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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
SETS LAW ASIDE FOR HERO.
PRESIDENT REWARDS LABoRER
IN POSTAL SERVICE.
Man Who Risked Life Fighting Rob-
bers Promoted Without TAX
ing Examination.

Washington, Dec. 81. - AS a reward
for defending the post Office at Emma,
N. C.. four years ago against four bur-
glars, President Roosevelt has waived
the civil service regulations upon the
recommendation of Postmaster Cen
eral Cortelyou and given S. H. Alexan-
der Christmas gift of promotion
from a laborer to clerkship in the de-
partment. Not only has the brave
North Carolinian been promoted. but, to
accentuate the honor, an official state
ment was issued Tuesday which gives
full account of the deed. The attempt
ed robbery took place on the night Of
February 6, 1901, and the official ac-
count says:
After the store in which the post Of
nee at Emma is located closed for the
night. Mr.. Alexander, who had been
sleeping in the room adjoining. heard a
knock on the door and inquired what
was wanted. He was told that some one
living near wanted his mail and he I'M
barred the door. Two masked men en-
tered, covered him with revolver and
commanded him to give up his own re-
Yolver and open the fireproof safe.
While one of the burglars, Frank john
son, who had laid his revolver on the
desk near the safe, was STOPPING in the
act OF looting the safe, and during a
moment when the other burglar, Ben
roster. had his head turned. Alexander
seized the idle revolver and shot the
latter near the heart He attempted to
snoot johnson also, but failed to do so
as the revolver snapped.
"A desperate struggle followed Eos
ter, although seriously wounded, pur-
sued Alexander and shot him in the all
domen, the bullet coming out at the
back. Alexander, seeing Foster about
to shoot at him again, swung johnson
around so that the bullet struck John
sons left shoulder. Alexander's face
and hands were badly cut and bruised
before he overpowered the burglars.
Alexander managed, however, to nut
them both out of the building and to
call out signal of distress and then
tainted. The postmaster, hearing this
signal, came to Alexander's relief and
FOUND him lying weak and faint in a
pool of blood.
His bravery is the more accumulated
Wnen 1t is known that Mr.. Alexander is
a man OF small stature, probably not
more than five feet six inches tall. and
weighs less than 125 pounds" The
statement concludes by saying the two
burglars were hanged and two accom-
plices sent to prison for life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
GIVE DIMES FOR ALICE.
Oregon Citizens Urge Popular Sub
scription Throughout the Coun-
try as Wedding Gift.

Baker City, Ore, Dec pa move
to create by popular subscription a
wedding present for Miss Alice Roose.
welt, who is to be married to Con-
gresham Nicholas Longworth in Feb.
ruary, has been started by citizens OF
the eastern part of Oregon. 1t is the
plan Of the originators to have sub.
scription lists in each state of the
union, the money secured to be trans
mitted to the various state treasurers
who will in turn forward it to the sec
rotary Of the treasury at Washington.
The subscriptions will close on Feb
ruary 8. SO as to enable the present,
which it is believed will be about $780,
600 to be turned over to Miss Roose-
welt on the day of the wedding. In
dividual subscriptions will be limit
ed TO ten cents.
Rome, Dec. 27.-Pius x. has de-
clarsd his intention to send a we'd
ding present to Miss Alice Roosevelt.
The gift probably will be beautiful
piece of mosaic work from the Vati-
can factory, probably copy of one
of the most valuable paintings from
the Vatican collection.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
Howard Center,

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Lathrop are the
proud parents of baby girl since
Dec. %.
Mrs. A. Whitlofer and grand daugh-
ter went to DEBORAH to spend Christ
mas with relatives.
Fred Fish and family took Christ
mas dinner with Elton Eldridge.
Fred Dawes and family spent Mon
day with W. Lathrop at Cresco.
Albert Albertson entertained COM
pany Sunday.
Sam Dinger and family spent Sum
day and Monday with Frank Shafer
and wife near Lime Springs.
A number of our people witnessed
the Christmas tree and program ar
our school house Friday night and re-
port good time.
John Briefly spent Monday at the
home of Charlie Johnson.
Mrs. VIII Stone and baby went 10
Chester Friday to spend a few DAYS
with her sister, Mrs. John Leslie.
Will went Monday and took dinner
and brought them home.
Albert Horuska spent Christmas
with his parents near Calmar.
Mrs. Geo. Lybert and son Ed, went
to Richland, Wis, to spend a week
with daughter and sister Annie Klock-
ow
John Finegan and wife are enjoying
visit from their daughters, Anna
and Lulu OF Minneapolis.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
Plan Stand for Iowa Fair.

