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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
Flag Day Proxrsm.

The following program will be CIV
ell in Room No. 8 by the pupils Of the
seventh and eighth grades, Flag Day,
Feb. %, beginning at 80 O'Clock. The
teachers and pupils of these grades
invite their friends to attend.
PROGRAM
Salute to the Flag; Sons-Ameflca. -. Scheol
Recita atisn-Ode to WashnEton's Blrtheay,
Composition on Washington. N abel Fuller
Questions and Answers. School
acknowledgements Boil. Mae Wentworth
Song-At. Vernon Bells. ............... School
Hesitation-A Nations Strength.
.............. .................T Tillis Thompson
RscltatloA-Ths Black Horse and His Rider.
........ .................L Lizzie Crosthwait0
Quotations from, Nashincton's Rules Of Con;
duct...... ............... ..... ..... SeAool
Reeitation-W WashingtoAs Birthday.
............ kdlch M0ulton
Composition on Lincoln ....... .......Fred Cole
Rscltation-Abraham kincoln and the Poor
Woman......... communicates. Kuth SWSns0n
Recitation-Ths Bugle San. Truce
...... ..........................G .Gertie Sselye
Hesitation The Battle of Gettysburg,
....................... Lew huneS
Dialogue-l77s and 1876,
......"....... .Nsttis Hall and Maud Rathert
Essay on the American Flag ..... Robbie Tools
Solo-Just Before the Battle, Mother,
.......................... Mile Culbert
Extract from Bsoeher's Address to the Flag.
.............. ..Jonn CleHlmsf
Debate-Resolved, that Washington was q
Greater Nan than Lincoln,
Af1irmatlyo-John Clemmer, Mae Wentworth
Negatlvs-Nareus Swenson, Thso kunes.
Origin Of Yankee Doodle. e........... .......Sshool
Scene from Barbara rrietchle ............,
Extract frsm Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech,
.................... .....klnZle Graves
Madam Jarleys Waxworks,
Characters: Queen Isabella, Columbus.
Queen Elizabeth, Capt John Smith. Poca-
hontas King Philip. William Penn, Paul
Revere, Priscilla. George Washington, Mar
tha Washington, Barbara FristOlis.
Madam farley ................. Alta Hess
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
Obituary.

DR.. James McCollum, was born in
in Bristol, Morgan county, Ohio, Ang.
8, 1917, and parted from this life in
Cresco, Iowa, February Z, 1897, aged
70 years, 6 months and 4 days.
He was bereaved of his parents
when mere lad, being left rs the
head of family Of 12 children, of
whom are still living at advanced
ages.
He was united in marriage with Miss
Anna Randall, in 1889, seven children
blessed this union.
The eldest born, Henry, was killed
in the battle of Gettysberg in 1868,
DIR. McCollum was graduated from
Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1S4S
and he continued the practice of medi-
cine until or years ago.
In 1855 he moved with his family to
Wisconsin, and ten years after, 1865,
no was called to part with the wife
OF his youth.
At the call OF his country, in the
time OF his country's perils he re-
sponded, by giving himself as one of
the defenders Of the flag in 1868.
AT the close of the war, and after
the decease OF his first wife, he moved
from Wisconsin to Iowa, settleing in
New Oregon in the year 1866.
He was married to his present wife
October 4, 1869. Mrs. McCollum and
two daughters, Mrs. Helen Richardson
OF Cripple Greek, Col. land Mrs. Hattie
Mitchell of this city, mourn the alb
sence of their loved one.
DR.. McCollum was stricken with
paralysis on March 9, 1895, and since
that time has been helpless, and only
waited the last summons.
The fnneral was conducted by the
G. A. r. of which he was a member
and for many years the surgeon, and
was attended by over 60 members of
that order from all over the county.
Thefuneral address was delivered by
Rev. Shaffer, pastor of the M. E.
church whore tho services were held.
The interment was in the cemetery
south Of New Oregon village, large
procession following the remains there.
The floral offerings were profuse,
rich and beautiful, worthy tributes to
the memory Of the cemrade and fellow
citizen, among them being beautiful
basket of flowers sent by Mr.. aud Mrs.
G. M. Van Leuven.
If good deeds, generous acts, uni
versal benevolence, love, mercy and
ch arity are christian acts, he was one
in the fullest sense.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

