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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
rELEeRApHIc BREvIrlEs..

Jealousy aroused by Christmas gift
led to the killing of Frank Thompson by
Norman Redmond in Chicago.
Cooper Union in New York has won
Its suit for $3.50 900 damages against the
Manhattan elevated after years Of fight
ing.
Illinois leads all other states in the
number Of electric power plants. Mu-
nicipal ownership Of these plants is gain.
ing.
Cornelius N. Bliss reached New York
from western trip and declared pros
perity reigns there, regardless Of Wall
streets troubles
Notices Of a general reduction in
wages. effective January 1 next. have
been posted at the Illinois Steel COM
pany's works in South Chicago, Ill.
Over 154,sO0 railroad cars were built
in the United States during 1903, against
164,500 last year; 2,OO7 were passenger
cars; 1913 were exported; 5,152 locomo-
tives were built.
The Aurora Qll.) timers union has
been sued by M. M. Trauten for $4,000
damages because of alleged strike
threats which prevented his securing
work as nonmember.
Republican leaders are warned by a
United States senator at Washington
that the presidential election will be no
walkover. fractional troubles in the
party and democratic unification are fac
tors.
Repetition of the massacre of Jews in
Kishineff, it is feared, will take place
on the Russian Christmas day, January
2. Incendiary leaflets and post cards are
circulated and the governor offers little
hope.
John Alexander Dowie says that with.
In 100 years Christ will return to the
earth and rule for ten centuries at Zion
City, after which the world will be de.
stroyed. Dowie says he will accompany
Christ in the return.
Adyices received in New York from
Rome say the American archbishops
have been summoned to Rome to confer
with the pope over plan to dscentral-
lie many of the attributes of the congre-
cation of the propaganda
Thirteen passengers who faced death
for five days when the steamship Me-
nominee was overwhelmed and disabled
by giant wave in the Atlantic arrived
in New York city on the Cedric and told
OF their thrilling escape from death.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Death Ends Pardon Case.

One of the sixteen pardon cases that
was to have been submitted to the
forthcoming session of the general as
sembly has been ended by death.
Frank P. Watkins. one Of the Oldest
prisoners in Fort Madison penitentiary
is dead. after having served over TWEEN
ty-seven years of a life sentence for
the murder in Munroe county of boy
named Melius Bosier, whom he killed
that he might sell the team owned by
the boy. Watkins was also previously
convicted Of murder In Jackson coun-
ty, but on obtaining a retrial, and a
change of venue to another county
Watkins was freed because the county
attorney considered the expenses Of
another trial too great.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
SITUATION is ENCOURAGING
Many Favorable Indications in
Business Circles.
weekly Review Of Trade Conditions
a. They Appear to r.. G.
Dun 4 Co.

New York, Dec. 2S.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review Of Trade says: "Holi-
day conditions pervade the markets,
and most Of the exchanges are closed
until Monday. Manufacturing plants
are stopping for inventories and repairs,
in many cases the extent of idleness be-
ing considerably greater than for the
corresponding season in recent preced-
ing years. There has been liberal
volume of business in holiday goods. but
reports are somewhat conflicting in COM
parison with 1902. An encouraging sign
is the improvement in collections. Rail-
way traffic was not seriously impeded
by recent storms, owing to better meth
DDS Of operation, and earnings thus far
reported for December exceed last
years by six per cent. Agreements are
being made with little friction as to
wage reductions, except in the case OF
coal mining, and several idle plants have
fixed the date for resuming work. Few
labor disputes are in progress. and steel
producers look for much new business
early next month. Engagements Of
gold were checked by sharp recovery
in foreign exchange, although receipts
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Had Too MANY Wives,

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Charles Rocker is in Jail at Rock
Rapids on the charge Of bigamy. In
the murder or suicide case of August
Shredder of Doom, in 1900, Rocker
swore he was unmarried. The broth
ers Of the dead man now come for
ward with evidence that he was mar
ried twice before, once in Germany
and the second time at Round Lake,
MINI. After the trial, In which Rock
err was accused Of killing his employer,
August Shredder, 1t is claimed the
widow secured the insurance money,
turned 1t over to Rocker, who bought
farm In South Dakota. He later
married Mrs. Shredder. The Shroe-
ders have never ceased to investigate
the case. and have now caused the ar
rest of Rocker, who they claim killed
their brother.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
LIVES WITHOUT A SPLEEN.
iowa Girl Enjoys Good Health After q
RARE SuruIcal Operation.

