Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-22
JUSTICE FOR A WRONGED WOMAN
Gov. Cummins May Grant Parole to Mrs.
Sarah Kuhn. Unjustly Convicted of Hus-
bands Murder-Budgeto of Interest
ing News from State Capital.
Especial Correspondence

board OF managers will be selected
from representative women to have
charge Of the building. Adequate re-
ception quarters and all that sort Of
thing will be provided.
One Monument Bill Passed.
None of the soldiers monument bills
got through the legislature, except that
for $4,000 for Andersonville. It be-
came apparent early in the session that
not all could get through so it was de-
cided to center efforts on one and the
Andersonville appropriation Yves the
one selected. The monuments to Gen.
Croker. Gen. Stone, Gov. Stone Sam.
uel ]. Kirkwood. Timothy Brown and
George Perkins, the last two being rev.
dictionary soldiers buried in Iowa, and
the appropriation for the commission
10 locate the position of Iowa troops at
White Stone Hill In Dakota were al
lowed to go by default and all efforts
were put on the Andersonville propo-
sltton. 1t was carried through.
Want Club Banquet.
The programme for the annual meet
Ing Of the Grant club of this city will
be the best that has been furnished the
politicians Of the state for years. It
will be given on the anniversary OF
Grants birthday. April 81. Judge
Grosscup. of Chicago, Gen. winkler, Of
Milwaukee, and Representative N. E.
Kendall will be the speakers. Gen.
Winkler was a personal friend of Gen.
Grant. Grant club has membership
Of 500 active republicans in this city
and membership possibly Of 1000
outside republicans. It's annual meet
ings are the big political events of the
year. Gov. Cummins will address the
club soon on the tariff question.
Cost Of Repairs on Capitol.
Repairs on the capitol of Iowa will
have cost about 100000 when they are
completed. The legislature which 1ust
adjourned appropriated $208,000 addi-
tional, of which $4,000 is to replace
the building in the condition 1t was
prior to the fire. The other $126, 900 il
additional to the s250,OOO which was
appropriated by the Twenty-ninth gem
eral assembly. The original cost of the
capital was about St, 900, 900, so that the
! two legislatures have appropriated
more than Is per cent. of It for repairs.
These repairs. also, are hardly visible,
being in the nature OF new window
sash. new heating apparatus, new
lighting apparatus, new locks and keys.
etc.
Taxes Higher Than Ever.
The appropriations made by the leg
islature which has just closed will not
require an additional tax levy. The
state tax levy will remain at three
mills. However, the assessment has
been increased enormously since 1900.
90 that as a matter Of fact state taxes
now are higher than ever before IN
their history, and will remain hish.
The ways and means committees Of the
legislature called upon the executive
council to raise 100000 In each Of
the years of 1904 and 1905. This will
be required for running expenses Of tha
state and to satisfy the appropriations
made by the Thirtieth general assem-
bly,.
Three Lack Signature.
All but three of the bills passed BY
the Thirtieth general assembly were
signed by the governor. Hearings wers
asked on three. that creating a drain.
age system In Iowa. that authorizing
the executive council to sell the beds al
meandered lakes, and the other that To
authorize the sale of islands in rivers,
Gov. Cummins has gone to Indiana for
his health for two weeks. but will 70.
turn in time to give hearings on thu
questions involved in these three bill,
before signing or vetoing them.
LEON BROWN.
Passed Away in Palestine.
A cablegram from Joppa, Palestine
announces the death of Mrs i a
Brown. wife of ex-Representat,ve
Brown, of Marshalltown. Mrs. Brown
and husband were members Of thf
Worlds Fourth Sunday School conyen.
ton party. which sailed from New York
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