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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
CROP REPORT.
and Other states-The Winter
Wheat Crop. ;.

Washington, April 15.-The wealth
er bureau Tuesday issued the follow
ing weekly summary of crop condi-
tions: Corn planting is in progress
as far north as Kansas, southern Mis-
souri,, Tennessee and North Carolina:
farther south planting is well ad-
vanced and is completed in some seq
tions.
The condition of winter wheat Is
generally excellent, and it has made
splendid progress since the first of
the month; in the upper Ohio val
ley, however, the freeze of the 4th
and 5th caused some injury. On the
whole the condition of the crop in
the winter wheat belt east of the
Rocky mountains is more promising
than for years. In California the
outlook is also promising, but in
Oregon and Washington the condi.
ton of the crop is less favorable, es.
pecially in the last named state
where about one-third of the acre.
age will be resown.
Spring wheat seeding is nearly
completed in Iowa and Nebraska
and is progressing well in South Da.
kota; none has yet been sown in
North Dakota and in northern Min.
nesota, but in southern Minnesota
some has been sown on rolling lands
Oats continue promising in the
southern states and seeding is nearly
completed or we'll advanced in the
central valleys, where the early sowr
is coming up well.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
GERMANY ASKED TO EXPLAIN.
Students of Mission School in
Caroline Islands.

Washington, April 15.-The state
department has asked the German
government for statement of the
facts connected with the deportation
from the island of Ruk to the island
of Ponate, another of the Caroline
group, of a number of native stu
dents of the American missionary
establishment there. The matter
was brought to the attention of the
state department formally by Rev.
DR.. Judson Smith, secretary of the
American Board of Foreign Missions,
in note reciting that these students
had been harshly treated, according
to the accounts reaching him, and
asking that the state department
look after the welfare of the Amer
lean missionaries in that quarter and
see that their work was not need
lessly interrupted. DR.. Smith knows
nothing himself of the facts, but is
simply acting upon statements that
come to him from the missionaries
on the island.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Says He Has Quit Drinking.

Frank Crowley, an escaped inmate
Of the inebriates' department of the
asylum at Independence, has arrived at
his home in Iowa City. In his left
thigh is bullet. imbedded SO deep
that the surgeons cannot find it, de-
spite much probing. He was shot in
his recent attempt to escape, and ran
three miles with the bullet in his leg.
Crowley declares that contrary to his
charges the authorities at Independ-
ence were not cruel or inhuman, and
that the only complaint he had to offer
was that rations might be better. He
also asks that the inebriates be sepa-
rated from the epileptics and insane
inmates. He avered that he was done
with drinking forever, and would ask
the board of control to parole him.
He adds: -Four months in madhouse
and bullet in his leg would cure any
man of the drink habit"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Reward for Acid Throwers.

The board of supervisors has decided
to offer reward of $4,000 for the con-
yiction Of the brutes who administer
ed nitric acid to five horses belonging
to Nicholas Pauly, farmer of Mosa-
lem township, who awoke one morn
ing to find the animals racing furious
ly up and down the farmyard. suffering
terrible pain from what proved to be
nitric acid, which had been thrown into
their eyes and upon their bodies. It
was found necessary to kill three and
the other two will meet the same fate
in few days. The horses were ter
ribly burned. the flesh hanging from
them. Pauly announced he would Of
fer reward of $500, and Dubuque
county farmers became so interested
in the case that they prevailed upon
the board to supplement Pauly's re-
ward.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
OF INTEREST TO 0!wANS
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Additional Appropriation for Building
at Ames for State Colleges.
tensive Book Agent Fraud
Comes to Light.

The board of trustees of the Iowa
state college at Ames decided at a
meeting to make an additional appro.
priation of $4,000 for the erection of
the main building. The action of the
board resulted from the report of the
building committee that it was found
impossible to modify and revise the
original plans and specifications so as
to enable it to receive bids that would
lie within the limit of the original ap.
preparation of $275,OOO without making
radical changes in the size and gen.
eral outline of the building as original
ly planned by the architects. The
lowest bid obtained on the building at
that time Appropriated $350,000. but
1t is expected that with few slight
changes in the less important features,
such as ornamentation. furniture, etc.,
the board will have no difficulty in OBJ
tanning bids sufficiently low to be &C.
ceptable.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Davis Corners.

On account OF the rain there were
no services at the church here Sunday
but there will be next Sunday after
noon at the usual hour.
Mr.. O. Meyer and daughter Tillie
returned from Farmersburg, Iowa,
Monday.
Miss Matilda Dell commenced her
spring term of school this week.
Mr.. G. Stern was on the sick list
several days last week but is able to
be out again.
Mr.. f. Miller and three children
came to make their home with bis
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Miller, hav-
ing rented his farm near Riceville, to
his brother Will.
Mrs. 3. Flick was visiting with rela.
tives at Ft. Atkinson, Wis last week.
On account of the rain and bad
roads the Easter dance here was post
poned until next Monday the Goth.
Everybody is cordially invited.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Extensive Book AGENT Fraud.

