Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-13
BE made out and forwarded to the

member elect. Representative Wal
len, Of Wayne county, died just be-
ore the late election. Two men,
Mr.. Stiles and another. asked their
friends to vote for them to fill the
About 1875 votes were cast
and Mr.. Stiles was elected.
But his name was not printed on the
ballot and his address was and still
IS unknown to the canvassing board
# the state. The legislature does
not meet until 1904. unless called in
extra session by the governor, and
so member will be elected for the
full term, next fall. Even Mr.. Stiles
politics is unknown.
Foreign Insurance.
Attorney General Mullen has filed
with the state executive council an
opinion regarding the authority OF
the auditor of state to examine for
eign insurance companies. Acting
on the criticisms of insurance news
papers upon the conduct of exami-
nations by Auditor of State Merriam.
the executive council asked the at
torney general for an opinion as to
whether examinations made of COM
panies outside Of the state by the
auditor were legal. The attorney
general has decided that not only
were they legal, but the council gave
express authority to the auditor to
make them. This clears the skirts
Of Auditor of State Merriam of all
blame.
Fees Increase.
The total fees received in the Office
Of the secretary of state during 1902
amounted to $213,74s.5s. In 1901 the
fees were but $54,139. This increase
was due largely to the new incorpo-
ration of the Rock Island railroad,
which paid fee of $4,000 for filing
its new articles of incorporation. The
other increases were principally due
to the fact that the state legislature
removed the limit which should be
paid by corporations for filing their
articles in this state. 1t is believed
that the fees next year will largely
exceed those of the year just closed.
A Unique Reason.
In the appeal of the case against
Chester Tyler, convicted of the muir
der of DIR. B. NJ. Failor, of Newton,
the attorneys for Tyler have set up
as reason for reversal the alleged
fact that Judge Dewey in reading
those instructions which were favor
able to Tyler did it in monotone in
stead of giving proper emphasis to
the language as he read. This is
said to be very unique reason for
asking the reversal of case in the
supreme court. The court will hear
the arguments at the January term.
Another reason advanced for the re-
versal of the case is that one OF the
Jurors attended party, during the
trial of the case, and drank beer.
/, AFTER Statistics.
| One of the lines of statistics which
the state labor commissioner has
never been able to secure satisfac-
torily has been that involving the
wages and length of hours of rail-
road employees Labor Commissioners
Brigham is making an effort, how,
ever, this year, to secure statistic'
of this character, and is receiving
encouragement from lodges of rail
road employees all over the state
The railroad managers, also, are tax
ing more sympathetic interest II
the matter than formerly. Mr.. Brig
ham believes that he will be able Il
: furnish some very valuable and &C
curate figures along these lines.
Elected Recorder.
Mrs. Jennie Keith, of Cambridge
has been elected recorder OF Wrigh
J county, and assumes the duties of tn
Office this week. She is a newspape
woman of prominence In the pres
! circles of the state. For long tim
she has been a member of the pres
clubs of the state. She was electe
9 recorder of Wright county last NJ
j vember. There are now a half doze
= women who are county recorders !
: Iowa and more than 20 who hold til
:. Office of county superintendent. On
D Of the latter. Miss Anna Donovan
a of Palo Alto county, was frequent
d mentioned as a candidate for pres
l. dent of the state teachers associ,
T. ton at the annual meeting Of tbs
q body just closed.
n Board IL GrAaiAed.
). The state board of control ha
!. been much gratifed that the Office,
n Of the various counties of the stat
n are rapidly putting in those improv'
u ments of county insane hospita
], which the board recently insiste
# upon. In many counties better bull
ings have been erected and mar
substantial improvements have bee
n made. Especial care has been p,
y on the sanitary accommodations Il
s. insane persons. The board also hi
,tl insisted upon the employment of
Il sufficient number of attendants al
"a the employment of women to attei
M the female patients when both a
i'll kept in the county institutions.
81 No Paroles,
,eI Gov. Cummins did not follow Il
,n| precedent set by Gov. Shaw is issuil
ia large number Of paroles and pa
rs dons to convicts on Christmas e
ia as a Christmas present. He issu,
er none at all and many a convict wi
v. had hoped for release was sorely d
ID appointed. Gov. Cummins does n
e, believe in mixing sentiment with SUI
"a practical business as the enforc
10 nent Of the law and the punishme
,e Of criminals.
IA LEON BROWN