Plan Stand for Iowa Fair.
The directors of the state depart
ment of agriculture have decided to
ask the legislature this winter for a
new steel and iron grandstand which
will cost about $4,000. Some of the
members believe that it would be feas-
ible to secure an appropriation cover
ing the grandstand, whose erection is
imperative, and swine pavilion, plans
for which have been drawn and which
would cost about $4,000. But the fact
that another legislative session will be
held in the winter of 1897, and that
the session of this winter will prob
ably appropriate for but one year in
stead of two, led the majority of d.
rectors to believe that it would be bet
ter to ask only for the grandstand.
Other important improvements were
decided upon, however. About $4,000
will be put on the exposition building.
Plate glass cases will be ranged up and
down the center aisles of the building
where fakirs have been stationed here
tofore, an interior will be put in the
structure and drop siding on the out
side. If the legislature gives the fair
q good grandstand, the lumber from
the old structure will be utilized in
erecting magnificent dining hall
which will accommodate all of the or
CARNATIONS and private enterprises
which wish to cater to the people dur
ing fair, and remove the unsightly
sheds which have been used hereto.
fore.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
CLOSING OUT SALE.

Having decided to go to Seattle
Wash, I wish to close out my stock
of general merchandise by March 1st,
and to do SO will make big reduction
from already low prices on everything
in my store, dry goods, groceries,
boots and shoes, hardware, etc. Any
one wishing to buy the entire stock
may do SO by paying Its wholesale
price. Terms strictly cash, and all
indebted to me will Plea e,i and
settle their accounts by Feb. i,
JOHN VIEBRoCK,
32t8 Saratoga, Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
Earthquake in the East.

Hagerstown, Md, Dec. rs. - The town
of Hancock, in the western end of this
county, was shaken by an earthquake
until the houses rocked and windows
ratified, causing the residents to become
greatly alarmed. The seismic disturb
ance was also felt all through that re-
gion, in Pennsylvania and West Viz,
ginia,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
Has introduced Most Bills.

Washington, Dec. 25. Representa-
tive BrQwnlow. Of Tennessee, holds the
record SO far for Introducing bills at the
present session OF congress. In 10 days
he introduced BAT bills. The total num-
her of bills introduced in the house in
the 10 days was 10,0G1, as against total
of 19.209 for all the sessions of the last
congress.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
al Pennsylvania Traeedy.

ShippensbHrg, Pa, Dec. 27.-Mrs,
Belle Mcdonald (colored1, Of Pitts
burg, VINO came here 80 visit relatives,
was shot and killed by Samuel Myers,
Jr.. late Monday night. Myers shol the
woman twice in the heart and then
shot himself Myers was in love with
the woman. and told her she should
never return home. ,--.., 4,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
Notice to Bidders to Furnish School
Text Books.

Notice is hereby given that bids for FURNISH
ing school text books for use in the rural pub
lie schools in Howard county, Iowa. for a term
of five years from and after September LIST, 1905,
will be received by the Board of Education of
Howard county, Iowa, up to 70 o'clock NJ,
Wednesday, January H. 1906.
All bids must be sealed and filed in the office
of the.County Auditor in Cresco, Howard coun-
ty, Iowa, on or before the above date.
Books for which bids will be received and the
approximate respective quantities to be purch-
ased are as follows:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
sums:

Inc biennial report of Miss Alice s.
tyler has been filed with the governor.
She is the secretary of the commits
sion. She recommends a number of
changes in the law governing the
work of the board. She also suggests
some important changes in the laws
relating to libraries.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
Current Iowa Topics in Brief.