An extensive book agent fraud, in
which several prominent women,
among them Mrs. T. E. Carter, wife
of former anti-saloon league superin-
tendent, were made innocent parties,
was exposed at Sioux City by the ar
rest of H. A. Groves on a charge Of
burglary The scheme was to engage
prominent women to solicit subscrip-
lions for the New England Book and
Magazine company" Women promin-
ent in church work solicited subscrip-
tons and collected cash which they
turned over to the agent, less their
commissions. Groves, it Is alleged,
just before leaving. robbed the house
in which he was stopping and was ar
rested when taking the train for Coun-
Gil Bluffs, with stolen goods in his pos
session.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
imprisonment Telling ON Him

New York, April 15.-It is learned
that the friends of Col. Lynch, who is
undergoing a sentence of life impris-
onment for high treason in aiding
and abetting the Beers in their war
against Great Britain, are greatly
concerned about his health in prison,
cables the Tribune's correspondent in
London. Lynch has lost weight as
well as spirits, and his friends are
saying that his health is failing rap
idly and that he may not live long
enough to be pardoned by o special
act of grace by the king after the
royal visit to Ireland.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Another Test Between Yachts.

Weymouth, England, April 15-The
boats were sent off on trial spin
to leeward and return Tuesday
There was no formal start. The
Shamrock /. led by length. but the
new boat in few minutes closed the
gap and ran clear ahead. Club-top.
sails were added as the yachts went
down the wind and the challenger
spun out constantly increasing lead
The times at the finish were: Sham
rock Ill, s;as:so; Shamrock /.
1s1S.11.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
FATHERS AWFUL BRUTALITY.
Angry because HIS WIFE Left Home,
He Dashes His Little Girls
Brains Out,

New York, April 15.-In conse-
quence of threats made by her hus-
band that if she were not at home
when he returned he would kill her
and their three-year-old daughter.
Mrs. Charles Joeger, of Brooklyn,
sought refuge in the house of her Sis
ter. Here Joeger found her and,
snatching his child by the feet, he
swung her about his head and
brought her head down upon stone,
crushing it. He then made his es-
cape, but was captured later. The
child cannot live.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17

KINDLY TAKE NOTICE that Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm is of great benefit
to those sufferers from nasal catarrh
who cannot tnhaie freely through the
nose, but must treat themselves by
spraying. Liquid Cream Balm differs
in form, but not incidentally from the
Cream Balm that has stood for years
at the head of remedies for catarrh.
1t may be used in any nasal atomizer.
The price, including spraying tube.
is Is cents. Sold by druggists and
and mailed by Ely Brothers, Sc War
rem Street, New York.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
GAMBLING INCIDENT CLOSED.
Scotland Brothers Pay $1,000 at siou,
City for Their Liberty,

Scotland Brothers Pay $1,000 at Sioux
City for Their Liberty.
BY the payment of $1,000 into the
county treasury George and John Scol.
lard, who figured in sensational in,
cident in a Sioux City gambling house
a few weeks ago, have been given their
liberty. The robbery was a peculiar
one. A man by the name of Rogers
went into the Scotland place with the
intention of beating the house. The
house believed it was beating the
stranger whom Rogers brought in.
When the scheme was discovered the
Scollards, it is said, held the entire
crowd up at the points of revolvers
and demanded their money back.
After their indictment and release on
bonds they fled the county. George
Scotland was captured in Idaho. Coun-
ty Attorney Whitney believed all con-
cerned in the. affair culpable and
agreed to dismiss the prosecution upon
payment of the sum mentioned.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Several Big Families in Iowa.

The proposition to hold an exhibit
ton of large families at the statehouse
for the benefit of President Roosevelt
has resulted in reports coming in from
all quarters of,ethe state as to large
families who are willing to be present
and afford living argument against
the existence of the danger Of race
extinction. It looks as If the city Of
Des Moines would be bankrupted II
1t attempts to pay passenger fare for
all the big families that are being dis
closed. Several families of from fifteen
TO twenty have reported and one Of
twenty-five.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Inspection of Guard.

Adjutant General Byers, who has re-
turned to Des Moines from Omaha,
where he was called to confer with
officers of the department of the Mis-
souri, in regard to inspection of the
Iowa national guard under the new
Dick law, expects the inspection of the
differ ent companies to begin in few
days. He was assured of this by Colo.
mel E. j. McClernand, adjutant gen.
eral Of the department. Cummins has
written the secretary of war asking for
500 Krag rifles to fit the Fifty-fourth
to make showing at st. Louis.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Jail Breakers Recaptured.

