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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
The assessment of the personal

The assessment of the personal
property of the state has fallen off S.
600, 900 for the current year, and still
there are people who make the claim
that there is more money.in the state
than ever before. The people who
make the claim do not know, or the
people who have money are not pay
ng their share of the taxes. There
is mistake somewhere and as usual
the poor man, the home owner and
the farmer with visible property is
getting the worst of it. There'll come
a time some day-anl it will be a hot
time. The rich men of the country
are building to their own fall when
they fail or refuse to list their proper
ty for taxation. Such conditions have
always brought disastrous results
and they always will. There is no
need that the warning should be
withheld and on the other hand there
is need that the warning should be
repeated on every occasion. If the
rich are ever made to suffer they will
be the authors of their own woes.-
Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

The republican congressional nom
mating campaign concluded yester-
day at New Hampton, has bad
record. Without preference for either
of the factions, but taking the cam
paign as conducted by the three OPP
posing elements, from start to finish,
has been one of intrigue, in which
the small-fry politicians have usurped
the functions of the plain honest
people. Never before, in the history
OF the fourth district, has canvass
been conducted with the vigor and
energy characterizing this one, and
on a plan that was replete with
schemes OF the lowest resort, and in
1ntrigues that are shame and dis
grace to the party. There is anything
but honest conscientious management
in the whole affair. The political
scavengers have had full sway and
are running machine politics that
compels decent people to hold aloof
from the contamination. -Monona
Leader.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
If You Leave Home

for the summer, go where you will
find literally, a, new world. Such a
spot is Yellowstone Park. There is
no place like it in the world. You
will be astonished at what you see
and learn there. A months outing
in those mountains 1000 feet above
the sea level, in an atmosphere pure
and invigoratine, would add years to
your life. There are four modern
hotels, good roads-maintained by
the U. s. Government-for riding.
driving or cycling; riding horses or
pack trains. Geysers, canyons, mud
springs, lakes, cataracts and cascades
in large number, are crowded into a
space 81 by GO miles in size. If you
can afford it, you wrong yourself by
not going there especially if you are
a patriotic American. If you cannot
afford it, then go to beautiful Leech
Lake in Minnesota, a new and popu-
lar resort. New hotels, fine fishing
and hunting, and good boating at
reasonable rates. Send Chas. s. Fee
of Northern Pacific Railway, St.
Paul, Mimi, six cents for WONDERLAND
'9S, that describes by pen and picture
both resorts. Mention where adver-
tisement was seen.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
Alger's Unfiness and Failure.

Secretary A|ger's letter ia Chnuncev
NJ. Depew eScusipg the shortcomings
of the department during the war on
the ground of the enormity of it's
work is not satisfactory. In Washing
ton the letter has caused much ad-
verse comment. as the following des-
patches from that city tes,ifies:
ut is felt that General Alger did
not cover all the ground III his com.
munication to the New Yorker, and
the friends of The suffering soldiers
would like to have him write another
letter explaining the location of some
of the camps OF concentration. People
would like to know, for instance, why
camp was established at Miami,
Fla. The regiments of soldiers were
sent there and within week after
their arrival 80 per cent of them were
stricken with malaria. The camp
was speedily abandoued, but lot un-
till the lives of more thar 100 brave
men had been sacrificed or wrecked.
u
selected as poiut of concentration
to crafty a railroad corporation.
There are two railroad systems ia
Florida, one controlled by the
Plants, the other by the Flag!ers.
The Flagler line does not extend to
Jacksonville or Tampa, and the
troops sent to those camps were ship.
ped over the Plant system.
ut is charged that the war de-
partment selected Miami as camp
ground at the special instance and
request of an agent of the Flagler
system. 1t was claimed that troops
could be loaded on transports there
and quickly sent to Porto Rico or
Cuba, but investigation showed that
the bay had an average depth of OILY
eight feet. The only drinking water
at Miami came from the marshes and
it was rocking with poisonous germs.
A more unhealthy location could
hardly have been found in the Unit
ed States. Had it become necessary
to put troops aboard ship it could not
have been done without bringing
them back to Jacksonville or Tampa,
q distance of some 300 miles. TIE men
who survived the horrors of camp life
at Miami will never forget their ex.
perience. No other reason except
that the Flagle1 corporation desired
it has ever been given for establish.
ing a camp at Miami. If Secretary
Alger can throw any light on this
matter he should not lay aside his
pen until he has put the public into
possession of all the facts"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
The following from the Christian

