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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
LABOR TRUST ORGANIZING.
Attempt Being Made to Combine the
Building Trades Workers of .
the Entire Country.

New York. Sept. 2S.-Plans for the
formation Of building trades labor
trust, afiliating in round numbers a
million workingmen skilled in those
trades, are reported to have been
worked out by prominent officials of
national labor organizations, says the
Herald. A conference for this pur-
pose has already been held at Indian
apolis at which the leading officials of
several national labor unions were
present. Among the organizations
which 1t is proposed to bring into the
combine are the Brotherhood of Paint
ers, the Journeymen Bricklayers' and
Masons' International union, the Unit
cd Association of Plumbers, Gas Fit
tiers, Steam Filters and Steam Filters
Helpers, the Hold Carriers and Build
ing Laborers' International union, the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
the International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers.
The National Building Trades Coun-
ell has been carrying on an agitation
for national federation of building
trades unions for many months past,
but then leaders admit that an ANAL
gamation would require much time to
complete.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
SOLDIERS ARE ARRIVING.
Kentucky to Participate in
the Fall Maneuvers.

Camp Young. West Point, KY, Sept.
28.-The first excitement in this part
OF Hardin county since 1864, when
Gen. Buell. placed small detachment
OF infantry on Fort Hill, a short dis
lance from West Point was upon the
people Saturday as they gazed in
establishment upon the arrival of train
load after train load of enlisted men
and their equipments. Altogether the
railroads had Is troop trains on the
schedule, and many of them had ar
rived and the commands had been as
signed to their quarters before noon.
The dust is six inches thick over
everything and the soil as hard as
flint, making the throwing up of
ground works a laborious task. The
arrivals Saturday were nine troops
Seventh cavalry, Chickamauga; five
troops Eighth cavalry, Jefferson Bar
racks. Mo-; four companies Twentieth
infantry, 700 men Of the Third and
300 Of the First all Of Fort Sheridan.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
REVIEW OF WEEKS TRADE
Conditions Are Uncertain, But VOL
ume of Business Large.
The shippins Facilities Are Heavily
Taxed to Keep Pace with the
Demands of Distributors.

New York, Sept. 2S.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
Notwithstanding several unsatisfactory
features the volume of trade continues
large and the distribution of merchan-
disc taxes shipping facilities. An
nounesment Of a concerted effort to re-
strict production of pig iron indicates
that supplies have begun to accumu-
late. Railway earnings continue to
show gains, for September thus far,
exceeding last years by 81 per cent.
and those of 1901 by 17.2 per cent
Traffic blockade occurred to some ex-
tent, although the movement Of farm
products is still unseasonably small.
New labor controversies have begun,
but number of serious troubles have
been averted, and on the whole the
number Of men idle voluntarily has
diminished. Enforced idleness in the
iron and steel industry is more than
Offset by the resumption Of spindles
at cotton mills, and there is great &C.
tivity at footwear factories, although
the margin of profit is narrow. Lower
prices for the leading agricultural sta
pies indicate general belief in Inn
proved crop prospects.
Failures this week numbered 232 in
the United States, against 207 last year,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
The Man Ahead.

Snobs may go into ecstacies over the
nan behind the gun, behind in bis
rent, the man behind the counter, the
man behind the bars, the man behind
he times, behind in his newspaper
subscriptions; but the reverence OF
newspaper men is for the man who is
ahead in his accounts with the paper.
who is ahead with the times; with the
merchant who has the enterprise to
announce through the newspapers
what he can do to benefit and profit
he purchasers Of merchandise; to the
man who is ahead of advertising en-
fences and introduces himself through
the press to every family who takes
and reads the newspapers; the man
who always pays for what he gets, for
he is a blamed sight more important
to the world than the man who de-
lights In being behind.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
eJUNE 70

