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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
Kendallv,lIe K,ckapoos


Alison Daskam finished the winter
term in the Morgan district last Fri
day, and is now attending the Valdez
Normal at DEBORAH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer eager are enter
tanning a little girl that came to stay
with them last Friday.
Frank McEvitt and sister, Mrs. J.
H. Daskam returned from North En-
glish, Friday.
Morris Whalen and Jas. Gaul are
hauling corn from Bonair with four
teams.
Miss Ruth Barnes was taken sick
Sunday, the doctor not knowing
what the trouble was.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Luren are the
happy parents of little daughter,
born Feb. 5th.
L. G.. Burton was under the wealth.
er last week with bad case of the
grippe, and Mr.. G. 1. Powers had
charge of the place uutil he got bet
ter.
Harvey Townsend came home from
Strouseton, 8. D., after an absence of
four years.
VIM. A. Stockman was over to see
uncle Horace at Burr Oak the first of
last week.
James Lester has commenced build
ing on his place east of town, the
barn and other out buildings being
nearly finished and will shortly start
work on the house. Contractor
Byrnes of Cresco is doing the work.
Mrs. Henrietta Daskam is visiting
a sister, Mrs. Lottie Post at Dubuque
Mrs. j. A. Clark has recovered from
her recent illness.
A great many Of our ladies attend
ed d carper-rag bee at Mrs. John
Clink's last Tuesday.
VIM. Shurtleff lost valuable horse
Tuesday.
Louis LureD, Thos. Hynes, Perry
and Jefferson Townsend were Deco
rah visitors last week Tuesday.
VIM. Howard of Chester is moving
on Mrs. John Stockman's farm.
We will not endeavor to give any
further write up of the accidental
shooting of John Rakow than that
which appeared in the PEE DEB
columns of last Friday, although he
is getting along finely under the
treatment of DIR. Barrett, and he told
us that no bones were going to be
lost.
Thore was large number of peo-
Pile from Cresco to the dance Friday
evening and most of them carried
themselves as ladies and gentlemen
ought to do, but a few Of them who
represented the G. 8. G. or the bon
tons, although bantams, their room
would be better than their company.
TECUMSEH.
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
Granger and Florenceville.

Plenty of snow and wintry weather.
The dance Monday evening can be
described in one word-a fizzle.
A diminutive miller put in an APP
pearance at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Abe Privat, and royal neighbor at
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ludwig's, on Sun
day.
On Tuesday, quite an excitement
was created over law suit between
Mr.. d. Horton and s. Oleson; Mr..
Horton came out victorious.
The masquerade sociable at Mr..
Robinson's was success financially
but not 80 much of one as to the
correct guessing of the ladies whose
numbers the gentlemen held. But
just wait until the sociable is given
vice versa. The girls all say they
won't do as the Doctor did. Perhaps
because their purses aren't as heavy
as his.
Married-At the home of the BRIDES
parents, Miss Frances Schultz and
Mr.. Meuther.
The lecture, "My Trip to Dakota, :"
given by Mr.. Hardness last Wednes-
day, was a great success. The eve
ming was fine and there was house
full. MIR. Hardness held the audience
in wrapt attention for fully two hours.
His lecture was very simple, so that
even the children understood ;enjoyed
it. At the close every one seemed to
think that they preferred their own
state to Dakota. Mr.. Hardness is an
able speaker and we hope to hear
from him again.
Rev. Hardness delivered his lecture
at Harmony, last Tuesday evening.
Richard Wickham accompanied him
to that place.
Rev. Schaffer, OF Cresco, will deliv-
.er his lecture on .'Heroism," Friday
evening, Feb, 26.
The date for the League entertain.
ment is fixed for March, 5.
Rev. Hardness will change places
with Rev. Simonds of Caledonia
next Sunday, service here in the eve.
ming.
On Saturday last, the people of this
place were shocked ut hearing thai
Mr.. Richard Noehring had taker
morphine and the doctor had nc
hope of saving him. He died a
eleven o'clock Saturday evening. Mr.
Noehring has suffered for years henc,
the awful step he took. The funera
was held Tuesday afternoon at thu
NJ. r. church. After short address
by Rev. Hawk, of Preston, the mem
bers of the Masonic lodge, also O
Preston, of which he was q. member
conducted very impressive service
The Woodmen of this piece then fol
lowed his body TO the cemetery ant
held their services over the grave
Richard Noehring was born at Neck
lenburg, Germany, in 1856. He cam
to this country and married Ma,
Serfling in 1886. His wife and onl
child, Charles, survive him. We joil
with the host of friends in extendin
our sympathy to the bereaved mothe
and son. Owing to the shock of he
husbands death, Mrs. Noehring is il
a precarious condition.
4 XENoCRATES.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
Called ON the President.

