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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
California Excursions.

The choice of Three Through Tour
list Cars every week via different
routes is offered by the Chicago Great
Western Railway. For booklets or
any information apply to any Chica-
go Great Western Agent, or j. P. FL
mer, General Passenger Agent, Chica-
90, Ill. dec 81
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
VIII Not Delay Cuban E1ect,on.

Washington, Dec. IS. = Secretary
Root has addressed letter to Sidel G..
Pierra, the representative of the Maso
party in Cuba, who is at present in this
city, denying his request for post.
Punement of the Cuban slectiun1.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
CABINET RESIGNATION.
Postmaster-General Smith Said to
Have Quit and Henry o. Payne
Given His Place.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Announce-
ment was made Tuesday that Postmas-
ter General Smith has rendered his res
ignation and that it has been accepted.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
Henry c. Payne, national committee.
man from Wisconsin, has been offered
the position and. has accepted 1t.
Post ONCE Safe Robbed.

steubenville, o., Dec. 1s.-The safe
in the post Office at Mingo Junction was
damaged beyond repair by robbers,
who failed to reach the strong box.
Three hundred letters were opened,
many of them containing checks, drafts
and money orders. The robbers were
discovered by Town Marshal Linn and
frightened away, after an exchange OF
shots at long range.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
AtActuaI Cost.

All chamber sets will be sold at
actual cost for the next two weeks.
VIM. KELLow JR.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
HOLIDAY Excursion Rates.

Tickets on sale Dec. oath and 25th
and Jan. lst; good to return until
Jan. Goth, to all points within 200
miles Of CreSco.
3Ot3. M. j. WHITE, Agt.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20


insanity.
Susan.-The pimples, sores and
blackheads are danger signals. Take
Rocky Mountain Tea, you'll give a
farewell reception to your troubles.
35c. DR.. VIM. Connolly.
Mrs. Philip Kratz and little daugh-
ter of Cresco, who have been visiting
the formers sister, Mrs. Mike Sterr
and the Larson family left Thursday
for Sumner.-Nep Hampton Tribune.
When you are thinking of fine
Christmas gift, step in and take a
look at our line of fancy box Bon
Bon s and chocolates.
Mullen g. Grobel.
Milton Foye who has been on the
city police force as one of the night
watchmen was discharged, and was
Immediately engaged by the bankers
as night Waterman of their property.
Used by the ladies of fashion all over
the world. It's without doubt the
greatest beautifier ever offered the
American women. 35c. Made only by
Madison Medicine Co.-Dr. Connolly.
A. e. Bents, the Cresco nurseryman
spent Sunday here, going to Rockford
Monday, to attend the horticultural
meeting.......A monument erected
by John Heinan, of Ossian, for the
county, is of public interest. 1t is
placed on field of lots owned by the
county where are buried persons who
die without means or relatives to bury
them. 1t is Of st. Cloud granite, five
feet high, three feet wide and sixteen
inches deep, costing $3.50. The .only
inscription on it is "Winnesheik
County" in raised letters. -Decorah
Public Opinion.
A condensed statement of the Win
neshiek County Bank in these columns
this week shows that institution ina
particularly healthy condition, with
deposits at DEBORAH and Calmar of
SOL, S33.75, a gain this year of 1885,
1914, the total footings of the state
ment reaching over million dollars.
,Ihls bank has annually published
statement with us, each year showing
a gratifying increase and a large tinan-
cial standing, but doubtless no better
than our local banks who for some
reason seem to desire their light to be
hidden under bushel.
]. J. Marsh, in company with
Senator Lyons of Cresco and o. b.
Eckart of Northwood, departed
yesterday on an extended tour Of
Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio,
for the purpose of visiting the imple-
ment manufacturers of those states
and getting direct from headquarters
the details of late improvements and
designs in their lines of business.
The gentlemen expect to be absent
until after Christmas. J. !. 1t is the
Journals opinion that the Standard
Prlntlng and Manufacturing Co. is in
stringent circumstances. A chattel
mortgage for seventeen hundred
dollars, covering the machinery Of the
Institution, was given to Charles
Walker, of the Turkish Oil Co, and
placed on file yesterday. IT. p.
Logsdon has purchased s11,oOO farm
near Cresco, on which he expects to
move in the spring. Sorry DEBORAH
is to lose this excellent family. -.
q. r. Thompson, of Cresco, attended
meeting Of the directors Of the
National bank last Wednesday,. j,
Mrs. Frank Sayre entertained Mrs.
Strother and Mrs. Chaplin Of Cresco
several days last week.-Decorala
Journal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
The Handsomest Calendar

