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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
POSTMASTER UNDER ARREST.
Alleged That He Tempered With the
Mails THROUGH Curiosity.

A peculiar case of tampering with
the United States mails is that against
Postmaster John Dolph Of Brighton,
Ia. charged with fifteen or twent5
cases, and held TO appear before tn
United States grand jury. Deputy
Marshal Fulton, who has had much
experience in federal criminal mat
tiers, regards it as most remarkable
case. 1t seems that Postmaster Dolph
is venerable citizen, seyenty-five
years old, and is not charged with rob
bling the letters for gain, but it is al
legged that he had morbid curiosity
to know what his neighbors We're do
Ing in the way of correspondence the
led him to the very serious G i'm
Marshal Fulton and two attorney
from Washington, Ia, appeared fc
the prisoner before the commissions
at Des Moines, but investigation was
waived. Postmaster Dolph was very
reticent about the affair. He gave
bail easily for his appearance in the
United States court.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
Mrs. Sherman Die Of Boone Released
From Custody Because the Iowa
Law Fails to Provide for
Her Extradition,
har Extradltlot,.

Mrs. Sherman Dye of Boone, accused
Rena Nelson at Pierre, s. D., after eat
of March Z, cannot be extradited for
trial In South Dakota. Neither can
she be tried in Iowa.
This was the text Of the decision
handed down by Governor Cummins
last week after consultation with
Attorney General Mullan.
In submitting the opinion Governor
Cummins said:
"The ruling am compelled to make
upon this application exhibits a grave
defect in the law.
Under the federal statute as con-
strued by very recent decision of the
supreme court of the United States
and by an older case in our own SUI
preme court, have no authority what
ever to extradite Mrs. Dye.
"The holdings in these opinions are
clear and explicit to the effect that to
warrant extradition the person &C.
cused must have been personally in
the state where the crime was COM
mitted and ned therefrom after the
commission of the crime.
Mrs. Dye was not in South Dakota
and therefore could not have fed from
that state. regret this conclusion
because If Mrs. Dye is guilty OF muir
der she must be tried for that offense
in South Dakota or not at all unless
the statute be changed.
II have submitted the matter to the
attorney general and this ruling is
made under his advice"
Mrs. Dye was released from custody
March ., Judge Whitaker of Boone
framing his decision In the habeas
corpus proceedings in accordance with
the decision of Governor Cummins in
the requisition matter.
Governor Cummins has sent mes.
sage to the legislature urging it to
pass law making it possible for the
| governor of Iowa to honor q requisi.
ton from another state for person
who is not fugitive from justice.
This, he says. is necessitated by the
| case OF Mrs. Dye of Boone.
Whether the bill will make it posi-.
bic to again arrest Mrs. Dye and take
her to South Dakota, is question that
is not definitely determined. The
Dyes are said to be packing to leave
the state, and at present there is nc
law to stop them, nor no charge upon
which Mrs. Dye can be held.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Recruits for Resorts.

Concerted action on the part of the
police Of Sioux City, St. Louis, Oma-
ha, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Kansas
City and other cities, is about to be
taken to break up bold syndicate
preying upon innocent girls to obtain
recruits for st. Louis resorts during the
worlds fair. An agent Of the syndi-
cate has been working at Sioux City
and the police matron barely inter-
cepted Mary Devlin, Sadie and Mary
Dingman and Nancy Sheets, girls Of
tender years. as they were about to
leave for st. Louis upon tickets fur
nished by the agent
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Homemade Bomb Found.

The discovery in time of home
made bomb at the rear of S. Barran's
secondhand store, in the thickly set
tied business district of Sioux City,
doubtless prevented conflagration
there of large proportions. Inside a
flve-gallon can, partly filled with gaso-
line, was dynamite PERCUSSION cap
generally used in safe-blowing, to
which was attached fuse six feet
long. The cork had been sealed with
soap such as eggmen use, and the fuse
protected from the wind in an in
genious manner. At the time the
bomb was discovered the wind was
blowing gale, and fire in that quar-
ter would have swept into the whole
sale district. There is no clue to the
miscreant's identity, nor motive for
the hendish plan.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Postmaster Indicted.