Washington, Feb. 24.--Lord Aber-
deem, the encouragement of Canada,
accompanied by his aid, Capt. Wilber-
force, called on Secretary Olney Tuesday
morning and were taken by that official
over to the white house and presented
to the president, who entertained them
socially few minutes just before cab
met meeting. Lady Aberdeen was re-
ceived by Mrs. Cleveland Monday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
HANNA TALKS.
Senator shcrman's Successor Outline,
His Course,

His Course.
Canton, o., Feb. 24.-Mark Hanna,
who is to succeed Senator Sherman, in
an inerview said of his course in the
senate:
I'm congress, as 1 am business man. l
expect to devote good deal Of time to the
consideration of the tariff question. think
that I am pretty well in touch with the
commercial and business interests of the
country. and think l know what these
interests want and have right to expect.
All business men and all persons interested
in the return of prosperity agree. take
1t. that we must have revival law that
will produce enough revenue to pay the
current expenses of the government. ]
want to see such a law constructed on pro-
tective tariff lines passed at the earliest
possible moment. and think a great ma
jority of the members Of congress are OF
the same mind /"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26

praying the committee to construct the
new tariff bill in the interests of the
business men of the country and not of
the manufacturers.
The memorial also asks for the es-
tablishment of new executive depart
ment, to be called the department of
commerce.
A nonpartisan commission, to be APP
pointed by the business Mems league, is
suggested as an aid to the committee.
/. This commission is to collect data, to
turn 1t over to the committee, to assist
II in its preparation of the new tariff
bill,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
GAVE HIMSELF UP.
A Bay City (Mich.) Defaulter surren
ders In San FrancfscO.

dcrs In San Francisco.
San Francisco, Feb. 24.-Charles B.
McCloy is In the custody of United
States Marshal Baldwin, and will be
returned to Bay City, Mich, where he
Is wanted for embezzlement McCloy
was assistant cashier of the Second ma
tional bank, of Bay City, and three
years ago decamped with $4,000 of the
banks funds. A few days ago he walked
into the Office of William Westover, Jr.,
who formerly was fellow employee Of
the bank, and said he wanted to sur
render himself. McCloy says when he
left Bay City he fled to New York city,
where his brother put him aboard Il
ship bound for Venezuela. He knocked
about South America and the West In
dies as a common seaman. Six months
ago he made his way to Canada, whence
he took ship to Australia. Becoming
disheartened, he took passage on the
Alametia as dishwasher and arrived
In this city few days ago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
"ToTs"LEAvE THE WHITE HOUSE
Mrs. Cleveland Takes Her Children to
Their New Home.

NEW 11oues
Princeton, N. j., Feb. 24.-Alrs. Cleve-
land arrived at Princeton Tuesday after
noon at 1855 o'clock in special car
which was attached to the Southern e.
New York express, which left Wash
ington at IL o'clock a. IN. She was ac-
companied by her mother and her
three children, besides maids and other
servants, making in all party Ct ten.
Prof. West, of the university, met them
at the station and assisted them to
carriages which conveyed the party to
the old Slidell mansion on Bayard av-
enue, which will henceforth be the per-
mancnt home of President Cleveland.
Mrs. Cleveland will remain in Prince
ton only a few days at present. After
getting the house in order she will go
to Washington in time for the recep-
tion of Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley, and later
will return to the new home with Mr..
Cleveland.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26

A Sioux City preacher is reading a
series of letters from his pulpit which
he calls Letters from HE'LL" Inquiry
is rife as to whether the letters are
photographed and confession as
to Sioux City.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
Freight Handlers. Strike.

Ludington, Mich, Feb. 24.-The 400
dock freight handlers of the Flint g.
Pierre Marquette railroad boats are on
n strike because their wages have been
cut from 90 to IS cents per hour. There
are three loaded vessels lying at the
dock and the yards are full of freight
cars waiting to be unloaded Efforts
to get men to fill the strikers places
have failed so far
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
HART FOUND GUILTY.
Convicted in Philadelphia for e
gaGinE In Cuban Filibustertng.

