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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
BEES BENEFIT in SPORTS.
bsa1. Email Discusses Prize Fighter
I anA Gambler as Elements In Ad-
| jYAnasmsnt Of Religion.

Qht1AaThs prize fighter and the
amblsr, - clements In the betterment
u society and the advancement OF re-
asion were introduced for the first time
> the pubic by Prof. Albion w. Small,
The umSers1ty Of Chicago, ina talk
- tAa Junior colleges etthat institution.
Despite the fact that legislatures of
nAnx states have placed restrictions
hpe4 both the individuals cited, Prof.
IpSlI maintained that both might be
Misunderstood and moderated. Each
nay have his code Of ethics, ana it is
haE uncertain that that code is any the
~ hieh than tha standard Of those who
nAsras With them.
phG,asaing the possibility Of high
eAndard of sthiea and religion, Prof.
nAR said:fs ~ eanimagine such thing
~ s ftHttohl prize fighter. Suppose,
l1nr instance. that some time Chicago
hosal2 bseoms the home of weakness
md idlenssa. Then imagine a sturdy
hammer boy. fresh from the country,
where he has learned to spar. He sees
h condition Of the men about him and
hpsns q sparrtng school. He says: I'll
jDAallsnEe them and teach them and
sulss their athletic spirit Such a
prixs fighter, believe, would deserve as
huch credit for the good he would do
~ fellow men as the widow who gave
4 sr mits.'
4 Gamblers also have their moral code
10 aaiA which might, taking certain
AGtors Into consideration, be compared
y tAose Of q saint without disparage
hant 70 the gambler.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
Auditor Makes Discovery.

The state aud:tos''s c.f1ce has discov-
cred very remarkable thing in con-
neetion with the t,2Hation IF farm lands
In Carroll county. The farm land in
that county was as-asged in 1903 at
S54.75 an acre. Ioat Vas The actual
value. Last year HE council in equal
izing it fixed il at S5o.J4 The reports
to the auditors Office, However. indi-
cate that the reduction was not made
and that the assessment was left at
the higher figure. This extra $3.50
meant the addition OF almost 81, 600, 900
to the assessed valuation OF the farms
OF that county. This did not net very
large sum on account of the additional
taxes collected on account Of it, but
ordinarily the council expects the
county auditors to take advantage Of
all OF the reduction allowed on asssss-
ments by the executive council ~ an
eqnalizing board.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
After shercliffs Again.

After declaring that he would let the
SAercliffe matter drop, and go peacea-
bly, home. Chief A. o. Lund, OF Black
well, Okla, has again announced his
intention of making another attempt
to gain possession Of the former Iowa
desperate. Shercliffe is wanted by the
southern authorities for burglary, but
there was fatal defect in the papers
the man had not been tndicted-con
sequently Gov. Cummins refused to
honor the reQuisition. A right hand
man to the governor scents a sensa-
final scheme in the Oklahma move
He declares that after Shercliffes ar.
rival in Oklahoma he is to be whisked
out to Colorado and there hung on
some charge, the nature of which Is
unknown. Whether the Oklahoma Of
fetal will keep his word and again
seek Shercli1e Is a problem, but in this
city public sentiment Is with the ex
desperate, and it is hoped that he will
be allowed to live peaceably in DEF
Noines.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
An Atlas for Sl.OO.

The Great Northern Railway has
issued an Atlas OF Sc pages containing
up-to-date maps Of Iowa, Wisconsin,,
Minnesota, North and South Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, Washington, British
Columbia, Oregon, Kansas, Missouri.
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado.
Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, Philippine
Islands, China, the United States and
OF the World.
In addition to this, the A tlas con-
tains valuable statistical information
relative to the states named above. is
printed on the very best quality Of
paper, shows the lines of the Great
Northern Railway, and is in every
way commemorate work.
This Atlas will be distributed at
the actual cost of production and will
be sent to any address upon receipt OF
9l.00. Address +. 1. WHITNEY.
Passenger Traffic Manager, Great
Northern Railway, st. Paul, MINI.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
Iowa Short ou Females.

