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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
OUR WOMEN BEAUTIFUL.
Redeem, the Partisan Dressmaksft
Pays Compliments to Fair
Americans.

Redfern, the man dress maker Of Para
es, Is in New York on visit
tits an extremely difacult proposition
to make the comparison between the
most beautiful women Of the world. the
women Of Paris and the women Of Amer
ica," he said, In answer to question re-
Gently.
"As a Partisan, ! can look upon Paris
only az the fashion center Of the uni
verse. We make the fashion. The
world can only follow. Tell me the mode
of Paris and will tell you the mode Of
the world. All, but the American wom-
On can wear the gown. We do not make
The figure for the American woman, but
we design the gown that makes the
beauty Of her figure glory. marvel.
THE Parisiaienne has also the figure
beautiful, but the American woman
she has the sterling beauty. The Ameri-
can woman can be big and still be beau
tiful The Partisan woman cannot bs so
large and still have the same pertec-
ton.
I'm the newest styles there are always
little differences that the man who il
not the artist cannot geo. 1t is not the
newness of any one thing, it is the en-
semble
IF l should describe the ensemble you
"a man-would never understand. II
is the little lace. the ribbon. the rufle
the hounce, the cut, the seam. the hang
the fall, the veer, the tuck the gather
These the the mysteries"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
DOG AN EGG COLLECTOR.
Canine Belonging to st. Cloud, MINI.
Policeman Steals Six Of
Them Each Day.

Officer Peter +. Bettenbergh, Of the
ST. Cloud (Minn.) police force, has q dog
which brings home six eggs a day.
Where he gets them has not yet been dis
covered. None of the neighbors report
missing any eggs, and 1t is believed the
dog does his egg hunting outside Of the
immediate neighborhood Of his masters
residence.
This daily egg delivery by the dog has
been going on for about two weeks. Of
ficer Bettenbergh saw the dog go into
the woodshed with something in his
mouth. He went to see what it was and
was astonished to find FIVE eggs snugly
stored in a corner Of the shed. He gave
them to his wife, the dog watching the
proceedings.
Next morning the animal repeatedly
appeared before his mistress carefully
depositing eggs at her feet. Every day
since then he has done the same. The
dog is medium sized animal Of no par
ticular breed. His master will put him
on the chain gang and try to break his
habit Of egg collecting.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
CRIME MOVES IN WAVES.
Strange sidelish t. Thrown on Grim.
inal Problem BY New Brit
ish Blue Book.

Some strange aald in way bewilderIne
sideNghts are thnown on the problem Of
crime and criminals by blue book is-
sued under the name OF Sir Jonn Mac
Donald, master OF the British supreme
court. On the whole. during the last 20
years tharahas been reduction in crime
OF what fs termed the araver sort, but he
points out that every now and then at
faiElS regular intervals there is q wave
q serious crime which sometimes ex-
tends over half year and sometimes Is
months. Nineteen hundred and two was
one OF these years Of crime waves.
In 1903 the total number Of persons
tried in England was Gel ,667, while in
1909 the figures were 7e7.e76. This In
crease was chiefly in crimes against prop
erty, while crimes against public NOR
ais showed marked decrease But, az
Judge Macdonald points out all the fig
ures show that neither penal servitude
nor imprisonment serves to deter the
habitual offender from reverting to
crime. the most incorrigible Of all being
women. OF the graver crimes which
show marked decrease are murders and
| burglaries.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
OLD ACTION FOR DIVORCE.
Case After Remaining in Court II
Years Is Finally Placed on
Calendar for Trial.

