Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-06-15

gfng. In choice OF persons to 90 the
work or in making contracts to do
such work, preference shall be given,
other things being equal, to the occu-
pants of the land abutting the road
or adjacent thereto at the point where
the work is to be done, but If more
than one occupant, the trustees may
decide to which preference shall be
given. So far as possible such drag
ging shall be done following rain
storm when the earth on the road
surface is in the consistency of NOR
tar or in condition to accomplish the
best results. Nothing herein contain
ed shall prohibit township trustees
from causing other than main travel
ed roads in their township to be drag
ged. No compensation shall be paid
to any persons for dragging roads
unless the same be authorized by the
township trustees and in the manner
directed by them and other work than
dragging may be done when it can
accomplish better results. Not less
than forty per cent of the road tax,
collected under the road levy made
by the township trustees, on land
AUDITING the road or adjacent thereto,
shall be worked on said road, If need
ed on the same
1T shall be the duty of the city
council of cities and incorporated
towns to cause the main travelled
roads within the corporate limits lead
ing into the city or town to be drag
ged and so far as practicable and pos
slble, the provisions of this act shall
be applicable
The trustees may at any time,
when their contract with the parties
for dragging the road has not been
properly complied with, or when the
work is not done in satisfactory
manner, cancel said contract with the
party or parties.
1 1T shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons to leave after grad
ing. loose earth, weeds or sod in the
highways IN such manner
1T shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons to drive, ride, or cause
to be driven vehicle of any descrip-
ton In or upon the south half of an
east and west highway, or east half
OF north and south highway after
the same has been dragged and be-
fore such portion of the highway shall
have dried sufficiently to pack under
a horses feet, or frozen hard enough
to carry, provided that nothing in this
section shall apply in those instances
where 1t is impossible to drive with
safety on the west or north side OF
the road.
: ANY person violating any of the
provisions of this act shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall on convic-
ton thereof be fined not less than one
dollar for the first offense and for
each offense thereafter shall be fined
sum not less than five dollars nor
more than twenty-five dollars and all
fines collected by prosecutions under
this act shall be paid into the road
fund of the township where the Of
tense was committed or damage done
: to the road"
Supreme Court Decisions.
. William Rutherford and Edward
Thompson, administrators of the es-
tate of John Rutherford, appellants,
VS.. Iowa Central Railway company;
Poweshiek county court; W. G. Glen.
, ents. judge. Action to recover dam
ages. Affirmed; opinion by Deemer.
Town of Grand River, appellant, vs..
: Jacob Swisher, Decatur county court,
, II, X. Evans, judge Action in equity
IN raSpind to1 90
exchange of real estate. Affirmed;
opinion by Deemer.
Julia Orr VS.. B. H. Kenworthy, sher-
IN, and Frank B. Wilson, appellants;
Adair county court. Edmund Nichols,
Judge. Action of replevin brought by
. plaintiff claiming to be owner of a
team OF horses, set of harness and a
buggy to recover possession thereof
, from defendant as sheriff, claiming to
} hold the same under levy of execu-
ton as property of one Tim Sullivan.
Affirmed; opinion by McClain.
l.. Rutenbeck, assignee, vs. W. C.
Holm ct al. appellants; Clinton county
court, A. P. Barker. Judge Affirmed;
opinion by Weaver.
!. N. G. Inspector.
Captain Charles Lincoln, son of
General James Rush Lincoln OF Ames.
has been delegated by the war de-
partment to represent the regular
army as inspector Of the Iowa Nation
al Guard companies at their four en-
campments this summer There will
be seven other regular army inspect
ors. but Capt. Lincoln's appointment
: is the only one thus far communicate
ed to General Logan. Out of four
regular army men who were asked for
by General Logan, Captain Lincoln is
: the only one who was favored by the
department
Fitzgerald Resigns.
Broken in health, superintendent F..
P. Fitzgerald Of the Mitchellville
school for girls has forwarded resig.
nation to the board, to take effect as
soon as his successor is appointed.
The board will accept. :.
New Iowa Corporations.
Taintor Savings bank Of Taintor.
Capital stock. $4,000. President,
| Charles Mi11ar. vino rraeidon+ ~.