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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29
Mining Notes.

Patrick Clark is back to Spokane
after a trip to San Francisco, Salt
Lake and Butte.
Three of four carloads of shipping
ore are on the dump of the Sisters
mine, near Wallace, Idaho.
The Concord Mining company, op-
Grating in Buffalo Hump, Idaho, is
installing four drill compressor.
The Alpine mill, in the Cable Cove
district. Oregon, will be completed and
ready for operation in a little more
than month.
The old mining town Of Big Oak
Flat, Cala was almost wiped out of
existence recently by fire which
originatedain lodging house.
J. W. LArkin of Spokane, part own
er of the Cougar mine in eastern Ore
gon, is on a trip to Portland to ar
range for making additions to the mill.
n On the vest branch of Priest river,
about eight miles north of Priest
River,s Idaho free milling gold has
been taken from the Farmer Boy
mine
Machine drills were put to work on
Wednesday,, for the first time, in the
Jumbo mine, in the Rossland district.
the intermediate level.
Experts said to be acting in the in
terest of Spokane capitalists, are eX-
aiming copper prospects near Troy
Mont, near the Banner and Bangle
mines, now under bond to Larson &
Greenough.
A mining shaft at Sombrerete, Mex.
is almost exactly on the tropic of Can
Ger, and at noon on June % the sun
shines to the bottom, lighting up the
we'll for a vertical depth of HOO feet
or more.
The Ladd Metals company's mines
at Mineral City, Idaho, have shut down
until the railroad is completed and
the capacity of the smelter increased
as the properties cannot be operated
profltably under present conditions.
"a large amount of development
work is being done in the Trussel
creek district" said l. T. Brant, who Is
in spokane. This district" continued
Mr.. Brant, sis located about one mile
north of Pend d'Oreille lake and sever
miles from Standpoint in Idaho.
With a view Of increasing it's outpu
and at the same time adding material!
to profits, the Snowstorm Mining com
pany, with properties about two ant
one half miles from Mullan, in tn
Occur dAlene country, last week com
menced work on 500 ton cope
teaching plant.
Houston Rail- was dangerously hur
in a cavein at the Friday mine a
Pearl, Idaho. A great mass of roc
fell upon him, injuring his back an
head. The full extent of his injurie
is not yet known, but the doctors pre-
nounce them dangerous.
John Bourne has started work o.
his Is claims on Ruby mountain, Okla
hogan district, Washington, after a
idleness of over eight years. MI
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29
1hNEST Mining NEWS
/EMs OF INTEREST GATHERED
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Their Owners Are Developing Many
Properties in Idaho, Montana and
Oreoon-Mines of British Columbia
Are Busy-Many Accidents and Per-
sonal Events.

At the Belmont mine, located at
Butte, Mont, Sunday three miners
were drowned by the breaking OF
bulkhead which held back the water
Of the Cambrus mine. The dead: John
Murphy, single; Philip Franklin, sim
gle: Victor Kataimick, married. The
shaft is full of water and the bodies
NAV not be recovered for several days.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29
Russian Boats Restrained.

St. observation-disclosures have been
sent to the volunteer feet steamers st.
Petersburg and Smolensk to refrain
from interference with foreign ship
ping.
1t is expected these steamers will
eventually join the Baltic feet and be
replaced by ordinary warships.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29

georgevitch, t b a n
to any other SOW.
ereign in Europe.
not even excepting
the Sultan. Since
the day of his ar
rival in Belgrade
to mount to the
throne of the MUIR
dered Alexander,
he has been beset
by intrigue, sur.
rounded by spies,
on1 tho uorv oontnr
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29
Robbery at Ogden.

Ogden, Utah.-Three masked men,
armed with guns, entered John Smith s
gambling house at o'clock in the
morning, lined up the occupants Of the
room against the wall, scooped up a
large sum of money from the tables
and made their escape.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29

"My mother insists" said Mrs. Wei.
lalong, who is always trying to ap-
pear girlish, that didn't begin cut
ting teeth till l was 10 months old"
Indeed" replied the sarcastic one,
"are they all through now?"-Chicago
Record Herald,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29

Rev. o. E. Hasheim of Astoria, who
is visiting relatives in Minneapolis,
was badly bitten in the arm by dog
recently. The animal is thought to
be suffering from rabies.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29

The good results of administering
potatoes in certain forms of diabetes
are affirmed by a French physician,
DR.. Moose, who states that he has ef-
fected cures by this means.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29
Spokane Markets.

