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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-10-13

x NEW point of view gradually
IA came to Brewster. All his
I life had been spent In Won
\ dcring how to get enough
money TO pay his bills, and it had not
occurred to him that it might be- as
difficult to spend as to acquire wealth.
The thought staggered him for n mo-
mcnt. Then he cried triumphantly. Il
can decline 10 accept grandfather'S mil
Ion"
You cannot decline to accept what Is
already yours. understand that the
money has been paid to you by Mr..
Buskirk. You have n million dollars,
Mr.. Bewster. and 1t cannot be denied"
"iou are right" agreed Montgomery
dejectedly. Really, Mr. Grant, this
proposition is too much for me. If you
aren't required to give an immediate
answer l want to think it over. 1t
sounds like dream"
ut is no dream, Mr.. Brewster" smil-
ed the lawyer You are face to face
with an amazing reality. Come In to-
morrow morning and see me again.
Think it over; study 1t out. Remem-
Der the conditions Of the will and the
conditions that confront you. In the
meantime l shall write to Mr.. Jones,
the executor, and learn from him just
what he expects you to do In order to
carry out his own conception Of the
terms Of your uncle's will"
Don't write, Mr.. Grant; telegraph.
And ask him to wire his reply. A year
is not very long In an affair of this
kind" A moment later he added:
"Iang these family feuds! Why
couldn't Uncle James have relentsd a
bit? He brings endless trouble ON my
innocent head just because of a row
before I was born"
HE was strange man. As a rule,
one does not carry grudges quite so
far. But that is neither here nor there.
His will is law in this case"
Suppose l succeed In spending all
but thousand dollars before the 23d
Of next September! I'd lose the seven
millions and be the next thing to q
pauper. That wouldn't be quite like
getting my moneys worth"
1T Is problem, my boy. Think 1t
over very seriously before You come
to decision one way or the other In
the meantime We can establish beyond
q doubt the accuracy Of this inven-
tory"
by all means go ahead, and please
urge Mr.. Jones not to be too hard on
me. / believe I'll risk 1t II the restric-
lions are not too severe. But II Jones
has puritanical instincts l might as
well give up hope and be satisfied with
what have"
Mr.. Jones is very far from what
you'd call puritanical, but he Is in
tensely practical and clear headed He
will undoubtedly require you to keep
an expense account and to show some
sort Of receipt for every dollar you
disburse."
Good Lord! Itemizei"
I'm general way, presume"
I'll have to employ an army Of
spendthrifts to devise ways and means
for profligacy."
you forget the item which restraints
you from taking anybody into your
confidence concerning this matter
Think it over. It may not be SO diff
cult after a nights sleep"
IF 1t isn't too difficult to get the
nights Sleep"
All the rest Of the day Brewster
wandered about as one in a dream.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-10-13
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
Ihs Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss enc ., &x2Zzzsx

EVERY man owes it to himself and his
family to master trade or profession.
Head the display advertisement of the
six Morse Schools OF Telegraphy in this
issue and learn how easily a young man
or lady may learn telegraphy and be
assured a position.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA
NEWS OF A WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
Daring Thieves Are Stealing Enormous
Quantities of Corn From the
Fields Of the iowa
Farmers.

Daring thieves are stealing corn
from the Iowa corn fields in enormous
quantities. Reports from various parts
Of the state tell of thefts Of hundreds
OF wagon loads, aggregating snug for.
tunes. The thieves go to the fields
where the crop has not been gathered
during the night time. fill their wagons
and drive away under cover Of the
darkness. At Polk City a vigilance
committee has been organized. Farm.
ers have armed themselves with rifles
and shotguns. A. w. Fleming, 4 we'll.
TODD farmer near there, caught the
thieves red handed in his field, dis.
charged several loads of buckshot ct
them and saved two wagon loads of
corn. About Saylorville thefts have
been frequent. Wherever there is a
field near the road the chances are that
1t has been visited. It IL an easy thing
to do on dark night. A load Of corn
nets nice profit. and can be disposed
of anywhere. There II NO chance Of
Identifying it after It IL out Of the field.
1t is certain that there are q number
Of corn-thieving gangs at work In the
state. This kind Of thievery Il q new
thing, but seems to have taken well
with a number Of professional robbers.
Already this fall many thousands Of
bushels of corn have been taken from
the fields in the manner described. re.
sulting in the loss of Thousands Of dol.
lars to the Iowa farmers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
WANT STATE CERTIFICATES.
lswa School Teachers VIII Urge Adop.
tion Of New Plan.

