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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
LADY PHYSICIANS.
Social Society of Medical women
Meets in Des Moines md
Elects Officers.

The Social Society of Iowa Med
ical Women held its second annual
session in Des Nloines. Although so
young an organization, the society
numbers as members 90 regular wom-
en- physicians, a total enrolment of
more than one-third in the state of
Iowa, which can claim but II alto.
gether. Considered in this light, the
membership is proportionately much
larger than the mems society, with
whom they work in harmony, without
any idea of antagonism. The election
of officers resulted in the following
choice: President, DR.. A. D. King,
Des Moines; vice president, DR.. Mary
A. Breen, LIE Mars; secretary, DR.. Jen-
ME McCowen, Davenport; treasurer,
DR.. Nancy NJ. Hill, Dubuque.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Live Stock.

Chicago, May %.
HOGS-Market active on packing and
shipping account Feeling firm, and
prices 5@l0c higher. Sales ranged at 81 20
@5.05 for Pigs, s5.05do30 for light, S. O5@
5.l5 for rough packing. s5.O5Q53O for
mixed. and s52og5.321a for heavy packing
and shipping lots.
CATTLE-Market was fairly active.
Feeling steady and prices unchanged
Quotations ranged at s5.45@5.SO for choice
to extra Steers a.95q5.4O for good to
choice do, s4.7045.00 for fair to good do.
$4.35@4.70 for common to medium do, 81 20
@4.45 for butchers Steers. M6OQ550 for
fed western Steers. s4O0D5. 90 for feeding
Steers, $2.5O@4.6O for Cows, s3.5O@5OO for
Heifers. 81 .90Q4.25 for Bulls and Oxen.
&.0OG4So for Stays, A.OOdD5.OO for Texas
Steers. and 81 5046.75 for Veal Calves,
SHEEP-Market fairly active and prices
steady. Lambs 10c higher. Quotations
ranged at $45O05.60 for westerns, s3.75m
BIO for natives, s560@7.35 for western
Lambs, and s5.s506.S5 for native Lambs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
TAYLOR A FUGITIVE.
He Seeks Refuge in Indiana from
Arrest.
He is NOT AWARE OF AN INDICTMENT
Extradition of Finley Not to De
Forced by Kentucky Authorities
John Powers Is Arrested
and Set Free Asain.

indianapolis, Ind, May 23.-W. S.
Taylor, of Kentucky, who has taken
refuge in this city, said at noon:
IF there is an indictment then 1 shall
make statement, in which l shall give
my opinion of the entire situation.
went into the courts of Franklin county
and tried to find out If there was an in
dictment against me, but they would not
tell me-
Now will await developments. 1 OK
pect to remain here or go to some quiet
resort in Indiana and remain there until
the national convention of the republic
ans
ut is an awful thing to be exiled from
the place of my birth, from the state
that honored me with it's highest Of
flee and from my wife and children. Yet
| know, as you know, that my return
to Kentucky would mean that l would
be incarcerated, with no chance of bail
or, for that matter, exposed to assassns
who have awaited an opportunity to
wreak vengeance on me. l do not know
what of the. future. l cannot say that
will or will not be a candidate for gov
ernor of Kentucky this fall. The party
has insisted that I be nominated, but 1
fail to see how I could make a canvass,
or, in the event of election, what good
could come of it,
Independent afternoon papers criti-
else editorially Gov. Mounts position
and charge that he has violated that
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
NEELY REARREsTED.
Charged with Wrongful Conversion
of $45,3OO-His Bail Fixed
MT $4,000.

New York, May 23.-Charles F. w.
Nicely former chief financial agent of
the post ONCE department at Havana,
Cuba, was rearrested Tuesday by u
United States marshal. The arrest
was made on a warrant issued by
United States Circuit Judge Lacombe
In a civil suit against Nelly by the
United States. He is charged with the
wrongful conversion of $4,000 &c.
His bail was fixed at $4,000
The arrest was made on informa-
ton furnished by George II. Burton
and the order of arrest was Endorsed
by Edward X. Jones, special attorney
general. and Frederick p Smith.
The prisoner was taken to the Unit
ed States marshal's office and later
was arraigned before Judge Lacombe.
Counsel for the prisoner made appli-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
SHORT SPECIALS.

