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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Lanauishes in Jail.

Officers have arrived at Marshall
town with j. l.. Milton, the Iowa Cen
trail brakeman who is accused of hav-
ing skipped out with the benefit fund
raised for Frank Schoffner, who was
recently injured at Grinnell. He was
unable to give bonds and is in jail
He explains his action by saying he
turned the money over to an Oskaloo-
sa restaurant keeper to forward to
Schoffner. The officers take no stock
in his story.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Agents Wanted-No Experience
MecessarN

To take orders for new education
al chart; a new combination plan
which will net you S. a day; commits
sion 33t per cent; express and freight
charges paid; active workers send 75c
for sample olttit, which will be re-
turned to you upon receipt of your
first $40 order. Address-Agents De
partment, 2O8, Pioneer Press build
ing, st. Paul, Mimi. 1873
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Their Sincerity Open to Doubt.

Ros sevelt and his forces are care
fully preparing the way to avoid all
blame for failure Of trust legislation.
Whether they really desire effectual
legislation is much to be doubted.
Roossvelt's sincerity upon the trust
question cannot be guaged with any
degree of accuracy, since he has IS
sumed three distinct attitudes to-
wards it-one during the fall cam
paign, another in his message, a third
at present.-Chicago Chronicle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Attorney Shot Dead.

Ed Knight, an attorney, was shot
and killed at Lorimer by Coffee Hot"
Wilson, a town character, as a result
Of quarrel Of long standing. Wilson
surrendered, but refused to talk Of the
shooting. knight was shot twice and
died aim ost instantly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Some Iowa Victims.

Council Bluffs citizens contributed
$4,000 to the enrichment Of the turf
investment companies The John j.
Ryan Cooperative Breeding Farm and
Bookmaking company established a
branch Office there. The day after
Arnold & Co. failed at ST. Louis, the
Ryan company went under.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Women Voted on Library.

In the election at Shenandoah to de.
eide whether Carnegie's gift of $1O,-
900 for library should be accepted,
the women decided they had a right to
vote as we'll as the men, and the coun-
ell agreed. A total of 555 voted for
the proposition and 1OS against it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Compromise of Saloon Question.

After relentless war of two years,
the Anti-Saloon League and the eighty
one saloons of Sioux City have COM
promised, and agreed to truce. The
leage agrees to allow the saloons to
stay open till II p. M, except Satur-
day night, when they can remain open
till midnight In return the saloons
promise to observe the spirit of the
law. Mayor Caldwell succeeded in
bringing the factions together.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Live Stock Fair Association.

The Interstate Live Stock Fair as.
sociation has been permanently organ
lied at Sioux City by the election of a
board of eleven directors and incorpo-
ration with $4,000 paid up capital
stock and $4,000 of cash donations.
A live stock fair in which the national
Hereford, Shorthorn and Aberdeen
Angus associations will cooperate,
will he held in Sioux City next Sep
TENDER and each year thereafter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Going Fast, but a Few Left

Nicholas Baker of Remsen, the faith
er of seventeen children, has attended
the wedding of a daughter every
month for six months. There are still
six unmarried daughters and five sons,
and the announcements are out for two
more weddings.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Acquitted on One Count.

The trial of D. w. vendeyenter, the
retiring auditor of Marion county,
charged with altering the returns so
as to cause his reelection resulted in
acquittal at Des Moines on one count.
The trial on the second count will be
deferred
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
ForestaIled Church Trial.

The church trial at Mapleton of c..
B. Mckay, the Methodist minister con-
victed of criminal assault, did not take
place because of the failure of Mckay
to appear. He sent letter with his
resignation from the church which
does away with the necessity for a
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Remarkable Creamery Record.

The Grant township creamery, co.
operative concern. closed the year with
remarkable record. The creamery
produced 204,220 pounds Of butter and
the total receipts were $45,937.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Brakeman Killed.

w. d. Carroll, brakeman on the
Chicago Great Western, fell from an
engine at Marshalltown and was
crushed to death. His home is at
Glidden, where his body was sent for
burial.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Indicted for Perjury,

Mrs. James Gallagher of Iowa Citv
acquitted Of the charge Of killing her
husband, has again been indicted for
perjury committed at the murder trial.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Probably Fatally Burned,

The twelve-year-old daughter in a
family by the name of McFarlin at
Stilson, near Britt, was probably IA
tally burned. She was carrying the
ashes from stove when her dress
cauoht fro
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Fails TO Indict

The grand jury at Webster City
failed to return an Indictment against
Bankey Fligstead, the sixteen-year-old
boy, who killed his father, Feb. 10.
The failure to indict is equal to an
exoneration.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Killed in Indian rerrl+orv

George Parsons of Odebolt was kill
ed by pistol shot at Jeffs, l. T. He
stopped, with others. at school house
for the night, and was found outside
the building with bullet-hole in his
head
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Mrs. Daley Dead.

