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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Millions in SIGHT.

Although none of the published re-
ports contained important facts about
the plans of the National Live Stock
association to establish independent
packing houses, it develops that the
convention Just adjourned at Portland
took important steps. A Sioux City
man said it was proposed to open pack
Ing plants at Chicago, st. Louis, Kan
sas City and one other Missouri river
point, probably Omaha or Sioux City,
and possibly Sioux Falls. Whether
the independents will be permitted to
buy stock on fair terms at stock yards
controlled bv the trust is question
being Investigated. The independents
DO not want to start yards IL they can
avoid It. but II necessary they will
DO so.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Fled for Their Liver.

Chicago. Jan. %. Reused from sleep
by the sweep OF flames from the big
warehouse across the alley, scores of ten
ants In the Bucklen apartment building,
Peck place and Michigan avenue, fled
for their lives shortly before midnight
Friday night. The fire, which started in
the Pittsburg Plate Glass company's
building, Peck place and Wabash ave-
nue. swept through that structure and
attacked the H. 3. Bucklen & Co. labora-
tory and apartment building. causing
within ~ hour loss estimated at $780,
eoo.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Burned to Death.

Kansas City, Mo-. Jan, 25.-Three ne
gro children, John, Sallie End Blanche
Fulton, We're burned to death in this city
as the result, 1t is supposed, Of their try
ing to start a fire with coal oil. They
were alone when the accident occurred.
The Oldest was IL and the youngest three
years OF age.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Liquor Law in Question.

Judge Mcpherson of the federal
court in Southern Iowa, sitting at
Council Bluffs, has granted tempo
rary injunction against an attorney
and landlord who were prosecuting
the Grand hotel at Council Bluffs for
violating the mulct law. The ground
upon which the injunction was asked
was that the law violates the Four
teenth amendment, which guarantees
equal privileges to all and that no
property can be taken without due
process of law. A ruling in favor Of
this contention would nullify the law
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
LIVES
lost IN WRECK
Schooner Augustus Hunt Goes Down
OF Long Island and But Two Of
Crew of Seventeen Saved.
SECOND MATE and ONE SAILOR
REACH SHORE ON WREcklcE
Cries Of Doomed Men Heard by Life-
Savers, But Thick Fog and Heavy
Sea Prevent Work of Rescue-Ship
Broken to Pieces Within a Short
Time and IL Complete Loss.

New York, Jan. 25.-Fifteen lives
were lost in the wreck Of the four-mast-
ed schooner Augustus Hunt of West
hampton, L. l.. Saturday. Two others
who were on board were saved. Through
the dense fog the cries of the doomed
crew appealed for help and the life
savers tried repeatedly to reach the
wreck, but without success, the heavy
seas flinging back the lifeboat, while the
thick fog yelled the schooner from sight
and prevented the use of any lines to
reach the wreck.
The schooner went ashore soon after
midnight and during the early morning
hours the cries Of the crew attracted at
tention. Soon after daylight the wreck
began to go to pieces, fragments that
reached shore giving the name Of the
vessel.
Only Two Saved.
Within few hours the schooner had
broken up completely and Of her crew
of IL only two survived. These were
the second mate and one sailor who
reached the shore on piece of wreck
age.
The schooner was in command Of
Capt. Conary and was bound from Nor
folk to Boston with cargo Of coal. Tho
vessel and Its cargo were valued at $685.
900.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Robber Reveals SPIunder.

Before leaving for the penitantiary
Abner Hicks. one of the four robbers
Of the Quimby bank. piloted the off,
GERS to a haystack where the rob-
bers had cached $4,000 worth Of
notes and securities taken from the
bank Dec. 16. OF the $4,000 in money
stolen. all has been recovered but
s400. Just thirty-five days from the
night Of the robbery the four self
confessed robbers, Hicks. Dunning,
Wicks and White. were in the peni-
tertiary to serve seven years each.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Denies He Killed Wife.