Sibley, Ia, April 15.-W. II. Crisis
man and Charles Dickerson, alias
"Iowa Dick" who broke Jail at Es-
therville last week, were captured
Tuesday morning at Sanborn. In all
five broke jail. The sheriff of EN-
nett county caught two and Sheriff
Desmond three.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Burglar Was a Girl.

The city marshal of Lohrville went
to Rockwell City with prisoner
charged with breaking and entering a
house. Sheriff Risely thought the pris-
oner looked like girl, but it was de-
MED. When he said he would seach
the prisoner she admitted she was
Christiana Jorgenson of Calendar,
aged seventeen years. She had cut
her hair, donned her brothers clothes
and broken into residence.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Temperance Crusade Launched.

A temperance crusade of preten-
tious proportions has been launched at
Iowa Falls, headed by Mayor ]. H.
Funk, who opened the ball with a
speech at the Baptist church. Other
meetings will be planned and other
speakers will be heard. Unless the
temperance boom should be side
tracked red-hot campaign seems as
sured. The indictment of several
druggists in the county appears to
have started the crusade.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Conference of COLLEGES.

A conference of the Congregational
colleges included in the district be-
tween the Allegheny and Rocky noun
tains was held in Grinnell last week.
called to cement closer fellowship
among the colleges Of the middle
west" and to give the college leaders
an opportunity to discuss problems be-
fore them
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
LIfe saved By Prompt Aetlop.

D. M. Stanton, well-knewn farmer
residing near Laurel, attempted to
take his own life by swallowing poison.
By prompt action his life was saved.
No cause is known for the act, rs his
financial affairs are in good shape.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
River steamer. Wrecked.

La Crosse, Wis, April 15-The steam
ers Glenmont and Van SAINT were
hurled on rocks Tuesday by terrific
wind which swept down the Mississippi
valley. A raft, containing more than
1000 logs and attached to the Glen
mont, went to pieces. No one was in
iured
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Dies From Nervous Shock.

John Blagge, twelve-year-old son of
Bernard Blagge Of Alton, was trying to
drive nail, when the hammer missed
its mark and struck his thumb. He
tainted, and a messenger was dis
patched for a doctor. When DR.. Gley-
steen reached the farm the boy was
dead. He said the case was a very
peculiar one, death having resulted
from the nervous shock.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Accu,ed Of Stealing Letters.

Detroit, Mich, April 15.-Andrew p.
Ducq, a night collector for the De-
troit post Office, was held to the
grand jury Tuesday under $1,000
bail, having confessed the theft of q
number of letters containing inclos-
ures of money. Forty-five unopened
letters were found in his possession.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Torrens Bill Is Passed.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 15.-By vote
of 80 to 5 the senate Tuesday passed
the bill amending the Torrens law
giving the probate court in Cook
county discretion to compel the reg
istration OF probated property under
the Torrens system.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Puzzles Sioux County Farmers.

How to get corn to feed his cattle
is the puzzle the Sioux county farmer
is forced to solve this season. This
county's crop was SO great failure
last season that farmers around Hull.
who shipped 10000 bushels last year
to outside markets, besides fattening
their stock, have this year shipped in
30. 900 bushels.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Awarded Heavy Damages.

The state supreme court has affirm
ed the judgment of the district court
of Shelby county in awarding Anjulia
Williams $1,000 in her breach of prom
Use suit against Peter Fahn, a wealthy
citizen of Earling. Miss Williams is
forty five years of age and deaf mute,
while Fahn is seventy-four years old.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Finds Valuable Pearl.

D. B. Smith, a penniless button cut.
ter, found a pearl worth $1,000, ac-
cording to experts at Muscatine. It is
the finest pearl that has been taken
from the Mississippi for some timo.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Physicians Form an Association.

The physicians of Grundy county
have formed county association. The
officers are: President, DR.. Eugene A.
Cross of Grundy Center; vice presl-
dent, DR.. w. N. Moffitt Of Conrad; Sec
rotary, DR.. E. A. Hoefer of Reinbeck;
treasurer, DR.. M. H. Thielen of Grun.
dy Center.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
"coffee Potv Wilson Indicted,

The Creston grand jury has found
an indictment against s. E.. better
known as Coffee Pot" Wilson, who
shot and killed Ed Knight at Lorimer
some months ago. The murder was
the result of a fight, and it is under.
stood Wilson will plead selfdefense.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Refuses TO Set Aside Verdict,

The Iowa supreme court has refused
to set aside the verdict In the case Of
M. O. Clemens, convicted Of murder in
the first degree and sentenced to life
imprisonment. Clemens killed Will.
lam Burghduff. well-known citizen
Of Union, without apparent provoca-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
viii TRY Boldly Land Case.

