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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-24

When anything happens to
small boy it is invariably few
minutes before the school bell rings.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-24

Those who live on farms are espec-
tally liable to many accidental cuts,
burns and bruises which will heal rap
IDLY when BALLARD'S SNOW LIN
IMENT is applied. Price, 70 and so
ents, Sold by r. 9, Hardwick
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-24

No doubt the castles in the air
that we frequently read about are
built of gold bricks.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-24

st. Louis was selected for the
next convention of the League of
Republican Clubs.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-24

James Grow was shot by an un-
known person near Paris and may
die.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-24

There were FIVE deaths from chol-
era on board a British ship bound
from Malta to London.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-24

A freight train ran into a crowd
at Johnstown, Pa, and five persons
were injured, two of them fatally.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-24

A fad is a peculiar fancy cf some
one you know.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-24

A maiden speech is-"Ask
papa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
SOCIETIES MAY BE MERGED,
Conference for Unifying OF
Missionary Effort.

Chicago, May 7.-Consolidation Of
certain powerful societies now work
ing under the auspices of the Metho-
dist church was the chief topic OF
discussion at the Methodist quadren-
NAL conference Saturday. A strong
movement was made looking to the
union of the church extension freed
mems aid and southern educational
work with that of the home mission
department. the combination to be
known as the Home Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Church. Aside
from this question quiet and rest, as
compared with the vigorous sessions
OF the last three days, marked the
fourth morning gession of the confer
ence at the Auditorium. Bishop Wal
den presided and had little trouble
with the meeting. The attendance
of people outside the pale of delegates
was the largest since the conference
began, the rear part OF the ground
floor being we'll filed with auditors.
Debate on the consolidation scheme
was the most animated. Earnest dis
cussion with many amendments took
up nearly an hour, after which the
subject, changed to some extent, went
over for a report next Friday. Each
organization is to furnish a commit
tee of five to debate the consolidation
question and make joint report.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
Anti-Dutch PIot on Foot
MINING TOWN BURNED,
Twelve Hundred People Rendered
Homeless by Destruction of
Sandon In British Columbia.

Spokane, Wash, May IA special
4e,i-e saAlsAf.,.As, p-;a,.
B. c., says: Sandon, the second min
ing town of Importance in the SLOGAN
has been completely destroyed by fire
and nearly all its 1900 people are
homeless and ruined. Kasio is 2s
miles from Sandon, but about mid
night large clouds of smoke came
rolling over this town from Sandon.
At once word went out that Sandon
was destroyed, but no news could be
had from the desolate town, as all
wires had been burned
At four p. m. train came in from
Sandon bringing a number of those
who lost all their property They re-
ported that the total loss was between
100000 and S1,oOO,oo0, while the in
surance could only have been about
$4,000.
Relief measures were taken instant
ly. The officials of Sandon donated
$500 and mining men there contribut-
ed $4,000. Kasio raised 81, 800 and sent
up special train with large supplies
of food, tents and clothing. More re-
lief is needed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
ST. LOUIS HAS PARADE.
Entertains Admiral Dewey by n Mag
niticent Military and Civic
Display.

st. Louis, May 1.-THE celebration
in honor of the visit of Admiral and
Mrs. George Dewey to ST. Louis was
practically concluded Saturday with a
military and civic parade, including
organizations from all parts of the
state. Saturday evening the admiral at
tended meeting of the Military Or
der of the Loyal Legion, of which he
has been member for over 20 years,
but this was purely an informal aft
fair, given in order to allow some of
the admiral's old friends an oppor-
tunity to meet him again.
The parade, in which nearly hun
dred different organizations took
part, was witnessed by hundreds of
thousands of people, who gave the
admiral an enthusiastic greeting all
along the line of march. The day
was ideal hardly cloud fecking the
sky, while just enough wind was blow
ing to temper the warmth of the sun
and keep futtering the thousands of
flags with which the buildings along
the line of march were decorated.
Excursion trains by the dozens
brought in their loads of out-of-town
sight-seers, and for hours before the
parade was scheduled to start the
miles of streets in the business district
over which the admiral was to pass
were packed almost to suffocation.
All along this route the admiral
was kept busy bowling to the greet
ings of the thousands, the cheering
and waving of flags being almost con-
tinuous. At Thirteenth and Olive
STREETS, in front of the Exposition
building, the admiral and his party
alighted, and ascending the grand
stand reviewed the parade, which oc-
cupied nearly two hours in passing.
At it's conclusion he was driven to
the Planters hotel.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
SUNDAY School Notes

