Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-29
IF Funds Arc Secured This Novel
Special will Tour Iowa
WOULD Be OF MUCH BENEFIT
National Red Cross "First Aid Car"
Might Be Attached-The Various
State Officials Would Accom-.
, pany Train 40 Lecturers.

OF health.
Dr.. Sumner, along with Arteas 3
Kepford, state tuberculosis lecturer;
DR.. James l. Gibson, state veterin
arian. and w. B. Barney, state dairy
and food commissioner, have given
the subject considerable thought. All
are anxious to try the experiment
this winter. The only thing lacking
is the money to charter the train.
The plan is to run q special simil
ar to the famous corn gospel
trains, which proved SO successful in
educating the farmers.
The state dairy and food depart.
ment would preach dairy and pure
food topics, DR.. Gibson would have
charge of such subjects as live stock
sanitation and diseases. the state
board of health would educate the
people on general health topics. and
Dr.. Kepford would handle the topic
Of tuberculosis.
DIR. Sumner is Of the opinion that
II the state goes through with the
special train idea, the National Red
Cross society will add their FIRST aid
to tho injured" car to the train. This
car has been IN Iowa, and, according
to Dr. Sumner, would do . great work
on statewide trip, such a. would
be made BY the states proposed
train.
loWans Patent Many Devices.
The following patents have just
been issued to residents Of Iowa: >
Matthias ]. and p. p. Adams, Tur-
key River, wheel hub.
Theodore w. Schaefer, assignor Of
two-nfths to e. A. Raumie. Burling-
ton, fence post construction.
Lucian H. Appleman, Clermont,
starting device.
Nathaniel s. Peterman, Garwln.
burial casket.
Charles H. Falls. Nashua, animal
trap.
John A. Tornquist, Davenport, cleo
trio fuse.
George w. Thomas. assignor of one
half to ]. NJ. Halbert. Red Oak, loose
leaf binder.
Leslie w. veitch, Des Moines, veg
etable cutter.
Herman c. Thurman. assignor to
the Tokheim Mfg. Co., Cedar Rapids,
means for automatically draining
pumps.
James L. Woods. Cedar Rapids.
BARRIERS comb.
Carl A. Kind. Dubuque. window
fastener.
James McCalley, assignor of one
third to H. H. Campbell and one
third to J. NJ. Campbell, Corning,
windmill.
Clarence H. McCaughey, assignor
OF one-half to J. A. Roth, Rock Rap
ids, disc grinding machine.
John NJ. Mcdonald, Dubuque. as
signor to the A. Y. Mcdonald Mfg.
Co., bath tub fitting.
Galloway Declines Nomination.
William Galloway, the wealthy
manufacturer Of Waterloo, who was
mentioned for the gubernatorial can
didacy on the prohibition party tick
ct. ct the meeting of the national
and state party leaders in Perry last
week. has declined to accept the Of
fer. Mr.. Galloway says he would
not consider q political position of
any kind, and has no desire to be so
considered.
Govenor'ssakaM Changes.
Governor Carroll has announced
the resignation from his staff of En-
nest w. Moore, of Cedar Rapids, for
merly representative in the house
from Linn county. The governor al
SO announced the appointment of
Earl Ferguson of Shenandoah to sue
coed Mr.. Moore on the staff. Mr..
Ferguson is prominent lawyer at
Shenandoah.
Harding 10 Candidate.
w. L. Harding of Sioux City, rep.
resentative from Woodbury. county in
the last general assembly was in
Des Moines this week attending the
supreme court and gave it out that
he will be q candidate for the repub-
lican nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor to succeed George w. Clarke
of Abel, who has announced his can
didacy for the governorship.
viii Consider Freight Rates.
The state board of railroad com.
missioners have issued the schedule
of rates and classification of freight
on which reductions are proposed at
hearing in the offices of the COM
mission, Oct. 3.
A number of cases have been con.