Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17
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by independent producers on the spot
to the Whiting establishments.
This company has paid the state OF
Iowa to exceed $4,000 in fees in the
last three years. Originally its CAPT.
tai was $10,000,00 1t cost 1t to ex-
coed $4,000 to file the original arti.
cles, which were filed about three
years ago. They are not recorded in
this state, SO that there were no re.
cording fees. The fees just collect
ed by the secretary of state was
for the increase In capital stock from
$4,000, 900 to $20,OOC.OO0
j. q. O'Neil Is given as vice presi.
dent and e. T. Patterson as secretary
| OF the company. The articles disclose
the fact that 1t cost the company
5000 in fees to the public to have
| the amendment to its articles filed In
| Kansas.
1t is not likely chat the state execu.
tive council will give some attention
| this year to the assessment and taxa.
| ton OF the Standards pipe line across
| Iowa. 1t is understood that it is now
/ taxed, rs 1t has been doubted If there
| was a law which would cover proper.
/ ty of that kind Nevertheless, 1t Ia
used as common carrier, and prob
ably VIII be listed and assessed It
/ Is not likely that Lee county assessed
i it.
Governors for Waterway.
A determined effort to secure the
improvement OF the Missouri river will
be launched at Sioux City, Jan. "a
and %, when friends Of the move.
ment will gather and organize Mis-,
souri, river navigation congress. The
movement is attracting wide interest
throughout the surrounding states and
the friends of river navigation are
enthusiastic over the plan to have the
Missouri made paVigable. Among the
speakers at the Sioux City meetips
1 will be Governors Cummins Of Iowa,
Crawford of South Dakota, johnson
Of Minnesota, Sheldon of Nebraska,
i Burke of North Dakota and Dsneen
4 of Illinois. Congressman Joseph b
Ransdall Of Louisiana, president OF
4 the National Rivers and Harbors con.
gress, and Congressman Edgar C
Ellis, a member of the rivers and har.
bors body. are also expected to be
present. Iowa, Nebraska, South
Dakota, North Dakota and several
other states will be represented by
delegates of persons interested.
Crockett Gets Good appointment.
A dispatch from Washington an
nounces that John Crockett, now clerl
of the Iowa supreme court has been
chosen for reading clerk OF the sen
ate.
Mr. Crockett vas one of over sixty
A candidates who took the test, ten o.
those who participated in the prelimi
nary tests were required to take I
second test before the senate com
mittee, consisting of Senators Lodge
Carter, Burrows, Bacon and Tiilman
The contest finally narrowed down tt
three men, one from Rhode Island
one from California and Mr.. Crockett
The latter was declared winner b.
the committee and Secretary Bennett
4 selected him. Senators Allison ant
Dolliver backed Mr. Crockett, who vii
enter on his duties shortly and is az
pected to resign from his position a
clerk Of the supreme court.
Must List Pass Holders.
An almost forgotten provision o
the anti-pass law provides that tn,
railroad companies must file with tn,
state executive council annually
list of the persons to whom they hay,
issued passes.
i Their first annual report Is nov
due, covering the period from Jul.
when the law took effect, to the enc
of the year, 1907.
Blanks for the lists OF names hav,
been prepared by the SECRETARY OF tn,
executive council and will be sent t,
s the general Offices of the companie,
within few days. Provision Is mad,
on the blanks for an affidayit by tn,
officer in charge of the matter sub
Stimulating the list furnished az cor
rect and complete.
Saloons File Bonds.
Assistant Attorney General Igor
has just returned from Davenport
where he went to investigate the mat
ter of bonds filed by the local saloon
keepers. When he appeared at tn,
Office of the county auditor. 1t wa
found that but fifteen bonds were OF
file. While examining these the sa
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