Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-01

eeble-minded children, Glenwood. 150,4G0
Industrial school for boys, Eldora. 7l,615
industrial school for girls, Mitchell
vile Observation-Disclosures. Il, oOU
State hospital Mount Plsasant..... sl,700
State hospital. Observation-Disclosures. 109,S0O
State hospital, Clarinda. $4,000
State hospital. Cherokee ............. 10000
Penitentiary, Fort Madison. $4,000
Pen1tentiary, Anamosa.. 1850
school for the deaf, Council Bluffs,
observation-disclosures. 2b,0U0
Of these appropriations ;ss,S0 % is is
asked for land
Des Moines Army Post.
The opening celebration Of the Des
| Moines army post was held here last
week. More than $4,000 people partici-
pated in the barbecue which was held
on the post grounds the day that the
government flag was raised. The post
is the largest military establishment
of the kind in the United States. 1t
will cost $2,o00,000 when completed. A
movement is on foot to establish in
conjunction with it remount post for
the purpose of making this the depot
for all Of the horses and mules used by
the army west of Ohio. Congressman
Hull secured the appropriation for the
post and has now introduced bill for
the purpose of appropriating 100000
for post Office building in Des Moines
Assails the Law.
The state board of control in its BIZ
ennial recommendations to the state
legislature vigorously assails the law
which requires the commitment to
4 at ft11r "a
dipsomaniacs. The board asks the leg
lslature to provide separate insti-
tuition for this class of patients. Among
other enactments which the board es-
pecially urged upon the legislature are
the following:
The establishment of an epileptic
colony.
Punishment as for felony OF persons
found smuggling liquor to inmates of
state institutions.
Providing for the return of nonres-
ident insane to the states of their res
idence.
Giving the board supervision over
all homes for friendless children.
Extending the provisions of the law
of compulsory education to persons
who attend the state institutions fol-
detectives.
Will Give a Bell.
The city of Des Moines has decided
to vary the monotony of things by CIV
ing the cruiser named after her a bell
instead of silver service. The latter
would cost $4,000; the bell can be
bought for less than half that sum
The bell will weigh about 300 pounds
and will be used daily on the boat II
will strike the half hours and will be
used in every ceremony on shipboard
A silver service is seldom used on q
ship and is an item of tremendous
worry to the captain and steward The
men never see it. The bell will be
seen and heard every hour of the "a
The bell will be presented to the
cruiser at Galveston by committee
when the boat reaches that port
To License Engineers.
The stationary engineers association
at banquet held here the past weel
tnaugurated a movement to secure thu
passage of law by the new Legislature
creating state board to examine ant
license competent engineers The
movement is encouraged by insurance
companies which carry boiler risks
Other occupations which will ask fol
similar laws will be the following
Auctioneer, opthamologists. magneti,
healers, horse shoers and BARRIERS
Twenty Years Old.
, The Iowa Mutual Tornado, Cyclon,
& Windstorm Insurance association, O
Des Moines, gave a banquet here tn,
past week to the members of the low;
Mutual Insurance Companies associa
ton. in honor of the fact that it ha,
passed the s1oo,OOo,O0O mark in bust
ness written. The concern is a farm
.ers' mutual company, is just 20 year
old, and has $4,000 members.
1t was decided at the annual meetin
also to reincorporate. The state asso
citation Of mutual companies also hel
its convention here the past week, an
appointed legislative committee t
spend their time at the session thi
winter to prevent inimical Legislation
There are 1856 of these concerns i
Iowa and they have business amount
ing to about s42o.O00,000.
Prohibition Vote.
Iowa's prohibition vote this year wa
1885, which is an increase of 1882 owe
,-.c zoe cast by that party last year ant
1921 less than was polled two years age
when A. U. Coates, of Perry, was tn
candidate for governor. John p Hen
son was the candidate for governor thi
year. The party polled enough votes t
bring it away within the two per cent
provision of the law, so that 1t is en-
titled to a place on the next official bal
lot without petition. The surprise c
the election in Iowa this year was tn
increase in the socialist vote. 1t cam
we'll up toward the two per cent mari
so that with slightly accumulated Ell
fort it would have been able to secur
the coveted place on the next officis
ballot without petition.
To Prohibit Child Labor.
The Des Moines Women's club he
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