Z
gaginE In Cuban Filibustering.
Philadelphia, Feb. 24.-The jury in the
case Of the government against John ID.
Hart, of this city, ON the charge of aid
ing Cuban filibustering expedition on
the steamer Laurnda in August last, in
the United States district court rem
dered q verdict of guilty.
Late in the afternoon the statement
was made by the convicted mans coun-
sci that Hart had been released on bail,
but it is now admitted that Hart has
not succeeded in getting bondsman,
and that he has been sent to prison.
It is thought bail will be obtained to-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
Murderer KnI. Him.e,s-

Emsdale, Ont, Feb. 24.-James Fry,
who murdered j. z. Shaw on Saturday
morning last in bush Is miles from
here, as a result of quarrel, has com.
mitted suicide by shooting. Fry had
given out that he would never be cap
tured alive and had barricaded him
self in his house.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26

tcrfering with the gas and electric ngnt
plants. The waterworks was also sub
merged by water and assistance was
asked from this city. An engine and
hose were Immediately sent to the bor-
ough for protection in case of fire. At
Brownsville the water is from three to
five feet deep in some of the houses.
Railroad traffic was suspended. The
rivers are now falling and no further
damage is expected in this vicinity.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
senate Don't Want Him.

Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 24.-The house
by vote of IS to 81 passed resolution
inviting w. j. Bryan to visit the cap
ital during his stay in this state, Feb
ruary rs and 26. In the senate the res
.olution was rejected by an emphatic
yea and nav vote,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
Live Stock.

Chicago, Feb. %.
CATTLE-Market steady. Fair to Best
Beeyes, $3.500515; Suckers and Feeders.
$s.1004.20; Mixed Cows and Bulls. $1.70O
40; Texas. S320@4.20.
HOGS-Market steady to shade lower.
Light, s345@3.62h: Rough packing. 5000
3.25; Mixed and Butchers, $340Q3. 571s;
Heavy Packing and Shipping. $3S003.55;
Pigs. $325G362h
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

chicago, rep. 70.
WHEAT-Lower and moderately active.
February, 73ss@75Mc; May, 75h@76stc, clos
ing at 75Ac: July. 71A@73Ac. closing at
71%c.
CoRN-Higher. No. and No. Yellow.
23c; May. 241sQ24%c. closing at 2414c; July.
2 2s Agg25N closing at 25ssc; September.
OATS-Strong. with moderate trading.
No. cash. 16ssp169sc: May. 171s@D17ssc, clos
ing at 17ssc; July, 1S@1Slac, closing at 1880.
Samples steady. No 3. 15A@l7c; No.
White, l691S1sc; No. 2. lie; No. 2 White,
19A@l9ac
MESS PORK-Trading was moderate
and prices steady. Quotations ranged at
$7.S5Q7.9O for cash; s7.O5QS.O for May, clos
Ing at 1871, and $S.10GS.121z for July. clos
ing at s.071a.
LARD-Demand only moderate, and
offerings fair. Prices steady at $3.0093. 1926
for cash; $3.97iaQ4.02la for May. closing at
ss.s7.1s. and s4o7A@4.i0 for July. closing at
$4.07H.
BUTTER Market firm at 14@1sc for
creameries. and 9@l7c for dairies.
LIVE POULTRY - Quiet. Turkeys, 5@
&c.: Chickens. 6AQ7c; Ducks, Sh@shc per
pound; Geese, per dozen, S5ooq6.@. :.
for highwines.
FLoUR-Quiet. easy.
WHEAF-No. red firm, moderately
active. May, 81 9-16@S2 Lice: June, s1Gs1Mc;
July. 7oss@79Nc; September. 7e1a67c
CORN-Dull. easier. No. 2. 2s1k0301kc;
May, SOG3oMc; July. 31AQ3l%c.
OATS-No. 2 dull. steady. State and
western. 20030c; May. 215sc.
BEEF-Steady.
PORK-Steady.
LARD-Quiet.
BUTTER-Moderate demand, weaker.
Western Creamery. 13Ql9c; do. Factory,
| 7013c; Elgins, 19c.
CHEESE-Moderately active, firm.
EGGS-Easier Western, 1Shc.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
Condemned Man Suicides.

