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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
A Sure Worm Expeller and Dls.nfectant
and You will Not he Troubled With
Sickness Among Them,

Liquid Koal is not a sure Worm expeller but
no better Disinfectant can be found. Nearly
all the experimental stations say that more
hogs die from worm trouble than all other 6is-
eases combined. 1t cost s only two cents to write
your nearest experimental station and we will
guarantee that they Will tell you that Coal Tar
products properly prepared are the cheapest
and best dislnfectants on the market today
Liquid Koal is guaranteed to kill all kinds OF
lice and germs.
Two thorough applications Of Liquid Koal,
Used one part of Liquid Koal and thirty parts
of water will cure the.worst case of mango am
ong horses cattle or hogs. Apply ten days APP
part, not longer; as the length of time between
applications is important,
Use Liquid Koal one part Koal to twenty
parts of water to kill lice and mites in your
hen house and you will find 1t the cheapest and
best lice killer on the market,
Liquid Koal is always sold on guarantee to
do as recommended.
Wausa, Neb,. Dec. 10, 1902,
Have used Liquid Koal for nearly year and
ind it an excellent article to keep hogs In a
healthy condition and as an appetizer is has no
equal. ALBERT ANDERSON.
Laurel. Neb., Dec IS. 1909.
National Medical Co.
Dear slrs:-Will just say that your Liquid
Koal is good thing and will not do without
1t. tits a good all around remedy. Every one
ought to use 1t If has only one or two hogs. 1t
is good germ destroyer. recommend it very
highly Yours.
| STANLY MAsTIN.
Manufactured by National Medical
Co., Sheldon. Iowa.
For Sale by GEO. d. GossMAN.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
Appeal Blocks HAneing

Appeal B1ocks HAn61hg.
Just in time to stop what would hsys
been the first legal hanging In Iowa In
ten years, an appeal was tlled With the
supreme court last week in the case Of
Charles Rocker, of Rock Rapids, under
sentence for murder. Rocker wes TO
have been hanged at Anamosa, but hall
an hour before the time set Tor the exc
cution the papers for an appeal arrived
and long distance, telephone message
was sent o'call OFF the hanging. Rocker
killed his wife's former husband.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
case Game before Legisleture.

! Case Came Before Legislature.
With the self-inficted death by poi
ION OF Sarah Kuhn, the beautiful Keo-
knk girl at Ananesa prison, ends a bit
Of work which would have fallen to the
Not Of Iowa legislators next winter. The
woman married an old farmer, who later
died by strychnine poisoning, and when
placed on trial, she was convicted and
bentenced to life imprisonment. Hun
Areds OF prominent central Iowa people
took up the movement for a pardon, and
two legislatures had the matter before
fhem. AT the last legislature Senator
Saunders, Of the pardon committee Of
the senate, alone stood in the way Of q
pardon. The house passed the bill by
vote cf go to rs, freeing Mrs. Kuhn, but
the senate turned it down by close
ecunt. The pardon was to have been
brought up before the next legislature,
I'd would undoubtedly have been
4 1rshted. When the last legislature
q Sled tosfree her she gave up hope, and
he'd since tried several times to kill her
self.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
Other Iowa Notes.


Increased realty values are expected
to result from the publication Of tho
state assessment reports which are be-
ing received by State Auditor Carroll.
Word has been received from Omaha
announcing the death in that city Of Mrs.
e. F. Hooker, wife of Col. b. F. Hooker,
one of the pioneer residents OF Des
Moines, which occurred exactly nine
years from the date on which her hus-
band died.
The Year Book, Of the department Of
agriculture, 800 pages, has been Issued
from the Office of Secretary Simpson, Of
the state department of agriculture. 1t
is an extremely valuable publication,
filled with matter Of great interest and
real value to the agricultural interests
Of the state.
Corp. Tanner will be the speaker Of
Soldiers day at the state fair, August 70.
An amendment to the articles OF In
corporation OF the Mason City & Fort
Dodge railroad was fled in the Office
Of the secretary Of state, increasing the
capital of the railroad company IA ,000,-
900 and netting the state $4,000.
The twenty-third annual campmeet-
ing of the Mississippi Valley Spiritual
lists association will open on July 80 in
Mount Pleasant park at Clinton, on the
bluffs overlooking the CITY, and will CON-
tinue until August27. William J. Bryan
will speak.
The louisa County Sugar company, Of
Columbus Junction, filed articles OF In
corporation with the secretary Of state,
with capital stock Of 100000.
Gov. Cummins appointed delegates to
attend the convention Of charities end
corrections and the good roads conven.
ton at Portland, Ore, this summer
Both meetings are held during the Port.
land exposition.
Cupid is playing havoc with the hearts
of Ottumwa's school teachers, and
threatens to disrupt the school system
| of the city
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
Wisconsin Veterans Mea+

