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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
Notice.

The "Big 4" delivery of pictures is
ended and all our patrons who have
not as yet received their pictures will
find same at the Office of Tw1cE-A-
WEEK. Mr.. T. H. Wickersham bad
few remaining to be disposed of at
our office and not single one left on
account of dissatisfaction from GUS
toner.
So successful has the canvass and
delivery been that we propose"pushing
a good thing along" and continue the
same plan of work, giving Mr.. Wicker
sham complete charge of the picture
end of the business to ensure certain
pleasure to the customer.
All our patrons who were disap-
pointed in getting an enlargement be-
fore the prices advance, will now have
one more chance. "a thing of beau
ty is joy forever" and who would
wish better gift than an image OF
some dear face we cherish and would
have linger in our memory.
We will take 500 more small pic
lures for enlargement at the old price
and would advise customers to hande
in their orders for same as soon a
possible to avoid the Xmas rush.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
cREsco HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA FRIDAY DECEMBER g. 1897

Ityou wish to know the secre is OF
society woman's beauty, listen to what
they say about Rocky Mountain Tea.
| Sold by DR.. VIM. Connolly.
DURoC JERSEYS, the finest hogs
grown, possessing the best qualities
OF other breeds, can be bought of A..
l.. Wallace, in Albion. Bears ready
for service. 12tf.
Albert w. Bliss will give one of his
grand entertainments for the benefit
Of the Y. P. S. e. E., at Congrega-
tional church Dec. 8. A rare treat,
do not miss it.
There will be dance in Kendall
vile Hall on Friday evening, Dec. 10,
with good music in attendance. The
management invite one and all to
come and have good time.
Xmas is not far distant and you will
be looking for they are at
the Star Grocery. Our line of fancy
crockery, dinner sets, lamps and
chamber sets are better than ever.
Quite number of Cresco people
are in attendance at court in Decorah
this week, either as attorneys or
witnesses in the case of application
for q guardian for Edward Manning.
Cabinet Photographs of babies and
children only, have been taken for
$3.50 dozen until now. Any style
Photo, cabinet size, will be taken for
the same price until after the holi-
days.-Russell Studio.
John Coyle is laid up at home with
an injured foot caused by stepping on
a rake while banking up his house
the first of the week, one tine of the
rake penetrating the ball of his foot,
causing very painful wound.
As my business takes me away from
Cresco after January 1st, must in
sist on all accounts being paid at once.
| much prefer to settle with all my
old friends and customers myself, but
on and after that date will be obliged
to force collections.
t2 A. H. CAwARD.
The Y. P. S. G. E., promises the
people of Cresco rare treat on Thurs
day evening, December 9th, having
secured the services of the noted i'm
personator, Albert w. Bliss, the only
man in America to-day who is both
author and imperscnator. HIS mono
logue '.Mr. Floyd's Outing in Cripple
Creek" is ripping with amusement
throughout Remember Albert w.
Bliss will appear in five characters in
costume at the Congregational church
Thursday evening, Dec. 9th. Admis-
sion 25c., children 10c.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
Stranger Takes Laudanum.

Waterloo, Dec. Saturday a
young man registered at the Hudson
House, in Hudson, using the name of
John Jones. In the night he was
discovered in an unconscious condit-
ion and DR.. Sage was called. He re-
ported the case as of laudanum pois-
oning and after great effort restor-
ed the patient to a conscious condit-
ion. He is still at Hudson in a critical
condition, but refuses to give his
name or address. A pocketbook was
was found in his clothes containing
an address of F. o. Martin, Floyd,
Iowa, and an account with G. w.
Martin. The address of Mrs. Barber,
of Cresco, was also given. He was
dressed in common clothes, was about
25 years old, light complexioned, blue
eyes and medium weight.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
Albert W. Bliss.
Felo de Sc.

Tuesday morning the people were
startled with the intelligence that
Mrs. John Fish had deliberately taken
her own life. She complained that
rats were troublesome about the house
and wanted trough on rats for their
determination, which was procured.
or this she took dose. She waken-
ed her husband some two hours after
and in answer to his inquiry as to
what was the matter, said she had
taken a spoonful of rough on rats. As
speedily as possible DIR. Barrett was
summoned but the poison had been
too long in her system to have its eff
feet counteracted and about five in the
morning she passed away.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
Public Library.

