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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
Taxpayer" Explains.

EDITOR PLAIN DEALER:-As Bro.
Adams has'been ''giving US a rest" on
the Canning Factory question, ]
thought would agitate it a little.
have been a resident of Cresco for
some years and been an observer of
the business men and their Methods Of
doing business, and l have noticed
that when any man has come here
with the intention of starting any
factory or other industry, instead of
the bankers and capitalists going to
them and offering them good bonus
las they do in all progressive cities
they try and find out whether he is a
Republican or not, what church he
belongs to, how much money he has,
whether they can sell him some old
house or farm SC, &C. Now Mr.. Editor,
is it any wonder that nearly all the
factories started here have proved
failures? How was it that the Tub
Factory was failure? Simply because
q. X. Berg was the promoter of it and
his politics were obnoxious to the ma
jority of the business men and so they
decided they would Greece him out. Z"
Butt can tell them for their consola-
ton that c. K. Berg did more to bene-
fit Cresco than any man who ever lived
here or is here now. How have the
merchants patronized our Cigar Fac
tory? Have they not tried hard to
"freeze it out?" How many of the 20
places that handle cigars buy their
cigars in Cresco? Suppose everybody
sent off for their goods as they do for
their cigars: where would the mer-
Chant be? Not here! Now, Mr..
Editor, if there isanybody who realizes
the folly Of first inducing a man to
locate here to help build up the town
and then going to work to "freeze him
out" and try to kill the town, hope
he will resolve to pursue different
course in the future and he will soon
see the effects. A TAXPAYER.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
CURRENT EVENTS.

An unknown Jew was found dead In .
box car in the Big Four railroad yards.
about q mile east of Brightwo6d. Ind.
Death was due to chloroferm.
The president has cent for Mr.. p. G.
Knox, the Pittsburgh attorney. He Is ex.
pected here Thursday, when the attorney
generalship will be offered him.
The Ohio supreme court Tuesday morn
ing took decided stand against the de-
benture companies of Ohio. 1t will result
In closing up the business In the state.
The United States armored cruiser New
York, which Is to convey the American en-
oassy to Mazargan in connection with the
settlement OF the United States claims
against Morocco. arrived at Tangier Tues
day.
News has reached Santa Fe. N. NJ, that
the fine new reduction plant of the Copper
alll Mining company was completely de-
stroyed by fire. The boiler house and tank
were also destroyed. The loss is about
$4,000
The national congress OF the Disciples OF
Christ met at Lexington. KY, and will be
IN session two days. Delegates from all
over the United States are here. The pur-
pose Is to promote the welfare of the Chris.
tian church.
John S. Scanlon, freight conductor on
the Chesapeake s. Ohio road was shot and
Killed BY John G. Goodwin. a brakeman on
the same train. near Lexington. Ky. The
difficulty occurred in a cabooss over 4
tritiing dispute.
The finance committee of tbs common
council of Richmond. Va, has agreed to
report favorably on Mr.. Carnegie's offer
to contribute 100000 for public library
there, provided the city would appropriate
sloVoo year for its support.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey arrived in New
York city Monday night from Washington
ana VIII remain week or more. The ad-
miral was the guest Of honor at the mill
tary tournament at Madison Square gar.
den Tuesday night
The surplus proceeds Of the presentation
OF the Passion Play" at Oberammergau
last year, amounting to 22S. 900 marks, have
oeen awarded for communal purposes, in
Guiding sewering and water supply, and
Tor conserving the stage. Preparations for
Inc representation in 1910 will begin this
year.
Arthur Chamberlain. in his libel suit
against the Star and the Morning Leader,
OF London. has been awarded e., 800 dam
ages After the verdict in the case OF
Arthur Chamberlain. Neville Chamber.
!ain's libel suit against the same papers
was settled for similar damages. and oil
imputattons have been withdrawn.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
The Public Pack Horse.

