The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-06-24


Gov. Cummins has appointed all the
officers who will take place under
his administration, except the state
oil inspectors. The final commissions
named we're those to have charge of
the $250,000 for the improvement on
the state capitol and the commission
to eXpend $4,000 in the erection OF
monuments to Iowa soldiers at the
battles of Chattanooga, on Lookout
commissioners are:
Capitol Improvement, Abraham B.
Funk, of Spirit Lake: Charles A. Cum
ming, of Des Moines, and Edward Pr
Schoentgen, of Council Bluffs.
Lookout mountain monuments, John
Alexander Young, Washington; Joseph
D.. Fegan, Clinton: Alexander j. Miller,
Oxford; Mahlen Head, Jefferson; Alonzo
Alternately, Usage; Thomas G. Alex
Cedar Falls: Samuel H. Watkins, Liber-
tyville; e. P. Spencer, Randolph; Elias
B. Bascom, Waukon; Elliot Frasier,
Morning Sun
A Census Revelation.
The United States census report
shows that this state has SO establish
l1lShOo Nfli1SII o1S hAl pCdl1 Oul.
tons. All of these were started during
the last ten years, and % of them
were started in 1900. Not a single
fresh water pearl button was made in
the United States in 1890, but in 1900
their making constituted the second
most important branch of the Amer
lean button industry. j. r. Boepple,
of M11caoffoo CT rfa al 4lo I,,,-o.- -
this country. The factories of this
state alone employ 1882 persons. In
1891 Mr.. Boepple, who is a native OF
Hamburg, Germany, formed a part
nership for the manufacture Of but
tons from the shells which were
banked up along the banks Of the
Mississippi river at Muscatine for
miles in each direction. Boepple had
learned the button trade in his native
land, but after experimenting for a
time the partnership found the bust
ness Improbable, and the firm dis
solved. Boepple was u%ndaunted and
continued the work in his own humble
home, where he operated upon a
small scale. Finally the plucky Ger
man succeeded in organizing a stock
company, which, by using special but
ton machinery made in Austria and
Germany, succeeded in making the
enterprise a great success, and in
pointing out the road for scores of
other concerns. That was not many
years ago, but now the Mississippi
river is lined on both sides with
pearl button factories, and it is a
fact that nine-tenths of the pearl
buttons the people buy at the stores
in boxes stamped "Made in France"
or ''Made in Germany were really
made within the boundaries of our
own state.
Breweries In Iowa.
According to the recently made up
statistics, there are p breweries in
Iowa. The capital involved in these
establishments is $2,399 ,515. The prod
uct in a year amounts to about ST.
700, 900. A little over 800 wage earn
ers are employed in the establish
ments.
G.. A. r.. Appointments.
Department Commander John Lindt,
of Council Bluffs, of the grand army,
has announced the following appoint
ments of assistants:
Department inspector, L.. B. Cousens,
Council Bluffs, reappointed
Judge advocate, Lemuel Kincaid, Des
Moines, succeeding ]. S. Lothrop, of
City.
Chief mastering officer, j. D. McGar-
raugh, Des Moines, succeeding M. e..
Erwin, Dubuque.
Senior aide and chief of staff, R. T. St.
John, Riceville, succeeding E. R.. Hutch
ms, Des Moines.
Two Appointments.
Gov. Cummins has appointedJohn R.
Sage, of Des Moines, as director of the.
Iowa crop and weather service, a po-
sition he has occupied since it was es-
tablished about ten years ago i'll con
junction with the United States
weather and crop service, of which Mr..
Sage is chief. Fl. P. Keyhoe, of Ottum-
wa, has been appointed by Gov. Cum
minis as n of the chief boat inspectors
of the state.
Largest Filing Fee.
The largest filing fee ever exacted
from a corporation by this state has
just been paid by the c., R. I. & P. Ry.
company in order to file amendments
increasing it's capital stock Sis, OOO, 900.
A fee of $4,000 was exacted by the Sec
rotary of state. Heretofore the largest
fee collectible under the law was So
600.
State Fair.
Among the feature of the state fair
this year will be a sale of Hereford cat
tie which will be under the auspices of
the American Hereford Cattle asso-
citation. Secretary Thomas, of that or
~ganization, has notified Secretary John
Simpson, of the state fair, hat more
than 100 head of the finest of this cat
tie in the country, will be brought
here for the sale which will be conduct
ed on August 81 and 90 at the new $4O,-
900 stock pavilion. The association has
already employed three or four auc-
tioneers for the sale and it is booked
as one of the big attractions of this
years fair.
No Smallpox in Iowa.
Not a single case OF smallpox has
been reported to the state board Of
han1th cinoa thu q ,ct ,o,+ 80 49,.