The April term of the Franklin coun.
ty district court has convened. One
OF the leading cases to be tried will be
the Boldly land case, which has been
in the court for years.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Christian Paper at Farmlnaton.

A new newspaper will appear at
Pennington to be called "The Chris
tian as Jesus Christ Would Edit It."
The publisher Is to be E. H. Rockwell
Of the Pennington Herald and the edi-
tor NJ. L. Hostetter Of Chillicothe, Mo.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Ria Sale of Stock.

A big stock sale was held on the
streets Of Waterloo, when Auctioneap
Holland disposed of over 600 horses.
Buyers were present from large ter.
ritory.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
LEON BROWN.
blast Does Damage, at New York.

New York, April 15.-Much havoc
was caused in The Bronx by blast
fred in the work of cutting One Hun
dred and Seventy-second street
through from Third avenue to Full
ton avenue. The blast broke the win
dows of more than score of houses
in Third avenue and partly wrecked
one house, and the shock knocked
down several children who were on
their way to school, injuring some of
them slightly. The foreman IN
charge of the operations was arrest
ed and arraigned in court, but the
magistrate paroled him to appear
Tuesday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Legs Ground to Pieces.

While attempting to board freight
train at Marshalltown, man who
gave his name as John Murphy fell
under the cars and was fatally injured.
Both legs were ground to pieces.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Electrical Associations OFFICERS.

The Iowa State Electrical associa-
ton elected the following officers:
President. D. F. MCGEE, Red Oak: sec.
rotary, N. F. Porter. Eldora; treasurer,
R. f. Lee. Clarinda.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
To Dedicate New Armory.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 15.-President
Roosevelt during his stay in Spring
field June 4 will dedicate the new
state armory, opposite the state
house.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Poor Health Cause Of Suicide.

Peter Reither, who was candidate
for mayor Of Emmetsburg a year ago
and for alderman this spring, became
Respondent because Of i'll health, put
a rife In his mouth and pulled the
trigger, killing himself instantly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
TWO Younu Men Drowned.

Roger Clay and Frank Boehmler,
young men of Cedar Rapids while sail.
ing up the river. were capsized and
taken over a dam. both losing their
iives.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Fire Damagea summer Resort.

New Orleans, April 15.-An early
morning fire swept the east side Of
West End, the summer resort on Lake
Pontohartrain, Destroying consider
Able propsrty. The lols - aboute7s.ooo.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
schooner sunk and Three Drown.

st. Louis, April ia special to
the Republic from Galveston, Tex,
says: The schooner Margaret L.
Ward was rammed and sunk by the
Southern Pacific steamer Ell Rio, %
miles east of Galveston bar, Monday
night. Two children of Capt. Nc
Kown, of the schooner, were lost
and one seaman of the same vessel.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Negro Hanged.

Media, Pa, April l5.-Albert West, a
negro, was hanged here Tuesday for
the murder OF Mart w. Allen, police
man Of Chester, Pa. The drop fell at
1913 q. m.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Both win Probably Die.

Charles McKim of Bedford shot his
wife four times and then shot himself
as he was about to be arrested. Both
will probably die.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Albany Sails from Leehorn.

Leghorn, Italy, April l5.-The
United States cruiser. Albany left here
Tuesday bound for villefrAushs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17

Peoria, Ill, April 15.-The historic
Human school, made famous by Rob-
ert ]. Burdette, in his story "The
Strike at Hinman's," is being demol-
ished to make room for row of flats.
Burdette was student at this school
before the war and made it famous in
his writings. 1t was erected in 1910.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Little Girl Burned "a Death.

Little Pearl Burlow. daughter Of
Reuben Burlow, was burned to death
In cabin boat at Burlington.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Made q Recent.

Former Congressman Joe R. Lane,
of Davenport, has been made regent
of the state university, in place of
George w. Cable, who resigned recent
ly. The appointment was made by
Gov. Cummins, and Mr.. Lane per-
formed his first service as regent dur
ing the past week. He has son in the
college. The legislature at its next
session will elect him for a six-year
term.
The colored American., 1903-06-20
OUR GEORGE STILL HAS FRIENDS

The Topeka Plaindealer has these
irreverent remarks to make anent our
diplomatic friend, Hon. George w.
Ellis, Secretary of Legation at Monro-
via. Liberia:
We notice in The CoIored American
that Hon. George Washington Ellis,
formerly of Lawrence, Kas., but late
OF Paris, Berlin, London and Monro-
via Liberia, w. A, is about to sail
again to Liberia, as secretary off the
American legation. We knew George
when he chased biscuits and wore
baggy trousers with twenty-six inch
Knee, but his cut indicates that he is
no longer in harmony with the horny
handed sons of toll out here in Kan
sas, but come home George, we've got
a fatted calf
Still it's plain the editor means
to lie hospitable. George will get a
square meal If ne shows up in Topeka
before he leaves the country.