FcScIdUlCo" opal d6uo, wv AcS nv"
potatoes, 3@4c Id; turnips, 3@5c per
bunch; lettuce, 4@5c head; dry onions
4@5c lib; cabbage, 4@5c lb; cucum.
bers, 8@10c each; green onions, 100
15c doz; radishes, &c bunch; rhubarb,
2@5c Id; green peas, 5@8c Id; new
beets, 8 punches 10c; spinach, 2k @
&c Id; watercress, SC bunch; string
beans, S@10c Id; fresh carrots, 2
punches &c; mint, sc bunch; tomatoes,
15@25c Id; parsnips, 2 punches &c;
canteloups, 8@12hc each; caulifiower
10000 bunch; watermelons, 40@5Oc
each; summer squash, 10@15c each;
crooked neck squash. 10@15c each.
Fruits-Lemons, 25@30c doz; cher
ries, 5@15c Id; gooseberries, 6@10c
box; strawberries, 6@10c box; black
berries, 8@10c box; raspberries, 100
12kc pint; red currants, 8@1Oc box;
plums, 10c Id; apricots, 12h@15c Id;
peaches, 12h@15c lb; prunisimonis,
12@15c ,lb; new apples. &c lib; grapes,
15c lib.
Poultry-Dressed chickens, young
chickens, 18c Id; hens, 18c Id; old
ROSTERS, 14@16c lb; spring ducks, 60
@75c each; goslings, zoe lib; spring
chickens, 60@65c each.
Eggs-New laid eggs, 25@30c doz;
eastern eggs, 2O@25c doz.
Dairy Products-Butter, best cream
cry, 25@30c Id; common creamery, 20
@25c Id; best country, zoe lb; COM
mon country, 1914 @15c Id; imported
Swiss cheese, 40c lb; American Swiss
cheese, 25c lib; cream brick cheese, 20
@25c Id; New York cheese. zoe lb;
Wisconsin cheese, 15c lb.
F1our-Eastern fancy patents, $1.65
Oils sack; local patents, $3.50 sacH
standard, $1.2O sack; lowest, $1.10 SIX;
Washington wheat, $4.40@4.75 DBL;
buckwheat, 4O@5Oc 10 lb sack.
Grain and Feed-Timothy, $1@1.O5
cwt; alfalfa, $4,000 cwt; oats, $1.45
cwt; corn, $3.50 cwt; chopped corn,
$1.60 cwt; bran, 9O@95c cwt; bfan and
shorts, $1@1.05 cwt; shorts, 81 10 cwt;
wheat, $1.4O cwt; chopped barley. $1.30
Obs cwt; oil meal, 21Ae lb; seed
oats, $3.50 cwt. H.
City hay market-Locai timothy hay
SIS; oat hay, 1904; wheat hay. SIS
Wholesale Produce Prices.
New potatoes, ssf cwt; summer
squash, 81 box; best strawberries,
$3.50 crate; blackbei ries, $1T5@2 per
crate; raspberries, $3.50 crate; peach
es, 60c@$1 box; tom atoes, $3.50 crate:
sweet cherries, 6Oc@$1 box; sour cher.
ries, &c Id; apricots, 10000 box; Gu.
cumbers, $3.50 box of 20 lbs; cabbage,
&c pound.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran, $IY ton; pran and shorts, SIC
ton: oats, $1.35 cwt; wheat, $1.25 cwt /;
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29
Hold Males Superior.

The Munich school board has or
dered that all female school teachers
must salute their male superiors first
wherever they meet them.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29
HIS LOT AN uNENvlAsLE ONE

King Peter snubbed by Royalty and
in Danger of His Life.
Uneasy lies the head that wears g
crown" is more particularly applicable
to the new ruler Of Servia, Peter Kara
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29

Bolivia and Siam are the only civil
lied or semicivilized powers without
a national debt.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29

DR.. Gabriel Leven, Paris physician,
says obesity is nervous disorder,
caused by a form of dyspepsia.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29

There were 143 cremations at Wo.
king, England, last year, against 275
in 1902.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29
Howard E. Burton.
Assayer. and
GhRndiaf

sSe GS 5 z sy or coppsl
test. Mailing envelopes and full price list sent
on application. Control and Umpire work so
ncted. Leadvt1le, Colo. Reference, CarbO-
nate National Bank.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use
for their children during teething period.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29

Recent experiments seem to show
that plants have a rudimentary ner.
vous system.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29

The mortality in the French army
exceeds that in the German army by
1913 per cent.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29

Don't take chances of proposing to
= girl on Friday: she might not refuse
VOu,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29

feTe Permanently Cured. No nus or nervousness
ITO After frat days use of DR.. Kline's Great Merys
&SgGorer. Send for Free 02 trial bottle and treAtsa
Dr. b. 81. Kline Ltd, 9ai Arn az Y>'ilsdeinbss PA
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29
Wholesale PRODUCE Prices.
Wholesale Feed Prices.