La Crosse, Wis, June 1A.-phe
tnirty-ninth annual encampment Of
the Wisconsin department Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic and the
auxiliary organizations, also the sec
ond annual encampment Of the Wis
oonsin United Spanish War Veterans.
began here Tuesday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
Three Drownad.

Washington, June 14.-Through
what is believed to have been the
accidental capsizing of boat from
which they had been fishing, three
men, Alexander Chisholm and Newt
and Dennis Bunch, brothers, were
drowned in the Potomac near Analos.
ton island, opposite this city, Tuesday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
Barlow Granger Dead.

With the passing Of Barlow Granger,
editor Of the first Des Moines newspaper,
a career which has been prominent in
the history of the state is ended. Mr..
Granger was 80 years old at the time Of
his death. Barlow Granger was born In
Cayuga, N. Y, May 81, 1915, and became,
after leaving school, a journeyman print
or. He drifted west, and finally came TO
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
Foundry employees Strike.

New York, June IA. - The first gen.
eral strike in ten years Of foundry en-
ployes in New York has begun and has
caused stoppage of work at all the
foundries Of the New York and New
Jersey Foundrymen's association. The
strike was ordered by Frank McArdle,
president of the international Brother
hood, against the members of the asso-
citation after the demands Of the union
had been refused.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
BARLOW GRANGER

Fort Des Moines. Here he established
land Office and later commenced to
practice law. In 1849 Barlow Granger
established the first newspaper eyer
edited and published in Des Moinss or
Polk county. twas called the Iowa Star
and was the only paper in existence for
some time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
Counci1man under Arrest.

Councllman Under Arrest.
Philadelphia, June IA. At the insti-
CATION Of Mayor Weaver warrant was
issued Tuesday for the arrest of Frank
H. Caven, select councilman of the Thir-
ty-fourth ward. He is charged with be-
ing interested in city contracts in vio-
lation Of his councilmanic oath.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
Here g Rslief Tor Women.

II you have pains 10 the back, Uri-
nary, Bladder or Kidney trouble, and
want q certain, pleasant herb remed '
for a womanh ills, try Mother Gray,s
AUsTRAL1AN-LEAT. It q safe mon
thly regulator. At DrnRgists or bv
mail 80 cts. Sample package FREE
address, The Mother Gray Co.. Lee
Roy, N. 2. 7St4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
ANOTHER RATE VIEW
SHIPPER BELIEVES TOLL IN
v IOWA rs REASONABLE.
GIVES KOCH HOT SCORING
Denounoes Cedar Rapids Packer for
al Stand Taken in Interstate Con-
troversy-other News Of
Statewide Interest.

