Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-07

has been made, the governor intends to
give the entire state an equal chance.
He will add this call and the first one
together and apportion the 100000 to
the state by counties, according to mill
tary population. Then he will give each
county credit for the number it has pre-
viously furnished and secure the needed
troops from the counties that have not
had their share. Recruiting officers will
be sent out to pick out the best men that
offer, who will be examined and sent
TO Des Moines to be enlisted and mus
tered in, in whatever way the war de-
partment directs. Iowa's quota will be
about 1880.
The Chautauqua.
The Des Moines Chautauqua assem-
bly, opens this year July and lasts till
July %. 1t promises to be a very in
teresting season. Among the distin-
guished teachers and speakers who will
talse part are: DIR. and Mrs. b. T. Vim
cent, DIR. e. E. White, Henry Sabin,
Prof. Graham Taylor, George R. Wen
ding, johnson Brigham and others.
Diving Into Details.
The board of control is now getting
down TO details. Its work has been di-
vided among it's members, SO that they
will be able by July to get the new sys-
tenn into operation. Each member of
the board has an assistantto help him
with his particular branch of the work.
Judge Kline is working on the rules
and regulations for ali the institutions
and has for his assistant j. B. Blaise, of
Mason City, who was formerly his court
reporter. Mr.. Larrabee is working on
the financial part of the work with the
boards accountant, L. A. Wilkinson,
and they are getting the elaborate sys-
tenn OF accounting and reporting for all
money and commodities handled and
everything done by the institutions, SO
accurate information may be had at any
time In the office of the board. Mr..
Cownie, assisted by the boards stem
ographer, C. NJ. Bicllnell, of Humboldt,
is classifying and adjusting the salary
lists of the institutions and while maxi
ing heavy reductions in some cases, the
object is also to make the salaries uni
form for the same kind of work in diff
ferent institutions.
Teachers Certi1icates.
State superintendent Barrett has is
sued Circular letter to county super
intendents in regard to certificates for
teachers, endeavoring to secure uni
| foMnity, so that certificate will mean
| the same in all counties. Heretofore
| there has been great difference and
| confusion has resulted. The state board
of educational examiners held an exam
| nation in Des Moines last week and
will probably hold examinations in the
| future in several other towns in the
state. The legislature allowed the
board a clerk and gave it permission, to
use $500 of its fees for clerk hire and
| expenses, so it might give teachers a
better opportunity to secure state GER
tificates and diplomas.
Can't Abuse the Court.
The supreme court has just decided
that newspaper may not abuse 8
court during the trial of case, or ques
ton the motives of the prosecution. n
C. Field, editor of the Mills County Tri
bune, while certain criminal trial wa.
In progress, assaulted the prosecution
and its witnesses and declared that the
prosecution was "a, put-up jobs" tina,
the witnesses were disreputable char
acters, and that whatever the yerdic
of the jury, the people knew the mar
should be acquitted. He gave copy
of the paper to each of two jurors. H,
was fined $50 for contempt of court
which the supreme court says was right
The holding is, in effect, that newspa
pers must not attack the character o.
witnesses or lawyers until the trial il
ever, when they are at liberty to kick al
they please.
/ A New ONCE.
i Acknowledgement Remley is at las
to have new Office, where he will hav,
private room for work, one which b,
can close and lock and keep intruder
from entering. The attorney genera
i has heretofore had but one room in tn,
statshouse, but until two years ago b,
was not required to be in Des Moine
SO much of the time, and did most of hi
work at home. Mr.. Remley has com
planned that he was unable to work ii
Ills ohC iooAl DeCduSt u alTeQuenL IN
terruptions. The council is able to sat
isfy Mr. Remley by dividing the custo
dams Office with solid partition tina
cost over $1,000, making two rooms ou
of 1t for the, attorney general Tha
officer has been occupying rooms in al
office building downtown since last fall
The custodian gets the old attorney
generals office.
Crops Doing Well.
The warm rains and sunny days o
The past week or ten days have had ;
very beneficial effect upon the crops ant
the most encouraging reports are be
| ing received from all over the state
Small grain is in excellent condition
while the farmers have their corn in ant
i a great majority of 1t is up. The report.
in regard to fruit are no less promis
ing, and it would be very surprising in
deed if this years crop did not exceed
all others for years. With war prices
prevailing, this makes the farmer,
happy.
F. W. BICKNELL.
Prominent Chinnman Dend.
Picking, June 1t was definitely an.
!, bounced Tuesday that Prince Koung
/, president of the Tsung Lii Yamen