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Alive and healthy and promised a
long life although without spleen
is the remarkable lot of Miss Olive
Smith, a sixteen-year-old girl of Kin.
ross, Ia, who visited the University of
Iowa hospital and reported to DIR.
William Jepson Of the chair of sur.
gerry that her health was first rate.
Months ago, DIR. Jepson removed Miss
Smiths spleen. because of a cancerous
growth, and the substance of her re-
port will be told the American Assoc
citation of Surgeons in Denver, next
week. 1t is said that less than a
score of persons in the history Of sur
gerry throughout the world have been
afflicted as was Miss Smith, and that
out of eleven upon whom the operation
was performed. but she and another
live to tell the story. For long years,
surgeons held that the removal of the
spleen meant certain death.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Killed in Pitched Bnt,lc

Brownsville, Tenn, Dec 2S.-One
man was killed and four seriously
wounded as the result of a pitched
battle near Randolph. The trouble
started by a fusillade from a double.
barrel shotgun in the hands of a
young white merchant named Tom
Hollingshead, and the volley was re.
turned by John Jackson with pistol.
Hollingshead fell dead with bullet
through his heart and John. Walter
and Henry Jackson and Andrew Pugh,
all negroes. were seriously wounded.
The trouble arose over the settlement
u y few dellRfs. 4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
May Survive Broken Neck.

An operation having no parallel in
the surgical world has been performed
at st. Joseph's hospital in Sioux City
by DR. William Jepson, who has the
chair OF surgery at the state uniyer-
sity John Norstrom Of Danbury, Ia,
fell from load of hay, breaking his
neck He has been almost totally
paralyzed for weeks, and DR.. Jepson
decided to operate on his broken neck.
Accordingly, portion Of the third
cervical vertebrae was removed, the
false growth Of tissue was cleaned
out and the bone was replaced. The
patient is doing we'll, with every pros
pect Of recovery.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Refuses tosara-.. Ext-aaitlon.

Governor Cummins has refused the
application Of New JerseI authorities
for the .extradition of Fred Shivers,
charged with wife desertion. The
governor considers the New Jersey
law invalid because OF the omission of
comma and the insertion of a con-
junction. The New jersey law on
wife desertion provides for the punish
ment Of men who desert their wives
and leave the state Governor Cum
minis points out that leaving the state
must be part of the crime, therefore,
the crime could not be committed till
the offender had left the state; and,
having left the state before the crime
was committed, he cannot be extradit-
ed and returned to the state
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH
OUT THE STATE.
VIII slifer Arrested at erundy cente,
on the Charge Of Numbering His
WIse-Jury- Verdict Annuls
an Insurance Law.

Quite a sensation was sprung in
Grundy Center when the sheriff ar
rested Will Slifer for the murder Of
his wife who died at his home week
ago Saturday night The information
charging him with this crime was
filed by brother of the deceased and
was complete surprise to everybody.
Slifer claims his wife suicided with
chlorofcrm and Mrs. Slifer left note
to the effect that she killed herself to
end her trouble. A clerk in 2 drug
store at Marshalltown. however, states
that bottle of chloroform was pur-
chased by man whose description
about tallies with that of Slifer. AS
the couple had been married only a
year and seemed very happy no cause
can be found for either the suicide
or the alleged murder.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Annuls q State Law.

