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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
GUST BORE BY ELECTRICITY
Gotham Mayor Has New Telegraphic
Scheme by Which He Rids Him
self Of Delegations.

Z New York.-Mayor Mcclellan is GO
1ng to try new method Of getting rid
OF bores. Several days ago a repre-
sentative of an invention for the
Transmission Of writing by electricity
suggested to the mayor the advisable
3ty OF having his Office equipped with
ths device. He explained it would be
20 much easier for the mayor to COM
municate with his staff by this meth
cd than by having his subordinates
respond to q buzzer.
The mayor at first was not taken
with the idea, but John O'Brien, his
private secretary, saw its possibilities.
He pointed out that the transmitting
pad could be attached to shelf un-
der the mayors desk and that 1t could
be connected with O'Brien's room, SO
that when the mayor wanted siege
raised all he would have to do would
6e to jot down a call for assistance.
4 You see, it's this way" O'Brien
explained, IF you want to get free Of
some one all you need to do is to draw
out the shelf and write Help III
read the message and"
You'll say that the delegation of
eomsthing or other is in waiting out
side to tender me a formal indorse-
ment for another term, or that the
board Of estimate is in session watt
tnE for me7" queried the mayor.
EXACTLY" responded O'Brien.
"Au right. Let 'em put 1t In" and
aow o'Brien is waiting for the first
yieam.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
-Four Tomatoes In an Hour,


Four tornadoes within an hour and
In the single county Of Woodbury.,
furnished diversion for thousands, ter.
FOR for other hundreds and demolished
buildings for dozen farmers, between
3 and y o'clock bhe evening last week.
9. H. Bush's big barn, one-half mile
southeast Of Neville, were blown
down, his residence moved from lis
foundation and some of his live stock
badly injured. Dr.. q. Andrews, three
miles further south. had his barns de-
molished and scores of other smaller
buildings, windmills and haystacks
throughout the eastern part of the
county are fiattened. The twisters
We're quite local, two rather large
ones and two smaller and less de-
vastating blows. Those who were
brave enough to venture from their
cyclone cellars saw some beautiful
phenomena. Many within q halt mile
Of the seyerest storm were in the
dazzling sunlight which had through.
put the day sent the mercury to 95 de-.
grees. The whirling black clouds an.
peared all the more prominent and
ominops because Of the glare Of the
evening sun. With the exception OF
the storm near Anthem there was no
rain. The twister in the vicinity Of
Sergeant Bluff resulted In the COL
lapse Of a few outbuildings. AS far as
reports are in no one was hurt.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
sARAH KUHN ENDS AEa Lirs.
Beautiful Widow Commits Suicide In
Anamosa Prison.

Beautiful Widow Commits Suicide In
Anamosa Prison.
Sarah Kuhn, the beautiful Kepkuh
county girl who was serving time in
the Anamosa prison for numbering her
husband, committed suicide last week
by taking concentrated I've. The au-
thorities think that she had for two
weeks been stealing parts of the I've
allotted her to clean her cell. Mrs.
Kuhn married an aged former, who
died from strychnine poisoning. It
was claimed that his young wife had
given him the poison in beer. In jan
uary, 1901. Mrs. Kuhn was found gull
ty and sentenced for life Later it
appeared that the husband and wife
had trouble and that Kuhn often had
threatened suicide. Hundreds of
prominent Central Iowa people took
up the movement for pardon and two
legislatures had the matter up. At the
last legislature Senator Saunders of
the pardon committee of the senate
alone stood In the way Of the pardon.
The house passed the bill freeing
Sarah Kuhn, but the senate turned it
down by close vote. The pardon
was to have been brought up before
the next legislature and would I'M
doubtedly have been granted. Mrs.
Kuhn worried because she was losing
her beauty. When the last legislature
failed to- free her, she gave up hope
and several times tried to kill herself,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
FAM HERMlT,s QUEER LIFE.
Al Alone, with Only Eight Dollars q
Month in Sure Income, Vet
Grams Widow Lives.