Postmaster George L. Wilkinson of
Nicola has been indicted by the federal
grand jury on the charge of withhold
Ing from circulation country news
paper for two days. It is alleged by
the proprietors of the Nicola Reporter
that he held their paper in the office
two days trying to get postage on a
paper issued some time previous,
which he claimed had not. been paid.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Made suicide a Certainty.

Dependent over i'll health, Frank
Heffern, aged twenty-four years,
climbed to the top Of tree, drank two
ounces Of chloroform. placed moose
around his neck, blew out his brains
with a shotgun, and was found dang
ling to the tree near his fathers farm
house, four miles west of Eldora one
morning last week. A note In the
young mans pocket directed to his
mother stated that he could never re-
gain his health and determined to end
his suffering.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Two Fatal Accidents Alike.

George Weseloc, aged twelve, OF
Laurel, Neb., died in hospital at
Sioux City from injuries received in
runaway. His legs caught in the
spolkes and he was whipped about and
mangled frightfnlly,. Robert Taylor,
aged seventy-two, residing near Ada
Vile, is dead from injuries received in
q runaway while at work in his yard
Taylor in getting out OF the wagon at
the front end slipped and fell across
the pole, The horses ran away and
his head was caught between the
sppltes and the skull crushed,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Case Given to Jury.

Chicago, March 12.-The fate OF
Harvey Van Dine, Peter Niedermeier
and Gustav Marx, the three men on
trial for their lives for the murder Of
Frank Stewart at the Chicago City
railway car barn, is in the hands of
the jury. At 1920 o'clock Friday
Judge Kersten finished his instructions
to the IL men who must decide wheth-
er the murderers shall die on the gal
lows or drag out the weary years of
their existence in the penitentiary.
The jurors then retired to begin the
consideration of their verdict.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Control Of Fort Dodge Road.

It is stated that when the stock
holders of the Des Moines and Fort
Dodge meet this month, President
Hawley of the Minneapolis and ST.
Louis and its ally, the Iowa Central,
is apt to figure in the control of the
property. BY itself the road is of lit
tie value and there are but two other
roads it would benefit. Those are the
Rock Island and the Minneapolis and
st. Louis. 1t is rumored strong eff
fort will he made by Hawley to gain
control of the stock and merge it with
the latter road. The building of eleven
miles of road from Ruthven to Esther
vile would connect it with the ST..
Louis Storm Lake division.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
DIETRICH INQUIRY BEGINS
HEARING OF CASE AGAINST NE.
BRAsKA SENATOR OPENS.
Damaging Testimony Is Given by the
Former Postmaster Of
Hastings.

Washington, March 1.-THE senatori-
ri inquiry into the charges against Sem
ator Dietrich, of Nebraska, began Friday
before the special committee in Senator
Hoar's committee room. The inquiry,
which was instituted upon the demand
of Senator Dietrich, is for the purpose
Of probing the charges on which tho
senator was indicted last fall in Nebraska,
and which were dismissed on demurrer.
The committee consists Of Senator'S
Hoar, Plat, Of Connecticut, Spooner.
Cockrell and Pettus.
Leopold Hahn, postmaster at Hast
ings from 1897 to 1901, was the first wit
ness. He was succeeded In that Office by
Mr.. Fisher. In reply to questions by
Senator Hoar, Mr.. Hahn related con.
versation with Fisher on April %, 1901.
relative to his (Fisher's) appointment
as postmaster. "He asked me" said the
witness, what the Office paid. told
him $500. He said that was what
Dietrich wanted him to pay for the Of
fee. He also told me that Adam Breed
had said that Dietrich had asked him
$500, or $500 a year for the four years.
He asked me-" the witness continued.
what had paid Senator Thurston for
my appointment, and / said not one
cent
The witness also said that Fisher had
questioned him as to whether he
(Fisher) would have to pay note for
the $500 II he should give one. and the
witness said that he had volunteered to
Investigate that point for him. and had
done go, getting legal advice that such a
note would not be negotiable. At a
later date Fisher had come to his store
With q William Dutton and they had an.
nounced that they were there for the
purpose of fixing up the post Office bust
ness" and he retired. He was told
aftsrward that the matter had been ar
ranged. He then produced memoran.
dunn which he said he had made on the
day OF the conversation, 80 minutes afteI
1t occurred.
Replying to question from Senator
Hoar, Mr.. Hahn said that when Senator
Dietrich was elected he had given up all
idea of being continued as postmaster
because he had understood from various
sources that Dietrich was after hii
scalp"
Asked II his feeling toward Dietrich
was very friendly, he admitted that i
was not
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
sWithdrawal u Troops Begun.


