Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-04


Texas and other undesirable securities
OF the kind. 1t was suggested that an
amendment be inserted limiting the Sc.
curities to those on lands in states ad.
Joining Iowa and this may be inserted
The house passed a bill compelling all
companies having the word trust" in
them to incorporate under the law With
q capital equal to that Of savings
bank.
Saving to Farmers.
The committee of the legislature ap.
pointed concurrent resolution by
Powers, Of Floyd county, to investigate
the feasibility Of manufacturing bind.
Ing Irvine by convict labor in Iowa,
the product to be sold to the farmers
OF the state at cost, is composed Of
Senators Smith, Of Mitchell; Maytag,
OF Jasper, and Lyons, of Howard, and
Representatives Powers, of Floyd; De.
Lano, Of Cass and Jones, of Montgom-
cry. The committee has prepared its
report on the subject The members
pursued different lines of investiga-
tions and have attempted to harmonic
the whole. Three states now manufac-
ture their binding Irvine at their pen.
itentiaries; Minnesota, North Dakota
and Kansas. Mr.. Powers believes that
il the Irvine were made by the state It
would save the farmer $500 to $780,.
900 a year.
Iowa Centenarians.
Samuel Wescott, of Toledo, Ia. Is
1872 years Of age. Mrs. Louise Beau.
mont, Of the Home for the Aged, In
Dies Moines, also Is 102. These two
people are supposed to be the Oldest
among all of Iowa's 2.231 900 residents.
Mr.. Wescott came to Iowa in 1852 and
resided on farm near Gladbrook for
40 years. removing to Toledo with his
son about four years ago. The Toledo
Methodist church celebrated his birth
day when he was 100 with great ju-
bilee. He made an address at the time.
which was eloquent and forceful. He
saw the first steam boat on the Hudson
river. He is the father of seven chill.
dren, all prominent in Tama county.
| Will Lecture to Farmers.
r. G. Barrett, former state superin.
tendent, has been elected to the chair
Of civics In the State Agricultural col
lege, at Ames. He gets $4,000 salary.
Formerly the place has paid $500. He
i will lecture to the farmers OF the state
principally. His election was sur.
prise to the educational men OF the
state. Mr.. Barrett is one Of the men
who have gained distinction and sue
cess through their own unaided efforts
His career illustrates the eminence
which may be attained by effort and
application, and demonstrates that q
college diploma Is not always an es
| sential to success.
Preference to Veterans.
The house committee on military NJ
fairs has decided to report for passage
the bill by Bealer to compel prefer
ence to be shown to veterans of the
civil war in public appointments. The
law which he proposes Is identical with
the New York statute. 1t compels Of
acers to appoint old soldiers and when
they are appointed they may not be
discharged without good and SUFFICIENT
cause. The soldiers are given the right
to appeal to the courts to enforce TIL,
privilege.
LEON BROWN.
County Uniformity Loses.
The American Book company has &c.
cured temporary victory in Wayne
county through the defeat Of a pro
posed special election to let the public
vote on county uniformity. They are
said to have placed their books In nine
OF the 16 townships of the county. an
a recent meeting of the county board
OF education in Corydon the majority
OF that body decided against the special
election proposition, and this leaves
the American Book company free to
work the different townships.
Experiment in Corn silage.
Prof. w J. Kennedy, of the animal
husbandry department at the lowe
state college at Ames, has announced
the beginning by the department OF al
experiment in corn silage that will b,
OF the greatest practical value and viii
fill the continued demands of the farm,
ers and stockmen as to the value o.
silage as feed for beef cattle. Elk.
periments have been conducted and thu
value of silage proved as feed fos
dairy cattle, but little is known of itl