The newspaper is the pack horse of
tle public. Every business enterprise
looks to it for support, every faithful
public official has in it a friend regard
less OF partizan bias, the public schools
have column after column of their
space to aid, strengthen and build
them up to greater usefulness, the
movement for better roads and better
transportation facilities find in them
ardent friends, the churches find in
them supporters Of the aims and OBJ
)ects OF their mission, and not an is
sue OF any of them but devotes from
two to five dollars in free notices for
their benefit, and the cemetery aSso-
citation are likewise literally treated
by them in behalf of help to beautify
and adorn the last resting place OF
cherished friends. The agricultural
society Of the county finds in the
public press its earnest friend and
supporter. Their prosperity is mutu-
ally shared with the public in whose
behalf, as we'll as their own, they labor
from week to week. None of the
organizations mentioned thinks OF
going to the Job printing office for the
publication of the notices which sue.
cess requires, but come with them to
the newspaper. The newspapers have
a right to demand from these differ
ent organizations, which are so free
with their local notices, their jot
printing to the exclusion of any jot
printing office, when they are prepared
to give as good and as prompt service
asthe job office.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
CYCLONE IN MICHIGAN.
SO Loss of Life Reproductive Per-
sons Are Seriously Hurt


sons Are Seriously Hurt
Kalamazoo. Mich, March 27.-The
cyclone which swept across the south
east corner of Kalamazoo county Mon
day afternoon cut off communication
with the outside world and resulted
in largely exaggerated reports of the
loss of life and property in the dis
trict. Up to noon Tuesday no fatal
tiles have been reported, and but two
persons are known to have been Sc
riously hurt. They are Mrs. N. Trip
and Miss Snyder, both of the village of
Pavilion, where the storm was the
severest. Mrs. Trip may die. Trees,
telephone poles, windmills. ETC.. suf-
Tered, but the property damage is not
.arge.
Cyclone Mt AdamsviIIe.
Adamsville, Mich, March 81. -
: This vicinity was swept by a cyclone
Monday afternoon, which caused con-
siderable property damage and Sc
riously injured one woman Mrs.
Frank Kerr was alone in farmhouse
near Eagle Lake, where the wind tore
1t to pieces. and she received serious
injuries. In this village Manling Bros
store was demolished and the ceme-
terry was greatly damaged by the cy-
clone. Fifteen acres Of timber, three
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
Live Stock.

Chicago. March 20.
HoGS-Choice to fancy strong weight
shipping. s6.07Ad6.20: poor to good heavy
packing. s5.so96.O2la; fair TO choice heavy
mixed. s5.s5a6.G1a; selected butcher
weights. f6.o5a6.l2h: poor to fancy light
mixed s59oa6.e5; selected lights. S. 95a6. O5;
fair to choice. s5.5Og5.S0.
CATTLE-Choice to prime steers, S. $50
500; good to prime beeves, S. S5@5 so; fair
to good shipping steers. s4.s5@5 80; plain
grades, Si.2544s0; common to rough, So 50
GAO; fair to fancy feeders. ss5og4GS,
plain to good stockers. s25o9a60; bulls,
poor TO fancy, s225a4.lo; fat and fed Texas
steers, Alo44.S0: light Texas cows, bulls,
and grass steers. s2Tsgs.0O; fat western
steers. s4.000570.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
Chester.

At the election for village officers
held here yesterday, the following
officers were chosen: Mayor, L. A.
Hoopman; clerk. II. G. Meredith;
treasurer, L. Zaun; assessor, II. A.
Murray; council, Owen Jones, w. A.
Murray, Frank Owens, T. J. Nichols,
w. F. Carter and H. p. Cheney.
w. F. Carter has gone to Massachu-
setts, called there on account of the
sickness of his mother.
We learn that the tirstsign of spring
has been SEEM beer keg coming down
by rail from LIE Roy, also number of
emigrants starting for North Dakota
to look after their homestead claims
made last season, while some have
gone to South Dakota to look for
homes where the price of land is not
SO high as here, some are going to
Washington to seek a more mild
climate. To all such, We wish success
In their undertaking.
Yesterday, quite an accident occurred
near here. We hear that as Major
Laws had got large and valuable
short horn bull in the rack in order to
amputate his horns, the animal
dropped dead which so startled him
that he collapsed and was carried
home.
John McName is at home from
st. Louis where he has been attending
medical lectures the past winter. He
goes to work this summer for the Nc
Cormick Machine Co.
There has been a lecture on pbrenol-
ogy, ETC., here, free for two evenings,
also examining the heads of the
anxious ones. But it seems he has
run up against city ordinance, as he
was intending to charge admission
fees for two nights following, he
would be asked to hand over to the
burg license fee, and thinking there
was nothing due to Caesar" he has,
it is reported, left in disgust. Now
this is considered as sore grievance
by some, especially the non-taxpaying
crowd backed up by our 'kronick kick
er." Thus the canine wags his appen-
dage.
The health of the community is in
general-good.
We notice Mr.. Bowers visiting at
the home of our Hon. P. NJ. He looks
venerable as ever.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
miles east of Edwardsburg, was up
River ut Dangerous Limit.