The queen regent of Spain has signed
the postal convention with the United
States.
Samuel A, Elliott, Of Cambridge, Mass.
vas elected president of the American
Unitarian association.
Reeves Bros boiler works at Alliance.
o., were totally destroyed by fire. Loss
on building, machinery and stock, $1A,.
900.
The entire business district of the town
of Forest, on the Alabama & Vicksburg
road, 80 miles east of jackson, Miss,
was burned. The loss is estimated at
$500, 900.
Nathaniel P. Hill, formerly United
States senator from Colorado. died in
Denver Tuesday of general debility re-
sulting from stomach trouble. He was
6S years old.
Ex-Secretary of State John Sherman
and wife will leave Washington Friday
in their private car for their home in
Mansfield. O., where they will spend the
summer months.
York, is believed to be that of ]. w.
Moyle. a mining stock broker of San
Francisco, who disappeared from the
Hoffman house April 8.
Some 300 railway switchmen, many of
them accompanied by their wives. are
attending the annual meeting in Detroit,
Mich, of the Grand Lodge of the Switch-
mems Union of North America.
There have been nine deaths from bu-
bonic plague in San Francisco, all Chi
nese. found dead in their unsanitary
quarters known as Chinatown. At this
time there are no known cases of bubon-
ic plague in California.
The Chinese authorities apparently
realize that the Boxer" movement is
too serious to remain longer undealt
with. Troops are being sent to the dis
turbed districts with instructions to
rigidly suppress the outrages. Six lead
ers of the movement in Peking have been
arrested.
The department of state warns the
public against the swindling advertise
ment and other publications of schemers
relating to pretended estates in England
and cautions the people against remit
ting money in view of such advertise
ments to any strangers under any cir
cumStanceS,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
BISHOPS CHOSEN.
H. Moore and DIR. j. w.
Hamilton.

Chicago, May 23.-After voting for
week to break deadlock the Meth
odist general conference Tuesday
elected as bishops DR.. David H. Moore
and DR.. j. w. Hamilton. This was ac.
complished on the seventeenth ballot,
taken at 9:3o after night in which
the final arguments and the final COM
binations were made. DR.. Moore is
editor of the Western Christian Advo-
cate, the official paper published at
Cincinnati. DIR. Hamilton has been
general secretary of the Freedmen's
Aid and Southern Education society.
There was big audience in Stude-
baker hall at night to listen to the
story of the work accomplished by the
deaconesses of Methodism since the
church sent them out with its eccle-
siastical sanction ~ years ago. There
are now in existence 149 deaconess
institutions and stations, with 1904
deaconesses and a property valuation
of 81 ,O51 900. SsssEs--s~-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Elma.

Mrs. Ben Klemmie is entertaining
her friend Miss Reuba Counsilman, Of
CreSco. =
Jerry Conway went to Waterloo.
Tuesday, to attend the state convent
ion of undertakes which is now in
session at that place.
Mrs. Fred Rowley, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Murphy, the past week, left for her
home in St. Paul Tuesday.
Il. III. Iarrant, of GAINESVILLE, Wis,
visiting his sister, Mrs. e. d. Kelty
and family.
Mrs. c. II. Richards and baby, of
Stanly, are visiting at the Vet. Chap
man home.
Miss Katheryn Croft returned home
from Minneapolis, Thursday. accom-
panied by her cousin Miss Hubbard,
The Northwestern Telephone Co.
are building an addition 14x1S to their
office building, which will be occupied
by the family of Ben Scott, as living
rooms.
DR. Overfeld and f. w. Church have
returned from their land seeking trip
in Minnesota and the Dakota'S.
| Tom ConcertiD, the Efficient night
operator at the station is enjoying a
vacation.
w. e. Roche has moved his family
into town. His son VIM. and bride are
now nicely settled on the farm.
Ed Burke and lady friends were over
from Cresco, Sunday. =
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Rohde and little
daughter, of Lincoln, Neb., stopped
over for a short visit with relatives
here, while ON their way to Spring
Valley, MINI.
Miss Clara Guyette is visiting her
parents at Lourdes.
Mrs. +. Mclaughlin and Sarah Nor
ton are spending the week with their
| friends at LourdeS.
| Mrs. Carrie Shreve came up from
| Alta Vista last week for visit with
her many friends before going to her
future home in Waterloo.
John Roche, of the firm of Roche &
Son has with the Murray Bros, pur-
chased the stock of furniture brought
here by Fred Goettel, and will open
the stock in the Ayers building, west
Elma- We bespeak for this enterprise
ing firm of young men a large patron
age and prosperity.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Memorial Day.