The County Suday school convention
Will be held in CreSco Court House
next Friday and Saturday. All Sun
day school workers should plan to at
tend and hear Rev. Geo. B. Shoemak-
er of Iowa Falls and others from
abroad. A S. S. parade will follow.
The plan of the house to house visi-
tation will be presented at this con-
yention and we want all pastors and
christian workers to be ready to CO.
operate in this move on the 18th of
May. Attend the convention and
learn about it on Friday, p. m. May IL.
The work OF our Sunday school mis-
sionary is increasing to such an extent
that he needs an assistant and has en-
gagged the services of Mr.. 4. w. Chris
tianson, student from Chicago Bible
Institute to assist him for a few
months in Howard and Winneshiek
counties.
They organized a S. S. at Plymouth
Rock last Sunday to meet each Sun
dhy at 3. p. M. in the school house.
The officers are Superintendent, Mrs.
y. j. Davis: Asst. Supt., Mrs. Nels Ell
lingson; Secretary, A. G. Stinson;
Treas, E. R. WILDER: Janitor, George
Sears.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
Obituary.

franklin Welsh died last Friday
evening, May 4, at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Welsh.
The deceased was born in Cresco,
April 9, 1882, and was aged IS years
and % days at the time Of his death.
Frank attended the public schools
OF Cresco till his 14th year, when he
entered the jewelry store of G. B.
Laup, where he learned the jewelry
trade. His health failing he went to
Grand Forks, n. D., Feb. 1899, to visit
his auntS, and secured employment
there, but his health not improving
ne removed to Denver, Coloradoin May
1899, thereafter moving to various
places in Colorado and to Phoenix,
Arizona, returning from the latter
place to Cresco on the 23rd of April
last, in a very frail condition ofhealth.
The funeral occurred Sunday after
noon from the M. e. church, Rev.
Head officiating, the interment being
in Oak Lawn. A large concourse of
people attended the funeral testifying
to the high regard in which the young
man was held. Several fine floral piec-
eS by the young people were silent re-
minders of their esteem for their
loved Schoolmate.
The stricken family have the SYM
pathy of all in their bereavement.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
ROBERTS LOSING NO TINE
British General Pushing Advan-
tage He Has Gained in the
Advance.
GEN. HAMILTON REACHES NEALWELKET.
Throughout the Entire March He Is
Harassed by the Enemy-Police-
man Guarding Premier Schrein-
er's House ShOt-Intimatlon of
Anti-Dutch Plot in Cape Colony.

London, May Lord Roberts re-
ports to the war office, under date of
Brandfort, May 4, as follows:
Hamilton advanced to-day TO Neal
welket. He was engaged with the enemy
throughout the march. He speaks in
terms of praise of the behavior of the
troops, and especially Broadwood's brig
ade of cavalry, and the mounted infantry"
Roberts Losing No Time.
Lord Roberts is evidently losing no
time in following up the substantial
advantage gained by the occupation
of Brandfort, and his whole force is
apparently moving on Winburg. The
place mentioned in Lord Roberts dis
patch to the war office as .Nealwel-
kot'' cannot be found on the maps
and it is likely that it is cable error
for Near Vetkop,' in which Gen.
Ian Hamilton seems to be midway
between Houtnek and Winburg, and
has thus got between Winburg and
Gen. Olivier's command from Wepen-
er, which is occupying Thaba Patchoa.
Difficult Country for British.
Between Thaba N'Chu, Ladybrand
and Winburg the country is rough
and suited for the Boer tactics, so
the British are liable to be consider
ably harassed before they capture
the stronghold. Experts differ as to
whether Lord Roberts is bound to-
wards Kroonstad or in the direction
OF Bethlehem. The latter place is the
terminus of the line joining with the
Natal railroad at Van Reenens pass,
and the capture of that place would
probably compel the Beers to leave
the Drakenburg range and thus open
the way for Gen. Buffers advance.
The British will have to repair the
bridge over the Vet before the rail
road between Brandfort and Winburg
comes available.
Anti-Dutch Plot on Foot.
Cape Town, May 1.-THE South Afri-
can News says that a policeman who
was guarding Premier Schreiner's
house has been shot. adding that the
policeman was smoking a cigar at
the time, upon which is based an as
sertion that the bullet. was evidently
intended for the premier, who is an
inveterate smoker.
The African bund papers are MAX
Ing sensation out of the affair, de-
claring an anti-Dutch plot is on foot.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
RIoToUs STRIKERS.
Trouble at the Standard Oil Works
ut Constable Hook, n. J.-WorIs-
men Beaten.