OF the segson lin ten colors) six beau
tiful heads ION six sheets, 1Oxl2 inch
esq, reproductions of paintings by
Moran, issued by General Passenger
Department. Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul Railway, will be sent on re-
ceipt Of twenty-five cents. Address
3. A. Miller, General Passenger Agt.,
Chicago. a7ts
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
Omaha, Neb.. Dec. II.

CATTLE-Market steady to strong. Ma
tive beef steers, $4.O0d6.80; western steers,
s3.75d565: Texas steers, $3.60@4. 46; cows and
heifers, s2S0@4.60; Gamers. $4,000 Is;
stockers and feeders, s276QA.4 49, calves,
$3o096.o0; bulls, stays, ETC., $176@4.O.
HOGS-Market steady to slow. Heavy,
s65GaS.75; mixed, s63O@6.60; light. 6.76@6.2o;
pigs, $5.0O@5.75; bulk of sales, Sc. 20@8.50.
SHEEP-Market active. 10@2Oc higher.
Fed muttons, $3.S094.25; fed lambs. $500
$40; ewes. s2.S0@3.45; stock sheep, $2.75@3.30
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
At Cost.

All imported. semi-porcelain, deco
rated dinner sets will be sold atactual
cost for the next two weeks.
WIN. KzLLuw in.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
1t Keeps the veet warm and prv,

Ask to-day for Aliens Foot Ease, a
powder. 1t cures Chilblains, Swollen,
sweating, Sore, Aching, Damp feet.
At all druggists and shore stors, Csc
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
Live Stock.

Chicago, Dec. II.
CATTLE-Christmas beeves, s7DWD;
good to prime beeves, $6a@6.90; fair to
good export shipping steers, 10;
plain to medium beef steers, $I70Q5.B:
common to rough, "a. 100460; good to fancy
feeders, s3.6o@4.25; plain to fair stockers.
s2.2o93.40; bulls, plain to fancy, 32.D@466:
western range steers. s3.9O@5 80; fed Texas
steers, $41N@5.00; Texas cows, bulls and
grass steers, $260G4.00.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
Sl,Oos,4s SO
LIABILITIES.
Administrators Notice.

Estate of Isaac Phifer, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That the subscriber
has been duly appointed administrator
to the estate Of Isaac Ph1fer, late Of Chester,
Iowa, deceased, intestate. has
taken upon himself that trust BY giving
bonds as the law directs. All persons
having demands upon the Estate OF the said
deceased are required to exhibit the same; and
persons indebted to the said Estate are called
upon to make payment to
crssa ~, N un eA''"SS s*s
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
THE MARKETS.
Grain. Provisions. Etc.

