Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12

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rich for 20 years, will be completed. The
state legislature has appropriated $780,
900 to do it. About $4,000 has been in
vested in the one wing of the structure
which has been built About $4,000
will also be invested in land to complete
half block of ground SO that the build
ing may not be crammed when COM
pleted. The central and east wings are
to be erected. The structure is built of
marble-stone and will be the hand
soonest Of the kind in the west when
completed. 1t will take two years to
build the structure.
Scheme Failed.
The scheme which had been devised to
pass law which would permit Iowa
people to be dragged into other states
for trial for crimes committed there,
when the Iowa people accused had never
been at the scene of the crime. has been
given up and law has been proposed
which will cover the defect in the pre-
sent statutes, discovered when the candy
poisoning case at Pierre, S. D., in
which an Iowa woman was unjustly
charged with sending the candy from
Boone, occurred. Instead of allowing
an Iowa citizen to be dragged into far
OF state among strangers to be tried for
his life, it is now proposed to make the
of1ense felony under the Iowa law and
permit prosecution and trial in this
state.
Heard the Orchestra.
A large number of members of the leg
islature went to Mitchellville on invita-
ton of the board of control Thursday
evening and heard the orchestra of that
Institution in concert and the singers
In cantata. There are two orchestras
among the girls in this school, 1t used to
be called reform school for girls. but
now 1t is known as an industrial school
for girls. The inmates are sent there
for reform influences, by the state
courts. They are passionately fond Of
music and spend their time in studying
It, There was SO much demand for adj
mission to the first orchestra that
1t was found necessary to organize a sec
Ond one, and both are now filled.
No Kirkwood Monument.
The senate appropriations committee
voted down the proposition to appropri-
ate $4,000 for a statue to former Gov.
Samuel ]. Kirkwood in the hall of fame
at Washington. The measure passed
the house without opposition, and
a proposal was there made to select
the second distinguished Iowan en-
IN, ho1
but the funds Of the state were
SO low that the senate committee de-
cided it would not be feasible to make
a second choice at this time, and the
matter will be settled in some future leg
islature.
Rhodes Scholarships.
April Is has been fixed upon as the
date for the examination of Iowa candi.
dates for the Oxford scholarships giver
this state out of the Cecil Rhodes will
President MacLean and the other mem
bers of the board have the power to fl
the place for the examination. In cleo
ton OF student to the enjoyment o.
the Rhodes scholarship regard mus
be had to his literary and scholastic at
tainments; to his fondness for and sue
cess in manly outdoor sports, such a
cricket, football, etc.; to his qualities O
anhood-truth, courage, devotion t
duty, sympathy for and protection of tn
weak, kindness, unselfshness and fel
lowship; to his exhibition during schoo
days of moral force of character and In
stincts to lead and take an interest Il
his schoolmates.
Will Continue Work.
"A. G. Rankin has announced that
will continue the work of organizin
state marshal clubs during the hext tw
years. This is with view to forcin
the legislature of 1906 to enact the stat
constabulary bill, which has been beate
in this legislature. He believes that sui
flcient sentiment can be developed 1
that time to do the business. B. I
Scholtz has been elected president {
the marshal clubs of the state H
lives at Ottumwa. Women are to b
admitted to membership in the club
LEON BROWN.