The preliminary hearing OF William
r. Sitter, charged with the murder of
his wife at Melrose q few days before
Christmas, was held at Grundy Cen
ter and he was bound over without
bonds to await the action OF the Grun-
dy county grand jury. The young
man pleaded not guilty to the charge,
and the affair is in mystery.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
z. 5. nIydenburg on Trial.

e. s. Blvdenburg is on trial at Ell
iora for the alleged poisoning of his
third wife. Witnesses testified to the
sale of arsenic and to dissatisfaction
experienced by Mrs. Blydenburg prior
20 her death in which she determined
10 leave her husband. Blydenburg,
who was a Sunday school teacher, a
deacon in the church and philan-
thropist, was arrested In October, and
evidence has since developed tending
to show that two Of his former wives
lied violent deaths. Professor Waugh,
the Michigan chemist, produced ten
grains of white arsenic found in. the
lead woman's stomach.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
AIleoed Bank Robber captureG.

G. Wallace was captured at Yank-
ton, s. D., charged with completely in
the ROBBERY Of the Luton bank on New
Years night. Jimmy West Of Sioux
Falls is now having his hearing at
Sioux City on like charge. West
and Wallace are known to be pals and
as there were two who left the stolen
team at Sloan and ate breakfast there,
1t is surmised that Wallace was along.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Drainage Law Unconstitutional.

The Iowa supreme court has de-
clarcd the Iowa drainage law uncon-
stitutional. which makes 1t possible to
assess property benefited. but not i'm
mediately abutting the channel which
has been dug. The decision was made
apropos of the contest growing out Of
the digging of the "Monona county
ditch" and came up from Woodbury.
county.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Official Vote In Iowa.

The official vote for governor at the
November election was as follows:
A. B. Cummins. Rep, 238,804; j. B..
Sullivan, Dem, 159,725; ]. F. Hanson,
Pro-, 1876; ]. M. Work, Soc, 6,421;
L. H. Weller, Pop, 594; total. 417,919
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
NO FINANCIAL LEGISLATION
Present Congress Will Not Alter
Existing Laws.
Speaker Cannon Does Not Deem RE-
vision Advisable MT Present.-To
Investigate smoot Charges.

Washington, Jan. 25.-It has been de-
termined practically definitely that no
financial legislation will be enacted at
the present session of congress- Strong
pressure has been and is being brought
to bear to secure the passage Of some
such legislation. Several measures
are pending In both branches of congress
bearing upon the question. One, at
least, Of them has, it is said, strength
enough behind it to secure Its passage
by one branch Of congress, but 1t is UNI
likely that both the senate and the house
could be brought into line for it.
Speaker Cannon had an interview
with the president Saturday, but he gave
assurance that the subject of financial
legislation was not mentioned. He
deems 1t inadvisable, however, at this
time to enter upon the revision or even
the amendment of the present fnan-
cial laws, and it is quite certain that his
influence will be thrown against any
such proposition. His idea, as he has
informed the president, Is that no rad
tcal legislation of financial or any
other comprehensive character should
be entered upon during the present ses-
sion. At later time, perhaps during
the session of the Fifty-eighth congress.
financial legislation may be considered,
but even to that proposition, 1t is under
stood, Speaker Cannon is not commit
ted.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections Saturday determined to
enter upon an investigation into the
charges made against Senator Smoot in
connection with the demand for his ex-
pulsion from the senate, and authorized
Senator Burrows, chairman of the COM
mittee,- to present resolution in the
senate permitting the committee 70
send for witnesses and documents.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill was completed Saturday by the
house committee on appropriations.
The bill carries total of 81, PSI 1868,
based on estimates from the various de-
partments aggregating $12.488,209.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Telegraph Operator Kills Himself.

Fred Herrling, who has been opera
tor for the Chicago. Milwaukee and St
Paul railway for the last twenty-five
years, shot himself through the head
and died instantly at volga City. He
leaves wife.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Quimby Bank Robbers sentc

QuImby Eank Robbers Sentenced.
The Quimby bank robbers, Charles
White. John Wicks, Elmer Cunning
and Abner Hicks. pleaded guilty a,
Cherokee and were sentenced to seven
years in prison at hard labor. The
men seemed utterly Indifferent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
NO Difference Exfst..

