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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
CONGRESSMAN INDICTED.
Binger Her1paaa, Of Oregon, Charged
With Destroying Public
Records.

Washington, March L. = Binger Her
mann, member of congress from Oregon
and former commissioner of the general
land 9MPcss, Friday was indicted by the
federal grand 5usy here on the charge of
destroying public records: The jndict-
ment was found on the testimony .of, GER
tain general land Office employees and OF
the secretary of the interior. The sub.
stance of the charge is that Mr.. Her
mann. lust previous to his resignation
as commissioners 0f the general land Of
flee. which was on February ], 1903, de-
stroyed IS letter press copy books con-
tanning copies Of afflcial communities
lions writtea by him as commissioner OF
the general land Office and relating to
the business of that bureau. Nv Her
manp's attorney appeared in court i'm
mediateiy after the indictment had been
found. and on behalf Of his client waived
the exemption due member OF cen.
gress and asked that bail be fixed. Dis
trict Attorney Beach suggested $4,000,
while Mr.. Hermann's counsel named
$z,500, the latter figure being set by the
court.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Farmer Combine Planned.

Iowa is the first cog in 9 plan to
eombine the farmers of the United
States into IA organization which may
be capable Of resisting the trusts. A
movement of this kind was started
ut Somers when the farmers of CAL
houn and Webster counties met and
perfected an organization embracing
those districts. II. II. Carr. of Chicago,
prominently connected with the board
of trade In that city, heads the scheme,
and in perhaps ten years time hopes
TO zee sDring from his efforts strong
combine, havipg feE its members the
100000 farmers OF tie {Jnjtel States.
The movement has been we'll gotten
under head and from indications
promises to develop one of the great.
est organizations that the country has
ever seen in an effort to successfully
battle w,th the trusts. Literature is
being spread broadcast throughout the
state with the hope Of interesting the
farmers in every school district.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Freight Train. Wrecked,

A rear end collision occurred at
Shell Rock last week on the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific. Train No.
797 was running in two sections. The
first section had stopped to take water
when the second section crashed into
the rear end, throwing from the track
the caboose. two fiat cars and one box
car loaded with wheat. The force of
the shock stove in the front end of the
engine hauling the second section of
the train and threw it from the track.
The caboose and fiat cars Immediately
tsok IRE and burned. The conductor
and rear brakeman Of the first section
who were in the caboose, had very
narrow escape, They were only slight
ly injured.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
Charles Thomas Found Guilty at Des
Moines of the Murder of Miss
Mabel seofieId on Oct.
Fl, 1899.

Charles Thomas, accused of the
murder of Mabel Scofeld, was found
guilty at Des Moines Saturday morn
ing after one of the most sensational
trials In the crime annals of Iowa.
When the verdict of guilty was
brought In, Thomas took the result
calmly, but his wife screamed and fell
to the floor in swoom. The crime of
which Thomas was found guilty was
committed Oct. 81, 1899. The girls
body was found in the river, and
symptoms of poison found in her
stomach. The defense claimed the
girl committed suicide. Thomas was
given preliminary hearing shortly
after the girls death, but was dis
charged. Five years passed, and then
Thomas was indicted and brought
back from his home in Nebraska to
stand trial.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
MRS. sTANFoRD's DEATH.
No Further Developments in the Case
Which Tend to Prove She
Was Poisoned.

San Francisco, March 4.-AlthougA
every effort is being made to solve the
mystery of the alleged poisoning Of
Mrs. Jane L. Stanford In Honolulu,
there are few new developments in the
case. The autopsy in Honolulu has
not been completed, and it has not
been proven that death did not result
from natural causes. A cable message
from Honolulu intimates that an acute
attack of indigestion may have caused
the fatal ilinesg Of Mrs. Stanford. who.
before dying, recalled the previous
stories Of an attempt on heY life and
exclaimed that she had been poisoned.
AS yet no arrests have been made, and
the detectives engaged In investigating
the matter have made no direct accu.
sa.lops, though the various members Of
the Stanford household are understood
to be closely watched.
Stanford University, eal,, March A.
President Jordan, OF Stanford pniver-
sity, still has hope that Mrs Stanford
met her death by accident and not BY
willful poisoning. He asserted that
he had absolutely no theory as to who
could have metave TOR killing Mrs.
Stanford and that he did not believe
that any OF the servants would do thu
deed.
Honolulu, March 4wDwing to the
prolonged delay OF the chemists IN
reporting the results Of the examina:
ton of the contents OF the stomach,
there are rumers in circulation here
to the effect that no traces Of poison
have been found. These rumaps. how.
ever, cannot be traced to any reliable
source.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
FATHER FREE; SON IN PRISON.
Elder Beuthien Set at Liberty While
the Younger Goes to Jail.


