Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01

when the hunters eoula 20 our ana IN q
LAY bag hundreds Of them. The sports
men will also insist that the SEEMING OF
soft dsh from the waters of the state
on the theory that they cat the spawn
Of the game fish. be stopped. for the food
Of the game fish 10 thus being depleted.
and that the seiners do not return the
game fish they catch to the water, rs pro-
vidsd by the law. Spring duck shoot
Ing will also be condemned.
Convict Dies.
One life convict died IN the peniten-
tiary before the legislature got q fat
chance to pardon him. He was Frank
Watkins. and no had served rs years for
the murder Of boy for team Of horses.
The crime was committed N konona
county, and the people there had siIsc-
lively protested against the pardon ol
Watkins every time that he made . move
in the direction OF the legislature. He
was one OF n who had applications for
pardon before the assembly which
meets In January. but death elaimsA him
before the Legislature got . chance t.
investigate his case.
Railway Sites.
A bill 10 in preparation to compel Iowa
railroad companies to grant sites along
their right OF way and to build switches
for elevators, upon application BY farm
ers, and hearing before the railroad
commission II the road feels shat the
application 10 unfair. The farmers have
reported to the railroad commissioners
that there he's been dispositss== - the
part Of many roads to refuse to grant
these sites. The state Of Minnesota has
law compelling roads to grant the
sites and maintain switches. and the
Iowa farnssv who complain propose
the enactment & o similar statute n
Iowa.
Ret Debt.
It has beoA decided by the district
court here ~ back taxes are not a
debt, in law. wlSeh can be Offset against
assessment 6 yeoperty for taxation. An
EFFORT was 0Als by the guardian OF an
estate to deduct from monies and cred
it, which.ths authorities sought to a.
SEES for taxation. q large sum Of taxes
unpaid. The authorities reeussd to make
the deduction. The matter went to the
court, and the judge decided that taxes
tould not be deducted, - It would be, In
effect, = defeat Of the intent of the stat
ute ~ to taxation.
Liquor Interests.
The retail liquor dealers Of the state
will meet here In January to consider the
interests of the liquor business In lows
and to formulate demands upon the leg
tslaturs. The league will ask tho a.
sembly to protect its members axains,
the owners Of property adjoining that
used for saloon purposes. They claim
that sometimes owners Of adjointua
property compel them to pay to secure
their consent for the conduct OF the "a.
loon. The present Law requires the con.
sent Of all owners OF property within e
feet Of the promises occupied by "a.
loon. This applies to the rear a. well
a. the front. The dealers will AK that
the rear b cut on, at least, a. saloons
are prohibited from having back doors
and the presence Of . saloon can IN nc
way interfere with the business hous,
which backs UP against II.
LEON BROWN.
New APlthn cite.
Profs. William Miller and Guy Clin
ton, Of clarinda, have been teaching
in the Philippines Tor some time, AMI
have recently published an arithms
tie winch Will 10 adopted BY the pub
lie school system OF the islAnds. tn,
book 10 called 1.-THE Concrete Arithne
tic" and, while printed In the Englisl
language. It uses great many Philip
pine terms It gives the metric system
Of weights and measures the leading
place. The book IL well printed by Phil
1ppine printers and binders.
New College Must Wait.
THE rebuilding Of the Jewell Lutb
eran college will take some time" .a,t
Rev. G. ]. Eastwood, president OF AN
board Of directors OF that institution
while in Webster City. ''rhe propert,
belongs to the Iowa conference and tina
body Will have to meet and decide wha
must be done before any move Il mad
toward erecting new building to TAX
the place OF the one recently destroye,
by fire with great loss Meanwhile. th
school will resume again on the nth q
January and attempt to care Tor axe
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