niSer NJ D3n ger0lS Limit.
Grand Rapids, Mich, March ~. =
Grand river has passed the high wa
ter mark and reached the danger limit
here. 1t is 1874 feet above its normal
level. Easements of factories, bust
ness houses and residences are flood
ed, a dozen large factories on the west
bank of the stream are idle because
the water has reached their fires, and
many men are idle. A number of
houses and factories are completely
surrounded by water, and boats are
Used to go to and from them The
river above and below the city is more
than mile wide in places. The rail-
roads are having trouble north and
west of here from washouts.
Dams Give Way.
1onia, Mich, March 27.-The Grand
river here has risen 20 inches since
early Tuesday morning and is still 60
ing higher, and all che railway bridges
are being carefully watched. Portions
of the city are four feet under water.
Three dams along Maple river went
out Tuesday and the dam at Kidder-
vile also gave way, doing great dam
age to farmers.
High Water mt Niles.
Niles, Mich, March 27.-The St. Jo-
seph river is higher than it has been
for several seasons and the water is
dashing over the dam in torrents. In
consequence of the high water mills
No and of the Niles Board & Paper
company and French's pulp mill have
been obliged to close down, and 200
people are temporarily out of employ
ment. Weaver's island is entirely in
undated and the house on it is stand
ing in water. The lower South Bend
road, just above the mills, is over
flowed to the depth of several feet and
1t is impossible. The home of Frank
Johnson, Big Four section foreman,
is surrounded by water to the depth
of four feet and the cellars of many
other houses in that vicinity are filled
with water.
Terrible blizzard in Colorado.
Julesburg, Col, March 27.-The biz
gard that has been raging at Jules
burg and vicinity is the worst storm
known here since 1890. Many cattle
have persisted by drifting with the
storm. Others have been smothered
in snow drifts, in bitches and the
river. Huge drifts eight to ten feet
high block all roads. No trains are
coming in and eight or ten passenger
trains are blockaded here. In sew
eral instances residences are COM
pletely surrounded by huge banks of
snow.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
MINE LAID FOR THE CAR.
Reliable Report from Paris Says Eek
plostves Were Found Tn
der His Palace.

London, March 27.-A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company
from Paris states on the highest au-
thority that mine has been discov-
cred beneath the palace of Emperor
Nicholas at Tzarskoe-Selo, II miles
south of St. Petersburg.
Several notabilities, the dispatcn
further says. are implicated in the
plot against his majesty. The Rus
sian press was not permitted to men
ton the affair.
Berlin, March 27.-Dispatches from
Russia to several Berlin papers. in
Guiding the Tageblatt and the
Deutsche Tages Zeitung, tell of the
spread of disaffection, especially at
Odessa, where hundred arrests have
been made; at Riga, where 800 persons
are in custody; at Kieff, Kharkeff,
Derpat, Tomsk and Moscow, where
high officials are involved.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
Granger and FlorenceyiIle.