the Younger Goes to Jail.
Because the Iowa statues, which
make it a crime of embezzlement for
banker to loan money to himself fail
to provide punishment for the crime,
M. Beuthien and Arnold Beuth1en,
president and cashier of the wrecked
New Liberty bank will go free, al
though one pleaded guilty and the 9th
er was under Indictment. Judge j. W..
Bollinger of the district court at Dav-
export held that the law was defective
because it failed to provide punish
ment and he ordered the indictment of
M. Beuthien quashed. Arnold Beu-
THEN had pleaded guilty, but he will
withdraw this plea and will be liberat-
ed. The Beuthien bank failure in
volved more than 100000 loss; of this
himself to promote a theatrical enter
prise.
Arnold Beuthien, the young cashier
Of the wrecked New Nberty savings
bank, was later sentenced to term
Of four years in the Fort Madison
penitentiary. 1t had been supposed
that young Beuthien would be released
on the same grounds as was his faith
er, the president of the wrecked bank,
who was indicted under a statute
which provided no punishment for the
offense. One of the indictments
against the younger Beuthien, how
ever, was found to be based on an
other statute. Beuthien pleaded gull
ty to this indictment and was sentenc-
ed. He was arrested for shortage of
$4,000 in the funds of his bank.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10


OF Kansas in the war on the Standard
OIL trust by serving an injunction upon
large gang of workmen who were
laying pipe line between Chicago
and Kansas. The state authorities
hold that the charter of the Santa Fe
road, along which the work was pro-
ceeding, allows the use of the right
of way solely for railroad purposes
and the laying of pipe along the track
within distance of SO feet is con.
trary to law and eventually might re-
suit in the loss of the company's char
ter. The work of laying the system
had been conducted quietly, Illinois
and section of this state having been
crossed before the move was discov-
cred near Fort Madison Had not the
discovery been made the entire dis
lance might have been covered with
out their knowledge. but the action of
Iowa in the matter may arouse Mis-
souri,, and the action be stopped there
also.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Beginning Active Campaign.

The Corn Belt Meat Producers as
sociation of Iowa is beginning cam
paign that promises not only to cause
grief for Iowa railroads, but senators
as WELL At the Emmett county asso-
citation meeting, held at Baskerville
last week, resolutions were passed de-
nouncing the United States senate for
refusing to take up the Esch-Town-
send bill and declaring for an amend
ment to the United States Constitution
30 that senators may be elected by
popular ballot. The following resolu-
lions were adopted with much enthu-
siasm: We denounce the United
States senate for refusing to take up
the Esch-T Townsend bill at this session
of congress. The quick response of
our congressman to the call of the
president for this measure shows the
necessity of a change in the method
Of electing our United States senators.
| We therefore favor an amendment to
the Constitution that will permit the
election of United States senators by
popular vote, and we earnestly recon-
mend that all organizations withhold
their support from congressman and
United States senators until they
pledge themselves to vote and work
for measure which will give the peo-
pie this right. Resolved, That until
such an amendment to our Constitu-
tion can be obtained, we favor the en-
actmsnt of a primary election law. in
this state, which will give the people
the right to nominate the candidate
for United States senator for whom
eNr state senators and representatives
can vote.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
CHADWICK TRIAL RESUMED.
BANKER TELLS OF BUSINESS
DONE WITH WOMAN.
Testimony Shows She Received Money
on Several Checks Certified
by Cashier Spear.