New York, May 1.-THE strikers at
the Standard Oil works at Constable
Hook, n. j., made determined eff
fort Saturday to prevent men from
going to work in their places. Every
man that attempted to enter the
works was assaulted. a number of
shots were fired by the rioters, but
no one was hit. The police and dep
uty sheriffs who had been guarding
the works repeatedly charged the
rioters and used their clubs with
vigor. Two of the ringieaders of the
strikers were arrested. They were
George Katke and Daniel Sorrzi, both
Hungarians. The two men attacked
man named Joseph Matizce, who is
also a Hungarian. and who was about
to enter the Standard Oil grounds for
the purpose of going to work. Mat
ice was badly beaten.
The police and deputies have been
reinforced and any further attempt
at rioting will be promptly sup
pressed.
Philadelphia, May All efforts to
compromise the dispute between the
Allied Building Trades council and
the Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners have so far failed, Unless
amicable agreement is reported by
Saturday night it is possible that
work on the national republican con-
vention hall will come to standstill.
Buffalo, N. Y, May President
Gompers, of the American Federation
of Labor, and Business Agent Warner,
of the Machinists' union of New York.
left for New York. Before going they
held a conference with President
Madgwick, of the striking railroad
freight handlers, and tried to bring
about settlement of the dispute be-
tween the men and the railroads.
They communicated with Superintend-
ents Bradfeld, of the New York Cen
trial; Brunn, of the Erie, and Van AL
len, of the Lehigh Valley, all of whom
refused to treat with the Freight
Handlers union or to recognize the
of Mr.. Gompers to repre-
sent the men.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
Davis Corners.

Ole Thompson returned frem Madi-
son Wis, last Saturday.
The dance at Jno. Rielly's, last
Saturday was Largely attended. All
report a good time.
The new store is quite busy now
days. All we need now is good
blacksmith and repair shop. The
farmers in this vicinity think it will
pay.
daughter, Mrs. G.. A. Stern, last Sun
day.
Our Base ball Club scored double
victory last Sunday. One with the
Lime Springs Club, score 10 to 5; and
the other with the Maple Leaf Club,
score % to IL. 1T seems the Davis
Corner boys are determined to win, by
fair play, each and every game, as
they did the previous year.
Every body come out next Sunday
and see the game between Cresco and
Davis Corners.
Mr.. Wilde and Miss Emma Woell-
slime of Cresco, were seen in our vii
lage Sunday.
We must say that the Lime Springs
Club are better singers than baseball
players. While driving through our
village, homeward bound, they sang
the sweet ballad, "No one like Mother
Very appropriate,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
A Village sold.

Milwaukee, May What is known
as Ellis Junction, Marinette county,
Wis, was sold by Fl. zeck, of Mari
nette county, to the Polska Industrial
company. The village is suburban
to Crivitz and is included in tract
of 10000 acres. The tract will be
colonized by cooperative community
of Poles from Milwaukee, Chicago and
the old country. The transfer in
cludes houses. sawmills, general store
and all the numbering interests on
the tract. The amount of money paid
for the tract is not stated, but is ese
timated at considerably over 500, 900.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
GATES HEARING BEGUN.
Case Against the American Steel and
Wire Company Director Opened
at New York,

