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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
MOONSH|NERS' BULLETS.
Kill Marshal Price and Wound Two
of His Posse in Putnam
County, Tenn.
PARTY WAS LOOKING FOR ILLICIT STILL
Trapped in an Ambush-Fire Is So Hot
Tint Posse Has to Retire, Leaving
Body of Marshal-POsse Starts to
Recover the Body-One Moonshiner
Wounded

Washington, July 22.--Commission-
er Yerkes, of the internal revenue bu-
reau, has received the following tele-
gram from Collector d. A. Num-, at
Nashville, Tenn:
Deputy Collectors Bell and Stone, ac-
oompanied by Deputy Marshal Price. Spe-
ctal Employe Floyd and two posssmen,
went on raid near Monterey. They were
ambushed at four o'clock this morning.
Deputy Marshal Price killed. Possemen
Corder and Maokey wounded. One moon
sinner severely wounded. Body Of Price
was left on the ground. Posse organized to
return and recover the body"
Commissioner Yerkes has tele-
graphed the collector directing that
everything possible be done to re-
cover the body of Marshal Price and
to capture and punish the moonshin-
ers.
story Of the Battle.
Nashville, Tenn, July ga party
of revenue officers were ambushed
about six miles from Monterey, in
Putnam county, at four. o'clock Sat
urday morning and one man was killed
and two badly wounded. The posse OF
six were led by Deputy Collector Bell,
4
and they were creeping along steep
hillside above An illicit still when they
received an order to throw up their
hands. They had barely located the
speaker 40 feet below them when a
deadly volley from eight guns was
poured upon them. Deputy Marshal
Thomas Price was instantly killed and
Posseman C. Mackey was badly
wounded. The officers returned the
fire, but the moonshiners made the
place so hot that Collector Bell ant
the survivors retired and carried
Mackey with them. One moonshine,
was heard moaning and calling to his
friends that he had been mortally
wounded.
Collector Bell has been authorized
to gather posse and has. started tt
recover the body of Price.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
BIG JOURNEY BEFORE IT.
Dry Dock at Havana just Purchased
by Government to he lowed
to Philippines.

New York, July 22.-It is announced
that Rear Admiral Bowles, chief con-
structor of the navy, is taking steps
for the transportation of the Spanish
dry dock in Havana harbor to Subig
bay island of Luzon. Had it not been
for Rear Admiral Bowles' foresight
the dock would within another week
have been in the possession of New
York capitalists, who had opened nego-
tiations for its purchase and were
making final arrangements for the
transfer when the navy department
stepped in and bought it. The route
and the distance the dock would be
towed are thus stated by the navy de-
partment: Havana to Canary islands,
3,1O0 miles; Canary islands toGibraltar,
700 miles; Gibraltar to Port Said, 1920
miles; Port Said to Alden, 1910 miles;
Alden to Colombo, 2,130 miles; Colombo
to Singapore, 1,2T0 miles; Singapore to
Manila, 1886 miles; Manila to Subig
bay, 100 miles; total distance towed,
1916 miles,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
INTERESTING CENSUS FIGURES
Bureau MT Washington Issues State
mont on School, Militia and Vot-
ing Population.

Washington, July 22.-The census
office Saturday issued statement
giving the statistics of the school,
militia and voting population of the
states of Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Idaho and Illinois and the District of
Columbia and Hawaii, the result be-
ing as follows:
School age-Delaware. cess: District Of
Columbia, 7T291 Florida, 1900; Georgia,
ss5.725; Hawaii, 3s,774; Idaho, 54,ss1; ILL
nois. 1.5Ss.s15.
Males OF military age-Delaware 4o0es;
District of Columbia, 62931; Florida, 11450o:
Georgia. 400, lS6; Hawaii, 72,5e6; Idaho, Al
Ts3; Illinois. 1,09l,472
Males of voting age-Dslaware, 54,As;
District of Columbia. s3.s2S; Florida, 49,
col; Georgia. 5Oo.725; Hawaii, 7s,eo7; Idaho.
6S932: Illinois, ], 40, 456.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
AYE ofthc Human Race.

