Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-08

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furniture store for years. He Is the
man over whose case the whole state
felt indignation. He confessed that
he choked his wife to death. set fire
to her body, tried to burn it and his
home, and only failed because the kerr
osene he used to saturate her cloth
ing was not of a good quality. After
this confession he got eight years be.
cause he had pleaded guilty to man.
slaughter only, with the consent Of
the authorities here.
Camp for Iowa National Guard.
Proceedings have been begun by the
sheriff Of Polk county, on petition by
the state authorities. for the con-
demnation Of 100 acres of land for q
permanent camp ground for the ma
tional guard Of Iowa. The state has
selected a fine 100 acres across the
| road north from the government army
post south of this city. The owners
wanted $3.50 an acre for it and the
state offered 1925. which Is all that
the appropriation will allow 1t to pay.
The owners refused and condemna.
ton proceedings were begun. II the
Jury awards greater figure than SIPS
the state cannot buy. It is the pur.
pose Of the adjutant general to bring
to the camp ground each year for two
weeks the $500 soldiers in the guard,
Case Outcome Of Strike.
A test case has been begun in Des
Mairac ~ xs,hn<ho ,,r fnn ~, ,o
the right to picket places of business.
It has arisen in the walters strike.
Two walters have been arrested
charged with violating the boycott
law. They had stood in front OF a res
taurant which was manned by non.
union workmen and had handed out
cards all day calling attention to the
fact that the restaurant was not
"fair." They also observed the people
that went into the restaurant. This
was damaging to the business Of the
concern, as 1t drove politicians and
business men away from the restaur.
ant, not being willing to offend the
union people. The keepers decided to
arrest the walters and hnd out ii the
law would protect them from this sort
Of thing.
Entice Iowa Girls to Fair.
Iowa girls are receiving circular let
tiers from st. Louis Offering them
high wages and little work II they will
1 leave their Iowa homes and go to the
worlds fair city, Possibly some of
these offers are legitimate. although
employers of labor In st. Louis have
means of securing people for service
there without adopting the circular
scheme. The authorities of the state
believe that in most cases Of this kind
an effort 10 being made 70 entice Iowa
girls to st. Louis for immoral pur-
poses. They have issued warnings "a
Iowa parents not to permit their
daughters to 60 to st. Louis for these
positions without careful investigation,
It is dangerous.
Grocers to Fight Peddlsrs.
The retail grocers Of the state have
prepared to begin fight all along the
line for the enforcement Of the recent
law relative to peddlers. It gave the
boards of supervisors Of counties the
power to license peddlers at from S.
| to 500 to sell goods in their respec.
tive counties. The retail grocers ex.
pect to see that these licenses are
charged. The law is so broad that II
includes all kinds Of people. such as
travelling men selling from wholesale
or retail houses by sample. college
/, boys bedding bool<s IN rnalra sohnoI
expense money, etc. Prosecutions will
be started in many counties by the
grocers.