Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-05
Spanish War Flags.

llonS winch participated IN the
Spanish-American and Philippine
wars of 1S9S-19O1 were presented to
the state on the 25th and on their
acceptance by Lieutenant Governor
Warren Garst on behalf of the peo-
pie of Iowa We're placed in conspicu-
Gus cases located in the rotunda of
the main floor of the capitol for per-
manent display and perpetual safe
keeping.
The cases are adjacent to those in
which the flags of the civil war vet
Grams are displayed Many of these
men attended the ceremony, which
recalled the exercises of Aug. 10,
1894, when their flags were present
ed to the state in the same way with
similar pledge of safekeeping and
proper display.
The exercises. were held in the
rotunda of the main floor at the state
house and probably 1000 people wit
messed them. A small platform per-
mitted the display of the colors by
their bearers during the speechmak-
ing. The audience occupied seats be-
meath the great dome of the build
ing. A bugle corps from the Second
cavalry of the regular army sounded
ITO the Colors" before the exercises
when the soldiers appeared from the
adjutant generals Office with the
flags and marched to the stand.
NJ H. Byers, who was adjutant
general of the state when the Spanish
war broke out presided He recalled
briefly the way in which the Iowa
boys We're ordered into the service
when the war broke out, the prompt
and efficient manner in which they
went into the field and the notably
proud record which they had made.
w. H. Thrift. present adjutant
general, opened the exercises by in.
Producing General Byers as the war
adjutant. 1t was regretted that Gov.
ernor Shaw, the war governor, could
not be present. General Byers intro.
duced Capt. o. H. L. Mason of the
Forty-ninth regiment, who pronoun-
ced the invocation.
The organizations were represented
as whole by Gen. James Rush Lin
coin in an eloquent address at the
opening of the exercises. He was
commandant of Camp Mckinley,
where the Iowa soldiers were mobil-
lied, and was made brigadier gen.
eral. The different organizations
were represented in addresses giving
something of their work, as follows:
Forty-ninth Iowa-Maj. L. j. Ro-
we'll.
Fiftieth-Col. D. v. Jackson.
Fifty-first-Capt. l. c. Worthing-
ton.
y-second-Lieut. Col. l. R. Kirk.
Fifth artillery-Maj. ]. o. Olmsted.
Twelfth Signal corps-Maj. F. e.
Lyman.
Company NJ. Seventh immunes-
Lieut.. R. A. Wilburn.
The flag of the Sixth artillery, the
eighth Iowa organization in the
Spanish war, has not yet been found
but when it is it will be placed in the
cases with the other flags.
Fly Paper Ruling Made.
The state pharmacy commission
has issued an edict that poison fly
paper, as we'll as all other kinds OF
poisons, must not be sold to or sold
by any one save licensed druggists
The poison register must be signed
for the purchase of this kind of poi
son as we'll as other kinds. The rul
ing is made for the purpose of pre-
venting children getting hold of the
ny paper, which in many instances il
rank and deadly poison.
Pass Report Placed on File.
The report of the Burlington road
for passes issued during the period
ending December 80, 1907, has been
filed with the state executive coun
Gil. Among those included in the
list are the attorneys for the road
located at Burlington, the attorneys
of other roads, who are located in
Des Moines, company surgeons, loca,
attorneys, who have been issued
"trip passes" About 200 have been
given transportation.
Would Sell Freak to State.
One of the state departments has
received a letter winch has been re
ferred to the state department of his
tory. 1t related that the writer hac
In his possession a pig, born April 81
1908, that had one head, two bodies
eight legs, four ears, two tans and
two eyes. What will the state
museum give for it?" the write,
asked. ]. L. Crees of Titonka wal
the man who offered the curiosity.
Just about one divorce day since
the March term opened is the show
ing made by the equity records a
the court house. There are still sew
eral days to run, and it is expected
that the total number for the tern
vii be something over fifty. Thi.
aumher will exceed any number evel
granted at a previous term, it is
thought. But on the other hand there
have been more divorces refused this
term than in any previous term
This is due to Judge Brennan's policy
of trying to effect reconciliations
wherever it is possible to do so.
Nomination Papers Filed.
The time for filing nomination
papers under the state primary Law
closed at midnight on the 3rd. Full
congressional. ELECTORAL. state ant
legislative tickets will be on the pri