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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
Fell from q Window
Impoverished Soil

impoverished soil, like impov-
erished blood, needs a proper
fertilizer. A chemist by analyz-
ing the soil can tell you what
fertilizer to use for different
products.
If your blood is impoverished
your doctor will tell you what
you need to fertilize it and give
it the rich, red corpuscles that
are lacking in it. 1t may be you
need a tonic, but more likely you
need concentrated fat food,
and fat is the element lacking
in your system.
There is no fat food that is
so easily digested and assimi-
lated as
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
What Next2


Now that Senator William B. Allison
Of Iowa has proclaimed Ex-Governor
Leslie M. Shaw. secretary Of the treas
ury, as the Hawkeye candidate for the
presidency, everybody will be on the
Qui yive to see what Governor Albert
B. Cummins will do next. 1t is GER
tainly up to him to do something and
to do it quick; otherwise he is gone
fawn skin. Will he haul in his horns
and meekly submit to be drawn at the
chariot wheels of the arch stand pat
ter? Will he throw his cap in air as the
Shaw presidential procession passes
by and yell 10 triomphe! 10 tri-
omphew at the top of his voice? He
cannot afford to do anything Of the
sort. He is persona non grata to every
stand patter in the land, and If he sub
sides now his name will be mud.
When SO cautious statesman as Sen
ator Allison pronounces an unequivo-
cal opinion in favor of any man or
measure it may be taken for granted
that he represents the Republican
opinion of Iowa OF thinks he does, for
to him most of all men the voice of the
people of Iowa is the voice Of God. In
this view Of the matter it must appear
to the senator that Iowa Republicans
are for Shaw.
A little while ago it was announced
that Governor-Senator La Toilette OF
Wisconsin was about to make forty
speeches in Iowa for the purpose Of
overthrowing the stand pat delegation
In congress, and it was taken fol
granted that his invasion of the Hawk
eye commonwealth was for the pur
pose of helping Governor Cummins
with whom he was said to have an IN
derstanding.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
TILED to XIII Hls wife and Daughter.

While erazed by liquor A. H. Treat,
. prominent business man of Charles
City, attempted to kill his wife and
little daughter. He shot his wife twice
and her condition is serious. The shot
fred at his daughter pierced her arm
Treat barricaded himself in room in
fiat adjoining his own and defied ar
rest. When officers broke down the
door Treat escaped to balcony on the
second floor. The officers followed and
opened fire. Three shots were heard
from the balcony and when the officers
reached Treats side he was dying. II
Is not known whether Treat committed
suicide or was killed by one Of the
shots fired at him by his pursuers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
Car Eamlna Strikes Iowa.

Owing to the immense movement Of
grains from Iowa and other Western
states, the railroads are suffering much
Inconvenience for lack OF cars to ham
die the shipments. Farmers are al
ready contracting corn for December
delivery, and in consequence Of this
elevator men are selling ahead at Chi
cago and there is going to be still
greater demand for all kinds of cars
to handle this immense amount OF
grain.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10

Money 7viN fly away from
you unless you save syste-
matically. Have your money
where it can fly to your as
sisance in case of necessity
or an opportunity for a good
Investment. Thrifty people
Injoy what is best in life.
The lack of money places
many bright men at a disad-
vantage on the battle field of
life.
Therefore save your money
and earn your right to the
advantages which money alone
can procure. Opena savings
account today. We pay 4per
cent. interest.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
May Re a Case Of Foul Play.

O. IS. Carrier, thirty years old, a
young farmer near Shellsburg, was
found dead in the timber near Ely, the
circumstances indicating foul play. He
was last seen on Friday, when he left
the home of Farmer Smith, a half mile
away, where he husked corn a little
more than half a day. No one saw
him Monday and the condition of his
pockets indicates that he was robbed
The officers are now Investigating.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
lowans Injured in Wreck.

A Southern Pacific southbound
coast limited passenger train dashed
into trai of tourist cars in Santa
Maria. fourteen miles north of San
Luis Obispo, Cal. The tourist train
was standing on the main line in the
yards when the engine of the limited
dashed into the rear end, blowing its
way through one of the cars. Nineteen
people were hurt, several Of them be.
ing from Iowa, as follows: Mrs. M.
B. Martin and Grace Martin, Ottumwa;
Edward Egan, Clinton; Elsie Black.
more Ottumwa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
Prominent Lawyer Dies.

L. L. Delano, representative from
Cass county in the Iowa Legislature
and noted all over the state for the
anti-railroad legislation introduced by
him at the last session of the legisla
ture, died at Atlantic City after an i'll.
ness of cancer of the stomach He was
one of the best known attorneys in
Southern Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
Tabor Bank Closed.

The State bank of Tabor, Ia, has
been closed. A notice on the door says
the bank is closed to make an exam.
ination Of the affairs of President H
G. Dye. President Dye lives in Shen
andoah and is said to have been oper
ating on the board of trade. He was
a trustee of Tabor college up to few
months ago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
"Defioit, Revision and Bonds"