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 25.-Gov. Cum
minis returned Friday night from Wash
ington. He stated there was no differ
ence between him and president Roose-
telt on the tariff issue.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
WILL GO TO PARIS.
President Mitchell and secretnr,
Dodd Selected ms Delegates to
international Congress.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 24.-At the
opening of the convention of the United
Mine Workers of America Saturday
President Mitchell and Secretary Dodd,
of the Pittsburg district, were selected
as delegates to attend the International
mining congress at Paris in May.
The constitution committee reported
and the scale committee announced it
would report Monday. The organiza-
ton of the United Mine Workers Of
America, in the first week of its conven-
ton, has disposed Of practically all the
important business to come before the
body this year, except settling on the
demands that will be made on the opera
tors of the central competitive district.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
REvOLUTIONlSTS ROUTED.
Followers Of Gen. Jiminex Flee BE.
fore Government Troops - Many
Reported to Have Deserted.


Cape Haytien, Hayti, Jan. 25.-The
latest news received here from Santiago
is to the effect that Gen. Jiminez and his
followers have fled before the govern
ment force under Gen. Caceres, as they
were completely out of ammunition and
consequently could not confront the
enemy. The receipt Of this news has
caused much rejoicing among the
frienda of Gen. Morales. What will be-
come of the troops under Gen. Jiminez
is not known, but many of them have
deserted and are now in the ranks of
the government. The cause Of Gen.
Jiminez now seems to be completely
lost. His last retreat is Monte Cristi.
where he is now thought to have taken
refuge.
Water Famine In Harrisburg. Pa.
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 25.-The stimuli
taneous breaking Of two of the SO-ipch
mains which feed the reservoir and sup
ply water to the network of pipes
throughout Harrisburg has caused the
worst water famine ever known in this
city. Houses, hotels, railroads, mills
and factories have been cut off from
water. This state of affairs is ORG of the
most serious known in years, and is
made worse by the flood In Paxton
creek, which retards the work Of repair,
- 49, '>-<s~
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Shot ,Through the H..rt

Shot ThrOugh the Heart.
Everton, Mo-, Jan. 25.-James Reich.
was shot and killed Friday night by
George w. Hamick, after having fred
at Hamick because of an old grudge.
Reich went to Hamick's home, forced
his way into the house and fred at
Hamick with a revolver. Hamicll
seized shotgun and shot Reich
through the heart. Hamick Immediate
Nv surrendered to the authorities.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29

FOR SALE!
Chester White Bears,

SO good quality, heavy5lhos|
d, pure bred, Chester Whl$
'oars of April. May and JuIA
arrow and afew good, groys
ahy bears of last Octobar faE
ow, breeding and quality 4
he very best.
Also some good, pure breI
xearling Shropshire rams
Prices reasonable.
r, A, ECKSTEIN s. BRO
r. r. D. 2, Chester, Ia
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29

We will send you
a little of the Emul-
sion free.
Be sure that "is picture In
the form OF a iao.l is OIL tha
wrapper Of every bottle Of
Emulsion you buy.
SCOTT & BOVINE,
Chemists,
4oo Pearl St., N. Y.
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
HOW EDUCATE.
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PRINCIPAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
PRINCIPAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Elma, Iowa
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-22

A Hopkins man in an early day, re-
lates that most veracious of all Missou-
ri newspapers, the Hopkins Journal,
hauled lots of cord wood and used raw
{ hide harness on his teams. Rawhide,
we all know, expands when wet and
contracts on drying out. Well, this man
was hauling an exceptionally big load
one day when a thunderstorm overlook
him just as he reached long hill lead
ing to his home. He was walking be-
side his team that he might pay close
attention to them and did not notice
what the rain was doing for his raw
hide harness until the top of the long
hill was reached, when to his utter
amazement the wagon stood at the bot
tom of the hill, the rawhide tugs being
fairly stretched into fiddle strings. He
was puzzled for a moment, but just
then the sun came out, and a happy
idea found Judgment in his fertile
brain. He unhitched the team, fas-
tened the tugs securely around big
tree and went in to dinner. When he
returned the sun had caused the raw
hide to contract sufficiently to bring the
wagon up that steep hill with mo-
mentum that smashed both front
wheels when it came in contact with
the tree around which the tugs had
been fastened.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-22
How Cigar Dealers Lose Custom.