lswa School Teachers VIII Urge Adop.
tlon Of New Plan.
Iowa school teachers, county super
lntendents and city superintendent
have just held an important conference
with State Superintendent ]. +. Riggs
and will ask the legislature to enact
q new law providing for the state GER
LITIGATION OF school teachers. Under
existing school laws teachers are ex-
amined by the superintendent of the
county in which they live, and, under
the certificate issued by this county
official, they are entitled to teach only
In that county. II they remove to
another county they are forced to pass
another examination. Under the plan
proposed at this. conference the county
superintendents will examine teachers
as now, but the papers will be sent to
the state board of education. The GER
tidcates will be good in any part of
the state. 1t is proposed that examina-
tons be held four times yearly instead
of twelve as by the present law. The
state board will furnish the questions
10 be used in the examination, and the
manuscripts will be sent to the state
board.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
HISTORIC HIGHWAY FREE.
Tolls Are No Longer Exacted on Road
Planned by George WASH
ingtou

Cumberland, Md.-The old National
pike is now a free highway. On
Wednesday, May 81, the last tolls on
the old highway in Greene and Wash
ington counties, Pennsylvania, were
collected. On Thursday the old road
became free. The last Pennsylvania
legislature passed a bill abolishing the
tolls and placing the road under the
supervision of the state highway COM
missioner.
The old pike, or, as it is known in
law, the Cumberland road, had its In
ception in the mind of George Wash
ington, in the days when steam was
unknown, Washington conceived the
idea of a great highway to run from
the seaboard to Wheeling. Later it
was planned to extend it to Vincennes,
Ind. In 1900 congress passed bill
for the construction of the Cumberland
road from Cumberland, Md, to the
state of Ohio, Jefferson signing the act
on March 10, 1906. The following year
the senate passed an act permitting the
United States to build the road through
the state of Pennsylvania. The road
was thrown open to the public in 1918,
and, until the advent of the first rail-
road over the mountains, was the ma
tons great highway to the west. 1t
was built to last, and its old iron toll
gates and stone milestones are last
ing monument to its builders.
The great men in the early history
of the nation travelled over the "old
pike" Jackson, Harrison, Clay, Sam"
Houston, Polk, Taylor, Crittenden,
Shelby, Allen, Scott, Butler and the
eccentric "Davy" Crockett all logged
over it in stages and lodged piles of
limestone in the center of the "old
pike" in its day. On one occasion the
carriage Henry Clay occupied upset
on a stone pile. Clay extricated him
self and remarked: "This is a mix
ing of the Clay of Kentucky with the
limestone of Pennsylvania"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Horse Trade His UndoIna.

The case of Rev. 8. Koser Of Hull
has been decided by Judge Kennedy
adversely to the minister. who will.
accordingly, be evicted from the par
sonage of the First Reformed church
ut Hull. The pastoral relations Of the
minister and his congregation were
dissolved upon the instigation OF the
congregation, but the pastor continued
to occupy the parsonage and likewise
demanded the pastors salary. To this
the Hull church objected and asked
his eviction by the court. A horse
trade made by the minister was the
cause Of the trouble.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
carp Carry Typhoid Germs.