"The Fourth. This day of historic
renown is to be celebrated In this
place on Tuesday next in the good
old style of our fathers.
The orator Of the day is to be Col.
J. L Foster, reader of the declara ton
of Independence, Hon. Il. A. Gond-
rich; Marshal, Hon. d. o. Preston,
Rev. J. w. Windsor; President of the
Day, Rev. VIM. Patterson. In the
evening there will be the most splen-
did display OF fireworks ever exhibit
ed In the county and grand cotillion
party at the New Oregon Hotel. In
DEBORAH Lieut.. Henderson delivers
the Grafton. Judge Berry is to be the
orator at Leroy, Mimi, Rev. Alya
b lsa at Riceville and Rev. A. Craig
at Lime Springs.
"New Bridge-The Board of Super
visors at their session held the firstof
this month made at appropriation Of
$1,000 to aid in constructing bridge
acr Ss the Turkey River at this place.
Before, however, this fund can be
mad. available to this purpose, the
people of this place are required to
raise $500 by private subscription to
aid in its construction.
"Mr. Pullman has associated with
him in trade at this place, Mr.. David
Greer. The style of the firm is to be
Pullman & Greer, and the business to
be conducted at the present place Of
business of Mr.. Pullman"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
BITS OF NEWS.

The Chicago and Northwestern rail-
way has granted an increase in wages to
5000 men with recognition of the union.
Sir Thomas Upton sold the Shamrock
I. to Brooklyn firm, which will use it
in the scrap metal trade with South
America.
Superintendent Brownson, of the naval
academy at Annapolis, informed Sec
rotary Moody that there is no hazing
among the cadets.
Reports from Kansas show that the
women have won in the school districts
and now control a majority Of the boards
throughout the state.
Roman Catholic authorities at Denver
admit that more than 1000, raised for
the purpose of building cathedral, has
been lost in speculation.
The white house doors have been
closed preparatory to the arrival of the
president and his family. Visitors are
to be excluded from all but the East
room.
Dun's review OF Chicago trade shows
no evidence of curtailed production.
LABOR Is we'll employed, wages good,
and mills are pressed to the limit of ca
pacity.
Railroads Of the country are contem-
plating general advance of freight
rates, assigning as reason the in.
creased wages paid and the higher cost
OF all materials.
Developments in the postal scandal
Indicate that six more persons will be
indicted by the grand jury. This will
end the long investigation and prosecu.
tons will begin.
The powers are said to have agreed on
a new Mediterranean policy. France is
to take Morocco, Italy Tripoli, and the
British protectorate over Egypt is tc
be strengthened.
The department of state has received
report from the American charge al
st. Petersburg that 13 persons were
killed in the Gomel riots. No foreigners
or foreign interests suffered and the in.
cident is considered closed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
Some Early Howard c ountyHistory


"Counoyer-Work In the way of
erecting buildings and places of bust
ness at the junction of the DEBORAH
branch with the main line of the Nc
Gregor Western Railway is progress
ing rapidly. There are now several
buildings nearly ready for use and
others are being commenced with the
determination of having them ia
readiness by the Jime the road is CON-
pleted to that place. Connover is DIES.
tined to be considerable of a place
from the fact that three roads, the
Land-Grant, the McGregor Western
and the DEBORAH Brarch, there unite.
JULY u
Died.-In Vernon Springs, wa,
June y, 1865, Mrs. Mary Harris, con-
sort Of Abram II. Harris, aged so
years, month and 81 days"
Bradley Chaplin, Esq, of the place
was the orator Of thu Comicl's at De-
corah on Tuesday last. We have
heard bis effort highly commended.
Doesticks and them chaps have no
business trying to compete with Brad
ley, and II they attempt are sure to
fail, while he succeeds"
Small Pox.-We learn that small
pox has broken out in the family of
NJ. 6. Goss, residing ia the west part
of Winneshiek county, and some six
northeast of this place. The infec-
tion is understood to have been
brought by a member Of the family
from Preston, MINI.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
REBEL LEADER sURRENDERs.
Gen. Ola Gives yp Mt Albny, Luxon, and
Trouble with Reconcentra-
does IL Now Over,

Manila, Sept. 2s.-Gen. Ola, leader Of
the band Of insurrectos which has
been making trouble in the province of
Albay, Luzon, has surrendered to the
American troops with % officers and
men of his command. He has surren-
dered few of his guns, but has prom
.sed to turn over all arms belonging
to his band without delay.
Gov. A. j. Belts, the provincial ex-
ecutive officer of Albay, says that this
practically ends all armed resistance
in that portion of the island, the rest
of the forces of the reconcentrados
having already been dispersed.
The hemp industry, of which Albay
is the main center, has been serious
Iy affected by the instruction. of
which Ola has been the chief support.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29

