Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-11-28
IOWA APPLE SHOW
Will Be Held In Des Moines Sec
ond Week Of December
MANY INTERESTING FEATURES
The Hawkeye State Has Them All
outcIassed On Apples and the
| Producers Of Iowa Intend
To Demonstrate the Fact.

Des Moines.-lowa can grow a.
due apples as Washington, Oregon.
and other muoh-advertised states, It
tha people were only wise" to that
fact. That they may know that 1t -
fact an exceptionally fine apple show
viii be held at the state house tho
second week in December. The an
uuss meeting of the state horticult'
ural society will be on at that time
and while there has always been IN
apple show in connection with tho
messing of the society, the show this
year will be something exceptional.
The exceptional and interesting
feature Of this years show will bo
exhibits Of boxed fancy apples. 1t
10 he plan Of Secretary Wesley
Greene and others in charge Of the
show to have numerous boxes Of
choice Iowa apples, which have been
paclned by IN expert, on exhibition.
An expert will be present at the
show TO demonstrate how to pack
spplsa in the most approved fashion.
One Of the gloriss Of tho Oregon
and Washington apples has been tho
manner Of their packing. When 1t
comes down to solid facts their ap-
pies are not better than Iowa ap-
plos. But they look better in the
boxes and 90 people get the idea that
thay ore better. It is only the pow
- pf suggestion. Iowa apple enthu-
siaats have decided that they will
uao . little Of this power Of sugges-
ton TO demonstrate what Iowa can
do IN the apple growing industry.
ope OF the big features of tho
staka horticultural meeting will be
the discussion Of Wesley Greene's
proposition for state fruit exchange
similar to those operated in Calf
ounds and Florida. 1t is believed that
much good will result for the Iowa
fruit industry II an exchange 10 o.
tablished in this state
Beard Of Health Has Full Power.
A city board of health may decide
to disinfect every residence if it
thinks such a proceeding would
hnpsht the public health, and the
county would have to stand the ex'
paase. In . decision died by the SUI.
pName court reversing the lower
GOVT in the case Of s. H. Sawyer,
health officer for the town of Eldon
against Wapello county. Sawyer sued
the county for services in disinfect
ing numerous buildings in which per-
sons had been sick with CONTAGIOUS
diseases, but not quaranti1ed. Tho
county srgued that 1t did not have to
pay foy disintecting except those that
bad been quarantined. in our judg.
mDot that is too narrow q construc.
tioo OF the statutes" the court says.
Its entire purpose is to protect the
public from the evil effects of infec.
tous or contagious diseases, and It
10 made the duty of the board of
health to make such provisions as
dhall, in it's judgment, best afford
Nuch protection, and to this end the
hosrd is given absolute control over
the diseased persons and over the
premises they occupy ut the time. It
70 just as incumbent upon the board
. protect the public by the exer-
cdse of authority over the building
e It is the exercise of authority over
the person "The statute leaves It
With the board Of health to determine
wbAt infectious or contagious dis
eases are a menace to the public
health, and provides that the board
ahsll also determine what steps shall
b taken to best protect the inhab-
ttants therefrom."
Claims Sale OF Bad Hay.
The farmer who sells baled hay
that proves to be rotten and unfit for