Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-26

Recommendations. ~ mas IOCCASSN
high Endorsement from Judge L. G.
Kinne, of the state board Of control
and member Of the association,
who has made careful Interrogation
of the hereditary features OF delin-
quents and detectives.
Married By Phonosraph.
(; An Iowa girl was one of the parties
to marriage by photograph in Bir-
mingham, N. Y, the past week. Her
name was Miss Eva C. Harris, and
she resided at Kellogg, in this state.
William Parsons, of Worcester, Mass,
was the groom. The bride wished to
be married by her brother, but he
was taken suddenly i'll. A phonograph
was secured into which he spoke the
questions Of the service and his pro-
nouncement making the couple man
ind wife. Then the machine was set
going while the couple stood hand in
hand before At. AS it asked the ques-
tion1 the couple answered, and in this
way the wedding ceremony was per-
formed.
Cremation Question.
The movement for the adoption Of
cremation as substitute for the bur-
ial of deceas ed persons has been given
considerable impetus in this state
by the discussion of the subject in the
recent session Of the city physicians
association In Des Moines. While the
association did not go on record in
favor Of 1.-THE undertaken being one
% the friends Of the physicians-the
strong argument in favor of crema-
ton made by DR.. w. II. Bailey, Of Ma
rion, had well defined effect which
may be extended rapidly as cremation
societies form all over the state.
Scientific Director.
The state board Of control will soon
negotiate with the regents of the
state university with reference to the
establishment of an officer at the uni
,versity to be known as the director Of
the bureau of sciences in connection
with the state institutions. It will be
his duty to do the higher scientific
work which the institution superin-
tendents are now compelled to at
tempt to do themselves without suffi-
Gent laboratories, such as making
meteorological culture media, analy-
sis Of food, etc. The expense Of main
tanning the bureau, it is proposed,
shall fall equally on the university and
the institutions for the feeble minded
and for the insane.
Duty Collections.
Il HF~.
Of the Des Moines port, G. L. Godfrey,
collected S2,423 in duties on goods
shipped from abroad to Des Moinea
psoplea During: April total OF 81 ,06a
In duties was collected. The total
value Of all dutiable goods shipped
from abroad to- Des Moines through
the loeal@ port IN May was $5,6o4 This
does not represent the value Of inn
ported goods, for majority Of them
come In free Of duty. Also majority
Of the dutiable goods come in through
the New York port Of entry, although
/ shipment directly to Des MONIES
would be much more easy and con.
venisnt and less expensive for the i'm.
Generous Gift.
Gen. Francis NJ. Drake, founder Of
Drake university IN Des Moines, hal
pledged $4,000 to the Sons OF Vster
ans National university at Maso,
+ City. The authorities Of the institl
ton say that $l0o.0 900 endowment Il
in sight for the ensuing year. Jane
Leggett. colorsd man whose parent
were slaves. was tho drst graduate o
the university. The commencement
has just been held, and the initia
year was extremely successful.
First Of the Kind.
The first association of music deal
ers ever formed IN the world, has beel
organized in this state. A. U. Coates
OF Perry, one time candidate for gov
error on the prohibition ticket, wa
the organizer Of 1t. Massachusetts /
now following suit with similar OF
|sgapization. Mr.. Coates was mad
4 president and.C. B. McNerney, Of De
Noines, esecretary OF the Iowa associa
ton. The music dealers are the las
Of long list Of retail merchants Il
Iowa who have organized state asso
Z Citations.
Not Good Money.
} The past week State Treasurer GIL
bertson received q five dollar bill il
sued by the Council Bluffs branch o
the Iowa stR4Ss e Il s.r aSS 4
ownessf e 81 u NJ ,ss, 81, !, !, /
80; y $ u ,ss]