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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
When Business Is Brisk.

The letter carrier quickens his steps
with the coming of the fall breezes in
September, and he also increases the
load he must carry about with him from
door to door, Playtime is over then.
The business houses begin their fall cam
paign for orders, and they go after them
through the mails.
Before Thanksgiving day has come
and gone Chicago will be sending out not
100000 letters each day, but more than
100000; the 70 tons of second-class
matter will have increased to 80 tons.
and the 80 tons Of merchandise will have
doubled or better. Then it is that the
postal clerk feels Uncle Sans business
is brisk enough to demand at least fair
share Of his attention.
And this, remember, is only the out
going mail There is no record kept of
the incoming letters, but it is safe to
say that there is an answer for each of
the letters going out. Christmas orders
begin coming in early in the fall, and
by Thanksgiving time business as it is
done through the post Office is at the
top notch, though the letter carriers
troubles have scarcely begun. His hours
of overwork come about Christmas
when everybody wants to send every
body else a present, and to have these
presents reach everybody on Christmas
morning. The purpose is seldom accom-
plished. To do it is practically physi-
cal impossibility, though it must be said
to the letter carriers credit that he
neither saves his legs nor his feelings in
making the attempt
Another sure sign that Santa Claus is
doing business is the increase in the
business of the money-order department
During the August vacation season ii
is seldom that there are more than about
10 900 money orders sold in one day, OF
at least that is a fair average. Wher
the Christmas season comes the mum
her will run to 10000 and better, ant
the amount of money handled will ru,
over s25o,0OO daily.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
Saves Two From Death.

"Our little daughter had an almost
bronchitis, :" writes Mrs.. W. K. HaVi.
land, of Armonk, N. Y, "but, when
all other remedies failed, we saved her
life with DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Our niece, who had Consumption in
an advanced stage, also used this won.
derful medicine and to-day she is per-
feotly WE'LL" Desperate throat and
lung diseases yield to DR.. Kings New
Discovery as to no other medicine on
earth. Infallible for Coughs and Colds.
Soc and q. 90 bottles guaranteed by P.
A. Clemnaer. Trial BOTTLES free. r
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
CHAPTER XVI.

EANWHILE, and before any
of us had left this room, one
fact had become apparent
Mr.. jeffrey was not going to
volunteer any fresh statement in face
OF the distinct disapproval Of his sister
in-law. AS his eye fell upon the dis
trict attorney, who had fingered near,
possibly in the hope Of getting some
thing more from this depressed and
almost insensible man, he made one re-
mark, but 1t was an automatic one,
calculated to produce but little effect
on the discriminating ears of this ex-
perienced official.
II do not believe that my wife was
murdered" This was what he said.
ut was a wicked verdict. My wife
killed herself. Wasn't the pistol found
tied to herr"
Meanwhile fact which all had not
ed and commented on had required to
my mind and caused me to ask
brother officer who was walking out
beside me what he thought of Mr..
Moore's absence from an inquiry pre-
yumably of such Importance to all
members Of his family.
The fellow laughed and said:
"Old Dave has lost none of his pecul-
iarities in walking into his fortune.
This is his day at the cemetery. Didn't
you know that? He will let nothing on
earth get in the way of his pilgrimage
to that spot on the 23d of May, much
less SO trivial an occurrence as an in
quest over the remains of his nearest
relative"
l felt my gorge rise; then thought
struck me and asked how long the
old gentleman kept up his watch.
From sunrise to shutdown, the boys
say. never saw him there myself.
My beat lies in an opposite direction"
l left him and started for Rock Creek
cemetery. There were two good hours
yet before shutdown and I resolved to
GONE upon Uncle David at his post.
It took just one hour and a quarter
to get there by the most direct route I
could take. five minutes more to PEN
etrate the grounds to where superb
vehicle stood, drawn by two Of the
finest horses I had seen in Washington
for many long day. AS was max
ing my way around this equipage I
game upon plot in condition Of up
heaval preparatory to new sodding and
the planting Of several choice shrubs.
IN the midst of the sand thus exposed
single headstone rose. On his knees
beside this simple monument l saw
the figure Of Uncle David, dressed IN
his finest clothes and showing in his
Unels David on
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
he looked surprised at this sugges.

