Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-06-25
Higher Grade Training School.

t1OEdl OASIS. 10 90 CQlS the state
nurses association will ask the next
legislature to create the office of
state inspector for hospitals and
schools by amending the present
state nurse registration law They
ask that Iowa follow the example OF
Illinois, New York and other states
iL appointing an inspector for the
schools and hospitals in the state
with the intention of raising the
standardization to those of the most
modern nurse training and hospital
institutions in the country. The in
spector would act as an advisory
agent
The care given patients in aims
houses by employed nurses, in the
most instances, is VIGOROUSLY bad,
say these nurses who maintain a state
association for the betterment OF
health conditions in the state. They
may ask the next general assembly
to provide better trained nurses for
these institutions by adopting law
which compels the county boards to
employ registered nurses so far as
possible.
Uncle Sam Wants Assistants.
Ever on the alert for competent as.
sistants, Uncle Sam through his civ.
II service commission, will hold exam.
nations in Des Moines the latter part
of June and the first of July to select
the most likely applicants for various
government offices.
On June 26th examinations will be
given for the office of cadet engineer
in the lighthous service. On June
26th and 9th, examinations will be
given for positions as teacher in the
Indian service. On June 2sth examin.
atoms for positions as assistant in
farm management will be given. Ag.
riculturists and supervisors Of ath.
letics for the Philippine service will
be examined on June Goth. On July
10th examinations will be given for
tory assistant. All of the examina.
tons will be held in the postoffice in
Des Moines.
Iowa Guardsman Holds Record.
An Iowa national guardsman holds
the worlds record for hitting every
bulrs-eye in the 200, 400. 500 and 600
yard target shooting of the American
Olympic rifle team, which will soon
sail for Sweden.
Sergeant Jackson of Company D,
Fifty-fourth regiment. Washington,
Iowa, is the man who made the un'
precedented record.
The entrants for places on the Am.
erican team are shooting at the ma
tional rifle range at Annapolis. Ser
Eeant Jackson never missed bulls.
eye in any of the four ranges which
were shot. Never in the history OF
rifle shooting has there been such
complete score. He is assured
place on the team which will shoot
at Stockholm, Sweden.
Mail Order Insurance.
The Citizens Insurance Agency OF
New York is being investigated by
the Iowa state insurance department
as a result of letters which the COM
pany has sent out offering to place In.
surance at whatever figures will be
acceptable to the insured"
The Iowa department holds this to
be nothing more than wildcat insur'
ance and proposes to put stop to
the operations of the concern in this
state. so far as possible.
With this end in view a letter was
sent to the New York insurance de-
partment asking for information
about the company.
The New York department writes
back that F. w. Anthony, who is in
terested in the concern and whose
son is also interested in it, has serv-
ed term in the federal penitentiary
for misuse of the mails and that the
concern itself is now under investi-
cation by the postal authorities.
Officers Raid Post Card Shop.
Five thousand postal cards. declar.
raid on a local dealers Office John
Ryan, assistant postmaster, w. D.
Sims, city detective. and r. G. An.
gier of Chicago. a postal inspector,
made the raid. No arrests have been
made locally. The cards probably
will be used for evidence in the pros
ecution of Chicago dealer, who. it
is alleged, sold the cards.
Iowa National Guard Camp.
Gen. Fred A. Smith. of the depart
ment of Missouri. will have personal
charge of the annual state encamp-
ment of the Iowa national guard to
be held in August at Iowa Falls.
There will be present the Sixth cav
airy U. S. A.. and all four of the
Iowa regiments of the guard and one
of the largest encampments ever held
will be the resule
Articles Of Incorporation.
The Muscatine Pearl Jewelry com.
pany of Muscatine filed articles Of in
with the secretary Of
state. Authorized capital stock, $780,
900.
The Western Improvement COM
pany, incorporated in Wisconsin filed
1 copy of its articles.
National League Of G. o. p. Clubs.
Chicago. June 1s.-Officers were
elected by the National League Of Re-
>,,hI;oon o1,,h. fo11Nvos