Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-05

is Low Du1lt to accommodate the DEPART
ment alone, let alone the state library
as intended when the hall of history was
started. Mr.. Aldrich has just celebrated
his twentieth year as curator OF the his
torical department and he hopes to see
the building completed before he retires
from his position.
Juvenile Courts.
The bill to create juvenile court sys-
TEN in Iowa has passed the state senate
without dissenting vote. The measure
is expected to go through the house as
easily. 1t provides that in cities juvenile
courts shal be established before which
shall be tried all offenders who are not
at least 16 years of age. 1t is proposed
to prevent as many as possible from get
ting the prison habit and an effort will
be made to reform instead of punish.
Children, and hardened criminals also,
will be kept apart in the jails. Now, in
this enlightened state, they are all
huddled together Unfortunately.
Statue of Kirkwood.
If the bill which the house passed the
last week goes through the senate a
statue of Kirkwood, the war governor Of
Iowa, will go into the hall Of fame at
Washington, D. G.. The house debated
this question for some time and finally
decided to appropriate the $4,000 neces-
sary for the Kirkwood statue, but to
leave the second place open for some
future legislature to fill. The proposal
was made that the second place be filled
by James Harlan and James w. Grimes
and Samuel F. Miller. Votes were taken
on Harlan and Miller, but neither was
elected.
New Grain Rate.
A new grain rate has gone into effect
on the Northwestern railroad. 1t has
! reduced the rate on grain from one to
two cents throughout Iowa. This will
encourage the stock feeders to continue
their feeding throughout the spring. All
of the Iowa roads have made concessions
| on grain rates during the past year. This
came apparent last fall that the Iowa
grain would not be sufficient in quantity
or good enough in quality to fatten
stock rapidly as in former years, and it
would be necessary to ship in lots of
grain. The feeders could not afford this
unless given material concessions on
grain rates.
In False Position.
1t has developed that the sensational
case of Mrs. Sherman Dye and Miss
Rena Nelson, involving the death OF
the latter through eating poisoned
candy, places Mrs. Dye in false and I'M
Just position. The authorities of Pierre
S. D., where Miss Nelson died, jumped to
the conclusion, because of Miss Nelson's
statements, that the poisoned candy in
the case had been sent from Boone, and
involved Mrs. Dye in the case, having
her arrested without warrant of law II
now develops that the girl committed
suicide and tried to lay the blame OF
Mrs. Dye. Mrs. Dye has been entirel,
exonerated by the South Dakota officials
Testing Law.
Twelve suits have been begun in tn,
federal court in Des Moines to test tn,
extent to which the federal law requir
ing railroads to equip all cars with auto
matte couplers will be applied by TIL
courts. In the cases which have been be
gun by the government againstthe Rocl
.. Island it is claimed that the automati
: couplers were defective aDd did no
work. The road claims that the coupler
!, became out Of order after the daily in
! spection and instead Of cutting out tn
cars to which they were attached an
thus delaying the freight consigne
therein, the road ordered the coupling
a made by hand. This, it is contended, /
!. conformance with the spirit of the Law
q LEON BROWN.
: BIRD SINGS NATIONAL AIT