Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-08-10
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Dr.. Louis A. Thomas of Red Oak in
paper on the care of the advanced
cases Of the consumptive poor, sug-
gested retreat on the county
/ farms, where each county could care
for its own and have right at hand
fresh eggs, milk and vegetables, which
form such necessary part of the
diet for the afflicted, and which make
UP the greatest expense In caring for
consumptives according to the mod
ern method. The state hospital which
Is to be constructed does not provide
for advanced cases, for 1t is only in
the incipient stages that much hope
is held out. Hence the problem of
caring for the advanced stages, esps-
cially among the poor people. is con,
sidered momentous one.
DR.. e. Luther Stevens of Des
Moines suggested the care of the poor
afflicted in their own homes through
the equipment of local and state medi-
cal schools, which he said should be
provided with full equipment to care
for this class OF patients. Their care
would be excellent practice for the
| young physicians and a corps Of
| nurses might be maintained.
DIR. George Minges of Dubuque
spoke especially of the crying need
to care for the consumptive poor, for,
ne said. it was through these unfor-
| Inmates that the disease spreads the
! stamp out.
DR.. ]. w. Kline of Fort Dodge,
specialist in tuberculosis and the
manager of a private sanatorium, de-
clared that the total mortality would
cease to large degree as soon as the
doctrine of change of climate gives
way to the gospel Of sanitation and
fresh air.
In the discussion Of the extermin-
| alton of animals infected with tuber-
culosis, Hon. Henry Wallace, editor
OF Wallace's Farmer, and DR.. Paul O.
Koto Of Forest City, took an active
| part. A round table discussion was
conducted by DR.. A. M. Linn.
Officers were elected as follows:
| President, ex-Gov. William Larrabee
OF Clermont; first vice president, DR..
E. Luther Stevens Of Des Moines;
second vice president. A. L. Urick OF
Des Moines; secretary, DR.. Louis A.
Thomas Of Red Oak; members OF the
executive committee, Ex-Governor
Larrabee, q. Luther Stevens. ]. w.
Kline, q. 3. Dor.
Claim Marrow Margin.
The Iowa railroad commission has
recently held public hearings at
Knierin, Richards. Matlock, and
Larchweod on applications for elevat.
or sites by farmers cooperative or
ganizations.
i The local grain dealers attended
these hearings and claimed that the
general gross buying margin on corn
and oats is less than cents per bush
ell. out of which all expense, interest,
taxes, ETC., must be paid, and besides
the dealers suffer loss because of the
grain grading lower at terminals than
4 as purchased and evidence was sub.
mitted to support such claims.
It seems that the Iowa Grain Deal.
ers' association is encouraging the
grain dealers to appear ct all hearings
OF applications for elevator sites by
the railroad commission and submit
statements substantiated by original
records of entry and official market
reports showing facts regarding the
margins taken as refutation of state
ments made by the promoters OF co
operative organizations that grain
dealers are taking unreasonable pro
Ats.
i While the grain dealers are making
no active fight against the co-opera
tive concerns yet they wish to show
that they are not making any high
profits in the business and that the co
operative concern rs waste of capital
as far as being needed in competition
with the regular grain dealers Of the
state, A lot of cooperative elevators
have been erected and others are be
ing projected since the recent find
ings concerning grain competition
have been made by legislative bodies
Parker to FIJI Vacancy.
Governor Cummins has appointed
John NJ. Parker Of Marshalltown to
be Judge Of the Benton Tama- Marshall
4. district, succeeding Judge Obed Gas
well, who died recently. The repuhli
can judicial convention Of few days
ago nominated Judge Parker as the
regular candidate for election in the
district this year and therefore the
appointment followed that recommsn
dalton.
Lighting Contract ls Let.
4 After rather long consideration
Of the plans and designs submitted
by ave different firms for the lighting
fixtures for the new court house bald
Ing, the board Of supervisors awarded
the contract to the David j. Braur
Manufacturing company Of Chicago OF
its bid Of $10,508.42. The award Ii
subject however, to such alteration,
and changes In the specifications a.
may be made by the board and the
architect of the court house when tn,
formal contract and specifications arr
drawn for signature.
4 WIFE OF THOMAS LAWSON DEAD
Spouse Of Boston Financier sucoumbs
to Attack Of Heart Disease.
/ Scituate, Mass. Aug. z. Mrs
Thomas w. Lawson, wife of the Bos
ton fnancisr, died at Dreamwold
Mr. Lawson's summer home here Sun