The following from the Christian
Register is worthy of attentions:
I'VE need not press too far the
charge that ''politics" is TO be held
responsible for the maladministration
of the war department. But there is
enough on the surface of things,
openly avowed and even ostentatious-
" exhibited, TO show that Secretary
Alger takes it for granted that the
tactics of an ordinary political cam
paign will be employed in the or.
ganization and discipline Of an army.
The innocent and unconscious exhi-
bition of political motives in the ap-
pointment of officers, in the distribu-
ton of favors, in the assignment of
volunteer regiments to duty, shows
the prepossession of the politician.
We need not go deeper than this fact
in order to discover the cause of some
of the grevious sufferings inflicted
upon our brave soldiers by the ig-
norance and incompetence of those
who have commanded them"
The most radical administration or
gan will not dare to charge the
Christian Register with political bias.
But the Christian Register touches
upon facts that must be examined
into, and the blame for the bupgling
manifest III Ayers department must
be placed where it properly belongs.
Statistics showing the great task Of
mastering in an army, the furnishing
of equipments and references ia
Napoleon and his campaigns will not
blind the people to the fact that
hundreds of the nations defenders
have been needlessly exposed to
disease and death through somebody's
laundering. The people will not be
satisfied with the present policy OF
shifting the blame for these things
from shoulder to shoulder. If Alger
can prove himself blameless, all right,
But il he does he will have to fix the
blame upon another, for some one is
to blame. Omaha World Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
AIeer's Defense Of AIger.

AS rule attempted excuses and
explanations can only make a bad
matter worse, and Ayers defense of
his management of the affairs of the
war department is no exception to
the rule. Secretary Alger would do
better to quit writing letters to con.
vince the people that his administra-
ton of affairs has been good, and
instead he should give his time to
remedying evils and setting things
right, so far as he can.
The burden of Secretary Ayers
published letter is that the task con-
fronting the war department was a
tremendous one. Tue public fully
recognizes that fact. The statement
of it is Secretary Alge,'s own con-
viction. for if he knew lie had such a
big task on his hands, requiring the
VERY highest order of ability and ex-
perience for its proper execution.
how could he trifie with such respon-
|sibililies at critical time by allowing
political and personal considerations
to govern his every move? Especially
did such considerations govern in the
of important orders. 1t is little
wonder, therefore, that many such
persons were unable TO perform
properly the duties falling to them
Secretary Alger says:
Some men have been neglected on
transports coming home, there is no
doubt-all against positive orders,
due perhaps to carelessness and negli.
gence, but largely on account of not
having the medical force to spare,
many of whom were sick, from
Santiago"
Cali against positive orders, due
perhaps to carelessness and negli-
gence!" But who was responsible
for having in control of such impor-
tant matters men so little fitted for
executing orders? AT the time the
assignments were made Secretary
Alger was criticised for subord mating
the interests of the war department
to political and personal consider
ations.
1t seems positively brutal for A'ger
to attempt to condone conditions
that caused so much unnecessary
suffering for brave soldiers with the
statement that '''there is nothing
young men in robust health are so
prodigal of as their health until it is
gone" In the same issue of The
Record in which Secretary Ayers
letter appeared was a communication
from DR.. G. Frank Lydston, the
following extract from which is q
good companion piece for the fore
going statement of Secretary Ayers;
Tampa in the summer time is just
little worse than bades. 1t is q
barren waste of hot sand. It's water
supply is VIGOROUSLY bad in quality
and defective in quantity. This every
army surgeon who has been there
we'll knows. Had the matter been
submitted to the surgeons I don't
believe troops would ever have been
sent to Tampa. But the Plant line
of railways and steamships wanted
the camp there, and there it went.
And back to Tampa went the
wounded after Santiago"
Ayers attempt to set himself right
before the public is not success
Chicago Record.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
Silver Republicans.