Grain, Provisions, Etc.
Chicago, Dec. II.
wHEAT-Dull early but turned strong.
May, 190192c.
CoRN-Quiet but strong. May, 6sAGS7Ac.
oATs-Dull May, 44A@45Ac
PORK, LARD AND RIBs-Ruled firm.
May pork sold at $3.50 to $3.50 May lard
at s9.s711a to s9.92lk@s.95 and May ribs at $500
to $S.62la@S.65.
POTATOES-Market firm. White stock
good to choice, 7S@SOc; fancy rurals, S0qSSc;
red stock, 70@7Sc; Burbanks, 76QSlc.
EGGS-Market ruling firm. City recan.
died. fresh eggs, new cases included, Esq
29c; at mark cases returned, 23G26; loss on,
cases returned, 26@28c.
BUTTER-Market quiet and steady.
Creameres, 16@24c per pound; diaries, l44
zoe.
LIVE PoULTRY-steady. Turkeys, ga
&c: chickens, 4@71kc; ducks. 6@sc; geese,
$3OOQ6.00.
New York. Dec. II.
wTIEAT-steady but dull. being sus-
tanned by small northwest receipts and for
eign buying. December, So 1a916Qs3c:
March, s5Ac; May. s4A@S4kc; July, e4aSA
BIG.
RYE+steady. State, s7@ssc c. 1. I. New
York car lots; No. western, Ike +. o. b
afioat.
CORN-Also we'll held on lighter receipts.
the wheat steadiness and local covering,
May, 7054@7O%c.
oATs-steady, but quiet. Track white.
5214@57c.
BUTTER-F1rm State dairy, 15Q2gkc;
creamery. 16@241sc: June creamery, 16G
211sc; factory, 13@l514c.
CHEESE-Market firm. Fancy large
September, 10@10Ac; fancy small Septem-
Der, 102@11c; late made best large, SIC:
late made best small, 1D@10Ac.
EGGS-Firm. State and Pennsylvania
2S429c; western at mark, 2a92Sc; southern
at mark, 21@&7c.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
ate of KIND Olsen Maiten. al I

Estate of Knud Olsen Maiten, @. E.
Webster appointed administrator.
Bond fixed at $500, to be approved by
the clerk.
Estate of James L. Mudica, report
of sale and deed to William Blackburn
dated Dec. IA, 1901, approved.
Appointment of physician to fill
vacancy on Board of Commissioner of
Insanity; Ordered that ]. j. Ahe, n
be appointed his own successor as
medical member of borad of comr. of
insanity.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20
CONDENSED STATEMENT
WINNEsREIK COUNTY BANK
DEBORAH and caImar, Iowa.
0nTheloth Day Of December 1901
ASSETS,

ASSETS.
Loans-Calmar . IS 1858 81
DEBORAH. .......... 516,9O3 IS
---S eO1, 473 20
Furniture and Fixtures, Calmar....... 100 90
Furniture and Fixtures, Decorah..... Lila SO
Bank building 1900 w
Cash Resources:
Cash on hand 80. $41.354 AZ
Due from banks. 93,O36 10
s1s4,se1 81 1sa,sel 81
Individual property
of the partners, in
vested outside of
the Winnesheik Co.
Bank. and all Sc
curity to deposit
tOrS:-
Bank stocks, face value. IS 5000
actual value over $75O00)
Notes, mortg's. farm lands,
DEBORAH buildings, etc.,. 10000
--- 100000 90
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-20

Loans-Calmar. ;. ......S 1883 e.
DEBORAH. $1,000 IS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-06
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Colonel David b. Henderson. speaker OF the house OF
represenatives his wife have sailed for Europe for
three months tour They will go from New York to Old
Deer Aberdeen Scotland where Colonel Henderson
born After visiting Great Britain they will Paris to
see their daughter Belle who is studying music there
AS a writer OF dispatches Lord Kitchener has achieved
unique distinction He economical of words as OF war
material Here is a sample Of his laconc brevty Since
last telegram columns report Beers killed wounded is
40 wagons" This reminds an English chroneier OF Hot
spur Prince Hal described him He that kills me some
six or of Scots breakfast washes his hands
and says to his wife Fly upon this quiet hfei want
work F."
The newspaper Itas estimates the wealth of LSpe Leo
at two miards of lire and his personal income
OF lire year The popes various uhees have brought him
gifts from the faithful all the world OF the estimated
aggregate value OF 5boooooo of lire Translated into dol
lars these irm American standard reduced TO
oue-hth But taking consideration the cost Of living
the United States and italy, the Ina reekoned to be
equal to THREE times its quoted exchange value The pope
has frot time invested his surplus income in United
States wc bonds and his present holding esti
mated non.ooooo OF lire The cash of the holy
see are sted 7sooooooo OF lire invested for the
part ia American British Italian Belgian aud French gov
ernment securities The holy never IN
sfactory financial position than il is today,
Mr.. X, d Backmore the English novelist paid an
editor high tribute for cutting Grips the Carrier.
Thomas Hardy the other hand, has had
plain his preface Tess OF the durberves that
era passages and the the original had been
by the editors blue pencil Jerome X Jerome made
10 an interviewer humorous protest against some
cutting which done certain passages In de
serptive articles he Tor London daily testing
reference "deas' cut out And Aeas said Mr. je
rome, such chummy little things"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-06
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

