Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-10-16
Especial Correspondence

Brigham Will ask OF the legislature THIS
winter the passage of law giving his
department three factory inspectors.
All OF the surrounding states have in
spectors Some of them have less pop
ulation and less number of factories
also 1t is a physical impossibility for
spect all of the factories in the state,
and yet he thinks that should be done.
OF 120 recommendations made by him
last year for the maintenance of sep
arate toilet rooms for men and women
in Iowa factories II were disregardsd;
of IS recommendations for machinery
safeguards, % were disregarded; of Al
recommendations for the equipment Of
emery wheels with dust blowers, 81
were disregarded; of 81 recommends
tions for safeguards about elevators,
eight were disregarded. These he cites
as some of the reasons why there
should be factory inspectors with pow
err to prosecute.
College Needs Money.
The state agricultural college will
ask the next legislature for over $780,
O0O OF this $4,000 is needed for the
work of the experiment station, $4,000
for the general instruction fund, the
corps of instructors having been large
ly increased by reason of the large in
crease in attendance; 100000 will be
asked for main agricultural hall, and
s125,Oo0 will be asked for central
heating plant. A building for the do
nestle science department, which Miss
Mary Sabin built up, $4,000 for fur
nishins the main building, and many
other kindred needs will be set before
the legislature. Gov Cummins attend
ed the meeting of the trustees of the
institution when the requests of the
legislature were decided upon. He will
endorse them in his message
State Fair Profits.
The profits from the most recent
state fair were $4,000. The total re-
ceipts were about 100000. Secretary
John Simpson has prepared carefully
detailed statement of the finances of
the fair. Four days there were rain.
exceeded $4,000 and the fair would
have made $4,000 instead of $4,000
+, The state fair association now has on
hand $4,000. 1t will ask the coming
legislature to erect for the state q
handsome, substantial and permanent
general exposition hall. During the
past year the association has expended
$4,000 of its own funds in permanent
improvements on the fair grounds
To fix them up properly the associa-
ton requires the aid of the legislature.
Given to Charity.
Abraham Simmer, Of Waverly, has
turned his. palatial home over to the
Sisters of Charity, to be used as hos
pital. This is in pursuance of an offer
made some time ago. He is having a
little wooden building, formerly used
by him as woodshed, fitted up for an
abode for himself. The home he turns
over for hospital is said to be the
finest in northeastern Iowa. Mr.. Slim
| mer is engaged in the occupation of
giving away the income of his fortune.
He has aided large number of benev-
! olent institutions all over the state.
But most of his charities are not gen.
/ orally known.
| Renominated.
Thirty-flve members of the last
house Of representatives have been re-
nominated by the republicans of their
districts. Three former members of
the senate. whose terms expired this
years. are hold-over senators-were
renominated. Five members of the
house have been nominated for the
| senate by the republicans. Six old
| members Of the house have been re-
nominated for third terms, and one abs
been nominated for his fourth term.
The six who are after third terms are
Buchanan Of Wapello, Wise of Black
hawk. Kendall of Monroe, Furry of
Hardin. Clarke Of Dallas and Coburn
Of Cherokee. Temple of Clarke is
nominated for his fourth term. Tenn
| pie and Clarke will be candidates for
speaker.
Corn Judging School.
The state agricultural college an
nounces its third annual corn Judging
school for January 4 to January 16.
In addition to the course in corn judg-
Ing there will be short courses in stock
judging, also. Examinations will be
given at the close Of the course and
certificates issued to those in attend
ance who wish to act as judges of corn
at fairs. Well known men will con-
tribute addresses in the evenings dur
Ing the two weeks, Gov. Cummins for
one having agreed to do so. About
$500 in money. and trophies will be
oHered for prizes to those who are
I, specially proficient during the two
weeks. w. c. Whiting. of Monona
county. has offered $3.50 trophy for
the best ten ears of corn grown I'M
Iowa and exhibited at the st. Louis ex-
position next year. A. E. Cook, of
odebolt. has offered q $1,000 trophy
for the best sweepstake ear of corn,
to be awarded annually.
VIII Visit Stock show.
The entire advanced class in animal
husbandry at the state agricultural
college will visit the royal stock show
at Kansas City under the leadership OF
Prof. w. A. Ksrusdy, The STUDENTS