Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-10

The Board OF Supervisors are il
session and hard at work. In few
days an account of how they found
matters in the county Offices and O
their doings will be in the hands O.
the printers who will spread the
matters before the people.
The Woodmen dance last Friday
was one of the largest attended and
most enjoyable tepsichorean events OF
the season, an orderly and happy
crowd being made welcome by the
members OF the order. The music by
the new Tonolli orchestra was uni.
versally praised.
| Services in Grace church next Sun
day at 10:45 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Subject for morning sermon; ..The
Kingdom OF God, the Church OF
Christ. Evening subject. ..Our
missions, and the amount of money
expended for church purposes the
/ year past" All are cordially invited
to be present.
1. Miss Hattie Moore, of Cresco, who
has been teaching in the Loomis dis
trict was compelled to give up her
school on account of sickness. Last
week Thursday while on her way to
school she froze her feet and ears quite
badly. Ray ST. John has been engag-
ed to finish the term OF ten weeks -
Riceville Recorder.
The person who wants a prettier or
better local paper than the DEBORAH
Republican in its new makeup must
be possessed OF high ideals. In its
enlarged form it contains more matter
than any other paper published in the
district and is always in good form
and up-to-date. We are always glad
to note its prosperity.
Report OF school in Forest CITY
Township, District No. 5, taught by
Cora Nelson for month ending Jan. 6.
1899.
Number enrolled 81.
Average daily attendance ION.
Those neither absent or tardy during
the month: Hannah Jones, Maggie
Jones, Joe Smith, Winnie Smith, Cora
Smith, Stanley Williams, Mella Davis.
The United States in paying Spain
800, 900, 900 for the sovereignty OF the
Philippines ''bought a pig in poke {"
The people there refuse to recognize
| the transfer OF sovereignty. What a
beautiful commentary upon the right
of people to be free and independent
1t will be when tire president orders
our troops to fire upon its people; what
a travesty upon government by the
consent OF the governed.
The Clerk of the Court has perhaps
as large an amount of Office work as
any one of the county officers, and is
given no clerk hire OF any kind. Any
assistance he has in the work Is taken
out of his salary inasmuch as 1T is at
his own cost. In this connection it is
perhaps proper5to note that of the
entire probate records made in the
| Office since Nov. 81, 1876, in the two
years he has held the Office he has
made more than 27 per cent. and of
the district court records he has made
more than 20 per cent. of all that have
| been made since 1876. OF course it
would be unreasonable in him, in the
opinion of the board, to ask an increase
in his salary or that his office be
treated as are the others, supplied
| with deputy. But we venture a
a suggestion for the board and the
Clerk of the Court i. Q. that the depu-
ties in the other offices be assigned to
work portion of the time in the
clerks office.
The Arlington News publishes a
sketch of B. B. Curtis, editor OF the
Prison Press, published in the peni-
tentiary at Anamosa, the type setting
and work being done by prison CON
victs. The evidence of his villainous
character seems to be overwhelming
He has four living wives from neither
of which has he been divorced, and
that he has had more aliases in the
transaction OF his villainies, than he
has wives. In his career has been
editor, newspaper reporter, Sunday
School Superintendent and preacher
of the gospel. Most of his crimes have
been committed under the garb vi
christianity. And now he dresses the
prison press IN the same garb. He is
fitly described by Pollok in giving the
characteristics of a hypocrite, as one
who ''stole the livery of heaven to
serve the devil in" 1t is burning
disgrace to the state that the prison
authorities should give such an migrate
the position he occupies. The hearts
he has broken, the happy homes he
has invaded under the guise of christi-
anity only to snatch some loved
daughter from its sacred circle to
crafty his lust ought to give him a life
In solitary confinement in prison shut
out from the light of day. We have
no faith in mouthings of repentance
and love to God from any such class of
men. That has ever been his fad and
under its guise his crimes have been
committed. Is he more sincere now
than thenp