HOW OlSdE DcaAcrS Lose OuSlO"s
''This may be a good cigar" said a
man as he pulled at it, standing for a
moment in the shop, ''but l don't seem
to relish it. Guess my stomach's tri-
fe off,
That's just the way it isl remarked
the philosophic tobacconist. "About zoo
persons come into this store every day.
Some of them spend $40 week with
me for cigars, and others don't spend
So. I lose a certain amount OF this
trade every week not because l keep
inferior goods, but when smokers get
a bit out of condition and the cigars
don't taste as good as usual they will
blame the cigars, and off they go to an
other shop.
''But it works about the same way
with all. Ny dissatisfied customers go
to some other mans store, and other
mems dissatisfied customers come to
me. So it evens up in the end. Out of
every ten strangers who drop in here
for the first time to buy cigar I know
by experience that / can count on one
or two of them becoming regulars. -
New York Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-22
To Lose Flesh.

To reduce the flesh one must have
the fortitude to give up number of
the pleasant things of life, for a time
at least, and many of them for good
and all. One must, first Of all, become
an early riser and not sleep longer than
seven hours. Before finishing the
morning toilet exercise for twenty min
utes with Indian clubs, dumbbells or
wands. For breakfast take no cereal,
coffee or milk, but tea, not too strong,
fruit and toast. Sugar is fat pro-
Queer; SO also are bread and all fari-
naceous dishes. Not more than half a
glass of liquid should be taken at any
meal For luncheon partake Of stewed
or raw fruit, salad dressed with vine
gar and oil, green vegetables and a
chop. For dinner the bill of fare can
comprise fish, mutton, lamb, lean beef,
vegetables, especially tomatoes and
beans, stale bread and light dessert.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-22
CALL FOR THE DEMOCRATS
Chairman Jones Makes Brevity the Soul
of His Announcement of the st.
Louis National Gathering.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The following
official call, signed by James X. Jones,
chairman, and Secretary Walsh, has
been issued for the assembling of the
Democratic national convention. 1t is
dated Washington, Jan. IS:
''The Democratic national commit
tee having met in the city of Wash
ington on the 10Th day of January,
1904, has appointed Wednesday, the
9th day of July, 1904. as the time, and
chosen st. Louis, Mo-, as the place for
holding the Democratic national con-
vention. So
each state is entitled to represent
alton therein equal to double the num-
Der of it's senators and representatives
in the congress of the United States,
and each territory, Alaska, Indian Ter
ritory and the District of Columbia,
shall have six delegates.
Gail Democratic citizens of the Unit
ed States who can unite with us in
the effort for pure, economical, and
constitutional government, are cordial
ly invited to join us in sending dele
gates to the convention"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-22
..The. o,Gormnn Mahon.

The last of the Irish duelists, O'Gor-
man Mahon, was indignant at the num-
Der of his colleagues in the Irish party
who claimed the prefix and by way of
ridiculing their pretensions to chieftain-
ship assured the house there were only
three personages properly entitled to
1.-THE pope, the devil and the O'Gor-
man Mahon. The O'Conor Don, The
McDermott, The O'Donoghue, The Nc
Gillicuddy of the Reeks, The O'Grady
and The O'Sullivan are regarded as en-
titled to the distinction as heads of old
Irish families, clans or septs. There
are also some in Scotland, notably "The
McNab." whose ancestor had a boat of
his own at the time of the food, being
too proud to accept the hospitality of
Noah.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-22
sMOOT INQUIRY BEGINS
Charges Against the Mormon Senator Are
Asserted Before Senate Commit
tee and Denied.t


Washington, Jan. 1S.-The charges
against Senator Reed. Smoot,~ of Utah,
prosecuted by persons :-of Christian
sects all over the country, and by wom-
sens associations, We're. statedssto 1.-The
senate committee on privileges and
elections. In brief they are that Smoot
is a member of church that claims
authority in all things temporal and
spiritual, thus putting it above the
government; that it's members live
polygamous lives and teach polygamy,
SmOot among them; and that the
church is not keeping faith with the
government on this point. These were
somewhat changed from the charges
originally made against Smoot and he
asked time to reply, whichewas grant
ed.
Nevertheless, Shoots counsel did
deny the charges as made. They also
said they threw down the bars de-
flying the prosecution to produce proof
that Smoot has ever been guilty of
an offense against the law: promising
that if it was proven they would throw
up the case. They insisted, however,
that the senate's power was limited to
offenses. committed since a MANS cleo
ton as senator or connected with such
election. This contention was contrO-
verted by the prosecution, The charges
now made against Smoot include one
that six of the Mormon apostles" are
living in polygamy and that Smoot
knows it,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-22
Rock ford, BeIOit & GAINESVILLE
Railroad Co.
ROCKFORD, ILL.