This question receives an interest
ing answer in the latest edition of
De Mortillet's Origin and Antiquity
of Man." Tie total number of years
elapsed since, according to geological
evidence, men first appeared upon the
earth is placed at 23s,OoO. OF this
$4,000 years belong to the preglacial
epoch, 100000 to the glacial, $4,000
years to the interval between
the glacial epoch and the protohis-
toric and Neolithic 10000 years to the
two last-named epochs, and 5000
years to the time since the beginning
of the historic period in Egypt.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
ANOTHER HOT WAVE.
Rain Falls-NebraskaA Again
Scorches,

Kansas City, Mo-, July 22.-Another
hot wave prevails in the southwest.
Practically no rain has fallen over
this section in the past "a hours and
indications are for fair and continued
warm weather. The only rain re-
ported was at Manhattan, central
Kansas, where local shower fell. In
Kansas City at II o'clock the temper
allure was three degrees higher than
at the same hour Friday, the weather
bureau recording 81.
Omaha, Neb., July 22.-Thls city
and state are having another spell of
extreme hot weather. The temper
allure was so degrees at seven a. m.
Later reports from over the state are
to the effect that light rains have
fallen over a considerable portion
prior to Friday hut the Indications
are for continued hot weather.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
sohlatter Must Go to jail.

Washington, July az. = Francis
sohlatter, the so-oalled "divine healer,"
was tried in the police court Saturday
as vagrant and fined $40 or 80 days in
the workhouse. AS he returned to the
cells he pleaded that the workhouse
authorities refrain from shearing his
locks. Schlatter stated to the court
that he had come here to get his wife,
who had deserted him, to approve of
the sale of some English property, and,
becoming discouraged, had commenced
to drink. A policeman tes tMied that he
found Schlatter surrounded by bois-
ferrous crowd and that he admitted
having been on drunk since July 3.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23

hsre to participate in a conference
with the of1ici;ils of the Stationary
Firemen's association, have returned
to their homes and a truce has been
declared pending a joint convention OF
miners and firemen in Wilkesbarre
Sunday afternoon. There is feeling
among the officers of the anthracite
miners organization in three districts
that the strike of the firemen should
not be allowed to interfere with the
work in the mines. They want to
control all workers connected with
the mines. All the iremen in the dis
trict belong to the United Mine
Workers. Ninety per cent. of the fire.
men in the Wyoming district belong
to the firemen's organization. In the
Schuylkill district so per cent. of the
firemen belong to each organization
The miners want the engineers to
return to work and defer the enforce
ment of their grievances until next
spring when the miners one-year
agreement with their employers
terminates. This sentiment may end
the firemen's strike for the present
and send everybody back to work.
The mine owners feel that they have
the best Of the situation at present.
Injunction Against Strikers.
Wilkesbarre. Pa. July 22.-The Le-
high Valley Coal company obtained
temporary injunction restraining the
striking firemen from molesting the
No0f nv
colleries The company complains
that the strikers have formed picket
lines and have interfered with their
men on the way to work. Argument
will be heard on Monday. Deputy sher-
ifs served papers on "a of the strikers.
Fail to Reach Settlement.
Reading, Pa, July 22.-The strikers
held another meeting Saturday last
ing two hours. The announcement
was made that Superintendent Prince
was only willing to meetcommitteesof
boiler makers, blacksmiths and their
helpers. This was rejected and the
strike goes on. The leaders say he
must meet committees representing
all. The nonunion men who were
brought here are still in the locomo-
tive shops, but are not working.
They are locked in their quarters
and none of the old men at work are
allowed to enter. While the officials
say the men are free to come and go
as they please, they are strangers
here and presumably prefer remain
ing in their quarters until the Reading
Railroad company has decided what
shall be done with them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Disposes of Stock in Paper.