At Burlington the jury in the case
OF Dankwardt VS.. an insurance COM
pany of Newark, N. j., has returned a
verdict In favor Of the defendant,
practically annulling an Iowa state
law. This statute compels reliable
insurance companies to make up the
amount Of pro rata insurance which
other companies participating in the
underwriting may fail to pay. Dank-
wardt was insured in forty-eight COM
panies. His fire loss was pro rated as
usual among them all. Several COM
panies failed to pay and Dankwardt
brought suit against the reliable COM
panies for the amounts which the un-
reliable companies had failed to pay.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Consumption

Salt pork is a famous old
fashioned remedy for con-
sumption. Eat plenty of
pork was the advice to the
consumptive 50 and 100
years ago.
Salt pork is good if a man
can stomach it. The idea
behind it is that fat is the
food the consumptive needs
most.
SCOTS Emulsionisthem
ern method Of feeding fat to
the consumptive. Pork is too
rough for sensitive stomachs.
SCOTS Emulsion is the most
refined of fats, especially
prepared for easy digestion.
Feeding him fat in this
way, which is often the only
way, is half the battle, but
SCOTS Emulsion does more
than that. There is some
thing about the combination
of cod liver oil and hypophos-
phites in SCOTS Emulsion
that puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
action on the diseased lungs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Two Killed in wreck.

Cincinnati. o.. Dec. 2S.-Two were
killed and SIX Injured in rear-end col
lision at Williamstown. KY, on the. Gin
cinnati Southern railway early satur-
day morning. A wrecking train that
was backing up from Mason, KY, was
met by a freight train. The relief car
and two cabooses on the wrecking train
were wrecked and afterward took fire.
The cars burned SO quickly that James
Lux and Florence Crawley, two work
men, persisted. Six others who were
also asleep in the relief car were badly
injured.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
A TERRIBLE DEED.
New York Farmer, Unable to buy
Gifts for His Three Children,
Kills Them and Himself.

Hudson, N. Y, Dec. 2s.-Brooding over
his inability to purchase suitable Christ
mas gifts for his motherless children,
Joseph Phillips, Hollowville farmer,
murdered the children and then hanged
himself in neighborhood barn. Phillips
had complained lately of his poverty,
and it is believed his mind became I'M
settled. With ak in hand Phillips en-
tered his house Christmas eve and
crushed the skulls of Todo, aged Is,
Frank, aged IL, and Carrie, aged 10. The
Oldest boy was killed in bed and the
others while they were playing on the
floor.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
watehman Is Burned.

Fire at Keokuk destroyed the main
buildings Of Hibinger Bros starch fac
tory. the largest independent factory
In the country. The loss is $3.50, 900.
The fire started from blaze in the
drying room. John S. Puder, a watch.
man, was burned. Theodore Berford
and William Moore were scorched and
bruised. One hundred men were at
work in the factory when the fire
started. but none Of these were burned
H. w. Green, manager of the plant,
says the plant will be rebuilt.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Glass, dated Panama: Perfect quiet
This would settle the din,
No news"
Preparing Transports.

Preparing Transports.
Washington, Dec. 28.-War depart
ment officials admit that the transports
Sherman, Buford and Crook, now at
San Francisco, are being made ready
for sea. Primarily these vessels are in
tended for the Manila service, but Of
ficials make no concealment of the fact
that they want to be ready for any
emergency which may arise, and should
the government desire to use any of them
for the transportation of troops to Pana-
ma the ships will be available for that
purpose. Still, the positive assertion is
made that no orders have been received
by the quartermaster's office with this
end in view, It is said. 1t is simply a
case Of being prepared II the occasion
arises.
Postal Rates Reduced.
Consul General Gudger. at Panama.
has notified this government that the
republic Of Panama has reduced Its
postal rates so per cent. The foreign
rate for each so grammes or less. is
equivalent to four cents in United States
money, and the domestic rate is the
equivalent Of two cents United States
money.
Recognized by Italy.
Acting Secretary OF State Loomis has
been notified by the Italian embassy
that the government OF Italy has recog-
nized the new republic of Panama.
Dixie to Sail ON Monday.
Philadelphia, Dec. 28.-Christmas
was not allowed to entirely interrupt
the martial preparations at the League
Island navy yard, where the cruiser
Dixie is being made ready to sail for
Colon on Monday with 600 marines.
With the arrival of "a marines and
two officers from Washington Friday
night the first large detail Of those to
go to Colon were quartersd on the
Dixie. Some additional stores were
taken on board Friday and everything
now is in readiness for the reception OF
the 400 marines who are to come to-
day and Sunday from New York, Nor
folk and Annanolis.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Historical writer Dead.

