Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-04
Governor Cummins States His Atti-
tude Regarding the Tariff and
Trust Question.
ENDORSES PLATFORM OF LAST YEAR.
Hopes Republican State Convention
VIII Reiterate It-DioErnphy of
New Supreme Judge bishop, of
Des Moines-Varlous hits of Inter-
Especial Correspondence

mas stated tnat he hopes InaU tne CoHl-
ing republican state convention will re-
iterate the platform of last year with
respect to these questions. That plat
form declared "for whatever moditica-
ton of the tariff is necessary to with
draw shelter from trusts. Beyond
this the governor does not wish the
convention to go. 1t has been said that
he was favorable to tariff revision, and
for this reason he has authorized a
statement as to his position The plat
form last year was written by Hon.
George f. Roberts and was understood
to have been approved by President Nc
Kinley.
Takes Charge of Paper.
George Z. Roberts, the director Of
the United States mint, took control,
to-day, of the Iowa State Register
/ which has been in the possession of the
,, Clarksons for about generation.
They have entirely severed their con-
nection with the paper.
Raising the Money.
The money for the Iowa part in the
erection of n memorial monument to
President Mckinley at Canton, o., is
| being received at the Office of the state
| treasurerinlarge amounts. Blackhawk
county. so far, has contributed the
largest sum ($305) through, Represen-
tative GA. Wise. Woodbury. county has
contributed 1925. The share of this
| atate in the $500, 900 to be raised is $1O,-
900, or 500 to each county. Gov. Cum
minis anticipates no difficulty in secur-
| ing the amount within the next
| month.
Programme of Conference.
Following is the programme of the
next conference Of the state institu
ton superintendent and board of con.
troll:
Compulsory Education, with Special
Reference to the Dependent Classes
Henry W. Rothert.
institution Engineering" Clayton Dun.
ham
Selection and Care of Dairycows," M
F. Gass,
"Artesian Wells in Iowa." Samuel Cal
vim.
Undesirable Employees: How Can We
Protect Ourselves Against Them?" MAJ
e. White.
Dates Fixed.
All the national guard camps have
been fixed by Adjt. Gen. Byers. The
dates and some Of the places have
been changed from the original SEIZED
ule. The list is as follows: Forty
ninth regiment, Cedar Falls, July 49,
Fiftieth regiment. Oskaloosa, Angus
S; Fifty-first regiment. Atlantic, July
%, and Nfty-second regiment, Fonda
July Z. In the camps this year tn,
national guard soldiers will wear KHAKI
uniforms for the first time, the gov
eminent having just issued the uni
forms to the national guards of this
state.
To Erect New Buildings.
The state board of control ha.
bought "a acres of land adjoining tn,
institution at Glenwood fer $1,000, o.
P. a. Goyer. The two $25 COO cottage.
authorized by the last legislature will
be erected upon this ground. The in
stitution has just completed the max
ing of $4,000 building brick which will
be used in the construction of the cot
tages. They represent value Of abou
$4,000, and were. made from clay OIL
the institution grounds exclusively b,
, the labor Of institution inmates
There are now 960 Predetermined per
sons enrolled in this institution.
A Native of Iowa.
John II. Mickey. who has been name,
by the republicans of Nebraska fo
governor. is a native of Iowa. He wa
born on farm six miles from Bur
lington, September 5. ls45. He wa
partially educated at Iowa Wesleya,
university of Mt. Pleasant and was
member of the Eighth Iowa cavalr,
throughout the war. He moved t
Polk county, Nebraska, in 1868.
Contract for buildings.
The state board of control has mad
: contracts for new buildings at the in
stitution for the deaf and dumb a
Copncil Bluffs to serve temporarily O
account of the emergency due to TIL
fire which destroyed the main buildin
at that place last spring. The built
ings will cost about $4,000, the plumb
ing and heating will cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 and the furnishing
$4,000. Work viii commence upon TIL
buildings at once.
New Supreme Judge.
Judge Charles A, Bishop, of De
, Moines, who has been appointed to til
place upon the supreme bench mad
vacant by the retirement of Judg
Charles NJ. Waterman, of Davenport
was born on farm in Waukesha couI
ty, Wisconsin, in May. 1854. He live
: on farm and attended distri,
school in the winters. He commence
reading law while on the farm, whe
10 years of age. He taught school an
continued reading law in connectio
until the age of 81. In June, 1878. Ii
II was admitted TO the bar in Waupac;
Wis. He went to LA Porte City. Blncl
). hawk county, Iowa. in he spring c
1876, and was engaged in practice. /
1877 he was elected mayor ,of tina
town. In 1881 Mr.. Bishop was clecte
to the legislature from Blackhaw
o county. In 1883 lie went TO MinneaI
oils with Judge S. Bagg for practic,
$. Judge Bagg died within year, and Nj
Bishop then returned to Iowa. He wa
at Cherokee for few months as &c
itor of the Times, and then came t
1 Des Molnes and entered the office O
baker& Kayanaugh and became assist
a ant TO Mr.. Baker, who was attorne
i. general: In January, 1887, Mr.. Bisho
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