"A suit and counter suitfor absolute d.
yorce between Henry b and Florence
Shepard have been ordered placed on the
New York supreme court calendar for
trial. by Justice Mccall. after having
been in the courts for17 years.
Mr.. Shepard started the action in 1887.
naming four correspondents. Mrs. Shep-
ard made counter charges, also naming
several correspondents. Pending trial
the court awarded the wife 800 month
I alimony for herself and their three little
daughters.
This arrangement continued until
1894, when the suits were dropped and
now ones brought, each complainant
adding two correspondents to the lists.
On May IA. 1908. Mr.. Shepard rebelled
at paying more aAtmony, but in October
last was ordered to pay $6s6.5s arrears,
or go to jail. F2e offered to pay 1907. SO,
but the wife refused to accept 1t, and Al
bert !. Sire, the LAST in succession Of six
attorneys for Mn Shepard, pressed the
case for trial.
Nearly all the correspondent witnessel
and lawyers connected with the original
cases are dead.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28

Des Moines, Ia, June 20.-The Iowa
supreme court has followed the United
States supreme court in the indorse-
ment of oleomargarine laws. 1t re-
Gently held the Iowa law prohibiting
the sale of oleo colored like butter to
be valid and constitutional. The basis
of its decision was similar to that OF
the decision of the federal supreme
court 1t is the result and not the
process which the law seeks to govern,
and this is legitimate. The fact that
q yellow tinge is given to oleo by the
nse of natural butter in the manufac-
ture of the product does not justify
the sale Of oleo that resembles butter
In color. All the law on the subject,
the supreme court decides, Is based on
the theory of preventing fraud. The
only reason for giving oleo a yellow
color Is to make it resemble butter;
At follows, thinks the court, that the
result will be the sale of it as butter
| It is to prevent this that the law was
passed prohibiting the coloration OF
the product to resemble the natural
product. Being manufactured article
and not natural product, the court
holds that it is within the province OF
| the people by their legislature to enact
DAVIS governing the sale of the article.
State Dairy Commissioner Wright be-
lieyes that the decision will effectively
stop the sale of oleo as butter in Iowa
and that Is the thing which he has
been fighting for many years. 1t will
not interfere in the handling OF oleo
as cleo under it's natural color.
Taxable Value Increases.
i Fifteen counties which have made
reports to the auditor of state show q
net increase in the taxable value Of
their property over that of last year
which indicates an increase in the en-
tire state of about 100000. This Is
despite the fact that the value of live
stock has been very greatly diminished
It is thought that the taxable value o.
, live stock will show decrease O
100000 in the state. The taxable
! value In Iowa is one-fourth OF the &C
tual value So that while the value o
, all property has increased $16,OO0,O0'
: the one item of live stock shows fall
ing of of about SIG, 100000 as compared
with last year. 1t was expected by thu
state authorities that the value of thu
property of the state this year would
, show general falling off as compared
with last year. The way in which thu
. values OF live stock have fallen off Il
|, shown by the following figures giving
the difference in the actual value o
live stock in the fifteen counties which
have reported to the auditor OF state
as between this year and last:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
$50 10 California and Back!

II you intend to go to California
you may never have better cpportu-
nifty than in August and Septembe-,
1904, when the rate from most points
in Iowa and Minnesota to San Fran
cisco or Los Angeles and return will
be only $50 via the CHICAGO, MILWAU-
KEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY.
To accommodate Knights Templar
of Iowa and Minnesota, their families
and friends, a standard sleeping car
will leave Cresco at $50 p. M, on
Monday, Aug. goth. This car will be
attached to a special train, through
to San Francisco vie the Q. NJ. & St.
P. Ry., Omaha, Denver. Colorado
springs and the ssScenic Route"
Double berth in sleeping car costs
$3.50, including stop-over at Colorado
Springs and Salt Lake City.
For details of itinerary call on the
ticket agent or address
JOHN COOK, r. A. MILLER,
Excursion Ag't, Gen'l Pass. Ag't,
West Union, Ia. Chicago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
INCREASES