Program of Exercises to be held at Cresco,
May Both. Head. Quarters Memorial
Post PIG g. A. r., Cresco, May 10Th,
1900 General Orders No. 1.
I. In obedience to general orders,
Dept. Head Quarters, the members OF
this Post, and all old soldiers, will assem-
BILE at Post Hall at 500 a. m. on Wednes-
day, May Both. to observe Memorial Hay.
ii. AT 1000 o'clock a. m. sharp the
columns will form in front of court house
park, and march to the corner of Oak and
High streets where teams will be IN wait.
ing to convey the Post, w. r. O., and
Sons of Veterans to Oak Lawn Cemetery
where the usual exercises will be held.
The procession will form in the following
order, viz:
Drum Corps.
Memorial Post and all old soldiers of
all wars.
W. R. c. and Sons of Veterans.
Floral Brigade in charge of w. r. @.
Public and Parochial Schools.
Ill. Memorial Post, w. r. c., and s.
of V. and all old soldiers will meet in
Odd Fellows Hall at 80 p. M. and
march to Court House Park, where the
usual exercises will be held, viz.
Decorating Soldiers Monument by
Floral Brigade.
Music by the Drum Corps.
Song by Choral Club.
Prayer by Rev. @. w. Burgess.
Song.
Grafton by Dr. s. w. Heald.
Song.
Benediction by Rev. G. w. Burgess.
~. Comrade N. s. Durgin will act as
marshal and will be obeyed and respected
accordingly.
V. Post Colot sergt., Thomas Walsh,
is hereby declared as Color Bearer and
will act accordingly.
vi. COMMITTEES.
Com, on Martial Music, P. j. McCul-
low. Com. on teams, P. G. Howe. Com.
on grounds, G. r. Humphrey. Com. on
erection of stand, seats, etc, Comrades
Humphrey, Howe, Durgin, Taft, Town,
Champlin, Walsh, Mcintosh, Dauber.
smith, Watts and Howard. Com. on
program, Comrades Durgin, Howe and
Mcintosh. Com. to attend New Oregon
Cemetery, Comrades Durgin, McCulIow
and Humphrey. Com. to attend ST.
loseph's Cemetery, Comrades Walsh and
Cummings. Com. St. GATHERINGS iowa
River), Comrade Cummings. Com. For.
reston Cemetery, P. @. Howe. Com.
Kendallville Cemetery. L. G. Burton.
Com. Howard Center Cemstery, P. @.
Howe.
VII. Committees on decorating graves
at cemeteries will meet at Court House
at TOO O'Clock a. M. sharp.
VIII. The business men of Cresco are
respectfully requested to close their
places of business between the hours of
2:C0 and 400 p. m., Memorial Day.
TX. The attention of all our citizens
is respectfully called to the following
resolution adopted by the 18th annual
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic:
Memorial Day is the choicest in the
calendar Of the Grand Army, day of
sweet membranes, dear to every loyal
heart. and any violation of its sacredness
by making it an occasion of frivoity and
amusement such as characterize the
Fourth of July, should be treated as an
indignity to the comrades who died that
this county might live"
X. Memorial Post, W.R. G. and s. Of
V. and all old soldiers OF all wars are in.
vited to meet at Post room on Sunday.
May 9th, at 200 o'clock p. m. and march
to Court House Hall to attend Memorial
services conducted by Rev. W. G. Silke.
GEO. r. HUMPHREY,
~. MCOULLow, Commander.
Adjutant.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25

