Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-07-06

We have just been informed of the
death of Mrs. w. II. Brocksome, who
was we'll known to a large number of
our people, which occurred last Satur-
day at the home of Mr.. Babcock,
northwest OF Lime Springs, which has
been her home for several years.
Special rates to Kansas City, $3.50,
July Is to 20, July %, 25, and 20,
August 1, 5, 8, and 70. Also apply
to intermediate points. Also round
trip Tourist ticket to ST. Paul and
Minneapolis for season of 1897, for
$500. M. j. WHITE.
/ New recruits for the PEE DEE this
week: j., H. Upton, Thomas Garfield.
The pay-ups are Aug. Aberly, Jos.
Jinderle, Maple Leaf; John G. Todd,
Kendallville; H. E. Henning, Saratoga;
Frank Chyle, Jr. Protivin; VIM. Will
braham, M. Michel, Frank Snyder, j.
H. Upton, Robt. Thomson, Frank Nc
Carville, John w. DAILY, Cresco.
One night last week O'Neil's butcher
shop at Elma was burglarized and
about $115 taken from the safe, with
no clue to the perpetrators, and a
night or two later at Leroy resi-
dence was entered and the robbers Sc
sured little change and a gold watch.
A tailor shop was also entered and
two vests and two pair of pantaloons
taken.
| Quite number Of our people cele-
bratcd at Lime Springs, Chester and
elsewhere, but the big crowd went to
Decorah, about 800 tickets being sold
for that place and more than that
number went by team or wheel, leav-
! ing the town. almost deserted. If all
the country turned out as big crowd
as Cresco, Decorah must have had a
big job TO take care Of them all.
| On July -, Cole and Jim Younger,
the Northtield bank robbers will lay
an application for their pardon before
the State Board OF Pardons, signed by
the most prominent men of Missouri;
including senator's, members of the
supreme court, district judges, and
endorsed by Warden Wolfer and the
board of managers of the Minnesota
penitentiary. They have served q
years and have not a single mark
against their record. The action OF
the Board of Pardons is very problem
atical,
John Coyle had an exciting run
away, Saturday, which very fortunate
ly caused no damage except to the
buggy. While coming into town his
team became frightened near John
} Blackburn's residence and started to
run and at the same time the loop in
, the neckyoke broke, letting the
tongue drop on the ground. When
in front Of Allen McPherson's resi-
dence the tongue struck in the ground
and threw Mr.. Coyle out without in
juring him in any way except by
} few minutes.
Il Wednesday of last week County
Attorney Wilbraham sent off four of
his braves armed with the necessary
documents to search and close the
Elma saloons. They arrived in the
early morning and just long enough
after their arrival for the stocks to be
} removed, the mlnions of the law, with
relnforcements, each picked out a
place to watch till something either
went in or out. They do say that one
of our constables watched a place
that hadn't been opened for over
year and that small boy noticing g
the intent gaze of the constable watch
| ing the place like a cat does mouse
hole, asked the reason, and was told
he was waiting for. some one to
enter or come out, volunteered the
information that he would have to
wait long while as the owner had
been dead a year. The rest of the
posse were about as successful. Their
men came and opened up but nary a
drop of liquor was found. This only
cost the county $40. On Saturday
they were running wide open and the
| firm of Acres & Cutting, of Decorah,
by securing Mr.. Harlan to commence
the suits in his name, have commenced
injunction proceedings against seven
Elma saloons, and E. q. Richmond, a
Riceville druggist, Sheriff Campbell
serving the papers on Monday last.
The above mentioned firm of Decorah
lawyers are,. we believe, engaged in
other counties in prosecuting violations
OF the liquor law, the code providing
for an attorneys fee of not less than
$25 to the prosecutors of all such cases
when brought by other than an officer
Of the law.