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


and have been assessed for taxation.
Before that time they were either not
in existence or were assessed locally.
The business has grown enormously
in Iowa In the last few years and 1t ID
believed that in ten years or such q
matter the local freight and passenger
business will be done exclusively by
the interurbans, and steam railroads
will not do any Of that sort Of bust.
ness, devoting their time to the
through business.
Time for Hearing Set.
Dates for hearings before the state
executive council relative to assess.
ment Of property for taxation have
been fixed by that body as follows:
July IL and 12.-Hearings on the
equalization Of personal property az
sessments between counties, and on
general railroad assessments.
July 10 and 14.-Hearings for ex-
press, sleeping car, telegraph, freight
line, equipment and interurban rail.
way companies.
July 15 and 16.-Hearing for tele.
phone men.
1t Is anticipated that the latter will
present the only vigorous arguments
to be heard by the council, there being
no disposition among the other at.
fected interests to make much show.
ing before the council. being satisfied
that it will treat all property inter
ests fairly. The telephone men think
this, too, but they believe that the
law is inequitable and rather believe
that the council ought to go out Of ita
natural province to equalize the as
sessments among the different tele
phone concerns, despite the provision
Of the law.
Secure Reduced Rate.
A one fare rate on all railroads has
been granted for the republican state
convention, and a similar rate Is ex
pected to be granted to the democrats
for their convention at Iowa City. The
tickets for the republican excursion
will be placed on sale July 10 and con
tinue till and including July 20. and
the return privilege will be good
through July 81. The convention II
expected to attract much larger
crowd than the one of May 1s, for thu
reason that a nomination for a state
Office is to be made at the coming con
vention. The contest is over the nom
ination for state railroad commits
sioner. For this there are a number
of candidates-N. S. Ketchum. Of
Marshalltown; Welcome Mowry, Of
Clutter: Ed Sitz. of Peterson; Chris
Ottosen, of Humboldt; F. w. Porter
field, Of Atlantic; Owen Lovejoy, Of
Jefferson.
Depew Club on Road to Fame.
The fame Of the Chauncey DepeH
club, Of this city, has travelled far
Mrs. Fletcher Howard. the president
Of the organization. has Just received
a letter from Georgia from a promi
nent club woman there asking for in
formation as to how the Chauncey
Depew club. Of Des Moines, maintained
the interest which 1t has succeeded
in keeping up for eight years and the
secret of the success of the organize
ton. Mrs. Howard is the wife of the
state pharmacy commissioner and is
one Of the leading spirits in the Des
Moines Women's club. also. Mrs. Les
lie M. Shaw, wife of the secretary Of
the treasury, is one of the members Of
the organization. 1t has limited its
membership to 15 always, and has dis
cussed live questions only.
Graves Model Prisoner.
Reports from the penitentiary are
TO the effect that Charles w. Graves, Of
this city, incarcsrated here for murder
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