Dayton, O., July 22.-Dr. j. E.
Loves, president of the Press Pub
fishing company, Saturday morning
disposed of his holdings in the COM
pany to A. G. Feight, county auditor
and stockholders in the company. 1t
is understood that the transfer of
stock will not in any way change the
policy of the paper. The transfer
was made for a consideration of
1880,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
Graduates of the Iowa State Normal
School Who Have Accepted Po-
sitions as Teachers.

The following graduates of the Iowa
state normal school, having been APP
pointed teachers in the Philippine is
lands, have accepted positions there
for three years, and are to sail for
Manila on the United States transport
Thomas July 80:
George w. Satterthwaite. class 1901, Mus
catine.
Clarence E. Steele class 1897. Cedar
Falls.
Mrs. Clarence e. Steele MAUD Long,
class 1898. Cedar Falls.
Carl D. Behrens, class 1892 GAINESVILLE.
George N. Briggs, class 1893, Lamont.
Daniel r. Perkins, class 1895, Carson.
Edwin M. Wilcox, class 1901, Montour.
Emma L. Evans, class 1893, Woodward.
Iowa will be well represented by
these young men and women. 1t is
no small sacrifice to go into these is
lands to help Americanize the Fill
pinos, but through these successful
teachers the work will be done in the
American way.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Axninaldo Is Irritated.

Manila, July 22.-Aguinaldo is con-
siderably irritated at his continued
surveillance by the American author
tties. Whenever he signs his name he
must add the word prisoner" He has
refused the request of his friends to
write the insurgent general Malvar,
still at large in southern Luzon, advis-
ing him to surrender. He consented
to sign copy of his oath of allegiance,
with the understanding that it be for
warded to Malvar with the purpose of
influencing his surrender, but under
his signature to this oath he wrote:
prisoner in Malacanan prison" .
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Held Resnonsih1e for Shortage.

Columbus, o., July s2.-Attorney
General Sheets. in an opinion sent to
State Auditor Guilbert, holds Charles
Brumfield, treasurer of Richland coun-
ty. responsible for an apparent large
shortage in he tax fund. The attor-
ney general finds that $4,000 back
taxes collected from the Altman &
Taylor Machine company, of Mansfield,
should be charged In fnll to the county
treasurer
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Masked Robbers Wreck Safe.

Greensburg, Ind, July 22.-Five
masked men entered the Lincoln car
riage factory at one o'clock in the
morning, overpowered John w. Kirk
patrick, the aged Waterman, bound
him hand and foot and locked him in
box car standing on a side track.
The burglars then forced the safe
with dynamite, wrecking it. There
were only few cents inside, which
the burglars carried away. They Sc
cured $e5 which Kirkpatrick had in
his pocket,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Refuse. to Release Americans.

Washington, July 22-In response
to the representations of the state
department, the British government
has declined to release any of the
Americans who were captured while
serving in the Boer army. The only
exceptions will be in the case of pris-
oners whose health is such as to make
their confinement dangerous. Some
Americans are among the military
prisoners in Ceylon and the state de-
partment had special reference to
their case in addressing the British
government in this matter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Forest Fire. in Montana.

St. Paul, Mimi, July "a Helena
(Mont.) special to the Dispatch says:
Fierce forest fires are reported raging
cifc and Anaconda companies have
large forces of men at work endeavor-
ing to prevent their spreading. There
ore several distinct fires and the loss
will probably be heavy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Sugar Factory.

This week work will begin on the
South Sioux City beet sugar and sirup
factory, and the work will be pushed
rapidly to completion, so that the
plant may be operated this fall. 1t is
expected trouble will be experienced
in getting labor. Farmers in the vi
cinity are already cultivating sugar
beets, and will have crop this fall
for the factory.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
WEEDS in New York city.

New York, July 22.-The announce
ment is made in marriage notices that
Miss Kathleen DAILY, of Limerick, Ire
land, daughter of John Daily, mayor
of Limerick, and who recently visited
this country, has been married at
st. Augustine's Roman Catholic
church, in this city, to Thomas j.
Clarke, of Dungannon, Ireland. Aside
from the newspaper notice no in
formation was obtaina ble
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
The Yinton Road.

