Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-06-29

Railway Hearings Next Month.

RAILWAY Hearings Next Month.
Des Moines.-The state executive
council will give hearings ON the 40
tect Of railway, express and car and
telegraph and telephone assessment
from July 8 to IA inclusive. The FOL
lowing circular giving notice OF the
dates Of the hearings has been sent
out:
The Executive Council of Iowa has
ordered that hearings relating to the
subject Of equalization and assess
ments for taxation will be had at the
council Chambers at the State House
at Des Moines, Iowa, as follows.
Upon Railway Properties-On July
9Th, 10th and 18th, upon any subject
which any taxpayer or property own
or may desire to present to the Ex-
ecutiye Council upon the subject Of
railway values.
For the purpose of said hearing the
Railway Companies will be called in
alphabetical order, beginning at 10
O'Clock a. NJ, July 9th, and will be
heard in that order
After calling the list of Railway
Companies any person interested
may be heard.
Express and Car Companies-On
July 18th, hearings will be had upon
valuations of Express Companies
properties, equipment and sleeping
cars
Telegraph and Telephone-On July
18th and 18th, telegraph and tele-
phone properties will be considered.
Should the order of hearings become
Important, the alphabetical order
will be observed.
The hearings will close upon this
date.
Notaries May Lose Commissions.
Three or four hundred notaries in
Iowa may not have their notarial
commissions renewed because OF
failure to properly fill out their
bonds and applications for renewal
Of appointment. The question that
is agitating some of the state house
people is whether a person who
fails to make out a bond properly
is entitled to a commission or is a
proper person to have a commission.
Notaries are appointed to fill out
papers and If they cannot do it cor
rectly should they be allowed to be
| notaries? The question is one that
| rests absolutely with the governor.
The law as to notaries is an old one
saying that the governor may" ap-
point three or more persons in each
county" and every person he does
appoint must first file bond signed
by two freeholders and approved by
the county clerk in the county where
the notary resides. The notarial
seal Of the notary must be on the
bond. Last year there were 7.141
notaries in Iowa.
Newman Again Adjutant General.
DR.. George A. Newman of Cedar
Falls has been reappointed by Depart
ment Commander Charles A. Clark of
the Iowa G. A. r. as assistant adjutant
general and quartermaster general
in charge of the state G. A. R. head
quarters at the Capitol. DR.. Newman
has filed this position with much
credit number of years, being re-
tanned by succeeding department com.
manders, and It is great pleasure
know that Commander Clark has also
continued him in that office.
Other appointments which we're Tn.
nounced by Commander Clarke at
Cedar Rapids are: Charles w.
Kepler Of Mt. Vernon, Judge advo-
cate; L. L. Caldwell Of DEBORAH, mus
tering officer; D. R. Witter Of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, department inspector; Cen
eral M. H. Byers of Des Moines, SEN
Xor aide and chief of staff; Robert
K.tssick Of oskaloosa, patriotic In
strlctor.
Soldiers Preference Questioned.
The old soldiers preference act
was I'D Tor consideration In Judge
MclIenry's court again in connection
with the arguments On the suit of ].
j. Pavne, who has brought action to
recover $4,000 damages because he
was not appointed city clerk under
the provisions OF the act. In the ar
puments as to whether the suit is
justified the city advances the claim
that the law is unconstitutional in
that 1t dsscriminates in favor of
certain class Of people. 1t is also
claimed by City Solicitor Bremnef
that Mayor Mattern should not b
made defendant to the suit, but
Payne's attorneys insist that the
mayor is responsible for seeing that
the city council obeys the laws.
Temperance Legislation.
More effectual temperance lesisla-
ton has been enacted by congress-
during the past two weeks, in tho
opinion of DR.. I. N. McCash, state
superintendent OF the Iowa Anti-Sa-
Icon league, than ever before in tho
history Of national legislation. -Four
important bills have been passed ct.
fecting temperance in the closing
days Of congress- The denaturized
alcohol bill, the admittance of Okla
homa and Indian Territory az q state
with a rohibitory clause, the passage
Of the bill compelling United States
revenue officers to furnish a list OF the
parties to whom liquor permits have
been granted and the prohibition OF
liquors at the national soldiers homes.
Official Register to Appear.
The Iowa official register and the
laws Of the thirtieth general assembly
will appear in bound form about July
1. Proofs of both have been received
at the secretary of states ONCE and
are being read and corrected now.
This task Is about over and after the
type has been corrected the docu.
ments will be printed and bound.
Ordinarily the official register Is out
by April / but the work was delayed
this year on account OF the strike in
the plant where the state work IL
dome The session laws will .annear