Bran. $IS ton; pran and shorts, $40
ton: oats, $1.35 cwt; wheat, $1.25 cwt;
chopped corn, $1.4O cwt; whole corn,
$1.30 cwt; timothy hay, SIT ton; al
falfa hay, $14.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-29

Military boundaries have almost
stopped the growth of Paris.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20

BONE FOOD

Soft and crooked bones mean
bad feeding. Call the disease
ricketts, if you want to. The
growing child must eat the
right food for growth. Bones
must have bone food, blood
must have blood food and so
on through the list.
SCOTS Emulsion is the right
treatment for soft bones in
children. Littledoses every day
give the stiffness and shape
that healthy bones should have.
Bow legs become straighter,
loose joints grow stronger and
hrmness comes to the soft
heads.
Wrong food caused the
trouble. Rightfood will cureit.
In thousands Of cases SCOTS
Emulsion has proven to be the
right food for soft bones in
childhood.
Send for free sample.
eCOTT g. BOVINE. Chemists.
e0o-4l5 Pearl Street. New York.
SOC. at,a $500; all druggists
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20
Youna Shaw a Hero.

While the Doric was in Honolulu,
Mrs. C. S. Barff, wife of a wealthy man
of Shanghai; Captain Boyle, Earl B.
Shaw, son of secretary Shaw; Captain
P. Barnes and d. Kerr decided to in
dulge In the exciting pastime of ca
noeing in the surf. While returning
to the shore the canoe was capsized.
All the men Of the party managed to
grasp the outrigging, but Mrs. Barff
was thrown few feet away and was
In imminent danger of drowning.
Young Shaw swan to her and grasped
the drowning woman. The accident
was seen from the shore and life
boat was sent out to the rescue of the
party. Mr.. Shaw has been in the
Orient for some months engaged in
the immigration service.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20
Wagon Roads.

The subject of wagon roads is attract
ing more attention now perhaps than at
any other time in the history of our
country. Mr.. Secretary Wilson is large
ly responsible for this agitation. The
Brownlow bill has also had good
deal to do with 1t. The Scientific Amer
lean recently contained very able ed
itorial on the subject, from which this
extract is taken:
At this time OF the year, when the frost
is coming out OF the ground and nearly
all the roads in and around our country
towns are long lines OF mire, one cannot
help wondering when considering the sub-
5ect Of our highways why the government
- not quicker to respond to the appeals
for aid in their Improvement and why 1t
does not push the adoption Of a system OF
roads that will last for long periods with
but slight expenditure for repairs.
Nearly seven years ago the office Of
road inquiries of the department OF ag-
riculture conducted experiments with steel
rails for use on country roads and made
arrangements with large steel works for
the rolling of suitable rails for this pur-
pose. At that time the eight inch rails
for mile Of steel roadway, weighing
about 100 tons. could be purchased for
about $500, and the price has not in
creased much since. A sample steel road
two miles in length between Valentia and
Grao, Spain, had then been in use for five
years under exceedingly heavy traffic and
had shown splendid results; yet the Unit
ed States did not and has not as yet prof
tied by this experiment in an ordinarily
unprogresstve foreign country, and we
have today no steel roads for commercial
purposes
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20
r It II II Il Il -

