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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-29
Heavy Football Reeeint.

New Haven, Conn. Nov. 27.-Yale's
receipts for the football season, 1t
is estimated, are likely to prove the
largest eyer taken in. From the
games with Harvard and Princeton
about $5o.e0o was realized. Receipts
from the minor games will bring the
total up to about $4,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-29
Big Land Deal.

One of the largest single land deals
in some years has been closed by
Hiland P. Lockwood, of Sioux City.
Heading a syndicate, he bought 2O4
quarter sections in South Dakota, com
prising 32,e4o acres, at price of $175,-
600. The land lies in Edmunds, Faux,
Hand. Buffalo and Jerauld counties.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-29
South Omaha. Nah Nou 8

- , u ~ S1ta1s1te. 1NoU.s NOV. ZH
CAIILE-Market strong on best, slow,
lower on common. Native beef stesrs 80 *
a6.1b; western steers, $3G0Gl5.35; Texas
steers, S3.409A40; cows and heifers. s.. 9tN1
4.25; Gamers, sl.p592.15; stockers and feed
ers. 26OQa4 40; calves. 3.0O@5. %; bulls.
stays. ETC., stronger, s2G0g400.
HoGS-Market opened shade stronger
Heayy, sS.Ieae,S0; mixed. S5.B@6775s; light,
e5o95. 50; pigs. sL6o16,E0: bulk Of sales &.7s
@5.S0 'eS' ~ -
SHEEP-Market steady to strong. Fed
muttons Sb0g380: grass wethers, $1,000
40 grass lambs. S3.75al4. IS: ewes, 81. 500
o'oo; common and stock sheep, 50. O0dI34 40
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-29
Tragedy ON stea,...

Queenstown, Nov. 25.-As the steam.
er Cymric, from Liverpool FRIDAY for
new York, was coming down the chan
mel saturday morning, Thomas Halli.
Day OF Ohio. one of her passengers,
attempted to kill his wife and then
committed suicide. :
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-29
Indicted fnr Mu-aa.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 25.-The grand
jury shortly after noon Saturday re-
turned an indictment against Mrs.
Maud Emma Hooks, charging her with
the murder by poison of her husband
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-29
Vacancy FILLED.

Boise, Idaho, Nov. 97.-The repub-
lican conference has selected Judge
D. w. Standrod to fill the vacancy
on the national committee caused by
the resignation of Senator Shoup.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-29
Live stocn.


HOGS MARKET rather slow Heavy
lots &c higher, other grades steady. Sales
ranged at AoNa52O for pigs; IS. l0a5.s IS for
light: S6o@5.70 for rough packing; S.. SOD
SOS for mixed, and s5.75QlS.1 10 for heavy
packing and shipping lots Bulk Of the
sales at &6Odh 90 N
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-29
Favors Chinese E.clu,,on

Boston, Nov. 27.-The Post prints
the following telegram from United
States Senator Lodge. at Washing.
ton: II favor the Chinese exclusion
act and intend to introduce bill for
its extension"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-29
THE MARKETS.


