Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-12
Heirs of Big Des MONIES Estate
Make Deal with Church.
TAKE VETERANS TO GETTYSBURG
Ran Under Way to Pay Iowa Sur
vivors' Way to Reunion-Gen-
eral Manager Harrigan
Resigns Position.
from a Staff Correspondent

the church TO pay to Mercy hospital the
sum Of $4,000, this money to be used for
the building OF an additional wing to
the hospital and for establishing free beds
for the needy poor at the institution.
Papers closing the transaction were
signed by Bishop Bowling, Father Flavin
and other prominent Catholics and the
heirs to the Polk estate The reidence is
one Of the most beautiful in the city.
Veterans to Gettysburg.
A bill is being prepared by officials
OF the Grand Army of the Republic of
Iowa to have the state pay the expenses
OF sending to the semi-centennial ami
versary celebration of the battle of
Gettysburg on the battlefield all Of the
lso survivors Of that battle who are now
living in Iowa and who care to attend.
A compilation Of the entire list has Just
been made.
Miners Disagree.
The joint convention OF coal miners and
operators which has been in session here
large part OF the time for six weeks is
likely to break up in total disagreement
as TO certain phases Of the wage question
for the next two years. Officials report
today that no agreement is In sight
Get Harrigan's Goat,
J. r Harrigan today announced his
resignation as vice president and general
manager Of the Des Moines Railway COM
,pany to take effect July /. 1t is said here
that Emil G. Schmidt Of Chicago. presi-
dent Of the Cook County Traction COM
pany. who served as q member OF the
board OF arbitration In the recent wage
dispute here will succeed Mr.. Harrigan-
Want TO send Three Regiments.
The Iowa National Guard officers want
to send three regiments TO Fort Leaven-
worth in August to participate in army
maneuvers The regular army headquar-
tiers suggested two regiments, but Iowa
would like TO send three II any. Two
that will go anyway are the F1fty-fourth
and Fifty-flfth regiments. The advisory
board has communicated the desire to
the army headquarters and has assur-
ance that three OF the regiments will
attend.
The Union Cheese company, Marshall
town. filed articles OF incorporation with
$4,000 capital: also the Algona Rural Tel
ephone company No. 10 Of Algons, with
si.eoo capital
Conventions Can Nominate.
Attorney General Cosson today ruled
that county conventions have jurisdiction
TO make nominations In cases where no
nominations have been made at the pri-
mary, provided some persons we're voted
for at the primary for the offices thus
left vacant. The new provision in the
state law requiring 10 per cent of the
vote to be cast In order TO effect nom
nation by the writing in Of names where
no names were printed does not affect
the Jurisdiction OF the county convention
where there has been failure to nom
mate. .s s
Manager of street Railway Quits.
General Manager Harrigan Of the Des
Moines City Railway company this morn
ing announced his resignation, to take eff
feet July /, He placed his resignation
in the hands Of the N. W. Harris COM
pany Of Chicago. the owning company, on
March Is. No announcement Of his f'i-
ture plans Is to be made by Mr.. Harrigan
at this time, but Il is understood that he
will enter the railroad business in some
other city. lie refused to make any state
ment as to who his successor will be.
A telegram received from the Harris
Trust company Of Chicago. owners Of
the local street railway, late this after
noon, said that C. F. Hewitt. now gen.
eral manager OF the East ST. Louis &
Suburban Railway company, will sue
coed Mr.. Harrigan.
Thrift IA Iowa.
The supreme court in deciding a Linn
county divorce case exposed a fine ex-
ample of thrift on an Iowa farm. The
parties were Anton and Josepha HART,
and the court states that they were mar
ried in Bohemia and reached Cedar Rap
ids with two babies and 80 In 1857. He
commenced work at $50 day and three
years later bought two acres of Iowa
land. At the time of the divorce they
divided family OF ten children and an
estate Of over 5000. Inasmuch as the
wife took most OF the children she re-
.ceived about 1900 more in property and
the court says this was right. The farm
of 25s acres was divided.
Rights of a Blind Man.
Automobiles have no right 10 run over
blind men in Iowa, The supreme court
saws so. One Charles Mclaughlin, blind.
while walking along a street in Storm
Lake was struck by an automobile in
charge of c. E. Griffin and badly In
tured. The jury awarded 500 as damages
and the supreme court affirmed this YER
dict. The care which everyone is re-
quired to exercise on the streets is modi-
flied, the court says, according to the
capacity OF the person to care for him
self.
supreme Court Decisions.
William Mechanics against Donaker
Bros, appellant. Calhoun county, action
on contract for digging well; affirmed
Charles Mclaughlin against c. z.
Griffin. appellant, Sac county, damages
for injury by automobile; affirmed.
milan Hoover against Bankers Life as
sociation. appellant. Linn county, action
on Insurance policy; reversed.
Crosby & Fordyce against Lester o.
Smith, appellant, Linn county, action foT
attorney fees; affirmed.
Anton Hartl against Josepha Hartl. APP
pellant, Linn county, divorce case af-
delegates to Convention.
List of delegates from Iowa appointed
nv Governor Carroll to attend the Ma
tIonal Conference Of Charities and Cor
rection to be held in Cleveland, o., June
Il to 10:
John f. Wade, Board Of Control. Des
MoInes: F. J. Sessions. Soldiers Orphans
home, Davenport. W. L. Kuser. Industrial
school. EIdora; Mrs Lucy NJ. sickels, In
dustrial school. Mitchellville; Miss Char
iotfa Goff. Soldiers Orphans home
Davenport; Scion c. Vial. Industrial
schooI' EIdors: Miss Katherine A Hum
tner. Industrial school. Mitchellville: II.
3. HaWley Des Moines: Paul 7. Robarts
Des Notnes; Mrs. E NJ Bracken, Burning