r.3 probable Democratic candidate Of
1904 Is another Jefferson in that he has
red hair. He Is a big man, nearly six
feet. broad shouldered. Weighing almost
zoo pounds. He Is physically active, walk
ing rapidly. and every morning, rain or
shine. he gets into the saddle and takes a
ride. His muscles are hard, and he is
powerful and deep chested. His voice is
full. resonant and pleasing. His eyes are
black and very bright. On the bench he
wears glasses. His hair is little thin on
top. but he Ia not bald. His close cropped
mustache is bit darker than his hair.
but still shows an unmistakable red. His
complexion Is ruddy, and he looks like
man in perfect health.
When you look at his face, front view,
1t seems trifle weak about the chin and
too big in its great. broad forehead-the
face of student and man Of thought
rather than Of energy and action-but
when you see his profile you behold the
well developed chin of the fighting Yam
kee. the chin of flrmness and strength of
character. Altogether 1t Is a good face
and one which quickly and indelibly fixes
itself in your memory.
In conversation Judge Parker Is affable,
with an alert appreciation and sense of
hunor, too, but he Is habitually careful
end rather precise In his choice of words
He gives you the impression that he is
man strong. though neither brilliant nor
aggressive, who has himself always well
IN hand. He was born on May IA, 1852.
Judge and Mrs. Parker live on a fine
farm at Esopus, near Kingston. on the
west bank of the Hudson. They have but
one living child. a daughter now married
The Judge Is a grandfather. At Esopus he
has fine library, wherein he spends his
evenings. But during vacation he passes
his days out on the farm. 100 acres Of
which are in cultivation and which he per-
sonally manages. Next to the law his
chief delight 10 in his Red Poll registered
cattle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY

nCleveland' s defence of his second
administration is very weak, too lame
to go. He says in his Philadelphia
Evening Post ticle that there was
no legal authority for maintaining the
100 million dollar gold reserve for re-
deeming the treasury notes.
And yet he pursued the same policy
without legal authority" and there
by created an addition of 1852, 3l5, 400
to the bonded debt of the United
States. To do this in collision with
]. 2. Morgan g. Co. of N. Y, j. S.
Morgan & Co. of London, Aug. Bel
mont u Co. of New York, and N.
NJ. Rothschfld & Son OF London, he
made q secret deal.whereby they OBJ
tanned these bonds at 16 million dol
lars below their market value, be-
Cause they were payable in coin, which
meant either gold or silver. Then to
consummate the villainy started by
Cleveland, the republican congress
made the bonds, bought at 16 millions
less than they were worth in the
market, because payable in coin, which
meant either gold or silver, payable
10 gold, thus putting few more un-
earned millions in the pockets of the
Cleveland syndicate. "Sane, safe and
conservative" is pretty phrase that
Grover loves to repeat. Webster de-
lines conservative" opposed to
change or innovation. The disposit-
ion and tendency to preserve what is
established. This is the sentiment
tht led Mr.. Cleveland to continue that
which was without legal authority
established as republican policy. BY
being conservative" and adherinp
to the established practice and Gus
tom it will be "safe" for the Bel
montS, and this is what Mr.. Cleveland
considers tSane" practice.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20
Crops in Iowa.

The crop report of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad for Northwestern Iowa,
says all grain is growing nicely, with
q good average stand. The season is
ten days late, as compared with the
average seasons. About three-fourths
Of the ground is plowed for corn, and
one-fifth is planted. The balance of
the blowing and planting will be COM
Pleten soon, unless work is delayed by
heavy rains. Corn should be planted
by May 20. Light hail is reported from
the vicinity of Sheldon. and frost from
near Rock Rapids, but no damage is
reported. There was during the past
week about one inch of rain The
ground is in f1rst-class condition.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20
SHORTAGE Said to Be LARGO.

Trustees of the creditors of ex-
Mayor S. F. Smith of Davenport now
say the total amount of his embezzle-
ment will reach 100000. A sensation
followed the opening of the box in the
safety deposit company's vaults, where
Mr.. Smith was supposed to keep the
securities in the Keiser estate. This
box, when opened by order of court,
proved to contain but about $4,000 in
questionable securities, instead of the
100000 which Mr.. Smith had claimed
was there. making his shortage $27,-
900, instead of the $4,000 he had ad-
mitted. In the Sheaff estate, investi-
cation shows him short $4,000, in
stead Of the $4,000 he owned to.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20
Cuts Son for Sons Wife.

The will of the late T. J. Stone, ex.
banker and pioneer of the Northwest,
filed at Sioux City, cuts out the only
son. Edgar H. Stone. but leaves his
portion to the wife of Edgar H. Stone.
The estate, which is estimated to be
worth between 100000 and 100000,
Is divided equally between the widow,
Emma Stone, daughter, Mrs. George
P. Day, and the daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Edgar Stone. Each is to receive one
third of the vast estate. T. j. Stone
was surveyor in early days for the
government and laid out the Indian
reservations in Nebraska. He ac-
eliminated fortune and was for sew
eral years president of the First Ma,
tional bank of Sioux City.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20
AGED lowan Shot Dead.