current Iowa TOPICS IN Br1ef.
The wants of the state library COM
mission have so grown that it will be
necessary to ask the coming legisla-
ture to Increase the appropriation
somewhat.
Superintendent Sessions of the insti-
tuition at Davenport presented an adj
dress on the future of the inmates of
the state orphanage, in which he took
the ground that the supreme danger to
morals is not to be found in orphan
ages.
Col. Clark, of Cedar Rapids is inter-
ested in the soldiers preference law.
An organized opposition to the in
stallation of the Galveston plan of gov
eminent by commission has been
formed among the members of the
present Des Moines administration.
That Iowa is the dumping ground
for the impure foods which are driven
out of other states" was the conclu-
sion of the pure food committee of the
state department of agriculture.
W. L. Kuser of the industrial school
at Eldora, of which he is the assistant
superintendent, rather startled the
conference of the state institution SUI
perintendents and the board of control
when he boldly advocated a law for
the examination of candidates for adj
mission to the state of matrimony.
During the last two years free IL
braries have been established in Abba,
Cresco. Laurens, Pella, Spirit Lake,
Storm Lake, Tama and West Branch.
A. G. Rankin, who is managing the
marshal law movement, is confident
that if the legislature passes the law
it will not be vetoed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
Reach a Settlement.

Pittsburg, Pa. Dec, 25.-Mrs. Laura
Cook Corey, wife of the president OF
the United States Steel Corporation,
according to reports, accepts her hus-
bands offer to give her s1,OO0,OOO, make
their son his sole heir and break with
label Gilman II she will abandon. her
plan 10 sue for divorce,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
From another correspondent.)

lFrom another correspondent.)
Glen Johnson has bought the Fl. A.
Taft building and also has salready
ordered stock of goods and will open
up new store at once. Now come to
Bonair to to buy your goods, to sell,
stock, to sell grain and don't forget
that George likes to do repair work. +
The Christmas entertainment at
the M. p. church Saturday evening,
Dec. %, was we'll attended, standing
room was very scarce, and the chill
dren's training committee ought to
have credit mark which could not
easily be erased as they certainly had
long list of well learned and well
arranged recitations which was great
ly enjoyed by all in attendance.
Well, we shall have to write about
the same as before Why? Because
there are hogs, sheep, cattle, poultry
and game being delivered to the mar
ket from all directions, which recalls
to memory days gone by.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
Record Year for Hawkeye Butter.

Record Year for Hawkeye Butter.
About $25, 100000 worth of butter
was shipped out of Iowa during the
year ending September 80. Over 3d.
100000 pounds were packed and Grated
and carried out of the state by the
railroads, and on the New York mar
ket brought close to 25 cents for every
royal, yellow pound. OF course, the
92OOO,000 pounds shipped out of the
state does not represent the entire
manufactured product in Iowa during
the year. The dairy commissioner has
means to gather figures as to the
creameries of Iowa and their product,
but of the millions of pounds con-
sumed by the people of Iowa and
which is not manufactured at cream
cries at all, there is no statistics. 1t is
gratifying to the state to know, also,
that the butter shipments increased
for the year more than 100000
pounds, or more than 20 per cent.
They were 1855, $50 pounds the year
before. This means that over rs per
cent. more butter was marketed by
Iowa people during the year than dur
ing the preceding annual period. And
the price, too, was higher than it has
been Tor several years, and this prob
ably accounts for some of the increase
Of the amount of product which went
to market out Of the state. The fol-
lowing is table giving the chief
counties which shipped butter and the
amount in pounds which each market
ed last year:
Polk Is, S27 S11Clayton .... g, 149 1858
Woodbury. -. SOFA, 2O1Delaware -. 2, 474 109
Jones .".....2, 286, 316 Dubuque 80. q $685. 85a
Bremen .2795, 257Fayette 1866 6S4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
Tragedy In Texas.

Dallas, Tex, Dec. 25. p. M. J. Mead
er, aged go years, shot and instantly
killed his wife. Matte Meader, and ia
tally wounded himself Meader stated
that he committed the act on account Of
family troubles.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29

No Opium in Chamberlains Cough Remedy
There is not the least danger in Civ
ing Cham berlain's Cough Remedy 70
small children as it contains no opium.
or other harmful drug. 1t has an es-
tablished reputation Of more than 90
years as the most successful med
lcine in use for colds, Group and
whoop1ng cough. 1t always cures and
IS pleasant to take. Children like ii.
Sold by j. 81. LuerS Drug Co. p
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
Skaters Drowned.

Parnassus, Pa, Dec. 81. May
Freund and Cecilia Koefler were
drowned while skating On fuckety
rreek near this place Monday. Their
companions, Edward Southworth and
william Coughey were rescued in an
+ yhaGssed condition, but both will re-
I..Mnr
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
BOnair.