/ To Better Conditions Of Insane.
"A very comprehensive scheme for
lettering the conditions surrounding
the insane Of this state is being dis
cussed by the state institution SUPER
intendents and the state board Of con-.
troll and may be called to the attention
Of the legislature next winter It con-
templates the abolition Of the present
method Of committing insane persons
20 the hospitals and the substitution Of
q method by which they may be taken
to the hospitals by relatives and
friends and their insanity there deter
mined instead Of by trial and adjudi-'
cation in the courts. as at present.
The reform also contemplates the es-,
tablishment of detention cottages in
every town in the state where persons
thought to be mentally unbalanced
may be detained pending their exam
ination and commitment or release. At
present the jail is used for this deten-'
ton. It is proposed also to establish
at the state hospitals Observation cot
tages." homes to which the newly re-,
ceived insane may be committed before
being placed in the hospital proper.
The idea Is that many persons are
made worse by their sudden realization
OF commitment to an insane hospital.
Were they detained at first in an in
stitution which resembled a home in
stead, they might be cured and re-
turned to their homes without actual
commitment to the main hospital.
Effort to Buy School Bonds.
Bond companies which have been me-
gotiating for the purchase Of school
bonds in several Of the districts of this
state have raised a novel question as
to the effect Of an act passed by the
last general assembly relative to the
debts which school districts and towns
in Iowa may incur. The law provides
that these municipalities may incur
debts to the extent of two and one
half per cent. Of the actual value OF
their taxable property. The constitu-
ton fixes the debt limit of all munici-
palities at five per cent OF the value Of
their taxable property. At the time
the constitution was adopted property
was assessed for taxation at its actual
value. Since then law has been
passed requiring property to be as
sessed for taxation at 25 per cent. Of
Its actual value. Now does the pro,
vision Of the constitution apply to the
actual value or to the taxable value
which Is one-fomth the actual? II the
latter, then the law passed by the last
general assembly is invalid. The bond
companies talk pf testing the question
Earnings Of Railroads Increase.
With two exceptions the railroads Of
Iowa report large increases in theil
earnings for 1903 over 1902. The ex.
| ceptions are the B. c. R. & N. (R. IL
and the Iowa Central. The former re
ports falling of in receipts to The
amount OF $714,244, while the 1attel
shows a decrease of s160,735. These
facts appear In the report compiled b.
Secretary Davidson, Of the executive
ccunsA whish Will ssrvs>as q basis 70,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28

First and Third tuesday Of zach Month.
The Chicago Great estern Railway
will sell Homeseekers Tickets at one
fare plus So 90 to points in Alabama,
Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mexico,
Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New
Mexico, North Carolina. Oklahoma,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and
Wyoming. For further information
apply to any Great Western Agent,
or j. P. Elmer, q. P. A., Chicago, III.
dec Is
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
Shake Into Your Shoe 8,

ALE MS Foot Ease, a powder. Itcures
painful, smarting, nervous feet and
ingrowing nails, and instantly takes
the sting out Of corns and bunions.
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Aliens FootrE Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a
certain cure for sweating, callous and
hot, tired, aching feet. Try itTo-DAY.
Sold by all Druggists and Shoe stores,
25c. Don't accept any substitute. Tri-
al package FREE. Address, Allen s.
Olmsted, LIE Roy. N. Y. 77w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
Democratic County Convention.

"A delegate convention OF the Democrats of
Howard county, Iowa, is hereby called to be
at Creseo. Iowa. on Saturday, July s. 1904, at
2o'clock p. M, for the purpose of electing eight
delegates to represent the Democrats Of the
the county at the State Convention to DO held
at Iowa City on July 10, 1904 and to transact
such other bushes as may properly come be-
fore the convention, The ratio of representa-
ton will be one delegate for each 25 votes or
fraction thereof, cast for the Democratic candi-
date for governor at the last general election.
The several precincts will be entitled to the
following delegates:
Albion. ........:.. ....eINew Oregon prec't I'd .
Alton ISL prect...... Nern0n S, prec't LIST.
Alton 20 prec't......4 ernon s. I'd prec'G..
Gnester; .-......... Vernon s. prec't 3D.. 8
Forest City .......... SOAK Dale. Q
Howard Center "a Paris LIST prec't 49,. 8
Howard prec.J LIST. IS Prris I'd prect 8
Howard prec't 2. d. ;. 2 Saratoga a
Jamestown .......... a Vernon Springs out
The committees of the different precincts are
requested to call caucuses for the selection Of
delegates for their respective PRECINCTS
BY order OF the Democratic County Central
Commute. JOHN M, CANNON
Chairman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
These Potatoes a Luxurv,

A. Findlay, Of England. the we'll
known producer Of the Eldorado po-
tato, which has commanded such SEN
sational prices of late, has sold to w. J.
Atkinson IA pounds of potatoes OF this
variety for $4,000. The potatoes were
exhibited in the market recently, where
they attracted a great deal OF attention.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
Homeseekers Excursion.