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 2S.-Rev. Dr.
George Edward Street. pastor emeritus
Of the Congregational church at Exeter
N. H., died here Saturday Of heart dis.
ease. aged 60. He was widely known for
his historical writings and as corpor.
ate member Of the American board Of
commissioners of foreign missions,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Governor cummIns, Mother Dead.

Mrs. T. ]. Commins, mother of Gov.
ernor Albert Cummins, died Of pneu.
monia at Des Moines last week. Gov
ernor Cummins was at the bedside at
the last moment. He had been with
her constantly since his arrival from
Boston a week ago. Mrs. Cummins
was descendant OF an historic fam.
lily. An ancestor was signer Of the
Maclllenberg declaration Of independ-
ence. Her maiden name was Flenni-
ken, and she was native of Green
county. Pa. and was seventy-seyen
years old.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Suit to Gust Mayor Morgan.

Mayor d. u. Morgan Of Council
Bluffs was last week cited to answer
to suit commenced in the district
court to GUST him from Office on q
charge Of corruption, maladministra-
ton In Office and of having compact
with gambling houses to afford them
police protection. The four counts
against the mayor are neglect of duty
In failing to suppress gambling. extor-
tion in forcing proprietors Of gambling
houses to pay $40 per month for pc.
lice protection, entering into a COM
pact with the gamblers and maladmin.
istration
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
pYnamlter Escapes.

The unknown silent man shot, by
the Rock Island detectives at EarIham
and taken to Des Moines on suspicion
of sending the anonymous threaten.
ing letters to the Rock Island officials
a few weeks ago, has escaped from the
hospital During the three weeks
confinement he refused to speak a
word, although subjected to the most
rigid Sweating" process. The Rock
Island officials believe he is a member
Of the dynamiting gang which has ter
rorized SO many railroads In the past
months. Detectives are on bis track.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
charqed with Murder,

Winnie Rieder, the actress who ar.
rived at Des Moines to find that her
mother had been. murdered, swore out
Information charging her stepfather,
'C. w Graves. with the crime. Mrs.
Graves charred body was found q
week ago last Friday locked In her
home In East Des Moines, and the cor
oner's jury has returned verdict that
Mrs Graves was choked to death and
that fire was applied to her body after
wards. Divorce proceedings were pend
Ing between Graves and his wife. He
is In iail.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Horse on clty,s pay Roll.

W. J.. Moore, street commissioner
Of Cedar Rapids, was convicted last
week Of obtaining money by false pre-
lenses from the city of Cedar Rapids
by entering on the pay roll of the city
q horse as william Martini and
drawing excessive pay for the horse
In that manner for period Of ten
months
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Bodies Found In a Lake.

The bodies of John Ryan and Miss
Leonard Zoring were found last week
In Berkley lake near Denver, Colo.
They went skating and fell through
the ice. Ryan's parents live at Grand
Junction, la. He was about nineteen
years old and went to Denver short
time ago for his health. Miss Forming
was also from Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Prominent Theo.ophist Dead.

San Francisco. Dec 2S.-Dr. Jerome
Anderson, a prominent theosophist, has
Just died here. He was native Of In
diana and Sc years of age. He was
well-known author on the faith.
Two of his best known books
ire "Reincarnaticn" ard "Karma, or
he Law of Cause and Effect"
Sir Harry Billiard Dead.
London, Dec. 2S.-Sir Harry Bul,ard.
d. p, is dead He was born in 1885,.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Physicians Are Alarmed.