Springfield, o., March i2.-Aftar IN.
other quiet night and every indication
OF order Friday, the withdrawal Of part
Of the troops has begun. The troops will
return to their homes gradually. Seven
Of the 10 companies will remain over
Sunday. and II there are no more demon
strations all viii be Withdrawn by Mor-
day.
A Broken EneaEeneut.
They were nttering the terasy uos.
sense that!isucceedss the great question.
And" said the girl. bravsly. ~ ppy.
erty comes, We VIII fscsit teeetAaHs
Ah, .desrsst ha Iepi!i ~ 1ags
sight Of yu35 $aeS wSuj1 sSasO tbeNels
sway.
~ sss'usss 11lngsI5 -
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Laxative doses Of Ayers pills each
night greatly aid the Sarsaparilla.
car rerry Burned.

Conneaut, O., March 1.-THE large
car ferry steamer, Shenango No. /,
owned by the Pere Marquette G Bessemer
Dock and Navigation company, was
entirely destroyed by fire off this Port
Friday, resulting in the death of Fire
man Charles McCarter. of Cheboygan,
Mich, and the probably fatal injury of
Engineer John Morrell. The boat was
one of the largest of her kind on the
great lakes, valued at $35O,0OO, and had
carrying capacity of 26 cars. The
fire is supposed to have resulted from
an explosion of oil in the engine room.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Rusiness Houses Burned.

The Miles block. consisting Of an
opera house, six business firms, two
vacant buildings and meat market,
were destroyed by fire at Otto last
week. Considerable damage was done
to buildings on the opposite side Of the
street, and had there been any wind
the whole town would have been
burned, as the waterworks played out
about midnight. The estimated loss
Is about $4,000. Mayor Hills and
Frank Omeara were severely but not
dangerously burned about the hands
and face by an explosion.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Constable Arrest Constable.

A constable prosecuting constable
for theft was the unusual scene wit
messed in the court of Justice Stafford
ut Sioux City. Harry Holder and G..
w. Raglan are both employed on the
cattle ranch of Payne G Sargisson,
near Luton, and both were last fall
elected constables for Grange town
ship. Raglan charged Holder with
stealing three different articles and
hled three informations. Holder was
found guilty and fined SIS, which he
paid.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Investigate Death Of Student.

E. B. Rich of Fort Dodge, Ia, and
his son, E. F. Rich, a student in. the
Boston Institute of Technology, went
to New Haven, Conn.,, to look into the
death of R. ]. Rich, Yale junior who
was killed by falling from West rock
two weeks ago. After a thorough in
vcstigation they found nothing that
would lead them to reach a different
conclusion than that Of two weeks ago,
the day after the young mans, body
was found. At that time inquiry led
the father to believe that his son was
unbalanced mentally and probably
jumped from the rock,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Western League Baseball Season.

President Sexton of the Western
league has been induced to reconsider
his resignation and will remain the
head Of the league. There are six
teams In the league and $50 games
will be played, ten more than last
year. The season opens Sunday, April
"a. and closes Sept. 25. Des Moines
will open at Denver, st. Joseph at
Sioux City, and Omaha at Colorado
Springs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
A Novel Convention caper.
Tit be true, as the poet Cowper hath

