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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18

ness and nervous troubles With which I wss
afflicted, and my eyes grew stronger every
day"
next query.
mo; as told you the first box helped
me great deal, and after 1 had taken six
boxes felt SO we'll that left off the medi.
cine entirely and have not taken any now
for some weeks I am able to attend 70 all
my duties and feel as well as can be, while
my eyes continue to improve right along. I
do not even mind the long walk from my
home to the business part of the city.
Miss Warner further said that DR.. vii.
liams Pink Pills for Pale People build up
the system, giving lasting effect and mot
merely a fictitious strength for the time be.
ing.
Dr.Williams' Pink Pills for Pale PEOPLE are
an unfailing specific for such diseases as loco
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus'
dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, ner.
vous headache, the after effect of Ia grippe.
palpitation of the heart, pale and salloW com.
plexions, that tired feeling resulting from ner.
vous prostration, all diseases resulting from
vitated humors in the blood, such as scfofula.
chronic erysipelas, etc. They are also specific
for troubles peculiar to females, such az sup.
pressions, irregularities and all forms of weak.
ness. In men they effect a radical cure In all
cases arising from mental worry, overwork Or
excuses of whatever nature.
/. These pills are manufactured by the Or.
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady.
N. Y, and are sold only in boxes bearing the
firms trade mark and wrapper at 50 cents .
box or six boxes for $3.50, and are never sold
in bulk. They may be had of all drugRists.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
Kendallville.

Fred Barnes came over from Elma,
Saturday, for visit at home for a few
days.
Frank McEvitt came up from
Williamsburg, Saturday, where he
and Andrew Elliott are rustling
for washer.
John Kakow has sold his farm
property to the Curtis Bros, for
$4,000
Walt Kendall has purchased a horse
to drive through the country on his
lecturing tour. A fellow from
Chicago says it is the identical one
that took DIR Cronan to his fetal
doom. He has secured the services
of Ben Neibiling to break it for q
driver.
Mrs. Chas. Howe, of Lime Springs,
drove down Saturday, guest at the
home of her cousin, Mrs. Abbie
Nelson.
Burglars broke into the hardware
store of p. Hammervold, Friday eve,
and secured few razors and pocket
knives, and at Ward Curtis they
they carried off can of milk from
his vat into the road and Toasted on
it's contents. We suppose they were
ameteurs.
The 'Swallace" are building their
nest under the caves of the Prof's.
straw hat, where the wheel has va.
Gated.
The people of Plymouth Rock will
celebrate the Fourth by a picnic.
We do not know the date as yet.
The work on John Greenhalge's
new residence is progressing rapidly,
the architects are Geo. and John Gill.
The directors are talking of putting
in a telephone from the school house
to the county line house and thus
q mail carriers expense.
I. J. Hardy, Albion Twp. road
supervisor, was talking with Super
visor Clink, of Orleans, the other day
when an old familiar lady acquain.
lance of Hardy's drove by, and as he
supposed lived in a southerly direc
ton, where upon Mr.. Clink told him
he was lost, and said he never saw
a supervisor from Howard county
yet but did not get lost when he
came over here. We have it tina,
Hardy admitted the fact.
TECUMsEH.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
WILL ACCEPT ANGEL.
Sultan Issues an Trade to That EHec
Terrell Starts for Homo.

Sultan Issues an Trade to That Eject
Terrell Starts for Home.
Washington, June 16-A cablegram
received at the state department from
the United States charge d'affaires at
Constantinople Tuesday afternoon
states that thesultan has issued an trade
announcing the acceptance of Dr.Angell
as minister from the United States,
and Mr.. Terrell has accordingly started
for home.
Constantinople, June 16.-Mr. Terrell,
the retiring American minister, started
for Athens Tuesday en- route to the
United States. Representatives of all
the foreign legations and consulates as
well as of the American colony paid
Mr. Terrell plilnentary visits at the
embassy, and much regret was ex-
pressed at his withdrawal. The retiring
minister had been accorded personal
audience with the sultan.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
FINALLY ADJoURNs.