Cleveland, O., March S.-Mrs. Chad
wick came into the court Tuesday morn
ing apparently none the worse for her
illness, which caused the adjournment
of court Monday afternoon. She wore
the same gown of black and white as
on her first appearance, but had added
long gray veil which covered her face
and was wound in repeated folds about
her neck. Shortly after taking her seat
in the rear of her counsel she removed
the veil and took the position she oc-
cupied during most of Monday, her
elbow on the table and her chin in the
palm of her hand. Andrew Carnegie
was not in court during the morning.
e. H Hotter, of Oberlin, who was
on the stand Monday when the adjourn
ment was taken, was called again as
soon as the court opened. He was a
director of the Citizens national bank
of Oberlin, and gave evidence covering
the meetings of the bank.
j. F. Randolph. of Oberlin. who was
also director of the Oberlin bank. gave
evidence similar to that of Mr.. Hotter.
dent of the First national bank of
Cleveland, swore that either on October
10 or ~, 1904, Mrs. Chadwick called
him up on the telephone and asked
him if it were possible for the First
national bank to cash check for $15,-
900 drawn by her on the Citizens ma
tional bank of Oberlin and certified by
c. T. Beckwith He said it could be
done if authority was received by the
First national bank from Beckwith.
The authority was received from Beck
with and at later time he paid the
money in cash to Mr.. Beckwith in the
presence of Mrs. Chadwick at hotel in
this city.
The Cancelled check for $4,000 was
shown to Mr.. Marshall and he identified
the signature of Mrs. Chadwick, the
drawer, and that of Beckwith as the
certifying officer of the bank. The
check was held by the First national
bank until October 10 when it was
charged up against the account of the
Oberlin bank.
The witness stated, in describing his
conversation with Mrs. Chadwick by
telephone, that she had asked him te
deal with this check as with prio,
check of the same nature, and 9 long
legal argument followed on the righj
of the witness to tell what was done
with the first check. He was allowed
to answer and said that it had been
paid by his bank and held for a Ger.
tain period before being presented ia
the oberlin bank. on which 1t was
drawn.
Several other checks drawn by Mrs
Chadwick and certified by Spear were
shown to the witness, and he identified
their signatures in every instance, testi-
flying that Mrs. Chadwick's indorse.
ments on these checks proved that she
had received the money for all of them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Divorce and Alimony,

In the district court at Cedar Rapids
Judge Thompson granted a decree Of
divorce to Mrs. S. B. Beatty from her
husband, who is one of the leading un-
dertakers of that city, and gave her
alimony in the sum Of $4,000. A few
months ago Mrs. Beatty was sent to
the insane asylum at independence,
but soon was released, Another effort
was made to have her taken to that in.
stitution which she defeated. Beatty
then commenced an action for divorce
His wife filed a cross petition. The
trial was very sensational. His petit.
ton was dismissed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
The coIonel.s Waterloo.

Colonel John M. Fuller, Of Honey
GROVE, Texas, nearly met his Water:
lop, from liver and kidney trouble.
In a recent letter, he says: II was
nearly dead, Of these complaints, and
although ! tried my family doctor, he
did me no good; SO I gotta Soc bottle
of your great Electric Bitters, which
cured me. / consider them the best
medicine on earth, and thank GOD
who gave you the knowledge to make
them" Sold and guaranteed to cure,
Dyspepsia, Biliousness and Kidney
Diseases, by P. A. Clemmer, druggist,
ut Soc q bottle. =
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Biennial Elections Appealed.

Tbs biennial elections law, which
was declared valid by q Story county
court some time ago, has been ap-
pealed to the Supreme court, accord
ing to the agreement of both parties
when the hsaring in the lower court
vas completed. The apstract Of record,
containing the facts upon which the
attorneys had agreed, 2 copy Of the
ballot In question, the decree Of the
court. the full opinion Of the court,
and the certificates Of record were
hled with the Supreme court clerk as
the initial step in the new hearing.
The arguments take place this week
and 1t is predicted that the decision
WI ps rendered by the end Of the
month,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Editor Beus to Die.