The Xmas exercises in the M. e.
church Saturday evening were we'll at
tended. The songs and recitations by
the little folks were fine, some of the
wee ones do not care to meet Old San
ia again, as he appeared that night.
Joe Lloyd and bride are here from
Monticello for few days visit.
f.. ]. Taft and family were enter
tanned at the Geo. Richards home In
Cresco last Monday.
Ida and Alma Jones are visiting
relatives in Chicago.
]. G. Elliott, wife and baby ate
Xmas dinner with his sister at .Ches-
ter.
Fred Blair of Mason City is guest
at the l. P. Sanborn home.
r. w. Nash and wife were Sunday
visitors at George Buchanan's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Buchanan, Miss
Stella, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Buchanan
+. A. Paul and wife attended the
Teetshorn-Vance wedding Monday
last.
d. S. Miller and wife are entertain
Ing sister of Mr.. Miller.
The horse sheds at the M. q. church
were completed last Friday; they are
much needed improvement. Both
money and work were donated by the
good men-folks of our neighborhood.
Miss Nell Redfeld is visiting her
sister. Mrs. Nelson Cushing
]. G. Mccormick and wife of Alba.
Iowa, visited at the home of her aunt.
Mrs. Minnie Johnson, Tuesday.
Barney Thorne and family spent
Xmas at Lime Springs, with Mr.. and
Mrs. T. j. Richards.
Rev. Ell. W. Bunton and wife were
given farwell reception Tuesday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Blu
chanan. Rev. Bunton left the same
evening for Fillmore, !; Kentucky,
where he will enter Asbury college.
Mrs. Bunton and the children will
visit at Eagan, South Dakota, before
going to Kentucky. We are sorry to
lose these worthy beighbors, but wish
them success in their new home.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
Kansas Asks Aid of Iowa.

AASIAo
Gov. Hoch has written Gov. Cummins
urging that he recommend to the iowa
legislature the passage of laws which
will enable the Independent oil people
OF Kansas to sell refined oils in this
state in competition with the Standard
Oil trust, and which will prevent rail-
road determinations. The appeal of
Gov. Hoch is backed by communica-
ton from the legislative committee of
the Kansas Oil Producers association
to the same effect Gov. Hoch in his
letter calls attention to the fact that
the Kansas oil field was developed al
most entirely by individual capital,
whose owners were bankrupted by the
reduction by the Standard OIL of the
price of crude oil two-thirds. Gov.
Hoch regrets that the supreme court
stopped the state refinery. which would
have guaranteed refined oil at rea-
sonable price for all time and encour-
aged other states to have followed suit.
But the legislature passed other laws
which have been effective.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
IOWA IN OIL FIGHT.
KANSAS URGES soLoNs OF
STATE ON TO ACTION.
HocH PUSHES CAMPAIGN
Similar Crusade Being Carried On
Against John D. Rockefeller Com
pany in Missouri-Regarding
Tlice Discrimination.

Russell Woodard, Staff Correspondents
Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 25-When the
Iowa legislature adjourns sine die next
spring, John D. Rockefeller and the
Standard Oil company will feel as if
they had been overtaken and run over
by a Kansas cyclone, If all things
which Gov. Hoch of that state is plan
ming for enactment mere, pass both
branches. Kansas, quite evidently. has
determined upon pressing her fight
against Standard Oil in Iowa until the
legislature of the coming winter has
mad every encouragement to pass
law preventing discrimination in
prices of commodities. In that state
the act which prevents discrimination
in the price of oil to the consumers
OF one locality as compared with those
in another section of the state, has
forced these discriminative prices alb
solutely to disappear in Kansas. The
Independent oil men have put up eight
refineries on the strength of it. 1t is
now impossible for trust like the
Standard Oil to cut prices in one To-
cality and drive out it's competitor
there, while it makes the consumers in
a retrospective locality pay the ex-
pense of its warfare. The independ-
ent oil men recently sent copies of
these protective laws to the governor
OF Iowa, asking him to urge their
enactment in the Iowa legislature.
They arc now sending to members of
the assembly and to the people who
may be influential in securing legis-
lation this winter, circular letters de-
failing the methods of the trusts and
railroads in Kansas and appealing for
aid A similar campaign is being car
ried on in Missouri also.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
ACQUITTED of ser.o-s Cha &c.