he looked surprised at this sugges.
don.
II never am anywhere but here on
the 23d of May" he declared.
Miss Tuttle needed some adviser"
"Ah, probably"
you would have been a good one"
"And welcome one, eh?"
1 hardly thought he would have been
welcome one, but I did not admit the
fact. Nevertheless he seized on the
advantage he evidently thought he had
gained and added, mildly enough, or,
rather, without any display Of feeling:
Miss futile likes me even less than
Veronica did. do not think she would
have accepted, certainly she would not
have desired, my presence in her
counsels. But of one thing wish her
to be assured, her and the world in
general. Any money she may need at
this--at this unhappy crisis in her life,
she will find amply supplied. She has
no claims on me, but that makes little
difference where the family honor Is
concerned. Her mothers husband was
my brother-the girl shall have all she
needs. will write her So"
He was moving toward his carriage
"Fine turnout he interrogatively re.
marked.
assented with all the surprise-with
all the wonder even-which his sub
lime egotism seemed to invite.
1T Is the best that Downey could
raise in the time allotted him. When
really finger the money, we shall see,
we shall see."
His foot was on Tic carriage step.
He looked up at the west The sun
was almost down, but not quite. Have
you any special business with me" he
asked, lingering with what l thought
surprising display Of consciousness
till the last ray Of the sunlight had
disappeared.
l glanced up at the coachman sitting
ON his box as rigid as any stone.
You may speak," said he; Cesar
neither hears nor sees anything but his
horses when he dxyes me-"
The black did not wink. He was as
completely at home on the box and as
quiet and composed in his service as
If he had driven this man for years.
HE understands his duty" finished
the master, but with no outward ap-
pearance Of pride. what have you to
say to me?"
hesitated no longer.
"Miss Tuttle Is supposed to have
| secretly entered the Moore house on
the night you summoned us. She even
says she did. 1 know that you have
sworn to having seen no one go into
that house, but Notwithstanding this,
haven't you some means at your dis
posal for proving to the police and to
the world at large that she never Aired
that fatal shot? Public opinion is so
cruel. She will be ruined, whether in
nocent or guilty, unless it can be very
plainly shown that she did not enter
the library prior to going there with
the police"
"And how can you suppose me to be
in position to prove that2 Say that
had sat in my front window all that
evening and watched with uninterrupt
ed assiduity the door through which
SO many are said to have passed be.
tween sunset and midnight something
which I did not do, as I have plainly
stated on oath-how could you have ex.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
Too Often tho Case.

Holland, the inventor of the subma-
rine boat, thinks he has solved the fly
ing-machine problem. Up to the present
time, remarks the Chicago Daily News.
many Of the most successful flying ma
chimes appear to operate on the subma-
rine-boat principle when launched over
water. 4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
You Never Know.

You Never KNOW.
"You say your daughter plays moth
ing but classical music?"
EYES," answered Mrs. Cumrox. you
see it's safer. People aren't nearly 80
likely to notice Observation-Disclosures
Star. $50
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
Smallest Monarchy.

The king ruling over tho smallest
monarchy in the world is the king Of
Cocos, a group Of islands near Su-
matra. These islands were discovered
about 800 years ago by the captain
Of the Keeling, but were comparative
ly little known till 1925. When Mr..
Ross, an Englishman. visited them he
was struck by their beauty and took
up his abode there. It IL his grandson,
Mr.. George Ross. who. now holds sway
over the Cocos. -. :.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
c., N. s. st. PAUL r. r.,

Time Table.
Trains leaves Cresco as follows:
PASSENGER GOING EAST.
p. m. Daily except Sunday, for
McGregor and Dubuque.
1:52 p. m. Daily for Chicago.
$50 p. m. Daily except Sunday for
Milwaukee.
FREIGHT.
$50 a. NJ, carries passengers to Calmar
IL NJ, accommodation.
PASSENGER GOING WEST.
4:30 a. m., for st. Paul s. Minneapolis,
connecting at Austin for South
ern Minnesota points.
12:48 p. NJ, for st. Paul 8 Minneapolis
FREIGHT.
10 p. M, accommodation.
$40 p. M, carries passengers.
Coupon tickets on sale for all poins
In q s. and Canada, also Steamsh
tickets. NJ. ]. WHITE, AGtE
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-02
made a great showing. Taking

made a great showing. Taking a
hack, he went to nearly every house in
the city and induced hundreds of wo-
men to go to the polls and cast their
votes. and as a result the largest num-
Der of votes ever deposited in the bal
lot boxes at a school election was cast
Brill was born in Ohio and was about
49 years of age. He leaves wife. who
is said ~ be living in Spokane. 1t is
related that at one time he was we'll
TODD, having owned newspaper and
other property in Ohio. Through the
of another man. who in
duced his first wife to leave him. Brill's
home was broken up and he went to
drinking. In the course of few
months he lost all his property and
since then he had tramped over the
country. working a few months in
every town on the Pacific coast.
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Well Known Printer SuiCided
at Helena.
IT IS THIRD TINE He HAD TRIED IT
Is Said to Have Been in Good Finan
cial Circumstances When Resid-
ing in Ohio.

