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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20
Covetousness.

With covetous eyes and selfish grasp
ing hands the Judges and clerks Of
election, whose duty it is to return
the persons eligible to be drawn as
grand jurors return thirty-t three of
their own number. The entire num-
Der to be returned for the county is
seventy five, and if all the judges and
clerks had been as selfish as the ones
who returned their own names, none
but members of the election boards
would have been returned because
there are ninety of these judges and
clerks In the county.
These men have In many cases pro-
cured the positions they hold by per-
sonal solicitation, and then attempt
to use 1t for selfish ends in their own
interest and to the exclusion of others.
Men who can only see merit and fit
ness for public duty in themselves are
not the ones who can and will best
serve the public; they are too intent
upon serving themselves. We hope
no election judge or clerk will In the
future so far demean himself and dis
grace his Office as to overlook his
neighbors and return himself In the
grand-jury list
If the men who have attempted to
prostitute public trust co1fded to
them to their own selfish ends could
have listened to the remarks of Judge
Hobson touching such questionable
exercise of the public duty. they would
refrain from further abuse of the
office.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20
Wedding.

There was very pleasant gathering
of about one hundred guests at the
hospitable home of Thomas McCook
Jr., near Riceville on Tuesday evening,
June 18th. The occasion was the
marriage of their daughter Maud
with Herbert A. Holbrook.
At six O'Clock the Wedding March
began and the young couple took their
place in the corner most artistically
decorated for the ceremony. Rev. N.
L. Packard spoke the important words
and Rev. T. A. Trimble led in prayer.
Miss Irwin officiated at the instru.
ment.
After congratulations delicate re-
past Of ice cream and cake was served.
The presents were very fine and very
numerous.
Herbert Holbrook is an excellent
young man and successful teacher;
Maud McCook is dearly loved by a
hostof friends. Multitudes wish them
every joy. They will make their home
in Riceville.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20
An Egregious BIunder.

The business OF the district court
did not pass off quite as smoothly last
week as usual, although 1t was no
fault of the Judge. Two shameful
blunders were made III the drawing up
OF the indictments in two important
criminal cases. Someone must have
been paying too close attention to
politics and not enough to the law as
his official duties and the Importance
OF the cases would seem to warrant.
In the case of "Dr." Caswell, in.
dlcted at the March term for practic.
ing medicine without a license, and
tried at the present term, the case was
taken from the jury and verdict of not
guilty entered, because OF blunder IN
the indictment; no evidence being Of.
fered that Caswell did not have a
license, and when the State rested, on
motion of defendents attorney, Judge
Hobson had to dismiss the case. To
support an indictment by proof, would
seem to one outside the profession of
law, to be an elementary principle,
and an entire failure upon the part of
the county attorney to attempt to prove
violation Of the law, in such a case,
is to saddle unnecessary costs upon
the tax payers of the county.
The second case was that of /. C..
Clark, William Howard, John Young,
and John Thornton, the four meu con-
fined In the county Jail for burglary
committed at Elma. The grand jury
of the present term, after examining
thirty to forty witnesses, found, and
the county attorney drew an indlct.
ment, and it was returned to court,
and the grand jury discharged. The
court appointed attorneys to defend
those indicted, and everything was
seemingly ready to proceed with the
case. AT this juncture someone dis
covered that the indictment was faulty
and good for nothing, and the Court,
after examination, set it aside and
ordered the grand jury to re-convene
on Monday, the 10th, at 2 p. m., to
find new indictment. The Court
thereupon adjourned on Saturday a. m.
until Monday at 1880 p. M.
Upon the reconvening of court on
Monday, tie attorneys exercised their
right, and a second venlre issued before
the indictment IN the above case could
be found, as the grand jurors previous
ly serving on the case were excluded.
And the second venire was faulty,
and third one was ordered.
There ls seemingly no excuse for
such blunder. the like of which has
not previously occurred in the history
OF our county, and it means several
hundred dollars expense to the tax.
payers.-Repu6Hean
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20
ROLL OF H0IoR,


