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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-10
Saratoga.

April came to us in the garb of win
ter, but now has donned her spripe
robe.
George Holdren has sold his town
property to VIM. Miles. Mr.. Holdren
and his family left here last Saturday
for Devon, where he has a position
IN the creamery as butter maker.
Bertha and John Schimming con-
tlnue to improve though very SLOWLY.
Their many friends hope to see them
out soon.
The Germans observed Easter Mon
DAY with appropriate services in tke
Union Church.
The sad news of Rev. Rae's death
reached us Sunday afternoon. which
occurred at his home in Riceyille
Sunday morning, after long and
painful illness. He was the Free
Methodist pastor for Riceville. Ronnd
drove, and Saratoga.
Ihe farmers are anxious to get their
creamery running. Indications ara
that it will soon be in operation.
). o. Webster has quarter section
OF land one mile northeast OF Sara
toga which ne intends to have bro-
ken this summer. The men are on
the ground grubbing and building
preparatory for breaking.
The 'skule ma'ams'' have returned
from the Institute reporting q pleas,
and and profitable time.
Miss Grace Smith expects to go to
minneapolis the last of this week
Where she has secured clerkship iu
dry goods store. The best wishes
OF her. friends go with her.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
win, win Mrs. Nelson Chamberlain,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-10
Grand Army Entertainment.

Uuder the auspices OF the &. A. r.
Post and Corps Of Cresco, assisted by
Mrs. Ida Waterman. The members and
friends of the Post and Corps, will give
an entertainment in Lyric Hall Friday
evening April TO- The clocutlonary part
of the program will be given by Mrs.
Waterman. madn up from the following
choice selections:
How the old horse won-The Bot
Schoolmaster's Guestf-- -Darias Green
An Engineers ride on u piano Hagar-
Flora McFlimsey or nothing to wear
They swore tf-Bride of the Greek Isle
Buying Gapeseed- DarrePs op
portunify song-A mouse or
rat-A man or a mouse-A battery in
hot action-Humors of Elocution.
Part second consists of fancy march
by l6 young ladies in glittering Greek
costumes; wand exercise; dumb bell
drill; the whole to conclude with roar
ing farce by eight of 1.-The boys" and two
Daughters of Veterans.
This is for good cause and the last
entertainment Of the season. Everybody
come out and I'LL tile house. Admission,
70 cents, children 10.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-10
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Council Proceedings.

Regular meeting of city council Of the
city of Cresco, Iowa, held in the council
chamber, April 6 1886.
Called to order by Mayor Kellow, all
the members present.
Minutes of last meeting read and an.
proved. Report of city clerk received
and approved.
The following bills were separately
considered and on motion allowed:
Swenson q Moen, S5, ,15; +. A. Glass, H.
p. O. White, 1S,4O;J. A, Hall, $40; n, Wn
Strmp works, 4,25; E. b. & nj. A. Web
ster, 3,25; B. r. Evans, 200; Vernon
Springs township, 2l,5O; A. G. CambelI.
300. On motion all bills against the
city in future must be sworn or certified
to by the proper committee before beng
allowed.
The matter OF equalizing the assess
ment OF property for taxation for the year
1856 was taken up. MS. Durgin, assess.
or appearing and making his report. 1t
was then on motion laid aside without
completion to take up other business.
The petition of f. A. Mcpherson ct al,
ior sidewalk was, on motion, referred
to the street committee with instructions
to report at next meeting.
The application of A. Schyan for The
position of engineer of water works, was
on motion referred to water works COM
mittee.
The petition of NJ. R. Ling, ct al, for
= street lamp at the corner Of Oak and
Second streets was on motion granted.
On motion the chairman of the street
committee was authorized to purchase
haif dozen street lamps for the city
Ihe city printing was awarded to j. G
nf
ing the lowest bidder.
An ordinance to tax, license and raou-
late itinerant doctors, physicians and
surgeons was read, the rules suspended
and the ordinance put upon it's passage.
Those voting in the affirmative on call of
ayes and nays were: Richards, Platt.
Swenson, Howe. Thompson and Moshler'
Nays, none.
Ordinance was then read three times
and on motion was adopted as read.
Yeas, Richards, Platt, Swenson, Howe.
thompson and Moshier. Nays none.
AND so the ordinance was passed and
approved
An ordnance to amend an ordinance
establishing fire limits etc, was read.
On motion the rules were suspended and
the ordinance put upon its passage, the
yeas and pays were called. The yeas
W were: Richards, Platt, Swenson, Howe,
Thompson and Moshisr. Nays none.
Ordinance then read three times and
on motion adopted as read. Yeas and
nays called. The yeas were: Richards.
Platt. Swensop, Thompson, Howe. Mosh,
ier. Nays none; and SO the ordinance
was passed and approved.
The matter of purchasing road grader
was on motion referred to the MAYOR.
street commissioner and Alderman Howe
t, to decide, and if deemed best to purchase
tue same.
The mayor then appointed j. A. Hall
to the office of city marshall.
Moved by Mr.. Platt and seconded by
MIR. Swenson that the appointment be
approved.
Mr.. Howe requested that ballot be
taken on the motion, which was done.
with the following result: For approval
3, against approval 3.
On motion council adjourned to Mon.
day evening, April 18Th, 1896.
z. Z. Lent, city clerk.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-10
At the Opera House.