New York, May "A hearing of
the case of George A. Lamb against
John w. Gates, chairman of the board
OF directors of the American Steel G.
Wire company, on a complaint that
Il maffng h fa7ss allegations r6nadg
his company, was begun Saturday be-
fore Magistrate Zeller. The hearing is
to compel Mr.. Gates to show cause
why a warrant should not issue for
his arrest. Mr.. Lamb acted as his
own counsel and Delaney Nicoll ap-
peared for Mr.. Gates. Mr.. Lamb
asked that the case be set for the 14th
instant and then submitted a COM
plant against Mr.. Gates to which he
made affidavit.
Mr. Nicoll moved to dismiss the
complaint on the ground that there
had been no offense within the provi-
sions of the penal code. He claimed
that the newspaper article complained
of was general statement of the con-
dition of the steel and wire trade, and
not of the American Steel & Wire
company.
Mr.. Lamb said that he proposed to
show that the newspaper reporter
who wrote the article was sent for
for the purpose of Mr.. Gates own
gain. He argued that even il the
statement did not relate specifically
to the business of the company, the
article was injurious to that concern
as Mr.. Gates had stated that the
American Steel & Wire company con.
trolled nearly so per cent. of the stee
and wire business, He alleged that
the statement in question was abso
lutely false. After Mr.. Nicoll had re
piled Magistrate Zeller said that hi
would let the matter stand over unit
next Monday at four p. m. He made
this date, as he said he understood
Mr.. Gates was soon to depart for Eu
rope. He told Mr.. Lamb that HI
might obtain in the meantime the
subpoenas of those whom he wanted
to appear at the hearing.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
Delay in the AlhnnY.

Washington, May THE Albany is
still at the Elswicls works, in England,
though it was expected that she would
sail for this country in March. A re-
port just received from Capt. ]. T.
Craig, who has been assigned to the
command of the vessel, reports that the
cruiser is still tied up at the docks of
the contractor. Capt. Craig says that
there seems to be serious hitch over
the dynamos, and that although the
contractors are working faithfully, it
is impossible for him to make a trust
worthy prediction when the vessel will
be ready to start for the United States
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
cresco Residence Property
for Sale.

During the past year Cresco resi-
dence property and building lots have
advanced about 25 per cent in value,
and to-day there is scarcely a vacant
house in town, while we cons family re-
ceive inquiries from persons desiring
to rent residence property. During
the past six months more residence
lots have been sold in Cresco than dur
ing any one year before, and persons
who invest in either will be sure to
realize agood profit on the investment
We still have forsale large number
of Cresco homes, also Cresco residence
building lots, among which are the
following:
/. One South side residence in block
30, price 5000.
2. Two lots with small residence in
block 80, South side, price $3.50.
3. One 16 acre lot, price s125 per
acre.
4. One neat residence with barn
and small grove in bloc k 26, price $3.50.
8. One good residence in block a,
Is foot front, price $500.
6. Corner residence in block ID.
price 5000.
I. Two corner lots with good resi-
dence in block Is, Beadle's Addition.
price $1,000.
s. One good residence in block 3,
price $1,000.
8. One good residence in Beadle, IS
Addition, price $1,000.
10. Large building lot in Beadle's
subdivision, block s, price $275.
III. Eight joint lots in Berg's Addi-
ton, price 500.
Il. One good lot in Berg's Addition,
block II, price sl25.
ID. One good residence on End Street.
price $1,000.
IA. Two lots with good residence
and barn in block II, Berg's Addition,
price $1,000.
Is. Two lots with good residence
and barn in block IL, Berg's Addition,
price $500.
l6. One corner lot with residence on
Cresco business block, price $500.
Also a few more residences and
many building lots in various parts of
the city.
Ii you wish to buy or sell city prop
erty, it will pay you to call on us. If
you have money to invest, invest in
city property, and be sure of regular
income and good profits.
j. M. s. j. Il. CANNON.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
IN NEED OF AID.
Governor of Utah to Issue Statement
In Regard to Relieving of Fami-
lies of Dead Miners.

Salt Lake City, Utah, May Tn re-
spouse to many inquiries from citizens
of the United States and from numer-
Utah, addressed to the governor and
other citizens of Utah, making gen
erous proffers of financial assistancef for
the stricken families of the victims of
the Scofeld district, Gov. Wells will
issue an address stating, in view OF
the appalling magnitude of the mortal
ity and the very large number of de-
pendent women and children requiring
care and sustenance. that contribu-
lions will be most gratefully received
from kindly disposed and sympathetic
people everywhere, and that all sub.
scriptions should be sent to Hon James
L. Hammond, secretary of state, and
chairman of the central relief fund,
who is authorized to attend to the
equitable distribution of the fund to
the sufferers.
The governor will designate Spen-
Ger Trask & Co.. of New York city, as
an eastern collection agency.
Salt Lake City, May IA special to
the Deseret News from Scofeld says
that five additional bodies were
brought out of No. mine Saturday
morning. The, bodies of four others
are still in the mine. These with the
unidentified Firms taken out bring the
total up to exactly $50. No others are
known to be missing and it is believed
that all the men now have been ac-
counted for.
Salt Lake City, Utah, May I'm adj
dition to the donations to the fund
for relief of the Scofeld sufferers, the
Colorado Fuel 8 Iron company has
subscribed $4,000 and the Rio Grande
Western Railway company 100000
These two subscriptions come from
New York to the superintendent OF
the Pleasant Valley Coal company.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
Protivin PenciIings.

