Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-06
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view of the situation and issued inc
injunction prayed for. Wayland APP
pealed. The supreme court affirmed
the decision.
Drainage from a well filled ceme-
terry may not injure the growing yege-
tation, but it is bad for the wells
Of water drinking people. The SUI
preme court accepts the scientific
theory of germs. sees how percolat-
ing drainage water may carry them
great distances, and decided it bad
public policy to permit it longer.
Agents and Assessments.
Agents who decline to give the as
SCISSORS the names OF the real owners
Of personally held by them will have
1t assessed against themselves. The
authorities of Linn county recovered
from the Security Savings bank OF
that county a case begun by 1t to en-
join the treasurer of the county from
assessing personality against it under
those circumstances. The supreme
court held that the county could not
forego the collection of taxes simply
because. an agent confessing to hold
property OF another does not disclose
who the owner actually is. The insti-
tuition denied that there was lack of
evidence showing the names of per-
sons to whom the property belonged.
Personal property must be assessed
~ Ia Sty;1, tho
supreme court, and If the agent re-
fuses to disclose the name of his prin-
cipal; we know of no sound reason
for holding that there can be no as
sessment II such rule were to be
adopted It would greatly facilitate
the evasion of just taxation and might
ehectually destroy the purpose of the
statute"
The supreme court declared void
the act Of the Thirtieth General as
sembly extending the peddler's license
of the county and to induce itinerant
statesmen to competition with retail
merchants. The title of the act is de-
clared to be defective in that it does
not cover the classes of persons
sought to be covered by it. The deci-
sion was made in the case of state
against Ed Bristow, appellant.
Mrs. cummlns to Unveil Statue.
The commissioners which have
charge Of the erection of monuments
to Iowa soldiers on southern battle
fields are being urged by friends and
veterans to see that complete record
OF the dedicatory services in Novem
Der is preserved.
1t is anticipated that the Legislature
will authorize the publication Of the
full record. The Maine dedications
were preserved in written record and
the book was several hundred pages
thick.
The Andersonville commission is
the first to get out its programme for
dedication. It will occur on Friday,
Nov. 16, as follows:
Morning Capt. ]. A Brewer, chair.
man Of commission, presiding. Open.
ing prayer, Hev. 8. H. Hederix Of AL.
lerton, Ia; "Star Spangled Banner
by the band; unwilling monument,
Mrs Albert B. Cummins; presentation
Of monument to the state, Capt. ]. A.
Brewer, chairman Of commission; ac
ceptance for the state and presenta
ton to the United States, Hon. Albert
B. Cummins, governor of Iowa; my
Country, IT'S Of Thee" by the band;
acceptance Of monument, Gen. e. A
Carman, United States army; Near
er, My God to Thee" by the band
salute; benediction, Rev. s. H. Hedrix
Of Allerton, Ia; taps.
Aforementioned concert on the
old prison grounds at Providence
spring
Great Western Helps Milk Rates.
State Dairy Commissioners Wright
has been notified that the Great Yves
tern railroad is now enlisted in the
fight for equitable rates for milk and
cream, and the abolition of the ad
vantage which has been given by the
railroads to the Chicago butter max
ers over Iowa butter and Iowa butter
interests.
The Great Western has issued no
tice that. hereafter a distance tariff
will be in force and effect on tha
road on cream and milk. In Other
words the discrimination In favor o,
points outside Of Iowa has been abol
ished.
Heretofore the milk products OF the
state have been hauled on this roae
outside Of Iowa cheaper than withi1
the state. This has not been to gair
advantage for the Iowa shippers and
producers of stronger market, but
has operated against both the ship
pers and the producers In two differ
ent ways. It has aided materials
in driving out Of business In lows
about 300 small creameries.
Diphtheria Scare.
Alarmed at the possibility OF ar
outbreak OF diphtheria in the schools
of Des Moines, the school authoritie,
have caused the furnigation of severa
buildings during the last few days
Every precaution possible is BEN,
taken to prevent spread Of the dis
ease, which in some localities Is re
ported serious. No great number ol
malignent cases have come under the
notice Of the authorities, but seyera
children have been taken down witt
the disease while attending school
Several school buildings have beer
thoroughly fumigated and the resi-
A Small Farm at a Big. Bargain
ITO acres; well improved, good build.
logs, fenced and ca ss- fenced, COCO
we'll and spring brook. ali cnltivatec