Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-28

The company will not be part of Iowa
troops, but will be placed in regiment
of its own and not charged to Iowa.
Several colored men are in the Iowa
regiments.
Expression of Gratitude.
Congressman Dolliver has recon-
mended the widow of the late Cyrus C.
Carpenter, eighth governor of Iowa,
1926, for postmistress of Fort Dodge.
This is another expression of Mr.. Dolli-
ver's gratitude and love for the late gov
ernor,, who unselfishly declined to be
candidate for congress in 1856 and
brought out Mr.. Dolliver, then young
lawyer in Fort Dodge, and two years
later saw him nominated for congress,
where he has remained since.
A Novel Plan.
The business men of Des Moines have
adopted novel plan for extending the
trade, specially the wholesale trade, of
the city. They charter special train
and spend day visiting the towns
along one line of railway, about 100
miles from Des Moines. Stops of from
20 minutes to two hours are made in
each town, and the Des Moines mer-
chants become acquainted with their
country customers, to the advantage of
both. The plan has worked satisfac-
torily to all concerned. Three such cx-
cursions have been made, and more are
being planned.
War Taxes Felt.
War taxes will be felt Immediately
!, - T.
grocers met in Dcs Moines last Friday
and decided to advance the price of tea
ten cents n pound aud tobacco six cents
a pound, the amount of the war tax.
Other taxes will be Immediately felt,
and war revenue stamps will be at
tached to all kinds of legal documents,
bills of lading, receipts, checks, life in
surance policies, patent medicines, beer.
barrels, railway tickets, express bills,
sleeping car tickets, and many other
things. Liberal subscriptions have been
made to the war bonds, especially ia
small sums through the banks.
Went to Colorado.
About 200 Iowa women. perhaps more,
were In Denver, Col, last week attend
ing the biennial convention of wcmen's
clubs. Iowa is one of the strongest club
states in the union and the clubs are
nearly all members of the federation
and entitled to representation in the
national convention.
President Freeman Il. Conway, Of
the Iowa Republican league. has called
the state convention of the league to
meet in Council Bluffs July 12, the day
before the meeting of the national con-
vention of the league in Omaha. The
Iowa league furnished the IN odel for the
new organization of the national
league, and the organization is one of
the most thorough of all the state
leagues. The state convention will elect
state and district officers, select place
for great state league rally to be held
during the campaign, and will decide
upon place for state convention next
year. I will be a largely attended con-
ventior-
State Librarian Brigham is preparing
to greatly extend the usefulness of the
state library and the travelling library
by adding rev books to both and having
the main library classified and cata-
logued SO as to make it easier to look up
subject. The travelling library now
has SO complete sets of SO books each
and Mr.. brigham has all but three of
them in the hands of local library asso-
Citations scattered over the state, maxi
Ing good use of the books. By the time
the fall season for study opens 20 new
libraries will he added.