Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-09-01

oAAoASCo lOl IuG convenience Oh CTaVs
elers to let them off and on cars at
still other stations between But 1t
claims that 1t must maintain some
system about selling tickets.
The railroad commission has an
nounced a commodity rate for beer,
M ling the intertate rate between
Missouri and Mississippi points the
maximum rate in this state. This Ia
the rule as to wagons, etc.
A lower rate has been asked for
wheat and corn for milling purposes,
and this is pending before the board,
; having been submitted
For sand commodity rate of 80
per cent of the soft coal, slack, rate
was asked, but the board has denied
this.
Plaster board has been put in with
salt. lime. cement and stucco in q
commodity rate for those things.
Starch in car loads has been given
the corn tariff rates.
A commodity rate was asked on
lubricating oil, and this is under con.
sideration.
The board denied the petition Of
Secretary Wrightman of the Iowa
Manufacturers association for the
following rule:
When cars furnished by carriers
IN response to shippers request do
/, not, on account of dimensions or con.
dit1on of the car, hold quantity OF
the article to be shipped as great an
| the minimum weight specified in the
classification charges shall be assess.
ed on the actual weight hauled"
However, a $4,000 pound minimum.
| class B, was fixed for waste paper In
! bales, sacks, boxes OF crates.
i Returning empty iron barrels were
given rate Of one-half of fourth
class, by the board
Thomas Last Hope Gone.
Charles Thomas must serve his full
i lie sentence in the penitentiary for
the murder of Mabel Schofia.
The decree Of the United States SD.
preme court has been received at the
ONCE OF Clerk Bousquet of the Iowa
supreme court, disposing Of the final
question raised in the case.
1t was on March % that the high.
est tribunal in the land dismissed the
appeal OF Thomas from the decision
OF the Iowa courts. But the attorneys
for the young man filed petition for
a rehearing. In the decree filed with
! Clerk BousQuet it Is understood both
by Assistant Attorney General Lyon,
who presented the states case to the
United States supreme court, and by
Judge c. C. Cole, attorney for
Thomas, that the whole matter Is In
cluded and that the decision SO filed
is final.
The only remaining hope of Thorn
as is the legislature and of course
1t will be many years before it will
undertake to consider the Thomas
case.
Des Moines Authors Books.
Four Des Moines authors come to
the front this month with new books.
OF this number is Miss Margaret
Walker, with her new book entitled
Bird Legend and life" Ed Sabin
When You were Boy" Edith
Rickert. 1.-THE Golden Hawk" and Tom
| Dawson, "The Life of Mckinley
which is one Of the series Of the
American statesman.
All of these books come from the
same publishing house, which is Pc
] culiar coincidence, and is that Of the
Arm of Baker & Taylor of New York.
al This is the second book for Miss
al Walker, who Is a teacher In Irving
s school. Her first book venture, Lady
J. Hollyhocks," has reached its third
t edition. Mr.. Sabin is versatile
. writer and has written several books
s Miss Rickert is well known for her
J. former book, "Folly," and magazine
l stories. Mr.. Dawson is brother Of
Allen Dawson, formerly of the Leader
ell and has previously written q book
;. on South America.
r These books have reached the city
Q library and add to an already large
Q colony of Des Moines writer's books
in the library.
e Want Recruiting Office.
Ell The action of the war department
;, in abolishing the army recruiting sta
8 ton here and the substations over the
!. state is causing much comment among
business men of the city and 1t Is
almost certain that the matter Will
be taken up at once with Congress.
a man Hull by the commercial organiza-
o lions OF the city and steps taken to
r. have the order rescinded. A number
! of prominent business men were In
= teryiewed and it is the general opin'
ion that the matter will be made
subject for action at once.
A Paying Investment.
a Mr.. John White, of 3s Highland Ave-,
Houlton, Maine, says: "Have been
s troubled with cough every winter and