Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-10
TEST The CLEO LAW IN IOWA
State Dairy Commissioner Would Keep
Uncolored Product Out Of State,
MARKET FOR MUCH OF PRODUCT INVOLVED
Eight Licenses Now Taken out In
IOwa-TwO New Court Houses
Moving n Town to q
New Railroad.
From a stan Correspondent

tfTOm a stan CoTTeepOuQ-uIJ
DIES MONIES, Nov. 9.-(speciaLJ-The
efforts Of the manufacturers Of oleomar-
garine to enter Iowa under the new Law
have attracted the attention OF State Dairy
Commissioner Wright, who proposes max
ing a test case as soon as possible TO de-
termine whether the manufactured product
can be legally sold in Iowa, even though
the government licenses are paid. Under
the old law the companies practically aban-
doned any effort TO sell oleo in Iowa,
as both the state and the federal law
discouraged il. Since the Law has gone
into force making it possible to secure a
government license to sell uncolored oleo-
margarine on a license costing only IS a
year, the makers have determined upon
an invasion Of Iowa, and leading grocers
and butchers here and in other cities Of
the state have been invited to take up
the sale Of the goods. AS yet no licenses
have been taken out by dealers In Du-
buque, Davenport, Burlington, MARSHALL
town and Ottumws. AS soon as a dealer
takes out a government license the state
dairy commissioner is notified and he goes
to the dealer and warns him that he must
comply strictly with the law. But there
is a question as to whether the so-called
! uncolored oleomargarinc which is being
put ou Tue maAhEA u0tS ADN - ~ fNNAeNN
the Iowa law, which is more specific as to
color or resemblance TO butter than the
federal law. AS soon as there is a sale in
Des Moines the state dairy commissioner
will bring suit to test this question. II
the Iowa law forbits the sale Of the oleo-
margarine which is being put on the mar
ket as uncolored, the companies will be
forced out Of the state.
Appoint n superior Judge.
The city OF Oelwein. in Fayette county,
decided at the last election in favor Of
having a superior court. A special law
was passed at the last session Of the legis-
lature allowing that city to have a SUI
perior court, but IL was necessary that it
should be voted on first. inasmuch as
they could not elect a Judge at the same
election, the governor will soon appoint a
superior judge for that court.
Iowa Building at Exposition.
The building committee Of the ST Louis
Exposition commission has been called to-
sether for next Tuesday for the purpose
of giving additional and more specific in
structions to architects as TO what is
wanted for the building for Iowa at the
St. Louis exposition. The architects Of
Iowa have been invited TO submit plans
at a meeting to be held early in Deem
Der, but they have no information as to
the size Of the building. the purposes for
which II is to be designed, the amount of
floor space or other details, and some of
the leading architects have asked that
some specific information on this subject
be given out.
Parsons College Plans.
The trustees Of Parsons college, Fair
field. have been called to meet at that
place on Tuesday Of this week for the
purpose Of deciding on the future OF the
college. II is probable that the college
will not be removed. After the fire Of
last spring, which destroyed the main
building OF the college, the trustees made
It known that they would expect OF the
people of Fairfield a considerable contribu'
ton to retain the college there, as there
were other cities with good offers fol
removal. The city Of Mount Pleasant
which already has a college, made an one
Of $50, 600 cash and site worth &c. 900
Since then the citizens Of Fairfield havl
raised a large sum to offer to the trustees
for the endowment fund or TO build a new
building, and it is likely that at the meet.
ing Tuesday it will be definitely deter,
mined that the college shall not be re-
moved from Fairfield. Ottumwa, Burling
ton and other cities contemplated making
offers for the college, but failed to do so.
New Iowa Court Houses.
The voters of Crawford county at tn,
election last week approved a proposal 10
the erection OF a new county court housl
al Denison. The same thing was d:ai
in Appanoose county. In both Of thesl
counties old and out-of-date court house.
are in use, and especially at Centerviu,
has there been a great deal OF expens'
{ and annoyance on account of the lack Of
good cnurt house. In Henry county, owini
TO local differences, the voters refused Z
, order the building Of a county court house
Moving an Entire Town.
It is not very often that an entire tow
is moved to a new site so that It ma.
) be on the line Of the railroad. This 1
/ what will son happen to the little villag
Of Elkhart, in the north central part o
r Polk county. Ed LaPlant OF Marshall
town has been awarded the contract an
will begin work in the course Of a eoupl
Of weeks. There are about twenty-hv
or thirty buildings in this little place, In
Guiding both stores and residences. Thes
> will be moved, one at a time, to the neV
townsite one mile west and a quarter OF
: mile north. on the line Of the Des Moines
Iowa Falls & Northern. II is expected tina
I II will take a better part Of the winter [
4 complete the work.