Hiram McCollum, brother, Mrs.
Mary King, a sister, and Oliver Till
son, nephew, all Of Mankato, Mimi,
or vicinity, attended the funeral of
DR.. McCollum last week, the two gen.
tlemen returning yesterday, and Mrs.
King remaining for stay OF several
weeks.
Taken without leave from the shop
of Richard Wentworth. a long sled.
belonging to Ed. Fitzgerald. 1t was
red painted and used for carrying the
drill and fixtures. A reward will be
paid for information locating it in the
possession OF the one who wrongfully
took or has it. Word may be left at
this Office for Nj. L. GAUL.
The following have credit on SUBJ
scription account with the PEE DBs:
F. c. Bruins, Elma; Fred Todd, Davis
Vile, California; Francis Chihak,
Lourdes; L. Lubbert, G. A. Miller.
Riccville; N. w. Graf, Maple Leaf;
John Cbyle. Thos. Pecinovsky, Proti-
vim; l.. T. Crittenden, Alvin H. eager,
Anthony Anderson, j. f. Wilson, Fred
Erler, Miles Henry, Cresco.
Henry O'Riley writes US and wants
published the following statement per-
taing to the death OF his grandson,
which occurred February s. DR.. Kes-
sci was called in to examine the case
the 2 inst, and pronounced the trouble
simply cold. After having been
sent tor two or three times he came
again on Friday noon, and pronounced
it diphtheria. coming again twice
each day until Sunday evening, and
though l requested him to come on
Monday morning, but not putting in
a appearance, I sent for DR.. Price who
attended to him while he lived, DR..
Kessel coming after the boy had been
dead half an hour. DR.. Price thor
oughly fumigated and disinfected the
house which has been 30 strictly
quarantined, since, that not person
has called to, ascertain whether We
are starving or freezing.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
Obituary.

Margaret Jane Lawrence, wife of
h. T. Lawrence, at her home in Pilot
Grove. Lincoln township, Winneshiek,
Co.. Iowa, after brief illness in the
61st., year. of her age.
I The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. o. II. Holmes, of Cresco,
on Wednesday, Feb, 10; brief
service being held at the home, follow
ed by an able and comforting discourse
at the M. E. church, Ridgeway. The
residents of Pilot Grove and vicinity
were grief-stricken at the death.
The writer desires to call attention
to a portion of the scripture lesson of
of Rev. Holmes
Psalms xxiv-"Who shall ascend
into the hill of the Lord, or who shall
stand in His holy placer He that
hath clean hands and pure heart,
who hath not lifted up his soul unto
vanity, nor sworn deceitfully."
From the church at Ridgeway the
remains were taken by train to Ossian
for interment. On arrival at Ossian
the funeral party found a goodly num-
Der of the old friends and neighbors
OF fourth Of a century, in waiting to
pay last tribute of respect. The re-
mains were laid at rest in the Ossiau
cemetery by the side OF her mother,
a brother, and other relatives.
Deceased was born September g.,
1886, in Ulster Co., New York. Her
maiden name was Margaret Jane
Fiero.
She came to Rock Co., Wisconsin,
in 1854, and was married to Mr.. E. P.
Lawrence in 1856. With her husband
she came to Iowa In 1866, settling
near Calmar, Winneshiek, Co., where
they resided for 25 years. In 1891
they made their home 10 Pilot Grove
at the place Of her death.
| Margaret Jane Lawrence was su.
premely good and conscientious
woman. faithful in all the appoint
ments OF life, and ever striving fol
! the betterment of those about her
Not being blessed with children O
her own. she sought to bestow hel
maternal nature upon the children q
others. The writer is panied to real.
ize that his little children are deprived
Of Aunt Jane's wholesome instruction
and can no more receive the rich bles
sings of her head and heart.
| She leaves her aged companion, on
sister. two brothers and numerou
other relatives and friends to mecr
their loss. G. +. T.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

The Cresco Plain Dealer has one
subscriber, I. r. Powers, who has
taken the p. u. for u continuous
period OF 80 years. .-Lawler Record.
The PLAIN DEALER has upwards of
seventy persons on its subscription
books who have taken and paid for
the paper, thirty nine years. And
what is remarkable in regard to it, is
that the subscriptions have been TAX
en-, during oil that long period, by it's
present publishers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
Democratic Caucu.es.

Will be held on Thursday evening,
February 1S, at p. M, for nominat-
ing candidates for aldermen, as fol-
lst ward-at d. A. Lyons Office.
End ward-Court House hall.
3rd ard-Sheritf's office, basement
of Court House.
BY order OF WARD COMMITTEES.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
What a Lie.

