, to Burlington
this week.
1t is the intention of the law depart
ment of the state, after this investiga-
ton, to go before the grand jury OF
Des Moines county at the January
term of the district court and try to
secure an indictment against the per-
sons accused by Mr.. Jones of as
saulting him, either on charge of
conspiracy or of assault with intent to
do great bodily harm.
Mr.. Cosson was unable to see Judge
Smythe before whom the case will
come, naturally, and who will charge
the grand jury at the opening OF the
January term. Judge Withrow was
| busy in the trial of a case and Mr..
| Cosson did not see him for any length
Of time.
He saw DR.. Patterson, who was at
the head Of the civic league of Bur-
lington. 1t was under the auspices OF
this organization that the law enforce
.ment program was undertaken about
a wear and half ago. At one time
demonstration in favor of law en-
forcement disclosed parade of mile
in length This work was in charge of
DIR. Patterson.
J. SAASSS 49,
court decree in the saloon cases re-
CURED closing at lawful hours, pre-
vented screens at the windows, and
permitted tables and side entrances
said Mr.. Cosson yesterday. "The pro-
visions covered by the decree are be-
ing observed, I am reliably informed.
But the saloons operate the tables,
chairs and side entrances, without mo-
lestation.
81 found that the county attorney
professed to be perfectly willing to Co
operate with this department In every
way in the prosecution Of the men
charged by Mr.. Jones with assaulting
him, and I have no doubt about the
grand jury being fully informed, when
we go before it in January in that case.
THE county attorney appeared to be
perfectly agreeable to action in the
matter.
81 also discovered that at Burling-
ton the city collects each month 500
from the keepers of houses of III fame
and 50 a month each from each of the
inmates. I was told, also, that the
gamblers pay monthly license fee in
the same way. This money goes to the
city treasury"
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