Mr.. John Dillon and a clever COM
pany will appear at the Cresco Opera
House, Wednesday evening, April Is,
presenting sWanted The Earth" Mr..
Dillon is not a stranger TO this city
he is we'll known and liked-his name
is a guarantee of something more than
ordinary merit. In fact it may be
truthfuliy said that Mr.. Dillon gives
the highest type of dramatic enter
tainment to be seen in the smaller
clsies and compares favorably with the
city performances. There is one good
thing about Mr.. Dillon, his work is
always clean, and therefore appeals to
the best elements of society. His
present play is pronounced the best
vehicle for his peculiar talents he has
ever had. As there is very large
subscription list it is assured that he
will be greeted by a crowded house.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-10
County Sunday School Notes.
Organized two Sunday schools |

organized Two Sunday schools last
Sunday, as follows:
Howard Center Union, with j. w.
Woodward, Supt.; E. r. Miller, Assist.
Supt.; Miss Nellie Marshall, Sec'y and
Treasurer; Mrs. c. S. Wilcox, Choris-
ter; Miss Ethel Huckins, Janitor.
Will meet each Sunday at 2 p. m.
Vernon Springs Union, with Capt.
r. c. Thomas, Supt.; George Buchan-
an, Assistant Supt.; Miss Mamie Nor
ris. Sec'y; Mrs. o. d. Logejoy, Treas;
Miss Nellie Buchanan, Chorister; Carl
Lovejoy, Janitor. Meets at 8 p. m.
each Sunday.
Since March 1st, have organized and
re-organtzed five Sunday schools,
visited three, held seventeen gospel
meetings, delivered three addresses,
preached four lay sermons. visited 131
families, and travelled 408 miles.
G. j. HARLAN,
Missionary American s. S. Union
for Howard and Winneshiek counties.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-10
Chester,

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Garrett have
moved to Hawkeye. Mr.. Garrett viii
engage IN the harness making business
there. We are sorry to lose them.
Mr.. Bratrud is building a large
lumber shed east of town.
Mr.. Dennis has begun the founda-
uon 1or new house south OF the de-
pot.
Our school began Monday morning
with Carl Behrens as teacher, We
are fortunate in securing the services
OF such a wlde-awake young man, and
SO well qualified for the position,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-10
When Travelling

Whether on pleasure bent, or bust
ness, take on every trip a bottle OF
Syrup Of Figs, as it acts most pleas
antly and effectually on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, preventing fevers,
and other forms of sick
ness. For sale in so cent and 81 bot
ties by all leading druggists. Manu-.
factured by the California Fig Syrup
Company only.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-10

Mrs. Ida Waterman held her large
audience for two hours at the rink last
Friday evening, and it is safe to say she
could have held for another hour with no
from them. Mrs. w. is a
speaker or rare merit and ability. Has
fine presence, splendid delivery and
large number of choice selections at her
Moreover she is known and
and respected by our people as capable
christian worker. We hope to hear her
again in Doland.-Dolaud Record.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-10
For Sale, and Rent,

