Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-19

The Raymond company, that has
been making quite sensation in
towns around US, appeared In Rice
vile Tuesday and Wednesday nights
OF this week. Mr.. Raymond does
some very clever magician work, has
a very fine appearance, pleasing voice
and manner, and withal is Witty. He
does some things, however, quite out
Of the ordinary and has set our people
wondering and talking, as he has
everywhere else he has appeared. He
comes out Of handouts and shackles
with apparently no difficulty and In
less time then it taxes to tell about it.
A Committee OF our best citizens
went on the stage and tied him with
cords and ropes ia all manner Of ways
and only a few seconds were required
for him to appear with the ropes and
cords In his hand. We shall not at
tempt to describe all he did that was
wonderful and confusing. On We'd
nesday Mr.. Raymond went to the Jail
in company with large crowd OF
citizens. A committee consisting OF
DR.. Adams, Prof. Ray and Robert
Templeton searched and cleared out
the cell. Mr.. Raymond then stripped
to the skin in the front room, Mar.
shal Harris put handouts on his ankles
and wrists, all tightly locked and he
was placed In the cell, the door was
closed and locked on the outside with
two padlocks, the crowd all went out
of the building, not a person remaln-
ing in the whole building except Mr..
Raymond. In Just two minutes and
ten seconds he appeared in the front
room with the handouts is his hands,
all unlocked, and the padlocks on the
cell d ior were unlocked. The writer
stood within two feet of Mr.. Raymond
l-all the time he was being handcuffed
saw him locked in and all-but we
have promised not to tell how he did
1t. Wednesday evening Mrs. Raymond
did some really wonderful mind read.
ing, answering questions, etc.-Rice.
vile Recorder.
Opera House Friday and Saturday,
June 18th and goth.
In recent issue of the PLAIN
DEALER we stated that the Interna.
national Harvester Company of Ameri.
ca would have a large number OF can.
vassers In the field soliciting orders fol
their trust made and owned machines.
The prediction then made is fully
verified, and during the next weel
probably one hundred such canvas
sers will be in the territory contigu
GUS to Cresco, ready and willing Il
make any promise, statement or stipu
lation, that will secure an order. None
of the machinesln the trust use the
newspapers to make their goods knowr
to the public and in their CONTRACT
with local agents inform them that
the I. N. FL. Go. of America will moi
pay local agents for any advertising
which they may have done in the
newspapers. In spite of this the
PLAIN DHALER has given the com
bine and harvester trust no little lad
yertising space, not in its interest bu,
for the public. The statement Of
these canvassers are entirely at vari
ance with the contract with theil
local agent, with the order blank ant
with the note which is to be signed
by the purchaser before delivery Of
the machine. 81. s. Murphy, the gen
eral agent is flooding the country with
letters addressed to the farmers In
which are promises held out that from
their contract he has no authority te
make. In ono OF these letters before
us he says speaking of the local agent
here; He will take pains to see that
you are supplied with any extras you
may need" In the contract with the
agent the company says that extras
will not be supplied after the frs,
year. Mr.. Murphy has no authority
to change this contract and his prom.
ise is d.lusive, and any change made
before it viii be effective MUST
be approved by the International Har.
Yester Company in Chicago, and Mr.,
Murphy is not ignorant OF this fact
Mr.. John j. Greenhaugh knows how
futile the effort of q local agent is tt
change or vary tie terms of a contract
The principal business Of these canvas
sers, judging from what the farmers
tell US, is the Instrumentation OF false.
houds pertaining to the business Of
Mr.. Lyons and giving reasons for his
declining to handle the trust made
implements which are unfounded anc
untruthful. Hesglyes the reasons II
signed communication In to-daYs p,
d. to which wescall the attention Of
the canvassers.
Alum Baking Powders.