Members of the medical profession of
Appleton, Wis, declare they have dis
covered new medium for the spread of
typhoid fever. German carp, which fill
the waters of Lake Butte des Mortes
and Lake Winnebago, and which have
been said to drive out more desirable
fish, are now declared conveyors of dis
ease. The fish feed on sewage and ref
use, and physicians declare it is more
than possible that many of the cases OF
typhoid fever in this vicinity within the
last few months can be traced to the eat
ing of these fish. If this can be proved
it is possible that the movement to have
the fish removed from local waters will
again be started.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Woman Loses Her Sight,

From assumed to actual blindness
within three days is the experience
of Mrs. Elizabeth Conger Heaton, niece
OF the former minister to China. Edwin
H. Conger. Mrs. Heaton played the
part Of Blind Bertha In dramatization
OF Dickens Cricket on the Hearth"
presented by the Unitarian Society
club at Des Moines. Mrs. Heaton put
her soul into the part and won the
highest praise. Wednesday while walk.
ing the streets her sense Of seeing van.
ished and she was obliged to call for
help and be taken home. Physicians
say that the retina of each eye has
been divided and that there is but a
remote possibility of saving one eye.
Mrs. Heaton Is twenty-three years old
and Is the wife of dentist.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Robbers Took the Safe.

Give has just been the scene Of q
remarkable robbery. Instead of dy.
namiting the safe in the store of James
McKeon. the leading merchant of
Give, in the conventional manner, the
robbers simply backed wagon up to
the front door, in the dead Of night,
and hauled the safe-a 2.000.pound
steel affair-away with them. Abso-
lutely no trace has yet been found
that offers any hope of its recovery.
McKeon had received $4,000 in a land
transaction the day before the robbery.
but there was no money Of any kind
in the safe when 1t was removed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Danes Look for Pointers.

Baron c. F. Van Bergen, citizen
Of Copenhagen, Denmark, is in Iowa
and is visiting at Eldorado and Mitch
ellville securing information and sta
tistics for the Danish government as
to how the Iowa industrial school for
boys at Eldora and the Iowa industrial
school for girls at Mitchellville are
managed. The government of Denmark
10 looking to the various state instiu-
tons Of America for advice with refer
ence to the improvement of such semi
penal institutions In Denmark.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Northwood eeoins c.mpalun,

Northwood is waging campaign
against certain liquor stores as we'll
~ drug stores. At a mass meeting Of
citizens q committee was appointed
and funds raised to proceed in legal
way against all illegal dispensers Of
liquor. It Is reported that many boys
have been intoxicated of late. The
tragic death Of citizen Of the town .
few days ago. who was found dead in
stable from the effects Of drink.
caused the Investigation. The man
was an inebriate and to sell such one
liquor is unlawful. The citizens are
aroused and will do something dras-
tic II they can secure evidence against
the guilty person.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Football Aeeldents.

Arthur Yarn, aged nineteen years,
died Of heart trouble. incurred while
training as member of the Capital
Park high school football team OF Des
Moines. Johnnie Bayliss. twenty-one
years old. sustained q broken leg in a
Juvenile game at Des Moines. Horace
McCammon, aged thirteen years, Of
Perry. Ia. had leg broken. and was
otherwise injured in football game.
Paul Ewing Of the Traer, Ia, high
school football team, had his leg bro
ken in practice and may be crippled
Tor life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Son Lost Mo,her.

consumption runs in our family,
and through 1t lost my mother, -
writes e. B. Reid. of Harmony, Me.
"For the past tive years, however, on
the slightest sign ri cnnghor Cold,
have taken D.. Kings New Discov-
erv for consumptinn, which has saved
me from serious lung trnu ble." His
mothers death was a sad loss fOr Mr..
Reid, but he learned that lung trouble
must not b. neglected, and how 10
cure it Quickest relief and cure for
coughs ard colds Price Sc. and 81. 90;
guaranteed at P A. Clrmmers drug
store. TEtsJ boM,s tsss. :
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
How She Caught Him.