The newly organized Dubuque, Vim
ton & Southwestern Railroad COM
pany has elected these officers: Pres
ident, Maj. W. H. Day; vice president,
D. d. Myers; secretary, z. j. McVann;
treasurer, Frank w. Coates. Towns
along the line of the proposed road
have notified the company that they
are ready to vote tax, grant right Of
way, etc.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Young Men Killed on a rre.tle.

St. Louis, July ga special to the
Post-Dispatch from Nevada, Mo-,
says: While walking on a trestle at
night near Eve, this county, Grover
Lennon, aged 1s, and Frank Long,
aged a1, were run down by the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas flyer and in
stantly killed. John Van Dusen, a
companion, was badly injured.
Though his injuries were serious, Van
Dusen watched over the bodies of his
friends until morning and then tele-
graphed their relatives here.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Increase in Value.

County assessors have increased the
assessed valuation of Iowa property
this year $1s,147,656, as compared
with the valuation of 1899 on real
estate, and of 1900 on personally. OF
this increase S13,s3S,446 is reported on
real estate and $4,309,21O on person
atty. These figures are for the re-
ported values of the years given.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Globe circlor Home Again.

Chicago, July 22.-Charles Cecil
Eitzmorris, 17-year-old Chicago
boy, whose parents reside at 1923
Emerald avenue, reached Chicago at
6:55 a. IN. Saturday after flying
trip around the world against time.
He beat the record of George Fran
els Train and Nellie Bly,. His time
was 60 days 10 hours 30 minutes and
40 As seconds The total distance
covered was 2O455 miles.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Four Weeks Trial Free.

Charles City College offers a four
weeks trial in the Preparatory, Nor
NAL, Collegiate, and Shorthand cours-
es to all new students who enroll for
the fall term beginning September
10th. ALI expenses low. Table board
S1,55 per week. Write for particulars
and illustrated catalogue to
j. r. TfTRscH, Charles City, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
The NnvnI Ration.

Washington. July 22.-The secretary
of the navy has appointed naval
board, headed by Lieutenant Com
mander Hunker, to take up the ques-
ton of the naval ration. 1t is 40 years
since anything was done on the ra-
ton, and II was felt to be opportunte
now that the subject be taken up
with view to improving the system.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Goodness.

Mistress Ito the new servant, who
has oversight herself)-How about
breakfast, Bridget?
Bridget-Ye naden't trouble to
bring me up anything, ma'am, ]
amt feelin' very hungry this morn.
mn. z. World.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Ordered from Their Farms.

Durham, Natal, July 22.-In conse-
quence of the Boer raids into Natal
and the support given the raiders by
the republicans, the military authori-
ties have ordered all white men, with
their live stock, foodstuffs and cloth
ing, to evacuate all farms between the
Tugela and Sundays rivers. Any
white man remaining in this, section
of the country after July 81 will be
subiect to martial law
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Good Words scnrce

"tf we can't speak well of people,"
sai'i the gentle young woman, sit is
BET not to talk of them at ALL"
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne;
9Th It is why the weather is such a
prevalent topic of conversational
Washington Star.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
aey,.ion of Bible Finished.

Saratoga, n. Y, July 22.-The joint
commission of the Protestant Episco-
pal church in session here has COM
pleted revision of marginal readings
of the Bible and will present the re-
port to the triennial convention of the
church at San Francisco in October.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Lipton.s Sailors Ask Too Much.

Glasgow, July 22.-Sir Thomas LIP
ton has refused the demands of IS of
the sailors of the Shamrock I. engaged
by him to sail the Shamrock II. in
American waters for bonus of Els
instead of the offered bonus of 6 8, and
In hiring fresh hands
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Good Hunting,

George A. Lincoln, of Cedar Rapids,
state fish and game warden, says
hunting will be unusually good in the
state this fall. Quail are remark-
ably abundant. Fishing has been un-
usually good this season. Enormous
catches have been made at Spirit lake
and okoboji.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Exposition Board Organizes.