Begging to be given chloroform
enough to take his life and end his
agonies, G.. w. Hunt, editor of the
Salix Siftings, and the oldest newspa.
per man in Iowa. is dying at the Sa.
marian hospital in Sioux City. Hunt
has been newspaper man in Iowa al.
most as long as it has been state.
He edited various papers in the east.
ern part of the state long before there
was daily and before the Civil war
For twenty years he has been in
Northwest Iowa, his latest venture
being the Salix Siftings. He is seven
ty-six years old. Sunday Mr.. Hunt
finally expired of pneumonia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
FLAW IN IOWA Law
no PUNISHMENT CLAUSE IN
STATE MEASURE.
sEUTHIENs FREE AS RESULT
Bank Wreckers Dismissed on Embez
element Charge, But the Son Is
Sentenced on Another
Indictment.
Especial CORRESPONDENTS


Des Moines, Ia, March 6.-Iowa leg
islators in drafting the measure which
makes a bank official who loans the
funds of the institution with which he
is connected, to himself, guilty Of em-
bezzlement, completely overlooked the
provision for a punishment for such
crime and consequently M. Beuthien
and Arnold, his son, president and
cashier of the wrecked New Liberty
and Dixon banks, held responsible for
shortage of 100000. will be freed Of
the charge of embezzlement, although
the latter pleaded guilty to the accu-
sation. Arnold Beuthien is freed on
the charge of embezzlement, but the
court Matched out the connection Of
one of his indictments with another
statute and four-year sentence in
prison has been given him. Young
Beuthien and his father believed that
long term of Imprisonment was in
store for them and exhibited great
surprise when the facts were related
to them. Arnold Beuthien enlisted
himself in the promotion of Cleve-
land theatrical enterprise to the extent
of $4,000, which he loaned himself
from the funds of the institutions, thus
causing their failure. Arnold pleaded
on two counts for embezzlement, while
his father decided to stand trial. The
evidence produced by the state showed
numerous loans made by the Beu-
thiens to themselves. When the state
had presented their arguments Attor-
ney Lewis Block moved that the pris.
oners be liberated on the ground that
while the Iowa statutes declare that
bank official who makes loans to
himself is guilty Of embezzlement nc
provision had been made for punish
ment. County Attorney Hannah was
forced to admit upon consulting refer
ences that such was the case and Judg,
J. w. Bollinger, of the Scott count!
court, who had the case in charge
ordered the discharge of the prisoners
Later the charge under another
statute was found against the younger
man, resulting in his Imprisonment.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Invents an Airship.

H. G. Moore, of Sioux City, claims the
distinction of being the only Iewan who
has invented an airship. Although he
has reached his eighty-ninth birthday
he claims he has discovered the secret
of control by a certain device which re-
moves the possibility of the airship's
capsizing. The Condor, as he has chosen
to call the new aerial machine, is 16
feet long and six feet wide. It consists
Of platform with railing and screens
around the edges. It has two gasoline
engines, wings to propel it and rudder
at the rear end. 1t is proposed to have
the car for passengers and freight sus-
pended beneath this motor car. so
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Prisoner Jumped From Train.

Handcuffed between two other pris-
oners, ]. H. Whitcomb. under charge
Of Sheriff Canning Of Council Bluffs,
en- route from Burlington to Fort Mad.
ison, in some way got his handouts
unfastened and jumped and escaped.
The train was stopped and hasty
search made, but no trace of the es.
capped prisoner could be found. A
posse Of policemen are now hunting
for Whitcomb, who is an old circus
performer and is as agile as cat. He
had been sentenced for seven years
for burglary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
old Settler Drops Dead.

b. w. Benson dropped dead last
week at his home in Storm Lake. his
death being caused by a stroke Of
apoplexy. lie was one of the oldest
settlers and most respected citizens.
His wife survives him, they having re,
Gently celebrated their fiftieth we'd
ding anniversary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Incredible Brutality.

1t would have been incredible brutal
ity If Chas. f. Lemberger, OF SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, had not done the best he
Guild for his suffering son, "My boy"
he says, "cut fearful cash over his
eye, so / applied Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, which quickly healed 1t and
saved bis eye. Good for burns and
ulcers too. Only Csc at P. a. elem
mer'S drug store.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
School Interest Apportiened.