IRusssll woodland. STAR Correspondent
Des' Motnes, Ia, June 12.- Another
phase OF the Iowa rate situation is pre-
scented ii the letter which George D.
Henry, of Fairfield, shipper who de-
,clares he has profted by low rates, sends
70 3. T. Koch, the Cedar Rapids packer,
In denohncing his attack on the Iowa
state railroad commission. Mr.. Koch
told the senate committee, according to
the printed proceedings of that body,
4hat Iowa manufacturers suffered from
iasquitable state rates and that the rail-
road commission was responsible for the
disadvantage under which the Iowa In
Auetriss lRbored. Koch's sensational
testimony. is somewhat similar to the
statement fled with the interstate COM
mission by former Railroad Commits
aioner Campbell, and exploited by the
correspondent last week. And as a bal
ancing statement Henry, of Fairfield,
comes forth with his letter to Koch, in
which he rakes over that gentleman for
his stand In the matter, declaring, in the
course of the missiye: II can hardly
give q man in your position credit for
being 30 ignorant Of his business and
subject e this statement appears.
i Cites Other States.
& His letter in part follows:
IN the hrst place, can't conceive how
our Iowa state rates can possibly effect
Ahe interstate rates, and If it would
IN the least. 1t would be in the same di.
s1ection as the rates now stand, and II
you will take the trouble to look the
distance rates up on hogs, car lots, YOU
WILL find the following table to be true
Except recent changes), which are made
9rby the state commissioners-yiz.:
Iowa gives you haul Of 210 miles for
> 16-cent rate.
t'u Illinois gives you haul Of 100 miles
4 Cor lucent rate.
"a Missouri gives you haul Of 140 miles
Tor 1b-cent rate.
IS The following rates are made by the
railroad company, they are out Of the
reach OF the state laws, and not within
4he power Of the interstate commission
prs--viE.:
Between Iowa and Missouri. gives you
= haul OF ITO miles for a lucent rate.
Between Iowa and Illinois, gives you q
haul 81 4b miles for lucent rate.
4 Between Missouri and Illinois, gives
! roRsaf haul Of AZ miles for q 15-cent rate.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
Convicted Of Acceptine prah.e

SAs1Sseu w AccepQUS dT1peo.
Pittsburg, Pa, June 14.--Poliee Cap
tadp James Wilson, Of Allegheny, ae-
c1sed OF accepting hribes IN connee-
aon with illegal houses, was found
1uilty Tuesday. but the jury recon-
s.Aaded him 70 the mercy OF the court.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20

legislation, and that there are but few
things to which the legislature might
turn Its attention. He made valuable
suggestions concerning the examination
OF banks and the duties Of theeboard OF
directors. az 80
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
State Wards Decrease.

State Wards Decrease.
Wards in the care Of the stats are on
the decrease according to the monthly
report Of the nine Iowa charitable IN
situations. Following Is the COMPARE
tive population summary:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20
Semi.Annnal Balance Sheet June,
/. 1905.

To the Hon. Board of Supervisors
of Howard County, Iowa, I herewith
hand you for your approval the Semi
Annual Balance sheet showing the
collections and disbursements of
moneys of all the different funds since
January LIST 1905; also the amounts
belonging to the different funds in
nv hands this 1st day Of June 1905.
Respectfully submitted
JOHN KAKAC,
Treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-31
WILL CARRY WADE
TO WASHINGTON
DETECTIVE COMING TO HIRMINo.
HAM AFTER A MAN CHARGED
WITH PASSING A WORTHLESS
CHECK IN TEXAS.

Edward l. Wade the white man who Is
being detained here by the federol author
tiles on the charge of passing a worthless
check will be carried back to Washing
ton.
A special from Washington says:
Detective Tyser has gone to Birmingham
to get Edward l. Wade. who is wanted
in this city for passing worthless check
on Clement w. IIusSe The check was
for 800 and was drawn on a bank at
Tyler. Tex. Wade. it is said, was for
merly employed as a clerk In one of the
departments. The transaction occurred
nearly a year ago, and warrant was is
sued for his arrest at that time.
lie was subsequently indicted for al
legged false pretenses. In February of this
year he was arrested in Memphis. and for
feited bond of $1,000. The Tennessee au-
thorities consented TO his being brought
here for trial The case against him in
Memphis will be disposed of after the
settlement of the charge against him in
this city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-31
Local Weather Data.
GENERAL CLARK HONORED.
Presented With Gold Ring BY Sur
vjvors Of Company E.

General Louis v. Clark returned last
night from Tuscaloosa, when he attended
the reunion of the members of Company
e of the 1885 cadet corps of the Univer-
sity of Alabama. General Clark was the
captain of this company and it won the
prize at the New Orleans exposition for
being the best drilled cadet company in
the United States.
OF the original company Of twenty-seven
fourteen are still living, and twelve of
these attended a banquet given by the
survivors to the class of 'S5 yesterday at
Tuscaloosa. At the banquet General
Clark presentedNto the company the medal
won at New Orleans, which has been
In his possession for the past twenty
years. The company in turn presented
tie medal to little Augusta Carlisle
Clark, the daughter of the captain of the
old company.
The members of the company then pre-
scented General Clark with handsome
gold seal ring. The affair was quite a
pleasant one.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-31
WESLEY CHAPEL CORNER
STONE LAID YESTERDAY