0tAusstown, Pa.--Within sight Of
3cSt Northkin lives Mrs. L. M. Fehr,
widow OF veteran of the civil war,
On . pension of So per month, in an
Sight-roomed house, surrounded by a
garden and fertile lot on which she
raises enough to sustain herself.
Although her hair is silvery white,
AhA IL as active as many a younger
dans. and cultivates her own garden.
lf3es potato patch produces enough
kuhers for her annual wants, and her
1uAl she picks from the mountain
Side, carrying in the odd sticks during
swimmer time.
TnY tea she uses the sweet-favored
Eolaan rod, known to many as the
D1us Mountain tea, and earns many a
dime picking berries Of all kinds and
sAestnats.
Thur. all alone with her hens, and
,Aearly three miles from town, she
:AsyaJtheless reads the daily news in
the papers that friends bring to her.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
HAPPENINGS In IOWA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
Both the pes Moines and Mississippi
Kivers Above the Danger Line
at Keokuk and Continue
on the Rise.

The Des Moines river at Keokuk
rose seven feet in three hours and is
still rising fast. There is an almost
equally remarkable flood in the Mis-
sissippi river there. The levee pro-
tecting the town of Alexandria, Mo-,
has broken and water has started
through the town. Never before has
the Dies Moines river made such a
tremendous jump. The great volume
of water from the Des Moines joining
the flood in the Mississippi will sweep
all lowlands in Illinois and Missouri
from Keokuk to Hannibal. The Mis-
sissippi river during one day showed
a rise of six feet, breaking all records
at Keokuk. The government locks
are flooded and the danger line has
been passed by over two feet Two
terrific rain storms In one night
caused all creeks to become raging
torrents. The Mississippi, like the
Des Moines, is still rising at rapid
rate, with prospects of doing damage
Railroads are delayed on account of
washouts.
The food is now slowly receding.
Damage to farmers near Keokuk Is es-
timated at 100000 and the loss in
keokuli, Davenport and at other places
along the river will aggregate thou
sands more. Riley Smallwood, aged
seventy-six. was drowned near Alex
andria in attempting to ford a swollen
stream in his wagon.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
state Bankers Elect officers.

The following officers were elected
by the Iowa State Bankers associa-
ton, which closed It's convention in
Des Moines last week: President, D.
H. Mckee, Mediapolis: vice president,
John @. Large, Greenville; treasurer,
Senator J. T. Brooks. Hedrick; secre:
tary, J. M. Dinwiddie, Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids was chosen as the next
meeting place of the association. The
resolutions adopted include a denun-
citation OF the present bankruptcy law
and a refusal to endorse the establish.
ment of private banks. The report of
the committee favoring insurance Of
deposits was laid on the table by a,
vote of 11s to a.. This was one Of the
most vital questions before the con-
vention. Henry j. vollmen of Dayen-
port delivered the chief address of the
session, presenting an eloquent argu-
ment for tax reforms.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
shercliffe RequlsItIon Denied.

Governor Cummins has closed the
hearing on the application for extra
dition papers for Frank shercliffe.
He refused to honor the requisition
papers handed him by Sheriff Lund Of
Blackwell, Okla. Shercliffe, the star
witness in the recent case against
Tom Dennison, Is under indictment at
Blackwell for burglary. Governor Cum
minis held that the evidence produced
before him was not suflcient to con.
vince him that sherclitfe was e fugt,
tive from justice. While Tom Denni.
son is freed from the charge Of 70.
ceiying the diamonds stolen fourteen
years ago from Pollock, he is still
charged with completely In tho rob.
berry and will probably be brought to
trial.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
Contracts for Ditch.

Contracts for the construction Of the
Reconsideration drainage ditch, the
largest of its kind in Iowa, were award
ed last week by the board of super.
visors Of the two counties. sitting In
Joint session. The ditch will cost
100000 and will reclaim 10000 acres
Of good land. Contracts were awarded
as follows: Section No. /, including
dams and cutoffs Of the Little Sioux
river, to Chicago Canal Construction
company at 1871 cents cubic yard:
sections and 8, Farris-Karrl Con-
struction company, Boise City, Ida, at
IL and 121s cents cubic yard; lateral
No. l. Fred Crane. Monona county. at
IL cents cubic yard.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
Hanging Of Rocker Stopped.

