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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-03
Dynamite po.t ono. s.,.-

Des Moines, Ia. March 3O.-Robbers
dynamited the safe in the post Office
&: Lake Mills. Winnebago county,
early Saturday, securing several hun
1red dollars. A posse is in pursuit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-03
Y Dung P antS

Every farmer knows that
some plants grow better than
others. Soil may be the same
and seed may seem the same
but some plants are weak and
others strong.
And that's the way with
children. They are like young
plants. Same food, same home,
same care but some grow big
and strong while others stay
small and weak.
SCOTS Emulsion offers an
easy way out of the difficulty.
Child weakness often means
starvation, not because Of lack
of food, but because the food
does not feed.
SCOTS Emulsion really feeds
and gives the child growing
strength.
Whatever the cause of weak
ness and failure to grow
SCOTS Emulsion seems to find
it and set the matter right.
81 Send for free sample.
sss. iaa Si.os; al df ssa. 81; Nsw se'-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-03
Construction Train wrecked.

Ottumwa, Ia, March s0-A Rock
Island construction train. loaded with
workmen, was wrecked Saturday morn
ing near Seymour. Fireman w. f.
Hartley. of Trenton. Mo-, was killed,
and several were Slightly injured.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-03
Promises Extra se..ion.

Washington, March 30.-The Cuban
government has been notified by Presi-
dent Roosevelt that an extra session
will be called to ratify the reciprocity
treaty, if the island congress accepts
it as amended by the United States.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-03
Three Reports.

Havana, March 30.-Three separate
reports on the reciprocity treaty with
the United States were presented to
the senate Friday afternoon by the
foreign relations committee. One
signed by the chairman, Senior Ca
pote. and by Senator Dolz, recon-
mended the approval Of all the
amendments adopted by the United
States senate. Senator Zayas pre-
sented report against the ratifica-
ton on account of the action of the
United States senate in confirming the
20 per cent. reduction on the duty
on Cuban sugar to the basis of the
tariff rates in the law of 1897. Senior
Tamayo submitted the third and ad-
verse report upon all the amend.
ments. Both the minority reports
We're rejected by the senate. The ma
jority report will be discussed to-day,
and it is expected that it will be ap.
proved by small majority. Its pro-
vision requiring the adoption of the
treaty by the United States congress
before December 1, however, is gem
orally believed to be fatal to the
treaty, since the acceptance by the
United States senate of this provision
is impossible.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-03
Balloon to Go sixty Mile. nm Hou,

Balloon to Go Sixty Miles an Hour.
New York, March 3O.-The Spencer
Brothers, the we'll known aeronauts,
are nothing if not enthusiastic, says
the Tribune's London representative.
They are at present engaged in the
construction of new navigable bal
loon, for which they are using "a
horsepower motor. This gives an in
dicated speed of 25 miles an hour, and
SO, with breeze of IS miles an hour.
in the same direction, they say, it is
quite probable that Londoners will
this year see an airship rushing over
head at the rate of 60 miles an hour,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-03
: HANDS OF. PLEASE. :
Secretary Hay Warns Cuba She
Must Not Amend the Rec
iprocity Treaty.
SLIGHTEST CHANGE WILL KILL MEASURE
Mr.. squiers, United states Minister Mt
Havana, Transmits the Note to Gu
ban Foreign Minister Hoped
That Warming Will Curb Tend
ency to Tinker with Treaty.

Washington, March 30.-Secretary
Hay has sent warning to Cuba that
the slightest amendment of the Gu
ban reciprocity treaty by the Cuban
congress, even that which proposes
to make it's ratification conditional on
the treaty going into effect during the
current calendar year, certainly would
defeat the convention itself, since any
amendment must be submitted to the
United States senate, and before that
can be done the date fixed for the
final exchange Of notifications, March
81, will have been passed. Mr.. Squiers,
the United States minister at Havana,
has transmitted this note to the Cuban
foreign minister, and he is hopeful
that it will be sufficient to curb the
desire to amend the treaty. 1t is fully
realized here that foreign influences
in Havana which would be affected in
juriously by the treaty are working
upon Cuban pride to defeat the ratifi-
cation by attaching amendments to
the treaty. This was fully expected,
and is regarded as within the legiti-
mate duties of diplomatic representa-
tives in such cases, but it is believed the
effort will prove unsuccessful.
An Encouraging Outlook.
Havana, March 3O.-The cable meg
sage from Secretary Hay, warning the
Cuban government that the slightest
amendment to the reciprocity treaty
by the Cuban congress, even that
which proposes to make its ratifica-
ton conditional on the treaty going
into effect during the current year,
has, in the opinion of President Palma
and Minister Squiers, changed the
prospect of accomplishing reciprocity
from state of hopelessness to one of
encouragement. 1t is believed the un-
derstanding that President Roosevelt
has the intention of calling a special
session of congress prior to Decem-
Der 1, will satisfy the three Cuban
senator's who signed the majority re-
port on which the senate was to act
Saturday to the extent that they will
withdraw the Objectionable time limit
condition.
President Palma summoned the
three senator's to conference Satur-
day afternoon, prior to the assembly
of the senate.
The president says the prospects of
the ratification of the treaty are de-
| cidedly brighter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-03

