Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-21

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decreasing In numbers. The report Of
Adjt, Gen. Newman to the encampment
at Mason City the past week showed
that the members now number 1929,
or 351 less than at the encampment Of
last year. During the year II posts
gave up their charters. The rapid
thinning Of the ranks of the veterans
led Commander Raymond to recon-
mend that there be Capitalization of
the post organizations of the state.
I'm some Of the localities, especially in
the smaller towns" said the comman-
der in his annual address, "the MEM
bers already have become so few that
1t is with difficulty that post organiza-
tons are maintained 1t is recommend
ed that where practicable such posts
should transfer their membership to
some contiguous post and thus retain
their membership in the order rather
than to surrender their charters. 1t
would be impossible for them to regu-
larly attend post meetings, but they
would have the satisfaction OF being
part OF this grand organization, and
could be SO counted when numbers are
needed for the good OF the entire mem
bership." Commander Raymond called
attention to the fact that Iowa fur
nished the largest delegation at the ma
tional encampment at San Francisco
OF any state except California and Me-
yada. There were 355 veterans from
Iowa at that encampment. During the
past year 1872 members of the organi-
cation in this state died. With this
sort of death harvest the commander
said that it was marvellous that the
membership kept up as well as it did
In part this has been due to the hard
work of Adjt. Gen. George A. Newman.
Production Of Butter.
Iowa produced one-tenth of the but
ter of the country last year. For this
reason it is overjoyed by the recent
decision of the supreme court Of the
United States declaring the federal OLE
Omargarine law valid. State Dairy
commissioner Wright estimates that
the production of oleo will now fall to
25,000,000 pounds year, which is a
negligible quantity as compared with
the $500, 900 pounds Of butter produced.
Iowa has just closed the contract of
furnishing 100000 pounds of the but
ter used by the United States army,
one contract of 100000 pounds going
to Monticello creamery and con.
tract for $4,000 going to Sioux City
firm.
League Of Republican Clubs.
A state convention Of the Iowa
League Of Republican clubs will be
held in Des Moines at the time of the
republican state convention, July 20.
President Conway has been forced
to resign because he has been pressed
into service with the Iowa commits
sion at the st. Louis exposition for
the entire period extending over the
national campaign, in which the
league will take prominent part H.
w. Byers, of Shelby county, is the
vice president, and will be elected
president at the next convention. e..
w. Weeks, Of Guthrie Center, the
representative. of Guthrie county in
the legislature, is the secretary, and
will be reelected in July.
Buy Voting Machines.
Des Moines and Polk county have
taken the initial step in this state in
buying voting machines. A contract
has been entered into for 81 of these
devices. That is one for each precinct
in the county. They cost s25, 900. The
machine has been approved by the
voting machine commission Of the
state. It votes bullet. BY pulling
levers and pressing buttons the voter
is able to drop bullet into the COM
partment reserved for each Of the
candidates for whom he wishes to
vote. These compartments are made
of glass and the bullets within them
are in lines of ten, SO that the judges
are able to tell Immediately after the
polls close exactly how the vote has
come out.
Elected State Geologist.
Prof. Frank Wilder, Of Iowa City,
has been elected state geologist. He
takes the place Of Prof. Samuel CAL
win, who has held the position ever
since it was created IL years ago, and
voluntarily resigned. Prof. Wilder is
assistant to Prof. Calvin in the State
university, where the latter holds the
chair of geology. Prof. Wilder taught
school at Fort Dodge, Ia, for some
years, and was promoted to a posi-
ton in the high school of West Des
Moines, He then became the assistan;
state geologist Of Iowa, and later &C.
cep1ed the position of state geologls.
OF North Dakota. He remained there
two years and prepared two volumes
of the report Of the survey. He spent
two years in Europe and took his de.
gree of doctor Of philosophy there
Returning he became assistant rc
Prof. Calvin, and now becames state
geologist, but continues his work IL
the university.
New Head for Orphans Home.
Frank J. Sessions, Of Cedar Rapids
has been elected superintendent Of
the soldiers orphans home at Dav.
EXPORT, vice M. F. Gass, deceased. He
Will take charge Of 1t about July 1
He has had 20 years experience II
school work. serving as superinten
dent of the Waterloo schools and al
county superintendent, also. Latel!
he has been secretary Of the CONNER
cial club Of Cedar Rapids. He also
has been in charge Of the gathering o
an educational exhibit from Iowa fol
the st, Louis exposition. This was 6
position to which he was named by