Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-24

Fremont, Grundy, Howard, Jackson,
Reokuk, Kossuth, Lee, Madison, Marion,
Mitchell. Page, Ringgold,
Shelby, Story. Taylor, Washington,
Wayne. webstek, Woodbury. and Wright
have contributed to the fund.
For Pleasant Outing.
The students at Ames have organized
The regular summer surveying camping
party. It Is the custom of the students
who are interested in engineering to es-
tablish q camp somewhere along the
Des Moines river each summer, and
there study topography. The camp this
year will be unusually valuable. 1t will
be located at the high viaduct of the
railroad, near Boone.
About 70 young men will participate in
the camp. N. B. Carver is the chief en-
gineer Of the party. He is member Of
the Junior class. The engineering de-
partment Of the state agricultural coll
lege furnishes from rs to 100 engineers
for various work all over the United
States every summer.
To Honor the Governor.
The degree Of doctor of laws will be
conferred on Gov. Cummins at Cornell
college at commencement time Gov.
Cummins has accepted an invitation to
speak before the college on the evening
Of June Is. The next morning the de-
gree will be conferred and the governor
will leave for st. Louis, where he will
participate in the celebration of Iowa
day at the st. Louis exposition. Re-
garding this the executive committee Of
the commission is making up an elabo-
rate programme. It will include big
parade in which the governor, his staff,
the cadets from Simpson college, at In
dianola. the fire department of Marion
and other organizations and prominent
persons will participate.
Elected Commander.
Maj. s. H. M. Byers, of Des Moines,
was elected commander Of the Iowa
commandery Of the Loyal Legion at the
annual meeting Of the order in this city
the past week. Maj. Byers wrote Sher-
mans March to the Sea- one of the most
noted OF the war poems. He has writ
ten much other poetry, also, and has at
tanned q distinct reputation as an au-
thor and poet Of ability. He-was consul
to one Of the Switzerland ports for many
years. Capt. s. H. Harper, of Ottum-
VA, was elected vice commander, which
means that he will be advanced to the
commandershlp at the next annual
meeting Of the commandery. He is pres
ent state senator from Wapello county.
The Iowa commandery has 300 members.
J. w. Mumy, Of Des Moines, is the re-
corder.
Will Hold Conference.
A conference Of the live stock men of
Iowa with the railroads in Chicago will
be held soon to try to arrange plan to
facilitate the delivery Of stock at the
stock yards in Chicago The interstate
commerce commission is now engaged
In hearing along this line, in response
to complaints made by the stock ship
pers Of the west that the delay in getting
stock on the market In Chicago is so
great that It destroys the profits of the
business. The stock men have decided
that the only thing to do is to demand
five days Of market instead Of two, as at
present. Then the yards will not be con-
gested and the terminal railroad which
Is owned by the packers and handles all
Of the Iowa stock shipped to market can
have no excuse for delaying stock cars
30 that they cannot deliver for sale for
day or two, as at present.
orinnen to Celebrate.
The plans for the celebration of the
semi-centennial Of Grinnell college at
Grinnell have been enlarged to include
the celebration of the semicentennial
Of the town OF Grinpell, also. The two
are SO interwoven-the prosperity of the
town with the growth Of the college, that
It has been deemed fitting to give the
town conspicuous place in the pro-
gramme of the college. The exercises
will be held during commencement
week In June. The commencement week
opens June 10. It Is probable that the
lecturer, Mrs. Lanphere Conkling, will
be able to be present at the exercises.
Insurance Statistics.
The life insurance companies doing
business In this state collected $6.409,-
o4760 In premiums from Iowa people
IN 1903. They paid back to the people
Of the state in the form Of losses. 81, $751;
s6e.16. The losses were 24.6 per cent. Of
the premiums collected. These figures
are taken from the proofs Of the forth.
coming report OF the auditor OF state or
life insurance business. They have beer
compiled by MT. Joe II. Ryrnes, clerk
in the insurance department. The audi.
tors report will show. also. that the
companies which have done business II
this state had In force January Of this
year, in Iowa. policies amounting tt
sos. 1857, whereas on January i
1902, they had in force risks amounting
to $lS5, 125,261, showing.an increase dur.
ing the year of about $a, 100000 in bust
ness. There were written during the
year policies amounting to $72,249,857
The life Insurance companies which hav,
done business in this state have policies
in force, altogether. of sl0,56a, 293,232
During the year policies amounting +