Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-10

is fully sustained, the court holding
that it is not in conflict with the gem
eral election law.
The hearing was on demurrer filed
by the city. Judge Howe sustains
the demurrer, thus knocking out the
original petition and the petitions OF
intervention. The assailants of the
plan will at once take an appeal to
the supreme court. The case will be
taken up by the higher tribunal In
February, and final decision is ex-
pected during that month.
Freight Rates on Baggage Cars.
When the state railroad commits
sion meets Dec. 10 to continue its In.
quiry with respect to rates for express
it may be confronted by the broader
question Of providing rates for tho
carrying of all kinds of merchandise
on passenger trains without regard to
whether ittis handled by the express
companies or by the railroad COM
panies themselves.
For instance. milk and cream busi-
ness is handled by the railroads In
their baggage cars. No intention to
charge this rate exists, but hitherto
the railroad commission has not hxed
| rates with specific regard to the tar
iff on passenger trains, and under the
proposal Of Railroad Commissioners
Ketchum that the freight classification
with appropriate rates be put into
force for express business and those
shipments handled by the railroad
companies themselves, the question
of covering all freight carried on pas.
senger trains, without regard to
| whether handled by the railroads or
the express companies. becomes
prominent.
/ May Gust Sheriff and Mayor.
1t is supposed at the state house
that in addition to the court martial
4 of Capt. o. w. Kulp of the Davenport
company of the national guard, some
citizen Of Davenport will appear to
complain against the sheriff and
mayor of that city for not enforcing
4 the law.
4 In case such complaint is lodged
Attorney General Byers, under his
recent statement on law enforcement
will proceed to the work Of removing
the accused officers from Office for MOI
stopping the prize fight at Davenport
Proceedings of this character will BIZ
brought before the presiding Judge O.
the district court and before jury
AS defense the officers under charg,
would be able to do what Captain
Kulp cannot undertake to do unde
the military code-attempt to prov,
that the prize fight was not priz,
fight.
!. Carroll Finds Banks All Right.
Auditor of State Carroll has bee
conducting an inquiry among the stat
I and savings banks of Iowa with
!. view to ascertaining the feeling q
bankers with respect to financial cor
g ditions.
e Replies received by him to the LEI
ter he sent out indicate CONSTANT
! growing confidence, only a very Sigh
u reduction of deposits, an increase {
8 actual cash on hand and hope an
l. belief in early resumption of paymer
6 OF currency.
Auditor Carroll has taken an Ell
9 couraging view of the situation fro,
$ the beginning and the replies to tn
inquiries he has sent out still furthe
y encourage him His first statemer
!, expressed confidence in Iowa's bank
Z The fact that not one has succumbe
:. by reason OF the financial stringenc
j alone has been gratifying.
i Railroad Must Fight for Il.
The Rock Island railroad mu
stand trial in the big damage sui
g charging discrimination brougl
70 against 1t by the Agar Packing COZ
pany of Des Moines. Judge M
Henry Of the district court overruls
the demurrer fled by Carroll Wrigt
~ attorney for the railroad.
= Asserting that the railroad compal
=. Disseminated against it by giving !
m bates to Chicago packers the Ag
q. Packing company brought suit in d.
es trict court to recover $4s5.000 dal
ne ages. The petition alleges that the d
SIS full rates on shipments of stock fro
n Iowa points to this city while
es tariff was charged on shipments to !
tie competitors over the same lines.
ls Recalls Griswold Death.
ry The mystery surrounding the dea
nj Of George Griswold, the promine
Des MONIES life insurance man. who
en- body was found in the Des Moin
IT. river here couple of years ago, VI
% recalled at indianapolis, Ind, Ia
~ week in suit by his widow to cole
~ $4,000 accident insurance which
ne carried in the. Indiana Travellers A
We cident association. The case was tri
in the superior court of Indianapo
and resulted in an instructed verdi
| against Mrs i(1riswold Her afforne
nd announced that they would appeal I
90 case to the supreme court.
to ---
ng KILLED BY GAS EXPLOSION.
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nd nr a a. wotrinn Me.t.a Death In !,
: Home at Adrian, Mich.