New orleans, March 3O.-Only SIX
blocks of the city of Greenville, Miss,
are above water Saturday. No lives
have been lost as far as known, but
the situation is serious.
Heavy Loss ON Live Stock.
Greenville, Miss, March 30.-The
water continues to pour through the
crevasse at Lagrange, five miles south
of this city, at fearful rate and the
surrounding country for miles is
standing in some two to FIVE feet of
water. The break had widened over
night and is now about 400 yards
wide. The widest excitement pre-
vailed here Friday night and reports
of loss of life were received from the
Tuxedo and Race track additions, but
Saturday morning no confirmation
of these rumors is at hand and it
is believed that all persons living
in these localities had sufficient warm
ing to escape. The loss to live stock,
however, will be enormous, as hum
dreds of horses, mules, cows and
hogs were swept away.
Saturday morning the water sub
merged the entire southern part of
the city. Protection levees are being
built in the middle of Washington
street and large force of convicts
and volunteers have the work in
hand. The business portion of the
town has so far escaped the en-
croachment of the flood, but the wa
ter is rising rapidly and the worst is
feared. Friday night the two electric
light plants, located in the southern
part of the city, were submerged and
before daylight the city was left in
total darkness. This is serious
damage and will add to the danger
the next few days.
Extent of the Flood.
The water from the crevasse will
flow into Fish lake and Black bayou,
Bogue Philia, the Sunflower river and
Deer creek. 1t will overflow the
greater part of Washington and
Sharkey counties and will entirely
submerge Isaquenna county with
small portions of Yazoo and Warren.
Many of the streams into which it
finds its way are already swollen and
full from back water and rains. The
Yazoo river, which is the final outlet
for this water, is already backing up
stream and overlooking the lower
portion of Isaquenna and Sharkey
counties, and as the flood is thus cut
off from its natural outlet it will
necessarily accumulate and back up
in the upper country.
The river is falling by reason of
the crevasse and the force of the
current is considerably lessened on
the Arkansas side, where several
weak places in the levee had been re-
ported.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-03
THE SUBMERGED SOUTH.
Whole Counties Under Water as Re
suits of Breaking of Levee
at Greenville.
NO LIVES, As FAR As KNOWN, ARE LOST
Only six Blocks In City Are Above
Wnter-Loss of Live stock Will De
Very Heavy-Wildest Excitement
Prevails During Night-The City
Thrown Into Darkness.

New Orleans, March 3o.-Only six
blocks of the city of Greenville. Miss,
are above water Saturday. No lives
have been lost as far as known, but
the situation is serious.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-22
Will Hartshorn is having an up
stairs built in his house.

Will Hartshorn is having an up
stairs built in his house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Young and
baby moved here from Muchy this
week.
Mrs. Otto Ademite and little
daughter Katie spent a day with her
mother in Otley last week.
The post office has been moved
across the street where the drug store
stood and an addition is being added.
Dave Evans, living west Of Beacon,
was unfortunate enough to fall from
an apple tree and break his leg. His
many friends are sorry SO learn OF
his accident but hope the old gentle
man will soon be out,
The Baptist Ladies Aid Society will
hold Bazaar in the town hall Nov.
%, 1908. Tea in the afternoon and
chicken pie and ice cream in the
evening. The ladies' take this means
of extending cordial invitation to
each and e.ery one.
Oct. 81. BLUE EYES.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-22
OLIVET.