Granger and Florenceville.
]. A. Luding has been delivering
wood to the Florencevillc school house
the past week.
j. Kramer Sr. has improved the
looks of the town by having his out
buildings painted.
VIM. Goetsch and family, VIM.
Keune and family and others, visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Bigalk last
Friday.
1t is rather early in the season to go
fishing, but last Friday Mr.. Gilbert
Davis came over with the right kind
of bait and took back with him tine
Minnie, so we are informed.
j. L. Drummond was out on horse
back excursion to some point in Mimi.
north west of Florencaville the other
day.
Miss Amanda GoetSch looks very
pleasant since Charley has got back.
The Basket sociable at Dan' Kreu-
gers on Tuesday night of last week,
was tried over on the following even
ing, u fair crowd gathered and a royal
time was had by all present. Receipts
of the evening were $3.50, for the
benefit of the German Evangl church
Some OF our young people took in
the Literary meeting at Nelson.Peck.
ham S last Friday evening, reporting
a lively time, good program and a
line supper, to which all did ample
justice, after which all departed for
home, some or sleighs some in bug.
gies Others on horseback, and the rest
on foot. How did you like it?
G. j. Hebig Of North Enid, Okla.
homa, in letter, states that spring
seeds are in the ground, potatoes and
corn planted and the winter wheat is
looking fine. Now what's the matter
with Oklahoma?
Theodore Kramer has come to stay
with his grand parents again.
Quite a number of fine horses were
seen going through here to Cresco last
Saturday, being for sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Klink of Kendallville
are expected back here to live soon,
that is all right, we like good neigh
bers.
There was no meeting at the M. E.
church last Sunday and Rev. Wagner
preached to very few at the German
E. L. church.
Jake Hebig has quit the wood bust
ness and has taken up painting.
AlbertJudd was out hunting again
the other night and was lucky enough
to capture and take home at an early
hour next morning, nice young fox
Collier Cobb'S wife will soon leave
for her parents home north of ST. Paul
where Mr.. Cobb expects to work at
the lumber business. Their many
friends wish them success.
Fl. o. Sertling has been around sup.
plying some Of our people with some
very fine beef lately.
Last Monday genuine rag time,
rag bee took place at the home Of Aug.
Walters, and ribbon tie sociable in
the evening; pleast time and a big
crowd in spite of the mud.
Mr.. 81. Barber has returned from La
Crosse and says no PLACID like Granger
and no girl so sweet as Ethel. Now
is he right? of course he is.
Mr.. Chas. Ashley and Alfred Hol-
comb were in our midst Monday even.
Ing. Telephone business. The switch
will be taken from Florencevill.
HAYsEED.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
Must Reduce Its Fare.

Lansing, Mich, March 27.-The SUI.
pfeme court Tuesday evening filed an
opinion upholding the ruling of Com
missioner Osborn that the earnings of
the Wabash railroad in Michigan ex.
ceeded $4,000 per mile last year and
that the company must reduce its pas
senger fare in Michigan to two cents
per mile. The court holds that in de-
terminfng what the domestic fares
shall be it is competent to include the
amount of interstate fares earned by
that portion of the road lying within
this state. That was the question in.
vo1ye6
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
Inausurate. a new policy

Washington, March 27.-The navy
department has entered on an entire.
ly new policy by designating a first.
class battleship, the Indiana, for the
service of the cadets at the United
States naval academy. The Indiana
is now at the Philadelphia navy yard,
where she is to be put in shape for
the cadets to go aboard her the latter
part of Nav
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
Henderson Asked to Aid Callahan.

Dallas, Tex, March 27.-Sheriff John
son has received letter from Charles
w. Halter. of Omaha, attorney for
James Callahan, who is charged with
being one of the Cudahy kidnapers, in
which Halter asks if ii. c. Henderson,
who accuses himself of this crime, will
give deposition for the benefit of
Callahan. Henderson declined to give
answer for publication, but maintains
that he is the guilty party.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
Anti-cis.rette Bill killed

ST. Paul, Mimi, March 81. - After
having passed both houses, Senator
Halyerson's anti-cigarette bill was
killed after the senate had actually
agreed to a minor amendment made
to the bill by the house. The bill was
very stringent and provided heavy fine
or Imprisonment for manufacture or
sale of cigarettes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29

Headache often results from dis,
ordered condition of the stomach and
constipation Of the bowels. A dose OF
or two OF Cham berlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets will correct these dis
orders and cure the h.a1ache- Sold
by Shuttleworth Drug 20.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
South Omaha Neh March .,

CATTLE-Market active, stronger Ma.
tive beef steers. si.009o.4O; western steers.
So 75ql4.50 Texas steers, So 0014. 90; cows ans
heifers, s3.25@4 40; Gamers. s2.oOG3 20:
stockers and feeders. So 25Q4. rs; calves, So. 90
QT00; bulls. stays. ETC.. s2.509425.
HOGS-Market opened DC higher; closed
loal5c higher. Heavy, $5.s5ab. s5; mixed.
s5S5g5.s71a: light. s58Oa5 So, pigs, S. OOa5. Is:
bulk of sales. IS s5Q5eO.
sHEEP-Market active. strong Year
lings. siG5g5.O0; wethers, s43s94.65; com.
mon and stock sheep. sS.7oa3. 80: ewes, s37J
Gt.25; lambs. s+.2595.SO
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29

Melbourne, March 81. Wreckage
which has gone ashore on Gabo isIand
near Cape Howe, the most southeast.
ern point of Australia, causes a fear
that the coastal steamer Federal, of
Melbourne, has foundered, with loss
of 2S lives.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
Sit Up
in bed.

