Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-12-23


ETC., cost 40 cents and the cost of
threshing was about three dollars an
acre. The product averaged 40 BUSH
els and brought so cents q bustel. The
total cost was $5.25, SO that the net
profit was $14.75 an acre. During the
wear but 4S,449 acres of winter wheat
were grown in this state. In 1892 more
than 235.000 acres were grown in the
state. The severe winters up to the
last were responsible for the falling
off.
Granted Full Pardon.
William Harris, of Panora, convicted
in 1896 of the murder of man in Des
Moines, and who was sentenced to IS
years in the penitentiary, has been
granted a full pardon by the governor.
He was paroled last year and has
stopped drinking. Soon after his con-
viction his wife, whose parents reside
here, got divorce because he was
felon. Recently in Omaha, where she
was visiting, she met him on the street.
She refused to grant him an interview
until he had beseeched her and pleaded
with her long time, and then she con-
sented to remarry him. She expects
to do this the coming week and they
are going west to begin life anew.
Tea in Bond.
More than 100000 pounds of tea are
in bond in Des Moines and are subject
to the war tax which was repealed, to
go into effect January 1. This tea was
imported by local wholesalers who fig
urcd on having it ready for the trade at
the first of January and escape the tax
though the tea was here prior to the
time the tax repeal was to go into eff
feet. The decision of the courts in the
east has resulted in the surveyor of
customs here holding the tea in bond
until the tax is paid. 1t means n rev.
enue to the government of about $14,-
{, 600. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
| telegraphed DIR. L. Redman, the sur
veyor of this port, to hold the tea till
the tax was paid.
Visit of Gen, Booth,
1t is the estimate of informed pea-
pie that the visit of Gen. William
Booth, of the Salvation Army, to Iowa
movement than all its work in this
state during the last Is years since it
was first organized here. He spoke to
5000 people in Des Moines three times
during the Sunday he was here. One
of his meetings was attended by all the
clergymen of the city and was presided
over by the governor Of the state. He
told of his life work and ELECTED the
statement from the ministers of the
city that the movement is one of the
greatest the world has ever seen.
Fasors Gocducatipn:
AT his installation as dean of the
Drake university here the past week
Fill n. Bell, long connected with edY-
cational affairs in Iowa, spoke yigor=
ously in favor of coeducation and
against the two year collegiate course.
He also opposed the combined profess
sional and collegiate courses. He be-
lieves that the institutions of Iowa will
gradually abandon the combined
courses and insist upon doing straight
fonr-year collegiate work. He believes
that it is unfortunate that the high
schools are trying to do collegiate
work and the professional standards
are not high enough to require col
; legiate education In preparation,
i, Immigration Inspector,
: P. L. Prentis, of Delphos, Ia, ha!
/ been appointed an immigration in
, speetor ut the Buffalo port of eptr.
by Secretary of the Treasury Shaw. HI
{ will accept, in all probability. Mr.
: Prentis was three times member o.
: the legislature of Iowa and is now {
!. member of the St. Louis commission
. From this Office he will be compelled tt
j : resign. Although he was Away,
. aligned with the Cummins faction o,
the republican party he was take1
care of at the request of Senators Dol
liver and Allison and Representatiy,
. Hepburn. He lives in the Eighth dis
trict, which always has been Cumminl
territory.
Farmers Are Pleased.
3 The farmers of the state and the au
j thorities of the State Agricultural col
l lege at Ames are much gratified by tn,
. victory won by that college at the re
: cent live stock exposition in Chicago. l
I was confidently expected that:the stu
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