Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
DRAKE ABSORBS OLD SCHOOL
Iowa College Of Physicians and Sur
geons Now Part of University.
COURT GIVES TEACHER VERDICT
Popcorn King OF Iowa H. PrePSrinE
to Make nm ENhibi Mt the Omaha
Corn show-Stnte Librarians
Convention.
prom a staff Correspondentl

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DIES MONIES, oct. 2L-tSpecisl)-Drake
university today made a notable accession
in acquiring the old low College Of Physi-
clans and Surgeons of Keokuk, the Oldest
medical college Of the west. The college
was established before the war and has
been continuously at work since, and has
a larger number Of graduates in practice
In the west than airy other Iowa college,
In recent years the attendance has not been
fully maintained and II has been a question
whether it would be kept up. Now the
trustees have voted to transfer the entire
college to Des Moines, where It Will be-
come a part Of Drake university. II is
expected the name will be ~reJaiLed and the
present medical department of Drake VIII
be merged into the same. There are ninety
three students enrolled, who Will follow the
faculty to Des Moines at once.
Teacher Established Precedent.
Miss Rose Byrne contracted to teach
sci col in the district Of Struble, Plymouth
county, and later the school board decided
to employ another. Miss Byrne sued for
the full amount of pay that would have
been hers under the contract. The board
admitted breaking the contract. but pleaded
she might have secured employment else
where, but did not in fact try to do 50
Today the supreme court decided the
teacher was entitled to recover the full
an cunt, and that it was not incumbent
upon her to accept service unless
it was shown that conditions were exactly
similar and wages the same.
Court Renders Decisions.
The decisions placed on file by the su.
preme court today were as follows:
John HARRISON against NJ. d. Shirley, ap.
pellant Wapello county, affirmed.
j. A. Bradley, appellant, against City
OF Centerville; AppanoOse county, reversed
Joseph w. Balderston, appellant, against
Cudahy Packing Company; Woodbury.
county, reversed.
Eisecarver & Reynard against Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific Railway, appellant
Jefferson county, reversed.
Venus Cole, appellant, against Thomas II
Cole; Dallas county, reversed.
Rose Byrne against School District Of
struble. appellant; Plymouth county, af
! firmed.
Bruce-Edgerton Lumber Company agains
affirmed.
state against Josie Young, appellant
Polk county,. affirmed.
Popcorn King to Make Exhibit.
1t is stated that Henry Slater. known il
Iowa as the popcorn king, will make al
exhibit of Iowa's popcorn industry at tn,
National Corn exposition. The popcorn
center of Iowa is in the vicinity OF Idi
Grove, Holstein and Battle Creek, wher
nearly all the farming has relation to thi
industry. Slater is said to virtually contro
the market and do all the -~hipplng to tn.
large market centers.
State Librarians Elect.
The State Association of Librarians ha
just concluded its annual meeting at Ceda
Rapids, with the election of the following
officers: President, Miss Harriet Wood
Cedar Rapids; vice presidents, Irvlng Z
Richman, Muscatine. and Walter l. Hayes
Clinton; secretary. Miss Mary L. Wheelock
Grinnell; treasurer. J.. w. Rich, Iowa City
members of executive board, Miss Ella Nc