Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-13
naunng for the worlds fair at Sc. Lou1s.


eastern corner of the grounds south
along the east side. This will terminate
at the Iowa building. An elevated road
is also building from the corner where
the Iowa building is located into the
city, so that it is thought that the Iowa
structure will be the mostconveniently
accessible of all. In addition it is the
most closely adjacent to the main en-
trance, which will be used by st. Louis
people who go to the far in their car
riages and for general traffic of this
kind between the city and the EXPOSE
ton. These gates will be the principal
ones opening into the grounds.
Big Drain to BE Built.
The largest drainage proposition in
Iowa is about to be contaminated in
Hamilton, Wright and Hardin coun-
ties. A ditch 26 miles in length, from
to s feet in width and from 6 to IL
feet deep will be started near Blairs-
burg, in Hamilton county, just east of
Webster City, will run north into the
lowlands near Williams, will then turn
east and pass through the corner of
Wright county into Hardin, and thence
empty into the Iowa river. It will
drain the surplus water from 60 miles
of adjacent country. This land has
been useless except in very dry sea-
sons. During the past year thousands
Of acres have been under water, which
has extended at places into real lakes.
The new ditch has been surveyed by
Z. E. Fox, of Hamilton county. 1t is
promoted by gentleman named Far
ley and is called by his name. The
boards of supervisors of the three
counties will hold joint session in q
short time to authorize the building of
the improvement. The property own
ers affected have all signed the petit
tions. 1t means the redemption of
scores of acres of good Iowa land.
Will Send q Regiment.
The governor has notified the worlds
fair commission at St. Louis that he
will detail one of the Iowa regiments
of the National guard to attend the
dedication of the fair buildings there
April 80. He has not yet selected the
regiment and this may be done by lot,
although it is limited that the Fifty
fourth, which is located in the south
east corner Of the state, may be de-
tailed, for the reason that it is nearest
st. Louis and the cost of Transportation
would not be large as compared with
the bill if the regiment in the north
west corner of the state, the Fifty
sixth, were sent. There is a POSSIBLE
lty that new regiment, made up of
the best companies in all of the guard,
may be organized and placed under
command of one of the colonies.
Find First Clue.
The first clue to the whereabouts of
former Deputy United States Marshal
w. A. Richards, who disappeared from
this state soon after the robbery of
Peter Sullivan, of Hamilton, of $4,000
and for participation in which tits said
that warrant has been issued for
him, was furnished by railroad man
named jeff Wiley in this city the past
week. He claimed to have met Rich
ards in Indian Territory travelling to.
ward old Mexico. He was returning
north at the time and did not. know
that Richards was accused of knowing
anything of the Sullivan alleged rob.
berry. 1t has been printed recently
that the Sullivan robbery was no rob.
berry at all, but that the money was
won in game of poker.
Curious VIII.
The most curious will ever probated
in Iowa will be the subject of contest
case in Woodbury. county. Chris Jacob.
son appears to have left two wills, in
one of which he bequeathed his prop.
erty too few friends. In the other he
devised to q number of additional
people, and also provided for a gift
| of 500 to each person who should at.
tend his funeral. This was at Smith.
| land, which is a small place. A fun.
eral is always attended by every one
so THAT the entire estate would be used
up in satisfying these requests, if the
will is sustained. 1t is said to be the
most remarkable will ever executed in
this state.
Pleased with Results.
The state board of control is in re.
ceipt of large number of samples
Of fancy and sloyd work done by the
inmates of the institution for feeble
minded at Glenwood. Some of the
products are marvellous. The board
is highly pleased with the results OF
putting in work shop for the feeble
minded boys. Superintendent F. NJ
Powell reports that the children are
| quickly interested in this sort of work
and become adopts at it. Some Of them
exhibit traits of genius. The fancy
work done by the girls is almost per.
feet. This line of education of these
unfortunates will be extended rapidly
| Prisoners Give Money.
The prisoners in the state peniten.
tiary at Anamosa have raised SIS as
contribution to the furnishing OF
Hope hall, the home built by Father T.
S. Coffin, neart Fort Dodge, as home
for convicts, who are released from
prison pending their going to work
The check was made up of the individ.
ual pocket money of the convicts and
was presented to Father Coffin as he
was about to address the conyicts a
week ago from the same platform as
Maud Darlington Booth. He was so
overcome that he could not proceed.
LEON BROWN
NJ