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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
IN INTEREST OF PRODUCERS.
Hearst Bill to Prevent railroad Dis
elimination In Favor
of Trusts.

Representative William Randolph
Hearst has introduced an interstate
commerce bill in congress which de-
signs to prevent unjust discrimination
by transportation companies in favor
Aof trusts and against producers Of
farm products and manufactured arti-
cles. This bill is of the greatest i'm
portance to the farmers of the coun-
try in that it will limit the exactions
placed upon producers by traffic COM
binations.
The bill provides for the creation of
an interstate commerce court" which
will have Jurisdiction over all ques-
tons affecting interstate commerce
and give effect to orders Of the inter-
state commerce commission. Under
its provisions the interstate commerce
commission will, after investigation,
have authority to fix rates in lieu Of
unjust and unreasonable rates estab-
lished by transportation companies.
One Of the important features of the
Hearst act is provision which will
effectively prevent discrimination in
the allotment Of freight cars to ship
pers. The Withholding of cars from
points and shippers not in favor with
the railroad managers and the grant
ing Of adequate service to the Stand
ard Oil, the coal and the steel trusts
have been one of the constant and eff
cient methods of unfair discrimination.
The Hearst bill will stop this.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
TELLS A PECULIAR STORY.
Child Wife of John Leeper Seeks to
Have MARRIAGE Annulled.


Have Marriage Annulled.
Gertie Trust, eleven years old, has
He'd a petition before Judge Scott at
Washinsssn. Ia, for the annulment of
her marriage with John Leeper, sixty
years old, resilient of Brighton, Ia,
whom, she declared, she had been
forced to weA when she was nine years
old.
Two years ago, according to her
story, she lived with her mother in one
of the most inaccessible regions of the
Ozark mountains, near Lebanon, Mo-
She was then scarcely nine years old
1t was there tnat s..:.- ssst set !-eeper.
He made contract, the details OF
which she is ignorant, with her mother.
Then travelling preacher named
Buck married Leeper and the child.
and she was told that she was Leeper's
wife. More than that, her mother told
her, she said, that she was Leeper's
slave and must obey him in all things
so long as he lived.
Leeper was bent and crippled with
age He had ALREADY been married
three times, the girl said, and she
hated him, but did not disobey. Some
months after their marriage Leeper
returned to his home in Iowa. The
girl put off the long dresses her moth
or had forced her to wear for the cere-
mony, and was child again.
About month ago, the old man
sent for his child bride, and her moth
er sent her to him. Since then she
has lived with family near his home
In Brighton, who refused to give the
girl up to Leeper, even though he
threatened to send her to a reform
school, and the family notified the au-
therities with the result that action
has been brought to annul the mar
rage.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
Somebody Tries to Emulate the Al.
legged Crime Of Pat Grove, as a
Result of Which Henry
peeter is Killed.

Pat Groves alleged crime was emu.
lated by someone at Grettinger, Ia,
and as result Henry Deeter is be-
ieved to be dying. ]. A. Spies, a
wealthy lumberman, who owns several
farms near Grettinger, received a
threatening letter. He was told he
must deposit $1,000 in the tool box of
an abandoned threshing machine, or
he would be shot the first time he ven
tured out of his house. He hired Con-
rad Wigman to secrete himself in a
straw stack near the threshing ma
chine at the designated time and await
developments. Then he deposited a
decoy package in the tool box as di.
rected. Henry Deeter, prosperous
farmer. neighbor of Spies, walked up
to the threshing machine with gun
across his shoulder, ostensibly hunt
Ing ducks AS he reached the ma
chine, however, he thrust his hand in
to the tool box and drew forth the
package and was in the act of open
Ing 1t when Wigman ordered him to
throw up his hands. Deeter made a
motion as If to use his weapon, Wig
man says, whereupon the latter fired,
infiicting wounds which Deeter can
not survive.
Henry Deeter has since died, and
Wigman has been arrested, charged
with murder.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
poyle Loses hls Case.

