Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-18

cfopedia, contains very few errors. al
though compiled by men in the office
of the secretary of state who could
not give it their undivided attention
on account of the other duties they
have to perform.
The Red Book, as the new form OF
the Official Register is called, is dis.
tributed as follows: To members Of
the general assembly last elected. so
copies each; the balance to be dis
tributed to the newspapers Of the
state county officers each school IL
brary, public Libraries, colleges. semi
naries and state institutions, and
other citizens or institutions. either
private or public. at the discretion of
the secretary of state. An edition of
10000 copies Is authorized by the
law
Will Use Rifle Range.
The government will continue to
operate its rife range in Warren
county for the present, at least
Land owner by farmer who OBJ
Jected to It's operation has been leas-
ed by the government through the
war department and Colonel Murray,
SO that the shooting can continue.
In view of this fact, the June
shoot of the National Guard will take
place here instead of Sioux City as
partially planned by Adjutant General
Thrift and Colonel Cooke. 1t was be-
cause the farmer In question threat
ened injunction proceedings, that
the Sioux City expedient was con-
sidered.
When the government gets its new
rifle range north of the city, posses
sion of which can be secured March
l, 1t Is not unlikely that the range
south of Des Moines will be trans
formed into drill grounds preparatory
to the establishment of brigade
post here. Congressman Hull has
long considered it feasible to figure
on this post for Des Moines. II TO-
600 acres Of land at low price were
possible the brigade idea would be
carried out 1t has been suggested
that the 600 acre rife range eventual
ly will form the nucleus for this sort
OF drill and maneuver grounds.
A, company to succeed the one dis.
banded at Rock Rapids has been
established by the adjutant general
at Baskerville.
Adventists Ask Extra Tax.
The question which agitates the
Seventh Day Adventists, now hold.
Ing their camp meeting in Des
Motnes, concerns the second 1.-THE.
II the second 1.-THE is adopted. the
church members will pay $40 on
every hundred dollars of income. in
stead OF &c. as at present. This ex-
ira tax Is asked for at the present
time becaue 1t is felt that the times
are good and the people can stand
the extra burden. The money will
be used largely for educational pur-
poses. two-thirds helping local con-
d1tions and one-third being put into
the conference fund. The treasurer
reported that $4,000 had been receiy-
gu In tfthes the last year. this being
the largest amount by far that has
ever been received in one year So
encouraged were the Adventists by
this report that they decided to nut
$1,000 of the surplus into foreign mis-
s1onary work instead of $4,000.
Seed Men to Fight Mail Firms.
Coincident with the law against
weedy seeds, war is to be waged IN.
on those who sell them and shin
them Into the state, by the Iowa Seeds
Dealers association. The society was
organized at the Chamberlain We'd
nesday by eighteen of the principal
Iowa firms. Their efforts will be direct
ed to enforcing the law for pure seeds.
They assert that the greatest dam
age is done by the mail order houses
who cannot be reached by the law.
The law will be effective July 4. and
the association will III the meantime
perfect plans to aid in the enforce
ment and to prevent the importation
of weedy seeds into the state. The
following officers were elected: Pres
1dent, c. N. Page; vice president.
Henry Fields of Shenandoah; secre-
tary, w. c. Adams of DEBORAH; treas
urer, j. 7. Hamilton of Cedar Rapids.
The meetings of the association will
be annual.
Des Moines Y. w. c. A. BUILDING.
The present standing of the Y. w.
c. A. building fund is $36,345. This
week will mark the final and decisive
sweep of the compaign and if $4,000
more cannot be gathered in, the pro.
ject will be dropped for the present
at least
File Articles Of Incorporation.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
yesterday by the Majectic Theater
company, The incorporators are Os.
car Strauss and Carl H. Kahler, Mr..
Strauss representing his father and
Mr.. Kahler the Kah1er estate The
company is capitalized for S150,OOO.
which is equally divided The com.
pany is formed to build and own the
proposed Majestic theater at Eighth
and Mulberry streets.
Bids on the new structure will be
opened In about one week, the date
having been delayed by the nonar.
rival Of Mag sgors Chieago.
500 REWARD, 500
The readers OF this paper will be pleased to
earn that there is at least.one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all Its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is tho only positive cure now known to
| the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con
stituional disease, requires constitutions
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken In
| ternaly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
Ing the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the consti-
tuition and assisting nature In doing its work.
The proprietors have SO much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred