Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-05-08

s,ilc appliances which VIII encourage
and adm the study Of the mysterious
force are here sspplie a,rfor the stu
dents. The department is located IN
the new quarter OF million dollar en-
cheering hall.
Merehaats Complain.
Complaint reaches the. cities from
the smaller towns Of the state that
the postal order requiring the names
Of all patrons on all rural delivery mail
routes to be posted in the post Offices
OF the country had led to flooding the
mails with circulars and catalogues
from mail order houses. The mer-
chants Of the country. towns claim they
cannot compete with the alluring of
fers made in these circulars and they
are feeling the effect Of this easy ac-
cess to the rural communities on their
own trade. The mail order houses
were not able to secure these names
until the government ordered them
posted in the post Offices.
Tax Reports.
Auditor Carroll at the state house
has received the reports Of the differ
emit county auditors of the state with
respect to the estimate on taxes that
will be collected this year under the
new levies. The state will gain in
general revenue a total Of $780,, 1926.
The State university and State Agri.
cultural college special levies will
yield $114,702, and the special leyyfor
the State Normal school will yield $57,
1854. These estimates are practically
what were made at the time the leviea
were fixed.
Plans Approved.
Plans for the remodeling of the heat
ing, lighting and yentilating system in
the capitol OF the state have been APP
proved by the capitol improvement
commission. The specifications have
been prepared and bids will be taken
on the work at once. The cost will be
in the neighborhood: Of $4,000. G. Z.
Indy, of Boston, prepared the plans.
The lighting will be. by electricity, ex-
5clusively, and will be equivalent in
quantity to 5000 candle power. The
lights will be concealed and there will
be no chandeliers in the building.
Causes ANXIETY.
The board Of control is seriously
concerned about the situation at the
insane hospitals with respect to the in
ebriate wards. The number Of escapes
has been SO large that they have been
noticeable and have started gossip ev-
erywhere.. The situation is especially
bad at the Mount Pleasant hospital.
There the institution is crowded and
the board and superintendent have alb
solutely no way to prevent the escapes,
There is nothing to do but to endure
it until the legislature meets, when
the board will demand that some rem
edy be devised.
Labor Meeting.
The State Federation OF Labor will
meet in Davenport May 1874. Dea
Moines will send the largest delega-
ton Of any city. She now has go trades
unions. The last to be organized waa
the Meat Cutters union. Des Moinea
delegates will try to secure the meet.
ing Of the state Federation in 1904 and
will start rolling scheme to secure
the National Federation Of Labo,
meeting ins 1906 These convention
!, are lattended by 10000 people. TIL,
estate federation nesting will be tn,
largest in the history Of Iowa, NOR
3 than 600 delegates being selected for it
Seeking . President.
The name Of President Thompson
Of the Ohio State college al. Columbus
is being considered by the trustees o:
the State Agricultural college o;
Iowa for the presidency Of the lattel
institution. 60 far he has refused *
consider q change. Rev. "A. B. Storms
! pastor Of the First Methodist church
Of this city, 10 being considered seri
ouslyl by the committee, Of which Gov
Cummins 10 chairman, tor the cleo
1 ton
Guest % Honor.
Gov. Cummins will be the guest o
honor at a military ball which will b
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