Just in time to stop what would
have been the flrst legal hanging in
Iowa in ten years, an appeal was filed
with the supreme court at Des Moines
last week in the case Of Charles
Rocker Of Rock Rapids. Rocker was
TO have been hanged at Anamosa Fri.
day. but a half hour before the time
oct the papers for an appeal arrived
and long distance telephone message
was sent to call OF the hanging.
Rocker killed his wife's former hus-
band. The last legal hanging in Iowa
took place at Anamosa in 1895. James
Dooley, an eighteen-year-old boy, was
executed then. Governor Jackson
signed the death warrant, but no gov
ernor since that time has done 1t. 1t
IL believed by Rockers friends that
Governor Cummins will commute the
sentence to life imprisonment If the
appeal to the supreme court falls.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
FRENCH PENSION SCHEME.
novsrnment Life Insurance Is Paid
Out In Annuities to Poor
Subscribers.

E WAahdngton-For more than halt, q
peatury the French government has
been experimenting with schemes for
Establishing old-age pensions, the first
pct having been passed June IS, 1850,
nays Vnited States Consul General
Pohn X. Gowdy in report from Paris
% the department Of commerce and
Tabor The plan then tried was not
profitable, for the government allowed
Investors Ave per cent, which was
more than 1t could itself get, and the
rate Of interest had to be reduced.
Shortly after the war with Germany
|ttn 1879 the number Of depositors
lad greatly increased, and in 1882
khere. was q deficit of $8,400,000. To
make UP this the government in 1884
made over to the Caisse des Retraites
= sum of $56.s74,4OO in government
stock, the interest on which-with q
small annual grant-amounting in all
70 s2.615 900, would, it was calculated,
meet past and future losses.
/ In 1895 the act at present in force
Was passed, but the question is still
one that gives the minister of finance
xnnch anxiety, and it is not unlikely
shat aome future changes will be
made.
| At the present time deposits are re-
esived from any person, regardless Of
age, but the amount may not exceed
300 francs ($96.50) in the course of q
year. An account may be opened for
p child Of three years of age; a mar
Fied woman may deposit money with
out her husbands consent.
At any age between SO and 65 Tor
earlier in case of permanent DISABLE
sty to work) the deposition may claim
his annuity, which is calculated &C
cording to the amount of his deposit
and interest and the probabilities OF
life. but the annuity may not exceed
1,200 francs ($231.60). An annuity moi
exceeding $50 francs ($69.60) is moi
liable to seizure for debt. In rura
districts the tax gatherer is empow.
Ared to receive deposits, and in many
factories certain percentage is de.
Quoted from the wages and paid to the
ORisse in the workman's name. A
branch Of the Caisse may be founded
In any town or village, with the per-
mission Of the project of the depart.
mont. and there are about 1900 Of
such branches, with nearly 100000 de-
;Dositors.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
Railroad RetalIates,

1t is announced that the Milwaukee
road will run no excursions and make
no cheap rates to Lake Okoboji,
lowa's famous summer resort. This
boycott has followed failure on the
part Of this railroad to buy Arnold
park, at the lake. An offer Of $4,000
was made, but was not accepted. The
railroad declared the owner was try
Ing to hold up the company and &c.
cordingly decided to cut off the patron,
age. Thousands upon thousands have
gone yearly to this summer resort
and as the Milwaukee has hauled more
Of these than any other road, this boy
colt will be serious matter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
Criminal ldlooy.

Probably the intensest fool is the an
arahiat with the bomb. New evidence
OF this Is found In the attempt on the
lives Of King Alfonso and President
Loubet. What good would come Of
their removal even in the eyes Of an
anarchist Where is there better,
more progressive, humane or intelli-
gent leader of nation than Ia Presi-
dent Loubet2 Gould change In the
ruler of France be anything but step
In the direction Of retrogresslon? In
Spain, where the kingdom seems ineY-
ttably fixed, so long az they are to have
kings born to the purple, ruling "by
divine right" how much worse 1t might
be than to have for king the delicate
young gentleman who now sits on the
throne Of Aragon and Castilel
What good can the bomb thrower ex-
pect to accomplish7 To say that gov
ernments can be destroyed by killing-a
few rulers Is tommyrot and should
seem such even to as big fool as the
anarchist with bomb in his hand.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
Old Officers Re.Eleoted.

The order Of Foresters Of Iowa and
Minnesota, in biennial convention at
Cedar Rapids, reelected John Wilson
of oskaloosa chief ranger, and d.
Fejeresen of Cedar Rapids grand sec
rotary. Boone was chosen as the next
meeting place. The report Of the
grand officers showed an increase OF
two new courts and twenty-five per
cent in membership. The delegates
were rendered a banquet the first
night.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
conser to Stay at His Post.