On Tuesday evening, Nov. %, nun.
Der of citizens met in the auditors office
to organize for a lecture course for the
winter and permanent library associa-
ton. August Beadle was made char.
man and w. L. Converse secretary Of the
meeting. DR.. Buck, w. G. Fish and W.
u. Converse we're appointed committee
to select an executive committee of ten
to agree on plan of work, and they re.
ported committee comprising August
Beadle, John Farnsworth, Prof. Ling,
Robert Thomson, G. R. Story, M. r.
Ling, j. q. Webster, e. r. Thompson, d.
A. Lyons, Rev. Otterson.
The first three we're to form a commit
tee on lectures and program, the next
three on finance, and the remainder on
permanent organization for public Ii.
brary.
Friday evening, Nov, 26. the next meet
ing was held. The lecture committee re-
ported the following lectures:
Friday, Dec. 3, Rev. Shaffer.
Friday, Dec. 10, VIM. Wilbraham.
Friday, Dec. 81, DR.. Kessel.
Friday, Jan. l3. Rev. Otterson.
Friday, Jan. 27. DR.. Barrett.
Friday, Feb. 10, H. T. Reed.
The report was adopted.
The finance committee asked the meet
ing to decide upon the admittance fee,
which, after considerable discussion, was
placed at 10 cents.
The report OF the committee on perma.
nent organization recommended the Ii.
brary association should be known as
"The Beadle Library Association" that
August Beadle, Robert Thomson, John
Farnsworth, W. L. Converse, DR.. s. @.
Buck, Rev. o. Otterson, Prof. Ling, D..
A. Lyons, p. r. Thompson be made
trustees of the association; that August
Beadle be president, DR.. Buck vice. presi-
dent. w. L. Converse secretary, John
Farnsworth treasurer. The report was
unanimously adopted.
The first lecture will be at the opera
house Friday evening Of this week. Turn
out and help the public library.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
Albert w. Bliss.
For Sale.

Second hand hard coal heater, also
extra large hard coal store heater in
good shape.-J. b. Caward.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic.. 10c or 25t
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
Married.

--FITzGERALD.- the
residence of the officiating clergy
man, Rev. o. H. Holmes, on Tues
day, Nov. 80, Mr.. VIM. Auringer
and Miss May Fitzgerald, both of
Riceville.
EMERY-BRLIK-A the Maple Leaf
School house, Nov. sS, 1897, by Rev.
Dewitt G. Perry, Mr.. Thos. j. En-
cry and Miss Mary E. Belik.
-THoRNToN-Atth the residence
of the officiating clergyman, Rev.
L. M. Pierce, of Riceville, Mr.. A. D.
Banks and Miss LeConda Thornton.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
Feed Grinding.

Feed Grinding.
Having put an engine in the Vernon
Springs mill, am prepared to grind
feed for patrons promptly on call, at 6
cents a sack. H. C. Salisbury. 23t8.
Aihert w RIiss
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
Dress Making.

Having secured the services of
first-class cutter and filter, am now
ready to do all kinds OF dress making,
at my residence, Cherry St. South.
Mrs. D. w. SALISBURY.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
First Lihrary Entertainment,

First Library Entertainment.
Lyric hall Friday evening, Dec. 8
Following is the program:
Song..".... Excelsior Glee Club
Reading-"The Editors Guests ......Wiil Carlton
Miss Helen Chaplin.
Duet.............MissW Whitney and A. D. Patterson
Lecture-"The Story of Boy that Knew"
............... Rev. F. P. Shaffel
Song Excelsior Glee Club
Admission 10 cents. Proceeds to go to
the Beadle Public Library association.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
New Firu.

r. w. Enright and Ira Wentworth
have desolved partnership, the latter
continuing at the old stand, while the
former has formed a co-partnership
with John Powell, and opened up the
old Tinker shop on Railroad street.
The old firm wish all indebted to
them would call immediately and
make settlement with either party.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
Albert w. Bliss.
In Memory Of Eliza Gray.