ROLL OF HoIoR.
Room lst, First ward-Reuben John.
son, Charlie McAndrew, Leona Eaton,
Gertrude Evans.
Room 2nd,-Lillie Despard, Lloyd
Deane' Louisa Everts, Julius Melvold,
Clarence Melvold, Reuben Moen,
Blanch Morton, Fred Mccormick,
Genevieve Putnam, Albert Rakow,
Willie Rakow, Addie Thompson, Mar.
tin Thompson, George West.
Room 3rd-Elsie Beeman, Willie
Dean, Willie Wheeler, Gertrude Moen,
Mabel hitchcock, Ray Morton, Arthur
Smith.
Room 4th-Sadie Hoppe, Amy Hop
pc, Amelia Moen, Alva Moen, Emma
Moulton, Maggie Stinsen, LevanSwen-
son, Arthur Stinger, Edward Schuette,
Eva wentworth.
Room 1st, Second ward-Bessie
christ, Earl Dieter, Ella Lee, Sadie
miller, Harold Marshall, Oscar Orvold,
John S. Velure, charles webber, Ruth
M. watts, RuSSel Young.
Room 2nd-=Rollo bly,, Doran dieter,
Sarah Glass, Theodore Lee, Granville
keithly, Gordon Owen, Roger woell-
stein.
Room 3rd-Leone Graf, Irl Sibert,
Melvin williams, Grace Owen Adolph
Orvold, Edith Simonds, Alfred welsh,
Alice welsh, willard webber, Vera
Brown, Fay Lambert, charlie Meldrum
Leslie BLY,, Lewis Barrett, Leslie
clark, Pearle Dieter, carl Klafrke,
Bessie McCook.
Room 4th-walter caward, Harold
Nichols, charlie Eoome, Eddie Ander-
son, Olaf Lee, Jennie Lind. winnie
Ryan, Ella Bents, Dawn Halter d ellen
crittenden, Vera Graves, Minnie Klafr-
ke, clara Dempewolf Lily Lambert
Room 5th-Helen Boyer, Nettie
Rreedlove, Tillie Brown, Jennie Brown
Lettie chapman, Anna Johnson, Ottie
johnson, Ida Kline Mae Mitchell, Edna
Mabon, Austte Moe, Ruth wheeler FL
lis Glass, claude Lathrop, Fred Miller,
4 tverett Smith Sammie Shaw, willard
Tinker, Archie woellstein, Elmer w H.
liams, Floyed Simonds.
Room 6th-Paul Barrett, Alyia Blv
Ben Boughner, Laverne Burdick, Hel-
en- caward, Dale Fessenden, charl lie
Graves, Mary Lee, Donald Lent Mil
llcent Ling, Lellis Lowry, Gustave
Moe, charlie Nichols, Merle Smith.
Vira wanless, Pearle warner, Eddie
woellstein, Elsie woells tein, Julia
Kessel.
Room 7th-Mattie Barker, Edna
Best Lydia clark, Bessie Dunn, Lucy
Fields, Mamie Kline, Ida Knopf, win
ME Lathrop, Virginia Nichols, Zela
Slbert, Lena Soltow, Mabel wanless.
Fred MITCHELL Lynn Taubman, Glenn
Eaton.
Room Edward Thompson.
Thomas Mabon, Emily Beadle, Minnie
Dunn, Dora Perry, Evelyn, River,
Lydia Dempewolf, Florence wheeler.
High School-winnie Barker, Neva
Fessenden, clara Lee, John Stradley,
Ida Norton, Anna west, Mildred Stein
man, Gertie Thompson, Nelson CAR
men, VIM. connolly, Maude Gibbons,
Louise PecinovoSky, Chas. white.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20
Obituary.
PECKHAM.

ttCh1AM.
sGrace Ellen, the 12-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Peckham, living
one and one-half miles west of La
Noble, died Monday morning at 2:4O
o'clock, of abscess.
She was the only child of the be-
reayed parents and had been i'll during
the past week, but was able to eat
supper Sunday evening with her par
ents. During the night she was sud-
denly taken worse and expired at 2;4O
a. m.
The funeral was held Wednesday
morning at IL o'clock from the Con.
gregational church at LaMollle. Rev.
Oxley conducted the services. zo,ca
Times es-Republican, Marshalltown, la.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20
CHURCH NOTES.
METHODIST,

The services next Sabbath will be
as follows:
1000 a. m., class meeting.
lO:45 a. M, morning sermon.
l2:l5 p. M, Sunday school
800 p. m.,, Junior League,
6:30 p. M, Senir League.
1870 p. m., evening sermon.
The Epworth League topic for Sun
day, June 22nd is: Opportunities,
Facilities and Resources of the
Church" Ps. 1, s; Rev. III 8; Isa. xL,
s; Shall we not take short view of
the present condition of the above
condition as 1T exists? Every young
person is especially welcome. The
District League convention occurs
June 26th, and the convention is es-
pecially looked forward to as a great
means of help, and this year especial
ly along the lines of "Spirit,tal" he lp.
The public is given a welcome to
attend any or all Of the church servi-
ceS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20
Land for Sale,