The state auditor has made the semi.
annual apportionment of Iowa's school
fund interest to the several counties
of the state. Polk county, having
10000 school children, gets the largest
amount of interest," $4,452 being its
share. Woodbury. county is second
in the allotment, while Clinton, Linn
and Scott counties are not to receive
any of the money. The apportionment
Is the semi-annual distribution of the
interest on $4.757.342 of the permanent
school fund not held by the counties
of the state. The counties and amount
Of interest follow:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Trust Those Who Have Tried.

I SUFFERED from catarrh of the
worst kind and meyer hoped for cure,
but Ely's Cream Balm seems to do
even that.-Oscar Ostrom, as Warren
Ave, Chicago, Ill.
IsUFFERED from catarrh; it got SO
bad l could not work; I used Ely d
Cream Balm and am entirely WE'LL
A. O. Clarke, BAL Shawmut Ave,
Boston, Mass.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at SOC or
mailed BY Ely Brothers, Sc Warren
ST.. New York.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Alden Depot Burned,

The Illinois Central depot at Alden
burned last week. The fire is sup.
posed 70 have originated from an over.
heated Atove. The agent, who was
sleeping upstairs, escaped, but was
badly burned on the head and hands.
The structure and entire contents is a
total loss. The old depot on the same
site burned three years ago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Noted Woman Dead.

A telegram from Pasadena, Cal. an
nounces the death there Of Mrs. Fran:
els Woodbury., ninety-four years old,
mother Of JOHN 2. woodbury., pggsi.
dent Of the First National bank plfi
Marshalltown. Mrs. Woodbury. was
granddaughter and the oldest living
descendant Of General Person, who was
. member of Washington's staff.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Drowned In the Water Tank.

The body Of Mrs. Veshmoon, wife OF
prominent New Providence farmer,
was found in water tank last week.
She left home one night, clad only In
her night clothes. The family did not
miss her until early next morning.
1t was probably a suicide, but the
family believe she met death while
walking in her sleep. Her relations
have been pleasant, but she grieved
over the death Of two children.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Crushed TO Death In Wreck,

Rolla Parr, a young man who has
been of late acting as a Burlington
railroad .yardman. was crushed to
death at Burlington in a peculiar man.
ner. He was standing on the foot
brace of a switch engine which was
pushing a heavy freight train out of
the yards. The air tube broke and
stopped the train, causing the engine
to telescope the way car. pinning Parr
In the wreck.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Universities Debate to a Draw.

At Iowa City. last week, the twelfth
annual debate between the universi-
ties Of Iowa and Minnesota ended in a
Draw, one Judge failing to appear.
Minnesota affirmed that the govern:
ment should fix railway freight rates.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
iowa @otables at Inaugural.

Gov, and Mrs. Cummins attended the
inaugural at Washington, D. c., and
many other Iowans Of note were present
for the ceremonies. Private Secretary
John Brair and his wife, and Adjt. Gen.
Thrift, of Dubuque, were also among
the party to take in the event. State Su-
perintendent Riggs, accompanied 81
Iowa high school boys from all parts of
the state. This year Iowa occupies po-
sition which has never fallen to her lot
PefoFe, and # is thought that few states
faR CLAIM as brilliant a pageant as does
the Hawkeye state. :
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
Taylor Jury Fails to Agree.

The jury in the case of the common
wealth of Kentucky VS.. William Tay-
lor. former governor of Kentucky, tried
In a mock court Of Drake college of
law at Des Moines. reported late one
night last week that they had failed to
reach an agreement. A message was
dispatched to Governor Taylor in In
aianapolis. The courtroom was pack:
ed for a week,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
pIes In hia erlde,s Arn..

Edward F. Dubois, aged nineteen,
killed himself with carbolic acid at
Ottumwa last week, less than twenty
four hours after his marriage to Miss
Minna F'uqua. He died in his BRIDES
arms, leaving no explanation of his act.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-10
octoaenarlan suIcides.

+ Henry Erich, aged eighty years,
committed suicide at Clinton by hang
ing himself in summer kitchen. He
lived alone and became respondent on
account of poor health. Neighbors dis
covered the body.