Mrs. Mary Daley, for twenty-five
years housekeeper for Archbishop
Hennessy and later for Archbishop
Keane, was found dead in her chair at
Dubuque.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Succeeds pr. Linn.

DR.. G. P. Adams of Sac City has
been appointed by Governor Cummins
as the successor Of DR.. A. M. Linn Of
Des Moines, who resigned his position
as president Of the state board of
health.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Wanted!

100 horses years and upwards,
weighing 1000 pounds and upwards.
for the Eastern markets. viii be at
Ruddy's barn during the spring and
sumner. bStf q. ANpn asoN.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Veteran Editor Dead

w. w. Junkin, editor of the Ledger
died at Fairfield at the age Of seventy.
three. He has been editor of the
Ledger for half century.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27

Coughs and colds, down to the very
porderland Of consumption, yield to
gne soothlng healing influences Of DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27

The Rockford Register says: "Iows
furnishes more winter tourists for
California than any otherstate. They
90 from this state because they are
able to go, and they are able to go be-
cause they live in this state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-27
Especial Washington Letter.

lSpeclal washington Letter.
AHE Delawareans have Hon.
Gas" Addiclks, like the poor.
always with them, but that is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-05-14
SECRETARY MOODY AS A WAITER

A good story is told on Secretary
Moody while he was visiting San
Juan, in Porto Rico, writes a Wash
ington correspondent. While the Dol
phin was in the harbor of San Juan
she was visited daily by the natives
One of them, feeling thirsty, turned
to a man in white and wearing a sort
OF naval cap, and said: I'll have a
drink of water The man hurried
away without a word, and soon re-
turned with the water, which the
native drank. The man in white then
took the glass back to the cabin.
While he was gone an American, who
had seen the whole procedure, said to
the native: you ought to have tipped
that fellow" The native fumbled in
his pocket for a coin. but mildly pro-
tested: why should I?' and the
American said: Because that was Mr..
Moody, the secretary Of the navy" 1t
was true, and when the secretary
emerged from the cabin the native 5
prOfuse apologies were made as only
one Of the Latin race can make them,
while the secretary, laughing, tried to
put the Porto Rican at his ease.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-05-14
SMART SMOKERS.

The lady who has opened a fashion
able cigarette parlor in New York
ought to communicate with Queen
Alexandra of England. Her Britannia
Majesty has introduced a new fashion
in smoking apparatus for ladies. Her
outfit consists Of a gold-mounted
amber cigarette tube, with quill
mouthpiece which may be discarded
after use.
Of course the latter cheap device
would not go On Fifth avenue. 1t is
suited only to the royal palaces of
Europe, where narrow incomes and
inquisitive parliaments have forced
economies. Our real ladies would buy
tueir gold-mounted amber tubes by the
dozen and throw them away when
used.
King Edward enjoys a meershaum
pipe of the Warren" brand. If any.
body can invent anything uglier he
will doubtless use that.
Since the South African war "Boer"
pipes with long bowls for loose tobac-
co have been in vogue in England.
Briar root is becoming so scarce
that smokers may have to do without
it before long, but there is amber
enough in sight to last for four hun
dred years, within which time mem
bers of the smart set may be where
they will find the smoking facilities
ample.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-05-14
A STRANGE FISH DECOY.

'Lau melomelo" is what the
Hawaiian fisherman call this decoy
1t is made of the hardest wood to be
found in the islands, and is carved
and rubbed till it assumes the shape
of a club with a little knob at the
smaller end, to which the line is tied
The club is from one to three feet
long. A village sOrcerer performs
certain rites over it over sacred
fire. After this is done the club 10
magic, and the fisherman must be ex-
.tremely careful of it. If woman
should step over it or enter a canoe
in which it lies the club would lose
all its power and would be useless
ever afterward. After the club has
been charmed the fisherman mixes
candlenut and cocoanut meat, bakes
it, and ties the mixture in a wrapper
of cOcOanut fiber. At the fishing
grounds the club is covered with the
oily juice Of the stuff, and is then
lowered carefully to the bottom. The
scent of the baked nut meat attracts
certain kinds Of fish, which soon
gather and begin to nibble at the
club. AS soon as enough fish are
around the decoy a small bag-shaped
net is lowered very gently until it's
mouth is just over the club. The
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-05-14

