Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-06
WILL WORK TO SECURE HARMONY
State Railroad Commission Seeks to Settle
Trouble Between Railroads and Stock Ship
pers-War and Campaign Check Inter-
urban Railway Construction.
Especial corrsspondspes.1

to the exclusion Of his relatives from his
circle of activity, and finally to their
disinheritance.
Experiments with Soils.
The department of soils at the state
agricultural college has completed ar
ments to test the fertility of soils under
varying conditions of tillage. Differ
ent plots are set aside for different pur-
poses. The effect of blowing soils differ
.nt depths will be one experiment. Catch
crops will be tested Corn is to be raised
during successive years on several plots
to determine the extent to which the
soil wears gut under continuous culti-
walton and planting of one grain. Scores
of other equally valuable experiments
have been arranged.
May Be Closed.
Graceland college, at Lamont, may be
compelled to close its doors with the
June commencement, after nine years OF
excellent work it's the only institution
of higher learning which is maintained
by the church of the Latter Day Saints,
the non-polygamous Mormons. A debt
hangs heavy over the college, and this
may be raised between this and June.
If not the college will close Rev. E. r.
Dewsnup came from England to become
president of the institution. 1t has a
faculty of eight persons and about $685.
600 worth of property. The attendance
has been about 1875. Students come to it
from all over the United States on ac-
count of it's church affiliation.
To Consolidate Schools.
Early in May State Superintendent
Riggs will take UP the practical applica-
ton of a scheme of school consolidation
which he has figured out since he was in
Quoted into Office last January. He will
go to Jefferson for the purpose of con-
ferring with Superintendent A. B. Oh
niger with reference to consolidation
in Greene county, where conditions are
said to be exceptionally good for the
carrying out of the idea. Mr.. Riggs
makes distinction between consolida-
ton and Capitalization Of rural schools.
Consolidation presupposes that any
number of the schools of a locality may
do business together; Capitalization
means that all of the schools of town
ship, for instance, will get together.
No Leprosy in Iowa.
A statement has gone out from Chi
cago to the effect that leper who lives
in this state has been on exhibition be-
fore medical societies in Chicago the
past week. His name is not revealed by
the physicians who have had him there
in isolation. No case of leprosy is now
known in this state, by the board of
health, which will Immediately investi-
gate the story from Chicago and try to
discover the whereabouts Of the leper
1t was claimed that the young man
was about 80 years of age and first dis.
covered that he had the disease six years
ago. He came from Norway, 1t was
stated in the dispatch. His location in
this state has been thoroughly con-
cea1ed.
May Renter Politics.
1t is announced from Dubuque that
former Speaker Dave HENDERSON expects
to return there soon to make 1t his per-
manent home and again to take up the
practice of law. 1t is rumored among
politicians that he may again be candi-
date for congress from the Third dis
trict, in which he is very strong, hay-
ing voluntarily resigned his nomina.
ton for the twelfth term in 1902. He has
been in New York since he retired from
congress, but does not like 1t there. He
has purchased new home in Du.
buque.
LEON BROWN.