Washington, Pa, Sept. 2S.-There
are no further developments in the
dastardly crime resulting in the muir
der and robbery of Contractor Fer
guson on the West Middletown road
Friday afternoon. The two men who
were apprehended as suspects of the
deed are now in the Washington Jail.
They were identified as Frank Francis
and Joseph Huston, former employees
at the Ferguson camp. They disclaim
any knowledge of the crime and say
that on Thursday night they slept in
McClay's schoolhouse, about four miles
northwest Of this place. and on the
main road to West Middletown. They
say they can prove that they had moth
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
CELEBRATE ITS Centennial
City of Chicago Is Now One Hun
dred Years Old.
Programme VIII Continue Unit, IN.
First of October-Many Visitors
. Are Present.

chicago, Sept 28.-This city has be-
gun a six-day celebration of its one
hundredth anniversary. A century
ago the first spadeful Of earth was
flung in preparing to build Fort Dear
born.
To commemorate that simple event
Chicago's two millions, aided by hun
dreds of thousands of visitors, will
put IN the time until next Thursday
night recalling early days, reyiving
ancient memories and honoring the
pioneers who made possible the Chi
cago of to-day.
| For the next five days the old log
blockhouse, the A in Chicago's alpha
bet, will cease to be the mere dot on
the horizon of time 1t appears to the
busy Chicagoan in the dizzy whirl Of
the present day, and will stand more
prominent feature Of the mental land
scape, at least, than any sky-piercing
building of the city.
At two o'clock Friday afternoon the
centennial began with the formal
dedication of nine historical tablets de-
plotting notable events in the annals
of the city. Exercises were held at the
public library, where tablet portray
Ing the first and second Forts Dear
born was unveiled with appropriate
ceremonies.
Until the evening of October 1 the
city will be given over to celebration
OF its growth from solitary log hut,
which sheltered the handful Of hardy
invaders of the wilderness from saw
ages and wild beasts, to splendid city,
the greatest industrial center of the
world.
AS honored guests of the city the de-
scendants of the Kinzies, the Whist
lers, the Swearingens and others
identified with the birth of Chicago
are here to participate in the celebra-
ton. Delegations representing other
cities, which years ago smiled at Chi
cago's challenge in the race for su-
premacy, are also guests, acknowledge
ing Chicago's greatness
Perfect weather marked the begin
ming of the municipal festival, although
there was taste Of unpleasant wind.
The buildings in the downtown dis
trtct were gayly decorated for the oc-
casion. Flags and shields, the nations
colors and the city's emblem, enliven
the dull brick and stone in the COM
Rercial center. Many residences, too,
display banners and bunting in honor
of the season set aside to point. to
past achievements.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 2S.-Peace was
patched up between the Buchanan and
Parks factions in the International AS
sociation of Bridge and Structural Iron
Work Workers at their annual conven-
ton Saturday forenoon.
President Buchanan had scarcely
called the convention to order in regu-
lar session when the Parks crowd ex-
pressed desire to ignore the proceed
angs OF their own rump convention Fri
day, and proceed in a regular way.
Then the convention took formal vote
on the motion to reconsider the vote
which Daniel Brophy, member of local
No. 2, and who held proxy from Scran-
ton, Pa, had been seated.
Brophy was unseated by good major
tty. AS he rose to leave the hall, Sam
uel Parks advanced toward him with ex-
tended hand. Brophy refused to shake
hands with the New York walking dele
gate until the latter apologized for the
singing words directed against Brophy
on Thursday. This Parks did fully,
and when the door closed upon Brophy,
the convention settled down for the first
peaceable session since they convened
last Monday.
The convention was formally organ
lied, and stopped long enough to listen
to the annual address of President Blu
chanan, which was to have been deliv-
cred on Tuesday.
Later Mr.. Brophy was invited to at
tend the sessions of the convention,
in which, however, he was to have no
vote. He declined this offer and out
side the convention said: II will go
back to New York and fight Sam
Parks and his element. The majority
of the structural iron and bridge work
ers of New York are opposed to them.
The majority want Parks and his fol-
lowers out of the union, and I will in
the future devote my efforts to accom-
plishing this thing"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
Work for Reciprocity