bridesmaids. A dozen little girls, all
friends OF the family, had been chosen,
and these were formed into a guard
of honor around the bride. They
were dressed alike in dainty lace
frocks, made low-necked and short
sleeVed and on perfectly simple lines,
with no ornament other than that at
fOrded by two long stTeamerS of mar
row pink satin ribbon, floating from
the left shoulder, where they were
caught under rosette of pink tulle.
Rosy under-frocks shone through the
lace, and soft-brimmed white hats
wreathed in pink roses crowned each
dainty little face, about which the hair
had been brushed in fluffy mass. Six
| little girls marched in front and six
behind the bride, and the most origin
al touch of all was given in the long
chains of pink rOsebuds, held by the
children and enclosing the bride, who
walked alone, her own face looking
| like the queen rose of the bouqet. Just
at the chancel rail the little chain
! bearers separated, gathering their rose
garlands up into loops, while Maud's
white-haired father stepped forth from
-, his pew to lead his daughter the few
/ remaining steps to be received by her
| bridegroom, who was gazing at her as
] if he had beheld an angel floating
toward Inn from some sunset cloud.
| At home the breakfast table was
scattered thickly with rosebuds, Just
| tossed hither and thither, with no at
tempt at order in their arrangement
the idea being to make them look as if
| they had fallen in a shower from
above. A long bunch was
tied to each chair by ribbons match
ing in hue, and baskets, from which
trailed long garlands and showers OF
roses and buds, were hung in the door
ways, at the windows and from every
nook where the knotted ribbons might
| be fastened
When the baby maids took off their
hats the little heads were crowned
with blossoms, and at the reception
which followed the me-coming, they
stood clustered close to their bride
as she stood beside her husband to
receive the thousand good wishes Of
her friends
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-05-14
EXHIBIT AT THE FAIR.

War Department Gives 100000 for
This Feature at ST. Louis Exposition.
Seven hundred thousand dollars
has just been appropriated by the
war department for a complete ex-
hibit of the Philippines, which will
be situated on the western section of
the site on the shores of Arrow Head
lake, an artificial body of water con-
tanning 100000 gallons. The Philip
pine tract will embrace forty-fve
acres, including a tract of woods ten
acres in extent
The buildings to be erected upon
this territory, nearly one hundred in
number, will be entirely of Filipino
construction, and stand as architec
tural types of that possession. Tree
dwelling tribe Of the islands will
build their queer habitation in the
branches of the forest. Lake-dwell-
ing tribes will construct their houses
on poles set in the water of the lake,
and aquatic sports peculiar to some
Of the tribes of the archipelago will
take place on the lake. Canoeing,
diving, water races and other diver
siOns of that cline will furnish amuse-
ment for visitors. Nearly one thou
sand natives, representatives of sixty
nine different tribes of the islands,
will be brought to this country in
United States transports. The more
bizarre types of the islands will be
displayed by the Sultan of Sulu and
part of his court.
Three carloads of sculpture from.
the expositiOn's charging shops in
New York are already on the
grounds, and about one hundred and
fifty sculptors in various parts of the
United States are at work under con-
tract on scale models aggregating
$780, 900 in cost.
Of the forty-fve states, territories
and possessions of the United States,
and the twenty-five powers which
have up to the present made ap-
preparations for participation in the
exposition, Mexico and Iowa alone
began actual building operations be-
fore the dedication. Many contracts
for these buildings have been let.
Out of the confusion of ponderous
scaffold timber skeletons high in an,
of heaps Of building materials of
every description, Of railroad cars
and derricks and engines, which pre-
walls all over the two square miles
of fair grounds, except in the tidied-
up main avenue, there comes an i'm
pressive sense of stored-up energy.
An immense equipment of saW-mills,
motors, tools, hosting engines, tackle
and rigging has accumulated on the
grounds, and scores of eager and able
contractors in every line of work are
established there ready to pounce on
every job that shows itself. Eight
big, perfectly equipped staff shops
are in operation.-COllier's Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-05-14