Tallahassee, Fla, Feb. Pan. Nichol-
son, convicted of the murder of j. Duval,
a livery man, of Madison, Fla, in 1895,
and sentenced to be hanged here March
-. took laudanum and died at night.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26

Winston, N. c., Feb. 24.--J. L. Casper,
merchant and tobacco manufactures,
has resigned. Assets, $4,000; liabili-
ties, $4,000.
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Total won.,


1t will thus be seen that this systom won s526
on 9 maximum, capital required of 1918. Not
meeting, It won SsS the arst day on $50 capital,
saS spsss Es Sas SS' on r M .iSSF iioi a' oM N to ph lack eF 81
Ia odds, Brown Red and Lithos both run.
ming into third place at Ia on and IA on, and
place. The system was S SSssV ahead, and tho capo
ital required was 1915; but u was scarcely ex-
pectcd that such n run would, start so early in
1t is easy to map out q system which will DO sue:
cessful with unlimited capital, but tho object Of
these articles is to fix the margin OF capital as
noted, that on May Is, ,Cesseopia and
C!eophus closed at 81 each. and that the reason
for playing Casseopia was that she had run the
such cases, and It should DO carefully remcm-
bered. May ls saw five straight wins for this
system: netting ne : Tin Sst for SsS cal tsr,s on the he day;
right into the hands Of this systems followers.
Here was the second bad run OF the meeting. the
capital required being $3.50 after five straight
with Volley, who heralded in four straight wins.
netting sid. $50. ST.. after volley pulled clear
came rea%irine sasS Capital. and the next
break was on May 1928. and required only $05
capital, Taking, it all round. this is a very
lished the system for the rest OF the season.
There appear to, be a great number Of pnnters
who want to clear expenses AZ the lowest
day. and for them this Same system has been
adapted to a day by day system, It 10 played
in exactly the same way, to win SIC clear after
employed, and to quit nfter the first win each
day, whether It comes with tho first race or not.
In most cases this greatly h dim IN : sSv the
tremcly scarce cases where the run commences
with the first race of the day. the player gets
PLAYS every race. Played day by day tho
system pnnncd out as follows:
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SOFT-SHELL TURTL ES.
Familiar Enough Through n Great Part or the
Country.

There are now at the Aquarium three soft.
shell turtles from Lake Erie. These turtles will
be decidedly novel to most people living here
about. though over a large part Of the country.
including the Mississippi Valley. soft-shell tur-
ties OF one kind or anothcr-there are about
half a dozen kinds altogether-are familiar
enough. They are found from Lake Champlain
and the upper Hudson River region in this State
west through the region Of the Great Lakes and
in the Northwestern States. and west as far as
the Yellowstone River; south. to the east OF the
Rocky Mountains, as far az Texas; through the
Gulf States to Florida. and thence north to the
westward OF the Allegheny Mountains to the
upper Hudson. Soft-shcll turtles attain a length
OF two feet or more, and n weight of fifteen
pounds and upward.
The turtles ut the Aquarium arc very small.
being about q inches in length by 3 inches in
width. The top shell is Rrayish brown. Scat
tered over them mt irregular intervals are n mum.
Der of small dark spots. varying in size. Around
the rear part OF tho shell. for IA distance of
about two-thirds OF its entire circumference and
close to the edge. IL y marginal line OF the same
color as the spots. The snout Is extremely sharp;
the turtle is u great digger, and the neck, when
extended. IL very long. The tail is short.
In the water the %softness OF tho shell Is
not apparent. When the turtle is lifted out
OF water, however, while tho central portion OF
centre all round to the edge. droops like wet
blotting paper.
Not all OF the soft-shell turtles are marked as
arc these from tho Lake Erie region. There arc
some without the spots on the back, whose shell
is darker colorcd and Of a grecnish hue.
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CoNWAY's LITTLE NIAGARA.
A Massachusetts Village to Use River Hans ~
the mtg Cataract 10 iced Tor Power.