Mrs. Margaret Laughlin has gone to
Des Moines to visit her daughter, Mrs
Wood.
Mrs. Hughes, of Oskaloosa, is visit
ing friends around Olivet and Tracy
Relatives and friends of Mrs. Israel
Thompson gave her a pleasant sur
prise Saturday evening, it being her
birthday. She was much surprised
upon returning to find her children
brothers and sisters assembled to
take supper with her. The evening
was spent in visiting and some excel
lent music was furnished by the
Misses Robertson. Everyone had a
pleasant time.
VIM. Laughlin met with quite a
painful accident Wednesday. He had
climbed ladder to saw the top on,
of plum tree, when the tree gave
away at the roots and he fell. Sever
al ribs were cracked and torn loose
from the spinal column. DR.. Abbott
was called and bandaged the injuries
He is somewhat better now.
Mr.. Parker and family, of Oska,
Ioosa; visited over Sunday at the
James Norwood home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-22

err and wife, of Oskaloosa, started Il
Kansas Tuesday night at $50.
Freeman Haclxley and his school
visited Mission Ridge school Friday
afternoon Tom Alexander is the
teacher. They had a fine time. A
return visit will be paid later
Rosa McCurdy spent Saturday and
Sunday with her friend. Miss Anise
Buckler, at Fairyiew, and returned
home Monday
Ralph Montgomery, while at school
Thursday, fell over some brush and
sprained his leg very badly. The doc
tor was called Sunday. He is better
at this writing.
o. G. McCurdy is putting up cat
tie barn. Mr.. Switzer is doing the
work.
Early planted late potatoes in this
section are about all dug. Good quail
ity but very light yield.
Oct. 81. Glimpses.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-22

animals could be taught to eat them
with good profit 1t appears to me il
farmers would raise a quantity Of
these beets for feed it would be a
great thing in winter when no other
kind Of vegetables is available for
stock. Mr.. Stout says they are very
easily cultivated and a good yield is
assured every year with very little
labor.
We are indebted TO Phil Grace for
some of the particulars of the sur
prise party that was planned on F. G.
Carl recently. Please don't mention
the surprise part Of it to Mr.. Carl. He
dislikes to hear 1t spoken of. We are
informed by good authority that he
utterly refused to speak for twenty
minutes after he entered his home
and found one hundred OF his friends
and neighbors comfortably in posses
sion of the whole premises. After he
had rallied sufficiently by the care OF
a special committee who had charge
of the camphor and ammonia applica-
IlOQS, ne WAS uuduC " ISCOSulnO hAo
twin brother who had quietly taken
possession of chair in the company.
In the meantime f. c. became recon
ciled and in the latter part of the
evening acted perfectly rational and
appeared to enjoy himself after the
French style. The banquet supper
was such as would do honor to the
greatest of earth, and after satisfying
the appetities of over 125 it remind
ed one of the feat of the loaves and
fishes, only that it would have taken
more baskets to hold what remained
on the table. Mr.. Carts friends pre-
scented him with fine chair which
will be highly appreciated by him and
his estimable wife and family. This
will be gathering long remembered
by the guests present. The splendid,
affable way that Mr.Carl and his good
wife have of receiving and entertain
ing their guests made all feel as
though it was a family reunion IN
place of a birthday surprise.
Oct 81. Nasty.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-22
Letter to MR.. A. J. Baker,
OSkaIooaa. iowa,

DeariSir:gYou can paint your barn
with good barn paint, if you like.
Our agent may not have it in stock,
but will get tive make it.
What is good barn paint?
1t is paint that will wear we'll
enough, look we'll enough for barn,
and cost about half by the gallon.
How do you want your barn to
look? is the!question. Anybody else's
barn is another matter. Your barn is
your bnsiness, your living, your
profit. You'd better be extravagant
with it.sPaint it as well as merchant
or doctor or lawyer or banker paints
his house. -.
Better paint your barn Devoe
Ready Paint. 1t cost more a gallon
than barn paint, but you use. less
gallons.
Yours truly,
r. W. DEvoE & %.
p. Screen & Bentley Drug 90.
are Devoe:agents. ",
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-22
LINCOLN.

A. r. Hellings is among the excur'
sionists to Peoria, Ills.
Mrs. VIM. Lowery was visitor al
the A. j. Lyle home Friday.
Mrs. Cora Pettitt and daughter,
Opal, visited Thursday at the Harry
Hicks homo.
Harry Terrell and Glenn and Homer
Kellogg visited Sunday afternoon
with Albert Hellings.
Misses Clara and Minnie Pettitt
and Miss Jessie Pomeroy spent Thurs.
day with Mrs. w. L. Johnson.
T. O. Steddom and family and
Newton Steddom and children spent
Sunday at the o. L. Turner home in
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Bates, oil
What Cheer, visited their daughters,
Mrs. T. O. Steddom and Mrs. o. L.
Turner, Sunday and Monday.
We are glad to hear that Dillon
Stalker will not have to leave our
neighborhood; but has purchased the
George Terrell forty and will inn
prove 1t.
The meeting OF THE HERALD cor
respondents was not well attended
last Saturday. A full attendance is
desired next Saturday as it is fare
well meeting for Mr.. Voorhees,, who
will move to Des Moines next week.
Oct. 81. AzALEA.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-22
RLuEE CREEK.

