Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-17
IOWA MINERAL EXHIBIT.
Resources of the State at St. Louis
Fair Limited to Coal, Clay,
Gypsum, Lead and Zinc.
WILL ATTRACT WEALTH TO THE STATE,
Secretary Wilson VIII Attend Dairy.
mems Association-Hearin In the
swamp Land Contest Ordered-Old
Settlers' Ten-Corn VIII BE Higher
Other Notes of Interest.
Especial Correspondence


Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. Sat confer
ence of the state geologist, the member
of the st. Louis commission in charge Of
the Iowa mineral exhibit, and large
number of men specially interested in
the exhibition at st. Louis of the min
eral resources of the state, it was decid-
ed to limit the exhibits, generally speak
ing, to coal, clay, gypsum, lead and
zinc. It Is believed that 1t would be bet
ter to make a fine showing as to these
than 1t would be to scatter the funds
over wider range and do little good.
1t has been proposed to saw coal into
squares and build pyramids illustrating
the output by years. Prof. Byers, of
Ames college, is working on drawings
illustrative of the coal industry. Other
features Of the work are being prose-
cuted by the scientists and producers in
terested, and Judge Carruthers, of
Bloomfield, in charge of this branch of
the Iowa exhibit, believes that the
showing will attract much wealth to the
state.
Datrymen's Association.
Secretary of Agriculture James Will
son will attend the State Dairymen's as
ISOLATION, which will hold it's convention
at Waterloo November 1920 this year:
He and Gov. Cummins will make the
principal addresses on the first days
programme, according to present ar
engagements, but the governor has been
invited to go to Boston to address po-
litical meeting about the middle of Mo-
vember, and probably will not be at the
convention. M. Mortensen, of Sioux
City, will deliver an address on how to
improve Iowa's butter product. e. l.
Burrige, of Cleveland, and T. E. Purcell,
of Chicago, will also deliver addresses.
Swamp Land Contest.
Next month will occur the hearing in
the swamp land contest between num-
Der of farmers in Webster county and
w. E. Moses, an Iowa script broker. The
ownership of $50 acres of land, worth
from $40 to SIS per acre is involved in
the controversy. The men now located
upon the land secured it from the coun-
ty under the Swamp land act" about
the year 1850. A few years ago an agent
was sent by the government to adjust
the swamp land claims in Webster
county, who reported some of the land
not swampy. On this part Mr.. Moses
filed soldiers additional right claims,
and was given q patent. Those in pos
session contend that the land was
swamp when taken by them, and that
it is the tilling and draining they have
done which makes it now suitable for
cultivation. The secretary of the in
terror has ordered that hearing be
given the settlers, and T. s. Howard,
register of the United States land Office
here, has fixed December / as the date
on which the trial will begin.
Old settlers' Tea.
The Daughters of the American Rev
olution are busily engaged devising
means to interest the public in their
scheme for the erection of suitable
memorial statue on the army post
grounds here. Looking toward that OBJ
ject, they have arranged for an old set
tiers tea, to be given on the evening
of November %, at the state historical
building, to which will be invited those
who have lived in Des Moines more than
30 years. Probably other entertain
ments will be given during the winter
by the D. A. R., the old settlers tea be-
Ing a preliminary step toward arousing
public sentiment favorable to their
plan, with reference to the army post
movement.
Reverses Lower Court.
Il The lower court has been reversed in
the 81 200 insurance case of w. L. Sleigh
against the supreme council of Mystic
Toilers and the Mysric Toilers, appel
lants; Linn district. In this case the SUI
preme court holds that circulars set
ting forth inducements for making Ger.
tain contracts, but which inducements
are not in the contract itself cannot be
urged in the pleading to recover bene-
fits. The contention of the plaintiff
was that circulars sent out by the Mys-
tic Toilers stated that members unable
to pay their dues by reason Of ill-health
should not be deprived Of membership
The court found that the bylaws of the
order stated that this should be the
case only after one year of membership
qualification not in the circulars. And
as the insured had not been q meAl-
Der one year, it was held plaintiff wa
not entitled to plead disability for non.
payment Of dues. despite the circulars
because the circular was not part Of
the contract.
Creameries Decreasing.
State Dairy Commissioner Wright has
reported that the number Of dreamer.
les in Iowa is decreasing, but their value
is increasing. This is due to the consol-
idation of the creameries and the uss
of hand or treadmill separators by the
farmers. Whereas. the farmers former.
ly hauled their milk to local cream.
cries and there it was separated into
cream and skinned milk, the farmers
now do it themselves and haul the cream
only to the creameries. The result Is
that they are able to consolidate theil
business. In 1898 there were about SOC
hand separators in use by Individual
farmers. Now there are more than ], 700
Important Corn Tests.
The state agricultural college has un.
t-Srtaken some additional important
lasts OF corn. Two branches are being
studied. The extent of shrinkage of corn
M different kinds of cribs; the extent to
which storage Of corn affects its vitality.
These tests will be made under all kinds