have made a speech to the congregation,
but was sick and unable to attend.
Wesley chapel was organized something
over twenty years ago, and was the sec
ond Methodist church to be organized in
this city The congregation Immediately
secured a frame building in North Ha-
ven, near the site ON which the new
building is being erected. 1t occupied
this structure until the building would
no longer hold the congregation that had
grown TO five hundred members, and the
congregation raised a fund sufficient to
start work on a new building
The board of stewards of the church
now consists of f. B. Yielding. chairman;
E. J. Blaekwood, secretary and treasur-
er; DIR. L. Whaley. ]. S. Russell. James
Mcpherson, F. A. Jones, J. M. Griffin, r.
b. Cross.
The building committee. which has for
some time worked zealously in raising
funds and constructing the building, is
made up of f. B. Yielding, ehairman;
James NJ. Griffin. secretary and treasur-
er; j. S. Russell, contractor; d. A. Hell
mich. architects Charles ]. Martin and
w. A. Reynolds.
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The corner stone of the handsome new
building of Wesley chapel, which is now
In course of construction in North Haven,
was laid yesterday afternoon.
The Rev. S. l.. Dobbs, presiding elder
of the Birmingham district, presided over
the ceremonies. The Rev. Henry Ira
wick, editor of the Alabama Christian
Advocate; Bolton Gilreath, J. B. Wads-
worth and the pastor, the Rev. J. o.
Hanes. made impressive addresses, all of
them speaking of the forward work of
the church and its future prospects.
The Masonic order took part in the lay
ing of the corner stone, and the Bellevue
lodge of the knights of Pythias also at
tended in a body, Much enthusiasm was
displayed by the large audience, and
after the addresses a subscription amount
ing to $500 was raised. This makes the
total amount raised by the congregation
so far 1850, the cost when it is COM
pleted being $4,000.
The church will, when it is completed
this summer be a magnificent structure,
and one of the finest in the state erected
at a cost of less than $4,000, Bishop C.
B. Galloway of Jackson, Miss, was to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-31
MASS or SORES
Awful Suffering Of Little Boz
from an itching humOur
CURED BY CUTICURA
Not One Square Inch of Skin on
His Whole Body Unaffected

"My little son, boy of FIVE, broke
out with an itching rash. Three doc
tors prescribed for him, but he kept
getting worse until we could not dress
him any more. They finally advised
me to try a certain medical college,
but its treatment did no good. At the
time 1 was induced to try cuticura
he was so bad that l had to cut his
hair off and put the Cuticura ONT
ment on him ON bandages, as IL was
impossible to touch him with the bare
hand. There was not one square inch
of skin on his whole body that was
not affected. He was one mass of sores.
The bandages used to stick to his skin
and in removing them it used to take
the skin off with them, and the screams
from the poor child were heart-break-
ing. began to think that he would
never get we'll, but after the second
application of Cuticura Ointment /
began to see signs of improvement,
and with the third and fourth appli-
cations the sores commenced to dry
up. His skin peeled off twenty times,
but it finally yielded to the treatment.
Now can say that he is entirely
cured, and a stronger and healthier
boy you never saw than he is to-day"
ROBERT WATTAM, 4ez2 Center
Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 30, 1897.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-31
RAILROAD WORLD.

F. M. Griffith, travelling passenger agent
Of the Frisco in Birmingham, was yes
terday promoted to the position of south
western passenger agent with hesdquar-
tiers in Dallas, Tex. The promotion takes
effect on the first of June and as yet no
one has been appointed to succeed him
in Birmingham.
1t is expected that the appointment will
be made today or tomorrow, In order
that the successor may arrive before
Mr.. Griffith goes to Dallas to assume the
duties of his new office.
Mr.. Griffith has been located in Bfr-
mingham for the past eighteen months.
He came here from Memphis. During
that time he has made an excellent rec
ord with the Frisco. Last night he said:
"Of course I am glad of the promotion,
but | regret that I have to leave Bir-
mingham. I consider this one of the best
place that I have ever been, and I have
made great many friends here.
G. B. Magruder, general agent of the
Fort Worth and Denver City railway and
tn Colorado and Southern railway with
headquarters In New Orleans. was In the
city yesterday. He announced that the
summer rates to all points In Colorado
have been announced, and that his road
Is putting on double daily service from
Fort Worth to accommodate the crowds
who annually go to the resorts in Colo
RADIO.
The rates and the additional service
goes into effect June 4, and II Is antici-
pated that the travel from this section
of the country will be larger than ever be.
fore.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-31
ROSS c. SMITH WILL
UNDERTAKE BIG WORK
Accepts Position as Commissioner of
the immigration and Indus
trial Association.

