Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-04-10

case depositor is discharged from the
home the balance in his favor is not to
be paid to him until three days after his
discharge.
Reelected Colonel.
Col. William G. Bows, of Cedar Rap
ids, member of the house, has been re-
elected colonel of the Forty-ninth regi-
ment, which he commanded during the
Span1sh-American war and which has
been reorganized as part of the lows
national guard. The other officers Of
the regiment are unsettled, as the cleo
ton held last week did not give ma
jority to any candidate except the
colonel. The Fifty-first regiment elects
for its colonel James Rush Lincoln, late
brigadier general in the Spanish-Amer-
lean war and the chief organizer and
inspector of the Iowa national guard.
The other officers of the regiment are
for lieutenantc colonel, Capt. j, w. Clark,
OF Red Oak; for majors, Capts. E. r.
Bennett of Des Moines, w. B. Widener
of Bedford, and w. C. Mentzer of Knox
vile.
No New Normal School.
The normal school bill was finally
disposed of by the senate Thursday
and in very short order. Senator Cross
ley moved to take the bill up out of its
order, which would require two
thirds vote. Senators Healy and Craig
objected, and when the roll was called
only 10 senator's voted to take the bill
up, while voted no. The senators feel
that inasmuch as the other educational
institutions, including the state nor
NAL school, have been very literally
provided for, there is no immediate ne
cessity of establishing another normal
school,
Special Assessments.
The senate has passed bill to meet
the condition created by the decision
of the supreme court of the United
states destroying the validity of the
special assessment laws. This bill, pre-
pared by Senator Trewin, chairman
of the committee on cities and towns,
provides that special assessments for
public Improvements, such as paving,
sidewalks, sewers and curling, shall
be made according to the benefits re-
ceived by the property against which
the tax is assessed and not in excess
thereof, and in no case can the assess
ment amount to more than 25 per cent.
of the value of the property. The law
will have to he construed by the SUI
preme court.
To Have Monuments,
The Iowa soldiers who fought in the
| $1,000 worth OF monuments to be erect
ed in the park the government is now
| creating on the site of the battle.
| There will be state monument to cost
$4,000 and monument for each of
| the IL Iowa regiments, to cost SIS, 600
each. The bill as it passed the house
obliterates the commission which was
to mark the location of the Iowa regi-
ments and provides that each regiment
the senate, which passed the bill Fri
day, struck out this provision, leaving
the governor to appoint the commits
sioners, which amendment was con-
Cured in by the house Saturday. So
the bill is now ready for the governors
signature.
| Adjournment.
The legislature is likely to adjourn
next Friday, April 6, though it may
run over into next week. A resolution
for final adjournment then has passed
j the houseand will be considered in the
Esenate tomorrow. There will be no
| difficulty about adjournment unless a
fight is developed over the legislative
tax bills, and that does not seem likely.
F. w. BICKNELL.