Rev. Fr. Vrba, of Cedar Rapids.
visited Rev. Broz, Friday.
j. Bryant, travelling agent for the
American Threshing Machine Co.,
was transacting business in our burg,
Friday.
Jacob Swestka has purchased the
Wenzel Cisar house and lot in Proti-
vim, last week, paying something over
$500 for it.
The Kuntz- Bouska wedding occurred
quietly last Tuesday. AS your cor
respondent did not participate, we
cannot say how the wedding cake
tasted.
The Lukes-Sobolik wedding occurs
today fIlesday.l ShqpJ5da 1 xistat ss199
so.
AS we have our pen going on we'd
dings, we will tell another secret. On
Tuesday, May Is, Chas. Pecinovsky is
to marry Victory Mikesh. Charles is
the younger brother of our j. r. Miss
MikeSh is daughter of prominent
family. The marriage ceremony is to
take place in Spillyille.
We are informed that Frank Peci-
novSky is now at work building a
creamery at Schley. Frank has taken
a dairy course in'the Iowa agricultur
college with great success. We be-
lieye Schley is a good place for a
creamery.
]. j. Corbett, Frank Swestka and
John Krall, of Jackson Junction, Wis
tied our burg the first of the week.
Rev. A. e. BouSka, of Tabor, Neb.,
attended the funeral of his sister,
Mrs. John Black, Tuesday.
John Bouska was appointed justice
of the peace by the board of Supervis
ors at the April session and has given
bonds.
A child of Frank Novotny accident
ally drank cup of a strong solution
of lye and died after two days of much
pain.
Vim. Allen, the Cresco shoe man,
and wife visited with John Bouska
Sunday.
On the 1ath day of April, the local
clerk of the M. w. A. sent death
proofs of A. Kubik. On April 30, an
older for $4,000 was in his hands only
Ia days. Great is the M. w. A.!
AS an old story repeats itself from
time to time, so do the lightning rod
frauds. In our near neighhorhood we
know of three victims who, for an ar
ticle worth probably from IS to $40,
Oue pau W UIlcSe SlldrkS 0ou, 'Oue SE0U
and another 1900. We do notmention
the names of these farmers as tbs bad
enough for them to lose SO much with
out having Tom, Dick and Harry ask
ing them questions and probably
laughing at them. In future letter
we will explain how the scheme is
worked.
| RESOLUTIONS of Hustler Camp will
appear in next issue.-ED.) BLUFF.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08

Ludington, Mich, May THE strik-
ing Pere Marquette railroad freight
handlers scored point when they Sc
cured the cooperation of the Vessel
Leaders union. The latter body wen.
out Saturday and refused to load the
salt boats entering port. Allthe salt
docks are filed and being deprived of
means of shipment will cause all four
of the local salt blocks to shut down
This will throw several hundred men
out Of employment.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
Beware of a Cough.

A cough is not a disease but asymp-
tom. Consumption and bronchitis,
which are the most dangerous and ia.
tai diseases have for their first indi-
cation PERSISTENT cough, and if prop
erly treated as soon as this cough ap-
pears are easily cured. Cham berlain's
Cough Remedy has proven wonderful-
ly successful, and gained it's wide repu-
tation and extensive sale by it's success
in curing the diseases which cause
lift is not beneficial it will
not cost you cent. For sale by J. II.
Luers Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
A sprained Ankle Quickly Cured.

sat one time suffered from aseyere
sprain OF the ankle" says Geo. o..
Cary, editor of the Guide, Washington,
Va. CATER using several well recon-
mended medicinens without success,
I tried Chamberlain Pain Balm, and
am pleased to say that relief came as
soon as I began IT'S use and complete
cure speedily followed. This remedy
has also been used in my family for
frost bitten feet with the best results.
] cheerfully recommend it's use to all
who may need tirst-class liniment. "
Sold by j. III. Luers Drug Co.