Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-26


considerable falling off in deposits.
There is no doubt about money be-
ing tighter now than for four years
past. The withdrawal of money for
the movement Of crops and for the
preparation for feeding stock this
winter has been enormous. The in
vestments made by Iowa men in
northern lands have depleted tho
bank supply also.
Controversy Arises.
A controversy has arisen between
the authorities of the county Of
Keokuk, 1a., and the city Of Keokuk,
Lee county, Ia, over the location OF
the bones of Keokuk, the Indian
chief from whom part of the state
of Iowa was bought. The govern
ment Of the United States removed
certain bones from beneath mar
BILE slab at Ottawa, Kan, few years
! ago and transplanted them to q
slightly eminence near the city OF
Keokuk, on the theory that they
were the bones of the Indian chief.
Keokuk county authorities now claim
that these were not the chiefs bones
at all, but were of altogether some
| other person. The Keokuk county
people believe that the bones of the
Indian, Keokuk, are buried near Sig
Quincy. Therefore the board OF SUI
pervisors of the county have appro-
priated sufficient money to build a
monument over the Sigourney bones,
to the memory of Keokuk. The city
of Keokuk has been notified of the
action, but is not inclined to relin-
quish its claim to having possession
of the genuine bones of the Indian.
Under the circumstances it is prob
able that two sets of human bones,
each called those Of the famous
chief, will lie under monuments in
this state.
Lead Discovered in Iowa.
Lead has been discovered in. pay
ing quantities within rs miles of Des
Moines by Former Secretary of State
George L. Dobson. The locality in
which it was discovered is kept Sc
cret by MIN until the options on the
land can be secured. A four-foot
, vein of indefinite extent has been
, tapped. It is at point where the
Indian traditions tell that the In
, dams formerly met to melt their bull,
, lets. Mr.. Dobson believes that he
has struck valuable find. The
quality of the lead is excellent. The
, extent Is the only consideration now
: Equal SunraEists to Meet.
The state convention of the Equa
Suffrage society of Iowa will be hele
in Des Moines the latter part Of DC
tober. Mrs. Iona Robinson, Of De!
Moines, is the president and Mrs
!, Nellie Nelson, of Sheldon, is secre
, tary of the organization. Mrs. Car
RE Lane Chapman Gait, now O
Washington and formerly of Iowa
will attend the meeting. She is al
; Iowa woman who is at the head o
: the national organization, succeed
ing Miss Anthony. Mrs. Evelyn Bel
e den of Washington, d. c., formerly
} the president of the Iowa state SO
: ciety, will probably come to the con
, vention also.
Sewage Disposal Plant Finished.
The Marshalltown sewage dispose
7 plant which has just been finished at
cost of $4,000 was started up the pas
;. week. It is plant designed to dis
/ pose of the sewage of the cit
g through filter beds which will pre-
duce valuable fertilizer out of tn
sewage The plant was built for tn
: purpose of disposing of sewage fror
s the glucose plant whose pollution o
e the Iowa river was complained of TO
: many miles and in several counties
r The state board Of control has BIZ
q gun to establish similar plants a
/ the state institutions and will equi
e all the institutions with these plant
}. before the board rests. Other low
\ cities are also considering the adyi'
r ability of making the improvement
# The question Of stopping the polll
r ton Of water supplies is being ag
$. tated freely and every town which
1t below another having sewers empt.
l. ing into the river from which th
le city water supply is drawn, is begi1
% ming to object strongly to the ide
j. Of water pollution, by such artifici'
means as sewers.
Installed ms Cashier.
J. Emmett Brown, son of State Railroa
e Commissioner Z. C. Brown, has bee
n installed as cashier Of the Office Of til
g state treasurer in the place of E.
Maris. Mr.. Brown, formerly was CO..
1t nected with the Office of the clerk |
il the supreme court. His father WE
,r elected state railroad commissions
Is last year. G. S. Gilbertson, of VIM
lie bago county, is treasurer and cand
re date for reelection this fall.
lie Candidate for Superinte ndent.
A. w. Stuart, of Ottumwa, pres
dent of the State Teachers associ
1t ton, has been announced as ca
lie didate for state superintendent ne:
If year. j. w. Riggs, of sigourney,
e. also candidate. Several 9th
c. names have been mentioned, amor
IF them that of A. v. Storms, of Che
N okee. Superintendent R. c. Barre
n has not been announced, but it
at said he will be candidate for
4 fourth term. Henry Sabin held Il
r office during four terms, a democFa
lie ic administration intervening, no
n ever, between his third and four
as terms. AL Of these men are repu
leans.
LEON BROWN
as Senator Bard Improving.