A good business stand in the thriy
ing village of Lime Springs will be
leased Cor a series of years. The main
is 20x65 with store room in
rear, and has well finished living
rooms above. My stock of dry goods,
groceries, notions and general mer.
chandise will be sold with the lease
Store on the principal street in town
and has paying patronage. For
call upon or address
l.. H. BURNS,
If Tiya Snu;p,. I..
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-10

Want some bargains?
We can give them!
Hadn't you better come and see?
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-10

BE sure to attend the w. r. G. and
U. A. Il. entertainment thisI Friday
evening and hear Mrs. Ida Ferris
Waterman, the elocutionist.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-10
Warning.

No hunting, fishing, trapping or
trespassing with guns or dogs on our
premises. Violators will be punished
by law. III. c. Salisbury,
VIM. Ohmacht,
A. G. Darcy.
I. c. Sovereign,
VIM. Machenburg.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-10
THE McHUGH sRoRTHoRN SALE
Good Prices Secured Head Net
S577O-An Average Of $115.4O.

Following we give the list of the
purchasers and their address, the an
imals bought and the price paid for
each.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-10
Treasurer's Report.

Mrs. G. A. Blackman, treasurer of
the w. o. l.. c. |. A., furnishes the
following financial report for 1895:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-10-01

This was verified when a vote was
taken by Simpson 10 the audience.
He first asked all those who had gold
In their pockets to raise their hands.
Two responded; then those who had
silver showed up. Now says Simpson,
"all you fellows who are going to vote
for the existing gold standard I
want TO see your hands; put fem up"
A large number OF hands were
raised but 1t was easy to see
that they were widely scattered and
comparatively few 10 number. "Now
all who expect 10 vote this fall TO add
silver to cur coinage, l walt to see
your hands" Instantly the whole
audience seemed TO move and a
mighty shout went up. There seemed
to be almost three to one. This vote
was taken near the close OF his
speech.
Mr.. Simpson was at his best and
did even better than he did in Wei
lington. At times he seemed almost
inspired. He made many new points
and drove them home. He drove Mr..
Long clear away from his French
Monetary Report, on the point con-
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-10-01

up in Kansas and defend free coinage
OF silver. All economical writers have
agreed that the number Of dollars in
circulation regulates their purchasing
power. Mr.. Long will tell you that
quality and not quantity is the desic.
eratum. II that were true why not
put twice as much gold in the dollar:
The volume of money should in
crease with population and business.
II not the debtor class is injured and
the creditor class benefited.
What is an honest dollar? Any dol
bar which requires more Of human ef-
fort to get it today than yesterday is
a dishonest dollar. The honest dollar
is that which remains the same in its
purchasing power.
Senator Plumb figured our circula'
tiOn, after excluding all reserves, at
s5OO,0OO,0 900, in 1890. We have not in.
creased it any since then. Demands
for money having increased four fold,
the present dollar is robber dollar.
he quoted from the agricultural re.
port to show the decline in agricul-
tural products, and that notwith
standing the enormous reduction in
dollars of the public debt. there was
still due greater number of bushel:
and pounds Of the real values of life
than ever before. How did they dC
this? By legislation.
Mr.. Long said at Newton. that w
did not pay national debts in products
we paid them in revenue. Jerry quot
ed Gladstone, saying that Americas
debts were paid in commodities rath
er than gold, and pitted the eminent
statesman against Mr.. Long. If En-
gland would have to pay twice a.
much for our products, as Gladstone
stated, why should we hesitate tt
Y raise the price of silver? believe il
self preservation, is the reason favo
free coinage of silver.
be equOted the Matthews resolution
of 1870, to show that our bonds wer,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-10-01

snake hands but Long got through
with his people and had gone to his
hotel before Jerry got fairly started.
The esteem in which Jerry is held by
the people is something wonderful.
Fully two-thirds Of the crowd were
for silver.
There is no mistakiDg the effect of
this debate. IL will certainly win
votes for the silver side Of the contro-
versy. The contrast between truth
and error is made so plain that it is
visible to the most obtuse. The silver
people of Harper, Great Bend and
Wichita can rest assured that they
have a great feast before them.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-10-01