Howard county farms, the best to
be found, $40 to s65 per acre; farms in
Mower County, Mimi, with fine
improvements, and near Grand
Meadow, Dexter and Austin, at $40 to
$50 per acre; Dakota farms in good
localities for general farming, i'm
proved farms with artesian wells and
with cattle, horses and machinery
included, $40 to s20 per acre. Unim-
proved farms in the same localities,
s. to $40 per acre. Write for lr list
and come to see us in regard to terms.
Ohice over Kellow's Grocery, Cresco
Iowa. e. B. CHANIPLIN.
j. j. CHAMPLIN.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20

There is no defect in the eye cap
able of more harmful results than
short sight or M npia, often denomi-
mated "near sighu.
Other eye malformations cause pain
headaches and eyeaches, but short
sight gives no warning, yet is one of
the most dangerous conditions.
From constant effort to see perfect
ly without proper glasses, the eye
takes on malignant growth, and
gradually becomes elongated, causing
ruptures and hemorrhageS, finally
breaking down in it's entire structure.
DR.. Jones glasses used in timely
manner will often prevent serious re-
suits.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20
Taken Up!

A black steer about 16 months old;
has been branded. The owner is re-
quested to prove property, pay for his
keeping and take him away, and pay
for the cost of advertising. John
Bouska, Pfotivin, Iowa. Slt3.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20
To Builders.

The Cresco Brick and Tile Works
are now manufacturing as good
Hollow Brick as can be found else
where. Call or write for prices.
tt WHEELER s. MARSHALL.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20
Sewer Pipe.

A complete assortment of the cele-
brated Monmouth Sewer Pipe; also
fresh Lime and Cement, at the Cresco
Brick and Tile Works.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20
Do You Want cement2

For the next 80 days we will sell at
1osr, to make room for other goods.
tt WHEELER s. MARSHALL.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20
CoNGREGATIoNA

There will be the usual services at
the Congregational church next Sab
bath both morning and evening. All
are cordially invited to worship with
l1s
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-20
All up-to-dnte Housekeeners

M Ur-to-dnte HOnsekeepera
use Russ Bleaching Blue. 1t makes
clothes clean and sweet as when new,
All grocers.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-04-24
Machinery at Charleston.