Iowa needs more women, according
to the census returns which are con-
stantly 1naterializing at the census bu-
reau, and the more returns that put in
an appearance the more is this fact
impressed upon the authorities. For
each county continues to send in Fe-
ports showing about four per cent
fewer females than males in the popu-
lation. For instance, Crawford county
has 1853 more males than females,
montgomery county 425 more, and
Warren county, even, has nearly 200
more. Official returns from nine coun-
ties of the state show continued de.
crease in population, which now aver
ages about 4S5 to the county. The
towns and cities continue to show sub.
stantial increases. Indianola has
grown 1876 in five years, Red Oak has
grown 452, and Denison Al,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
sf3tecu7E N GAY FASHION.
- usW uplursd Men With Fam
4ssn 6 Esuxpstz Accompanying
aeaskS q xxscueaner's Sword.

o6eRahvaA3-With japanese flags
ARino, Q band of Chinese bandits be-
SnAAA Two fonnS Russians who were
hllloa, ri b Spass 1t Sinmintin. ! The
- eao t4scuted was evidently an ON
-. hu& - v(as wearing Chinese over
- kaalt without a murmur, while
: ~ ONpantCn watched the death
oEa&A
| E4epssepnd eeptiys, was clothed in
oAiSss eioth1ng throughout. He
h3i1aS1tsd for = moment, but re
aa6aA n nsrvS and struggled fiercely.
II Nse aA1ovn and killsd while long
6anSSA SAafared. The chief Of the
AEotts w1 % mild tmannered old man,
WaAsiag . hpansss sword. He watched
~ Aea6utsons unmoved, They are
ntaa.s - sald, "and we should kill
hsn. BA>tdea. It is difficult to trans
baE4 tAan."
Oas nagAt tAA bandits surprised q
6 &.asl AnA1 o1Axsstan scouts and killed
~ hallAss captnring the two that were
5 heAsA6AAG L.
Tns vhn,s Saxa. combating OF 200 cav
h1vy and 100 infantry, formed great
hroise ~ sAs outskirts, OF sinmintin.
kAS stonksd and manufactured Chi
hAse alanounked and held their. gayly
ADAo1sl M shaggy ponies. The men
SeS sSAsd 10 the teeth with long rifles
kn4 Nxnsse pistols. The infantry was
hastly, tpf1ansA but many wore Rus,
SlA1 n6ca 80.
YAas Ensailn eaptives were brought
lp'tkS lSntsr Of the circle with a -four.
N a. trnmpeta. They were stripped
md their arms bound together behind
khair bodies. They were then turned
pxsftp aax,Soet e1eeutioner. who smil
D1klsdrsxs htK tnsd-sheashsd sword
4kGyArd WiptnK the bladeon the cloth
2 ~ IL the dead men. ~ 4 ~
Wnan the executions were finished
he sorpsss were left lying on the sun
NJ road Busles were sounded and thu
AA6tt cavalry swung into their sad
III whils the infantry fell into line ant
: Nen1rtsd from the scene OF execution.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
Dv;no IF Famine

Is, In Its torments, like dying Of con-
sumption. The progress of consump-
ton, from the beginning to the very
end, is a long torture, both to victim
and friends. when / had consump
tion in its first stage" writes VIM.
Myers, of Cedrfoss, Md, latter trying
different medicines and a good doctor
in vain, / at last took DR.. Kings New
Discovery, which quickly and perfect.
ly cured me. Prompt relief and sure
cure for coughs, colds, sore throat
bronchitis, etc. Positively prevents
pneumonia. Guaranteed at p. A.
Clemmer's drug store, price SOC and
S1.O0 a bottle. Trial bottle free.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh OF
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
cure is obtained quickest by proper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake by
taking DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
1t corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain i'll passing it, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity Of being
compelled to go often through the day,
and to get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists III fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery and book that tells all about it,
both sent free by mail. Address, DR.. XII.
nler & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the
address, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
Footraca Case Ended

The famous Loser Moore tootrace
case, which has been before the public
Tor some time, has reached . settle.
ment in the sentencing Of the two al
legged conspirators to tho penitentiary
or three years. The case involved the
footracing practices In southern and
western lows and 10 Nissc,,r4. Losay
and Moore vera alleged b hGva M
Na1S b fSets ~ SnMArb ~ Sa1As
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
very:Low Rates

70 st. Paul and Minneapolis and re-
turn via Chicago Great Western Rail
way. : $3.50
Tickets on sale daily to Sept. 3oth.
Final return limit Oct. 3ist. Also
equally low rates to Minnesota. North
Dakota, Colorado, Utah, and Wy.
ttoA apply to any Great Western
Agent q J. P. Elmer, q. r. A., ST.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
iowa Asads Report.