ICY, IN the circumstances, was possible,
and that none other could have been
adopted without dishonor to the coun-
try. Senator Wellington (NfdO pre-
scented the resolution adopted by the
meeting held in this .city on Sunday
evening last to welcome the ENJOYS
from the South African republics. He
gave notice that on Monday he would
speak on the subject. Senator Allen
offered resolution requesting the
president to transmit to the senate
TRANSACTIONS of the constitutions of the
South African Republic and Orange
Free State. 1t was adopted.
Washington, May 23.-The house de-
voted the entire day to the Alaskan
civil government bill. Slow progress
was made, only "a pages being dis
posed of. The conference report on
the army appropriation bill was
adopted The senate amendment for
the library at Manila had been strick-
en- out.
Favor Reduction of Taxes.
hdSulllS tUL, May sd. =" IHe uOuSe
leaders have decided to reduce the war
taxes at the next session of congress.
and resolution will be prepared to-
day to give the committee on ways and
means leave to sit during the recess
lof congress. The committee will meet
next autumn. when measure will be
prepared for presentation to the house
Immediately after it convenes in De-
cember. Mr.. Payne's resolution for a
sine die adjournment June will be
fayorably reported to-day.
ClarlS's Credentials Presented.
Washington, May 23.-The creden-
tials of Hon. w. A. Clark as senator, APP
pointed by Lieut.. Gov. Spriggs, of Mon
tana, were presented to the senate by
Senator Carter. They were allowed to
lie on the table.
An agreement was reached Tuesday
between the friends of Mr.. Clark and
the senate committee on privileges and
elections to postpone any action upon
the senator's credentials until Wednes-
day, the Both inst. In the meantime
the credentials of Mr.. Maginnis will be
presented and the papers in both cases
will be considered together.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
DEED OF A BRUTE.
Terribly Mutilated Body of a Young
Girl Found Near Her Home
In Ohio,

Chillicothe, O., May ss.-Ethel Long,
aged 10. daughter Of Stephen Long,
who lives on farm near Austin, thia
county, was found at spring near her
home, her throat cut from ear to ear
and her head mashed, about three
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. A colored
man was arrested at Austin, who claims
Cincinnati as his home. Deputy Sher-
itf James Devine found bloodstains on
his clothes. An attempted lynching
was prevented by Commissioner John
OFT, at Frankfort. The prisoner is
lodged in the county Jail here
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Beware of a Cough.

A cough is not a disease but asymr-
tom. Consumption and bronchitis.
which are the most dangerous and fa.
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. Chamberlain'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
coughing. If it is not beneficial twill
not cost you a cent. For sale by j. FL.
uers Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Work Mapped out.

The geological survey work for the
ensuing year has been mapped out.
Prof. Savage will finish Henry coun-
ty, Prof Boyer will complete the clay
analysis, Prof. Calvin will finish Page
county, Prof. Udden, of Rock Island,
will work in the Mississippi valley,
Prof. Norton will work on the ar
tesian wells and finish Bremen county,
and Prof. Wilder will complete Web
ster county survey
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Town workmen.

The grand lodge of Iowa Workmen
In session in Waterloo adopted con-
stitutional amendments-nota the
policy lien plan for creating an emer-
gency fund, made necessary by the
high mortality on account of the in.
creasing age of the members The
election of officers resulted:
Grand master, Col. G. l.. Godfrey, Des
Moines: grand foreman, Charles r. Clark,
Montezuma; grand overseer, Charles
Ruegnitz Clayton; grand recorder, H. b.
White, Waterloo; grand receiver, E. A.
Wadleigh, Clinton.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
The Rome Broke.

Five masked men entered the room
OF Nick Baird, who took the place of a
striker at the race track in Missouri
Valley, placed rope around his neck
and dragged him to a tree near by.
The rope was thrown hastily over a
limb, but as Baird was pulled up the
rope suddenly parted and he managed
to remove the moose from his neck and
escaped by running, though one of the
party fired five shots at him. Three
men are now in Jail charged with
completely in the affair.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Project Is Ahnndoned

Milwaukee, May 23.-The Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers Tues
day after thorough discussion of the
question of building home for dis
abled and aged engineers on the
Meadow Lawn farm at Nation, ILL.,,
decided to abandon the project. The
farm will likely be sold.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Iowa mar Associntion.

Arrangements are being made on a
large scale to entertain the State Bar
association. which will meet in Iowa
City during the second week in July.
Judge Wade and Chancellor Mccain
report that at least 700 lawyers from
over the state will be in attendance.
The meeting will continue for three
days and will be taken up by business
sessions, discussion of legal topics and
the annual banquet
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Membership More Than Doubled.

Des Moines, Ia, May %. = Three
hundred delegates, representing 90
states, We're in their seats when the
second days session of the national
mothers congress began Tuesday.
Mrs Theodore Birney, of Washington,
d. c., president, read her annual re-
port, showing that the society had
more than doubled its membership dur
ing the past year, third of its exist
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
A ouiet Day.s

ST. Louis, May 2s.-Tuesday was the
most quiet day of the strike, there be-
ing no disturbance worth mentioning.
There were one or two small fights be-
tween union and nonunion men, but
nobody was hurt, and there was moth
ing throughout the day that APP
preached the dignity of a riot. Twenty
four lines were in operation, on nine
of which full complement of cars
We're running. Both sides to the strike
claim to be winning, and say the other
must yield in short time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Embroidered Articles.

