Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-06

plant concerning discrimination in switch
ing service Cause q complaint sausfac
hi. r. Markiey. Colfax. against Rock Is
land railroad Compla.ul regarding over
charge on shipment Of household goods
Refund made b. company
c. W. Ramsey. 0akly. against ChicaEo
Burlington a. Quincy railroad. Complain
concerning insufficient station farlliuee
Railroad provided was asked for By
complainant
Farmers Exchange company. Charles
City. against Illinois Central railroad Com
that place COMPANY agreed not 10 make
removal for the present
Citizens Of Walnut Ia. against ROCK
Island railroad. Complaint regerding depot
facilities. Company agreed TO remodel
]. J. Bahstedt Victor. against Rock Is
land railroad Complaint with reference 70
placing telephone in depot Company agreed
TO install same
City Of Ottumwa against Rock Island
railroad Railroad adjusted matter 10
satisfaction OF complainants
Riddle Grain company, Omaha AGAINST
I Chicago. Minneapolis e. St Paul railroad
Complaint concerning alleged refusal TO
furnish site for portable grain loader Com
pany explained their regulations 10 salts
faction Of board.
New State Telephone company against
Illinois Central railroad. Complaint con
corning telephone service in depot At
! same.
E G wyHe. Des Moines. against Mime
apolis & St Louis railroad. Complaint
I concerning delay In transit. Explanation
made by company.
Iowa at Navigation Congress-
Governor B. F. Carroll has appointed
the f~olowing named delegates to repre-
sent Iowa at the Missouri River Naviga-
ton congress to be held in Omaha com
msncing December IA and has notified
Secretary Campbell Of their appointment:
". w. McElrath. Neville; T. n Smith,
Harlan; w. G. Sears, Sioux City; Thomas
Maloney. Council Blpuffs; J. B. R0cka-
fellow, Glenwood; William Eaton. Sidney
Harvey Maharg, Audubon; c C. Saunders,
Council Bluffs; Robert Hunter. Sioux
City: George D. ePrkins, Sioux City; Rob-
ert Henderson, Council Bluffs; George c.
Call, Sioux City, John L. Kennedy, Sioux
City: William S. Baird. Council Bluffs.
The secretary OF state today chartered
the Peoples Savings bank Of Avoca, with
$4,000 capital. Caleb Smith, president; e
J. Karstens, cashier. .
There was also organized the Deluxe
Textile company Of Davenport with s25OO
capital
Organize n New Bank.
The last session Of the supreme court
OF Iowa for this year commences next
week. and it viii be a short session, the
cases submitted being almost entirely from
the eastern part OF the state.
Renew Work on Allison Fund.
State Treasurer Morrow reports that az
treasurer Of the fund 10 build a monumen
to the late Senator Allison Of Dubuque he
has received but about $500 the last year
The state made an Appropriation Of 5000
to build the pedestal conditioned on this
raising by private subscription Of $4,000
General Dodge OF Council Bluffs now states
that he is planning to renew activity a.
head Of the association collecting th'
funds and that it win be taken up agar
soon.
Farmers and Cider Vinegar.
hn~tufoxx(sss ACCOMPLISHMENTS 5 s 81
Criticism Of the state laws on the scort
that they have been so thoroughly re
formed that IL Is impossible for a farnel
to convert his apples into cider and vine
gar without danger Of being fined, meet
with a rebuke at the state house. It wa.
recently stated In a southeastern lows
paper hat thousands Of apples that haC
been frost bitten were permitted to go Il
waste because the orchardists feared u
make cider and vinegar. 1t is explained
by the pure food department. that all tn,
trouble which has come to farmers OF
the vinegar question is because Of an ef
fort to market the cider vinegar befor,
IT is ripe In mEhy instances farmers hav,
converted their cider into vinegar and
then have sold it while 1t was stiII an IN
finishes product and contains a too small
per cent OF acetic acid. But there ha.
never been any trouble for farmers VIII.
have really converted their elder int,
vinegar.