IL.
New York plunger attacked Texas because INC t iosF
amendments were introduced into he ee,sssbe e,n What
you Ask Is The Post really OF opinion tnss &
beaten Does The Post for moment magne We ere Of
eorporaton Docs The Post imagine few sa aInn So
Legislators and newspapers can stop the BAL IRON
And Of course the Farmer snaris" back at the corpora
tions, usual Yes, The Post believes they are oc''eu
Yes The Post not only imaspes but feels quite oer's WA
we are going 'haye them. No man has YET poh'eu
any necessity for these amendments end the people
going run the demagogues like the Farmer LOT M
stance, who attempt to them rabbe rousers
-
It always hes, when you bury quarrel not TO put up
tombstone. --Gfeenville Herald
Certainty We have always permitted the man '''
tiyes TO attend to that
1t that the Scotch people resent NJ Gan asa
proposition 70 give them large sum o. GSn i reaec
ton on sbpi IGNORANCE or their nogeTty Il looks much
like super constituencies in eswaton and INC veS seeS
where his liberal gifts are welcomed and appiesA'''
In this country such rejection would be regarded as
super damphoolishness.
Really we think good things better R wST4
Washington .-Brenham Press.
Sure 1t would be far more ereditabe 70 them II they
to turn their rapid-hre mugs toward smKeF o''
for spell.
Brother Tardys sttcures against the seehns 5at9aay
night unjust and out Of oruer mt
ready all the space he needs to advertise
movements II has been rendered time and again anu ~,
the fault Of the local preachers they don't use II sv
have refused them line yet when asked io hey
only asked 10 do their editing which we 40 o,
it duty do, il we coud-Naeogdoehes oe''e
Don't feel bad 1t always the deadheads who are the
most strenuous kckers.
II does and doesn't the law and the flag Il was ana
wasn't in this game Of The court has deSreed aite
chewing its cud the law which indeed much clearer mar
mud.--Chieago Daily News.
The court hath deereed Mckinley hath said that th'
isles in our for good shall be bed Size the law "
with care from back side front just means they
be darned IL they do or they don't
OF course Dowic is hard thing put up with but doe
Chicago really think il is getting any more than is justly
coming TO tf--Mckinley Courier
When it comes to a question OF putting the kbosh on
charatan like Dow Texas could teach Chicago whole lot
The report is current the effect that Grover Clevsan
made the snug lille Of 100000 out OF the recent hui
in Northern Pacific stock in Wall street still, there .
nothing strange about IT, AS bond manipulation Grover NJ
few equals and superors in this country enjoying IN
distinction of having issued bonds during his preside
ta terms any who has occupied the executive chal
before or since his time--Brenham Banner
And when you ask Grover that 100000 he meel
splits on his halt and smiles. Which goes to show that
man may smile and smile and be fisherman still.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-06
Il PAGES TODAY.
STATEHOOD AsplRArloNs IN our SOUTHWEST.

As the Territories have been left completely at the
mercy of congress under the late decisions Of the s
preme court the public ought to move with more
unanmity and emphasis than heretofore for the ad-
mission statehooo Of such Territories as New Mex
leo and Oklahoma:
Commenting on letter from Senator Morgan Of
Alabama to the delegate in from New Mexico,
the Philadelphia Record has this TO say:
The New Mesicms claim Stateho0 hecause they object
70 wG% av m boV l. HAD I not ' BEEN o
the fear that the admission Of the Territory state would
admisson would have been secured twenty years ago The
fact Of this political osacism IS an added grievance and
The Washington Post attempts 10 answer the
charge Of partisan discrimination against New Mexico
by saying that from 1893 10 1896 the democrats were
10 position TO admit this Territory to Statehood but
refused do The Washington paper forgets that
conditions in New Mexico were very different eight
years ago from what they now. The population
and wealth have Increased wonderfully since 1894 IN
all the great Southwest. New Mexico has 0oC
Inhabitants. enough 20 entlto IL to congressman, un
der the new apportonment. and its taxable yaluer
reach fully $0000O00O II has served Territorial ap
premiership for half century.
In Oklahoma the conditions justfylng Statehood
are even more pronounced than In New Mexico The
Southwest is entitled to greater power In congress
than is enjoyed at present We all interested too
in business and social way, woil from politl
cal point Of view in seeing States rather thar
Territories in this part of the Union, Statehood means
wider activities, greater growth and improved condi
tons every way Statehood for New Mexico and Okla
hornA would impetus to tho development
of the whole Southwest.
Possibly Territory should be admitted to State
hood unless its population under existing appoi
tonmcnt fully entitled IT 90 at least congroasmar
but when conditions meet such n rule its further 81
cluson from the rights and benefits of selfgovenmen
ought not to 30 insisted on.
1t becomes ret OF simple Injustice to keep on
Southwestern Territories political plane wit
Hawaii and Porto Rico
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-06
SOME PosrscRIPrs.


