Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21
BANKS SYNDICATE IOWAPROSPERITY
Immense C1earings Are Index to Commercial Activity
So ge Reviews Crop Season of l9O4-State Con-
ference Will Agtate for Jail Reforms
Church Gathering at Capital.
Especial Correspondence

Rev. Newell Dwight Hills Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, Rev. Lyman j. Abbott of New
York, editor of the Outlook; President
H. c. King of Oberlin college, Francis
E. Clark of Boston, president of the
Christian Endeavor society; Rev. Alex
ander Mackenzie of Cambridge, Mass,
and Rev. Frank Sanders, dean of the
Yale theological school. Mrs. Booker T.
Washington, wife of the famous edu-
Gator of Tuskegee, Ala, speaks this
week on the Life of the Colored Race"
The conference will be in session all
this week, adjourning Friday. The
American board of foreign missions met
at Grinnell last week, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, and all the dele
gates and visitors came to Des Moines
Thursday on special train for the OPEN
ing session of the conference that night.
Some of the most important subjects
discussed were those of capital and la
Dor, polygamy and divorce The meet
ings are generally attended by the peo-
pie both in and out of the church, many
coming from other towns in Iowa.
"Prexies" to Meet in Des Moines.
An important meeting to be held in
Des Moines this fall is that of the pres
idents of the state universities of the
United States, which occurs October 81
and November /. The association Of
land grant colleges of the United States
will also meet in Des Moines November
1, and 8. This organization is made
up of a representative selected by the
faculty and another selected by the
board Of trustees of each college which
has land grants from the government.
These are nearly all known as state agri-
cultural colleges, or universities with
agricultural departments. Prof. Curtiss
and President Hungerford, of the board
of trustees, will probably be delegates
of the Iowa agricultural college Prob
ably some joint conferences will be held
by the two associations, as their pur-
poses and interests are somewhat sim
liar. Among the subjects to be discussed
are the length of courses, the extent
to which electives should govern, the
expansion of the agricultural work, the
football question, the cooperation of
secondary schools with colleges in rails
ing the standard for admission and the
elevation of the requirements for de-
grees.
Invoices State Publications.
The secretary of state, w. B. Martin,
has been taking an invoice Of the state
publications, Of which the last legisla-
ture made him the sole custodian. He
found that the total number Of volumes
was 312,149, running back to the be-
ginning Of the state organization. The
only books for which charge is made
are the session laws, Of which the state
has 70,425; they are sold for so cents
each. All the other documents are dis
tributed free, except that sometimes
postage is required. A large number Of
them are given the members Of the leg
islature, to be distributed among their
| constituents. Under the new law the
secretary Of state took charge Of all the
documents, which hitherto had not been
, subject to much, II any, regulation; they
have now been arranged in the new state
warehouse north of the state house,
where they will be accessible. Hereafte,
each state officer will make requisition
upon the secretary of state for such
| documents as he may want to Distribute
Ministers to Fight Brewery.
The ministerial association Of De-
! Moines has decided to make vigorous
and organized opposition to the estab.
lishment Of a brewery in Des Moines
Several Of the ministers have already
spoken in opposition to the PROPOSE
ton. 1t is to be submitted to the voter.
on election day, and they will be asked
to sign a petition Of consent.
\ F. W. BICKNELL.
Laborer Gets Big Damages.
/ A. P. Huggard, laborer, who wa
struck by falling iron bar in the Dav
export glucose works last winter an.
has been paralyzed since that time, wa
awarded s2750o damages against thu
American Refining company, of Chi
cago He sued for $4,000.