Supreme Lodge of Ancient Order
United WorlkEen Finishes Business.
Milwaukee, June 16.-The supreme
lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen reached final adjournment
Tuesday afternoon. Aftera lively fight
as to the next meeting place, Asbury
Park, N. j., won over ST. Paul by
small majority. j. c. Tate was engaged
as supreme lecturer for the order for
the coming year. a move to amend the
constitution SO as to have Suicide
clause" refusing to pay death bene-
fits in cases of suicides was laid over
without debate until the next annual
session. The supreme master work.
man was empowered to reorganize the
order in Oklahoma, where it has been
conducted in clandestine manner for
c,,,nn fin,.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
SHORT SPECIALS.

indianapolis women remove their
hats in church.
President Mckinley has nominated
John G. Brady, of Alaska, to be governor
of that territory.
Messiah" Schweinfurth is said to be
arranging to establish "heaven" in
Buena Vista county, la.
|. President Mckinley has declined an
invitation of the San Francisco chamber
of commerce to visit California this
summer, owing to press of official du-
ties.
The Rock Island Oily city council
adopted curfew ordnance Monday
evening. 1t prohibits children under Is
from being out after nine o'clock at
night.
The London Times publishes u table
showing that in the future rulers of
Germany, Russia, Greece and Rou-
mania will be immediate descendants of
Queen Victoria.
The British steamer Sultan has
foundered near the island of Socotra, 100
miles east of Cape Guardafui, the east
ern extremity of Africa. Ten natives
were drowned.
Alcohol is now being shipped to
Japan under circumstances which
promise that the American article will
be able to come into profitable compe-
tition with the German product.
The state tireman's tournament has
| opened at Iowa City, la. The city is
profusely decorated, and great prepara-
tions are being made for the parade
About 1000 tiremen from all parts of the
state are present.
The directors of the Dover (Del.) ma
tional bank have adopted resolution
fayoring reduction of the capital stock
of the bank from 100000 to $4,000 as
result of the recent defalcation Of
Paying Teller Boggs.
The trial of Frank Butler, the Aus
tralian who is suspected of killing IA
men, and perhaps many more, began
at Sydney, N. S. W., on the charge of
numbering Capt. Weller, while prospect
ing with him last September, near Sgd
ney.
A Duluth (N[inn.) dispatch says that
the entire allotment of the Pioneer
mine under the Bessemer ore pool,
amounting to 225,ooo tons, has been
sold at about three dollars per ton, the
highest price paid for Lake Superior ore
this season.
DIR. Samuel Marsh Martin, aged S.
for the past rs years one of the most
prominent physicians of western In
diana, committed suicide by hanging
himself in his barn at Greenfield, Ind
DIR. Martin left no note or word as to the
cause of his act.
| The president and party arrived in
Washington at 1880 a. m. Tuesday from
Asheville and We're driven at once tc
the white house. Mr.. Mckinley had not
suffered at all from the fatigue of the
nights journey, and was in his office
soon after nine o clock.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
JULIUS HOBBS. NJ. D.

J. ]. Lowry, the well-known Drug
gist of this town has the reputation
of Offering to patrons those goods
only which are known to produce
satisfactory results
Learning of the marvellous worth of
of DR.. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills,
as evidenced by the endorsement of
cured patients and druggists, Mr..
Lowry made arrangements with the
Hobbs Remedy Co., to give, absolute
ly free of charge, to every person in
this vicinity who may be interested,
an opportunity to test the value of
these Pills as an agent for the speedy
cure of all forms of kidney diseases
and allied troubles.
DIR. Hobbs asserts that he has dis
covered remedy in his Sparagus
Kidney Pills that will positively cure
that most lnsidious and common of
all complaints which is wrecking men
and women by the score daily, viz:
Kidney Disease, except where tumors
and ulcers have formed, requiring
surgical operation.
For one week from the date of this
publication, Mr.. Lowry will give
away,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
Granger and FlorencevilIe.

