Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-03
IOWA DAY AT THE EXPOSITION
Outline of Exercises at St. Louis on June ~
Parades and Addresses Democratic
State Convention Date Changed
to July l9 at lowe CITY,
Especial correspona.ne..1

Des Moines, Ia, May 3O.-Former
State Senator Thomas D. Healy, of Fort
Dodge, will be the orator of the occa-
sion Of Iowa day at the st. Louis EXPOSE
ton, and which is fixed for June II. The
day will be appropriately celebrated by
the Iowa people who are in St Louis on
that date. There will be parade at
ten o'clock in the morning, in which the
governor and his staff, the state officers,
the line officers Of the Iowa national
guard, the cadets OF Simpson college, at
lndianola, and of Ames college, the fire
department Of Marion, and Iowa people
generally. will participate. This will
pass through the worlds fair grounds
and end at the Iowa building, where the
exercises will be held. Former Gov.
Larrabee will preside and addresseswill
be made by Gov. Cummins, Commits
Bioner James H. Trewin and others, and
the grafton of the day will be delivered
by Senator Healy.
Date Changed.
The date Of the second democratic
state convention has been changed from
August 81 to July 10. The location at
Iowa City remains the same. The re-
publican convention will be held here
July 20. Both Of these conventions are
held for the purpose Of nominating can
didates for state Office and for presiden-
tial electors. The first conventions of
The parties were held for the purpose Of
selecting delegates to the national con-
MENTIONS.
OF Interest to Farmers.
The Year Book Of the state depart
ment Of agriculture which has just been
issued. is q large book, almost $50
pagea, and b full of good matter for the
farmers OF the state. Among the fea-
lures Of 1t is history of the state fair
Of Iowa It was started in 1853, and
the fair of this year will be the fiftieth
held In the state, as the first was held in
October. 1854, and one, that of 1898, was
missed on account of the Omaha EXPOSE
ton. There have been % presidents
during that period and six secretaries.
The premiums have grown from 81 900
to $23 900 during the period, and the re-
ceipts now are about $65,O00, where
as the receipts of the first fair were only
about $1,000.
Low Rates for Harvest Hands.
State Labor Commissioner Brigham
Is in receipt Of information from the
Western Passenger association that
there will be no difficulty in arranging
the low rates for the harvest hands
needed in the western fields this sum-
mer. The labor commissioners of the
seven central states suggested to the
association the ACCESSIBILITY Of announc-
Ing fiat low rate affecting all points
In those states and extending through
out the summer to accommodate the
movement of the $4,000 men required
properly to harvest the small grain in
Oklahoma, Kansas. Missouri, Nebraska,
Iowa, Minnesota and the Dakotas The
association thought 1t unwise to pro-
mulgate general order on the subject,
but 1t was decided to allow the lines af-
fected to promulgate the cheap rates
locally when the demand is made by the
labor commissioners Of the state
named.
Justice Will Be Done.
Gov. Cummins. returning from Shi-
lob, where he presented the claims of
the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa regi-
ments for proper recognition by the ma
tional battlefield commission, is quite
sure Of the amendment of the record so
as to do justice to those regiments.
They were in the battle on the first day
of the struggle at Shiloh, but the ma
tional commission has had 1t in mind
not to SO inscribe the monuments. To
this the Iowa soldiers demurred, and
secured the consent of Gov. Cummins to
present their case. He got 1t reopened
by the secretary of war, and last week
made an argument to the commission
IN behalf of the Iowa soldiers, and for
which he was thanked in strong reso.
1utions.
Will Investigates.
The state university regents will be
called upon to inaugurate an investiga-
ton into the question of whether or not
there Is disaffection between the faculty
Of the institution and the president
at GA0 mccIAAS VI Tue pOarU calleQ LOT
early In June. The matter will be called
to the attention Of the board by a COM
mittee Of alumni. The alumni have
been holding meetings throughout the
state. and quite generally have demand-
ed the resignation Of President Mac.
Lean on account Of the alleged friction
between him and members of the fac
ulty. The general impression is that
the board of regents will stand by the
president, under whose management the
institution has very materially extended
and improved.
Asked to Fight for China.
"A large number of Iowa soldiers have
been offered commissions in the Chi
nese army, at the same salary as thew
are getting in this country, or rather the |
same salary as this country pays the
same rank. The soldiers who are Of
Tered the commissions of colonies are
also offered the privilege Of selectinaj
their own under officers, there being
about SO in each regiment. Maj. Otto
aile, OF Boone. and Col. w. H. Hum