GENERATING electric road between Rookie d.
III. and GAINESVILLE, Wis, via Roscoe, ILL.,.
Rockton, ILL.,, and Beloit, Wis.
ROCKFORD, ILL.
First car leaves Rockford at $50 p. m. daily,
excepting Sunday. Second car at a. m. and
every hour thereafter Last car at IL p. m
First car arriving at Rockford a. M and
every hour thereafter until II p. N.
BELOIT, WIS.
Car leaves Beloit for Rockford and James
vile daily, except Sunday. every hour from
a. m. up to and including IL p. m. Car arrives
at Beloit from Rockford at $50 a. M Second
car at a. m. and every hour thereafter until
12 p. m. Car arrives at Beloit from GAINESVILLE
at $50 a.. N. Second car at a. m. and every
hour thereafter until IL p. m.
GAINESVILLE, WIS.
First car leaves GAINESVILLE daily except sun
day, at ia. m. and Is minutes after every houf
thereafter Last car at l1:15 p. m. Car ar
rives at GAINESVILLE at 10 minutes to the nouT
from $50 q. m. until 1850 p. M Inc IaSI
through car between Rockford and Janesvliie
leaves Rockford at 10 p. m. Janevllle at Uio
p. m.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE.
Cars leave Rockford at a. M, KelolI al q:
m. and GAINESVILLE at 7:15 a. m. ard every naI
hour thereafter up to and including II p m.
Rockford Ticket Oface.-B. G. Skeyhan, cor.
State and Wyman SITS.
Beloit Ticket Ofdce.-144 state street
GAINESVILLE Ticket Offce.-J. f. Bakers Drug
Store cor. w. Milwaukee and Franklin SIS.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-22
A very Close Call

II stuck to my engine, although every
joint ached and every nerve was racked
with PAIN" writes G. W. Bellamy, loco
motive fireman of Burlington, Iowa. II
was weak and pale, without any appetite
and all run down. AS I was about to
give up, got bottle of Electric Bitters
and after taking it, felt IS we'll as I
ever did in my life" Weak, sickly, run
down people always gain new life, vigor
and strength FROM their use. Try them.
Satisfaction guaranteed by Perry e.
5Doty. Price so cents
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-22
Pierced by a Dervish Spear.

London, Jan. ia dispatch re-
ceived at the war Office from Major
General Egerton, commanding the So
maitland expeditionary force, an
nounces that the body of Captain
the Hon. Thomas Lister, Lord. Ribble-
dale's son and heir, who was reported
by General Egerton to be missing after
the engagement recently between the
ritish and the forces of the Mad Null
British and the forces OF the Mad Null
spear.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-22
suicide of Colonel John Bacon.

Colorado Springs, Col, JAN. 49,
Colonel John III. Bacon, pioneer and
ex-mayor of Colorado Springs. COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the head. He was 20 years
old. He left note saying that he had
suffered so much pain from rheumat-
ism and insomnia that it more than Off
set the pleasures of this world. He
leaves a widow, who was Miss Mary
Weaver of Princeton, Ill, and a son,
who is an attorney in this city.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-22
Archbishop HartY at Manila.

Manila, Jan. 1S.-Archbishop j. j.
Harry, of st. Louis landed here and
met with a most enthusiastic recep-
ton. A water pageant added to the
brilliancy of the affair, the bay in the
vicinity Of the landing station being
packed by boats gaily decked with
veri-colored bunting. Fully 10000 per-
sons took part in the shore parade, in
addition to 5000 school children, repre-
senting all the Catholic societies with
in the archiepiscopal jurisdiction.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-22
Noonan Couldn't Tell Him.
Sixty People Killed at Bloemfontein.

Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony,
Jan. 19.-It is now estimated that six
ty persons were drowned as result
of the bursting of reservoir here Sun
day, which also wrecked 176 houses
and three hotels. There was public
funeral and interment Tuesday of
twenty three of the bodies already re-
covered. The ceremonies were attend
ed by all the local officials and 1000 of
the inha bitants. The shops were closed
and the town is in mourning. 49,.