Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-04

the suits had been taken to the fed
eral courts in the first place the sit
uation would have been quite different.
Appreciated By Filipinos.
Judge Warren H. lexis. of Fam
boanga, Philippine Islands. has been
spending vacation at his home in
Iowa. He Is what may be termed a
district judge, though the court over
which he presides in the Philippines
is called court Of first instance, after
the Spanish custom. He has q terri
tory about as big as half Of Iowa to
cover and holds sessions at five diff
ferent points. He is located on the
island Of Mindanao, which is one Of
the most southern of the group. He
was captain of the Creston company
in the Fifty-first Iowa during the war,
and was then appointed judge by Gov.
Taft. He says that the Filipino has
begun to appreciate the fact that the
independence and protection of his
rights of liberty and property exceed,
under the administration inaugurated
by the United States, his fondest
dreams of freedom under independ-
ence.
Plans for Exposition.
At meeting held here last week
an association Of the manufacturers
Of Iowa was formed which will make
an effort to effect respectable show
ing at the St. Louis exposition Of the
advantages of this state as manufac-
turing center. In addition, also, the
organization will be perfected with a
view to becoming a permanent insti-
tuition for the mutual benefit of the
manufacturers of the state in various
ways. w. w. Marsh, of Waterloo. is
the president of the new association.
and A. G. Hutchins, of Abel, is secre-
tary.
Lost His Opportunity.
Pedro Alvardo, worth $85, 1000, 900.
died at Parral, Mexico, few days ago.
He was the owner of the silver mines
owned eight years ago by T. H. Knots,
of Des Moines. He abandoned them
as worthless and turned over the titles
to Alvardo, who was Mexican peon
working for him for 80 cents day.
The drills run by Knots stopped just
short Of the richest silver vein in Mex
leo. Alvardo borrowed enough money
to sink the drills few feet further
and then his millions came easy. But
he is dead and Knots is living.
Farmers Congress.
Chairman B. F. Clayton, of the Ma
tional Farmers congress, to be held
at Niagara Falls September 22-25, says
that the outlook for the attendance
this year is betterthan for many years.
A large number of side trips have been
arranged by the management of the
congress, and the programme Of the
meetings, Mr.. Clayton says, is better
than any heretofore arranged. The
Iowa delegates and visitors to the con-
gress will meet in Chicago Sunday,
September 20, and go thence to Mag
ara in body.
Antisaloon Convention.
An antisaloon league convention will
be held in Des Moines October 12-14.
G. R. Malone, of Des Moines, is maxi
ing preparations for the meeting.
Howard H. Russell. Of New York; P.
H. Baker, of Ohio; G. H. Crawford, OF
Minnesota; John P. st. John. of Kan
sas, and other noted temperance
workers will be in attendance upon the
convention and will make addresses.
H. H. Abrams, who has charge Of the
law enforcement department Of the
league, will be one of the leaders. The
stories that were circulated that he ex-
! pected to go to South Dakota to go
into farming are untrue.
A Strange Question.
| A peculiar question arose in Des
Moines few weeks ago which has
just been settled by the courts. T. F.
Teagarden left home and went west
about score of years ago and made
a fortune in mining. He returned re-
Gently, finding all of his relatives dead
except sister who had been placed in
the Children's home. The officers Of
the home refused to reveal her present
whereabouts, saying that she had been
legally adopted into good family
whose name she took She was toe
young to remember her own Teagar-
den went into the courts and sued on,
writ of habeas corpus to discover the
child's whereabouts. The courts stood
with him. deciding he had a right to
know where she was, despite the rules
Of the society. He will give the siste,
half OF his fortune.
To Teach Farm Mechanics.
A new chair, that Of farm mechan.
les, has been established at the lows
State Agricultural college. G. ]
Zintheo has been installed in the
chair. Instruction in all kinds of farm
machinery, drainage. telephones. mo.
tive power, etc., will be given by him
Prof Zintheo was born in France and
is but "a years of age. He was brought
up on farm In Sweden and learned
blacksmithing. He came here wher
II and has spent his time since Their
in acquiring specific knowledge of the
mechanics of farming. He is a grad.
uate Of the University of Minnesots
and has had wide practical experience
in farm machinery matters. The new
department will open the ensuing
month.
Honey Crop Increased.
The crop of honey in Iowa this veal
will exceed the crop for many previous
years. The wet weather made the
clover prolific and it is possible to har.
vest a second crop OF honey this year
Mrs. G. w. Stewart, of Give. Ia. had
two hives from which nine swarms