a Novel Convention caper.
II it be true, as the poet Cowper hath
Il, that
variety's the very spice of life.
That gives 1t all its flavor.
then the Republican convention re-
Gently held In the Ninth congressional
district of Missouri, which district
have the honor to represent, must have
been a most delightful, not to say &C.
static, function. One of the twain of
delegates elected to the national con-
vention is one Of my most highly es.
teemed Republican constituents,
most estimable citizen barring his
naughty politics. my personal friend
for more than quarter Of century,
Hon. Taylor Frier. He was called
upon for speech by the delegates who
had just elected him to go to Chicago
and who had instructed him to vote
Tor Colonel Roosevelt after he gets
there; but, to the amazement of the
aforesaid delegates, he modestly de-
clined to make speech, which en-
titles him to imperishable renown, as
perhaps he is the only Missouri poll
tician Of any party that ever declined
such an invitation since the Indians
were driven out of that imperial COM
monwealth. While the dumfounded
delegates were pinching themselves to
see If they were awake, Frier aston
ished them still more by singing solo
Of his own composition, entitled "AIis-
souri," The Banner-News of st.
Charles, where the solo was rendered,
says, 1.-THE convention Joined in the
chorus, which was something unique"
should say it was unique for the
Kerens Republicans and the Atkins Re
publicans Of Missouri to join in any
thing - except Kilkenny cat fight
The Banner-News adds-and it must
be true, for 1t is yeracious and rell-
able Democratic paper, bright as a
new silver dollar and entirely up to
date-that after the solo the conven-
ton adjourned In great good humor,"
If that is correct then Frier's melodi-
Gus voice wrought something close kin
- a miracle, for Missouri Republican
conventions usually adjourn with
curses not only loud, but deep, and
with the delegates shaking their fists
menacingly at each other.
/ The ancient aud accepted saying that
Emusic has charms to soothe savage
breast" finds it's latest illustration in
Trier's mellihuons achievement Not
since Orpheus caused trees and rocks
20 dance by his musical performances
and the Pied Piper Of Hamlin wrote
his own among
The few, the immortal names
That were pot born y die.
~ mn = wveares sy!e I'll
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
choked BY BuroIars.

In a desperate encounter with two
burglars, who were surprised plumber
ing his brothers store, Homer Spiedles
was choked into insensibility at Iowa
City and left lying on counter, where
he was found half-dead. The burglars
secured about $1,000 worth of goods
and escaped.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Mrs. Kuhn May De- P.rdoned.

Sarah Kuhn. pretty and scarcely
twenty, is one OF the few life convicts
petitioning for pardon from the Iowa
legislature this year who stands a
chance Of being liberated. 1t is
claimed that her husband, whom she
was convicted Of poisoning with
strychnine, was in the habit Of taking
the drug under q Doctors prescription.
Kuhn died Sept. 4, 1900, while en-
route homo with his wife from Sigour-
ney.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Postmaster General criticised.

Representatives of the independent
telephone companies of Iowa, in con.
vention at Des Moines, adopted reso.
buttons criticising the postmaster gen
eral for issuing an order which they
claim permits one company to mo.
nopolize telephone business in post.
Offices. f
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Declare. Commission Useless.

Claiming that the state railroad COM
mission is utterly useless and even a
menace to the people of the state, be-
cause 1t Is always completely controll-
I'D by the railroads, Senator d. E.
Young of Keokuk has introduced a bill
to abolish the body. Senator Young
Is Democrat. The bill is said to have
considerable support In both parties,
and some OF It 10 said to come from the
rai1roada
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
SUFFERS DEATH PENALTY.
Mark Dunn, the Missouri Murderer,
Hanged at st. Joseph-state-
msnt on the sea6old.

st. Joseph. Mo-, March 12.-Mark
Dunn was hanged here at 10:4o Friday.
Dunn went to the, scanold attended by
Rev. N. M. Goode, OF the Christian
church. Doctors had examined him and
said his condition was such that there
was no reason why the execution should
not proceed. The result was telegraphed
Gov. Dockery. and he said he would not
interfere. On the scaftold Dunn made
astatement charging that his conviction
was the result Of q conspiracy and that
Fenton was shot by man named Cy
Fisher. Dunn's neck was broken by the
drop.
The crime for which Dunn was
hanged was the murder Of Alfred Fen.
ton, wealthy young farmer OF Rush.
Vile. Mo.
Hearst Gets Eight Votes.
Providence, R. l., March 12.-Rhode
Island democrats, the first to name del.
egates to the national convention, on
Thursday elected representatives, six
OF whom, have pledged themselves to
vote for William R. Hearst from drst
to last, and have adopted the unit rule
TO control the votes Of the other two.
Generosity only permitted two anti.
J Hearst men to be named, as the Hearst
faction was in absolute control Of the
convention.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
To 30 Trled on Murder charoe.

w. G. Graves Of Des Moines will be
tried this week on the charge of hav-
Ing murdered his wife and then burn.
Ing the body to crnceal the crime.
Miss Winifred Reaoer. the opera sing
Or and daughter Of the dead woman,
Ia the acovser Of Graves.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Two Banks Make Assianme nts.

