Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-12

Retiring President FRASER, OF the
department Of agriculture, under
whose auspices the fair was given, was
presented with fine clock by the
directors of the department the day
following the fair. w. w. Morrow. OF
Alton, who i. vice president. will sue
coed Mr.. Frasier rs president.
Want Another Building.
The department will ask the legis-
lature for an appropriation to build
another permanent building like the
stock pavilion, in 1904. The last legis-
lature appropriated about $4,000 for
this purpose this year, and the build
ing proved so great an attraction,
and of so great value to the fair. that
the managers believe there will be no
difficulty in getting another perma-
nent structure, an implement build
ing OF machinery hall, for instance,
in 1904.
1t is now proposed to have the Des
Moines horse show given at the fair
next year as a night attraction.
The Campaign Opened.
The campaign IN Iowa has opened.
! The democratic state convention met
the past week and nominated state
ticket and adopted platform, which
is the last ticket and platform to be
put in the field. The republicans
held their convention July Sd, the pro-
hibitionists held theirs August 20, and
the democrats September 3. The so.
cialist party has nominated ticket
also and adopted a socialistic plat
form. The latter party will have to get
their ticket on the official ballot by pc.
tition. 1t is thought that there will BIZ
but the four tickets in the field in Iowa
| this year. The most strenuous fight
will, be carried on in the Second, Third
and Sixth congressional districts, where
the democrats will try very hard tC
! defeat the republican candidates FOX
congress.
The Presidents Visit.
President Roosevelt will spend part
Of two days, September 90 and 80, in
Iowa. Secretary Cortelyou has for
warded to Gov. Cummins the itinerary
of the presidents tour in this state
1t is as follows: September 30,
p. M, arrive at Sioux City; leave Sioux
City at 3 p. m.; arrive at Arion at
D. M; leave Arion at 6:15; arrive a
Denison at 6:30 p. m; leave for Council
Bluffs at p. m; arrive at Clarinda a
s a. m: September 30 leave at $3.50;
arrive at Van Vert at ll;45 and leav,
at 1855 a. M: arrive at Oeceola al
1920 and leave at 1925 p. m.;arriye il
Des Moines at 2:20 p. III. and leave al
4 D. M; arrive at Oskaloosa at 6 p. m;
| leave at 6:15 p. m.;arrive at Ottnmwt
at 7:15 p. M; retire on train; arrive
at keokuk at $3.50 a. m, October ];
leave Keokuk at 10 a. m.
The president will get to Sioux City
over the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST
Paul railway. and will go to Arior
by the game road; from Arion to Deni
son the trip will be over the lllinoi.
Central, and from there to Council
Bluffs, where the night OF September
will be spent. over the Northwestern
From the Bluffs through the rest of TIT
state the trip will be over the lines o.
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
Secretary Cortelyou has notified thu
governor that the schedule as arranged
will have to be strictly adhered to
He states also that the committee.
will be received only at the places
they represent, and will not be invited
to meet the train and travel in with it
Drives are preferred in the way of en-
tertainment, and public meetingl
should be nonpartisan.
Plans for Entertainment.
Des Moines is engaged in deyisins