New York. Sept. pa meeting OF
leading business men and representa-
tives of the Planters association has
been held here, says Tribune dis
patch from Havana, 10 consider what
action should be taken to further the
cause of reciprocity between Cuba and
the United States. 1t was agreed to
recommend that the commercial bodies
and the Planters league begin at once
q literary campaign in the United
States, taking up the question with the
various commercial bodies of that
country and requesting them 10 use
their influence with their representa-
lives in congress in favor of the treaty.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
1llinoi. Fair Opens.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 2S.-The I'LL.
nois state fair opened Saturday and
will continue eight days. The exhibits
and displays are in good order. Sunda,
was expected to be one Of the big days
Of the fair this year. Every depart,
ment Of the fair is full to the limit
and for several days there has beer
no available space left. The new
woman's building will be dedicated OF
Tuesday and the new dairy building
on Wednesday. The speed programme
begins on Monday
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
new OUTRACES
BY THE TURKS
Returning Macedonian Refugees Are
Driven Into Ditch and
Then Massacred.
were TAKEN FROM their FIELDS
BY FIENDiSA TURKISH TROOPS
Minister Leishman Cables That All
Ii Quiet mt Beirut, But ADMIRAL Cot
toms Fleet Will Probably Remain
There for the Present to Prevent
Renewal of Disturbances.

Monastir, Macedonia, Sept. % (via
Sofa. Bulgaria, Sept. 28.-Snow has
fallen on the higher mountain ranges,
and the refugees must either leave their
hiding places or suffer the greatest hard
ships The Turkish troops continue to
slaughter refugees who return to their
former homes at the invitation of the
government, which promises them pro-
lection. Near the village of Zlatan, in
the neighborhood of Resna, troops found
Is returned refugees working in a
field.
They bound their hands, drove them
into a ditch, and massacred IA of the
peasants. One of them survived his
wounds. The refugees women subse.
-quently discovered the bodies and car
ried the survivor before the lieutenant
governor of Resna, who refused to hear
their story.
One hundred and twenty Bulgarians,
Including four priests who had been ex-
lied by the Turkish authorities, left Mon.
astir Fyiday.
Withdrawal of Ships Unlikely.
Washington, Sept. 2S-Withdrawal OF
the American warships from Beirut
seems unlikely for the present, in view
Of cablegram received at the state de.
partment Saturday from Minister Leish.
man, at Constantinople, stating that al
though his advices from Beirut indi-
cate that the situation is quiet just now,
nothing like permanent order has been
established. Mr.. Leishman says that the
state Of affairs there may yet be regard.
ed as uncertain.
Rear Admiral Cotton, commanding the
European squadron, cables the navy de.
partment. under date of Beirut, Septem-
Der Is, that Beirut is quiet, and that the
case of the American vice consul is still
pending.
1t is indicated in Mr.. Leishman's cable.
gram that the departure of the war.
ships might be the occasion for re-.
newal of the riots. This confirms the
opinion held here by the state depart
ment officials that the quiet at Beirut
is due directly to the presence of Amer.
lean warships off that port.
Minister Leishman adds that the new
governor Of Beirut is actively inaugu.
rating reforms there, but that it is not
yet certain he will be able to handle the
situation. How far he has the backing
OF the porte in his activities in behalf
OF foreigners and their interests is not
stated,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
indiana Manufacturer Dead.

South Bend, Ind, Sept. 2S.-Martin v.
Beiger. president Of the Mishawaka
Wooden Manufacturing company, died
Saturday in Epworth hospital. following
an operation for appendicitis. He was
about So years old. He served in the
civil war as member of the One Hun
dred and Thirty-eighth Indiana. At
his death he was president Of the
board of trustees of Depauw university,
and trustee of Chautauqua assembly,
Chautauqua, N. Y. He leaves a widow.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
The Cresco Republican pavs the -,

The Cresco Republican pays the fol.
lowing compliment to Sheriff Camp.
bell:
LAST week Sheriff Campbell added
another feather to his cap as a prof.
Client public officer when he landed
two light fingered gents behind the
bars Ia the county bastile. The slip.
perry pair had stolen set of harness
from VIM. Hutchinson, of Forest CITY
Twp, and Sheriff Campbell learning
the course they had taken, wired the
authorities at Spring Valley, MINI
to keepa close look out for them.
Subst qnently the pair were arrested
at Spring Valley with the stolen arti
cles Ia their possession. The Young
men, they are boys in their teens, hail
from Missouri Valley and were EVIL
IDENTIFY appropriating whatever suited
their fancy as they drove through the
cou atry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
TO Withhold Land Cront,.