from him on account of it; that he
had betrayed his constituents. He
read joint resolution passed by the
Kansas state senate in 1891 which
called upon congress TO pass the
Plumb free coinage measure in the
interest Of raising prices of agricul-
tural products, aud las being in line
with Republican pledges" Mr. Long
was a member Of this senate and the
record shows that he voted for this
resolution.
At the close the friends Of both
candidates gathered around them to
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-10-01

payable in both gold and silver. The
man who demands more Is a repudia-
tor and an extOrtioner. This res
Olution was passed by Republicans.
Mr.. Long had promised that if l
would prove that any nation of the
earth had held its mints open to tie
unlimited coinage of both metals and
maintained the parity, he would vote
for Bryan.
Spain successfully changed the ratio
from lOt to u to l, and little Portugal
fixed the price of gold for many years
by herself, because she was the heavy
producer Of that metal. He then
showed that France had maintained
the parity at Is! TO l for 70 years,
quoting from a table prepared by
James T. McCleary for a speech in re-
ply to Congressman Towne, which Mr..
Long himself had franked all over
this district as a campaign document.
ln all this time according to McCleary
the ratio had varied less than one
half OF one per cent.
Long had quoted from a French
Monetary Commission at Newton to
show that gold went to a premium
but he had learned that this prem
ium was only the cost Of exchange
between London and Paris-in reality
not premium at all.
He asked Mr.. Long to redeem his
pledge and vote for Bryan.
If France could maintain the parity
the man who says the United States
cannot, undertakes the size and i'm
pOrtance of this country.
He then referred to Bismarck's
recent letter showing that other
nations were ready to follow US when
ever the United States, the greatest
and freest of all nations on earth,
blazed the way.
He then answered some objections
that are made to free silver.
First, that it would cut the wages
Of the laborer in two. Who are the
laborers? The farmers are laborers.
Their wages are what they can get
for their products. If you raise their
prices you raise their wages. The
farmer thinks this is about what he
wants.
Prices of nearly all the manufac-
tured products are regulated by trusts,
and only by the force Of labor unions,
which are fast becoming inadequate,
are wages held up; hence the farmers
prices are held down one-half while
the prices Of what he buys are held up
by trusts.
What do Republicans offer? To
retain the gold standard and 90 to a
bank credit system. AS to protection;
would it not cut the laborer's wages
in two to raise the price Of manufac-
tured products, likewise the old SOL
dier's pension, etc.?
Protection will not furnish gold to
pay revenues and more bonds would
be necessity as now.
Gold will not 60 out of circulation.
This threat was made before the pas
sage Of the Blapd-Allison act but
gold increased constantly under that
act. So it would under free coinage.
But suppose it did. There is 10 gold
in circulation now. He asked all
those who had gold in their pockets
to hold up their hands. Only six
persons did so. He then asked those
having silver to raise their hands.
Nearly everybody responded. He
closed by asking them If they wanted
to trade their silver for the gold they
had not and can not get.
LONG REPLIES.
Mr.. Long was introduced and the
Republicans tried very hard to make
as much noise as the opposition had
made but they couldn't quite reach it.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-10-01
AT HARPER.

The editor Of the VOICE went out
to Harper Tuesday to see and hear
the debate between Simpson and
Long again.
1t was pretty day and crowd Of
about 1000 was present. A special
train was run from Medicine Lodge
and brought in about 300 people. A
poll Of the voters on this train showed
SO for Simpson and Sc for Long. 1t
was not difficult for some to detect
that the Simpson badges predOmi-
mated largely in the crowd.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-10-01
GIANT AND BROWNIE
Meet in Joint Debate in
Wellington.
RAIN NTERFERES With CROWD