He had been calling at intervals for
five years, and one night when he and
the young lady were seated in a Sc
cluded corner of the drawing-room the
front door bell rang.
ooh, bother!" cried the young man;
better tell the servant you are out"
Shall l not tell her to say I'm en-
gaged?' asked the girl, shyly; and be-
fore another quarter OF an hour had
passed she was.-Tit Bit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
His Oppor-tunity,

Jones-How do you expect to hear
what the party at the other end of the
line says unless you hold the receiver to
your ear?
Smith, don't want to hear. It's my
wife I'm talking to, and 1t isn't often l
get the chance to do all the talking and
none of the tening.-Tit-Bits.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Favor Municipal Ownership.

The women's clubs Of Marshalltown
have started q movement for municipal
ownership Of the electric light and gas
business there. They presented a mon
ster petition to the city council recit-
ing the poor quality Of light and gas
and poor service and asked that steps
be taken to secure city ownership Of
The same with q view to Improvements.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
The WAY of II

cts very queer that when people
get rich thev either have no children
or they dsr't seem to care for them"
That's not strange. When people
get rich they can't think about any
thing but Their ancestry; posterity
doesn't bother them. "-Philadelphia
Press.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Think Fortune IL Hidden,

Harlan is excited in the unearthing
Of $4,000 in mouldy bills. which have
Just been deposited In a local bank.
All that Is known about the money Is
that It was brought to Harlan last
week and given to attorneys, who de-
posted It. Now everybody thinks a
fortune has been discovered and every
effort is being made to find where it
was hidden.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Seven Survive Of Three Regiments.

Only one member Of the Forty.first
Iowa regiment in the Civil war sur.
wives, according to the census Of the
state Just completed at the capitol.
But two survive from the Forty-second
and four from the Forty-third. These
regiments are three Of which the low.
est number of survivors live In this
state. There are Is. 569 veterans Of the
Civil war in Iowa, but only 1o.4sS were
members of Iowa organizations.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
First Mayor Of osI<aioosa

Hon. William T. Smith. Oskaloosa's
first mayor and first banker. II dead.
He came to Oskaloosa in 1887 and en-
gagged in the practice Of law. He was
president of the Iowa Central railroad
for two years and engaged in many
other business enterprises.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Accidentally Killed.

At Muscatine May Meuntz. aged
eight. was shot accidentally by her
older sister. The older sister did not
know the gun was loaded and went to
put it on table. The hammer struck
chair and the gun was discharged
striking the little girl on the side Of ths
head.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Mother contests Sons WIN.

The will of the late G. ]. Hoyt. once
. wealthy merchant Of Marshalltown.
will be contested by his mother. She
claims In the petition that her son was
not competent to make will; that
he was mentally unsound when his last
will was executed. BY the terms Of the
will the mother was given $1,000 and
the balance went to his wife.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Ethyl's Beau,

Grayce-Weli, Ethyl has had her
lines out long time. see she has
finally caught something.
Gladys-Yes; but hardly think she
caught it with line. 1t looks more
like the product of a lobster-pot.-
Courier-J Journal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
MarshaIItown Editor suicides.

s. P. Ayres. editor of the Marshall.
town Herald. committed suicide by
shooting. He had become excessively
respondent because Of Ill health. MT
Ayres was we'll known in Iowa news
paper circles. He was for several years
editor of the Daily Telegraph. Atlantic
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Urbana swept BY Fire.

The little town Of Urbana was swept
almost out Of existence by fre. The
IRE originated in the postofflce build
ing and that building, together with
the Urbana savings bank building,
Lord & Kelly's implement house, two
Or three other business houses and q
number Of dwellings, were burned.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Work on al lneendIary.

Fire completely wiped out the bus
mess portion of WOODBURY.. Clark coun-
ty. causing loss placed at $4,000.
mostly covered by insurance. The IRE
Is thought to be of incendiary origin.
Every brick building In the little town
was destroyed by the flames.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Attempted Murder and suicide.

F. Sarvis of Oskaloosa waylaid and
attempted to murder Lewis Stewart
and Stewards wife and child near Rose
Hill, and apparently thinking that he
had killed one or more of the Stewards
Sarvis went home and killed himself
with a shotgun.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
sudden Illness the Cause.

