Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20
Mountain and Missionary ridge. The


schoentgen, of Council Bluffs.
Lookout mountain monuments, John
alexander Young, Washington; Joseph
D. Fegan, Clinton; Alexander j. Miller
Oxford; Mahlen Head, jefferson; Alonzo
Anernathy. Usage; Thomas C. Alex
Cedar Falls: Samuel II. Watkins, Liber-
lyVllle; E. p. Spencer, Randolph; Elias
-. Bascom, Waukon; Elliot Fraser,
Morning Sun.
Census Revelation.
The United States census report
shows that this state has So establish.
ments which are making pearl but
tons. All of these were started during
tho last ten years, and 90 of them
were started in 1900. Not single
fresh water pearl button was made In
tho United States In 1890, but in 1900
their making constituted the second
most important branch of the Amor
lean button industry. j. +. Boepplc,
OF Muscatine, started the business in
this country. The factories of this
state alone employ 1852 persons. In
1891 Mr.. Boepple, who is native of
Hamburg, Germany, formed part,
nerchip for the manufacture of but
tons from the shells which were
banked up along the banks of the
Mississippi river at Muscatine for
miles In each direction. Boepple had
learned the button trade in his native
land, but after experimenting for
time the partnership found the bust
ness Improbable, and the firm dis
SOlvAl Rnnrr,1o al
continued the work in his own humble
home, where he operated upon o
small scale. Finally the plucky Ger
man succeeded in organizing stock
company, which, by using special but
ton machinery made in Austria and
Germany, succeeded in making the
enterprise a great success, and In
pointing out the road for scores of
other concerns. That was not many
years ago, but now the Mississippi
river is lined on both sides with
pearl button factories, and it is q
fact that nine-tenths of the pearl
buttons the people buy at the stores
IN boxes stamped made in France"
or "Alade in Germany" were really
made within the boundaries of our
own state.
Dreweries in Iowa.
According to the recently made up
statistics, there are ri breweries in
Iowa. The capital involved in these
establishments is S2,399,515 The prod
uct in year amounts to about ST.
100000. A little over 500 wage earn
ers are employed in the establish
ments.
G. A. II. Appointments.
Department Commander John Lindt.
OF Council Bluffs, of the grand army,
has announced the following appoint
ments of assistants:
Department inspector. l. B. Cousens,
Council Bluffs, reappointed.
Judge advocate, 1emuel Kincaid, Dee
Moines, succeeding ]. S. Lothrop, of
Sioux City.
Chief mastering officer, ]. d. McGar-
raugh, Des Moines, succeeding M. E.
Erwin. dubuque.
Senior aide and chief of staff, r.. II. st.
John, Riceville, succeeding e. n. Hutch
ins. Dies MONIES.
Two Appointments,
Gov. Cummins has appointed John r.
Sage, of Des Moines, as director of the
Iowa crop and weather service. q DO
s1tdon he has occupied since # was es-
tablished about ten years ago in con-
junction with the United States
weather and crop service. of which Mr..
Sage is chief. II. p. Keyhoe. of Ottum-
wa, has been appointed by GOV. Cum
minis as one of the chief boat inspectors
Of the state
Lnrgetas Filling Eea>
The largest filing fee ever exaotea
from corporation by this state his
jast been paid by the c., R. l. & P. Ry.
company in order to file amendments
increasing Its capital stock SIS, OOO. 900.
fee of $4,000 was exacted by the sec
rotary of state. Heretofore the largest
fee collectible under the law was So
600.
State Fair.
Among the feature of the state fair
this year will be a sale of Hereford cat
tie which will be under the auspices of
the American Hereford Cattle assoc
citation. Secretary Thomas, of that or
ganization, has notified Secretary John
Simpson. of the state fair. that more
than 100 head of the finest of this cat
tie in the country, will be brought
here for the sale which will be conduct
ed on August 27 and 2S at the new $40
900 stock pavilion. The association has
already employed three or four auc-
tioneers for the sale and it is booked
MS one of the big attractions of this
years fair.
No Smallpox in Iowa,
Not single case of smallpox has
been reported to the state board of
health since the first part of June.
The disease begun to die out during
the month of May when several days
began to be skipped without any re-
ports. This situation is due to the
fact that the warm weather necessi-
tated the opening of windows and
doors which has driven out the disease
germs. II is anticipated by the officers
of the board Of health, however, that
the disease Will return with greater
violence and to larger extent next
winter than ever heretofore.
LEON BROWN
Mr.. Peck Again.
Dear mel" said Mrs. Peck, who
was reading the paper while Henry
waited patiently for a look at it.
Here is case of woman who
packed up all the furniture and left
home while her husband was away
at work, and now he can find no
traces of her."
And Hcnry's face lost it's express