The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-07-01
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Practically all of the members of
the Iowa delegation in congress have
notified Adit. Gen. George A. New
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. M.
Dodge introducedthe resolution, which
passed by unanimous vote, but with
out debate. Adjt. Gen. Newman is
just ret armed from Washington,
where he arranged for headquarters
for the Iowa veterans who will attend
the national G. A. R. encampment
during the week beginning October
6, at the Barton house. The Iowa
men in Washington have started
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 f. 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 V.
Debs is to speak there at 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.
Ottumwa and Marshalltown are also
after the convention, but they have
no preference as to the date.
Capital mmission.
The capital improvement commits
sion, appointed last week by Gov.
Cummins, will meet in Des MGss,es
July /. 1t is expected that A. B.
Funk, of Spirit Lake, will be made
chairman. The law enables the COM
mission to employ secretary, but
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 Prohibitionists.
The prohibition state convention
will be held in Waterloo August 80.
The state committee, at its meet
ing in Des Moines last week, voted
to keep faith with the town of Wat
erloo, which had secured a partial
PROMISE of the convention. 1t is
planned by the committee to nom
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
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nearly twice as large as formerly.
More applications for space have
been received to date than exhibit,
were made last year.
school Days Over.
All of the high school and college
commandments in Iowa have ended.
Gov. Francis NJ. Drake presented
diplomas to 1S9 graduates of that
institution last Thursday morning,
and this is believed to have been
among the last of the institutions
to hold exercises. The season for
soldiers and old settlers reunions
has opened, instead. Gov. Cummins
spoke at Hamilton county reunion
last Thursday and has dntes for sew
eral more during the remainder of
the summer. 50
The War Debt.
Gov. Cummins and the other
state officials believe that within
week the state treasury will be en-
riched by the sum of $456,4sO appro-
priated by congress to reimburse
Iowa for money paid out on account
terest on warrants and bonds issued
to secure money to equip federal
troops. This money cannot be used
before 1904, however, as no provi-
sion was made by the recent legis-
lature to expend it in appropria-
tions.
One Fare Rate.
Secretary John Simpson of the
state department of agriculture has
been notified by the railroads that
| they have granted a one-fare rate
for the round trip for the state fair,
| August goth to both. The depart
ment also has secured fare of one
/ and one-third for the round trip for
the benefit of exhibitors, the tickets
{ to be good for a week in advance OF
: the fair and the week following.
S This privilege has never heretofore
5 been granted to the state fair.