Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-24
INTEREST IN TAFT'S TRIP
Climax Of Iowa Tour TO Come with
the Meeting at Des Moines.
SPECIAL TRAINS ARRANGED FOR
School for the FeebIe-Minded ne
GIenwood Raises the Prise Corn
Among the various state
InstItutiOns.
From a STAT corr.,pondent.l

From a staff Correspondent)'
DicS MONIES, Ia, Sept. 2.-(Special)-A
representative Of the national republican
committee, Mr.. A. =. Slater. took lunch
at the Slavery today with Chairman FRANKIE
OF the state committee. c. w. Lyons Of the
speakers bureau and Mr.. Deavitt, the
sixth district member. and made final ar
engagements for the Taft tour through
Iowa. he says that Taft's trip west is
a~rousing big interest and that there is
surety OF big crowds at every point on the
entire route.
While special rates could not be secured
for the big Taft meetings, special trains
and special accommodation have been Sc
cured so as TO care for all the crowds. 1t
is planned now that Governor Cummins
shall Join the Taft special train at Chi
cago and 1t through Illinois
and Iowa. At Clinton, which will be
reached Friday morning. the special will
be Joined by Senator Dolliver, National
Committeeman Hart. ez-Congressmsn La
cey, Chairman FRANKIE and other members
o. the state committee. Hon. LATE Young,
chairman Of the Des Molnes reception
committee and others. Through each con-
GressionaI district the republican nominee
for congress viii accompany the train.
The plans for the Des Moines meeting
were DeTIeGIeu lDudy. NOnkIeSHIldn nun
will preside at the auditorium, where Sem
ator Do.llver will speak first to be fol-
lowed by Judge Taft, who will deliver his
main address there. He will later speak
at Fosters opera house and at the Con-
gregational church and at two open air
meetings, one on the east and one on the
west side. The meeting at the church win
be attended by women only. An afternoon
meeting will be held at the auditorium by
The Polk county republican club, where
g e. Clark OF the Interstate Commerce
commission. Charles Pickett Of Waterloo,
N. E.. Kendall Of Abba. Frank P. Woods
of Esthervllle and James w. Good Of Ce-
dar Rapids viii deliver speeches. The last
four are the new republican nominees for
congress in Iowa this year.
Iowa Raises Good Corn.
The school for Feeble Minded children at
Glenwood raised the best corn in the state
OF Iowa this year. From seed which Chair
man Cownie purchased at the corn exposi-
ton last year bumper corn crops have been
raised at all the state Institutions this
year. Samples Of the crop at Glenwo
are at the offices of the state board this
year and are considered as good as any
corn raised in the state. Chairman Cownie,
who takes especial pride in the farms of
the state institutions, is this year especi-
ally proud of the corn crop.
KIrkman for Bigamy.
Because John Kirkman. alias John Kirk
mond, is alleged to have a wife at Lincoln.
Neb., he must return to Council Bluffs
and stand trial for bigamy. He is alleged
to have married Helen Laseson at Council
Bluffs. thoughtlessly forgetting the first
wife at Lincoln. Then he is alleged to
have suddenly remembered the wife at
Lincoln and returned to her. A requisition
was secured at the governors office for
irknan and he will be returned to Coun-
eli Bluffs for trial.
Supreme Court Decisions.
Judge William ID. Evans sat on the bench
with the other members of the supreme
court today. He was sworn in in the
m of the court yesterday afternoon
by the chief justice. to fill the vacancy
made by the death or Judge Bishop.
Today the court handed down the fol-
following decisions:
w, f. Mammalian, executor of will of
Thomas O'Toole, SIR against Thomas o.
Suit over probation OF will. Affirmed.
X. A. Aga, against l.. Harbach, appellant.
Suit for personal injury. Polk county. Az
firmed.
Farmers Savings bank of Arispe. appel
liant against Arispe Mercantile company,
ct al. Union county. Promissory note, Re
Versed.
Maggie p. Webster appellant against
Shrine Temple company. Polk, Determine
tioh OF boundary. Affirmed.
Elizabeth A. Reynolds against T. U. Nc
soa @sip 9PPtILlentv e sInSt s. 5 'CSS' R SSmaseSs
Independent school district Of Fairview
against Independent school district of Bur-
lington. Des Moines district. Suit for ac-
COUNTING AffNEmAn