At Helena yesterday afternoon in
fit of dependency, A. J. Brill, former
Walla Walla printer and the greatest
baseball rOOter ever in the city. killed
himself This was the third attempt
that Brill had made to take his own
life but the last one was the only
time that the mans determination to
lie resulted as he intended.
Brill was we'll known In Walla and
for several years worked on the news
papers in this city. He first made his
appearance in Walla Walla about 1885
and secured employment on local
paper. He remained about two years
and then, as all printers of his class do,
suddenly left the city.
About six years ago he returned to
Walla Walla and worked on several
papers. One night. after having been
on a drunken spree, Brill took a large
dose of morphine and had it not been
for the timely assistance rendered by
a physician he would have shuff1ed off
this mortal coil. When he recovered
from the effects of the liquor and poi
son. Brill signed the pledge" and for
several months he remained sober. But
he could not resist the temptation and
one night after he had finished his
work he endeavored to drink the city
dry. This spree cost him his Situa-
ton and he again left Walla Walla.
Four months ago he walked into the
city again and the printers gave him
enough money to take him to Helena.
where he had since been working on
one of the daily newspapers there.
The first time that Brill wanted to
die was when ne was in Tacoma. TAX
ing a small quantity of choral at the
time He did not take enough, how
ever. and it was only short time until
he was all right again.
The deceased was an inOffensive
fellow, but very eccentric. He was
quite a political booster and during the
school election here in June, 1899, he
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Bids will be received by the trustees
Of the Walla Walla public library for
the erection of a library building and
a not water heating plant therefor
Separate bids) and opened on Sep
TENDER Is, 1904, at o'clock p. m. at the
public library rooms. Plans and speci-
fications may be seen at the Office of
Henry Osterman, architect, who will
give full particulars.
T. C. ELLIOTT, Secy.
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CANDIDATES CARD.

To the voters of Walla Walla cOun-
ty. within the precincts of Walla
Walla: Gentlemen-I hereby announce
myself an independent candidate for
the office of Justice of the Peace
Your votes are respectfully solicited.
WIN. GLASFORD.
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two letters last night. One was to his
mother, who resides in Olympia, and
the other to a friend at the same place
These letters were turned over t
Warden Dryden this morning by tn
guard.
Story of the Crime.
At Olympia, one night in February,
1903, Clark and his mistress, Leila
Page, entered room in a sporting
house. Early the next morning the
other inmates of the house were start
led by noise coming from the room
occupied by Clark and the woman
The door was broken open wher
Clark fell out on the floor, in almost
an unconscious condition. The wo-
man was lying on the bed with he,
throat cut and her skull crushed. H.
had almost severed the head from the
body with a knife and then taken al
axe and struck the helpless woman II
the mead. He was arrested and taker
to Jail, were afterwards he attempted
to take his own life by taking poison
and cutting his throat. He was dis
covered in time to save his life after
much difficulty. At the trial in the
superior court he was found guilty
Of murder in the first degree. He took
an appeal to the state supreme court
but that tribunal affirmed the lowe,
court and he was sentenced to be
hanged at the Walla Walla peniten-
tiary on September 2, 1904.
About week ago another effort to
save him from the gallows was made.
Petitions were circulated and numer-
ously signed in Olympia asking
Governor Mcbride to commute the
mans sentence to life imprisonment
the petitioners setting forth that they
believed that Clark was temporarily
insane when he committed the MUIR
der. Eight of the jurors who tried
Clark also signed a statement to the
effect that if it had been in their pow
er they would have recommended life
Imprisonment instead of the death
penalty. The sentencing judge and
the prosecuting attorney refused to
sign the petitions. These petitions
were submitted to Governor Mcbride
yesterday. but he refused to extend
executive clemency.
Raised in Olympia.
Clark was 2S years of age and was
raised in Olympia, where his mother
now resides. He was fairly educated
and up to the time when he almost
reached his majority was a studious
and excellent young man. After he
graduated from the Olympia grammar
school he took to gambling and from
that soon began associating with lewd
women and men of bad reputation. He
became infatuated with Leila Page, a
sporting woman, and soon took up his
residence with ner. A few days be-
fore the crime was committed they
quarrelled and the woman attempted
to throw him over for another gamb-
Ter. This caused Clark to become
jealous and he told some of his friends
that he would kill her. He finally in
1uced the woman to go to a room in
IA sporting house with him when he
the crime for which he paid
the penalty this morning. The evil
dence at the trial went to show that
the murder was premeditated and the
jury returned a verdict of guilty of
murder in the first degree.
Buried in Prison Cemtery.
The remains of Clark were taken to
the prison cemetery this morning and
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Remember The Golden Rule is head
quarters for the newest and best
things in boys school suits.
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Pies, cakes, pread, confectionery
and ice cream at Young's, 211 West
Main, Prendergasts old stand.
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J. w. Cookery, licensed embalmel
md undertaken. Babcock block. ~
First street Tele. Main 379.
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Ask to see the newest thing in Little
Gents school shoes at The Golden
Rule.
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TWO ROOMS FOR RENT FUR
nished or partly furnished. In the
vicinity of Sharpstein, High school
and Whitman college. Enquire 313
Grove street
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The butcher Shops close Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.
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A great big loaf of bread for a nlckle
at the Portland bakery.
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Ask to see the best shoes made for
boys and girls at The Golden Rule.
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For fine lunches and connections g
to Youngs 211 West Main.
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Go to Alheit's feed mill for your hay
and grain.
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CLARK HANGED.
Paid the Death Penalty on the
Ga||oWS.
EXECUTION OCCURRED At STATE PRi o.
The Condemned Man Went to the
ScaffoId and Died Without
Murmur.
EXECUTION OCCURRED At STATE PRi 0 !