In this industrial dav and genera
ton, machinery and its multiform
labor-saving devices. are Of interest
to every man, and it is a liberal edu-
cation to the uniformed, whatever
his calling, to visit and examine
these aggregations Of ingenuity and
capital. TO watch one Of these ma
chimes at work, is to see cold iron
and steel pulsate with sentient life.
They seem to think and then to act
Here are the marvels Of electrical in
vrntion. wonders in rubber and
leather, strange combinations of saw
dust, coke and salt transformed into
shapes Of wondrous beauty, harder
than the diamond, the new abrasive
carborundum. Here are engines,
land and marine, wilderness of
pumps, cotton gins and grain ma
chinery, implements and tools. Truly
when one sees such an exhibit as
this, it is not difficult to understand
how and why America leads the world
in manufacture.
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ton to do fair and equal justice to all
men alike We are certain TO fail If
we adopt the policy of the demagogue
who rave against the wealth which is
simply the form Of embodied thrift,
foresight and intelligence; who would
shut the door OF opportunity against
those whose energy we should espe-
cially foster, Ivy penalizing the quail
ties which tell for success. Just a-
little can we afford to follow those
who fear to recognize in Justice and Il"
endeavor TO cut it out because the
task is difficult or even-if performed
by unskilful bands dangerous.
This is an era OF great combine
tions, both Of labor and of capital.
In many ways these com limitations
have worked for good; but they must
work under the law, and the laws
concerning them must be just and
wise, or they will inevitably do evil;
and this apple. as much to the rich
est corporation as to the most power
full labor union. Our laws must be
wise, sane, healthy, conceived in the
spirit of those who scorn the mere
agitator, the mere inciter of class or
sectional hatred; who wish justice
for all men; who recognize the need
Of adhering so far as possible to the
old American doctrine Of giving the
widest possible scope for the free
exercise Of individual initiative, and
yet who recognize also that after
combinations have reached a certain
stage it is indispensable to the gen
eral welfare that the nation should
exercise over them, cautiously and
with self-restraint, but firmly, the
power Of supervision and regulation.
Above all, the administration Of
the Government. the enforcement of
the laws, must be fair and honest.
The laws are not to be administered
either in the interest of the poor man
or the interest Of the rich man. They
are simply to be administered Justly;
in the interest Of Justice to each
man, be he rich or he he poor-giving
immunity to no violator, whatever
form the violation may assume.
Such is the obligation which every
public servant takes. and to it he
must be true under penalty Of for
feiting the respect both of himself
and of his fellows.
And now. in closing. | am going to
paraPhrase something said by Gov.
Aycock last night. | have dwelt to-
day upon the fact that we were united
i reunited people: that we were
united and forever one people. The
time was when one could not have
made that statement with truth; now
it can be truthfully said. There was
time when it was necessary to keep
saying it, because it was already true,
and because the assertion Of it made
it more true, but the time is at hand,
think the time is come, when it i. not
necessary to say it again. Proud Of
the South, Or course. We arr. proud
Of the South. Proud Of Your great
deeis, OF course, | am proud Of your
great deeds, for YOU are my people.
And | thank you from my heart for
the welcome you have given me, and
| assure you that few experiences in
my life have been more pleasant than
the experience Of these two days that
| have spent among you.
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of honor alike to the North and to the
South. The devotion. the self-sacri-
flee, the stcadfast resolution and
lofty daring, the high devotion to the
right as each man saw it, whether
NOrtherner or Southerner-all these
qualities of the men and women of
the early sixties now shine luminous
and brilliant before our ewes. while
the mists of anger and hatred that
once dlmmcd them have passed away
forever.
All of us, North and South, can
glory alike in the valor of the men
who wore the grey Those were iron
times, and only iron men could fight
to its terrible finish the giant strug-
gle between the hosts of Grant and
Lee. TO us of the present day, and
to our children and children's chill
dren, the valiant deeds. the high en-
deavor and abnegation of self shown
in that struggle by those who took
part therein will remain for evermore
to mark the level to which we in our
turn must rise whenever the hour of
the nations need NAV come.
When four wears ago this nation
was compelled to face a foreign foe
the completeness of the reunion be-
came instantly and strikinglv evil
dent. The war was not one which
called for the exercise of more than
an insignificant fraction of our
strength, and the strain put upon us
was slight indeed compared with tie
results. But it was satisfactory
thing to see the way in which the
sons OF the soldier of the Union and
the soldier of the Confederacv leaped
eagerly forward, emulous to show in
brotherly rivalry the qualities which
had won renOwn for their fathers,
the men of the great war. 1t was nv
good fortune to serve under an eN-
Confederate General, gallant old Joe
Wheeler. who commanded the cavalry
division at Santiago.
In my regiment there were certain
~ as many men whose fathers had
served in the Southern, as there were
men whose fathers had served in the
Northern, army. Among the cap
talns there was opportunity to pro
A1'bS 'uA oHt ~ iItItl n. L ne man
who was signaled out for this pre-
motion because of conspicuous GAL
Iantry IN the field was the son of
Confederate General. and was himself
citizen of this. the Palmetto. State:
and no American officer could wish to
march to battle beside more loyal,
gallant and absolutely fearless com
rade than nv former captain and
major, your fellow citizen. Micah
Jenkins.
few months ago. owing to the en-
forced absence of the Governor of the
Philippines. it became necessary to
nominate Nice-Goyernor to take his
place-one of the most important
places IN our Government at this
time | nominated as Nice-Governor
an eX-Confederate, Gen. Luke Wright
OF Tennessee. 1t is therefore an ex-
Confederate who now stands as the
exponent Of this Government and thi,
people in this great group of islands
In the Eastern sea. over which the
American flag floats. Gen. Wright
has taken leading part in the work
OF steadily bringing order and peace
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A MOTTO SWEET.

The following lines, says the Pittsburg
Methodist Recorder. are from an tllumi-
mated text on the wall of Scottish home.
The thought of it is SO exquisite and
charming and tender that 1t Is we'll worth
being repeated. and not only repeated, out
written in unfading letters on memory:
asked the new year for a motto sweet,
Some rule of life by which to guide my
feet;
| asked and paused it answered soft and
low,
Gods Will to Know"
"Will Knowledge then suffice, New Year."
/ cried.
But ele the question into silerce died
The answer came. NAY, this remembe
too,
Gods Will to Do ~
Once more l asked, SIS there still more to
tsilr"
And once again the answer sweetly fell:
Yes, this one thing all other things above,
Gods Will tn Love-
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Exchange.