Republicans in Utah are sorelv
pressed by Hanna, who demands
loyalty to the administration, gold
standard and all.
Now, there are very few republi-
cans in Utah who are not silver mep,
and they find it exceedingly difficult
to follow the dictates of the national
republican boss and to remain true
to their convictions on the money
question.
In discussing this peculiar situation
the Salt Lake Herald truly says:
''The only hope of silver lies in a ma
tional organization. The party that
declares for free coinage is entitled
to the support of every silver man.
The republican party declared for
the single gold standard; the demo-
cratic party declared for bimetallism.
AN advocate of silver coinage, fly
ing a silver flag, marching in a
battalion of the goldbug army, firing
shots of Misrepresentation at the men
In the trenches Of silver, silver
knight riding with the hosts of gold
is an object of suspicion"
Nothing could be palmer than this
No man can serve God and mam,non
at the same time. No man can vote
with the administration party and
also be true to his faith in the money
OF the constitution. The platform
adopted by the republicans at ST.
Louis in 1896 is now repudiated. That
platform was constructed for the
purpose of fooling friends Of silver
with the promise of efforts in behalf
of bimetallism.
There was some slight excuse for
silver republicans who voted with the
regular republicans in 1896, but no
such excuse exists now.
Every vote cast for republican
candidate is vote for gold. If
silver republicans have not distinct
organization of their own, they
should vote with the democrats, who
are loyal and earnest friends of
silver.-Chicago Dispatch.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
How's. This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY g. CO., Props, Toledo,
Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. j. Cheney for the last IS years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions, and
financially able to carry out any obli-
cation made by their firm.
W EST d TRAUx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O., WALDING, KINNAN &
MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken. inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by ali
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

Homeseekers Excursions via Chicago Great
Western Railway.
On September 6 and Goth and
October and 18th the Chicago Great
Western Ry. will sell Homeseekers'
Excursion tickets to points in
Colorado, Idaho, Indian Territory,
Iowa. Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North and South Dakota,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming
and Wisconsin at one fare plus $500
for the round trip. Tickets good 81
days from date Of sale. For further
information call on Agents maple
Leaf Route.n
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
One Way to be Happy

Is to attend to the comfort OF your
family. Should one of them catch
a Cold or Cough call on ] ] Lowry,
sole agent, and get trial bottle of
Otto's Cure, the great German Rem
edy, free. We give it away to prove
that we have a sure cure for Coughs,
Colds, Asthma, Consumption and ali
diseases of the Throat xnd Lungs.
Large sizes SOC and Csc.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

Democratic 4th Congressional Convention.
A delegate convention OF the Democrats of the
Fourth Congressional District of Iowa, will be
held at New Hampton, Iowa,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th 1898,
at2o'clockp p. M of said day for the purpose of
putting in nomination candidate for Repre-
sentative in Congress for said district, and for
the transaction of such other business as shall
properly come before the convention. The ra-
ito Of representation will be one delegate at
large to each county, and one additional dele
gate for each 100 votes or fraction over so, cast
for Hon. Fred E. White for Governor in 1897
The counties comprising said District are
entitled to representation are as follows:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
OUR CANDIDATE IN 1900

