Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
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Iowa stock men are much interested
In the orders just received by railroad
agents In this state withdrawing all
stockmen's passes. This has been
threatened for time immemorial, but
never until now has there been an at
tempt to make such scheme effective
and operative. 1t is now on in earnest
The order permits the issuance OF
passes into market. but provides for no
return passage. 1t is said that the prac.
tice has been abused. and that passes
were being issued In large numbers and
used Unfortunately. The order 10 OF
such character that there is NO chance
for the kind of legislation which Mime
sofa and Arkansas have, requiring rail-
roads to issue the stockmen's passes ON
the ground that allowing stock to 60
1t alone in shipment to market is inhu-
name.
Must Incorporate.
It has been decided by the attorney
general that no financial concern can
do fidelity bond business in Iowa with
out Incorporating as an insurance COM
pany An effort was made by James F..
Toy to give his Sioux City Loan & Trust
company power to do fidelity bond
business. through adoption Of articles
of incorporation incorporating that pro-
vision, but the attorney general decided
that if 1t desired to do that kind Of busi-
ness 1t would be necessary to incorporate
as an insurance company. Even II the
articles Of corporation give It the pow
er, apparently, to transact that kind of
business Gen. Mullan is Of the opinion
that 1t cannot be transacted legally, un-
til organization IL effected under the In
surancs laws.
Alumni Associations.
The agricultural department alumni
OF the Iowa state college at Ames have
formed an association. 1t is being fos-
tered by the local association of alumni
of the department. at Ames. The ASSOC
citation will be composed OF men loyal
to the interests Of Secretary Wilson and
Prof. Curtiss, as well as to the principal
aim of the college. The association will
be perfected at meeting of the interest,"
ed persons at the college January Z.
This will be during the short course
given in stock Judging and grain judy
ing, for the farmers Of the state.
Franchise Invalid.
Attorney General Mullan has decided
that because Mayor Edwards, of Web
ster City. is member Of the gas COM
pany to which the people there recent
ly Voted franchise. the franchise is In
valid. Edwards owned small block
Of the stock in the company, which wal
a home organization. and took 1t as q
matter OF public enterprise. The at
torney general decided that 1t vitiated
the grant because the law expressly pro.
vides that the city council shall not
grant contracts to members Of it, own
body. and under the Iowa law in cities
of the class of Webster City, the mayor
is member Of the council.
To Protect Game Birds.
The sportsmen Of the state are pre.
pairing an appeal to the legislature to pro.
hibit the killing Of prairie chicken and
QUAR- until 1910 They declare that II
this sort of legislation is not enacted and
enforced. these game birds will have
been exterminated within the next five
years; II they are preserved, q sug.
gsstsd, they will have multiplied to
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