The human voice Is produced by the assistance eight
pairs OF muscles and fifteen other pairs contribute var
aus ways.
Russian authorities begin entertain the idea that there
ara students the empire and may take steps
redRee the number.
The EZRA OF Julius Caesar began with the reformation
OF the aendar in 80 prevailed in England Tor civil
puos until VISA then being snrereeded by the Gregoran
In se,6ing and distributing type oompostors hand
travels on Am average eleven miles day Leaving Sun.
DAYS and holidays out Of account this means about 5000
miles year.
Milan is ADOPTING American and English ideas in the
matter OF modf houses large hotel recently com
pleted in Man where good be obtained at cost
Of cents per 1 ay
The police dpartment OF the New York Central railroad
IN It's last annuS report shows that a3oo men have been
arrested ON the premises Of 1.-THE company whom 700
we're sent 10 pris In for ierius OF one to SIX months
The British verumcnt holds land in Chatham by pavins
The heirs of the kan from whom il bought two pepper
eorns The mansi descendants live ia Holland ana
the pepper arF annually sent u'her IN gold box.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-06
A TERRIBLE LESSON FOR lMpsalALlsM.

DISTINGUISHED British politician the other day
argued that Great Britain Vas only spending her in.
come without touching her principal so far In prose
cutting the in South Africa This proposition has
been denied, but assuming that 1t is true how long
before the drain viii necesstate dip into the prin
cpal?
The British military hands are virtually tied by
the conditions in South Africa. The military re-,
sources of the empire practically exhausted in
maintaining army of 100000 Britons indefinitely
thousands OF miles from the British isles ppose
any other complication should arise--where woui9 be
either the or the money to meet Il Taxea have
been increased TO size and large and stll grow
ing deficit stares the government In the face The
daily cost OF the war even now is placed at S0000OO
Or more than s360.00000O a year II all the nation S
income is to be consumed and deficit piled up, how
Iong the public stand 1t? How large viii the de-
hct be allowed TO become before the principal is
utilized to keep eveus And then how much of their
principal win the taxpayers be willing to sacrifice to
create another Ireland in South Africa?
The recent news from the seat of is once more
interesting. II to draw public attention again
to the progress of the struggle and emphasizes the
bulldog tenacity and unconquerabe spirit of the Beers
In more striking manner than ever.
1t really begins TO look now as if these South
African patriots were going to hold forever 1t has
been their boast that they could be conquered
Win they make the boast good? After all Will Eng
and have to recognize the independence OF the Trans
gaal3
1t is the most vital question OF the English people
have been confronted with for centuries 1t means
more than the issue OF revolutionary war meant ia
Great Britain. II is matter now of the maintenance
OF the prestige and integrity OF the empire And vet
this result can apparently only be accomplished by
gripping the financial credit and resources OF the EN-
pire. The government Is in a position where it would
mean everlasting disgrace and humiliation to with
draw and practical ruin TO proceed to the bitter end
Few contests in history have been more remarkable
OF in It's many features more interesting than this
Transvaa war. It ought TO have tendency to check
the spirit of Imperialism and conquest among all ma
tions. But VIII greed and ambition anywhere appre
ciate the lesaong II is doubtful extremely doubtful