Chicago. Nov. %.
+, WHEAT-Eaeter. December 7a972Ac:
May T52@76c.
CORN-Unsettledl December, e2G6esac:
May. e4a64ssc; July. 64h@641kc.
oATS-Lower. December. t2%@42Xc;
May, 42a4G4assc.
RYE-Market firm. No. cash, 6sXc;
Sic to go to store: December delivery, $500
6sNc
BARLEY-very strong; in good demand.
Screenings, 40@5S1ac, poor to choice; bar
ley, thin, good color. 6sa6o1ac; heavy but
stained 5s9as91fc; good weight. good color.
60d6l1ac; choice. 63qS21tc.
MESS PORK-Trading only moderate
and prices higher Quotations ranged at
s14.75D14.S 50 for cash; sl5. 721a915 s3, for Jan.
uary, and s166@16SO for May.
LARD-A fairly good business transact.
ed and prices higher. Quotations ranged
at 50 l0gs.l6 for cash; $s.10as.15 for De-
80. 2o6l9. 321h for May.
SHORT RIB SIDEs-Trading fairly ao-
tive and prices ruled higher. Quotations
ranged at $685. Is for cash. according to
weight: sS.OS@S.1 21a for January, and $500
$50 for May.
PoFAToEs-Market steady. Whit.
stock. good to choice, T7@79c; fancy rurals.
s0gSlc; red stock. 71@77c; Burbanks, H97eo.
EGGS-Steady to firm. City recandled,
fresh eggs, new cases included, 24o at
mark. cases returned. good to choice, 200
Sl,sc loss off. cases returned, 31kc.
BUTTER-Ruling steadier Creamertes.
l+a24lkc per pound; dairies, l020c.
LIVE POULTRY-Marlke fair. Tur.
keys, Hg71sc: chickens, 4aITc; ducks. 1a71ho,
geese, $30o@5.0A
New York. Nov. o. i
FLoUR-Dull and barely steady.
WHEAT-Spot easy: No. red, seXc: on.
lions closed weak at A@hc net decline:
May, S1$GS1 9-16c. closed SIhc; December.
7sA9S0c, closed 1870.
CORN-Spot easy; No. 2, G9c; options
opened weaker because of unloading, rail-
lied on good speculative buying and small
estimated receipts. but eventually yielded
again to realizing and closed weak at 10
esc net loss; May. GSAQ6S7sc, closed 6sNc;
December, 6s4@Ssc, closed 6Skc.
OATS-spot firm: No 2. $50; No, q, 47o,
No. white. &c; No. 8 white, 5lhc: track
mixed western, 1890; track white $50
SIC: options dull and barely steady.
BUTTER-Firm. State dairy, l56esc,
creamery. T@61hc; June creamery, 1S02o:
factory, 13Q16Ac.
CHEESE-Quiet Fancy large, septem.
Der SA910c; fancy large October, 9k691bc:
FANCY small. September, 1O1s6D10s4c; fancy
small, October, s&@10c.
EGGS-Quiet State and Pennsylvania
snQssc; western. at mark, 2a921oi sout hern:
at mark, NG26c.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-29
RnttIe.hip to be Launched

Washington, Nov. 27.-The battle.
ship Missouri will be launched at
Newport News Saturday, December
20 next.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-29
ITS OWN WAY.
The Free Delivery Service Is Now
Self-Sustaining.
INCREASE IN POSTAL REVENUES.
Some Very Interesting Extracts from
the Report Of the First Assistant
Postmaster General - His
Recomme II ilntions.

Washington, Nov. H-Frst Assistant
Postmaster General w. NJ. johnson in his
annual report says the yearly increase in
the postal revenues has resulted in the
free delivery service becoming self-sus-
tanning. OF the gross postal revenues of
the United States for the past fiscal year
S74,26 SA came from S6& free delivery
cities. The remaining $500 presidential post
offices yielded SIG 063, 252. while the 12,47
fourth-class post offices produced SS.9l3.
5ls. Mr.. johnson says the fact that the
postal service in the largest cities Is prac-
tically perfect Is the explanation of why
the annual percentage of increase in the
revenues of the free delivery post offices
should be three times greater than in the
smaller cities and five times as large as
that Of the fourth-class offices. As rural
free delivery reaches out into the country.
giving equal facilities without regard to
locality. he says 1t increases the revenues
at a rate at least equal TO that maintained
in the free delivery cities. where during
the past five years it has averaged eight
per cent.
Rural Free Delivery.
AT the end of the present fiscal year
$500 rural routes will be in successful op-
Grafton. 5000 being in effect by December
2 The latter figure represents just 80 per
cent. of the applications for such service
filed since ats Inauguration five years ago
The infexible policy is announced here
after of avoiding maintenance Of unneces-
sary post offices and superfiueus star routes
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-29

The property loss. according to
Secretary George W. Childs, is about
$4,000. The firm carried $4,000 Are
and some boiler insurance, but how
much of the latter Secretary Childs
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PETER casroNGUas LOSES $40.
Someone Enters His House and Takes It from
Ms Trousers.