Call for Democratic State Convention.
The Democrats of Iowa will meet in delegate
convention in the city of Marshaltown on the
9TH day of September, 1895, at 10 O'Clock a, m
for the purpose of placing in nomination candl-
dates for the office of
Secretary of State,
Treasurer of State.
Auditor of State,
Judge of the Supreme Court,
Clerk of the Supreme Court,
Reporter of the Supreme Court,
Attorney General,
Railroad Commissioner.
Railroad Commissioner Ito fill vacancy,
And for the transaction of such other business
as may properly come before state convention
The ratio of representation shall be / delegate
from each county, and one delegate for each
200 votes and fraction thereof over 100 cast for
F. E. White, democratic candidate for governor
at the election Of 1897.
1The different countless of the 4th COMPRESSION
al District will be entitled to the following num-
Der of delegates:
aabhis cRaaaa, 10 cer roc Gordo,.i,
EEa oWate ,....'1s F Mifsha;i
WinneShiek,. 10 Worth, ...... ........ 4
All Iowa voters in sympathy with the demo-
cratic national platform of 1885, and the state
platform OF the party last year, as well as all
other voters who believe in honesty, economy
and tmpartiality in all departments of our state
government are cordially invited to attend the
primaries and conventions of the party In
selecting delegates to this convention
E. NJ. CARR, J.R BURGESS,
Secy Democratic Acting Chairman
State Central Com. Democratic State
Central Com.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
Farms for Sale.

l have large number of very fine
farms for sale In Howard county.
Some at special bargains. If Won
wish to purchase it WILL pay you to
visit me. Prices are very reasonable
and terms to suit purchaser. / also
have farms in Minnesota and Dakota
for sale ON installment plan. Why
pay high cash rent when the money
may be applied toward home Of
your own Respectfully,
JOHN M. CANNON, Cresco, la.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

No one would object to the peace
commissioners receiving 1915, 900 year
each if Spain foots the bill. But it
does seem that if the men of the ma
ton can afford to fight the war to a
successful finish for from $13 to $3.50
a month, the peace commissioners
should be satisfied with about 1874, 75O
each as stipend. -World-Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
Glad Tidines.

The specific for dyspepsia, Liver
complaint. rheumatism, costiveness,
general debility etc., is Bacon's Gel
cry King for the nerves. This great
herbal tonic stimulates the digestive
organs regulates the liver and re-
stores the system to vigorous health
and energies. Samples free. Large
packages SOC and 25c. Sold only by
j. j. Lowry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

If Aguinaldo knows which side his
bread is buttered he'll refrain from
irritating Uncle George Dewey, or
he'll find himsely fitted to live on an
gel cake exclusively. Chicago Dis
patch.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
Sumner Months

are responsible for very large proportion of
intestinal diseases, especially cholera morbus,
diarrhoea, dysentery in adults and cholera in
fantum and infantile dlarrhoca in children,
SEvERA'S CHOLERA and DIARRHoEA CURE
quickly relieves the pain, checks the spasms of
the bowels, cures in the shortest time. 1t is a
safe, quick and reliable remedy in all Intestinal
diseases of adults and:children.
Price IS and so Cents.
In summer time many person feels tired,
the muscles relax, one is unable to work.
SEVERA'S ST. GOTHARD'S OIL gives new
strength and elasticity to muscles. 1t is the
greatest PAIN-SooTHER, Price scots.
w. F. SEVERA,
Manufacturing Pharmacist,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
severa's Family Remedies are for sale at al
drllpptSts
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
Best Bargain in Howard County.

A No. farm of 80 acres only one
mile from Bonair, all under cultiva-
tion and will be sold cheap and on
terms to suit purchaser. For further
particulars see JOHN g. ELLIOTT,
Bonair, Iowa. 97w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

! hereby announce myself as can
didate for county recorder subject to
the action of the Democratic County
Convention. L. j. GLASS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

Spain is high protection country,
and also the possessor of the standard
enjoyed by the "most enlightened
nations OF earth"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
Excursion Rates.

st. Paul & Minneapolis s4.15 for
round trip, Sept Sd to 10th, good to
return until Sept 70. Account State
Fair at Hamline. M. j. WHITE,
1913 Agent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
For Sale.