Wash in warm water, and instead of
using soap, dissolve teaspoonful of
Gold Dust Washing Powder in warm
water-a quart of water-and avoid
rubbing as much as possible. Rinse
in clear cold water, and while damp
iron on the wrong side, not lifting the
embroidered piece until perfectly dry;
put a thickness of flannel under it to
press 1t on; you need no starch or blu
ing.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Murder Mt n Dance.

Carbondale, ILL.,, May ga sensation
al murder, the result of an old feud,
occurred at a country dance near the
border of this county. S. Bush, who
has figured in numerous shooting
scrapes over much of the Mississippi
valley, was killed by man named
Cheatham during a quarrel over girl.
In the quarrel which preceded the kill
ing Bush fred twice at Cheatham, near,
Nv severins his jueulur vein.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Found Guilty.

ST. Louis, April 23.-Arnold Tuch-
schmidt, charged with the embezzle-
ment of $1,000 i'll government funds
while cashier of the internal revenue
department, was found guilty by a
jury in the United States district court
Tuesday. His attorney, Judge Krum,
filed motion for a new trial
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
To view the EcIipse.

Madrid, May 23.-Many scientists
are arriving to observe the eclipse. A
party of English astronomers has Sc
lected Santa Pola, province of Ali
cante, as an observation point. Sir
Arthur Matthew Weld Downing, of
the British nautical observatory, and
his assistants have gone to Plazencia,
province of Caceres.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
ballot Semi. nroken.

A contest over the office of city as
SCISSOR in Sioux City developed sem
sation. 1t was discovered that ballot
seals had been broken open and bal
lots tempered with A recount of
these ballots gives o. +. Hutchinson,
VINO is making the contest, major
sty over c. c. Wales, who holds the Of
nee. a bitter legal fight is in prospect.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Two Doyx Drowned.

Sioux City, Ia, May 23.-WhiIe swim
ming in the Floyd river Tuesday aft
ernoon Harold Dennison, aged nine,
and George Lewis, aged ten, were
drowned. The Dennison boy became
exhausted and his little companion,
although not very good swimmer,
went to his rescue, and both went
down together.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25

If you have not read Keiths' Seven
Studies for Young Men twenty-five
divisions and three hundred and nine
ty-two pages, illustrated,) you have
missed the best book ever printed on
the Care of Body and Mind. 1t takes
in the subjects that are comonly left
out of a book and will give you rich
rewards for the study. Postal brings
contents. Address Kings Command,
Belleville, Ohio.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Murderer Caught.

Denver, Col, May 23.-Calvin Kim
blern, the negro who shot his wife and
murdered two children in the Fries
orphans home at Pueblo on Sunday,
was captured Tuesday in a saloon in
this city, He admitted his identity
and confessed his crime. A lynching
will probably follow his removal to
Pueblo
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Eight Persons Hurt

Buffalo, N. Y, May 23.-Two Gene
see street cars loaded with passengers
jumped the track on the bridge cross.
ing scajaquada creek late Tuesday
afternoon and We're thrown into the
water. Eight persons are reported in
jured, several seriously.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
House and Lots IN cresco
for Salo

The M. r. Ling nine room house,
two lots, well and cistern; cast of the
residence OF DIR. Kessel in the north
east part of the city. For price and
terms enquire of Danl. Howard,
CreSco, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
selected n Meeting place,

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 90. At
Tuesday afternoons session Lincoln,
ILL.,, West Point, Miss, and Dallas, Tex,
were placed in nomination for the
meeting of the general assembly next
year. a roll call resulted in the selee-
ton of West Point.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
Excursions

Homeseekcrs excursions June 9Th
to 10th to western points.
G. A. r. Encampmcntt to Davenport,
Ia, June 18th to 18th. One fare for
round trip.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-25
killed Himself.

: San francisco, May 23.-Thomas Nc
Dermott, brother of Maxine Elliott, the
actress. wife of Nat Goodwin, commit
ted suicide. Domestic troubles led 10
desDOndency