Edwin H. Conger, United States am
bassador to Mexico, put an end to the
rumor circulated in the American pa
pers that he would remain there but
six months, retiring to become q can.
didate for governor Of Iowa. He says:
II have been repeatedly urged by my
friends In Iowa to accept the nomina-
ton for governor Of the state, but
have persistently declined to do so. MY
views in the matter have not changed.
I like the diplomatic service and pre-
fer to serve my country In TT
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
pennIson IL Acquitted.

The jury in the case Of Thomas Dem
nison Of Omaha, charged with COM
plicity in the robbery Of $4,000 worth
Of diamonds from James Pollock, q
New York jewellery salesman, in 1892.
brought in verdict of acquittal at
Red Oak, Ia, last week. The case ac-
CURED considerable general interest,
Dennison used every known means to
prevent his extradition, carrying his
habeas corpus petition to the United
States supreme court.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
plans Fine. New Home,

After travelling about the country
from coast to coast since he left con-
gress three years ago. former Speaker
David B. Henderson has decided to
spend the remainder of his days In
Dubuque. He has purchased three
lots in a fashionable residence dis
trict, and will erect a modest resi-
dence. Mr.. Henderson is strong and
robust despite the conflicting rumors
Of the condition Of his health.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
It's One Virtue.

! It's no use putting up protest against
"a hoop skirt, declaresthe Philadelphia
Press. Il the dressmakers say so, it will
some along again and crowd you of
~ ai2swalk and assert itself generally.
y1Ae heap skirt is not q handsome thing,
hut - las tohavs room.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
Huge Task.

1t was huge task, to undertake the
cure of such bad case of kidney dis
ease. as that ofC. 4. Collier, Of Chero-
kee, Ia. but Electric Bitters did it.
He writes: "My kidneys were SO far
gone, / could not Sit on chair with
out a cushion; and suffered from dread
full backache, headache, and depres.
sion. In Electric Bitters, however, /
a cure, and by them was restored to
perfect health. ] recommended this
great tonic medicine to all weak kid
neys, liver orstomach. Guaranteed by
T. A. Clemmer, druggists price soc. F
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
Veteran TYPO Dead.

Barlow Granger. pioneer printer and
newspaper man of Iowa, died at Des
Moines last week, aged eighty-nine
years Granger at one time set type
for Horace Greeley on the New York
Tribune.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
ROBERT THOMSON, Cashier

NobER 4HoMSON, lash1eF
That is'to.say, depend up
on yourself. Have you.a Saw
ings account?
The man or woman who ex-
poets to make money had bet
ter learn how to save some
thing out of their present in
come.
Fortune. is for those who by
diligence, honesty and fru-
gality place themselves in a
position to grasp hold of for
tune when it appears in view.
Application in youth makes
old age comfortable.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
Lightning Kills a Bow.

Sheridan Wickam, seventeen years
old, was killed by lightning during
terrific thunder storm at Marshall
town. S. M. Rubee, sexton of River
side cemetery. was knocked down by
bolt that hit an elm in the door yard.
Wires are down and the depot district
Is flooded.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
Just a Joke.

! PaEis says the Japanese are not being
taken seriously It does not appear that
they ere being taken at all, though they
are clearly taking the Russians serious
\. ssossh, declares The Louisville Oovr.
As-teusAal. 81. ~ e
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16