The hicago Great estern Rail
way will on the first and third Tues
day up to October 18th sell tickets to
points in Alberta, Arizona, Assiniboia
Canadian Northwest, Colorado, Indi
Territory, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, Saskatch-
avian, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.
For further information apply to any
Great Western Agent or j. 2. Elmer,
G. p. A., Chicago, Ill. oct 18
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28

wonderfully successful In promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form Of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp.Root is not rec
ommendedfor everything but If you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble 1t will be found
Just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
In so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice. among the helpless too poor TO pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried It. may have q
sample bottle sent free by mail. also book
telling more about Swamp Root and how to
find out if you have kidney Or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and Esf
send your address to A5I61kls:.::33$
Dr.. Kilmer g. Co, Bing- !li f9ai;;i
hamtcn. N. Y. The aslssa M @
regular fifty cent and Home OF svanp-Reak
dollar sizes are sold by all good druegista
Don't make any mistake, but re-
member the name, Swamp-Root, DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28

Cheap ROUND Trip Rates Wis Chicago
Great Western Railway
Every day this summer to Septem-
Der 30 the Chicago Great Western
Railway will sell tickets to st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Duluth, Superior, Ash
land, Bayfield,, Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo and Salt Lake City at
about one half the usual rates. Good
to return until October 31st. II you
are contemplating q trip apply to any
Great Western agent or ]. P. Elmer,
G. P. A., Chicago, ILL.,, for complete
information. 78-Aug 81
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
The Boss Was Wise.

Elnployer-You are having decided
Irritation with the girl who has charge
of our telephone wire?
Truthful Clerk with cold chills rum
ming up and down his spine. and with
visions of instant dismissaD-Y-e-e-s
sir; but please, 81
Employer-Well, keep it up. She will
give more attention to our calls if you
do,-Tit-Bits,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
That Throbbing Headache

Would quickly leave you, ii you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
ofsufferers have proved their match
essmerit for Sick and Nervous Head
aches. They make pure blood and
build up your health. Only % cents.
money back II not cured. Sold by p.
A. Clemmer, Druggist. q
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
Last Rasort

When everything's closed at the clubroom
And the curtain is down at the show, too,
There's no place like home, take my word
fort,
When there's no other place you can 60
to.
-Ralt,mnra Naus
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
9. M. & ST. Paul Ry.,

will sell EXCURSION tickets July I'd,
3rd and 4th, to all points on their line
within 200 miles from Cresco for one
and one third fare for round trip. Re-
turn limit July 5th M. j. WHITE,
S4t3 Agent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
Touching Music.

Miss Yallerby-Dat Percy Mokington
kin play de mos intoxicatin' an heaben-
ly music on his banjo. Oh, my
Clarence Coonley (sneeringly)-Huh!
guess rag-time am about dat niggah's
limit!
Miss Yallerby (warmly)-'T is, Ell!
Yo' jes ought ter heah dat man glib an
imertation OBJ spring chicken a-sizzlin
on de pan, er hungry pickaninny eat
in wateh-millyun! Talk about 70
real music!-Puck.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28

cures made BY Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root.
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal triumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and bad
der specialist. and Is
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28

Allvoters who endorse the principles of the
Democratic party and who 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. w. MAXWELL
Chairman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
IOWA COURT ENDORSES OLEO LAW
Legislation Regarding Coloring of Product Is
Upheld-Increase in Property Values
Scheme on Foot to Improve
Insane Hospitals.
Especial Correspondence

assessment by the council in July.
Some of the figures compiled by the
secretary from the reports of the COM
panies showing gross receipts Of the
systems for the two years indicated
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