Exchange
A farmer sends up the following
wall: Its scarcely any wonder that
lines are on my brow; it's hard to
make a living as things are going
now; plant nice potatoes and sit
down to watch them grow, then comes
the frost a-~hooping and lays the
blamed things low; plant some little
seedlets to raise succotash: nv
neighbors' hens come over and knock
them all to smash; had little arbor
in which to snooze and rest; COW
came in and climbed it and sent it
galley west. | bought dozen egg
lets (they cost so much cricd); they
Matched lonely chicken and that
went off and died; the insects ate the
cabbage, the worms have nailed the
corn, my horse has got the CLAN
ders, my cow has lost horn; my pig
has got the measles and squeals un-
seemly tunes, my geese are hunting
water and | am full of prune>'
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Who Can Give the Light?
News and Observer.

Correspondence News and Observer.
This paper prides itself upon cor
rectl Y answering all inquiries made
its subscribers, but an esteemed sub
scriber from Henderson has pro-
pounded several posers in one letter.
each OF which is too much for the
editorial brain. Here are his
'posers:'
"Apropos OF Spring, which though
laggard. must sometime appear. tho
she has to be spurred from the lap Of
winter: would You please ask the
Agricultural Editor to give us few
points Of information?
:First-What is the theory of the
moons influence upon the planting CT
seeds?
.'Second-Detine the range of period
known as dark of the moon Like
wise light of the moon
I'VE notice that the old reliable
Turner's N. c. Almanac gives this
agricultural item at the top of the
calendar for each month throughout
the year. Dark of the moon plant
seeds that fruit in the ground Light
OF the moon plant seeds tina, fruit in
the light
'.Thirl-Under this theory are we
reduced TO the stern necessity Of
having two patches of turnips; one
for salad, sown in the light; and one
for roots, sown in the dark of the
moon?
"Fourth-Does it follow that be-
cause watcrmelons must be planted
on the light Of the moon that they
my not be more successfully gathered
'en the dark?'
"A little light on the above ques-
tions, MIR. Editor. will relieve tense
strain and withal please be quick, for
time is feeting. while the silver
moon is rolling. and We won't want
to miss another moon and get a
month behind. We asked one of our
neighbors about planting on the
moon, but he irreverently remarked
that he usually planted on The earth.
We feel sure you won't treat the
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Following is the address OF Presi
dent Roosevelt delivered in Exposi-
ton Auditorium at Charleston, Thurs
day, April 9Th. as taken from the
NeUS and Courier:
1t is to me a peculiar privilege to
speak here in your beautiful city.
NV mothers people were from
Georgia; but before they came to
Georgia, before the Revolution. in
the days Of colonial rule. they dwclt
for nearly century in South Caro-
lima: and therefore | can claim your
State as mine by inheritance no less
than by the stronger and nobler right
which makes each foot OF American
soil, in sense, the property of all
Americans.
Charleston is not only a typical
Southern city; it is also a city whose
history teens with events which link
themselves to American history as
VIII de. I'm the early colonial DAYS
Charleston was the outpost of our
people against the SpaE;ard in the
South. I'm the days of the Revolu
ton there occurred here some OF the
events which vitality affected the out
come Of the struggle for independ-
ence, and which impressed them
selves most deeply upon the popular
mind. 1t was here that the tremend-
Gus, terrible drama Of the Civil War
opened.
With delicate and thoughtful cour-
tesy you originally asked me to come
to this Exposition on the birthday of
Abraham Lincoln The invitation
not only showed a fine generosity
and manliness III you, my hosts, but
it also emphasized as hardly anything
else could have emphasized how com
pletely we are now united people.
The wounds left by the great Civil
War, incOmparably the greatest war
Of modern times, have healed, and its
memories are now priceless heritages
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Can You Tell?
EXchallpp

Exchange,
When the breezy, blooming bloom.
ers are the universal 90, how will the
tailors press the creases in them, |
should like to know When the
baby's head is nodding and it wants
to take nap. how can mamma lull
how darling in bifurcatsd lap9 How
can Bridget shoe the chickens with
no skirt to flop and fling, when the
creatures go a-grubbing in the spring
But the question most ANNOYING that
our speculations catch: Can she vic
with men in action when she goes to
scratch a MATCH