New York. Sept. 28.-Premier Ross
OF the Ontario government has an
nounced, says Times dispatch from
Toronto, that if the wages due the en-
ployes OF the Consolidated Lake su-
perior industries at the 500 were not
forthcoming Monday. he will issue in
structions to withhold all certificates
OF land grants due the company on ac-
count of construction of the Algoma
Central railway. The 80 miles already
constructed would have entitled the AL
gonna Central to about 100000 acres Of
IgpA
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers were f1lcd
with the County Recorder for the
week ending Sept, 26.
Edward e. Evans and wife to
Mrs. Augusta Schoenwold. a
strip for road purposes 80 feet
wide and 1893 feet long on the
north side of lot 1, of Sc 4sw4
Sec 6.97-13. 49,. 500. .....S go
Diedrick Weers and and wife to
Mrs. Augusta Schoenwold, lot
l, irrcg surv Sc sw of sec g.
97-13.. ........, $50
j. III. Mueller to Sarah Mueller
ne sec % and W lOa of NV /
sec 27-99.l2.. 5000
Martin M. Helleckson and wife
to Edmund H. Babcock, ne t
of sec IL, and ne part OF NV /
sec 11-l00-l3 ............... 900
Grant Jones and wife to c. j.
Moar, lots IL, IL and lots 3
and 4, blk 8, Lime Springs =. 1850
Thos Frankson and wife to Hen
ry O.. Faulxes. blk in Carey's
add to Lime Springs. ........ 400
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
One-Ilalf Fare Plus o.. 90

To all points in Arizona, Arkansas,
dorado, Indian Territory, Kansas,
louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Ok
lahnma and Texas. Tickets on Sale
Oct 9th and Goth; Nov. 3!d and 18th.
For further information apply to any
. hicago Great Western Agent, or to
j. p. Elmer, Il. p. A /, Chicago, I'll.
Nov. 18th,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
Pioneer Nudge Dead.

San Francisco, Sept. 2S.-Noble Ham
ilton. one of the foremost of the pioneer
jurists of California, has just died here
at the age Of 81 years. He was born at
Lawrenceburg, Ind, and had an event.
full career. After serving through the
Mexican war he came to California in
1853, and since then has been a promi-
nent figure at the bar. He was made
superior Judge of Alameda county in
1881, and served on the bench for IA
years. He was a prominent mason.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
Pre.idcnt to Go Hunting.

New York, Sept 2S.-President
Roosevelt will soon visit the Adiron-
dacks as the guest of VIM. H. Seward,
of New York. according to dispatch
from Utica. The date of the presi-
dents arrival in the woods has not
been definitely learned, but the guides
are planning to give him some fine
deer hunting
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
ExpIo,ion I'm wI.con.,,

Milwaukee. Sept. ga Daily News
special from Menasha. Wis, says:
With a report which shook the entire
town and startled the inha bitants of
the Twin Cities, huge pile of refuse
in the waste coop" of the Menasha
Woodenware company exploded, kill
ing one man and injuring four others,
two seriously, one of whom may die.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
Sent to Louisyflle.

Cynthiana, KY. Sept. 28.-Judge o.
born Saturday ordered Sheriff Leach
and his deputy to take Curtis Jet,
sentenced to be hanged December 18
for the assassination of James Cock
rill, to Louisville Jail for safe keeping
pending Jett's appeal to the court Of
appeals. Sheriff Leach left with Jet
ON the Louisville & Nashville train at
1890 BY way Of Lexington. Ky.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
Mrs. Jefferson Davis Worse,

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 2s-Mrs. Jeffer-
son Davis was worse Saturday morn
Ing, her condition being considered
critical. The doctors say, however.
that the crisis has not been reached
and should she get relief she may re-
cover. Several relatives and friends
have arrived and are at her bedside.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
Kentucky Lynchlng Possible.

Middlesboro, KY, Sept. 2s.-At I'm
lay. not far from the county seat Of
Harlan county. KY, Martin Green scot
and killed his wife after quarrel and
fled, but was arrested. The killing was
of such nature as to arouse the coun-
try people around INLAY and they may
lynch Green.