Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-07-30


New Mexico, Arizona. Utah. Nevada
Arkansas, Louisiana and Oregon
The implements on the farms o
Iowa represent rs per cent of thu
total value of implements of thu
United States. They are worth more
than the farm implements of Maine
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado
New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada
combined. Other statistics show the
same relative advantage for Iowa.
Protest Butter and Eggs Rate.
"a tax of 100000 annually on the
producers of butter, eggs and poul
try in Iowa." That is what is pro
posed by the Official classification
committee, and will be opposed Wig
orously by the Iowa railroad commits
sion at a meeting Of the committee
in New York this week. Clifford
Thorne and Judge Henderson attend
this meeting.
Before going east to resist the pro
posed increase in rates the Iowa
commission made an effort to FIND
out the effect of the proposed ad
vance on Iowa business. The state
Dairy department estimates $500
cars of butter are shipped from
Iowa to points outside of the state
annually, and that 5000 of these will
60 to New York and other Atlantic
seaport towns. The Wholesale Egg,
Butter & Poultry association esti.
mates eggs amount to 10000 cars,
and 1000 cars Of poultry. The amount
OF the advance on these $4,000 cars
would be liz cents per hundred
pounds, amounting to $360,000.
File Articles Of Incorporation.
The Fort Dodge Packing company,
whose home address is New Jersey,
filed articles of incorporation. The
company will conduct slaughter
house at Fort Dodge, where meat will
be dressed and sold. The capital
stock of the concern is given at $780,
900, and the articles state that the
company will invest $4,000 in Iowa.
Phillip Bubany, ]. G. Sharcevic,
Phillip Mihalovich, John Malayter and
John Krpan, are the names of the IN.
corporators of the Creation Coal COM
pany of Abba, which filed articles OF
Incorporation. The capital stock is
given at $4,000.
The Kalona Clay company of Kali
ona is incorporated with capital OF
$4,000, and the Kemble, Smith,
Flindt company, a floral company at
Boone, was Incorporated with q cap.
ital of $4,000.
Leave Baby AZ Security.
RUDE McClaskey and wife, Winnie.
formerly of Exline, Iowa, are wanted
in Iowa charged with desertion of
their 3 months old babe. The man
and his wife, with their first child,
are in Denver, Colo, at present. Re
QUESTION papers have been issued for
their return by the governor. Sheriff
Lee Dowis of Appanoose county will
go after the couple.
McClaskey and his wife were first
brought into court of a justice Of
the peace to answer to the charge of
cruelty to their baby. Taking the old
er child and leaving the months old
babe with the justice of the peace
the couple asked permission to go out
and secure bail. This was granted,
but they did not return and took this
means of escaping. The baby has
been in the hands of the Justice since
that time
State Fair Baby Contest.
The babies of Iowa are to be judg.
ed along with prize cattle and pigs,
not only at the state fair but at a
number of county fairs to be held
next month.
For the state contest a number Of
entries already have been made by
parents who are DESTROYS that their
child shall win the prize for the most
perfect baby in Iowa. The state fair
has reserved q large
building for the exclusive use of the
baby health contest managers. This
building will have glass partition
to enable the parents to witness the
process of weighing and measuring
by the official scorers of their chill
dren. No child more than three
years old is to be admitted as q con-
testant.
Display Of Farm Products.
The agricultural building at the
state fair grounds is being arranged
for the agricultural exhibits to be
displayed there during the ten days
from Aug. % to 30. Wesley Greene,
state horticulturist, went over the
building with A. R. Corey, secretary
IF the board, and F. E. Sheldon, in
charge of the exhibit. They were
planning places for the exhibits and
arranging plans Of the interior of the
building.
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