Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-29

A. B. Elliott, Robert Fleming and d.
F. Owens won the board places. The
bond isue passed by an overwhelming
majority.
Scottish Rite Plans Big Reunion.
Programs have been issued for the
thirty-ninth annual reunion Of the Des
Moines Consistory of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite Masons in
Des Moines on March %, %, "a and
1 rs. The ceremonies will be held in
the Masonic temple. The first day
will be devoted to comforting the in
effable degrees, from the fourth te
the fifteenth degrees; the second day
to the historical and religious degrees.
i from the fifteenth to the nineteenth:
the third day to the philosophic and
4 chivalric degrees, from the nineteenth
to the thirty-irst, and the last day
/ to the ceremonial and officials de-
grees, including the thirty-frst and
i thirty-second degrees.
The annual banquet of Emmanuel
chapter. No. 8, knights Rose Croix,
will be held on Thursday night. March
"a, during the consistory meeting, and
the annual banquet Of the Des Moines
consistory will be held at Shrine tenn
pie on Friday night. March o.
Announcement of the dates for the
elections for the coordinate bodies OF
the consistory for 1910 are also an
nounced. They are: Emmanuel chap.
ter Rose Croix. April 30; Cyrus chap
ter knights Kadosh, June %; Des
Moines consistory, Dec. 81.
First Trade Journey.
The directory board OF the Com.
mercial club has announced that Des
Moines' first trade extension excur.
sion will run over the c.. B. & @. line
the first week Of May. More than
| 100 jobbers of the city are to con.
tribute to the first of the several ex.
cursions to be sent throughout Iowa.
Other Roads to Assist Burlington.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
and Wabash railroads have informed
the Des Moines Commercial club that
they will cooperate in the effort to
have all Iowa farmers test their seed
corn before planting it in the spring.
Confessed Thief Freed.
Because Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmot Har-
bach refused to prosecute Miss May
me Huettel for the robbery of their
home when she was employed there
as servant, the woman was releas-
ed from custody and left for Chicago.
3lndianola Girl Wins Judgment.
Minnie E. Underwood of Indianola
has been given Judgment by default
against Robert w. Mcfarland, a form.
ser resident Of Des Moines, in the sum
OF 5000 by Judge DeGraff on pc
tition alleging breach of promise.
Treasurer Can Assess.
The iowa supreme court has ruled
that a county treasurer can step in
and assess property, bonds, credits
of anything assessable, even though
the county assessor has Intentionally
failed to levy an assessment.
Street Railway Gives Raise.
A substantial victory was won by
the members of the local street car
mems union when new scale was
signed, giving all conductors, motor
cents an hour.
Chairman Quits.
James McMasters, chairman of the
state board of optomstry examiners.
has resigned his position by reason OF
an interest he has acquired in an OPP
tometry supply house to be opened
in Cedar Rapids.
Expect Bailinger to Speak.
Secretary Rallinger of the depart
ment of the interior is expected as the
principal speaker at the annual con-
vention of the Iowa State Bar assoc
citation, to be held in Des Moines.
June % and "a.
Woman Falls Down Cellar Stairs.
Mrs D. F. Hardison of Twelfth and
Elm streets fell the entire length OF |
the cellar steps Of her home and
broke the lower jaw bone, the right
forearm and sustained other serious
injuries.
Peary Will Lecture.
Robert L. Peary, discoyercr Of the |
north pole, will deliver his famous /
illustrated lecture in the Coliseum on /
the evening of April A. The lecture
will be under the management of the
Coliseum company. Following is the
scale of seat prices: Five thousand
seats at SO cents, 1,5O0 seats at %
cents and $500 seats at rs cents. Gov.
B. F. Carroll may introduce Com
nander Peary.
BIDS FOR ROAD WORK WANTED.
The Trustees of New Oregon Twp
Howard county, Iowa, will receive bids
for doing township road work up to
April a, 1910, bids to state amount per
day for 4 capable men and good teams
to operate the road machines at such !
time and place as trustees direct.
The Trustees reserve the right to re-
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