Iowa physicians have taken alarm
at Governor Cummins' attitude toward
osteopathy. A vacancy. on, the state
board of health is to be filled, and it
is rumored the governor, will name an
osteopath. Old line physicians, both
allopaths and homeopaths, are uniting
in a vigorous protest at even the hint
of this affront. Circulars setting forth
the belief that the governor is to ap-
point an osteopath are circulated
among physicians.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01

Washington, Dec 2s.-Consul Gen.
eral Gudger at Panama has transmit
ted to the state department report
from the American consul at Cali, de-
partment of Cauca, stating that the
Colombian volunteer forces in that
section are disbanding and there are
no indications of an attack on Pana-
ma. From Cartagena comes informa-
ton OF similar character.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Paper Plant burned.

Newark. N. j., Dec. 2s-The plant Of
the Specially Paper Box company was
destroyed by fire early Saturday. The
loss is estimated at 100000. BY hard
work the firemen prevented the flames
from spreading to adjoining property.
The blaze started in the basement from
IN unknown cause.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Acre Trcatx Apnroxea.

New York, Dec. 2S.-The Bolivian
congress, by vote of Al to II, has APP
proved the Acre treaty with Brazil, &C.
cording to a Herald dispatch from La
Pas. The terms of the treaty were an
nounced some time ago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Sues His Mother.In.Lav.,

w. w. Cassidy. merchant of Win
terset, has commenced a. suit against
his mother-in-law in the. district court
at Des Moines to recover $4,000 for al
legged alienation of his wife's affec-
tions. Fhe mother-in-law, Mrs. Ernest
G. Draeger, and her husband. who is
jointly sued, reside in Des Moines.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Damages for Arrest on Suspicion.

Damages Tor Arrest on Suspicion.
George A. Williams Of Chicago has
brought suit against the city of Des
Moines and several of It's police OH.
Gals. asking $4,000 damages for
false arrest and imprisonment. Will
Jams was passing through the city and
stopped to visit friends on his way to
Dakota about year ago, when he
says he was arrested and confined in
jail three days without charges being
filed against him or any, trial given.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Sick Man Kills Himself.

Refused admittance to either of the
large hospitals at Des Moines, Joseph
Oquist Of Sioux Rapids committed sui
eide by hanging himself with clothes
rope in his room at the Crate house,
His case of consumption was pro-
nounced ineurable.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01

Rushyille, Ind.
Messrs. ELY Bros. II have been
great sufferer from catarrh ard hal
fever, and tried many things, BIZ
found no permanent relief until
found it in Ely g Cream Balm abOr.
eight ears ago, and we have been far
friends ever since. tRey. r. n
BENTLEY.
Messrs ELY EROS: Find enclose,
so cents, for which please send n
your Cream Balm. find. your rem
edy the quickest and mnst permanes
cure for cold III the head, catarrb, e3
Yours trnly, DELL NJ. POTTER, 6,
Mgr Ariz ma Gold Mining Go.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Plnte Mil Rnnnea

Pottstown, Pa, Dec. 2s.-The plate
mill of the Glasgow Iron company was
destroyed by fire Saturday. The mill
was In full operation and employed
about 100 men. Loss o.0oo partly IA.
sursd.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Professor ,voris Resigns.

After making sensational charges
against President Reed, none Of which
he was able to substantiate before the
board Of trustees, Professor F. T. Voris
OF Ruena Vista college, at Storm Lake.
resigned from the faculty.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Bride.to-He Kills Herself.

Insane from exhaustion brought on
by Ave weeks vigil at the bedside
of sick mother, Karol Plummer, a
pretty girl of independence, committed
suicide by shooting herself through
the head. She was to have been mar.
ried Christmas eve.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-01
Boy Terribly Lacerated by ! Boo.

Boy Terribly Lacerated by Dog.
Terribly iacerated by the fierce at.
tack Of a large dog. Leroy Davis, the
seven-year-old son of j. M. Davis, edi-
tor of the Logan uowa) Gazette, has
been taken to Chicago for treatment.
While playing In the street the animal
jumped from beneath wagon and set
upon Him Sixteen wounds were in
ficted. The boys neck and the back
Of his head were gashed to the bone.