Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-03-15

Michael Powers. who formerly re-
sided in New Oregon, owning the farm
now owned by Mr.. Slitka. with a
brother-in-law Col. P. H. Smith, re-
Gently sold three-fourths interest in
gold mine they own near Deadwood,
for $5O5,000. This is perhaps one of
the richest paying mines in the world
and is fully equipped with modern
machinery for operating it to its full
capacity.
The Usage Press would convey the
idea that drunkenness prevails to an
alarming degree in our neighboring
town OF Lime Springs. The idea is
the outgrowth of a few fanatics OF the
place, its people as a rule being both
temperate and moral. For personal
ends the town contains few persons
who would blacken the name and rep
utation of every person there, even
though they knew their statements
were false.
The Albion Farmers Telephone is
an assured success. Shares enough
have been taken for two full lines on
one line of poles. They meet to or
ganize and elect officers Thursday,
March II, at l o'clock p. M. sharp, at
the Albion school house in Albion
township. As telephone has become a
institution, several ladies who are
interested will be present, and as the
refining influence of woman never yet
done harm, they will receive hearty
welcome. Anyone not on the list, and
yet are interested, should let their
wants be known at this meeting.
Under instructions from the Post
Office Department, box rent in the
Cresco post Office will be increased
commencing with the quarter begin
ming April 1, 1898. The rent for boxes
was fixed by w. b. Webster when
post master, and this is the first time
the department has interfered with
the prices then established, All call
boxes raised from 15 to 25 cents per
quarter. All small lock boxes from
80 to 35 cents, medium lock boxes
| from 40 to so cents, the large lock
boxes remain at 60 cents. The large
lock drawer box will be raised from
60 to Is cents.
The trouble at Lime Springs was
renewed last week in the second ar
rest and trial of Mcpherson, the jury
in the case, composed of business men
of the place, failing to agree, the case
being set for second hearing the goth
of March. Peterson, the complaining
witness 1t is said was impeached by
the testimony of large number of
representative business men of unques-
toned integrity. Mrs. Peterson was
witness to corroborate the evidence
of her husband, but the case was SO
nicely worked up that the circum-
stances and facts go far toward dis
crediting her testimony. She present.
ed in court two beer bottles which she
claimed were bought from MCPHERSON
by herself and husband, one bottle OF
which they drtJk between Lime
5ESprings and Cresao, the other on their
4 return. On cross-exarnination she
claimed to have kept the bottles for
the express purpose Of a suit against
McP Pherson, described the cork, said
they had no corkscrew, and did not
take them out with pocket knife, but
punched them into the bottle. The
bottles are described as of the kind
that are corked with rubber corks and
so constructed that the cork cannot be
pushed or driven into the bottle ex-
cept at the breaking the neck from
the bottle. AT this distance the case
has the semblance of one that is prose
cuted solely for the purpose of vent
ing spite against the defendant, an6
not in the interest of good morals OF
temperance. The taxpayers are the
only ones victinized and punished il
such suits, as they are usually prose
cuted because they can be carried or
at the cost of the people. 2. +. Nc
Hugh appears for the defence and Pc
ter McCraken for the prosecution, MIR
Wilbraham refusing to appear in be
half of the people because he did no
believe there was evidence to estab
lish guilt.