She has flown far up above,
To the beautiful bright mansion,
To the home she dearly loved.
She has gone and left us lonely,
Yet, we know that God knows best,
Who doth need his blessed comfort,
Who doth need his blessed rest.
She is now a Saint in heaven,
Now she sings her Sayior's songs,
In that home of our dear Savior.
Where they doeth no things wrong.
May we live and do as she did,
May we win the greatest.strife
Then we Gather at the River,
Where they have Eternal Life.
-E. "a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-25
TROUTMAN'S VENTURE.
He Has Secured Rights for himself
in the De Bossierre Claim.

James A. Troutman cabled from Paris
yesterday that he was just starting for
home.
Mr.. Troutman's business in France
has been something of a secret 1t was
said that he had gone over on business
connected with the suit to recover the
De BOisSerre estate in Franklin coun-
ty, now held by the Odd Fellows. The
statement was true that he did some
thing more than take dispositions. He
bought out the heir of De Boisserre and
will hereafter press the claim in his
own behalf and that of his partner,
Robert Stone
The firm will make hard legal fight
to recover the property, and MesSrs.
Troutman and Stone had enough faith
in the success of the venture to pay the
sister of the former owner 5000 for
her interest in the lawsuit
The estate is one of the most valu-
able in Kansas. 1t consists of several
thousand acres upon which the station
of Silkville is situated. Mr. De Bois-
serre, who was a wealthy Frenchman,
conceived the plan of raising and man
ufacturing silk and he decided that
Kansas was especially adapted to the
industry. He made failure of the
business and willed his property to the
l. O. o. F. to be used as a home for
children of the deceased members. The
organization refused to accept the be-
quest, and it is now held by the trus-
tees Judge Huron of Topeka being one
of them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-25
TEACHERSAFTER MOREPAY
New Xork Women Principals Appeal
to the Educational Board.

New York. March 25-A number of
women teachers have sent the following
appeal to the board of education
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned
committee, representing the women
principals and teachers of the public
schools OF the city of New York, do re-
quest your honorable body to aid US in
an effort to secure an increase in our
salaries from the state legislature.
We do this because when. in the past
we have asked you to make some adj
vance in our compensation, we have
found you quite willing to listen to our
reasonable demands, yet unable to ac-
cede to them, owing to the deficiency Of
funds appropriated to school uses
Moreover, several times you he We been
obliged to cut down the salaries of the
teachers, through no desire Of your own
but because the board of estimate and
apportiOnment was unwilling to grant
you the moneys necessary for the prop
er administration of the schools We
fear that any advance which you NAV
be willing to make US will meet with
the same difficulty in the future
Therefore, we pray that you will lend
your powerful aid to the effort which
we are now making to have the state
legislature so fix and determine our sal
aries that after January 1, 1898. no reg
uIarly employed teacher shall be paid
less sum than 5000 per year, nor shall
any principal receive less than 81 500
per year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-25
AT THE STATE HOUSE.
State Live Stock Sanitary Com
mission In Session.
Report of the Chairman About
Cattle In Morris Co.
General News of the State Depart
ments-Items and Personals.