AS good farm as in the county,
l6O acres half mile east of Bonair.
Enquire OF or write to Thomas Riley,
Bonair, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

After carefully reviewing the facts
the Chicago News announces that the
balloon and Alger are not suited to
the purposes Of war.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

An Adrian county (Afo) court has
been wrestling with a peculiar lawsuit,
in which rats cut the principal figure.
A farmer named Sturgeon hired one
Walker to kill the rats on his place,
agreeing topay one cent apiece for the
tails of 1000 of the victims. When $50
tails had been presented for tally
Walker asked $3.50 as pay for his serv-
ices. Here the trouble began, for the
farmer refused to pay for any number
less than 1000. He also claimed that
Walker tried to palm off mouse tails
on him as tails of young rats. The
hired man secured favorable verdict
in the lower courts, but Sturgeon will
continue his legal fight to escape pay
ment.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

The surprisingly bad craftsmanship
of the Spanish gunners has, according
to the Criterion, brought to light some
interesting facts concerning the rela-
tive skill of the Anglo-Saxon and Latin
races. 1t is said by those who know
that dark-eyed race never makes
good marksmen, and many instances
are cited. II has become q proverb In
England that no darls-eyed man ever
goes on the team for the Echo shield.
The women Of Coffeyville, Kan,
made up package of useful articles
for each member of the local COM
pany Of volunteers and sent the whole
to the camp at San Francisco. A copy
of the New Testament went with each
package, and one of the recipients OBJ
jected to the gift. He said he wanted
the Old Testament, because there was
SO much more war in 1t.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

Brave old Gen. Calixto Garcia is a
grand In philosophy as in patriotism.
IT only had mangoes for breakfast" he
said, when calling on Admiral Sampson,
"but," he added, cheerfully, II also had
mangoes for supper Yesterday"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
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Estate Of Eliza NJ. Fellows, Deceased.

Estalt OF EIlZa NJ. FELLOWS, DectaSeu.
Notice is hereby given. that the subscribers
have been duly appointed administrators OF
the estate of Eliza NJ. Fellows late of Ricev1lle,
in the county Of Howard, state of Iowa, de-
ceased, Interstate. and have taken upon themselves
that trust by giving bonds as the law directs
All persons having demands upon the estate OF
the said deceased are required to exhibit the
same; and persons indebted to the said estate are
called upon to make payment to
ELlZBETH G. HERRING.
HELEN s. MOSHER,
Administrators.
cresco, Iowa. Aus. 10. 1893. 00wa
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
For Sale.

For Sale.
Several good farms in Winneshiek
county, can be bought for small cash
payment, balance on long time if de-
sired. Addres M. H. CULBERT,
90tf Cresco, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

An Irish sentinel of the Fifth Mis-
souri, at Chickamauga was sharply re-
proved by the officer of the day for per-
uniting persons to approach without
giving the countersign. The Irishman
listened patiently and was then about
to walk away, when the officer called
sharply: well, you haven't asked me
for that countersign yet" Quick as a
flash the soldier thrust his bayonet
point uncomfortably close to the Off
GERS breast, while he grimly ejacu-
lated, "L'ave us have that counter
sign, thin, and be dom quick about it'll"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

>Dr. Miles. NERVE PLAsTERs cure RHEuMA.
Ism. WEAK BACKS. At druggists only Sa.
alonthly Pains cured by DR.. Miles Pain Piiis
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

The people Of Maryland have raised
fund of $4,000 to purchase some sort
OF testimonial for Commodore Schley.
who is native of that state, and be-
longs to an aristocratic family. After
much discussion as to the form in
which to offer the gift the committee in
charge has very sensibly concluded to
purchase handsome villa, surround
ed by a small farm, within an hour or
two of Baltimore and Washington, so
that the commodore will have snug
harbor to anchor in when old age over
takes him and he goes upon the re-
tired list.