Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-10
lNTERURBAB STOCK GOING
Line from Des Moines TO Red Oak
Seems Assured.
FARMERS ARE TAKING INTEREST
John Junkin, Murderer of Clara
Rosen at Ottumwn, I'm State OF
Collapse while Awaiting
Execution.
lrrom a SAD correspondent.l


gram.)-It was announced here today that
stock in the proposed electric line from Des
Moines to Red Oak has been sold in the
amount OF 100000 Representatives Of the
company who are in the city comforting
with local capitalists now believe that the
line will certainly be built to Red Oak. The
stock sold has been largely to persons In
Des MoInes and along the lines, very many
farmers investing in the same. A great
deal of the rlght-of-way has been secured
and the effort is to have the road built
with very little dependence upon eastern
capital
JunlSin in Collapse.
Sheriff Clark Of Appanoose county, who
win have charge OF the hanging of John
Junkin in the prison at Fort Madison, says
that in his belief the condemned man will
have to be carried to the gallows in a
state of collapse. Since Junkin has been
| confined in a solitary cell he has almost
lost his reason. The demand for tickets
! to see the execution is said to be great
Junlin is the colored man who killed Clara
Rosen at ottumwa. Relatives OF the girl
have asked permission to see the hanging.
Court Releases Fortune Teller.
The supreme court today ordered re-
leased on appeal bond Count Nathoo. a
lf1AlQu LOIlunS ltlitT anu SOoNhoagClt VIM
last week was taken to prison to serve a
twenty-year term for assault upon a girl.
The court held that his bond offered was
good, though not signed by freeholder.
In case from Council Bluffs involving
the legality of a saloon operated by w. II.
Beck at Lake Manawa, the court held
that a saloon cannot be operated legally In
Iowa outside OF a city or town.
| In caaa from paUa county involving
the constitutionality of the law requiring
branding OF Anseed oil the court upheld the
law. In a similar case from Johnson
county involving a question as to interstate
commerce the court held the Iowa pure
food law does not apply to mail order
groceries delivered on orders.
Supreme Court Decisions.
Garfield Lumber company appellant,
ISint Lumber company, Cedar Rapids SUI
perior court, affirmed.
State against Charles Creswell, appel
liant, Mills county, affirmed.
w. A. Reynolds against Phil Pray, APP
pellant, Linn county, affirmed.
o. Boynton against u. A.. Church, certio-
rari Carroll county. dismissed.
Minden Creamery company, appellant,
against H.. Il j. Henslsy' Pottawattami'
Elias Doty, appellant, against c. w
Braska, Linn county, affirmed.
I G. r. Warn against Chicago Great West
lelu railway &PpCAloubp 1hOAShoh SOe'AiNS
Capital city Brick and Pipe company
APPELLANT, against City Of Des Moines, Poll
G. Z. Walsh against Tri-City Railway
company, Scott county, affirmed
o. NJ. Parkinson, appellant, against Peter
lKirtzen, Lyon county, reversed.
M L. Matson against Fred Poncin, ap
pellsnt, Wright county. affirmed.
w. II. Beck, appellant against 70.
Woodruff. judge. Pottawattamie county, af
firmed.
w. p Trumbo appellant against r. P
Pratt, Van Buren, county, affirmed.
State against Holten Gray & Co., appel
lants, Page county, affirmed.
State. appellant, against j. B. Eckenrode
Johnson county, affairned g.
Farmers VIII Sustain Loss.
Des Moines millers state that by reason
. Of the decision of the courts in the bleacheC
flour cases the farmers will sustain losi
i OF from 10 to 20 cents a bushel on theil
winter wheat grown in Iowa, because o.
the inaballty to use this wheat in milling
They say that the bakers will not accep
flour made from this wheat grown in lows
unless it is bleached, hence they will almos
cease from purchasing it. and farmers will
have to depend upon home consumption o
:" the same.
VIII Run for Governor.
: Lieutenant Governor George w. Clark
e is first in the field as a candidate for tn,
republican nomination for governor TIVE
! years hence. The Dallas county conven
e ton, which sent him to the state convention
}, at the head of the delegation, passed
& resolution making announcement that Il
due time the name of Mr.. Clarke will b.
presented to the republicans OF Iowa as
= candidate for governor. He was renom
mated for lieutenant governor withou
/. opposition. He won two years ago owe
two opponents. He was twice electe,
speaker unanimously.
Five for Judge.
There are five avowed candidates 70
judge in the Fifth judicial district for tn
three places to be filled at district con
vention at Dexter. July g. These are: ]. II
Apologize, Guthrie Center; w. H. Fahey
Perry; L. N. Hays Knoxville: C. ID. Rob
bins, Winterset. and C. H. Chapman, Green
field. Apologize is a candidate for renom
ination. 1t is believed that Hays and Fahe
viii! be the other two nominees.
Trouble for Amendment.
1t develops that there Is serious troubl
among those who are making the fight 10
the carrying Of prohibitory amendmen
to the state constitution. There was or
ganlzed last year a committee to carry OIL
the work, but the anti-saloon league ele
ment refused to join and has been working
for some other plan. ny; IL. II. Sawye
of Sioux City, has been selected to handl
the campaign. lie was long connected wit
the anti-saloon league and as result tn
party prohibitionists have Withdrawn sup
port.
No indictments Found.
The grand jury OF this county adJourne
today without making any report OF indict
ments in connection with the alleged mis-
management of the state school for girl
at Mtchellville. Neither John Cownie, VIII
was accused OF a crime by the governor
nor the governor himself, was indicted
Whether this will close the case remain
to be seen. The entire anagement OF tn
school for many years was inquired int
Y by the grand jury and nothing was foun
to suggest Encouragement or any wrOn
action Mr.. Cownie, as chairman OF tn
board, had been discharged by the COVER
} nor who accused him Of various grave OF
y lenses.