Brownie Blows Himself Full of Wind
and Technicalities, Which Is the
Only Way the Imagination Can
Retain the Parity Between
the Two Disputants.
Saturday was great day for Wei
lingtOn Notwithstanding rain fell in
torrents up to noon Preparations
had been made to hold the debate on
the commons and it is quite sure that
liIWOuld have taken about all Of them
Iii town to haze held the people if
the weather had been nice. Asit was
the big rink was crowded to every
opening, and many were unable to
get in.
An hour before the time a great
crowd gathered in front of the build
ing and when the doors swung open a
loud shout went up and there was
rush for good seats. Long came in
first and was warmly received but
when Jerry arrived few moments lat
erthe crowd rose up in a mighty shout
of applause which lasted several
minutes.
The meeting was presided over by
Mayor Savage. When Jerry was
introduced there was another storm
of applause. Jerry spoke for an hour
and made his points so clear and dis
tinCt that every man in the house
could understand them. The
audience was composed almost entire
ly of voters, the rain having kept the
women and children at home.
SIMPSON SPEAKS.
Mr.. Simpson thought it was a
strange thing that we have to stand
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-10-01

Continued on last page.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-12-11
Railways In the Air.

The ore from the great mines at Bel
boa in Spain is carried from the mines
by aerial railways the cars being
strung on heavy cables. At one place
the greater part Of the mountain side
is quarried away at different levels to
obtain the fine iron ore, which is car
ried to the railway by nine lines, run
ming from the station at the foot of
the mountain to the mines along the
summit. These nine lines carry on an
average of $500 tons of ore a day, none
of which touches the level Of the
ground till it has travelled some five
miles through space. The appearance
of these multiplex lines of wire stretch
ing from tower to tower of light trel-
Used iron and hung at intervals with
hundreds of ore carriages in constant
motion, is one of the strangest spec
tacles in modern mining enterprise.
Higher up the mountain, where deep
ravines cut the face of the hill, the
t~restles tower to such a height that,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-12-11

never allowed to become familiar with
any man but their keeper, who is
known al the dog sergeant. When
the %convicts are at work in the fields
the dogs are always under leash near
by in the care of their trainer. When
a convict attempts to escape four or
five dogs are released and put on the
trail, while the trainer and guards fol-
low them as closely as possible.
AS a rule, convicts attempt to
escape during the late summer, when
the corn is high enough to offer a hid
ing place, or When working in a re-
Gently cleared field that is surrounded
by brush and underwood that will offer
security from the rifle of the guard.
At such times when a convict can hide
himself by a short run, the temptation
to make a dash for liberty is too
strong to resist, and the convict runs
away. Within a few minutes the dogs
are on his trail, and his capture is
usually a matter only of a few hours.
Negro convicts attempt to escape
much more frequently than white men,
but their attempts are rarely success
full.
When the hounds are released and
put on the trail they follow their quar-
ry rapidly, and the keeper is compell-
ed to keep we'll up with them. He
knows we'll that when the convict is
run to bay the dogs would make short
work of him unless he is there to call
them off. Negroes when attempting to
escape usually act in concert, and sew
eral start at once. They walk in
streams, swim rivers and resort to
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-12-11
&&BEM
: BLOODHOUNDS GUARD TEXAS CONVICTS.

Austin, Tex, correspondence of the
New York World: Perhaps in no other
state in the union are ~bloodhounds
lsed so generally and so successfully
o capture escaped convicts as in Tex
Is. The system. of dealing with con-
Ficts adopted by this commonwealth
makes the use Of dogs almost impera-
i've, and the convicts we'll know the
Utmost inevitable result of an attempt
o escape.
There are two penitentiaries in Texas
2usk. There are now more than 1000
:onvicts either at these institutions or
1t some convict farm in the wilds Of
he state. 1t is at these convict farms
hat ~bloodhounds are used not only to
prevent the %convicts from running
away, but also to capture them after
hey have fed.
Fully $500 convicts are hired out
lnder Texas convict contract system,
! system that enables the two peni-
:entiaries to be self-supporting and
occasionally return a profit to the state.
About 500 Of the convicts are leased to
railroad companies, and are used, to
Keep the roadbeds in repair. Twice
hat number are worked on farms. In
some instances the farmer hires a gang
If men, paying the state a certain sum
monthly for their work. More often
he state and the farmer enter into a
partnership. The farmer furnishes
he land and the implements, while
he state furnishes the labor. In any
went, the state guards and feeds the
men,, and each convict camp is visited