Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-10

killing Of goat or deer. The right OF
defense Of person and property is
constitutional right and is recognized
in the construction Of all statutes. II
in this case it was reasonably neces-
sary for the defendant to kill the deer
in question in order to prevent sub
stantial injury to his property, such
fact, we have no doubt would afford
justification for the killing"
The case was test case brought to
decide just what were the rights OF
farmers in the Botna valley as against
the herd Of deer that has been roam
ing about for years. Ward had been
convicted Of killing the deer in viola
ton of the statutes. The supreme
court finds that inasmuch as he recog-
nized the right of the state in the
property he was justified in killing the
deer.
The members Of the bar of Polk
County will tomorrow pay tribute to
the late Judge Smith Mcpherson. so
long on the federal bench. There will
be an address by Judge Salinger one
by Judge Dudley and others. Judge
Mcpherson was esteemed highly by the
lawyers who practiced in federal court,
and especially in his later years he had
become we'll and favorably known
among Des Moines people for his kind
ness and constant geniality.
The memorial services today IN
honor of the late Judge John Z. Dailon
and of Edward E. Cook of Davenport
were well attended in the supreme
court chambers.
Three industries are always avail
able for dull season in Des Moines'
and all are being worked now
The new hotel promotion is going
fine. A great deal of gossip is going
about as to new hotels. One business
block has been remodeled into hotel
in the papers, and the Kirkwood is be-
ing remodeled and the Chamberlain en-
larged and few things of that kind.
The new restaurant craze is on IN
earnest 4 number of the one-arm
Joints were established last year, ana
il seems that now the eastern owners
of the Baltimore line of lunch places
are engaged in surrounding all the ones
that built without their consent. Inc
result is that Des Moines has today
more eating places than anything else.
The soda fountain industry has re-
ceived q great boom, also, since the
close of the saloons and the SODA
fountains are springing up like mush-
rooms all over the city. 1t is reported
the bottling works and ice cream fac
tories are working overtime and the
vendors OF grape juice in bottles find
it difficult to supply the demand. the
closing of the saloons has made
great change, also. IN the location OF
the Saturday night congestion Of the
streets of the capital city, for now the
movie streets are the ones that get
all the business.
It is anticipated that the change OF
the law as to state aid for the county
fairs will greatly encourage the hold
ing of good local fairs this year. The
new law makes it possible for a fair
association 10 secure $500 from the
state where 81. 900 in premiums have
been paid out: and where $4,000 in
premiums have been paid the bonus
will be $500 There were ninety fairs
of the state that last year received
state aid to the amount of s21,131, and
of these fairs thirty-six Of them were
operated at loss. 1t is expected that
the amount of the bonus will be
doubled this year
One Of the motor trucks rnanufac-