The decision of the district court at
Council Bluffs in the case of James
Doyle against James F. Burns, presi-
dent of the Portland Gold Mining
company of Colorado, was Saturday
reversed by the Iowa supreme court.
The decree of the lower court gave
Doyle $449,922, together with $4,000
interest and $4,000 costs. The case
became famous by suit filed in
which Doyle claimed nearly $1,000
900 in payment for his interest in the
Bobtail, Tidal Wave and DEVILS Own
claims, which form part of the Port
land company's property. The suit
was instituted in 1898 and judgment
was rendered for $4,000, Burns per-
uniting the suit to go by default. This
judgment was later set aside, on
showing made by Burns, after Doyle,
who was mayor of Victor, Colo, had
spent six months in Jail for contempt
Of court. which ordered him to discon-
tinue proceedings in Iowa. but which
Doyle refused to do. The verdict
reached in the trial at Council Bluffs
was the one which was reversed by
the supreme court
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
HatpIn Causes a Fatality.

After but one week of happy be-
trothal Abel Battles of Des Moines re-
ceiyed word that the young lady of his
choice was dead. Two weeks ago
Georgia Anderson, fascinating, accom-
plished, wealthy, went to Des Moines
to meet her lover. She left Des Moines
with assurances that at Christmas time
the wedding bells would ring right
merrily at her home in Chicago. The
two young people babe each other an
affectionate goodbye on Ler departure
for her home. In taking off her hat
an hour later, Miss Anderson nervous
ly pricked her finger with hat pin.
She thought nothing of the incident
until she arrived at JOLT, when the
pain and swelling of the injured fin
ger caused her to seek physician.
On her arrival home, she grew rapidly
worse and passed away.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
cackIey Pleads Guilty.

Charles Cackley, murderer of Con-
stable Reuben Fenstenmaker in 1866
at Pennington, who was arrested after
thirty-six years, last week entered a
plea of guilty in court at Keokuk and
was sentenced to ten years in prison
at Fort Madison. During the thirty
six years following the murder Cacs-
ley led an honest, upright life in a
wood camp in Southern Missouri. He
married and reared family, who knew
nothing of the indictment hanging over
him. His whereabouts was discovered
through an application for pension
caekley is sixty-eight years old.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
SOFT COPE

Like the running brook, the
red blood that flows through
the veins has to come from
somewhere.
The springs of red blood are
found in the soft core of the
bones called the marrow and
some say red blood also comes
from the spleen. Healthy bone
marrow and healthy spleen
are full of fat.
SCOTS Emulsion makes new
blood by feeding the bone
marrow and the spleen with
the richest of all fats, the pure
cod liver oil.
For pale school girls and
invalids and for all whose
blood is thin and pale, SCOTS
Emulsion is a pleasant and rich
blood food. 1t not only feeds
the blood-making organs but
gives them strength to do
their proper work.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT BOVINE, Chemists,
soc. and SI.oo; all druggists. =
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
Woman Makes confession.

Attorney G. A. Irwin of Sioux City
has secured from Mrs. Charles Rocker
of Doom, Ia, confession that her pres
ent husband murdered her former hus-
band, August Schroeder, June 80,
1900. She says Rocker, who was
Schroeder's hired man, went to town
with the latter, got him drunk and
chloroformed him on the way home.
He was very nearly dead when they
reached home and the wife then
helped Rocker to hang Schroeder in
the barn to indicate suicide. After
collecting the insurance on her hus-
bands life Mrs. Schroeder gave it to
Rocker to buy farm in South Dakota
and then married him. The brothers
Of the murdered man have never
ceased to seek evidence to connect
Rocker and his present wife with the
crime. The accused are now in jail
under Indictment for murder.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
Robbed The Grave.

A startling incident is narrated by
John Oliver of Philadelphia, a follows:
II was in an awful condition. My skin
was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated, no appetite, growing weaker
day by day. Three physicians had
given me up. Then was advised to
use Electric Bitters; to my great Joy,
the first bottle made decided i'm
provement / continued their uss for
three weeks, and am now we'll man
/ know they robbed the grave nf an.
other victim /" No one should fail tn
try them. Only 80 cents, guaranteed,
at P. A. Clemmers drug store. r.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
Dependency and Suicide.