Commissioner of the immigration and
Industrial Association of Alabama.
This is the title of new bureau OF
the associated railroads of Alabama,
which will be assumed in the next few
days by Ross C. Smith. Mr.. Smith has
been business manager Of The Age-Her-
aid for several years, but in assuming
the new office which he has accepted,
effective tomorrow, Mr.. Smith will re-
tire from active connection with The
Age-Herald and take up the work of
establishing industrial enterprises in the
state and of bringing new people into
it. Incidentally he has taken charge of
several enterprises which are to be de-
veloped at once in Alabama.
Although Mr. Smith is now in Ashe-
Vile. N. c.. where he has been recup-
Grating from a recent Illness, he will
soon return to Birmingham. open an Of
flee here with several assistants, and be-
gin active work along the lines of de-
veloping Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-31
PERMIT ISSUED FOR
NEW BARKER SCHOOL
Building on North Highlands Will Cost
$4,000, Exclusive of
Furniture.

Building Inspector John z. Lind yester-
day issued a permit to Robert Palestine
c. Co. to erect the new Barker grammar
school on Thirteenth avenue and Twenty
third street north. The building will cost
$4,000 when completed, exclusive of the
movable furniture. D. A. Heinrich is the
architect.
Other permits were issued yesterday as
follows.
e. X. Austin to erect two-story frame
dwelling on Twenty-first street, between
Eleventh and Twelfth avenues, north, at
a cost of $4,000.
D. r. Bize to make addition to frame
dwelling at No. SIS Second avenue, at a
cost of $3.50.
alabama Trust and Savings bank to
erect two one-story frame dwellings on
Nineteenth street between Avenues II ana
at cost of $500 each
M. P. Northington to erect two-story
frame dwelling on Timmons avenue and
Beech street at a cost of $500.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-31
ADJUSTMENTS
Euterpean Concert.

The annual entertainment of the Eu-
terpean club of the Birmingham high
school will be given tonight at the Bijou
theatre at o'clock. The chorus will
consist of 200 voices and the solo parts
will be taken by some of Birmingham s
most efficient soloists. Miss Norma
Schroeder will be the soprano, Raymond
Loder baritone and Robert ArE1ou~ tenor.
The musical programme 10 lie Given to-
night is more difficult than any that has
been attempted in the past and the
chorus has been well trained.
The club has been training for several
weeks and has secured fine results. A
full rehearsal was held at the Bijou
yesterday afternoon and 1t Is safe to say
that the concert this year will even sur
pass the previous excellent ones the club
has given.
The following is the programmes:
"Great and Marvellous (GauD-Chorus.
Flute solo-Mr. Jurman
"Our Jack" (Axenford)- Boys chorus
"Clang of the Forge" (Rodney).
Solo, seected-Rohert Armour.
'Belfry Tower (Schwelser)--Girrs cho.
rus.
NlOlln 500 Selected-Mr. Gussen.
Lost Chord" (Sullivan)--Chorus.
Intermission
PART II.
Creation" Hayden).
Bass solo, Rolling N Foaming Bill.
lows.
Soprano solo. with yerdue Clad"
Awake the Harp"-Chorus.
THE Heavens Are Telling"-Chorus.
The proceeds Of the entertainr emit will
go to the fund of the Euterpean club
which will be used to purchase piano
for the high school and also other mu-
steal Instruments.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-31

John L. Parker. alderman from the
Seventh ward and head of the drug firm
of John L. Parker & Co., vas yesterday
afternoon unanimously selected by the
nominating committee of the Board Of
Trade to be the president of that organ
ization for the ensuing year.
At its meeting in the First National
Bank building the committee, after care
fully canvassing the situation, determined
that Alderman Parker was the best pos
sihle candidate for the position and ae-
eordingly gave the Seventh ward alder
mai its endorsement