Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-08-18

shipment of coal, Of ! " and OF general
is very heavy. In the last
80 days more coal has been shipped out of
Des Moines than during all of the year
before The new Minnesota and Dakota
settlers are making the big demand for
the coal.
women's Clubs.
The state federation of women's clubs
will meet by its executive board in Mar
shalltown August 25, and there will take
up the question of how to secure law
adequately covering the child labor evil
in Iowa. Representatives of other or
CARNATIONS interested in the same sub
ject will also be present, including the
state federation of labor. This body,
by its president, A. l.. Urick, has already
drafted law relating to compulsory
education for the purpose of amending
the present defective law.
Grocerks Association.
The Iowa State Grocers' association
will form county associations in every
county of the state from now on. Prob
ably this will lead to the establishment
Of buying agency which will buy Of
jobbers in large quantities. The jobbers
in grocers' supplies have formed such an
association themselves and maintain an
Office at Chicago for this purpose. The
retailers are unable to gain concessions
which belong to them from the jobbers
and hence the movement to form COM
munity Of interest to protect the retailer
from the wholesalers organization. Men
will be placed in the field at once to or
ganize the county associations with this
end in view. Ira B. Thomas, of Des
Moines, is secretary of the State Asso-
citation of Grccers, which is backing the
movement.
Sues for Salary.
A. A. Knipe, former coach Of the
State university football team, has sued
President Mclean, of the institution,
for $500, which he alleges the president
agreed to pay if the athletic association
of the college did not raise the money
| claimed to be due on DR.. Knipe's sal
ary for 1902. KHipe claims that thu
president of the university induced hin
to postpone his marriage Immediately
after securing a divorce from his wife
by agreeing to pay the $500. Presiden
MacLean is in Europe having his eyes
treated, but attorneys deny that he evel
agreed to pay the money. Knipe is moi
now coach of the university athletics.
Labor Day Celebration.
| The state fair ground has been Sc
cured by the labor organizations TO
their annual labor day celebration. It'll
now the plan to get 5000 organized la
boring men into the line of the parad
on that day. 1t will be the intention t.
make the display one of such strength
that it will impress employers not alon
in Des Moines but elsewhere Throughout
the state. There will be no speech
making, because In former years som
trouble has arisen by reason Of the az
pearance of men who have advocate
socialistic doctrines.
Il Helped the Fishermen.
The recent flood in the Des Moline
river did what the fishermen abov
Bonaparte have been trying to do fc
many years. 1t took out a part of til
Meek Bros dam at Bonaparte, so tha
the fish are coming up the river in 1arg
numbers. But under the new state la
, the dam cannot be rebuilt unless a sa
= isfactory fishway is erected in it. A
? ready the fishermen have taken the ma
ter up with the state officers and the fisl
! way will be called for as soon as tt
, owners of the dam start to rebuild, whic
, they expect to do.