August D. Martens, manager of the
Martens Brothers Milling company of
Sioux City, committed suicide in the
basement of his new $4,000 residence.
He hanged himself to furnace pipe
with clothesline. Mounting a chair
he adjusted the moose and then kicked
the chair from under him. His feet
came within three inches of the food.
Death from strangulation resulted be-
fore he was found by his daughter. He
had been drinking heavily and was
Respondent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
Driven to crime BY Hunger.

Two boys. aged ABOUT eighteen and
twenty, held UP q saloon ON South
Main street in Council Bluffs last
week, securing small sum. They
were pursued by the bartender. who
captured the younger, who was I'M
armed. The other escaped to the rail-
road yards, where he crawled into a
threshlng machine and fired bullet
through his brain. The boy under ar
rest gives his name as Dick Doran Of
Chicago and says the dead boy is his
brother. He says they were half
starved and became desperate.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
No Pardon for Mrs. Kuhns.

Mrs. Sarah Kuhns, the pretty
Florence Maybrick Of America"
sentenced to the pentientiary at Ana
mosa for the murder of her husband,
was denied pardon by the Iowa legis.
lature Saturday. Mrs. Kuhns is al
eged to have poisoned her husband
by serving him beer that she had
drugged. This is her third attempt to
secure release.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
Trusts Fear Hearst.

The trusts and the SO called business
interests of the country are afraid Of
Roosevelt because they do not know
what he may do. They are afraid of
Hearst because they know what he
will do; hence they are moving heaven
and earth to induce the Democrats to
Nominate some man on whose favor
they may surely rely. This is the stu
alton in a nutshell Tyler iTex.) Dem
ocrat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
May Soon Settle Strike.

An official call has been issued from
miners headquarters at Oskaloosa for
joint meeting of operators and min
ers on April IL, at which it is certain
some agreement will be reached and
and the differences between the miners
and operators satisfactorily adjusted.
It is predicted that the 10000 striking
miners in Iowa will be back at work
within a week.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
Two Banks Fall.

The Exchange Bank of Dow City,
and the Bank of Buck Grove have
failed with reported total liabilities
of 100000 and assets of only $780,
900. Both banks are owned by H. S.
Greene of Dow City. Mr.. Greene
claims the assets exceed the direct
liabilities by between $4,000 and
100000 and that the depositors will
be paid in full. Speculations in West
ern cattle is given as the cause Of the
failure. N. Wilder Of Dow City has
been appointed receiver Of the two
banks.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
To Mothers In This Town,

Children who are delicate, feverish
and cross will get immediate relief
from Mother Gray's Sweet Powders
for Children. They cleanse the stom.
ache, act on the liver, making sick.
ly child strong and healthy. A GER
tain cure for worms. Sold by all drug
gists, Csc Sample FREE. Address,
Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y. 62-4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15

