Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-13

appealed. The supreme court recently
granted new trials to two men SEN
fenced to death, and they got life SEN
fences on the second trial.
Queer State of Affairs.
A very peculiar status attaches to
the Finkelstein murder investigation
in Des Moines. Harris Levich was
charged with being the prime conspir..
ator in committing the murder, was
tried and was found not guilty by the
jury. John Walker (colored) was
charged with being the man whom Lee
vich hired to kill Finkelstein. He was
tried and the past week the jury found
him guilty of manslaughter. AS it
stands, therefore, the man who was
hired to do the work was found guilty,
while the man who is charged by the
state with having hired the deed done
went free and cannot again be prose.
cuted. This leads to the belief that
the Walker conviction will be re-
versed.
Novel Attractions.
The Des Moines Chautauqua assem-
bly, has secured one attraction for the
meeting this year, which will be held
July 2-17, who is a marvel. He is
Charles Dennison Kellogg and he has
a throat so peculiarly constructed that
he is able to reproduce the notes of
the birds of the air. There is said
to be no other person in the world who
can do this; many can initiate with
some degree of perfection, but he ac-
tually reproduces the sound. On ac-
count of his ability in this line he is
able to go into field and call the
birds to him and take part in their
conversation, so to speak. His voice
has range of 9A octaves.
Will Name Ticket.
The prohibition state convention
will meet at Marshalltown, May ~
and 20, to nominate full state ticket
and adopt prohibition platform.
Last years convention was held in
Waterloo and an effort was made to
get this years convention to come to
pes Moines, but it failed. w. d. Ewell
is acting as chairman of the party
now, Malcolm Smith, of Cedar Rapids,
having resigned. The state organ Of
the party this week attacked A. G..
Rankin, who is doing temperance work
in the state, because he makes politi-
cal speeches, also, during campaigns,
for the republican party.
Wife Desertlon,
The Associated Charities here is in
yestigating the subject of wife deser-
ton, and proposals to go before the
next legislature and ask for the enact
ment of the law which will make the
desertion of wives by husbands fell
ony. This will permit the man to be
extradited. There are no laws on this
subject in two states. All others have
them; but in 16, one of which is Iowa,
the law only gives the wife or hus-
band power to get divorce for deser-
ton. In Michigan and Ohio desertion
is a felony. In Philadelphia in the
year 1900, of 211 cases of desertion in
| vestigated, there We're found 1900 chill
dren who, with their mothers, We're
charges on public charity by reasop Of
the desertiop of the husband and ia
Their. There the court will issue orders
requiring the husband to support the
family, but these orders are noneffec-
tive.
New buildings.
The work of demolishing the old en-
CINE house, which furnished the capt.
tol with heat, has been started by the
improvement commission. The build
ing will be replaced by new heating
plant and electricity factory, which
will furnish heat and light for the
statehouse hereafter. This will cost
$4,000. In addition, the commission
will erect a $4,000 warehouse on part
of the present site Of the heating
plant. The new buildings will face
the capitol, being across the street
north from it, and will have fronts
which will accord with the style of the
states biggest building.
Looking Up Interest.
The Polk county board Of super
yisors has appointed committee to
investigate the question of how much
interest is being received by counties
in the state for public funds deposited
in the banks by the counties. The To-
cal board is not receiving any interest
on the 100000 cash it has on hand,
and it desires to do SO. There is a
state law which gives boards of super
visors the power to receive interest
from banks which hold deposits of
county funds, but no county in the
state has taken advantage OF it as
yet.
Turner'S to Meet.
The Turner's Of the state will hold
their annual meeting this year at Tur-
ner halle in Des Moines. It will be in
June, probably about the middle. It
is expected that 5000 visitors will at
tend. Eighteen cities already have
entered teams for the field day and
athletic events which will surpass
those of the intercollegiate field meet.
Parades and prize drills will be fea-
lures, also, OF the meeting.
Going to Montana.
Emmett Brown, cashier and a deo-
uty treasurer of state, has resigned his
position and will return to Montana.
where he has been elected cashier OF a
bank. He is the son of Railroad Com.
missioner L. C. Brown, of Sheldon.
Quincy A. Willis, of Perry, who has
been bookkeeper in the office of the
treasurer of state, will succeed Mr..
Brown as cashier.
LEON BROWN.