A. M. Hardness and wife were
present at the lecture delivered by
John G. Wooley, at Spring Valley,
Thursday. On Friday they attended
the Sunday School convention at
Harmony.
A strawberry and ice cream festival
will be given at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. A. NJ. Hardness tonight, June
18, in the interest of the Epworth
League. Much time has been spent
by the young people in preparing for
this social and it is especially desired
that everyone come and make this
gathering one to be remembered.
Price, 10 cents dish each.
The Woodraan gave dance in the
bowery last Friday night
Adah Robinson and Eta Hutchison
have purchased new guitars.
Chas. r. Hosford made business
trip to Harmony, Friday last.
Ernest Sims and Geo. Ludwig We're
in Cresco Saturday.
A bevy of workmen were busy re-
pairing the Florenceville dam last
week which Is now IN excellent condi-
ton.
Remember social tonight.
Prof. Duxberry visited in Riceville
last Saturday.
A. M. Hardness joined the Masonic
Lodge. at Canton, Tuesday night.
Miss Emma Thomas was in Florence
vile this week.
Misses Stella Springfield and Evelyn
Hunt and F. A. Crowell went to see
Uncle Toms Cabin played IN Cresco,
Monday night.
Willie Sims visited in Prosper last
week. VENUS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18

ness at the Cape, which, according to
rumors on the. stock exchange, was in
the nature of brain trouble.
The African market, as result of the
death of Barnato, was depressed.
Barnato consolidated was "a lower,
Johannesburg Investment went down
", Chartered company's securities
fell "a, De Beres mines went down sic
and Band mines were "a lower.
Although the stock exchange was ex-
cited by the news of Barnato's death,
there was no panic. The Barnato conf
panies were not allowed to fall much
before they found buyers. The opin-
ion is expressed that the death of the
great South African speculator cannot
have much effect upon the market, as
Barnato had paid but little direct at
tention to business recently.
The Pail Mall Gazette, commenting
OIL the death of Barney Barnato, says
he had been mentally unwcll for about
three months past, and that he had been
under constant surveillance.
Particulars of the Suicide.
Funchal, Madeira, June 16.-The fol
lowing details have been obtained of the
suicide of Barney Barnato, while OIL
the passage here from Cape Town. Bar
nato, who had been in ill-hcalth fol-
some time past, seemed to improve after
leaving Cape Town, but he was never
left alone, and some one was constantly
detailed to watch him. Monday, aftel
lunch between two and three o'clock il
the afternoon he seemed to be in very
good spirits and was walking up ant
down the deck on passengers arm
| Suddenly Barnato asked his companion
to tell him the time. but before he re
ceivcd reply he wrenched his arm
away and jumped overheard. The fourtl
officer jumped overheard after him i'm
mediately, but he failed to save tn
life of the South African speculator
as heavy seas were running and the yes
sci was steaming at the rate of II knot
hour. So soon as possible the steame
was stopped, lifeboat was lowere
and pulled to the spot where the tw
men were last seen. The fourth office
was rescued in an exhausted condition
and later the body of Barnato was re
covered floating head downward. Hi
remains have been embalmed and wi
be taken to England Oh board the SEQ
Mrs. Barnato and her children wer
also on board the Scot.
Cape Town, June 16.-The Cape pal
lament has adjourned out of respee
for the late Barney Barnato,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
IT WAS SUICIDE.
Report That Barnato's Death Was
Self Murder Confirmed.
HE WAS MENTALLY UNBALANCED
Had Been Under Surveillance foz
Some Northumberland for Afri-
can shares Depressed by
the News.

London, June 16.-The officials of the
Union Steamship Company, to which
the steamer Scot belongs, confirm the
announcement made in q special dis
patch from Funchal, island of Madeira,
that Barney Barnato, the South Afri-
can diamond king" committed sui
eide by jumping overheard while the
vessel was on her way from Cape Town,
which port she left on June 2, for
Southampton via Funchal.
The death of Barney Barnato has
caused sensation in financial circles.
His office here during the morning was
besieged by hundreds of eager inquirers,
and even then his firm had not received
confirmation of the news.
Thrognorton street was filled with
excited crowds of brokers discussing
the news of Barnato's death. His self
destruction is generally supposed to
have been the outcome of his recent ILL
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
MUST CHOOSE ONE WIFE.
Chcyennes md Arnpahoes Must Dror
POlyEamy July I.

Chcyennes md ArnpahOes Must Dron
PolyEamy July I.
Perry, o. T., June 16.-The Cheyenne
and Arapahoe Indians are wrought up
over the new law which goes into effect
July / relating to polygamy. After
that time each OF the 40 Cheyenne In
dams who has more than one wife will
have to choose one of the two, three or
five wives that he has, and the cast
off wives must go back to their rela-
tives. The interest of the squaws, who
have become enlightened to their sit
uation, has become intense. Every
squaw who wants to remain with her
husband is doing her best to please him
so that she will be the lucky wife.
There are 40 of these polygamists, and
in all they have over 100 squaws.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
Enrthaunlses I'm Mexico.