From rAports Of the Iowa railroads,
the gross earnings have fallen of mill
Lon dollars during the past year. The
onciai figures have Just been compiled
by Secretary Davidson for the executive
council and IRE. made public While, the
gross earn.ngs are reported less. It is
seen that the net earnings OF the roads
are nors than for the previous year.
The gross earnings of the railroads Of
IewA, IN Iowa. last year were over $751;
400, 900, hut they were more than 81 ,000,-
go less than in 1903. While the gross
earnings fell OFF more than million dol
lars, the operating expenses were re-
ducsd more than 81, 1915 900, so that the
nat earnings Of the ~ roads which last
year we're reported at 6,076, 163 have
grown to about SIS, 1850, 900. These are
the oMcial figures which have just been
compiled for the executive council by
Secretary Davidson, to be used as the
basis for the assessment Of the railroad
property Of Iowa, this year. The council
will the work of assessing the
roads, next month. r
The present assessment of this class
Of property in Iowa is $5T ,535, 100, the
actual valuation being $3.50, 140,410. The
net earnin IS for the last year capitalized
at six per cent. would give the roads the
value of $255, $40, 600 which would be as
sessed at slightly over $50, 900, 900. The
roads and their 1905 earnings, individu.
ally taken; are:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
IOWA! Q N FLOODS J. G''!b|IP.
ENHIRK AGATE suETHAS MON
RAGING ToRRNNTs. 90.
SMALL CYCLONES OCCUR.
Mississippi River Eight Miles Wide
at Keokuk-Great Loss Of Cattle
and Homes-Dro~HinSs Arg s e
eE.ta Heard OF in sexeratRlxces.

(FsusselI wsodArs. Gta6 Csrrespdp aenl.)
Des Moines, Ia, June 1s.-pt late
Iowa has been in the grip OF the storm
king and attendant foods In every
sense OF the word. Severn thunder
storms have swept the statS from end
to end, infic.ingG Untold damAge to
crops, cattle, and farmhou6es. an this
city at the time of the hardest rains
the streets were filled With torrents OF
water, and train service into dDes
Moines was temporarily SUSPENDED
Central Iowa proved to- be tbs vortex
of the raging elements and in this sec
stion the most telling damage resulted.
Keokuk narrowly escaped being en-
tirely submerged. The locks ct that
city were rendered practically sAseless
Between Hannibal, Mgr and Keokuk
the Mississippi river hooded the I'M
protected rlow1andsnunt4 the expanse
OF water was eight miles wide. Keo,
kuk reports great loss Fof livestpck, as
do the towns farther toward the In
terror. The flood came on SO Suddenly
I'M the lowlandsg sad aceas.ts tue Mis-
sissippi river that farmersHh chad hardly
time in which 10 nave thsir families,
and the cattle we're left 1t thsi mercy
of the elements. In many places
+ drownings aregreporten. as results OF
| the onrush Of the waters. Property.
loss along the, .Aississippi river is
placed at many millions, but 1T pres
ent exact ,-estimatesF vcsnnot bs fur
nished: Council Bluffs, AarsHhlltown
| and a number, Of t-central towns, in
Guiding Boone and Nevada, were found
4 to 9he severe victimsy Of, the storms
Davenport became alarmed at the rise
LOT the river, as Hdih Clinton, but their
losses were small when compared with
Keokuk Small cyclones developed in
the southern section Of the state, and
lfrom Bedford and SBonaparte come re-
4 ports Of damage by the raging ele-
ments; Towa Ctty was the victim Of q
J terrific cloudburst which broke on the
, city early during the food period
causing great damage. KeosauQua and
Ottumwa report the. ruin Of many
homes from lightning and flood. The
heaviest rains seem to have fallen at
KeosanQua, Fort Madison, Eldon, Al
bia, Davenport, Clinton, Ottumwa,
Bonaparte, Marshalltown, Iowa City,
Council Bluffs, Boone, Nevada and Ke-
okuK.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
Big Berlin Home.