The state live stock sanitary commits
sion is in session today at the state
house.
The commission convened yesterday
afternoon and heard the report of
Chairman John l. Brown, who has re-
turned from a visit inspecting some cat
tie in NORRIS county. The cattle were
brought into the state in January from
the south. They were covered with
ticks, an unusual thing in winter, and it
was feared that Texas fever might re-
suit However, the owners of the cat
tie are taking every necessary precau-
ton and will do all in their power to
prevent breaking out of the disease,
Wnlch is, however, imprO bable.
cattle in Greenwood county brought
IN about the same time are in a similar
condition, but the ticks in both herds
nave disappeared. No dangerous re-
suit is anticipated in either case
After a few years term as a member
OF the board, Mr.. Brown retired today.
his successor, Taylor Riddle of Marion,
taking the place. The board is now com
posed of ]. w. Johnson Rep0, Hamil-
ton; Taylor Riddle and Frank Vein
shank of Kingman
The board went to Kansas CITY this
afternoon where Mr.. johnson and Mr.
Riddle will meet Mr.. Weinshank. and
organize the board for the ensuing two
Years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-25
SUNDAY KINDERGARTEN.
Innovation introduced Into the Pitts
burg Sunday Schools.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 25.-The latest
move in the city church circles is the
kindergarten in the Sunday school.
The sand table and blocks, the seed
planting and clay modelling. paper cut
ting and weaving, with all kindergarten
gifts and occupations that can be pos
sibly utilized in the illustration of Bible
truths, have found their way into the
infant department.
The idea was developed few weeks
since by the Lincoln Avenue Methodist
Sunday school, two Baptist schools
have since taken it up, two mission
schools have followed suit, and other
Methodist Sunday schools are holding
the idea under advisement
At the last meeting of the Lincoln
Avenue Methodist Sunday school over
100 babies were assembled for their kim
dergarten games. There were Presby-
terrain ba bies, Baptist babies and Meth
Odist babies, while ranged about the big
apartment were proba bly, 20 or 30 moth
ers CIR watchful friends, intent not
ing the new departure in the line of BIZ
BILE instruction for infantile minds.
Mrs. Gertrude Sackett a graduate of
the Chicago kindergarten school, was in
charge, with a dozen assistants. The
first thing, the babies were made COM
Portable Coats, furs, little hoods muf-
f1ers and all wrappings were removed
by the instructors. Each child had its
tiny chair. AS the piano sounded, the
children bowed their heads, following
the motions of the instructors, and then
kindergarten song.
First came the kindergarten songs
and movements relating to spring. The
sunshine. the trees, he birds, and then
with all attention thus duly held Miss
Sackett told the story or the sower. The
floor of the kindergarten was the field,
and as the story proceeded. the move
ments of the sower were initiated. Then
came the forcing home of the lesson Of
the poor seeds that could not live on the
rocks, that were choked by the bram-
bles, that were eaten up by the birds
But there were only to be good seeds in
this kindergarten, seeds that should fall
into good earth where they should have
plenty to eat and be cared for until
they brought forth blossoms.
And with the eyes of the babies wide
open with interest and all sympathieS
enlisted in behalf of good Seeds the line
of march was taken to the tiny low ia
bles, where each little one made its own
garden, in real earth, raked its little
plot and planted the seeds. Such a busy
time as there was for hour. Eight
children were at each table. There were
the different seeds to be explained by
the instructors to each little group the
little eye that was to sprout and grow,
how the little roots would go down into
the earth, and the little head soon peep
above the surface
There were songs for everything, for
the spading, planting, for the raking,
the shower and the sunshine, then the
tiny box gardens were carried to the
sunny window to wait until there should
come fulfillment.
All movement was done to rymth
and song. One little man had a birth
day anniversary. AS in the daily kim
dergarten this was made the occasion OF
the birthday song and Offering of con-
CALCULATIONS by the other children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-25
STRIKERS CIRCULAR
Sent to Each County Clerk in the
State.

William Stryker, as state superin-
tendent of public instruction and secre-
tary of the state school fund commits
sion, is sending out the following letter
to the county clerk of each county in
the state:
Chapter 1872 of the laws of 1895 takes
all school land west of the ninety
eighth meridian out of the market and
leaves the placing of it largely in my
hands. Any information you can fur
nlSh concerning the value of irrigation
plants, or otherwise, that may aid in
deciding what course should be pur-
sued, will be thankfully received
Il am requested by the school fund
commissioners to request that you give
proper notice to all persons who are in
default in payment upon school land;
also, that you furnish me date and
amount of issue of all bonds issued by
your county, or any municipality in it,
that are in any way irregular, or that
payment of interest or principal has
been or is likely to be resisted, or any
other information which, in your judg-
ment, would be of value to US in in
vesting the different school funds of
which we have charge.
we are in the market for good bonds
and prefer to deal directly with the mu-
inequalities issuing them. We cannot
invest when the indebtedness exceeds
10 per cent of the assessed valuation,
and are limited practically to school
bonds and to refunding bonds of other
municipalities than school districts.
Many school bonds bearing a high
rate of interest are now held by per-
sons who wodld like to cash them.
Many county, township or city bonds
could. by agreement with the holders,
be refunded. We ask your co-opera-
ton in putting US in correspondence
with parties having these matters in
charge locally, to the end that the
school fund be well invested. and that
nothing be lost either by the school
fund or by the municipality paying the
interest.
Il am having prepared, and will for
ward to you soon, a list of the delin-
Quencies in your county of interest due
the school fund This will be accom-
panied by a request for information
that will assist US in collecting, when
possible. and learning just what the
condition of this fund isl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-25
TOLL ON BICYCLES.
In Michigan the Cycler Must Pay
Over Toll Roads.