The st. Johns, Kansas News So.
takes money to run u newspaper
which the Emporia Daily Gaz
replies:
What an exaggeration and a wi
per! 1t has been disprov ed a tn
and times; it is a clean case of
fancy. 1t doesn't take money to-
a.newspaper. 1t can run witt
money. 1t is not a business vent
1t is charitable institut ion,
ging concern, highway rob
B'Godfry, a newspaper is Il child
the air, q creature of a dream.
can go on and on, when any OF
concern would be in the hands &
receiver and wound up with cobw
in the windows.
1t takes wind to run a newspat
it takes gall to run newspaper
takes a scintillating, acrobatic i'm;
nation, and half dozen white shi
and a railroad pass to run ne
paper. But money-Heavens
Betsy and six hands around-W
ever needed money in conductin,
newspaper? Kind words are
mediums of exchange that do
business for the editor-kind wo
and church social tickets. When j
see an editor with money, watchh
He'll be paying his bills and disgr'
ing his profession. Never give NOR
to an editor. Make him trade it q
He likes to swap.
Then when you die, after hav
stood around for years and sneei
at the editor and his little jim-c or
paper, be sure and have your VI
send in for three extra copies by d
OF your weeping children, and Wi
she reads the generous and touch
notice about you, forewarn her
neglect to send Is cents to the edit
1t would overwhelm him. Money
corrupting thing. The editor kno
it, and what he wants is your hea
felt thanks. Then he can thank |
printers and they can thank the e
GERS.
Take your job work to the
offices, and then come and ask
half rates for church notices. {
your lodge letter heads printed out
town. and then flood the editor W,
beautiful thoughts in resolutions
respect and cards of thanks. Tt
make such spicy reading, and VII
you pick it up, filled with these gle
ing and vivid mortuary articles, )
are so proud of your little local pap
But money-scorn the filthy thil
Don't let the pure, innocent edi
know anything about it. Keep ii
Tor sordid tradespeople, who chal
for their wares. The editor gives
bounty away. The Lord loves a che
full giver. He'll take care of the e
tor. Don't worrya about the edit
He has charter from the state to
as door mat for the community.
will get the paper out somehow; q
stand up for the town, and whool
up for you when you run for off
and lie about your pigeon-toed dau,
ter's tackey wedding, and blow alb,
your big footed sons when they ge
"a a week job, and weep over "
shriveled soul when it is released fir
your grasping body, and smile
your giddy wife's second maria
Don't worry about the editor; b
get on. The Lord knows. how
somehow.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
Dreamed.


I've dreamed about old neishbor friends.
And of happy days gone by;
l thought the matter Ger and o'er,
And with a.lonHdeep sigh.
I've dreamed about my sehoolboy days,
OF tho flowers we used to gather;
When each one picked little bunch,
And put them all together.
I've dreamed about my teachers,
How cross they used to look,
When I'd upset my Ink
And soil my copybook.
I've dreamed of my companions,
And how they used to look;
After they wrote their little verse,
In ny autosraphic book.
I've dreamed about my schoolmates,
And Of their dismal fate,
Who, instead of coming in at nine,
Came In an hour late.
I've dreamed about my teachers,
How cross they used to be;
And how they used to catch me
And cross me on their knee.
I've dreamed rs you may plainly see,
Twelve hours out Of every twenty-four;
As the time is swiftly passing
will dream no more. 1.
Note-[The writer OF the above
beautiful lines is a lonely bachelor Of
about forty years Of age. He is q
mechanic and inventor, and as poet
he needs no introduction to readers
of this paper. He is of gentle dis
position, irreproachable character
is comfortably situated and wants g
wife. Girls of marriagable age, wish
ing to kno more about "the subject
OF this SKETCH" are requested to cal
at this Office or send letter of in
quiry, which will bring the desired
information, together with a letter o
introduction to the author. This i,
no Josh" girls. ]-CoMPos1ToR.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

The aged companion and relatives
of the late Margaret Jane Lawrence
desire to express their earnest thanks
to the friends and neighbors, at home
and at Ossian, who rendered such
spontaneous and abundant services
during her sickness and burial.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
Marda Gras Carnival

New Orleans and Mobile; round tr
tickets only 1920, good for 80 day
On sale at this Office February 22ndl
2Sth. Nj. j. WHIrE.
" Agent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
Program.