BOSTON. juno b.-An adaptation on q small
scale Of the plan by which a part of the power
of Niagara was chained for the use of man is to
be tried in the little town of Conway. In the
Deerfeld Valley. In the middle northern part Of
this State. 1t is intended to develop 500 horse
power. which may be used in lighting Conway
village by electricity or for furnishing a part Of
the power for the Conway electric railroad.
The scene of the proposed operations is Wild
wood Park, on the South River, a boisterous
tributary of the Deerfeld. which has Its sources
among the hills of Goshen and Hawley. At
this particular point of tho turbulent stream
nature has laid the foundation for a wonderful
development by furnishing n dam that reaches
almost across the valley. A formation of ledge
and earth reaches from the abrupt hills on the
left to the towering ledge on the right. Tho
height of this embankment is ~tifty-ive feet from
the bed of the river. and when the dam Is com.
feet in width and three-quarters OF a mile long.
Leaving this narrow gorge. which is twenty.
two feet wide at the river bed and eighty-iye
feet at the top, the water dashes over a ledge
and falls forty-eight feet In going n distance Of
less than $50. DIR. j. =. Laidley, A. r. Delabarre.
and Emory Brown are the owners. and though
all the details have not yet been decided upon,
the dam. which nature failed TO provide. turn
ing the natural basin into n lake. A steel tube
will convey the water to wheels a hundred feet
below the dam. Considerable attention has been
paid to the reliability OF the supply OF water.
and to this end an expert from Boston has made
a careful Investigation. He reports that tho
rainfall for each month is sufficient.
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NORRIS PARK SPRING MEETING. 1897

The 81" represents the winning favorites:
X second. with better than IL against them
for the place; IN" those with shorter place
odds, and 90" those unplaced.
II will be seen that only on May 10. 20. and %.
this year. did more than three favorites get
home in front. There were no fives, no TOURS. as
In the preceding year. and IL must be remem-
bered that this record is even higher than nor
NAL for the Morris Park spring meeting. unless
1t Is due TO the hanging OF the Withers mile
course, which makes 1t much better for running
averages.
Turning to tho systems, II may be said that all
OF those advocated in THE SUS in past years
with one exception; the Modified Integral sys.
TEN Of 1898. Unless the punter needed the
warning about the abnormal figures OF this
meeting last spring, and played very carefully
and with infinite patience. he found that he re-
CURED nearly so per cent. more capital than In
previous years: but It, OF course, came out a
winner in the end. That ii must do.
The BoOkmaker's Fayorite outlined in the last
article won itself laurels. This Is the system of
going into the ring at the opening of the betting.
taking down on n card all horses In the race
quoted AT 81 or less; waiting until the post odds
are slated, then choosing the horse named on tho
card that goes to the longest price and playing
TAT evens for one. two, three. for one, two at
eyens Tor betterI or straight. With n capital of
solO. the bet Is 10 be $40 on the first race, and
after that to win back losses and SO; after q
WIN the punter Is to return to the original bet.
ana Iva to bet $40 for tho first wager. no mat
t.er now long tho odds may he. Here Is the way
this system worked MT the regent Meeting.
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FL EEING FROM THE GEAR.
A Colony OF siavs with MarLs ar shackiss and
Dungeon Tales or woe.

A carload OF Russian Slavs passed through
here last night, bound for the bad Lands. west
OF Bismarck. where they will locate. They arc
unable to speak English. There were twenty
one men In tho party, besides women and
children. They came from eastern Russia. and
were Rverse to talking about their native coun-
Try, and seemed to think they were still under
tho power OF the Gar.
Whether Sihilists or not, some of the mem
bcrs of the party have suffered for tho sus-
picion Of Nihilism. One of the men, Michael
1Odovitch. claims to be a brother OF The famous
exile Ivan LodOvitch, who has spent forty
years In the salt mines OF lower Siberia. An
other einigrant, Tesah StolstOck, was sent to
Siberia for life In 1884, and still bears the marks
OF the shackles with which he was confined in
underground dungeons. On the coronation Of
the present Gar, however. he was pnrdOned,
with 300 others. Later, Stolstock was again
OF which he was accused and punished before,
but he escaped. He was Joined by his sister In
Belgium, and they at once started for America.
Perhaps tho worst example of Russian pun
ishment In this party Is Ivan Molosky, q Pole.
He was never In Siberia, but was for six years
kept in the dungeons at Moscow. These dun
geons are under the river, and, he says, are
always at least two inches deep with water that
filters through the cement walls. From June,
1880, to November, 1895, Molosky saw no ray OF
light. and his only companions were the rats.
His offense, SO the police claimed. was an at
tempt ON thp life of Michael Connor. a Russian
officer OF the Cars Guard. Molosky claims that
he never had a trial, and was only released on
his promise that he would leave Russia AT once,
otherwise suffer life Imprisonment, AT the
point where these people will locate there ID
already quite a settlement of their friends, who
preceded them about . year age.