Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16

increase In the wage ecale, ana ia
operators say that there 10 little doubt
but that It will be granted without
much friction. The operators "a
prospering this year on account 81 Tia
increase in the price of coal duo to
the small supply. The miners are not
participating in this advance in price.
for they cannot on account Of their
agreement made last March. They
have been threatening to strike. but
did not because they believe they VIII
get the increase in March.
VIII Make . Test,
Inc Barber Asphalt company, Of
New York, which is doing q large
amount OF business in Iowa, will test
the point with the state autthoritiesas
to Its right to charter in Iowa with
on payment OF the fee for fling its ar
ticles Of incorporation. 1t has offered
these articles with the mere recording
fee which is nominal. It's. capital stock
being $4,000. 900. 1t would have TO pay
= fee OF 81 pei. thousand, or more than
$4,000, including recording fee, il ithad
to pay the regular fling fee rates. It (
objects to paying this $3,015, and will
go into the courts, probably, to see IL
1T can acquire charter without.it.
Five Convenklons.
Five conventions will be held il Des
Moines within the ensuing month.
The fraternal insurance congress will
be held here January 90. It is hns or
ganization OF the frhtNrnal insurance
companies OF the state and IL designed
as means to secure proper considera-
ton at the hands of the national orr
ganization Of the same nature. The
Iowa State Millers' association will
meet January 22. At the same time
the insurance branch Of this organiza-
ton will hold its annual session. The
Honenshue embalming congress win
meet January 26, ~ and, %. ThelR Royal
Neighbors OF Iowa will hold. their an
nual conclaye February 8 and 10. On
February II, 12 and 10, the lowe Re-
tail Hardware Dealers association will
hold its annual meeting in Des Moines.
/ It is the first time in three years that
this Organization has come here An
effort to permanently locate it in Des
Moines will be made. &. il. Kurtz s.
the chairman Of the loeal committee
on arrangements. & &,
Al Inneva<ion.
Judge James IA. Howe, Of the district
court Of this county, has introduced
an innovations in judicial matters In
this state. He has announced rS1le -
the effect that he proposes to decide
all cases submitted to him within tf,e
same day ii possible and not later than
the day following their submission.
He declares that q Judge Is bette. fit-
ted to decide q case when the oues-
tions are clearly IN his mind than after
the remembrance has become dimmed
Eby time The custom OF Judges IL TO
let cases run tor months and some
times for 4 year without decision. The
bar and the litigants are muc h 3 asedL
with the innovation and hope II wilt
become general. rss;> S
vio1atinr the Law. &
The state superintendent has sent
circular letters to the auditors and
county superintendent Of the stats
calling their attention to the fact that
they are violating the law in two differ.
emit WAYS: One is the drawing 81 war.
rants against the normal institute fund
when there Is no money In the fund,
that Is the warrants are issued In ex-
cess OF the fund; and In pa wing lectur-
ers and assistants to the superintend-
ents secured to mark examination pa
Pers out OF the institute fund. The
latter are not parts Of the normal In
stitute and cannot be paid out OF the
fund. 81
TO secure Reports.
The equal suffragists Of the state
have planned to secure reports as to-
the leanings Of the different candi.
dates for the legislature who will be
candidates next year. This scheme
has been fully worked out and tho
equal suffragists will tgo before the
advance upon whom thew can denonfl
Then their energies viii be snent -
lobbying among the members who
have not expressed preferences, The
suffragists propose to hold q large
number OF public meetinps 4hrouSh
the state this winter and the ensn,nc
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