Program.
for Flag Day at High School, Febru-
ary, %.
Song by the School.
headng.. Nary Farnsworth.
instrumental Duet. Alice Davis, Clara Rathert.
ltecltatlon. Observation-Disclosures. Blanche Blair
Club-swlnging. Observation-Disclosures. LuRstta Mcmillan.
illustrated topic. "Incidents in the Life Of
washington. CLARA Converse.
instrumental solo...... ...... Luverne Richards
Debats..... Ben Combs, Arthur Blackburn.
Violin Solo,. MAY Blackburn.
Recitation. Clinton Sisco.
Sons.. School.
instrumental solo. o......... ....... Mabel Potter.
Medley. Anton Rygg, Harry Gillette. Bert
Salisbury, Frank Ely.
Violin Duet. :. Homer Dsane, Norbert Lowry.
EsSay-"Ideals". Willie Dunn.
Gresory's orchestra. Emma Dale. Mary
Young, Irene Woodward, Maud Tinker
Homer Deane, Clinton Sisco. James Toole,
Ben Combs.
Mary Thompson
Clinton SiSco ECOm.
Euntce Champlain
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

Miss Lauraine Mead gave eighteen
of her music pupils an evening sleigh
ride Friday evening last. Besides
travelling the principal streets and
thoroughfares in the city, they were
taken west to the Catholic cemetery,
south to the old town OF Vernon
Springs, thence by the Main street
from there to the CITY, after which
each was dropped at her home, hay
ing had most enjoyable evening.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

In consequence OF conflict between
the Havereyers, the head of the SUI
gar trust, and of the Arbuclles, head
OF the coffee trust, there. has been a
drop in the price of coffee 80, that the
progressive merchants of Cresco are
enabled to sell the best package coffee
at Is cents a pound. When the trusts
make war upon each other the public
profits; when they combine the peo-
pie suffer the consequences.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-11

between the faith of Christ and the mis-
faith of the speculative adventures who
every here and there in history mas
querade in the livery of Christianity
Rationalism is unchristian because it
seeks to derive everything from reason
and nothing from revelation. 1t has no
ear or care for Thus saith the Lord,'
What it cannot think out for itself it
will not admit has been already thought
out for it in divine word Processes
of redemption which it cannot analyZe
into distinct elements according to the
canons Of a purely human logic it de-
clareS TO be incredible. Because a thread
of mystery runs through the records of
Christianity, therefore, they are re-
jected as impoStures. The whole spirit
of rationalism is anti-supernatural
anti-revelational. But if rationalism be
unchristian, it is equally the case that
1t is irrational. There is nothing rea-
sonable in such abuse of the reasoning
powers Rationalism is not the utiliza-
ton, but the perversion of thought.
While it ostensibly glorifies and even al
most deifies the Intellectual powers. it
yet inevitably limits their exercise to
the consideration of only a portion, and
that the least important portion. of the
facts of existence
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-11
TRANSFORMATION Items

Women sailors are employed in Den
mark, Norway and Finland, and they
are often found to be excellent mar
liners.
A new line of steamers has been es-
tablished between New Orleans and
England, and a German company has
established line between Galveston,
Tex, and Hamburg, Germany.
Only seventy years have elapsed since
the first railway in the world was fin
ished. During that comparatively short
period 100000 miles have been con-
structed.
The city Of Galveston is felicitating
itself on it's change from a shallow wa
ter to deep water port. The painful
and expensive lighterage business is
now falling into disuse, and great ships
are loading at the wharves
The greatest corporation on earth is
the London and Northwestern Railway
Company of England. 1t has a capital
of $3.50 900. 600, and a revenue Of So
500 an hour; has 1900 engines; en-
ploys 60, 900 men. Everything used is
made by the company-bridge engines,
rails, carriages, wagons, coal Scuttle
and even artificial limbs for it's in
jured employees. Repairs cost S130,00O
a month
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-11
HIS ROMANCE.
1t illustrates the FickIeness of Man
as Well as Woman.