will find that many of these colonies
are still too much alike in general ap-
pearance for him to be certain of the
exact nature of their inhabitants.
Some, of course have quite different
characteristics. The colon bacilli, for
example, apparently mass their in
habitants more closely together, some
thing after the manner of a modern
city, while the streptocOcci are more
inclined to string them along like
jewellers in the main street of an old
fashioned New England village. And
there are also likely to be other col
Onies Of other bacteria, so that the
whole question of degrees and differ
ences among them is a very complex
one; and the only way that the bac-
teriOlOgist can begin to solve it is by
studying the tastes and inclinations Of
eaCh-what the inhabitants like to eat
how they behave under different con
ditions of food and environment, Or
what they do to other colonies OF
bacteria, for these infinitesimal bits OF
life destroy one another as strenuous
ly, if not as cOnscientiously as the
wandering human tribes of the early
days Of civilization. And it is by thus
science has reached methods that
practically eliminate the other organ.
isms and show definitely, in a given
cubic centimeter of water, just how
many Of these curious little creatures
| may be present.
The value of this analysis in de
creasing the danger of disease rom
impure drinking water is first Of all
| on account Of the rapidity with which
the analysis can be made In the plan
now widely prevalent throughout the
| United States but first used by the
Massachusetts state board of health
and the Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology, there are six simple
positive tests. That is to say, the
suspected bacillus is fed with gela-
tine: lactOse agar, a combination OF
| milk, sugar, and the jelly Of a Jap
anese seaweed; deTtrose broth, a
mixture of meat juice and sugar; milk
and two other sOlutiOns-all of which
are very good health foods for the
colon bacillus The combined results
of these tests are proof positive OF
the presence of the colon bacillus, and
as already said, wherever the colon
bacillus exists in large numbers there
is certain to be a marked pollution OF
the water and the presence Of other
germs Of more deadly nature.
lie same thing. as has been shown
at the Institute, is true also of the
streptococci, a kind Of bacillus which,
unlike the colon bacillus, is found on
the outer skin of humanity, although
it thrives even more successfully in
warmer and better protected places
The discovery of the streptococci
therefore, instead of lessening the
value of the Investigations conducted
with the earlier-known colon bacillus
has merely added another of the list
Of gOOd bacteria whose main purpose
in life. so far as man is concerned
seems to be to warn him of impend
ing dangers from other and less Wen
| intentioned organisms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-05-14
ONE LITTLE BOY.

| used to sit with idle hands,
As if all life were play,
IS one who counts the hour glass
sands
To while the time away.
Now l am busy as can be,
And leisure time employ
By darning holes in stocking knee
For just one little boy.
By heavens first law my house was
kept;
The brass was polished bright.
Each room was busted wei and
swept;
1t was pleasant sight.
But now mud tracks are on the floor,
And with them many a toy,
And finger marks upon the door
Tell of one little 10y.
Once quiet reigned, or silvery sounds
OF music filled the air.
Now tramp of many feet resounds,
And, Changing up the stair,
March martial bands, with fife and
drum,
All uCSICu Win pAAOC anu JOs
Behold! at double quick" they come,
Led by one little boy.
Time was l pondered Browning's
verse
And Walter Pater read;
Of Ibsen l could once converse,
But nova tired head
Is cuddied close at STORY time"
When evening shadows fall,
And l am wise in nursery rhyme
And fable, that is all
Once, when l tucked him into bed,
He Rugged me tight, and then:
What would you sell me for?" he
said
+ | kissed him once again
And answered, Not for diamonds,
pearls,
Nor gold without alloy,
Nor all the wealth of all the worlds
Would buy one little boy"
Mary Ellis nichols.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-05-14

little figure weeping Historically upon
his shoulder and an overturned
canoe within his reach.
1t was then he saw his chance.
"Millicent, stop your crying. l never
saw a worse looking creature in my
life. A white face of establishment
turned up to his. and for Heavens
, sake, take eff that black oozy thing
around your neck" Unconsciously a
,, muddy fist stole up and dragged off
the cl1nging mass OF slime and
dropped it with shudder.
| Now, Millicent, will you marry
me?" Not till then did the face show
any comprehension of the words
being spoken. Then a flash of color
appeared under the streals of black
and a querulous little sob escaped
from the trembling lips as burying
her face again on the wet heavy
chest, she answered softly, Yes.
john"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-05-14
INSIDE HISTORY OF PURCHASE
Jefferson Reluctantly Approved Trans
fer of Louisiana to the u. S.

1t is common to assert that the
Louisiana Purchase in 1903 was made
by President Jefferson. The fact is
that it was arranged for without his
knowledge by Livingston and Monroe,
who had been sent to treat with Ma
pOleon for an entirely different Dur-
pose, and Jefferson approved it with
great reluctance. He even went so far
at first as to say that he could not ap-
prove it because it would make waste
paper Of the constitution"
After it became plain that the peo-
pie wanted the treaty ratified Jeffer-
son assented to it and planned to
secure an amendment to the constitu-
ton ratifying it. Jefferson said that
in buying the land he had exceeded his
powers, as a strict constructionist of
the constitution, and that it was like
using for investment the money of a
ward, of whom he was the guardian.
without warrant Of law. He added:
IF the act should be disavOwed.
must get out Of the scrape as can. -
Golfers Weekly.