Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-29
Teachers Lose out.

through at tho annual business meet
ing without q hitch, In spite OF the
desperate efforts Of the women to
gain a place on tho executive com.
mittee.
Under the leadership Of Miss Eliz-
lbeth Jane Culbertson Of Des Moines,
the women made desperate fight,
but were worsted. An effort was
made by the women to elect Mrs. An.
na L. Burdick Of Des Moines, as chair
man Of the executive committee, but
F. NJ. Hammitt Of Ottumwa got the
pfiice.
The slate as prepared BY the nom.
mating committee and received with
out change BY the association was as
follows:
President-J. H. Beveridge, super
lntendent Of Council Bluffs schools.
First vice-president-The Rev. DR..
Willis e. Parsons, president OF Par
sons college, Fairfield
Second vice-president-Miss Kate
Logan. Cherokee county superlntend-
ent.
Third vice.president-Miss Stena
Hansen, principal Of Cedar Falls High
school.
secretary-o. e. Smith, Indianola.
city superintendent.
Treasurer-G. w. Samson, profess
sor in Iowa Teachers college, Cedar
Falls.
Executive committee. NJ. Ham
mitt, Ottumwa High school principal.
Iowa Sends Delegates.
Iowa sent more delegates to the Ma
tional Congress Of Farmers at New
Orleans than any of the western
states.
A special train carried as far as
St. Louis the delegates living in the
territory Of tho Minneapolis & st.
Louis and the Wabash. At st. Louis
the delegates took the Illinois Gen.
trail.
The special was started from Oska.
loosa, where the delegates from north.
ern and other nearby states met. Tho
delegations Of each state were in
charge of vice president Of the con-
Eress, the Iowa representative being
b. w. Unsicker.
The special was furnished with all
the luxuries Of twentieth century rail-
road travel and representative OF
the Wabash and the Minneapolis road
accompanied the delegates to see that
they were provided with every comfort
that the roads could assure them. Be-
tween the business sessions at New
Orleans the delegates will enjoy vari'
pus pleasures that have been provided
for their entertainment. At this sea-
son, too, the city is at its best and
there are many places Of interest to
attract people living in the colder
sections Of the country.
Political Gossip.
Senator Allen Of Pocahontas is the
ranking member Of the senate COM
mittee on judiciary and doubtless will
get the appointment. Senator Mates,
chairman Of appropriations, returns
and presumably will be reappointed.
Senator's Saunders, Smith OF Mitchell,
Hunter and Sammis do not come back.
This makes Senator Larrabee rank
Ing member Of the committee on rail-
roads, Senators Allen and Mates, who
precede him, having been taken care
Of, as indicated. Senator Francis will
be ranking member OF ways and
means, which is thought to insure his
appointment.
Will Larrabee will be ranking men,
Der of the committee on appropria-
tons In the house, while his brother
Frederick is ranking member of the
committee on railroads in the senate.
Iowa Pure Food Decision.
When is hay rotten enough to
come under the head OF an indct.
ment by the pure food act? This
was the question which the state pure
food inspector Flynn was called upon
to answer. The firm of Katzenmeyer
Brothers of Iowa City, dealers in feed
and llours, had contract with an
outside party living in the northern
part Of the state for baled hay. A
recent shipment came in. approxi-
mating seventeen tons, which upon ex-
animation was found to be rotten. and
entirely unfit for feeding. They at
pnce summoned Flynn with the hopes
Of getting an action against the sell.
ers Of the hay. Flynn. upon examin-
Ing 1t, however, declared the pure food
laws Of Iowa would not apply.
Asks More for Public Health.
Every baby Is worth 5000, every
boy Of high school age is worth $1,000
and the university student ought to
bring $4,000. A paper read at the
State university by DR.. A. f. KEEP.
ford. state lecturer on tuberculosis,
declared careful statistics had proved
such a statement. DR.. Kepford took
occasion to decry the system which
spent hundreds Of thousands OF dol
lars in state for the betterment Of
cattle, hogs and horses each year. and
yet appropriated the mere sum of S..
900 for the betterment Of public
health.
Patents Recently Granted Iowans.
The following patents have just
been issued to residents of Iowa:
Henry H. Clay, deceased, J. B. Clay,
administrator, assignor to Iowa Gate
company. Cedar Falls; gate.stay.
John L. Harr. Nora Springs; dis.
play rack.
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