'Of course. there's romance in my
life" assented Fromer, when it was in
timated that there was nothing of SEN
timent in his composition.
II felt when / saw her. it's she or
none on EARTH is what Schiller wrote
in his Bride of Messina' That is ex-
actly what 1 felt when met the woman
of my romance. Nobody can describe a
woman. You can rave about her classic
features, her speaking eyes. her neck
like pillar of marble touched with life.
the graceful knot that she twists to a
crown of beauty and all that kind of
rant; but after it is done you can meet
the woman and not know her When l
can picture a soul I'll go into the bust
ness.
''Of course, / was young when met
her. Otherwise | would have shown
some slight imitation of sense and sur
rendered by degrees. Love at first sight
is not uncommon, but it is restrained by
sense of propriety. by pride, or by
some other modifying influence. Every
force in my being was cooperative. All
impelled me to fall in love. There was
no check, and l fell to the very depths.
She refused me very prettily and very
properly. l asked her if l could cherish
no hope. intimating that to deprive me
of hope would be Immediately fatal. She
gave me very soant allowance. Then
| went proudly away to win a fortune
that l might lay at her feet as an addi-
tional inducement. In four years I re-
turned. The woman was there, just as
| had left her. but not my ideal While
| was trying for moral strength enough
to recall my vows, she was mastering
courage sufficient to tell me she was en-
gagged to another man. She spoke first.
Then l was SO mad at the other fellow,
whom l should have blessed, that l in
sisted she had broken my heart.'-St.
Louis Republic
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-11

tinue His creation under inf1exible law.
The being of God does not need to be
proved, but His nom being The prob
abilities are in favor of the divine eX-
, iStence, not hostile to thesm. And if
there be a God mighty to create the
sun, it is not to be supposed that He
would suffer His sentiment and think
ing and self-conscious children to be
without some positive and definite rev.
citation of Himself. DO not attempt to
prove that we have a Bible. Challenge
the proof of its opposite, and take for
granted that God would reveal Himeslf
to His searching children. A revelation
is not contrary to the natural prob
abilities. There being a God, is it i'm
probable that He has made Himself
known? If you reject all revelations
of His character and power and will,
you must adduce strong reasons to
show why God should not do this which
COMFORTS best with that which we
should expect to be true. And if God
be, and if He would in all probability
reveal Himself, it requires strong rea-
sons to cause one to reject the Chris
tan revelation. 1t is not required of
us who believe to prove the Bible true
"The INDEPENDENT referring to the
rules promulgated by the Pope last
year for the guidance of members of
the Catholic Church in their reading
is impressed with their extreme rigidi-
ty Catholics are certainly allowed but
little freedom of judgment in such mat
ters'' says the Christian Register"
CUnit) of Boston, and this oversight
and control are extended, not only to
secular literature, but also to versions
and editions of the Bible in the original
tongues Versions made by nom Cath
Ole writer's and those especially which
are spread broadcast by Bible socie-
ties are prohibited. While the In
dependent naturally and gratefully ex-
tolls the liberty of thought which
Protestants have, it must be remem-
bered, however, that they have not
freely conceded to each other the full
right of exercising it. While they have
been free to read the Bible, the book
has been protected by a special inter-
probation quite as rigid in many re-
spects as that of the Pope; and MEM
bership would not be accorded in many
churches to those who venture to differ
from the special UNCONVENTIONAL inter-
probation. The Protestant principle is
all right, but Protestant themselves
have not entered into its full liberty,
and men like DR.. Briggs are still re-
garded as heretics because they in
terpret the Bible in the light of mod
ern criticism"
Such a phrase as Christian rational
ism would be a contradiction in terms,
says the New York "Observer'' Pres.).
"Christianity cannot be rationalistic. 1t
is reasonable, but not the creature of
reason, not the sport of controversy.
There are no points of affinity anywhere
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-11
money; an emergency fund that is
never to be disturbed until I come face

money; an emergency fund that is
never to be disturbed until come face
to face with the emergency.
Now, I'll explain. Last summer l
grew ambitious and made long run
into the country. timed myself wrong
and started home a trifle late. I was
scorching through the main street Of a
little town out here when big fellow
his legs like colossus, threw his arms
out, and yelled Halt
Il halted and was promptly Informed
that l owed 50 for riding without a
lamp. l tried to explain, but the big
constable was not there for argument.
Then 1 took the ground that he couldn't
fine me and that I at least had a right
10 trial.
You're tried now he roared, an
found guilty. Didn't ketch you at it?
is there any lantern hitched to that ole
velocipede of yours? You settle or go
inter tn calerboose. You can't come
round here tellin' me nuthin' bout the
ordinances of this here corp'ration.'
My chief trouble was that I had no
money. / had left home with very lit
tie, and there are roadhouses on that
route. After long plea I got the officer
to hold my bicycle for security till I
could come to Detroit for money. Then
l broke for the station where there was
train soon due. But it came upon me
like a 1OOO-volt shock that it takes
cash to ride on railroads. left my $50
watch with the agent before 1 could get
a ticket If such a thing should occur
no H., l. ,sxrl.% I1<r
in this little pocket. detroit Free
Press