Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
'NOM[NAS MAIL CARRIERS
feur in Iowa Are Regularly Em-
ployed by the Government
on Rural Routes.

ON Rural Routes.
STATISTICS OF SERVICE IN THE STATE.
Oldest Judge IN Iswa Holds Court II
Observation-Disclosures squares
Acssants with the sta4e-ceavioa
Dies in Prisen-ether News Of Gen
eral Intefest.
Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. l2.-There are
now five women who are regularly
employed by the government as rural
mail carriers in Iowa. They are:
Hattie Crisp, Of Alden; Nettie c. Mat
son, Of Burlington; Ruby Haughey,
of Charles City; Annie L. Tibe, of Cor
rectionville; Carrie Marsh, Of Pleas
antville. The rural mail carriers con-
vention here recently gave out some
statistics of their work, including the
facts about the employment Of
women as carriers. 1t was stated,
also, that 100000 people are served on
the carriers routes and more than
10000 daily newspapers are delivered
by the carriers. The convention APP
pointed committees with a view to In
screasing the membership Of the assoc
citation and it was pointed out that
the carriers, If organized, can exert
great influence in the matter of Sc
curing increased salaries, better
roads, etc.
Old ana Young Judxes.
The oldest Judge in Iowa and next
to the youngest convened court in
Polk county this week, side by side on
the same bench. They were Josiah
Given, aged Is, and james A. Howe,
nged 3s. The former was recently
appointed to vacancy on the district
bench caused by the death Of one Of
the judges elected last fall. The lat
ter was elected last November for
four years. Judge Given served on
the district bench 20 years ago and
was elevated to the supreme judge
ship, which he held for eight years.
by his appointment to serve until
after the next election only, Gov.
Cummins avoided taking sides in a bit-
ter local political controversy over
who should be the judge to fiji the va
cancy. Judge w. H, McHenry, Of the
district bench, administered the oath
TO Judge Given this week. Judge
Given said that the father of Judge
McHenry was the Judge who had
sworn him in when he was circuit and
district judge a score Of years ago.
supreme Csart Reports.
3. I. Salingcr, of Carroll, who has
relinquished his Office as supreme
court reporter to Nv. w. Cornwall, Of
Spencer, issued 30 volumes. Of the re-
ports, the largest number ever issued
by . single reporter. The volumes
began with No. 90 and, ended with
III. The last feuE: are, not yet in
covers. bn. will BE- IN a short time.
The opinions Of the supreme court up
to October "a we're. handled by Mr..
Salinger. The. new reporter will
take charge of those handed down at
the special session OF the court in De-
cember, although these were handed
down during the term of Mr.. Salin-
ger.
Accsunts Checked Up.
Auditor of State B. r. Carroll was
inducted into Office the past -0eek.
One Of the formalities was the check
Ing up Of the office with the treas
urer of state before Auditor Merriam
stepped out. The sum of 81, OPS, 544
was found to be on hand In the states
vaults besides the state agricultural
bonds amounting to more than hall
million dollars. John Crockett was
indicted into office, also. as su.
preme court clerk. succeeding C.. T.
Jones, who served for 20 years and
who will open law Office in Des
Moines. Judge C. A. Bishop, who
has been filing a vacancy on the SUI
/ preme bench, took the Office Tor the
unexpired term for which he was elect
ed and which lasts until next January.
This makes him the present chief jus.
tice Of the court. The other state Of
fcers succeeded themselves.
Died n PriseA,
William Dilley, having been in AA-
amosa penitentiary since 1877 on life
sentence for murder OF an employer
in q dispute about 81 cents wages,
passed away there this week. He was
sent from johnson county. His mum.
her was 23s. The highest number now
In the penitentiary 10 4,s67. This
means that he saw more than 4, 900
convicts enter the penitentiary and
pass through Its doors again to the
liberty which was denied him. He
made a small fortune out OF The sale
Of trinkets which he manufactured at
odd times. This was dissipated in fees
to persons Of so-called influence who
were selling that influence on the
theory that they would get him par
doped. His three brothers, well-to-do
men, never have helped in this moyeH-
ment. He had hand in the construc-
tion of every building now standing
at the penitentiary, for In quarter
Of . century 1t has been wholly r..
built. He was 80 years old and looked
es II be were 80. He served 20 years.
stsek asa Grala Judstng.
Several hundred farmers, are taking
the stock and grain judging course Of
two weeks now going ahead at tho
state agricultural college at Ames,
The time was divided up as follows:
January s, @ and 2 devoted to judy.
ing and study Il sheep and corn; Jan.
nary g, 0 and 10, to horses and corn: