Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-16
Violate Antl.compaet Law.

Violate Anti-compact Law.
Information charging violations of
the Iowa anti-compact law and con
spiracy we're filed in the court of Jus.
tice Zell G. Roe against w. v. Will
cox, Bert Hopkins, AL Howell and Will
liam Skinner
The informations were filed by B.
f. Loose, former fire insurance man,
who is now engaged in the real estate
business. Mr.. Loose, something over
year ago, filed an information
against the same men on similar
charge. They appealed to the district
court and before Judge A. H. McVey
urged that the law was unconstitu-
tional. The court held the law was
unconstitutional and discharged the
men. Since that time test of the
law has been carried to the supreme
court, where it has been held the lazy
is constitutional Mr.. Loose in again
filing his charges. stated that he pro-
poses to introduce the same evidence
which would have been introduced
had they been brought to trial on the
former information.
When the matter came before the
grand jury George G. Newman, secre-
tary of the Des Moines Underwriters
association, which 1t was alleged was
the combine fixing rates, was subpoe-
naed before the grand jury. But he did
not bring. his books. The court was
appealed to and these were finally
brought before the investigating body.
The men were indicted. They demur-
red to the indictments and it was this
demurrer that was sustained. Since
that time the association. which was
alleged to have existed for the pur-
pose of fixing rates, has become ex.
tinct Since that time Mr. Wilcox
has gone out of the insurance bust.
ness and has been appointed pension
agent here, succeeding the late R. p.
Clarkson.
Ballot Law Hits Machines.
The secretary of state has ruled
that the new ballot law. striking the
circle from the oincial ballot, affects
and applies to voting machines. The
voting machine commission and the
voting machine people do not agree
with this decision, but they are pre-
pal gu W 4uCCI ~ Ny q hSSAoiASaA W.
vice, pending the decision of the
courts with respect to it. The ques.
ton first was raised in Winneshiek
county. It was claimed that the new
law was intended to prevent voter
from voting for an entire list of can.
didates with one stroke of his hand.
II this be true, then a machine which
would allow him to do that would not
conform to the spirit of the new law.
Fined for Opening Saloon Door.
That opening saloon doors after
closing hours as dangerous prac.
| tice no matter what the object is has
been learned by Anthony Floro. an
| east side saloonkeeper. who was fined
in police court $50 because he open.
ed the doors of his place at East
| Second and Walnut streets to secure
two grips left by travelling men.
Momen Of Congregation Name Bahv.
Unable to select name for tl.sir
thirty seven-day-old baby, Rev. and
Mrs. Murdoch Mcleod of the Cen.
trail Presbyterian church submitted to
re women of the congregation tbs
;alicate task of choosing the little
.us's Christian name A special
setng of the women of the church
IS he'd In the church, when tiit
.:aster was taken UP. spirited dis
ssion was held. After savara
& liots the name Robert Murdoch NJ
Laod was selected.
Pure Food Work Organized.
pes Moines.-Four pure food COM
missioners. recently appointed by
State Food and Dairy Commissioner
H. R. Wright, met with Mr.. Wright
in the Offices at the state house for q
conference and then entered upon
their duties as food inspectors. Though
the pure food law has been In force
for some weeks. the delay in getting
the chemical laboratory in shape and
other preparatory work of arranging
to inaugurate the system Of inspeo-
ton has delayed the time for begin
ming the actual work Of the nsw ~