Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10
LEADING IOWA MAN IS DEAD
Captain ]. G. Hutchinson Expires at
Home in 0ttumwa,
WIFE DIES OF BROKEN HEART
Mrs. q. r. Dcnison Of Mason city Fol-
lows Husband TO Gravc-Miners
Ready with Dcmand for
Increase.

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tFrom a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES. April Especial Tele-
EramD-Captain J. @. Hutchinson OF Of
tumwa died there this afternoon after a
short illness. He was one OF the prominent
wholesale merchants and prominent war
veterans. lie served in the state senate
twenty-five years ago which gave him the
republican nomination for governor In 1881,
when he was defeated by Boies.
Al Mason city today Mrs. o. 4. Denison
died suddenly, following the death of her
husband. who died on Thursday. The widow
had been in IN health. but uuquestiouably
she died of a broken heart becausc Of the
demise Of her husband, who was q promi-
ncnt banker.
After a week of labor on the part of the
state miners convention out little has been
accomplished besides agreeing upon terms
of the demands upon the operators. II is
understood that when the joint convention
Of miners and operators meets Monday
the miners Will demand a 10 per cent raise
and reduction Of rents on houses. The
operators would concede a . per cent in
crease. but not more.
~ FAlbAAA AAAbN f'. 1900.
by students of Drake university and bus.
mess men to raise $4,000 for an endowment
Of a medical school Of Drake university
The university board had announced ii
would abandon the medical school wins
to the higher standard required for col
leges.
The State Railroad commission today
promulgated rules for demurrage on rail
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convention Of the commissioners in Wash.
ington last winter. These make but LITTLE
change in the custom of Iowa railroads anC
the opposition of the Iowa manufactures
has been withdrawn.
In Charge of Campaign.
Robert j. Fleming of Des Moines, one OF
The best known business men of the stale
has been placed in charge of the progress
sive campaign, which will be vigorous from
beginning to end. Plans for the campaign
have been thoroughly made and the or
ganizatlon is far more complete than any
which Mr., Carroll will be able to call &c
his aid, at least in the beginning Of the
campaign. 1t is limited that he will no
be able to call to HIS support the recently
organized s~tandpat club. as many of il:
members are hostile to the present gov.
ernor personally. He will have the sup,
port Of the national republican committee
which may not be a matter of strength IL
a state as thoroughly centralized as Iowa
Newspaper Owner to Wed.
Announcement was made today of thu
approaching marriage of Lafayette Young
jr., business manager OF the Des Nome.
Daily Capital, to Miss Virginia Macarthur
Mr.. Young is president of the Greater De-
Moines committee and is one Of the mos
aggressive of the younger men of the city
He has been business manager of ht
fathers paper for the last five years. Mis-
! Macarthur is the daughter OF w. Z. Nc
Arthur, clerk of the United States dlstric
court for Iowa. The wedding will tax
place in the late spring.
Would Buy Water Plant. ..
Mayor Hanna today announced a vigor
Gus campaign towards the purchase of tn,
city waheT works plant by the city at thi
expiration of its franchise a year hence
He was elected on "a municipal ownership
platform and has started out to max goo
his prediction pledges. Des Moines /
paying 80 cents per 1000 gallons for waite
at the present time, a higher price than an.
other Of its size is paying.
No Slot or Gambling.
Des Moines will not go back 10 the day o
slot machines and gambling. The offlcia
announcement of this was made by Chile
of Police Yeager after a long consultatioi
with Councilman Roe, head of the depart
ment, Following the election of Roe, wit
it's defeat of Hamery, the liberal elemen
believed that they had won a notable vic
tory in the city, but the ultlmatum Of tn
heads of the public safety department woul
Indicate that Des Moines Is to remain o.
the subdued map for some time to come.
Councilman Roe is at outs with the othe
members Of the city council over Nigh
Chief Alb Day. Roe wished to reduce tn
captain to the ranks, but the signal abilit
he has displayed in the eight years he ha
been on the force makes the other mem
bers Of the force object to lowering hi
grade. Day has long been considered tn
most efficient officer on the force.
Buy Large Tract.
Jansen Halnes, manager Of the De
Moines Gas company, and A. c. Mile
president of the Home Savings bank, to
day purchased nlnety-one acres Of grounC
all within the city limits Of Des Moinei
the consideration being $1,000. The groun
mas DeeN ubeu dh a tOihAASlu AbI years !
will be plated and sold as residence lot
in the near future. 1t is situated just wes
Of the state fair grounds.
Baker IL Swamped,
The final attempt Of the Baker force
In the Iowa mine workers ranks to Ian
their man in the office Of secretary OF III
association ended today when Secretar
Frank Cameron was reelected by a vol
of 2IS to IS. The association spent the da
in routine business with the exception {
this fight. The operators met at tn
Slavery in the morning and expressed tn
belief that they would be able to CON
to an agreement with the miners In shoi
order after the meeting OF the joint sea-
committee, which will begin its operation
next Monday.
Sell Base HALL Tickets.
One hundred men are canvassing III
business districts OF Des Moines to Sc
base ball tickets for the first game OF II
; season. The movement is in the hands
the Booster club Of the city. Both year
Mr.. Higgins has been owner OF the tea
money has been lost and the fans are a
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