Peter castonguay. Who lives at tn"
Head ~ the Fails was robbed Of $40
som" tine Friday night. Nj. CASTOR
quay is employed III the mills "f the
HollinGsworth & Whitney 90. in Wins
low. and is III the SHIFT which gets
through work az ~ o-tlo.k at night.
After completing his work, Friday
night. he returned - his home and re-
tired. leaving a light burning accord
ing to his custom.
Later in the night Mrs. 'aStonEuay
awoke and noticed that the light had
gone ont. She Immediately Gus pccted
that something VAS wrong and aWok"
her husband. and an investigation was
made. Mr.. tastonCuay had left the
money in his trousers pocket when he
went to bed. The trousers WCr" found
out on the piazza Of the house aud the
money was gone from the pocket.
1t is not known how the thief got in
to the house. az All tho doors were
locked as usual II IL thought. however.
that he must have had = key To- one
door and that he was familiar with the
house and its habits.
Officer Butler. who is on Main
street after midnight. was notified
about o'clock. Saturday morning.
but could not trace the thief.
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GOOD FOR A YOUNG 'UN.
Pigeon Belonging 10 Robcr, Rowkcr Covers 36
Miles in 40 Minutes.

Robert Sowk"r Of this city. who
raises standard homing pigeons. is de
ighted over tho record made by one of
MS birdS. saturday. and he has reason
to be for tho light was an extra fine
one even for his birds. Mr.. Bowkcr
deals extensively in the pigeons. sell
inG them to those interested in this
sport in New York and other cities.
Four voting birds We're sent To North
Carmel Friday. ana released At :
o'clock, Saturday morning. Tho first
bird arrived at Mr. Bowker's house
just 20 minutes later The distance be
tween the two places is IS miles. The
flight was made almost at the rat Of q
mile a minute.
This record is remarkable from the
fact that the bird is q Young one. hav-
ing been Matched this year. The other
three made good time, but not so good
rs the first. The second bird arrived
in one hour and two minutes: the third
In one hour ard l3 minutes and the
fourth in one hour and % minutes.
Mr.. Bowker is trying to arrange
match with Lewiston parties who own
homers. Thus far he has been unable
to do so. He is confident that his
birds can win and that they can cover
hetdistance in some 81 or IS minutes.
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OAKLAND ELECTRIC BUSINESS.
Town Again Supplied With Lights Another
Hearing Scheduled Tor tuesday.

Oakland has been wondering for the
past few we,.-s if the contrasting light
companies had forgotten all about her
and were going to leave her in darkness
! The lighting system Of that town has
been supplied from the power of the
Union Gas d Electric Co. of this city.
and since the dam ''bursted' there have
been no lights. The Oakland Electric Co
was unable to make any deal with the
companies of this city for the Juice"
but has now installed a temporary plant
The Oakland Electric Co. has hired of
the Dunn Edge Tool co. some 100 horse
power and has installed generator suf-
fc'ent for the needs of Oakland There
!" sun power enough to run another
large arc light machine and one will soon
be installed. The street lighting system
of this city will be hitched to that when
the Messalonskee Electric Co. assumes its
contract. Oct l.
The Oakland Electric Co. and the Mes
salonskce Electric Co are practically one
company. under one management and I'M
der similar conditions to those of the
Union Gas & Electric Co. and the Water
vile & Fairfield Railway 4 Light Co.
These two pairs of companies arc now
contrasting for the business here and in
Oakland
The Waterville & Fairfieldt Railway &
Light Co. has petitioned for a new hear
ing on the question of whether or not il
shall be allowed the privilege of setting
poles in Oakland. and the hearing will
be held Tuesday. Aug. 20. There will be
a notable array of legal talent and those
on the inside declare that it will be a
fight to finish this time There is APP
parently room for but one company in
Oakland. as the net profit of the Oak
land Electric Co. for the last years bust
ness was less than 500 on total bust
ness Of less than $1,000. The question of
which shall it be is pretty liable to be
settled at the hearing, Tuesday.
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THE BASEBALL SEASON.
WateryiIIe Has Had Strong Team and Won
Large Majority Of Games.