] Berlin has erected a large building
resembling a factory, where the un-
hmploysd-whole families ARE re-
tstved and provided for. But no one
i,nNet taxa advantage Of this hospital
mere thai E.fs times Ii thsSs
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27

Alba & Centerville Ry...........,,S 2s,Ass
ARes L College Ry...........,.,,.,. 1901
Atshison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry.. s1o.772
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Ry. 8,614, S7
Chicago Great Western Ry........ 1855 sS7
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. P. Ry.. u,23s137
Chicago Northwestern Ry...,.. I,545E70
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry. u, 465 S2a
Chicago, st. p, n. & O. Ry Co... ss6,1s6
Colfax 4 Northern Ry Co.......,,. 29,S29
Crooked Creek Ry & Coal Co.,.. H03R
Davenport r. ]. 4 N. w. Ry. Co., 39.s33
Dss Meines, l. F. 4 N. Ry. Co.,.,.. les, $40
Des Hoines Union Ry. Co........,. 202. lW
Dies Aetnes Western Ry..........., 20,A1
Dubuque & Sioux City Ry. Co...,.. 3.744,S44
Iowa Central Railway Co. ......... 1,722, 1896
NanRhester & Oneida Ry, Co..... 1887
Minneapolis & st. Louis Ry. Co... 920,615
Ausoatine, North & South r. r.. 60,3N
Newton & Northwestern r. r.. 90,Su
Omaha Bridge g. Terminal Ry. Co. N,40S
Tabor & Northern Ry Co.......... 1850
Union Pacific Ry Co.. 2l6, 329
Union Terminal Ry. Co. .... 64,247
Wabash Ry Co...................... 967.9y7
Wiimar & Sioux Falls Ry Co...... $50 167
Total .$57, 400 1913
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
Genuine Gratitude Then

4 a Berlin physician says girls under
~ ought not to practice on the piano.
g 10 VIII amend this to include all girls
pyer 16 he will earn the gratitude of a
large number Of fiat jewellers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27

soruueu rswans GU, Of their hard.
,sazuaa wealth bs fsAs on foot races
s1xsA according to the way In Which
lths betting NSat, and carried out Near
f1opiin, No. Charles Gregory claims to
have Lost aspso On the taas. u
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
Iowa Bankers in Session.

Six hundred Iowa bankers who held
their annual convention here elected
officers as follows:
President-D. H. Mckee. cashier Citizens
state bank, Mediapolis
Vice President-John J. Large, cashier
First NATIONAL bank. Rock Valley.
Treasurer-Senator J. T. Brooks, cashier
First national bank, Hedrick.
Secretary-J. NJ Dinwiddie, cashier Cedar
Rapids savings bank. Cedar Rapids.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27

Farmers and Horsemen.
Are your horses afflicted with Heaves?
II so you should at once procure a bot
tile of LUERs HEAvE DROPS, sure
cure for Heaves Short-windedness,
Coughs and Indigestion. For sale by
Shuttleworth Drug Co., p. A. Gem
mers, VIM. Connolly, and Lomas 4
Atlz, leeyl
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
Iowa Alumni Elect.

The University of Iowa Alumni asso-
citation elected the following officers
Tor the ensuing year at Iowa City:
President-Frank o. Lowden. Chicago.
First Vice President-W. o. Payne, Me-
vada.
second Vice President-o. H. Brainerd.
Iowa City.
Third Vice President-Miss Margaret
Van Meter Waterloo.
Trsasursr-Charles 8. Mcgowan, Iowa
City.
Executive Committee-M. L. Person. DR..
F. r. Hosack, and Miss Carrie Mordoff,
Iowa City.
Statistics Committee-Miss Kate B. Rog-
ers Miss Leona A. Call, DR.. H. G. Plum,
Iowa City.
Board Of Directors OF Bureau of Informa-
toni. J. Mcconnell, Cedar Rapids; J. q.
Berfyhiu, Dss MONIES; W. o. Finkbine, Dss
MeinsB, G. r. Kuehnle. Dsnison; DR.. 3. B.
shambaugh. Iowa City.
DR.. Samuel A. Eliot, Of Boston deliv-
cred the Phi Rata Kappa address. and
Vice President Charles w. Fairbanks
the commencement address, on "a
Chapter Of American History" The re-.
gents granted 2e2 degrees.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
otAsr Iowa Notes.