The Farmers bank Of Garden Grove,
Ia. and the Bank Of Coin. Ia, made
assignments Friday. The Garden Grove
institution assigned to its creditors.
It has capital Of 100000. with liza
bilities unknown and supposed to be
vastly larger than the assets. The
Coin bank has also assets OF 100000,
and 1t is alleged the assets are sufl-
cient to pay depositors.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
ashould Be Hanged"


Republican politics in the Hawkeye
State is undoubtedly warming up to
the boiling perchance the boiling over
point. The Redoak Qa) Express,
stand patter of the stand patters, re-
Gently delivered itself of the following
redhot remarks:
Mr.. Blythe's statement to the effect that
IN order to restore harmony to the Res
publican party in Iowa at the present
| time he withdraws from the contest for a
place as one Of the delegates to the ma
ttonal convention and nominates Mr..
Cummins as delegate at large shows a
good epirit. but 1t is not good politics,
There should be no compromise at this
time. Mr.. Cummins has been compromis-
| ed with before. and 1t Is hoped most sin
| cerely by the Express that he will be left
at home when the honorable delegation
starts for Chicago next June. When
man proves himself q traitor to those
political principles that have gained him
an Office be should be hanged, politically
| speaking, the same as any other traitor.
The Republican party cannot afford to
| compromise with man who expounds
such doctrine: neither can 1t afford to al
low such man position of political
trust such as delegate to the national
convention must assume.
It seems, however, from the follow
Ing Des 5Ioines dispatch that Mr..
Rytls has reagnstdas3 ttg ususpA.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Reeds Nomination Confirmed.

The United States senate last week
confirmed the nomination of Henry
Thomas Reed of Cresco to be Judge Of
the Northern district of Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18

AL voters who endorse the principles OF the
Democratic party and wlo intend to support
its candidates are invited to participate in the
selection of delegates to this convention. ?.
by order of the Democratic State Central
Committee. A. e, JAcKsNN.sss
NO. ROBERTS, Chairman.
Secretary
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
The Common Kind.
c., M. 8 ST PAUL r. r..

Time Table.
T rains leaves Cresco as follows:
PASSENGER GOING EAST.
p. m Daily except Sunday, for
McGregor and Dubuque.
$50 p. m. Daily for Chicago.
$50 p. m. Daily except Sunday for
Milwaukee.
FREIGHT.
$50 a. M, carries passengers to Calmar
II NJ, accommodation.
PASSENGER GOING WEST.
80 a. M, for st. Paul & Minneapolis
connecting at Austin for South
ern Minnesota points
l2:4B p. NJ, for ST. Paul s. Minneapolis
FREIGHT.
l:lo p. M, accommodation.
1910 p. M, carries passengers.
Coupon tickets ON sale for all points
in U S and Canada; also Steamship
tickets. M. j. WHITE, Agt.
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
Time-t ard for Elme, Iowa
In Effect Jan. 3, 1903.
SOUTH BOUND
Leave for Arr. from
Dubuque, Chicago 1890 a. IN. $40 p. m.
1915 p. m. $3.50 q. m.
and points East. 4:33 a. M. b:48 p. m
De4 Molnes, Kansas 1920 a, m. 3:14a m.
City and the South 1888 a. m. $3.50 q. m,
west. 2a4p.m. 3:10p. m.
NORTH BOUND.
81. Paul. Minneapo- 3:l4 a. m, 1920 a. M,
apOhs and the 1886 q. m, 4:33 q. IN.
Northwest. 3:lo p. m. 1915 p. m.
!. 546 p. m. s:45 m.
All Trains Daily.
W. E. DUNKLEE. Agent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-18
Remember this when I am dead:
Be sure you're right. then go ahead.

William Randolph Hearst bagged the
first brace Of delegates to st. Louis.
He caught them in the western reserve
of Ohio. Hearst is a worker. His
plan of campaign recalls Longfellow's
Ines
The heights by great men reached and
kept
Were not attained by sudden fight;
But they. while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night.