Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-12
alNe nEckED PHgAsAhTs.
Game Warden Lincoln Having Good
Luck Matching Game Birdie.

MIMI N6SNGO VOSSOATOSOs
Game Warden Lincoln Having Goos
Luck Matching Game Birdie.
Des Moines, Iowa-stete Ffsl
and Game Warden George A. Lincoln
is making splendid progress in hi
work of Matching the Chinese ring
necked pheasant for the pleasure o
the hunters of Iowa, to the presen
time about $500 eggs having beer
sent to various parties desiring to tr,
their luck at Matching. These egg
have been distributed throughout six
ty-eight of the ninety-nine counties
and few reports have been received
with regard to the success that IL
being met with.
In beginning q new work the hrst
year or two is always more or lest
Of an experiment and Mr.. Lincoln IL
not only letting the farmers try theil
luck but as well has a number Of sue
cessful bird raisers Interested in the
cause and will know after this year
whether it will be better to leace the
Matching entirely to experienced per
sons or that 1t is as well to let q
number Of the people over the state
take q hand in the work.
Among those who have the expert
ence and made bird raising . success
who are now assisting Mr.. Lincoln
are w. NJ. Benton Of Cedar Falls. A.
]. Smith Of Cedar Rapids and William
H. Ware Of Council BLUFFS. These
men have all small farms and In
connection with their other work de.
vote portion Of their time for the
state, using the same caution and
Judgment in raising pheasants for the
hunters Of Iowa as they have devoted
to their own work. There are. how.
ever, q large number of practical
men in the state who are willing to
devote some of their time for the
state for the benefit 1t will be to
them, but what success they will
have in the raising Of pheasants is a
question that is to be decided, 1t be-
ing the aim of Mr.. Lincoln to adopt
the most economical method that will
bring the best results to the state.
July Digest In Sixteen Years.
With only SO of an inch rainfall
July was the dryest July in sixteen
years. Not since 1894 has there been
such drouth in midsummer. In that
year only 20 Of an inch was recorded.
The other years having dry Julys
were 1886, 81 Of an inch and 1879
wien .29 Of an inch was the record.
The normal rainfall here Is 3.s6
inches for July, which is exactly 8
inches more than Des Moines had
this year. In recent years, the precipi.
tation has been above the normal
mark as shown by the following: 1909,
AL inches; 1907, 1920 inches, the
last being the high record for this
station.
Allison Fund 10 Growing.
The fund for the erection Of mon
ument to Senator Allison is slowly
increasing though 1t is exceedingly
slow work to get the movement go
ing. When Mrs. Caroline Young Smith
took charge Of the work there was in
tn the fund $3,234.18. In the short
time she has had charge Of the work
she has secured in cash donations
amounting to $514.50, bringing the
total fund up to $3.74s. which is many
thousands shy the amount required
in order to get the benefit Of the sum
appropriated by the last legislature.
Asks Police to XIII HON.
His mind unbalanced on learning
that his daughter Malta, was burned
to death more than three years ago.
Charles Skibbe, former inmate of
the Clarinda asylum for the insane.
rushed to police Headquarters and i'm.
plored Police Sergeant Newell to end
it all by shooting him. Skibbe was
placed in close confinement in the
city jail lest he attempt to end his
own life. City Physician Sayler be.
lieves that the man will never recov.
er his sanity.
Hoeve to Keep Silent for Months.
DR.. H. j. H. Hoeve of Drake uni.
versity. who is making an examina-
ton Of the brain Of John Junkin, the
negro hanged at the state penitenti.
airy for the murder Of Clara Rosen Of
Ottumwa. will not reveal the result
of his Investigation until his report
is placed In the hands Of. the state
board of health which will be in
about three months. He states that
1t will take this length of time to
complete the examination.
Or. Joseph Ryan Dies at Waterloo.
DR.. Joseph r. Ryan, father of Mrs.
Charles E. Pickett, wife OF the mem.
Der Of congress from the Third dis.
trict, died at the home of Mr.. Pickett
at Waterloo. His age was II years.
DR.. Ryan's home is in Des Moines.
Racers Coming.
[. Announcement has been made that
such famous racing steeds as George
Gano, Minor Heir, Lady Maud c., Dan
Patch. Hedgewood Boy and Penisa
HEntl ~vo,,1d $hr ropn traoL dur