When it becomes necessary to
sit up in bed to get your breath;
when the least exertlon such as
walking, sweeping, singing,
talking or going up and down
stairs, causes shortness Of
breath, Auttering or palpitation;
then it is time to do something
to brace up and strengthen
your falling heart. Take DR..
Miles Heart Cure. 1t is best
Of all.
".Ihe least exertion caused
fnttering. palpitation and short
ness OF breath. Smothering spells
:,5nisht compelled me to sit up
in bed to breathe. Tried MANY
remedies, but was finally cured
with few bottles of DR.. Miles
Heart Cure" e. T. HEWITT,
Chehalis, Wash.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
A Good Cough Medicine for children.

81 have no hesitancy in recommend
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
says +. 2. Moran, we'll known and
popular baker, of Petersburg, Va. "We
nave given it to our children when
trou bled with bad coughs, also whoop-
cough, and it has always given perfect
satisfaction. 1t was recommended to
me by druggist as the best cough
medicine for children as it contained
no opium or other harmful drug"
Sold by Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
A Winning Concession.

Crawford-How were they per-
suaded not to cut down the minister's
salary?
crabshaw-He promised to cut
down his sermons.--Judse.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29

SoZ last year. and in the latter S63. |
Will not tax your patience by quoting
more statistics; but any one interested is
welcome at any time to examine my
annual report and make other compare
sons. One thing more from a local
standpoint, Saratoga, village having
some twenty five pupils of school age
sends them to three different schools.
and to reach the same some walk long
ways.
| confess it looks to me as if Supt.
Barrett who advocates consolidation is
right when he says, GAS rule we have
inferior schools and wasteful, unequal
and excessive tax rates, and waste of
teaching power" And again, "The
country school for the farmers child
must be modernized."
AS l said at the beginning of this pa
per, think we should be conservative
With all due respect to Mrs. Nation and
her Ratchet, do not think we should
chop the country school houses into
klndling wood by any means But it
would seem when 30 large proportion
of the q. s. is trying consolidation, it is
wise for us to think about it and talk
about it in Howard country. Men dis
cuss tariff, money, expansion. Do they
discuss the schools? In Floyd county,
one township votes this spring on build
ing central school house. 90. Supt.
Martin has plan for $25OO building,
q good plan too.
1t is coming--this consolidation
around us. AS before stated, it does not
necessarily mean closing all the country
schools and transporting to one expen-
slve school house in the exact center of
township. 1t may mean uniting two
schools temporarily. 1t may mean an
addition onto some school house and
having two-room school. 1t may mean
an arrangement between town and
surrounding township. 1t may mean
TWO schools in township, or one not at
the center. 1t should mean whatever
meets local conditions, and local condi-
tlons tshould be carefully studied be.
fore any action is taker.
During the summer of 1887, our con.
stltution was framed. Perhaps no
greater body Of men ever met or ever did
greater work. Washington, as you
know, presided. son the back of the
presidents quaint black arm chair was
emblazoned half-sun brilliant with its
guided rays When at last the work
was over, it is said the delegates were
almost awe-strickened at what they had
done-the sweep of it-and sat with
heads bowed in prayer. AT last Frank
lin in his quaint way arose and said, "As
l have been sitting here all these weeks
have wondered whether yonder sun is
rising or setting. But now know that
it is rising SUM-
During the months, ladies and gentle.
men, that l have been driving over this
county of ours, have tried to study the
country school problem. I have some.
times been discouraged and wondered if it
were not setting sun. 1t is not, if the
people can be awakened to the educa.
tlonal possibilities of rational consolida.
ton. This will require the united eft.
forts of teachers, school officers, and all
who believe in the possible education Of
the masses. Let us together face the
rising sun and bravely meet this prob.
lem of the 20 century.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-29
Battle Creek (Mich) Citizen Dead.
na44lo H.ool. AI:ah AIo.1l, L.

Battle Creek, Mich. March 27.-Hon.
George Willard, ex-congressman from
the Third district, died Tuesday aged
n years, from stroke of apoplexy.
He was elected to congress in 1872 and
served four years. Mr.. Willard also
served six years as member of the state
board of education and ten years as
regent of the state university. While
regent he drew up and had adopted a
rule providing for the education of
women at the university. Mr.. Willard
was editor of the Battle Creek Jour
nal up to his death.