readers hereof have no
doubt heard of performance
known us climbing into
band wagon"-one now much
practiced by Republican statesmen and
politicians Of every degree. They,
great and small, are crowding each
other in the mad endeavor to get into
Colonel Roosevelt's band wagon. OF
all who have got into that vehicle
General Charles 81. Grosvenor Of Ohio
has performed the most remarkable
feat. Hereafter he will be rated as
the long distance high jumper of the
age He did not climb. Not he! Oh,
no! He simply spit on his hands, oiled
up his joints and took running jump
which not only landed him in the B. W.,
but on the drivers seat, with lines in
one hand and whip in t'other. Like
Jehu Of old, he driveth furiously. The
general belongs to what was known as
the Mckinley Hanna faction Of Ohio
Republicans until their death and what
has since then come to be known as
the Herrick-Dick faction. Until Sen
ator Hanna died it was their desire
and hope to nominate him for presi-
dent With him persisted all open op-
position to Colonel Roosevelt for the
nomination, but General Grosvenor
made up his mind not to be left in the
lurch. His repentance came at the
eleventh hour-in fact, just few min
utes before 12-but evidently, when
he saw the light, he proposed to Guido
and eclipse all others as a Roosevelt
whooper up, and, to do him justice, it
ought to be said that he has thrown
all others completely into the shade.
April 4 he devotes twenty seven and
a half pages of the Congressional
Record in the neighbor
hood of $4,000 words-to a glorifcatio1
of the president There is little elst
in that 'speech"-not one word OF
which he uttered in the house. Or
March 90 he asked leave to "extent
his remarks In the Record"-withou
having made any remarks whatsoever
mat request was granted, and tn
| April speech" is the result It /,
80 fulsome in its dattery Of the presi
dent that the Washington Times In
sinuates that President Roosevelt
wrote it himself or had it written un
der his eye at the White House. This
insinuation does injustice to both thu
president and the general. The lattel
probably deserved the credit-such a.
it is-of evolving it out of his own in
ner consciousness.
Not satisfied with that notable bic
for foremost place at the pie counter
General Grosyenor, on April 5, in q
speech which he actually delivered IL
the house, went into Mysteries over the
| president and elevated him to the pin
nacle of human glory-aM OF which
demonstrates that the general thinks
he knows on which side his bread il
buttered.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
warden,s Removal Demanded.

An investigation carried on by the
state board Of control during the past
few days has resulted in demand
that James Brendel be removed from
the post of warden of the Polk county
insane hospital Brendel is charged
with wholesale cruelty to the inmates.
One witness testified that she believed
her brother died as the result Of
blow upon the head.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
Congressman Hepburn Renemlnated,

The Republican congressional con-
ventien Of the Eighth Iowa dis
trtct renominated Congressman Thorn.
as F. Hepburn. The resolutions are
Of the "Stand pat" variety, as OPP
posed to the Iowa idea," indorse
the national and state admin
tstrations and recommend Senators
Deliver and Allison, Governor Cum
Minis and Joseph w. Blythe of Burling-
ton for delegates at large to the ma
tional convention.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
e.Hear.t Against the Field.n

William Randolph HearA's candida
cy for president has advanced SO far
that it's now question between
Hearst and the field" What shak-
ing up Hearst has given lot of old
dry bones who jeered at the very sug-
gestion Of Hearsts name nine months
agol-Seattle Times.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15

Gown in revolutionary way---over:lstit.-
rs iie Germans say-all the scaffolding
which the false system has erected. 49,
I'm this country. owing to the decision
OF the supreme court in the income tax
case. founded on the provision Of the con-
stitution of the United States about direct
taxes. tho goal cannot be, as it was in
Great Britain, free trade. "A tariff for
revenue to carry on a government eco
noinicaliy and effectively administered be-
comes the American tariff ref6rni:..'s goal.
1t must be kept in mind until it is reach
ed, but it must be reached by the exercise
Of wisdom and good sense. The tariff re-
former who would do things recklessly or
too suddenly would run the risk Of de-
a.roying the very end which he had in
contemplation by furnishing object les
IONS which would not help him. but would
hurt him. and in consequence of which
he and those of his opinion might be llurl-
ed out OF pace and deprived Of the power
o; doing anything
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
Plckpockets eet s1.225.

J. c. Jorgenson of Forest City, Ia,
was robbed of SLIPS by pickpockets at
the union station in Minneapolis.
Mimi The money consisted of draft
for $1,000 on New York and $25 in
cash.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
Domestic commits sulcide.

The body Of Marie Reckweg, a do
hestic, aged twenty-three, was found
hanging in the closet of her room at
Dubuque. She had also severed the
arteries in her wrist and had drank
poison. Inconsistencies is supposed to
have led to the suicide.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
Board Of control Bill Killed.

The house Of representatives, by a
vote of so to 4S, referred the proposed
educational board Of control bill to the
judiciary committee, from which it
was later reported for indefinite post
ponement. The debate was the most
bitter of the session. fractional lines
were drawn in considering the meas
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
Killed by a Building.

