Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-01
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headquarters Secured.
Practically all of the members OF
the Iowa delegation in congress have
notified Adit. Gen. George A. New 4
man, of the grand army of Iowa,
of the receipt of the resolutions
passed at the last encampment en-
dorsing the work of the American
soldiers in the Philippines, and COM
mending the resolutions as in sympa-
thy with their views. Gen. G. NJ.
Dodge introduced the resolution, which
passed by unanimous vote, but with
out debate. Adjt. Gen. Newman is
just returned from Washington,
where he arranged for headquarters
for the Iowa veterans who will attend
the national q. A. II. encampment
during the week beginning October
6, at the Barton house. The Iowa
men in Washington have started a
movement to hire band to accom-
pany the Iowa delegation in the en-
campment during the big parade.
Iowa Socialists.
The local branch of the socialists
in Iowa is making plans to secure
the state convention of the party
for Des Moines July 4. The matter
is now pending before the branches
of the socialists of the state in the
form of referendum. Three other
cities are after the convention
Davenport wants it for September
| 2, which is Labor day. Eugene ".
Debs is to speak there mt that time,
and the socialists of Davenport wish
to take advantage of the occasion
to have the state convention OF the
party there in order to give as many
as possible of the members of the
party an opportunity to hear him.
after the convention, but they have
no preference as to the date.
Capital Commi ssion.
The capital improvement commits
sion, appointed last week by Gov.
Cummins, will meet in Des MSsses
July /. 1t is expected that A. b.
Funk, of Spirit Lake, will be made
chairman. The law enables the COM
mission to employ u secretary, put
the members say they doubt if it will
be necessary to do SO. The first
work of the commission will be the
| practical improvement of the state
| house instead of the decorations.
| The ProhibltiOnists.
The prohibition state convention
will be held in Waterloo August 30.
The state committee, at its mcet-
ing in Des Moines last week, voted
to keep faith with the town OF Wat
erloo, which had secured partial
promise of the convention. 1t is
| planned by the committee to noln-
| mate full county ticket in every
county in Iowa this fall. In 81 OF
the precincts of the state the pro-
hibition party will name the minor
| ity of the election judges, having
| cast the second largest number of
votes. Three of these precincts are
in the city of Des Moines.
Farm Machinery.
| w. w. Morrow, in charge of the
| implement department of the state
| fair, says that the farmers who visit
the fair this year will have an OPP.
portunity to see more of the latest
and improved farm machinery than
ever before, for the exhibit will be
nearly twice as large as formerly
More applications for space have
been received to date then exhibits
were made last year.
School Days Over.
Il al! of the high school and college
commencemepts in Iowa have ended
Gov. Francis NJ. Drake presented
institution last Thursday morning
and this is believed to have beer
among the last of the institution.
10 hold exercises. The season fol
soldiers and old settlers reunion.
has opened, instead. Gov. Cummin,
spoke at a Hamilton county reunion
last Thursday and has dates for sey
eraI more during the remainder OF
tho summer.
ri.e War Debt.
Gov. Cummins anu the othe'
state officials believe that within !,
week the state treasury will be en-
riched by the sum of $456,4s0 appro
priated by congress to reimburse
Iowa for money paid out on account
of the civil war in the form of in
| tereSt on warrants and hondc ;,c,,o,