lifts up its yoHe and reJoices
yociferously because Paul Nor
ton and Charles j. BonapArte
left the Democrats and Joined the Re
puplicans. From those occurrences the
GID. concludes that young men gen
orally are Joining or going to Join the
G. o. P. 1t is too hasty In It's conclu-.
sions. It undertakes to deduce gen
eral rule from too few instances, which
is violative Of the Baconian rule Of
reasoning What 1t should conclude is
that cabinet Office Is great tempta-
ton to an ambitiolS young man,
whether he be Democrat OF Repub-
lican, and that few perhaps could with
stand it; but there are only nine
cabinet positions with which to reward
deserters from the Democratic party,
even If they were all SO bestowed.
But can the president keep on giving
cabinet and other high places to new
converts without disgruntling the vet
Grams Of his party, the men who have
borne the heat and burden Of the day?
Hardly. But while the CD. is men,
tioning distinguished converts, why,
oh, why did it omit that illustrious
renegade Lyman ]. Gage, who in 1896
rated to the Republicans to get the
treasury portfolio, and who got it, and
who is now receiving princely salary
for getting it and for favoring certain
interests while he had It? Such a
bright and shining light as Lyman
should not be hidden under bushel
when List is being made up Of those
ex-Democrats who made good with the
Republicans before they were dry be-
hind the ears. He Is the bellwether Of
the whole gang.
How can the GID. honestly claim
that the Republican party is especial
" strong with young men, drawing
them all to itself, when such young
men as Charles A. Towne, George
Turner and Webster Davis voluntarily
leave the @. o. p. to cast their for
tunes with the Democracy? Also Fred
T. Dubois should be counted In. He
was a United States senator when he
quit the party Of special privilege.
Towne was popular Republican con-
gresham. Davis had been assistant
secretary OF the interior. Any Of the
four was more prominent and had a
brighter future with Republicans than
Morton or Bonaparte or Gage had with
Democrats. What's more, when man
leaves majority party to take mem
bership in minority party he gives
stronger proofs of sincerity than when
he reverses that process.
The CD. winds up its self congratu-
latory address with this nice compli-
ment to the g. o. p: Here is one Of
the secrets Of Its power. It draws to
its fold the best Of the members Of
other parties and retains them" Yes
"the best" No doubt the gang Of Re
publican thieves who have been plum
dering Philadelphia for years are "the
best" The Republican land thieves Of
Oregon are "the best" The Repub-
ucan band Of marauders at Minneap-
oils are 1.-THE best" No Doubt
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
Rushing Thing. Presidential.

n6oUtUA
More than once in these letters no.
tice has been made Of the unusual ac-
tiyity among Republican aspirants for
the presidency. To read Of their swing
ing around the circle, speechifying,
handshaking, etc., one would naturally
conclude that this Is the year next be-
fore presidential election rather than
the year next after one. "The early
bird catches the worm," 80 we are told.
We might also take the converse Of
that proverb and reflect somewhat on
the proposition that it is the early
worm which Is caught. But this early
bird business In matters presidential
is not confined to ambitious Repubiio-
ans. It seems to be catching, like small
pox, measles and itch. Democratic
statesmen are beginning to take no
tice." Now come certain Democrats Of
Chicago and organize themselves Into
an Edward r. Dunno league" for the
purpose of boosting the new mayor Of
Chicago into the White House. This Is
free country, and any set Of citizens
have an indefeasible right to boom
any man they please for the presidency
or any other Office, great or small. at
any time that seems to them good and
proper. So let the merry dance pro-
coed. Still, few words may not be
inapropos Mayor Dunno is no doubt
a most estimable gentleman. He made
great race for mayor and achieved a
splendid victory. Democrats every
where wish him well. but his fitness
and availability as presidential guam
tity are to be determined not so much
by his majority for mayor as by the
manner in which he discharges the
onerous, important and multifarlous
duties Of that great Office. Within the
recollection of all man so deported
himself as mayor Of much smaller
city than Chicago In such way as to
make him governor of the most popu-
lous and wealthy state in the Union
and in due time he became president
of the United States. II Mayor Dunno
makes great mayor, he may skip the
gubernatorIal chair and succeed Colo
mel Roosevelt at Washington March A,
1909, but II he falls down as mayor
his chances Of being president will go
where the woodbine twfneth. The poo
pie Of the United States will buy no
more presidential pigs in pokes. Such
an opportunity as Mayor Dunno now
has comes to few men. The preGiden-
tial ladder is in his full view. He can
climb 1t II he chooses. He can far
more easily remain at the bottom and
see others ascend to the political heav-
en-, for 1t is not overstatfng the case to
say that that Is about the estimate that
aspiring statesmen place upon the
White House He has his fortunes In
bis own hands. No man, no coterie of
men, can help him to any large extent.
II he demonstrates the possession Of
high order of executive ability he
will need no clubs to boost him. The
people will take him In their mighty
arms and place him in the greatest Of
nee known among men.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-06-16
IncendiarIes at Work.

Incendiaries set fire to the Grand
hotel and Williams Brothers general
store at Primghar early one morning
last week. Damage to stock, $4,000.
The buildings were saved