Suudeh tIHesS tho Cause.
A. G. Earl Of Ellston. who had just
purchased a department store at st.
Joseph, Mo-. committed suicide by fir
Ing bullet through his heart. Sud-
den illness is thought to have been the
cause.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
-Oh, Won doubt NV word?
How He Won Her.

IIUW 1Io w OH
Her-The man to marry must have
done something of Importance.
Him-Then I'm the very chap you
are looking for. did very i'm
portant thing the first time we met.
Her-Indeed! What was it, pray?
HIM fell in love with you at
sight.=Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28

Hives are a terrible torment to the
little folks, and to some older ones.
Easily cured. Doan' Ointment new
or fails. Instant relief, permanent
nent cure. At any drug store, 81 cents
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Canital Period.

Mr.. Peary is to dash for the north
pole again. These expeditions always
begin with a dash and end with an
exclamation point.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Town Wiped out.

The town Of stanhope, in Northern
Iowa, was practically wiped out by fire.
The hotel and entire business district
was destroyed, with number of res
licences. The total loss will exceed
100000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Buy Tickets at Home.
Coupon Tickets to all points sold here
via Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul Railway

Paul Railway.
In planning your Winter trip to
California or to Florida, or any other
trip east or west, north or south, bear
in mind that the local agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Rail-
way can Sell you through tickets and
make sleeping car reservations for
you. He can also help you by giving
you information regarding rates,
rou ties and train service.
Tets is coupon ticket station of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway, which means that the ticket
agent will S, II you through tickets
and check baggage over connecting
lines. M. j. WHITE,
2lt4 Agent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Why He Was Mad.

Editor-It was mere typographical
error-I cannot understand why you
should be so angry.
Author-You can't. Why, see here:
wrote, Her eyes shone with the light
Of glorious joy.
Editor-Yes.
Author-And it was printed "a glori'
GUS jag!-Cleveland Leader.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Boiler Exploslo. Kills Two.

A boiler explosion in flour mill at
Gutenberg killed Joel Baumgartner,
owner. and Benjamin Walter, engineer,
and wrecked the building.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Given Away.

"Did the father give the bride away?"
II should say he did! He got ratified,
and what do you think he said as he
handed her over to the groom?"
nWhat 2"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
The Merry-ao-Round.

That life is queer kind Of quirk
Is fact we infer every day;
For tbs play makes us able to work
And tits work makes us able to play.
Puck 4.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
Heard It for Years.

Her-Why did you laugh when l told
you tnat joke was original with me?
Him-Because caught you in mis-.
statement.
Her-Oh! you doubt my word?
Him-No; but you told me last night
you were only %. If you composed that
joke, you are at least 60. That's ALL
Cleveland Leader.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28

No matter how long you have had
the cough; if it hasn't already devel-
nped into consumption, DR.. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup will cure it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-28
FEED YOUR HOGS

"A Sure Worm Expelier and Disinfectant
and You will Not Be Troubled With
| Sickness Among Them.
Liquid Koal is not sure Worm expeler but
no better Dislnfectant can be found. Nearly
all the experimental stations say that more
hogs die from worm trouble than all other dis
eases combined. 1t cos'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 disinfectants 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 it the cheapest and
best lice killer on the market,
| Liquid Koal is always sold on guarantee to
do as recommended.
Wausa, Neb Dec. is, 1902,
Have used Liquid Koal for nearly year and
MID it an excellent article to keep hogs In q
healthy condition and as an apper1zeris has no
equal. ALBERT ANDERSON.
Laurel, Neb., Dec. 10, 1902.
National Medical Co.
Dear sirs:-Will just say that your Liquid
Koal is good thing and will not do without
it. 1t is good all around remedy. Every one
ought 10 use it If has only one or two hogs. It
sa good germ destroyer. recommend it very
highly Yours
\ STANLY MAsTIN
Manufactured by National Medical
Co, Sheldon Iowa.
For Sale by GEO d. GossMAN.