Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-14

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White Way, Blue Grass Route, Iowa
Short Line and the Waubonsie Trail.
Each of these roads is engaged In
the keenest sort of rivalry for the
routing of the Ocean-to Ocean high
way when 1t 10 built across the courl-
try from coast to coast, and 1t is be-
lieved that they will all be on the
grounds early next spring ii this pro-
ject is promoted.
Begins Work In State House.
B. F. Truax of Keosauqua, former.
ly Q court reporter, has assumed the
duties of corporation clerk in the sec
rotary Of states office. His duty will
be the recording of articles. The po-
sition pays q salary of $1,000 year.
In the last few months the work has
been done by some of the stenogra-
piers.
William S. Allen, secretary, said
that he has not yet named success
sor for James II. Wilson, who quit
work as document librarian, the first
of the year. 1t was announced some
time ago that q man would be ap.
pointed to take the place Of Joe Fran
els, document clerk, but Mr.. Allen
has intimated that he will keep Fran.
ciS.
Forced to Move for Legislature.
The state fire marshal and his de.
putty moved their Office desks from
one Of the legislative committee
rooms. They are making way for the
legislature. The fire marshal put his
desk in the pharmacy commission
room in the basement of the building.
John A. Tracey, deputy, found a place
for his desk in the banking depart.
ment rooms, which also are in the
basement.
This week the commerce counsel,
rate department of the railroad com.
mission and the board of education
employees will leave the state house.
They will find quarters in the histor-
ical building while the legislature is
In session.
State Needs Public Warehouses.
Iowa is behind her sister states in
failing to protect the interests Of her
farmers with public warehouses.
Iowa should look into this public
warehouse matter during the session
Of the legislature this winter. Inves.
tigation shows that Missouri, Mime.
sofa, Indiana and Illinois, of the
states near US, are all having the
advantages of a public warehouse
law, and while the matter has been
discussed before several Iowa legisla.
lures nothing has been done. The
term public warehouse means that
warehouses or grain elevators must
ne open to public use under state su.
pervision and state inspection.
Prefers Concrete for Rural Roads.
Narrow concrete instead of narrow
brick roads are the ideal thorough.
fares for the country districts, accord.
ing to Councilman Myerly. who be.
lieves the former not only could be
constructed more cheaply than the
latter, but would wear longer. Il fig
ure concrete roads are better than
brick roads. They are more easily
repaired and the original cost will be
1t least thirty-three and one-third per
cent cheaper than the brick roads.
Paving bricks would have to be haul
ed a long distance while there is hard
~ q community in the state that is
not accessible to a good gravel bed"
Kelly Argument Filed.
John T. Mulvaney, attorney for DR..
Harry D. Kelly, the Council Bluffs
physician who killed Edwin Sterling,
bartender, in Des Moines, March
%, 1911, and who now is serving an
eight year prison term. has filed his
argument in the appeal case before
the supreme court. Mr.. Mulvaney
sets out that the trial court made six
teen errors.
The point on which q new trial is
expected is the fact that the jury re-
turned verdict of insanity and later
returned verdict of manslaughter.
Mr.. Mulvaney contends that the yer
iicts are not consistent.