Detroit, March 25.-The Detroit &
Erin plank road company has gone into
a bicycle cinder path speculation. The
company has decided that bicycles are
a one-horse vehicle, and has instructed
the tollgate keepers to charge toll ac-
cordingly.
Griffin, Clark & Russell, attorneys for
James o. Murfin, have filed a declara-
ton in suit against the corporation in
an action for personal damages in the
sum of $500.
Mr.. Murfin AYERS that on the 18th in
slant he started on his wheel for the
city of Mt. Clements, but when he had
proceeded out the Fort Gratiot road
as far as COnnor's creek, he found his
way barred by a gate and a collector
of tolls. The keeper refused to permit
him to pass the gate unless toll was
paid, saying that the company had in
Structed him that a bicycle is a vehicle,
and to collect toll from every one of
them that came along. The suit is
friendly one, brought to test the right
of the company in the premises.
If successful in establishing its right
to charge tolls on bicycles, the plank
road company, which is now owned by
the Rapid railway, will build a cinder
path, and the bicycles would probab bly,
be willing to pay toll for its use; but
should other tollgate companies under
take to make bicyclers pay toll without
building cinder paths, howl would go
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-25
ELLA RUSSELL SANG
At The First Formal Reception at the
White House by the McKinleys.

Washington, March 25.-The first for
NAL social function at the White House
under this administration took place
last night the occasion being a dinner
given by the president and Mrs. Nc
Kinley to the members of the cabinet
and their ladies'. The affair gave Mr..
and Mrs. Mckinley an opportunity to
meet socially those with whom they are
to be associated during the coming
four years.
The table was deliberately decorated
with flowers. The guests included
Secretary Sherman and daughter, Mrs.
McCallum; Secretary and Mrs. Gage,
Secretary and Mrs Alger, Attorney
General McKenna, Postmaster General
and Mrs. Gary, Secretary and Miss
Long, Secretary Bliss, Secretary VIII
son, Colonel and Mrs. Herrick of Cleve-
land O.: Mrs. Saxton, an aunt of Mrs.
Mckinley, Miss Alger and Secretary
and Mrs. Porter.
Following the dinner, Miss Ella Rus
SELL the American prima donna who
has Just returned from Europe, sang
for the guests. Her wonderful voice
created great enthusiasm and she was
warmly applauded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-25
HOW MR.. HEERY LOST S226.
A Case of "Going on Another Mans
Note" Once More.

Michael Heery is the appellant in a case
filed in the district court late yesterday
afternoon, affecting the estate of Mar
tin Cuff, who died in this city in Novem-
Der 1891. The case is an appeal from
judgment rendered by J. G. Wood, while
probate judge on February &c, 1896.
1t appears that Mr. Heery went surety
for Cuff on two promissory notes amount
ing to $3.50 in 1890, and at the time of
CUFFS death these notes remained I'M
paid. When they became due Heery was
compelled to pay them. and at that time
the interest had raised the amount to
1925. After an administrator was appoint
ed for the Cuff estate, Heery asked that
son be sold to reimburse him for the
amount expended in paying the notes, but
the request for the sale of the real es-
tate. and decided that Heerys claim was
barred by the statute of limitations.
The matter now will be settled in the
district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-25
M'MASTER'S BACK SALARY.
Which He Claims Frank Herald Ille-
gaIIy Deprived Him Of

The case of R. B. McMasters against
the city of Topeka was argued in the dis
Monday Judge Hazen will decide whether
it is Frank Herald or r. B. McMasters
who is entitled to the $500 involved in the
suit. The case is the result of the
fusal of Herald to turn over the office Of
commissioner of elections to r. B. Nc
Masters after the latter had been ap>
pointed by Governor Morrill,.
1t was four months after McMaSters
was appointed before he finally secured
possession of the office of commissioner
of elections through quo warranto pro-
ceedings brought in the supreme court.
and during that time Frank Herald held
the oTlce. Herald claims that he Is en-
and NcA1asters claims that the salary is
rightfully due him Herald was hold
ing the office unjustly. The city refused
to pay the salary of the commissioner
during the time the office was in contro-
VerSy, and is waiting for the court
to decide which is the lucky man.