A three-story brick building fell On
John Traeger, at Lansing, Ia, last
week, and he died at one OF the hos
He was raising the building on jack
screws, and was underneath when the
building settled, and he was crushed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
Postoffice Robbed.

The postoffice at Cambridge. Story
county, was robbed last week. The
safe was blown and the building partly
wrecked. The robbers secured about
$500 in cash and stamps. Bloodhounds
were put on the trail. but without sue
cess.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
MAYOR Beru AGAIN Elected.

Mayor Berg and the remainder Of
the Republican ticket, with the excep-
ton of the treasurer, were reelected
at Dubuque. At Keokuk the Republi-
cans elected three aldermen and Dem.
ocrats three aldermen and city asses
COR
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15

Sharks Menace Fish Industry.
a species of shark, known as dog
ash," has become so numerous along
the shores Of New England that the
nj industFz = hsttouslZ ,uenaosd.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15

Ordinary household accidents have
no terrors when there's a bottle of DR..
Thomas Eclectric OH in the.medicine
chest. Heals burns, cuts bruises,
sprains. Instant relief ]
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
war Proverb.

There Is an old German proyerb
which says, "A war leaves three armies
behind it-an army of widows, an
army Of cripples and an army of
thieves"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15

IT'S the little colds that grow into
big colds; the big colds that end in
little colds. Dr. Wood g Norway Pine
Syrup. 4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
Three Men Drowned.

Jack Tennill, Charles Haskins and
Smiley Baxter were drowned in Lake
Nj va last week while hunting
due. s.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15

All voters who endorse the principles of the
Memorable party and who intend to support
itE candidates are invited to participate in the
selection of delegates to this convention.
BY order of the Democratic State Central
Committee. A. E, JACKsNN.
N, q. ROBERTS, Chairman.
Secretary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15

The committees of the different precincts are
requested to call caucuses of the selection of
delegates from their respective precincts.
BY order of the Democratic County Central
Committee. JOHN NJ. CANNON,
Chairman,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

delegate convention of the Democrats of
the State of Iowa is hereby called to be held at
Dies Moines on WEDNESDAY. MAY 4, 1904, for
the purpose of selecting Four delegates at large
and twenty-five district delegates 1.-TWO from
each Congressional districD 20 represent the
Democrats of the State at the National Con-
yention to be held at st. Louis on July 6, 1904
and to transact such other business as may
properly come before the convention.
The ratio of representation will be one dele
gate at large from each county and one dele
gate for each 200 votes or fraction of loo or
over, cast for the Democratic candidate for
governor at the last general election.
The several counties will be entitled to the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15

| will have a large car load
here at Cresco, April2O, 1904.
! have sold the Page Fence
here at Cresco for IL years
and will furnish any height
or style cheaper than ever.
Prices from Csc per rod, up
Can give you 10 wire, % in.
for Soc per rod. Also Gates
of all sizes.
For information, enquire of
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
Democratic County Convention.

A delegate convention of the Democrats Of
Howard county. Iowa, is hereby called to ue
held at Cresco, Iowa, on
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15
tt t. + + It It !:
Especial Washington Letter.

.HE readers hereof have no
doubt heard of a performance
L known as climbing into a
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15

Among his fellow representatives
on both sides Of the house there is
sorrow ut the failure Of Hon. Hugh A.
Dinsmore Of Arkansas to secure re-
nomination. He is q man of fine char
acter and capacity, is serving his sixth
term and will be greatly missed, espe-
cially in the important committee on
foreign affairs, on which he is the
ranking Democratic member.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15

at o'clock p. M, for the purpose of electlng
eight delegates to represent the Democrats of
the county at the Democratic State Convention
to be held at Des Moines, Iowa, on May 4, 1904.
and to transact such other business as may
properly come before the convention. The Ia
ito of representation will be one delegate + +
each Is votes or fraction thereof, cast for thu
Democratic candidate for governor at the Ia t
general election.
The several precincts will be entitled to the