Hay baling and corn cutting are
quite fashionable about here.
Beach DeTar and family have
moved back from California where
they have been residing.
Fred Anderson and Bert Yohe were
seen in our midst Sunday.
Melville and Hence Stump are visit
ing their father and other relatives in
Virginia.
Mr.. StansberrY and family have
moved on the Milt Bay property.
Sunday visitors at Dan Richardson
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Francis and
son Raymond, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hill
lard, Mr.. and Mrs. Shelly Streeter
and George and Ernest Crowell.
Mrs. Mary Long, Of Hamilton, has
been very sick with appendicitis but
is better at this writing.
Ernest Crowell was an Oskaloosa
visitor recently.
George Miller's little son Earl has
been quite sick but is better now.
Dave Templeton, of Haxtum, Colo,
is here visiting his son Dolph and
other relatives.
The following young folks from
here attended the play entitled "The
American Hobo" at Kings opera
house in Abba last Thursday even.
ing: Misses Laura and Grace Rich.
ardson, Hattie and Lou Reese and
Messrs. Ernest and George Crowell,
Gail Scott, Ed Richardson, Ben Scott,
Archie Lewis ond Fred Anderson.
Mrs. Blanche Hartzer and mother,
Mrs. LISA Anderson, recently visited
with Mrs. Jennie Francis, of Abba.
George Steel, who was so seriously
hurt by being run over by the train,
is able to be on the streets again.
Charlie Bay has had his residence
replastered.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. j. Reese were Ed
dyville callers Tuesday.
Oct. q. Brown Eyes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-22
CEDAR.


Wesley Moore was at EddyVille
cemetery Tuesday looking after bust
ness.
Seigel CARROTS boys are still haul
ing rocks from across the river at Ed
dyville for their new house that is
being built in Cedar.
Mrs Frank Lloyd returned from her
visit in Illinois Saturday.
Grandma Fox, who has almost
reached her goth birthday is very
poorly.
John Fox has been very sick the
past week. DR.. Vance. who is attend.
ing him, pronounced it fever and he
is also bothered with the asthma.
Mrs. Noble Holloway, of EddyVille,
was visiting her relatives at Cedar on
Tuesday.
Mr.. Bradley has been hulling clover
for Lloyds and John Fox this week.
jim Pickens has been having very
bad luck by dogs destroying his
sheep. They have killed 20 for him
in the past few nights and wounded
20.
Quite a number of the people are
hauling their winters supply of coal
Elmer Fordice, from Missouri, who
has worked for quite a number of the
farmers around here, has returned to
his home.
H. G. Moore and Ernie Lyon were
Oskaloosa callers Tuesday.
Billie Steele and Frank Moore are
attending the jury this week.
The wedding bells are ringing and
oysters will taste very good these
cool nights.
Willie Witt is hauling Mr.. Woody
coal for the winter.
Ed Fox and family, Joe Coleman
and family and Mary Garrett visited
their friends, Frank Smith and wife
five miles west of Oskaloosa, and
from there they visited the poor farm
Jim Knott has his hay baler going
again and ready to work.
Mrs. Francis Moore was an Eddy
vile caller Tuesday.
Mr.. Toner, the night operator al
South Iowa Junction, who took Pear
Atchison's place, is boarding at ]. G
Coleman's.
The frost Saturday night did
great deal of damage to the late corn
it being cold enough to freeze ice.
Howard Coleman, one of the ole
Cedar boys, has returned from Min
neapolis, Minnesota, with his bride
to his home in Oskaloosa.
John Simms and Bert Brubakel
went to Oskaloosa Wednesday to dc
some carpenter work.
Stella Holloway started for Colo
RADIO Springs at IL o'clock Tuesday
night from Oskaloosa.
Billy Brubaker and wife spent Sun
day with relatives near Chillicothe.
William Steele was so unfortunate
last Friday as to ger his finger brok
en- and the flesh torn from 1t. DR.
Vance, who attended him, had several
stitches to take besides setting the
bone. 1t is mending slowly.
Oct. 81 B. b.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-22
TRACY.
IIlnpses

