Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-02

termining whether It Will be necessary
at once to open new ward at Clarinda
hospital. superintendent Of the hos
pitfalls say that the establishment OF
the wards has been of value to them
in giving them an opportunity to study
the effect of alcoholic stimulants.
They have been astonished at the
rapidity with which inebriates recov-
er. They are placed under the strict
discipline of early rising, early retir-
ing, regular hours. regular meals, sim
pie diets and no liquor at all. The re-
suit is usually immediate recuperation.
The tapering off process of abandon
ing the drink habit is found unneces-
sary in their treatment. But, unfor-
tunately, what the hospital cannot do
is to give the victims will power to
keep from drinking after they leave,
perfectly cured.
Breaks All Records.
The work of the Polk county district
court for the term lasting from Sep
tember to January broke the record in
tn. matter of criminal prosecution IL
Iowa. The grand jury indicted 40 per-
sons and "a We're convicted. Two
were acquitted by the juries and four
were discharged by the court before
the trial was finished. About ten 9TH
ers were indicted and will be tried at
the coming term of court. These fig
ures were never before equaled in the
history of any court in the state. 1t is
an evidence of the way in which the adj
ministration of James Brenton, as
mayor of this city, has cleaned up the
town and entcriminals to the peniten-
tiary. But where one has been indicted
half dozen have been run out of the
city. The. result is that Des Moines is
cleaner to-day than it ever has been in
its history. The custom which was in
vogue, formerly, of licensing disorder
ly houses, has been stopped, and scores
of unfortunate women have been
forced to leave the city.
DR.. Adams Resigns.
George d. Adams has resigned the
presidency of the Des Moines college,
the struggling Baptist institution in
Des Moines. DR.. Adams was expected
to devote most of his time to raising
the funds essential to keep the insti-
tuition running, and this was extreme
ly distasteful. ]. K. Richardson, a
member of the board of trustees and
president of the East Dies Moines Bap-
list church, was elected acting presi-
~ la
Walker, of the First Baptist church;
DR.. Richardson, President Harper, Of
Chicago university, and other members
of the board of trustees, have beenap-
pointed on committee to secure a
permanent president, and an appeal
will be made to John d. Rockefeller.
May Divide Diocese.
At the recent meeting of the suf-
fragin bishops of the dioceses of Du-
buque, Davenport, Lincoln, Sioux City,
Omaha and Cheyenne the proposition
to divide the Davenport diocese
and make Des Moines the see city
of the new diocese was favorably con-
sidered, and 1t is said that recon-
mendation to Rome to this effect will
soon be made. A movement toward
the division of the Davenport diocese
has been on foot for a long time, but
was not very favorably considered, al
though Bishop Cosgrove was said to be
sincerely and heartily favorable to it.
It DesN Moines were made a see city q
large number of Catholic Institutions
| would be established here.
/ .
Favorable to Government.
The judge Of the federal court has
decided that the United States army
has a right to construct sewer on its
own land, emptying into any stream in
the state. The Injunction proceedings
against Maj. Turner, who has been
building sewer leading from the Des
Moines army post to South river, have
been dismissed by Judge Mcpherson.
However, the questions has not been
fully settled because the property
owners along the creek into which it
is proposed to empty the army post
sewer threaten to bring action after
the sewer is built on account of the
sewage emptied into the river. The
government is inclined to stop work
until the matter can be adjusted satis-
factorily.
Conyicts Increaeing,
The number of convicts in the state
prisons is increasing slowly, and the
cold weather is given as the reason
therefor. There are now S72 at the
two prisons. The first of November
there were but s47.' The number OF In
sane is now 3,211, which is the largest
In the history of the hospitals. There
remains in the cash fund for support
of the state institutions the sum Of
$96,493. This balance continues to re-
main at approximately the same figure,
showing that the board of control has
gotten the matter Of expenditures per-
fectly organized.
To Survey for New Road.
The engineering department. Of the
Milwaukee railroad has been given
orders to survey for the CONSTRUCTION
OF lines from Spirit Lake to Jack