Iowa municipalities cannot plead in
defense Of damage suits for personalin-
1uries that the claimant had knowledge
Of the defect which caused the injuries,
and cannot recover, therefore, because
he was guilty Of contributary negu-
genoe, according to q recent supreme
court decision.
The Iowa supreme court decided that
child may not be taken away from Its
grandparents by regularly issued adop-
ton papers, when its parents are dead
or have abandonedit.
Jack and Jack, the famous Des
Moines fire team, have broken q
worlds record and earned much glory
In Council Bluffs.
Experiments at College.
Especial Correspondence
Important experiment in the preser-
walton Of timbers will soon be conducted
b. the national bureau Of forestry and
the Iowa state college at Ames has been
decided upon by the officials. Last year
the bureau conducted series of experi-
ments at the st. Louis exposition to de-
termine whether cheap and quickly
grown timber, like cottonwood and will
low, could be treated with preservatives
and used for posts. The ST. Louis ex-
perimepts were too brief to be conclu-
siye, although they have indicated that
such treatment was practicable. Now
the bureau Of forestry and the Iowa state
college will cooperate in the experiments
at the college running over two or three
years. The experiments will be con-
Quoted on the cooperative plan, and the
farmers OF Iowa are invited to send IN
timber for treatment. After treatment
they will receive back all but
ten per cent. of timber. A care.
fuf record will be kept of the results and
it Is expected that the experiments will
attract national notice.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
CASTORl,A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Boughl
s s;ss: u: :. 114zzz1
Here is Relief for Women.

Here Is Relief for Women.
II you have pains in the back, Uri.
nary, Bladder or Kidney trouble, and
want q certain, pleasant herb remedy
for woman's ills, try Mother Gray's
AUsTRALIAN.LEAF. It is q safe mon
thly regulator. At Druggists or by
mail SO cts. Sample package FREE
Addreas, The Mother Gray Co.,. 1e
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27

tive. Many euo0e0
deaths are caused
by it-heart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
allowedtoadvance
the kidney-poison-
ed blood will at
Oo- ~
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-27
The ca ae Of Many
Sudden Dsatfn,

Z There 10 disease prevailing in Til
country most dangerous becauses 20 deeep
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-28

with her. This Government Is too deeply interested in the preservation or China's integrity to punish her py seizing territory.
 Moreover, China knows she will have the tacit support of the other trading nations. which would like to see the growth of American trade in China our tailed. Therefore, though China may make promises that she will not coun- tenance mass meetings, the purpose or which is to injure American commerce, she will fail to give any orders forbid ding them. Tn case of the demonstra- tions at Canton, for example, Consul T,ev renorted that he had called upon the Viceroy of the southern provinces and had entered a protest against the decision of the merchants. Ills pro fest was apparently unavailing, how ever, as the viceroy gave no instruc- tions to prevent the mass meetings which are to take place tomorrow ana
 China's Interest Is Vital.
 One of the reasons why Chinese are so vitaIly interested in the exclusive question is that if the United States continues its policy. especially with respect to the Philippines, it will mean the development of disastrous econ omic situation in some of their prov inces.
 In a report just received by the State Department from Consul Anderson, at Annoy, he states that were 1t not Tor the earnings of the Chinese who go 10 the Phflippines and the Straits settie- ments there would be q stupendous struggle for existence among great nonulation. Mir Anderson also shows the disadvantage of the Chinese going to the Philippines, and 1t is an arSu- ment which the officials of the innmi- grafton bureau state applies equally 10 the United States proper.
 Tn the case of the Philippines ne says, "the ability to enter and remain is a distinct asset. It Is regarded as a privilege worth considerable money, and 1t Is probable therefore that the number remaining there' will be larger fin proportion than the number remain ing at other ports. Aside from the comparatively few Chinese who are admitted as members of the exempt merchant, student, and official classes, only those can return to the Philip pines who already have been there un- der the provisions of law framed soon after the United States took pos session. It Is doubtful if more than half of those going return to China Tn inc course of a year. Those coming to China must return to the Philippines within a year or forfeit their right to return. The natural result is the Chi nese who enter the Philippines. ana regard their right to do so as an asset stay there until they are ready to re- tire. Gradually the number going to inc islands is decreasing, simply De- cause the number of Chinese outside the Philippines who are entitled to en- ter is decreasing. The numper Who went from Annoy in 1904 was 5,0SO, plus