Miss Ethel Childers, who went west
several weeks ago on visit, has been
elected assistant principal of the
schools at Sedan, Kansas.
Mrs. DOC" Garden, who was hurt
in a runaway in Oskaloosa week
ago Sunday, had sufficiently recover
ed to be brought home last Sunday.
Mrs. J. F. Creech, of Wellsville,
Mo-, who has been visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. James MINES, was called
home Wednesday by the news that
her husband had been hurt while un-
loading car of lumber.
WEI. Kitterman has received Two
full-blood English blood hounds from
the famous kennel at Lexington, Ky,
They are fine specimens of the canine
family, and with the proper training
will be a terror to all evil doors.
The poverty social, which was Civ.
en- last Thursday evening at the j. B
Lyman home, was attended by about
one hundred people, and was one OF
the most enjoyable events in our city
for a long time. AS the event was a
poverty affair, every one came in their
old rags and tags, and persons wear
ing fine apparel were fined. The cos
tunes were varied, and in a great
many cases very ridiculous, some ap'
pearing mere like Wandering Willie
or "Meandering Mike" than the re
spectacle citizens of Tracy that they
were Thos. Paugh, Mrs. Laura Hav'
ener and Chas. Utter acting as judges
decided that Mrs. Samuel Bruere and
]. B. Lyman appeared the most un
becoming to civilized community
and were awarded the prize for. the
worst looking couple. One room in
the house was set aside as an art gal
Iery, and was in charge of the enter
tainment committee, consisting OF
Mrs. F. M. Childers, Miss Dora Glad
son, Miss Bertha Rouze and Mrs. Mat
tie Utter In this room were to be
seen many wonderful things, such as
two horse brides, which represented
the bridal couple. A short literary
and musical program was also rem
dered during the evening. Refresh
ments, consisting of mush and milk
were served in unlimited quantities
Everyone present went in for a good
time, and all enjoyed the evening II
most pleasant manner. The pro
ceeds which were for the benefit Of
the church, were $12.25.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-22
PUBLIC SALES.

Jas, White will sell at public sale
at his farm Il of q mile north OF
Evans, and ~ miles northwest of
Oskaloosa, on Wednesday, October
%, at 10 O'Clock: 2 Norman mares,
weight about 1900 lbs, coming 6
years old. One Geiding coming 4
years old, weight about 1900. One 8
year old mare, weight abous 14Oo.
Two yearlings, weight about 1909
each. Nine head of good milch cows,
6 head of heifers and steers coming
2 years old, one 2year old Short-horn
bull. Five brood sows, 20 spring pigs
and 10 summer pigs. Farm tools,
ETC., among which are one new Burg
wagon, Hummer riding pillow, new
riding cultivator, 3-horse harrow, ~
sets work harness, 80 acres corn in
field and stack timothy hay. Free
lunch at noon. Easy terms. /. M.
Reed, auctioneer. A. E. Stocker,
Clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-22
LEIGHTON.

A three-months-old SON Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Van Zant died last Saturday.
The funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon by Rev. Kegstra at
the house and the interment was at
the Dunsmore cemetery.
The wife of Mr. Dick Weyers, who
had been In feeble health for several
years and had to endure great deal
of suffering. died last Thursday night
at ii o'clock. The funeral was held
at the house on Saturday, Oct. IL, at
1890, conducted by Rev. G. Tysse,
assisted by Rev. e. Loueks. and the
interment was made at Dunsmore
cemetery. She left a husband and
several brothers and sisters and num-
erous friends to mourn her departure.
Mrs. John Cedrel mas quite a Sc
we're attack Of maIariai fever and the
last word from her wss that the dis
ease still had q firm hold.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-22

REAcoN.

BEACON.
John James new house is now fin
ished except a little job Of Ttintine
to be done inside which viii be done
this week by John Reynolds.
Henry Newberry and wife took q
drive over to Lovilia last Saturday to
visit some relatives for a few days.
Owen Brown, of Beacon, has been
visiting his native home, forth Wales
for the last three months. He ar
rived home on Monday, Oct. IL, and
reports having good time.
Miss Sarah J. Young, who has been
confined to her bed with typhoid ma
larial fever, is now improving.
There was no Sabbath school OF
church service at the M. Il. church
last Sabbath.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M
d. church viii hold their annual bazaar
at the town hall on Thanksgiving
Day. There viii be tea served dur.
ing the afternoon, supper at s o'clock,
ice cream and cake. Let there be a
good turnout to help the Ladies' Aid
Society.
The ladies', members and friends OF
the M. r. church arranged and went
in a body to the parsonage and COM
menced in good earnest and gave the
parsonage a thorough cleaning and
papered the down stairs rooms. 1t
is now fit for any family of our land
to live in. The new pastor win be
with us this week. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all to attend the
services next Sabbath at IL o'clock a.
m. and 1880 p. m.
Let all correspondents respond to
the call and be present at the c. V.
Hoffman, residence on Saturday af-
ternoon, Oct. "a, at one o'clock sharp.
The election of officers and such 9TH
er business win come before the
meeting. Again we say, come.
Oct. 20. ]. A. b.