Mexico City, June 16.-Earthquakes
at and near the town of Tehauntepec,
in the southern part of the country,
continue and many people have left
the place, including the correspondent
of Impartial, newspaper of this city,
who wires that he could no longer safe
ly remain. Several shocks have been
felt in the city of Oaxaca.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
Live Stock.

Chicago, June Is.
HOGS-Market active and feeling strong.
Prices 5Q71ac higher. Sales ranged at
s2.2O@355 for Pigs: s3.45@3.621s for light;
ss.25@sS5 for rough packing; s3.45@3.sO for
mixed, and s3.4OQ3.55 for heavy packing and
shipping lots.
CATTLE-Market rather quiet. Feeling
steady. Prices unchanged. Quotations
ranged at s50O@5.35 for choice to extra
shipping Steers; s4.55@5.O0 for good to
choice do; $4.25@4.so for fair to good; $3.50
1870 for common to medium do; $3.7O@4.2O
for butchers Steers; s360@4.0O for Stock
ers; s4.0O@4.55 for Feeders; $1.s5@4.OO for
Cows; s2.60@4.35 for Heifers; $2.50@4.00 for
Bulls. Oxen and Stays; $2.75D4.30 for Texas
Steers. and s3.50@6. 90 for Veal Calves.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
TOTALLY DESTROYED.
Uncle Sans Loss by the Ellis Island
Fire About SSOO,OOO,

Uncle SANS Loss by the Ellis Island
Fire About 100000.
New York, June 16.-Ellis island is
a mass of black, smoldering ruins. All
the huge buildings which since 1892 have
housed hundreds of thousands of i'm
migrants were demolished in confa-
grafton during the night, which con-
stituted one OF the most brilliant spec
tacles ever seen in New York harbor,
and which threatened the lives of 200
immigrants whoavere OH the island.
AS far as can be learned there was no
loss OF life. The exact amount of dam
age has not been ascertained, but it
is said that the loss on buildings will
amount to something like 100000,
while hundreds of volumes of valuable
records have been destroyed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
FREE OF CHARGE,

toany person who will call for sample
box of Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills.
With each box will be found little
book on the functions of the Kidneys,
giving just such information as is de-
sired or needed by those suffering
from weak kidneys and urinary diff
culties.
No one who is affected by Kidney
Diseases and allied troubles. shonld
neglect this great opportunity. 1t is
offered to enable you to judge of the
merits of the Remedy. You do not
have to take any ones opinion but
your own. 1t will cost you only the
asking.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18

New York, June l6.-The gold re-
serve of the clearing house was in
creased to S55, 100000 Tuesday, when
three banks, members of the associa-
ton, deposited 100000 in gold in it's
vaults in exchange for certificates.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
indiana sunday schools.

Warsaw, Ind, June 1G.-The State
Sabbath School union assembled at
Winona park at two p. m. Tuesday.
Rev. l. n. Earle lectured during the
afternoon. An interesting evening ses-
sion was also held.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
Making satisfactory Progress.

London, June l6.-A dispatch to the
Times from Constantinople says that
the peace conference of ambassadors
with Tewfk Pasha representing the
sultan, appears to be making satisfac-
tory progress"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
j. J. Lowry, Druggist.
Cresco, Iowa.
A White Mark.

Foley's Kidney Cure is a perfectly
reliable preparation for all Kidney
and Bladder diseases Theproprietors
of this Great Medi cine guaratee it
or the money refund ed. Do they
not deserve a white mark?
Sold by j. j. Lowry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

