Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
COURT ENJOINS
SALES OF LIQUOR
Judge Guthrie of Des Moines
Gives Jolt to Bootleggers
in Iowa.
FOURTEEN RESTRAINED

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 27-(Special
Telegram. alleged bootleggers in
Des Moines received another life size
jolt today, when District Judge
Thomas Guthrie permanently re-
strained fourteen men from selling
liquor. The county attorneys Office
has been successful in securing forty
four injunctions thus far this week.
Iowa's Big Corn Yield.
Iowa will lead all other states in
the total yield Of corn this year, ac-
cordng to present indications. The
government forecast for September
credits Iowa with 372690,0OO bushels.
Last year the total yield was 303,000,-
900. Illinois ranks second, lndiapa
third, Missouri fourth and Texas fifth.
Iowa also leads in oats production
with total yield of 1874, 036,000 BUSH
els. In 1915 the Iowa oat crop to-
tailed lo8,000,000 bushels. The potato
crop is l0,N2,000 as against l5,540,0O0
bushels year ago.
Would Abandon Road.
The Colfax and Northern Railroad
company is petitioning the railroad
commission for permission to aban-
don its railroad line, which operates
from Colfax to Valera, distance Of
seven miles. 1t has been used largely
for hauling coal from big mine south
OF Colfax to the main line OF the
Rock Island at Colfax and the Great
Western at Valera.
Awards Bid for Capitol Road.
The Dcs Moines Asphalt Paving
company was yesterday awarded the
contract for paving the rounding
street in the south part OF the capitol
extension on bid OF $l.98H per
square yard. The paving will be
bithulithic. A big Of 81 per yard was
made by thesame firm on asphalt. The
work is to be started by October 2
and finished by December I. The
paving will be forty-eight feet wide
and will be free OF street car tracks.
The curbing OF the street is now we'll
along The concrete bridge, which
is 800 feet in width, is also pro-
crossing.
Makes Record Drive.
w. ]. Barndollar has broken the
cross-Iowa automobile record. In a
seven-passenger touring car he drove
from Council Bluffs to Davenport in
eight hours and thirty-nine minutes.
He had four passengers and drove
with the top and windshield up. The
drive was made over the River-to-
River road and Panora speedway.
Barndollar checked out OF Council
Bluffs at 8:l8 a. m. and checked in at
Davenport at 4:s7 p. m. The drive
was made on Sunday, with many
autos on the road.
Auto Runs Down Man.
George Blades, so years old, was
instantly killed late yesterday after
noon at Ninth ant Locust streets BY
an automobile driven by Walter M
Campbell. Blades was hurled ten
feet and his head struck the pave
ment. He died before anyone could
reach his side. Campbell reported
the accident in person at the police
station. He was permitted to 60, but
required to return again today for
trial.
Hits Two Machines in Block.
Mrs. Cora Clement, l224 Fifth
street, was arrested yesterday after
noon charged with driving an auto
mobile while intoxicated. She ran
into a machine at Fifth and Clark
streets, and little farther down the
street hit another car. The woman
managed to get her car stopped and
was quarreling with the occupants of
the dar she had hit when officers ar
rived and put her under arrest.
| Gets Big Commission.
After several years OF litigation in
which he had been trying to recover
commissions for the sale OF coal
lands to the Cleveland Coal company,
| Byron V. Sewers OF Oskaloosa was
awarded $l8,337.25 in commissions
and interest thereon by a decision of
the supreme court. The coal COM
pany contended that it never COM
inissioned Sewers to buy coal lands.
The lower court awarded Sewers $22,-
245.82 in commissions, but the higher
court cut this down. saying that the
total amount OF lands he purchased
did not exceed $250000 in value,
whereas he claimed their value was
100000.
Iowa Notes.
| Logan--B +. Gray and three horses were
struck and instantly killed with holt Of
lightning on tho farm in Union township.
nine miles east Of Logan yesterday after
noon.
Logan--Mrs, NJ, Gatrost. aged about IS,
pioneer settler Of Harrison county. died at
| Persia yesterday from apoplexy. She Ia sur.
1 ytyed by her huabu nj al childran ND al