Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-09
IOWA BEST STATE FOR ANGUS
Breeders Hold Annual Meeting at
Des Moines.
QUESTION Is RAISED
Gang tina Committed Many Rob
berries Near Iowa Capital be-
lieved 60 ne Captured
Finally.
From a staff correspondent.)

DIES MONIES. Feb. s.-(speciel Tele-
gTam)-The annual meeting Of the Iowa
Aberdeen-Angus Breeders association was
held here today and the following were
elected officers:
President, Sllas Igo. Palmyra vice
presidents, J. Miller. Newton. and Charles
Russell, Carroll; secretary, ]. NJ. Graham-
Indianola. Secretary Charles Gray of the
American association spoke and declared
that Iowa was one OF the best states In
the union for the Angus cattle and has
some Of the best bred cattle in the world.
Primary Question.
Attorney General Byers today received
from the county auditor an inquiry which
calls for information whether to include IN
the primary voting lists for the state next
June the names that were add-d TO the
previous June primary at the time OF the
special primary in November, 1908. The
county auditor Is under the impression that
both lists should be used. 1t will make a
big difference, as very many voted at the
November primary who stayed at home In
June.
Entire Gang Arrested.
Information received here today from
Freeport, H., would indicate that the gang
which in the early part OF the winter
committed a number of bank robberies
near Des Moines has been taken into Gus
tody. 1t seems that Carrie b. Hammond
was leader Of the gang and that a man
named Borden who was recently killed in
Chicago, was also a member of the gang.
No robberies have been committed in Iowa
for some time and 1t is regarded as GER
tain the whole crowd left the state.
Grubb 10 Enter Race.
Announcement was made today that
Thomas II. Grub, deputy in the office Of
clerk 6 fthe supreme court. will be a oan-
didate for clerk and that he has rendered
his resignation, to take effect at the close
of the present month.
Change in Banking Circles.
L. K. Stevens. formerly cashier of the
Ottumwa National bank at Ottumwa today
bought a controlling interest in the Century
Savings bank of Des Moines and became
its president in place of w. C. Harrison,
who will retire and resume practice of law.
Stevens purchased all of the Harrison In
terest. The Century is a comparatively
new bank and very strong.
Tax Ferrets Are Aggrieved.
The tax ferrets nave asked the Iowa SUI
preme court to reopen a case decided at
the last term in which 1t was virtually
held that the county treasurer Is not re-
quired to make an assessment upon prop
erty disclosed by the tax ferrets. The case
came from Sioux City and was one where
the ferrets dug up stock in the Sioux City
Stock Yards company and wanted II asses
sed to the owners. The assessors had failed
to find 1t and the county treasurer refused
to act. The supreme court also refused to
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this can be done the work OF the tax fer
rets will be greatly crippled in the state.
Iowa May Get Road Money.
Governor Carroll today indorsed' the Esch
bill IN congress which appropriates about
100000 to be paid over to the
land grant states under an old agreement,
which provided for 5 per cent Of the funds
received by the government in land sales
to be given for highways and canals. This
bill would give Iowa $500, 900, a larger sum
than any other of the northwestern states.
According to the Esch report made to con-
gress, Iowa got only s1.562.s4. Under his
bill, il the report Of the committee is right,
Nebraska would also get about SITS, 900 and
South Dakota S765. 900. The Wisconsin con-
gresham is securing aid from all these
western states for the bill, and Governor
Carroll has written the Iowa members of
congress asking them to support the bill.
Decision as TO City Vote Lists.
Attorney General Byers today rendered
a decision of interest to all first class
cities. where partisan primaries are held
for the spring elections. He held that the
voting lists should be made up, not from
the lists used at the last city primary, but
from the lists used In the last state pri-
mary, and that these lists can be secured
from the county officials for the purpose.
The law appeared to be not clear on the
n after, but IL the city lists could be kept
entirely separate from the county ana state
LETS great confusion would result.
Deneen Invited to Iowa.
Governor Deneen of Illinois has beer. in
vited to give the annual address before the
Bar association, which meets this
year in Council Bluffs. Governor Carroll
wrote him today urging that he attend.
Attorney General Byers went to Marshall
today, where he will assist in a gem
eral investigation of the office Of county
there having been accusations
made against the present incumbent OF
failure to be sufficiently active in enforce
ment Of the Jaws.
HerrfOtt is Not Candidate.
Some effort has been made to further
complicate the matter of the campaign for
state railroad commissions by having John
Herriott. former lieutenant governor and
OF state, enter the lists. 1t is
learned here today that Herriott win not
be a candidate.
Il
General Wood IL Better.