Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-01
Lime Springs.

At the election of city officers held
last Monda y the entire Citizens ticket
carried by majorities ranging from 90
to 40, a clean sweep for clean ticket.
Geo. H. Wetter was reelected mayor
ty the handsome majority of Al out
OF lab votes cast, a compliment from
our citizens, voicing their approval
of the manner in which local affairs
have been conducted during the past
two years. The ticket had the almost
undivided support of our leading.
business men and sound thinking cisi-
zens who at the polls vindicated the
charges against our officers and
showed their disapproval of the at
tempts made by cranks to besmirch
the fair name of our city. We fail to
see wherein the League ticket had a
right to bid for votes. How could
they expect to gain the support of
those to whom they would give no
voice in the naming of candidates?
A secret caucus or conference such
as they held this spring where few
of the select map out their course
and nominate slate has been tried
before and found wanting. Even
after a house to house canvass and
by Misrepresentation of the facts
by the opposition, the existing ad-
ministration was endorsed by q
greater showing than was expected
by even the more enthusiastic. If
the opposition had have come into
the regular Citizens caucus, they
would have at least gained the
respect of the voters. Following s
the victorious ticket: Geo. H. Wetter,
mayor, s. H. Hall, councilman, F. M.
Clark, councilman, A. j. Cray,
recorder, G. N. Flagler, treasurer.
Allen Miller, collector, William F..
Cooper, pound master, John T.
Smith, assessor.
Miss Mildred Rand Of Cresco who
has been visiting Miss Belle Nash for
few days, returned home Tuesday.
The special election held at the
town hall Wednesday, March 3Oth,
for the admission of outlying terri.
tories as specified in these columns
some weeks since resulted in favor of
annexation by vote of "a to 10.
Fred Craghill was up from Cresco
spending the Sabbath with our
church goers.
The war fare between correspond
ents of Howard county papers grows
apace. Between Hustler" "X Rays y
ct al of Bonair, and the differences
over debate being settled by special
correspondents of the Sun, interest
along this line will not wane.
AT the recent election of Indepen.
dent school district, Frank Burns
was elected director for long term
and F. NJ. Clark treasurer.
Sheriff Campbell was a business
visitor to the Springs, Tuesday.
The adjourned trial of p. b. Nc.
Pherson was begun Tuesday wher
court convened at Judge Farrar's
temporary court room in the ole
Woodmen Hall building. A jury wal
impannelled and an adjournment
taken to Wednesday morning at Ii
O'Clock. The jurors were Motri.
Jones, William Harris, Hugh Morris,
Lewis Sanborn, Alvin Searles, Clar
ence Moar. Every one outside O
town and all temperance men. Sine,
writing the above the case has beer
tried and verdict brought in, il
favor of the defendant. Great credi
is due the attorney for the defense
p. F. McHugh, who has been Jealous
10 the interest of his client and over
came great obstacles, but truth will
triumph over the "whole cloth" arti
Gle eventually and the case for tn,
persecution was shown up in it
true light. Needless to say the count,
pays the costs.
Mrs. @. w. Burns is absent ii
WATERFOWL and other Wisconsin
points on visit with relatives ant
friends.
! Saturday, May 81, the Thresher
will meet in Lime Springs for organi
cation and the meeting is sure t,
prove success. SARAH.
4 A Queer (?) Medicine.
Thora 10 u ,no1ioipo uboco nronrio