Without a particle of heSitancy, with
firm and sprightly step. and giving
no outward show Of dread or fear.
Charles G. Clark, VINO killed Leila Page
at Olympia, February, 1903, bravely
walked to the scaffold and paid the
death penalty at the state peniten-
tiary this morning. just as the sun was
peeping over the eastern horizon.
The execution, which was witnessed
the penitentiary officials took place
within the high walls that surround
the penitentiary grounds and it pass
ed off without a hitch or moments
delay
At exactly s.: 40 the prison officials
and the condemned man emerged from
the hospital and proceeded to the
scaffold. Clark walked between two
of the officials and ascended the steps
to the platform with ease. He stepped
upon the trap and the straps were
bound around his body, when he was
asked if he had anything to say.
Hastily casting a glance at the small
crowd of spectators standing on the
wall. ne replied in the negative. The
black hood was then pulled down over
his face, the moose adjusted, the trap
sprung and the murderer was swung
into eternity at 5: Al o'slock. There
was q slight tWitching of the muscles
in the mans body and then all was
over His neck was broken by the
fall.
Drs. Howard R. Keylor, Yancey c.
Blalock and Jesse w. Infram, We're
the attending physicians and at 5: "a
o'clock, just 13 minutes from the time
that the body shot down toward the
earth, they announced that his pulse
had ceased to beat and one minute
later they pronounced Clark dead.
The body was cut down and placed
in "a coffin and then conveyed to the
dead house within the penitentiary
building.
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EDTE Knowing what it was to suffer
1G11. I will give FREE OF CHARGE.
to any afflicted, positive cure for Eczema Salt
Rheum, Erysipelas, Piles and skin diseases.
Instant relief. Don't suffer longec, Write F. W
WILLIAMS, 400 Manhattan Ave-. New York.
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Bread that is bread at the Portland
bakery.
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Get your bread at the Portland
bakery.
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Buster Brown suits at The Golden
Rule.
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His Last Night.

Clark since he was brought to the
penitentiary, June 3. 1904. has re-
manned stolid and unconcerned and
even up to a late hour last night
seemed to believe that he would not
be hanged. Last night he was asked
if he desired to have a minister called.
He replied that he did not care and
asked his guard what he would do if
he was in his place. The guard ad-
vised him to call a minister when
Clark consented and Rev. J. r. Lamb
was summoned. The minister went to
the penitentiary and remained with
the condemned man until IL o'clock.
When the minister first entered the
cell Clark greeted aim cordially and
sat on the bed with him until Rev.
Lamb left. At first Clark did not APP
pear to be much concerned about the
future and in his talk with the min
lister did not once allude to his crime.
He did not seem to realize that ne had
committed a crime and was very in
Indifferent to the advice given him by
the minister. Just before the preach
err left, however, Clark evidenced a
slight interest in what ne was saying
and as he turned to go said, Il believe
l feel better
Clark retired to his bed shortly af-
ter Rev Lamb took his departure, and
although he did not appear to be ner-
vous. yet he was restless during the
entire night, hardly closing his eyes al
all At 4:30 he was called by the
guard and he quickly arose and pre-
pared to dress AS he was putting or
his clothes ne said: 1T is pretty
tough to go up against that thing out
there, but I guess l will have to do it.
His breakfast had been prepared and
by the time that he was dressed it was
brought to him. He ate lightly an6
then thanked the guards who had beer
his death watch for 80 days. He wrote
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Home made pies at the Portland
bakery.
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Satisfaction -four, better than the
best. Coyle & Campbell.
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w. T. Young-pakery and grocery
211 West Main street
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

A WOMAN COOK WANTED At
Arlington house. Enquire corner
Fifth and Main.
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two letters last night. One was to his
mother, who resides in Olympia, and
the other to a friend at the same place
These letters were turned over t
Warden Dryden this morning by tn
guard.
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The remains of Clark were taken to
the prison cemetery this morning and
inferred.
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T. c. ELLIOTT, Sec'y.
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