Chicago. June Is.
CORN-Firm. No. 2 and No. 2 Yellow.
24ss@25c; July, 241a@24esc and 25c; Septem-
Der. 251a@255sc and 2GlsQ26Mc.
RYE-Steady but quiet. No. cash, 33Ac
and No. 8. 32Ac. July delivery was 33c and
September. S3!ac.
BARLEY-Was steady; offerings only
moderate. Common or feed Barley, 26@
26hc; Mailing Barley, fair to good quail
ity, 271A@29c. choice. so@s2c. and fancy. SO
MESS PORK-Quotations ranged at $3.50
@7.65 for cash; s765Q7.65 for July. and s7G5
@7.S0 for September.
LARD-Quotations ranged at s3.57k@
3.G5 for cash: s3.721a@3.77k for July. and
s3.S2A@3S7h for September.
NEW POTATOES-Market firm. White
stocks, $1.2502OO per barrel; Red Triumphs,
s1.25@215.
EGGS-Steady. Fresh stock, S@Skc.
BUTTER Market firm. 11Ql4c for
creameries; 9@l2c for diaries.
LIVE PoULTRY-Turkeys.6 @7c; Chick
ems, 7@7iac; Ducks, 7@7kc per pound:
Geese, s3.OOq4. 50 per dozen.
HIGH-PROOF SP1RlTS-Steady on the
| basis of $119.
New York, June 49,
| FLOUR-Ioderately active and f1rmer al
| the close with wheat; Minnesota patents
| $4.0OQ4.20; Minnesota bakers, $3.4563 55
Rye flour, steady: superfine. s21O@2.sO.
WHEAT-Spot, firm. Options opened
firm and advanced, but recovered sharply
and closed strong. 1@11ac net advance: sales
included No. 2 red. June. Tic; September
| 7G@711sc, closing at 71Ac.
| CORN-Firmer. No. 2, 29a4c: June closed
| at 29s4c; September. 30%@3lssc, closing al
3l1sc.
oATs-spot firm. No. 2. PC; options In.
| active.
BUTTER-Quiet. Western creamery, Il
Q15c; Elgins. 15c; factory, 71a@1O1ac.
CHEESE-Steady. State, large, SIC; do
small, 7A@Sc; part skins, 4Q6hc; full
skins, 2k@3c.
EGGS-Quiet. State and Pennsylvania
l1lh@12c; western. 1OR@11c; southern. s2.4(
| Q27O
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure Soc, 81. All druggists.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-18

FOR FREE SAMPLES, CALL ON
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31

ed how the apparition had after little
while faded away into invlsipil,y.
Concluding that this new visitor also
was not a person Of flesh and blood, sne
sat silently gazing at the silent oDlece'
while the intruder, whoever or WnaI-
ever he was. sat also in silence, steadily
regarding her. Just how long this seate
Of things lasted the lady did not acou-
rately know, but it was probably not
very long. when the mysterious stranger
began to vanish into thinner and thln-
ner nersonal presence, until i'll mo-
ment or two he had vanished qulte
away.
II was the lady's hour for her evening
hath but she thought she would first let
out her two pet dogs from their connne-
ment in another room. They came bark-
inc furiously and running directly TO,
ward the bathroom. There, through the
omen door, the lady was horrifled to see
IN the floor a monstrous oobra-ths
snake whose bite is certain and speedy
death. Springing forward to save ne
| dogs, she quickly shut the door, but no
60 instantaneously as to prevent ne
seeing the reptile turning and escapinI
down through hole in the floor wher
the drain pipes of bathtub and wash
howl went-a hole which had been care
lessly left larger than was necessary.
II she had gone directly to the batf
-oon as she would have done but fe
the Intervention Of her mysterious vls
, tant her life would undoubtedly hay
. heen sacrificed in the act.--Haruo'
Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-03-31
Tho Way They Did IL.

Chauncey M. Depew says that he ha
had personal experience in seeking ofYic,
mot for himself, however, but for 9th
ers-from every Republican president
He says that Mr.. Lincoln would alway.
listen attentively to what he had to say
and then tell funny story. On his way
back to the hotel he would think over
the story, and finally see that it landed
his candidate way out of sight.
General Grant always received an
application for office as toasts to the
memory of Washington are drunk-
standing and in silence.
President Hayes listened for awhile.
then broke out into lamentations that
the attention Of the president Of the
United States should be diverted from
the great affairs of state to distribute
patronage. Then he would make mem
orandun IN a little red book, which was
to remind him not to do it.
General Garfield would put his arm
around your neck, tell you how much
ne loved you and then forget what you
had asked of him.
President Arthur would listen with
polite attention to all you had to say,
then refer you to some man in New
York whom you were never able to find
President Harrison would sink down
into his chair until you had presented
The claims of your candidate and then
change the subject
President McKinley's methods have
not been developed. Thicago Record.