William Porter. aged seventy years,
was shot and killed last week by Mil
lard w. Buck. aged twenty-five, in
Prairie City, eighteen miles south
west of Newton. Porter was one of
the leading Democrats in his part of
the county. 1t is said that for several
days he had been "joking" Buck about
some story concerning woman.
There was nothing to the story but a
Joke, but Buck took the matter to
heart. They met in a store and the
talk resumed. Buck suggested that
they go out into the park. Just as
they got inside the railing. Buck pulled
revolver and fired five shots at Por-
ter, the last one piercing his heart.
Porter died instantly. Buck was ar
rested and held without bond on the
charge of murder.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20
HAPPENINGS in IOWA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH
OUT THE STATE.
Three Deaths Occur in One Family In
a Week From Strange Maiady
That Has Not Been De.
fined bv phvsiciana.
fined by Physicians,

Three deaths in one family in
one week. all caused by the same
malady which has baffed all the
physicians in the vicinity of Rockwell
City, have caused a panic thereabouts.
People say 1t is the mysterious Sblack
death" because the patients are
taken suddenly, turn almost black and
die in fearful agony, after which it is
necessary to bury them almost imme-
diately, the remains being in an adj
vanced stage of modification in two
hours. A fourteen-year-old daughter
of Fred Hepp was the first victim.
While her funeral was in progress a
brother succumbed to the same mala-
dy: and Immediately following his
death Mrs. Hepp was taken down and
died in short time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20
A Startling Test.

To save life, Dr.. T. q. Merritt Of
NO no; Mehoopany,, Pa made astartling
Ies1 resulting IN q wonderful cpre.
ne writes, "a patient was attacked
Wltn violent hemorrhages. caused by
ulceraGlon OF the stomach. I had often
1ound Electric Bitters excellent for
acute stomach and liver troubles so I
prescribed them. The patient gained
from the tirst, and has not an attack
IN y months" Electric Bitters are
positively guaranteed for Dyspepsia,
indigestion, Constipation and Kidney
tro1ples. Try them, Only Soc. at p.
a. Clemmer'S Drug Store. r
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20
Frat and Third Tuesday Of Each TontT

Frat and Third Tuesday of Each Month.
Inc Chicago Great Western Railwaay
WIN sell Homeseekers Tickets at one
Iare plus ~ 90 to points in Alabama,
AArKansas. Colorado, Florida, Georgia,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mexico,
Mlsslsslppi, Missouri, Nebraska, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma.
tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and
wyoming. For further information
apply TO any Great Western Agent,
OF >. T. Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago, Ill.
dec Is
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20
Blows CAUSED sov,s Death.

Coroner Van Gordon of Emmettsburg
held an inquest at Graettinger on
Michael, the ten-year-old son Of Bar
ney Elsenbast. The boy was attend
Ing school three miles west of Graet-
finger. One day the teacher, Chris
Jensen, had occasion to punish him
for some trihing offense. and hit him
several times on the head with ruler.
The boy soon complained Of being
sick and went home. BY o'clock in
the evening he was delirious, and in a
few days he died. The doctors held
3 post norton examination. The
jury decided that the boys death was
caused by the blows on the head.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20
Officers Of United workmen.

The Iowa grand lodge, Ancient Or
der Of United Workmen. held the
largest, meeting in its history at Daven-
port last week. The old officers were
reelected as follows: Grand master
workman, William M. Narvis, Musca-
tine; grand foreman, A. v. Proddfoot,
1ndianola; grand overseer, j. w.
Wildly, Waterloo; grand recorder. e.
F, Rehkopg, Des Moines; grand re-
eeiver, Henry Michelstetter, Sioux
City; representatives supreme
lodge, B. F, Carroll, Bloomfield; L. L.
Hamlin, Des Moines and R. L, Tilton,
Des Moines. Cedar Rapids secured
the next grand lodge meeting, Ottum-
wa being its warmest competitor
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-20
County Seat War.

Poweshiek county is in the throes
of county seat fight When the
county was organized in 1S4S, or about
that date, there was no town Of Grin
nell on the map, and as there was a
small settlement at Montezuma, that
place was made the seat Of govern
ment. This year Montezuma has a
population of 1900, while Grinnell has
1000 or more. The last census gives
the number of voters in the county at
$500, and the Grinnell canvassers Sc
cured 1898 signatures of voters asking
the supervisors to order an election on
the question of removal of the county
seat. Montezuma started with re-
monstrance, and secured 7S0 names
thereto. Grinnell has caused about
200 of the remonstrants to make affi-
davit that their names were secured
to the remonstrance by misrepresenta-
ton. or fraud, and asking the super
8isors to refrain from counting their
names on the remonstrance.