Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-09-30

on lower interstate rates than the
Iowa local rates, especially in cases
where Iowa coal has to be hauled over
two lines and a joint rate is not al
lowed.
Proud Of the State.
Iowa people who attended the Trans
Mississippi exposition September Fl,
Iowa day, were proud of the showing
made by their state, for 1t far out
did any previous day of the exposition
and demonstrated the interest the
people have in the advertisement Of
their resources. The attendance from
Iowa is constantly increasing, now,
that the weather is cooler, and those.
who visit the exposition are coming
home well satisfied.
New Plan Adopted.
DR.. III. o. Breeder, pastor of the Gen.
trail Church of Christ, Christian, has
decided to adopt the institutional plan
of church work. This church has q
very large membership, SO that the
new movement will be given as good
start in Iowa as it possibly could have,
for DR.. Breeder is man of tremen.
dous energy and will make the most
of his opportunity. The institutional
church, which has been in successful
operation in eastern cities for several
years, is thoroughly practical or
ganization. It's stated purpose is "to
promote the physical, moral, intel
lectual and social interests of the peo-
pie within reach" This department Of
the church is under the direction of q
separate board, which is, however, Sc
lected by the church board, and the,
work goes on day and night, every day
IN the week. Instruction will be given
in common branches, cooking, sewing,
millinery, music, elocution and other
things, as may be necessary. A gym
naslum and bathrooms will be main
tanned, and also reading and recrea-
ton room, the latter supplied with
games. The rooms will be open every
day except Sunday. Various clubs and
classes will be organized for study,
and the membership fee, five dollars
year, entities persons to admission
to all privileges. The membership fee
of one dollar admits to nearly every
thing, and so does the junior fee of
so cents year, for those under 10
years Of age. The work is to begin at
once, and 1t will be watched with deep
interest by all students of sociology.
A Great Entertainment.
1t is not always easy to arouse tho
business men of the city of Des Moines
to public enterprise, but they have
gone into the Semi ON Sed carnival
with all the vim that could be desired.
Not day passes that some new fea-
ture is not announced, the product of
some inventive and enterprisng
genius. Enough attractions have now
been secured to make it the greatest
entertainment week the city ever had,
far surprising any state fair week. OF
course, the business men count on hav-
ing business enough to recompense
them for all the money they will put
into the show to entertain the visitors,
Among the latest additions to the
weeks programme is wedding, which
is to occur in public, from the balcony
on the Sixth avenue side of the Equita-
BILE building, in the presence Of vast
crowd. The couple will receive COM
plete housekeeping outfit, given by
the merchants Of the city to induce
them to give this exhibition, and they
will participate in the parades aud
be made much of. Shortly after the arr
rangement had been completed with
the couple for the wedding another
couple appeared and applied for the
job, SO possibly double wedding map
be given. Four blocks are to be fenced
off and to form sort Of Midway,
where entertainment will be furnished
day and night in great variety Of
forms. The stands for the booths are
now being constructed, SO that all will
be in readiness next Monday, when the
show begins. The horse races on the
kite-shaped mile track will be another
feature not at first counted on, and
some strictly frst-class contests are
assured. All the Iowa railways have
granted q one-fare rate for the round
trip for the week from all points in
Iowa.
F.. W. BIcKNELL.