The Waterville ball team has had
a very successful season. The games
were commenced May %. the first game
being with the Gcralds. This was that
memorable 1S-inning contest Ac-
cording to the club score book SO
games have been played since that
date and 20 of them have been Won
The team has met all Corners and has
played every one who wished game
Some very strong teams like Colby.
the Bangor League. HouIton and
Caribou have been played Water
Vile was defeated in all of these but
by small scores. The largest score
made against her for the season was Is
made by Skowhegan in that town. The
largest score made by Watervile
against any team was 20 with the
Lewiston Volunteers. The game with
the GeraldS in NaSsalboro July Fourth
WAS close second, being IS, and Is
vas made in one game with Belfast
PittSfeld was shut out once. The last
game with the EaSterns was an error
less one for Watervile. The largest
number of errors made in any game
was in the first one with the Easterns
games have been played with but one
Or two errors.
Eight games have been played with
the GeraldS. The first Was tie and
of tn. remainder Waterville took three
and the GeraIds four. This team has
been the closest rival of Watervillc in
this vicinity of the State and the gues-
ton Of which is the better is stil u
mooted one
When the season opened the atten-
dance at the games was small. This.
however has steadily increased and
during the latter part of the season
has been excellent. The team. this
year. has succeeded in arousing inter
est in the game and it is proba BILE that
next year Waterville will put one Of
the strongest teams in the State in the
field. There Is little doubt but that
the city viii he ready to support such
team as + 1ulton had this year
another season
The team now has more loyal friends
than it ever had. Many men have
been with the team in the games
played but tho present nine is doubt
less the strongest. II has been pla yinE
good clean fast ball and has record
behind il to be proud Of
captain HaSSelty has worked hard
TOR tn" success Of the team and has
done well. He and Abbott are the only
men who started the season and will
end it with the team. 1t was an uphill
game to get the team well started but
1t was accomplished and Captain Has-
gerty has had no little share
An attempt is being made to have
the series with the Geralds played out,
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0ardin.r Advertisements.
Headquarters for Fruit Jars.
All Kinds Of Fruit Jars and Jelly TumbIers
at Wholesale and Retail
WEBER BROS, GARDINER. NE

