Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-19
.NASB|ES TO MEET
Big Attendance Of Third and Fourth
Class Postmasters Expected
AT DEs MONIES, AUG. 80 AND 81
Postal Inspectors Declare That States
Postmasters Have Made Great
Gains In Efficiency Since
Formation Of League.

of Iowa of the third and fourth classes
will hold their seventh annual con-
vention in Des Moines at the new
postoffice building Aug. 30 and 81.
An official cali for the meeting of the
Iowa State League of Postmasters
has been issued to the members by
Charles o. Barry of Walker, president,
and l.. L. Reynolds of Little Sioux,
secretary.
A large attendance is expected, as
the dates Of the convention have been
arranged SO that the postmasters may
have the opportunity of visiting the
Iowa state fair at the same time.
Following is the program for the
convention:
TUESDAY, AUG. 80.
900 to 10000 a. m.-Enrolling dele
gates and visitors and getting ac
quaintei. !,
1000 a. m.-Address of welcome.
Presidents address. Report OF score
tary and treasurer
1900 m.-Dinner.
100 p. m.-Shop Talk. "The Rural
Service A. r. Kullmer, Dysart.
Money Order and Registry Trou-
bles." J. ]. Chapman, Bagley; Postal
Inspection" Inspector C. E. Game;
classified Service for Postal EN-
ployes," j. A. Frect, Bancroft; "The
Ideal or Model Postmaster" A. NJ.
Henderson, Story City; "Postmast-
er Generals Annual Report" H. G..
Paddock, Colo.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 81.
900 to 10000 a. m.-Question box.
10000 Z. m.-Election of officers and
delegates to national meeting and Sc
lection Of next meeting place. The
League as q Factor in Improved Ser.
vice." w. H. Nolte, Holstein; PRO
posed Reorganization of the Postal
Service J. H. Wilett, Tama; Post
masters Rating and What Conditions
Go to Make Up the Same" J. J. Hey-
erly, Center Point; Postmaster and
Politics" j. P. Kennedy. Montrose.
1900 m.-Dinner.
100 p. m.-"Should the Government
Own Building and Fixtures In Towns
of Over 500 Population" w. o. Book.
New Albin; "The Postoffice Depart
ment," Congressman Hull; District
League Work." L. L. Reynolds,
Charles Reid, w. T. Trotter, G. p.
Lovett, w. A. Simkins. Mrs. Lucy B..
Smith, w. O. Book, F. w. Jameson;
"Best Method of Collecting Box Rents
and Filing Office Records" r. c.
Saunders, Manila; City Delivery In
Smaller Towns and Cities J.. G. Mill
ner, Belle Plaine;s Railway Mail"
j. c. Murphy, chief clerk, r. P. G.,
Des Moines; report OF resolutions and
postal recommendations committees.
Live Stock Entries Close.
Live stock entries for the Iowa
state fair, Aug. Is to Sept. 2. which
have just been made public by the
state fair board, show that this de-
partment of the fair. will be the
greatest in the history of the state.
In the horse department, aside
from the racing animals. there are
101 exhibitors with 1,120 animals.
In the cattle show there will be
1858 animals and seventy-one exhibit
ors. in the sheep exhibit 5S7 animals
and the swine pavilion will house
something over 1000 hogs. The ex-
act number Of swine cannot be de-
termined by reason of the fact that
the entry lists have not been closed
at this time.
Board Of Health Sells Anti.toxln:
The state board of health has sent
out it's first consignment of anti-toxin
for the treatment of diptheria since
| the board members obligated them
selves to furnish it to the public at
| n ns A uonoh.