The democrats of Iowa will meetin delegate
convention in iowa City, Iowa, Tuesday, July
1c, 1904, for the purpose Of making nominations
the following offices, to-wit:
Two presidential electors at large.
One Presidential Elector from each Of the
eleven Congressional Districts.
Secretary of State.
Auditor Of State,
Treasurer of State.
Attorney General.
Judge of the Supreme Court.
Clerk of the Supreme Court
Reporterof the Supreme Court.
Railroad Commissioner.
The ratio of repres entation will be one dele
gate at large from each county and one dele
gate for each 200 votes or fraction 100 or over
cast for the democratic candidate for governor
at the last general election.
The several counties of the Fourth Congress
siOnal District will be entitled to the following
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
Novel Point Raised.

A novel point will be raised in the
settlement Of the affairs of the failed
Corning State savings bank. Jerry B.
Sullivan, recent candidate for governor
on the democratic ticket, has an.
nounced that the creditors Of the insti-
tuition are going to sue the directors to
recover their losses. They claim that
the directors were not adequately in
formed as to the condition of the bank,
and that it was their duty to be in
formed as to it's condition; they were
appalled, when the cashier, who had
managed it, shot himself They then
discovered that it could not pay out to
exceed 25 cents on the dollar Now
the creditors are about to sue them to
make good their losses. The mystery
of the Corning institution is what
Cashier LaRue did with the money.
1t is gone, but it did not go the or
binary course of speculation or dissi-
patton.
Report of State Auditor.
One hundred and twenty-one life in
surance companies do business in this
state. According to the report of the
auditor of state, insurance department,
| these concerns did business in Iowa
last year amounting to the premiums
on over $500, 100000. They paid back
to the insured lin Iowa or their bene-
ficiaries the sum of $3,770,0OO Auditor
Carroll. commenting on the life insur-
ance business and conditions of the
past year, stated in the report that the
laws which were passed by the last
general assembly were extremely bene-
fetal in character, especially those CIV
ing the state supervisors over the con-
solidation Of companies and the rein
surance of the risks of one by another.
Arrangements for Soldiers Day.
Elaborate arrangements for soldiers
day at the state fair are being made
by the fair management and the Grand
Army of the Republic. r. T. st. John
the new commander of this organiza-
ton. is also member of the board OF
directors of the fair management. He
will make up the programme for the
celebration by the soldiers on the fair
ground. Pension Commissioner Ware
will be here to attend the reunion OF
his regiment and will attend the fail
on soldiers day, 1T is now thought. Il
is proposed to secure the band and the
Eleventh cavalry soldiers stationed al
the new army post here for a parade
on that day.
Will Take Up Question.
The state association of county su-
pervisors will take up the question Of
county experiment stations at their an.
nual convention in Dubuque in August
Several Of them have arranged for the
establishment of experiments at theil
county farms already and the exten.
sion of the idea and practice to all O,
the farms of the state will be take1
/, up at the annual convention. TIL,
work Is carried on in conjunction will
the government and state experiment
stations at the college at Ames, ant
i tthe establishment of the county farm
is Endorsed by Prof. Holden, of tn
I college. He will be invited to atten,
n tha 81 n,,h,,n,,a
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-28
Three Iowa Admirals.

LSp6Cldl sSoIIeSf'oNoSASC.J
Contrary to the general understand
ing, Iowa appears to have furnished
the nation with three instead Of two
admirals for her navy. Of Rear Adj
mirals John Grimes Walker and
George Collier Remey the public gem
orally has known. It is now learned
that Rear Admiral Arthur Sewall
Kenny also is an Iowa man. Admiral
Walker was not born in this state. He
was born in New Hampshire. He re-
moved there. however. and was
brought up by his uncle, former Gov.
James W. Grimes. He was appointed
to the navy from this state through
the influence of his uncle. Admiral
Remey was born at Burlington, Ia,
and was appointed from this state.
Admiral Kenny was born in Van Buren,
county and went into the pay service
from this state. AS chief Of one Of the
bureaus he bore the rank of rear adj
miral, and it Is understood has re-
tanned it. He will be engaged with
Admiral Walker on the construction
of the Panama canal.