Springfield, ILL.,, July 22.-The Hi
nois board of commissioners for the
Louisiana Purchase exposition at
ST. Louis met in the governors Office
Saturday and Gov. Yates delivered a
brief address. They organized elect
ing as president, Senator H. NJ. Dun
lap, of Savoy, Fla.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Presidents Horses Reach Canton.

Canton, o.. July 22.-The presidents
team of blacks from the white house
stable arrived Saturday morning in a
horse car attached to the express
train. This is taken as an indication
of an extended stay in Canton. The
president already had three horses
here, sent from WasRingto on in advance
of his coming.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Strike at New orleans.

New Orleans, July 22.-One hundred
and thirty skilled men In majority
of the breweries here struck Satur-
day. The fight is principally for rec
ognition of the union. Later in the
day all but two breweries suspended
work.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Planning Big Reception.

New York, July 29.-The Irish Ma
Monai club of this city is planning a
big reception to John E. Redmond and
John Dillon, who are to Wait this
country iii September.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Jockey Killed.

New York, July 22,-TIcnry Burgess,
steeplechase Jockey, was killed while
schooling horse over the jumps. The
animal bolted in front of one of the
obstacles and threw the rider, whose
neck was broken by the fall
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Reaches Lisbon Safely.

Lisbon, July 22.-The 25-foot sloop
yacht Great Republic, in which Capt.
Howard Blackburn sailed from
Gloucester, Mass, last month, has ar
rived here, the passage having occu-
pied SO days.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Inspect WISCONSIN Hntcherie..

Milwaukee, July 22.-At Saturdays
session of the American Fisheries So
ciety papers. were read by S. p. Bast-
lett, of Illinois, on More About Carp"
and by B. B. Lamkin, of Georgia, on
bleeding of Black Bass Fry" In the
evening the members went to Bayfield,
as guests of the Wisconsin fish COM
mission to inspect the new hatcheries
there.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
ToIstoi Out of Danger

lula, European Russia, July "a
Count Leo Tolstoi, who has been
critically i'll, is now out of danger
and convalescsnt.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Granger and EIorenceyitie.

Mrs. G. r. Robinson and son spent
few days atSpring Valley last week.
Eben Slawson has fine stack of
hay put up by his son-in-law, Thede
Stevens.
Bill Williams, living northwest of
Granger, has to go to Rochester. Drs.
Gowdy and Kessell wareup there with
him but say that there is no show for
him. He has cancer of the stomach.
II. T. Williams, Newmiller and Fl.
LANCE put up some nice hay last week
bought of Mike Grant at $500 per
acre.
DIR. Gowdy and Mr.. Mussetter was
out Tuesday afternoon examining
candidates for the Red Cross Lodge to
be organized at York, MINI.
Messrs. William and Wilbur Winter,
of Dakota, Mimi, have been visiting
at Ben Grooteboers for some days
past, but returned home Monday or
Tuesday.
George Ludwig made quite horse
trade Saturday.
John Fox is through cutting all but
flax so soon.
The Granger department store is
doing big business nowadays. Come
and see why.
Frank Smith has sold his cream
route to Owen Jones.
Ice cream and cold pop at Williams
Saturday afternoon and evening.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
Then md Now.

This Is indeed lonely world"
Said the widow, with sigh:
But now she has caught on again,
And she Yinks her other eye.
AChiaae6 Daily News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
TRUCE DECLARED,
United Mine Workers Trying to GET
Ffremen Back to Work.

Hazleton, Pa, July 22.-The leaders
and executive officers of the United
Mine Workers orga MIA tion, who came
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
CRESCO MARKETS
Corrected each issue. J
Flour, Flour, Flour.

You may say we are over enthusi-
astic, but if you take one sack of
Washburn, Crosby Gold Medal Flour.
1t is guaranteed to be the best flour
you ever used or your money cheerful
ly refunded. Order one sack to-day,
at S1.0O sack.
N. Iowa phone No. 81.
N. GRAF 81 Co., CreSco.