Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-22

On moClon taken from tne jury ana dis
missed because no triable crime was
charged in the indictment. The case
is undoubtedly one of pure black mail. /.
Mr.. H. G. Hjerleid and family took
their departur for Decorah Monday
Mr.. Hjerleid will have a prominent
position in the newly organized bank
there, which succeeds the defunct
First National, anu we are mistaken in
the man if he in the least betrays the
trust reposed.
The Elma News-Register announced
the death of Nathan Bowman at that
place, June Is, aged 73 years 5 months
and IA days The interment was at
Rochester, Minnesota. The same paper
announces the death of Henry Helm
miller, June IA, aged 76 years. The
deceased was a native of Germany but
had been in the United States forty
four years.
Geo. Miller has been buying up a
lot of horses and getting them in shape
for sale, and to-day he and his family,
with Frank Humphrey and wife start
overland with them to Ortonville,
Mimi, as their objective point, where
they stop for a short visit with the
family of Andrew Mcmillan, and from
thence they will go to Dakota if their
horses are not all disposed of.
Saturday morning the 10Th the libra
ry building of the State University at
Iowa City was struck with lightning
and burned to the ground. The loss
was 100000, of which $4,000 was in
books, 1900 volumes being the Talbot
collection, $4,000 apparatus of the
physical laboratory and $4,000 in the
building. Many of the books are out
OF print, some of them dating back to
the 16tn century. One OF the fireman,
l.. M. Leek, was caught under a fall
ing roof and burned to death. 1t will
devolve upon the legislature to assem-
BILE in July, to provide fire proof
building for the future library of the
the university.
w. L. Henderson, who has several
years been grain buyer on the line
of the G. M. & St. Paul Ry., at Leroy,
Lime Springs and Cresco, died at
Rlceville, at the home of his son,
Saturday morning, June 10, Owing
to i'll health he left here last fall, going
to Sanitarium in Michigan for treat
ment, remaining a few months. Not
getting the reliet he expected he went
to National City, California, where
disappointment likewise awaited him.
Thus disappointed in the search for
health, he returned to Riceville a
short time since, passing away as
noted. He was man of sterling in
tegrity, pure in character, and devot-
ed to his home and friends. He was
brother to Col. D. b. Henderson and
had brother in California, formerly
a banker at Leroy. A widow and two
or more children survive him, but we
are without data farther than above
given.
The other side of the story shows
that the railroad conductor and brake
man really used no more force than
was necessary to control the blind man
put off the train in Cresco few days
since. 1t is stated that when the brake
man requested the blind man to take
another seat, having taken one that
was occupied by a lady, the brakeman
offering to assist him and gently TAX
ing hold of him for that purpose, he
was assaulted violently by the blind
man fastening his teeth upon the arm
ofthe brakeman decorating it seriously
between the shoulder and elbow. To
repel this assault the brakeman was
compelled to use force in self defense,
but no more than was justiiable if the
the report is true. The brakeman is
reported as strong athletic man who
could have beaten the passenger to a
jelly had he sought any bnt the mild
est means the case admitted of, and
the conductor in charge of the train
| is humane, as well asscivil, courte-
GUS gentleman, who would give every
person all the protection from insult
or injury while on his train, that his
conduct would merit.
/ Prof. Thaler's Pupils concert last
Friday evening had but meagre
attendance owing to the extreme heat
and threatening clouds, but those in
attendance received their reward. The
Professors Calmar orchestra, assisted
| by Cresco talent, some of them his
former pupils, rendered fine overture
and also accompanied DIR. Mcdonald
in a fine baritone solo and Prof. Thaler
in a cornet solo. Miss Mamie Thaler
played two violin solos in her usual
finished style. Little Nettie Thaler
sang the Lullaby from Ermine, with
: out accompaniment, showing a purity
of tone and a range surprising in one
so young. She was very properly en-
cored, as was also her little sister,
Miss Henrietta who, in her recitation
showed that she was far in advance
of the usual child elocutionist; her
emphasis, gestures, showing a good
conception of the sentiment of the Sc
lection and her enunciation was good.
The violin duet and quartette, by
members of the Thaler family, were
fine selections we'll played. But the
playing OF his pupils was most in
teresting as showing the skill and
improvement to be obtained by the
teaching of one who thoroughly
understands his business. The quar-
tetIe by three of the young ladies in
the class and the Professor himself
showed excellent training in their
tone, time, and excellent bowling,
| while the trio by Ruth and Willie
+ Connolly, and Prof. Thaler showed
, what a patient, pains-taking, thorough
H.