Paris, AN, Dec, "a. w. W. Juntgen
was acquitted by jury Of the charge oil
dynamiting the Edgar County bank, for
the purpose Of DESTROYING the records.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
cREScO MARKET.
Corrected twice a week.
ss
CHURCH NOTES.
GERMAN LUTHERAN

GERMAN LUTHERAN.
Cresco-Regular services next Sun
day at 1880 a. m.
Davis Corners New Years day at
1920 a. m. j. PLEss, Pastor.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
For Sale.

One registered French Draft Stall
ion will be offered at public sale to
the highest bidder at Protivin, Iowa,
Saturday, January eth, 1905, at /
O'Clock p. m,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
For sale or Rent .

My residence in Cresco. A snap II
taken at once. DR.. J. ]. AHERN.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29

Dated at Cresco Iowa, Dec. 20, 1905.
III HELEN L. CHAPLIN,
President Board of Education.
C.L. TERRY,
Secretary, 3ew3
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29

A9ToREA.
Bears the n1hs Kind You Have Always Bought
ess y Zz2zzl.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
v I'VE to Put End to Hanging.

M I'VE to Put End to Hanging.
Abolition of capital punishment in
Iowa is topic which will be vitality
interesting to the legislature, in view
OF The fact that IA life prisoners will
ask the solons for pardons. An argu-
ment against its abolition was ad-
vanced by County Attorney Jesse Mil
Ter at meeting of the Prairie club.
He discussed the effect of capital pun
ishment on Iowa crime, bringing as
examples the cases IF persons now
serving sentences for murder. Miller
has made careful study of the peni-
tertiary records and particularly of
those referring to crimes committed
in Polk county, and shows that in 20
per cent. of the convictions for life,
the criminals are released by pardon
or parole without serving the life SEN
tence. This point is especially inter-
esting in view of the fact that Ia muir
derers will ask for pardons before the
coming legislature. and Mr.. Miller's
discussion of this matter is directly in
point.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-29
MAY End School Jealousx.

May End School Jealousy.
The report of the legislative com
mittee recommending a single board
Of control for the three educational in
stitutions of the state has been received
at the state university of Iowa with
little or no comment and hardly a rip
pie of interest. The recommendation
of the committee have been anticipated
here, and while the authorities in the
university faculty maintain strict ST.
lence in regard to the proposed change
it is generally understood that change
Of some sort would be favorably re-
ceived. Whether that change should
take the form of the proposed legisla-
ton or not is a subject for argument.
1t is the belief in aIoya City, though
the statement is in no way authorita-
tive, that until the state agricultural
college, the state normal school and the
state university are placed under one
head the jealousies and bitter rivalry
that have marked their relations for
the last six years can never be elm
mated. Both of the minor schools are
reported as being bitterly opposed to
any such change.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-10-20
Why Wesley Gave Up Tea.

John Wesley wrote in 174S: Il
could not imagine what should occa-
sion the shaking OF my hand till OBJ
served II was always worst after
breakfast, and that If / intermitted
tea drinking for two or three days 1t
did not shake at all. Upon inquiry !
found tea had the same effect on other
persons of my acquaintance. and
therefore saw that this was n OF its
natural effects, as several physicians
have often remarked" After a daily
practice Of tea drinking for twenty
seven years Wesley left 1t of. The
effects of relinquishing it fully an
swered his expectations. MY para
lytic complaints are all gone, my hand
Is as steady as 1t was at 15, and I
save up so pounds (s250) a year."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-10-20
Old Raeshorae Still sprx.

Sleepy Tom, thirty-eight years old.
and believed to be the Oldest race
horse in America, Is still full of the
fire of colt-bood and is capable of linn
bering up his c~reaking joints for a
speedy furlong or two Tom is the
property of Peter Beetles, of Puyallup,
and made his debut on the turf as
early as 1872. Tom is a PAGER, and
Mr.. Beetles declares the old fellow
can work out a mile at a three-minute
clip without any apparent effort. An
effort will be made some time during
the present racing season to have
Sleepy Tom at the Meadows to show
the youngsters what kind OF stuff the
talent at one time backed.-Seattle
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