Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-06
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Y Des MOineS Letter
y items of Interest from Our Correspondent
II at the State Capital


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Suspension May Follow.
Des Moines-War on whiskey.
drinking policemen was commenced
by Alderman ]. L. Hamery in the
Chamberlain hotel saloon this morn
ing when tse reform alderman, in a
desperate hand-to-hanu encounter,
oyerpowered Police Officer Theodore
NJ. Frace and took a glass of whiskey
away from him. Like giants of the
mat the athletic alderman and the
pondcrous policeman tussled for ten
minutes, and the copper was outdone.
A dozen people standing at the bar
and gathered at the door looked on
in establishment. Closing the Incl
dent, Alderman Hamery calmly held
the empty glass to the noses of those
nearest him, secured their statements
that it smelled like whiskey, and,
chuckling. left for the police station
where he reported his discovery TO
Mayor Mattern and Chief of Police
Jones. Chief Jones has called Frace
on the carpet, and although he has
DOT suspended him for a violation Of
police rules, is making investigation.
Policeman Trace explained his pre-
dicament by claiming that he was
drinking whiskey upon the advice of
his physician.
Frace Hearing Postponed.
Police Officer Theodore M. Traces
trial on the charge of drinking whis-
key in saloon has been postponed
awaiting the return of Commissioner
George MacCartney. Mr.. MaaCart-
ney is out of the city and will not
return for several days. The hear
ing was to have started at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
Dr.. ksnnedy's Reelection Assured.
1t is probable that there will be no
contest at the meeting of the state
board Of health at Waterloo on July
10 with respect to the secretaryship
of that body.
DR.. j. F. Kennedy, who has held
the place for twenty-one years, will
make application as an old soldier
under the soldiers preference act,
If these is opposition and of course
would easily retain it.
A large crop of candidates has been
in the field, but will withdraw, in all
probability. They included DR.. G. H.
Sumner of Waterloo, DR.. l.. A.
Thomas of Red Oak, DR.. Charles H.
Wheeler of Sioux City, DR.. Charles
s. Shu,tz of Spirit Lake.
1t is the annual meeting which will
be held at Waterloo this year. At
his meeting the first conference will
be held between the state board and
the state association Of health Of
ficers.
Des Moines Creamery Center.
The estimate was made yesterday
by manager of one of the big com.
panies here that no less than 1000
cans Of cream are now received daily
in Des Moines. Counting 300 cans
D the car, an average OF seven cars
3 day are brought into the city by
the transportation companies. The
! average can Of cream weighs eighty
| pounds, Of which about Is per cent Ii
butter fat and is used in the manu-
facture of the best creamery butter
All Of this cream, manufactured into
the best creamery butter, produces
about seven car loads Of butter, which
is shipped to eastern markets and
for export each week.
The market at this time is paying
IS cents per pound for butter fat
A can Of cream weighing eighty
pounds usually contains on an aver
age twenty pounds of butter fat
making it worth 2. the present mar
ket price $3.50. One firm alone is
paying out every day for cream $500
it being their system to send out
checks every night for the milk re.
ceived during the day. 1t is thus
estimated that as much as $4,000
per day is being paid out by the
creameries Of Des Moines to the
farmers of this section for milk
The science of butter making
makes it necessary to employ many
expert men at big salaries. A lab
oratory is maintained where tests o.
| the cream and the butter are maze
One man is EMPLOYED, whose duty II
is to taste each can of cream as il
comes in thus grading it. He tests
on an average of 1000 cans per day
He receives big wages.
Des Moines Health Fine.
The health Of the people of Des
Moines has not been as good fol
three years as it ha been during June
LESS sickness during this month
than any time since l have been II
| Office" said DR.. Miller, city physician
| Practically no contagious diseases
are prevalent, and the most common
| complaint now is rheumatism. Fol
some reason there are a number O
| cases of rheumatism. and a few
people have bad COLDS, due, perhaps
| to the changing weather. Otherwise
Des Moires people are enjoying fine
| health, IL what l can learn from
many physicians and what have
observed are to be relied upon"
.-ru7i Police Picnic.
.bort sixty policemen. their wives
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