make him forget all about it and go
ambling off to pastures new.
But there was one youth who was
proof against I'll the art of the officer.
Tic tracks of his No. s were all over
The paper ana the Judges corns. If any
one was doing anything he was sure to
be in their way. The only place he did
not appear was in the thickest of the
stream and that WIS the only place
where he was wanted.
He had been told about ~ times to
keep off the paper and was all ready
for the 4Sth. His feet were on the paper
and his mouth was going like an up
and down saw when something hap
"~ned. Perhaps he has figured out by
this time what it was. He was lusty
youth with some indications of pugiliS-
tic ability. but he Will have to gear his
brain to run along even with HIS mouth
To be in it with the deputy.
The last he knew he was standing on
the paper on one side with the officer
about 40 feet away on the other side
politely asking him to stand back.
When he came to he was come yards
out in the field away from the crowd
was grand hustle. 1t looked more like
a mastiff shaking, rat than anything
else. That young man wouldn't have
touched that paper again if il had
been sheet gold and all his own.
The engine was putting out a pref
ty good stream and it was working
toward the paper in fine style. hut it
didn't suit one individual. With a
whnok like a wild Indian he Gprang to
the breech and gave orders like Il chief
at a fire. He advanced steadily toward
the firing line. First he took the spray
and then the solid stream and emerged
triumphant. What did a little water
matter when he had helped 'em to
win? Then it cooled him off so he could
carry another schooner.
The next seen of him was when he
was trying to do the can-Can on the
handles of tho TiConic while the han
dies played rag time
During a short lull in the proceedings
4 group of ladies off on near hillock
could be heard discussing the event.
What are they going to do to that
company for wetting all that paper
asked one of them.
Why. the idea, they won't do any
thing to them. They couldn't help it,"
Well. what have they got the paper
there for anyway"
Why. so they can tell who wins. The
company that can throw the most wa
ter over it~witheut wetting it wins the
prize. you crank.
oh. you silly. tina isn't what it's
for. It's Just a mark for them to shoot
at and the company that hits it the
most times wins. | know because my
sister married man whose brother
belonged to q fire company. There, See
that, Wasn't that a good shot? | bet
that company wins. They ought to any
way cause their suits are just too cute
for anything"
The swish of the stream and the
patter of the drops on the paper
drowned the remainder of the CONVEX
sation but it was justs as interesting
no doubt.
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will show you-millionaire or pauper
whichever YOU Je--great many of affairs
ar hodCarrier-tlat you arc only very
little fraction OF the universe after all.
And that Will do YOU good. Think well
OF the good fortune that has given you
chance at the green fields, and the noun
tains and the lakes. and don't entirely
forget the women and little children OF
the poor who would ina CINE it heaven tn
be where YOU are And carry that
thought back home with you. and make
up your mind that some day you will
give a few Of them a glimpse OF the para
disc That viii YOU good, too.
Leave your surly disposition and your
grabbed looks back there on the hard
sidewalks Of town. Laugh your days
away. Let the veneer of business peel
off, and. if it won't do that. crack it open
with your smiles and brea he the peace
and good will through the chinks. Draw
in the spirit of freedom all about you:
imbibe a little of the native majesty of
the great oaks overhead. the sparkling
joyousness Of the lake al your feet the
fresh young strength of tie green grass
blades you tread on. That's the mental
CONTINENT you want for your vacation.
And YOU Will find, even though you may
not at first be conscious of II, that you
have brought back with you to the
tirudcery Of the city some touches OF
better things. some pictures OF pur.
environment. that not all the cares an
worries of A whole lifetime Of grind can
take
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NEW YORK HOMES OF SINGERS.
Operate Artists Like TO Live Near
Central Park but Seldom go There

