Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-01

lnlleu states.
Sept. Elias Howe patented first success
ful sewing machine.
Dec. 2S-lowa admitted to the union.
1917.
Feb. 22-23-Battle OF Buena Vista fought;
10000 Mexicans defeated by 5000 Ameri-
July 24-sals Lake City founded by the
Mormons.
Sept. Betty of Mexico occupied by
During the year the cylinder printing
press was invented by Richard NJ. Hoe.
1s4S.
jan, 1s-Gold discovered near .coloma,
Cal, by James Wilson Marshall
Feb 2-Treaty of peace between United
States and Mexico signed at Guadalupe
Hidalgo: United States paid Mexico
SIS, ooO. 600 for New Mexico and California.
died at Washington, aged ST.
May 29-Wisconsin admitted to the union.
N ~, 7. - X. presidential election;
votes, and Lewis Cass. of Kentucky, 127
electoral votes.
Dec l6-Postal treaty signed with Great
March department of interior created
June l5-:ExPresident James X. Polk died
at Nashville, Tenn, aged 81.
1850.
April 19-Bulwer- Clayton treaty for Joint
America signed.
June 1-Seventh census taken; population
July lily s.P Pre- d Taylor died at Washing
Sept. s g admitted to the union
Sept. 2O-"Omnibus" bill passed by con-
gress.
March S-Letter postage reduced to 8
cents for distances of 5000 miles and
rate Tor longer distances
April 29-Trial of electric locomotive built
by. Alfred Vail with congressional appro-
priation on B. & o. Ry 1t attained a
speed Of 10 miles per hour. '-' .
New York to Albany.
1852.
June 2s-Henry Clay died at Washington,
Nov: Seventeenth presidential election
held: Franklin Pierce received 1854 cleo
toral votes, and Gen. Winfield Scott ~
electoral votes
March 24-Oath of Office as vice presid emit
administered to William R. King by Con-
sui Sharkey at Cumbre, Cuba. Allowed by
April 1S-Vice President William R. King
died at Cahawba, Ala, aged 67.
rsat sol hro ~ Ing for
Mexico approved. Extent Of purchase,
1856 square miles; consideration to Mex
Chicago and New York connected by rail-
way
March 31-First commercial and diplomatic
May s6-Kansas- Nebraska bin /. passed ed by
congress. 1t repealed Missouri compro-
mise act of 1920.
Feb. lo.,Rights of citizenship to children
granted by act of congress.
arctic explorers, rescued by Lieut.. Hart
Greenland.
Jan. 4-Pro-slavery legislature in Kansas
recognized, by President Pierce Proc
state government an act Of rebellion.
Nov: 4-Eighteenth presidential election
eera Sosss eSn q * cleo
Willard Fillmore 5. ~ anu
H. Besg e, invented process Of making
IRON Known as the "Bessemer process -
1857.
Jan. 6-Free state legislature in Kansas
dispersed by federal troops.
March 6-Dred Scott case decided again II
plaintiff by United States supreme court.
Sept. 11-Mountain Meadow massacre per
Pfa e1rnfea near cedar City Utah Thirty
ana and Mormons.
1858.
May MINNESOTA admitted to the union.
tiers used in Boston.
Aug. First Atlantic cable completed.
Oct 9-Donati's comet attained its greatest
brilliancy
Oct 9-First overland mail from San Fran.
cisco reached ST. Louis. Eime. "a days, is
1850.
Jan. Anew senate chamber occupied
Feb. 14-Oregon admitted to the union
Oct. 16-Government arsenal at Harper's
Ferry seized by John Brown.
Oct. 1S-John Brown captured by govern
ment troops under Col r. e. Lee.
NOV. 2s,Was hington Irving died at larry
w. Va.
1860,
May .S-Abraham Lincoln nominated for