Most of the singers in the opera conf
pany declare when they come to set
tie down here for the winter that they
must be near Central Park because
they will enjoy 50 much the oppoit"-
nifty to walk there. :" the hotels u
the neighborhood of the park are al
WAYS sought ny the artists
1t is nevertheless fact that few q
them avail themselves Of the oppnr-
tunity to take exercise in the pan
Occa sionally on the mild days they
NAV walk a few steps and return WIN
the declaration that nothing so much
delights them as vigorous exercise
THIN the park walks viii know theii
no more for the rest Of the year
Mile. Ternina lives at the Savoy TINS
winter and is under the chaperohaee
Of dignficd and white haired <'
Nine. ScmbriCh always lives 'he'
whom III New York because she Is
pedestrian according to some sto'r~'
and because the chef is Pole capd
BE Of compromising all kinds OF "iefi
national dishes according to othe.S
Emma E.ames has for the past thrse
years always lived at the Mare A'i'o
nettr. and Lilli Lehman used 70 s,'f
always at the Hotel Netheriaho. Mne
RreyaI il also guest of the SaNN'
Mines. Media and Nordica I'VE d. ."
Hotel Majestic. and so do Ahu'
DippeI the tenor. and his wite. -,
Nine Gadski is not til" only E'hse. -;src
Jyn- dn,yntoU-u She is at the tafnp1iIa;,,s
Miss N,,rintvre ana Suzanne Adamss oh,-
ut tho Marlborough. while Mil iovn-
mann-Hoink resides still tuftHei
town nj Tho Bnlvedcrc Hotel ~ aver
F',v Of the women singers h a.s u
Fallen into the way Of taking hos',r,on
the mon do, probably because Wy -, and
Of house keeping would iall OF .ho are
rot On their husbands. Inc mn ,he mi
here with their wives dehgit ~ Al
NaCy of living in their own ~ both
hort SaIaza and Ernest Van Dycss go II,
nave houses on the upper west 81 h;s
tho same street. Jean de Reszke al Ia,,se
hrothar still cling to the Giisey ,anv
whore they have stopped Tor SO Snotfj
ec,snnr roI Plancon and Antohln III
,ro The nriucipal operatic attrac'.oi ,nt
Hi ,cnln,r. IN rrc hey ar" pch,.em AZ
Wi,b ~ ~ VERSIONS occupying IT,
a,,a,, III, III \, thc void Of amusetnr ,err
Sigpn~ comm. ?ri whr e a ma" -, W Vow
.,arsns,;c ,a-ics h1s kept hoise ~ 10
vi, Cor several years ana SO na.ntjv
100 ~, howe mac complete caok
,', ~ ;,,nnr.,fion from itaIN on a The
f,nous fnr yirtrositv In inacai o,'ncage-
bc frrouenti,- declines ir1l"f - leave
vents ont of town rather tnan
York sun.
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The corn crop is the most valuable
crop in the country. The crop of l?o"
WAS the largest. except that of 1891. IN
our history. The total product was
2D1S. 1898 bushels. OF this only lit
tie more than ~ per cent. was export
ci. The wheat product of the same
year aggregated 5i7 .3O3Si6 bushels. OF
this "a per cent. was sent abroad. The
cotton crop for the year amounted to
1857 .o62.942 pounds. Of which more
than o. per cent. went abroad The
value of these crops was as follows:
Corn. S941 900. 600: wheat. $40. 900. 600.
cotton, 1851. 900. COO
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ECHOES OF THE MUSTER.
Some Of the Incidents Picked Up by The
Wsyside.

In the days gone by Waterville was
very familiar with all the scenes of an
old fashioned firemen's muster but one
had not been held for 50 long that the
one of last week was like a novel event.
1t was Of the good old fashioned kind
and no one enjoyed it 50 much as the
older men who have attended many in
their younger days. The art of making
a hand tub do its very best is familiar
to al of them and their hands are ia
miliar with the feel of hose webbing.
But the contests do not furnish all
the sport of muster There is about as
much entertainment in the crowd as in
the events. The crowd of Thursday was
one 81 tie largest at any entertainment
held in the city. This was thoroughly
good injured and easily handled CON
siderins its size. The police department
did its work thoroughly even if it did
take more patience than il required to
develop a perpetual m rtion ma chine
The deputy marshal had charge of the
Gilman field and had the largest crowd
on his bonds, His patience has q n de-
veloped by much experience and is as
large as his heart and muscle But it
was snort to -cc the wav he handed
them
When the steamers and hand tubs
were in play every man and child on
the reid wanted to get onto the paper
ahead of the water. The represents
tiVeS Of the different engines wanted
to be sure beyond shadow of a doubt
that the drop fartheyt from the nozzle
certainly came frCm the nozzle 8 nd not
from anyhody's mouth AMI also the
exact spot TO a hairs breadth where it
fell on the paper. This was a difficult
combination to handle but Fletcher
did the trick. FIRST it would lie an over
anxious boy treadinE on the paper. \
yell like q steam fire engines whistle
and d scowl that made the ladies raise
their umbrellas would k"cD that boy
an engines throw away from the off
Ger fot the remainder Of the after
Then "a jag" would lumber in and
settle ctNmfortabiy on unsteady legs
Just ahoy where he wanted the water
- come. yIhc yell and scowl wouldn't
Work on h m but little kindly explain
a'ion of v nat was going on would