"Defioir, Revision ana 6onoes
In these letters have had frequent
occasion to refer to and quote from the
Washington Post. 1t is one of the most
brilliantly edited Independent papers in
America, with Republican leanings. 1t
Ia consistent and persistent advocate
Of a protective tariff. but it opposes a
prohibitive tariff. Recently under the
above caption it contained this terse
editorial, which makes what Horace
Greeley termed mighty interesting
reading
The deficit in the revenues is growing at
an alarming rate. and 1t Is manifest that
congress will have to face the music when
It meets in December. There is the policy
Of retrenchment. Will congress have the
self denial to practice 1T And following
that is another question-WiN the country
put up with lit We are mighty rich
people. and we have some mighty expen-
sive tastes, and all the world knows very
well that we are able to stand the ex-
pense. Now, If congress shall go to
"cheeseparing" there will be a row, for
not only do tens of thousands OF voters
think that sort Of thing bad manners, but
they regard 1t as bad policy.
The stand patters are resolved that
there shall be no reductions of the Ding
ley schedules to swell the revenues, and
they have voted as impracticable-what
they would gladly do-a duty on coffee
but that would open the whole tariff
question, and 1t might bring to life that
dead Blaineism-reciprocity.
Secretary Shaw has evolved scheme
to cure the deficit in the revenues, and
for that purpose he would sell bonds, and
SO far has this suggestion gone the coun-
try is already discussing the nature of
the bonds-whether they shall serve as a
basis for national bank circulation.
It Is a curious spectacle that is present
cd. We have a tariff that when 1t was
enacted was VIGOROUSLY and admitted,
too high-made so for speculative pur-
poses in the negotiations of reciprocity
treaties-and now, when reciprocity is ar
abandoned policy and there Is a crue.
deficit in the revenues it is proposed to
mortgage posterity by sale of bond
rather than reduce schedules that all a.
init are too high Such an issue as that
could not exist in any other civilized ma
ton on the globe. Shall the revenues be
increased by reducing taxes or shall the
nation go in debt for current expenses
That is the issue.
That is not now and never was the le-
Ultimate protection principle. 1t is false
economy. 1t brings the idea of true pro-
lection into disrepute. and, IL persisted in,
the reform Of present and future economic
evils will be accomplished by the enemies
Of protection.
Already we have got to the point that
the promise that 1.-The tariff must be re-
vtsed by the friends Of protection" Is a
meaningless juggle, never intended to be
put In practice. But going In debt for cur
seat sxpsnsea 1s tAsne ths ,&qHsstosss
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10

Especial Washington letter.
~ LID General Ethan Allen of the
n Revolutionary army won i'm
perishable renown by captur-
ing Fort Ticonderoga. Sin the
name of the great Jehovah and the
Continental congress" His lineal de-
scendant, Hon. Ethan Allen Hitch
cock, secretary of the interior, is about
to render himself persona non grata
forever and forever to Republican SEN
ators and representatives in congress
and to Republican politicians in gen.
eral by his proposition to abolish 107
good, fat juicy positions in the land
offices of the country, thereby saving
quarter Of million now distributed
to the faithful annually in the shape
of superfuous salaries. Republican
politicians will pinch themselves to see
If they are awake when they compre-
bend the significance Of that proposal.
What do they care about Hitchcock's
logic that congress ought to retrench?
To man they believe in the immortal
question propounded by Hon. Web
Flanagan Of Texas to Republican ma
tional convention some years since in
Chicago, eff we are not here for the
offices, what in the - are we here
forT Web, and not Ethan Allen
Hitchcock, is the typical Republican.
OF course the average citizen believes
In abolishing superfiuous Office, there
by saving the salary, but the fellow
who is drawing that same salary
says: go to with economy! 1 will
take none of it in minew And he will
not If he can help it. 1t is well to re-
member that Mr.. Secretary Hitchcock's
reform is only in the shape of pro-
posal-in the flower, SO to speak. 1t
has not reached fruition yet, and /
violate no confidence in prophesying
that it will die a-bornin'.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
Hotel ls Burned Down.

Fire in Blencoe destroyed the Blen.
coe hotel, owned and operated by T..
]. Morgan. The loss is $4,000, partly
insured. The fire started in the kitch.
en-. Several travelling men, guests Of
the hotel, had narrow escapes, among
them being A. A. Clark. adjustor Of the
Dss Moines Insurance company.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
Bla swede Thrown.

Frank Gotch won at Des Moines in
his wrestling match with Hiding Ar.
dahl, the great Swede, of Moline, III.
Gotch won the first fall in Is minutes
and 80 seconds. In the second Ar.
dahl's arm was dislocated at the shout
der, and he was forced to give up the
match.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
Brakeman Killed.

Roy Schaffner, young man of San.
born, a brakeman, fell between the
cars while switching in the yards at
Canton, S. D., and was instantly killed.
Six freight cars and the engine passed
over his body.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
sio Transit Gloria Mundl.

After several terms in the house, dur
ing the last Of which he was speaker,
General ]. Warren Keifer Of Ohio went
out of congress on March 4, 1883. Now,
after retirement Of twenty-five years,
he returns to the scenes Of his labors
and his triumphs. Recently he was in
Washington and in an interview said:
"Of all the Democratic representatives
with whom served in congress not
one will be present when the house is
called to order next December. On
the Republican side there will be only
five of my former colleagues" He
will, fancy, feel much like one resur-
rected out of his time. His statement
is new proof Of the evanescence Of all
things human, especially Of things po-
utcal. 1t will be remembered in this
connection that the average length of
service in the house, according to Amos
I Cummings, is only four years. Judge
! William s. Holman of Indiana was the
first man to serve thirty years in that
body He died about the middle Of
his thirty-first year. He was nominal
ed for congress twenty times hand
running, elected sixteen times and de-
feated four times. Until he finished
his fifteenth term there was super
stition to the effect that no man would
ever serve thirty years. That grew
out Of the fact, suppose, that several
had been elected fifteen times, but all
before him failed to live out their fif.
teenth term. In England they do things
differently. Many serve more thar
thirty years or even forty. Gladstone
was in the house of commons 1fty-fve
years and in the cabinet about fifty
They begin earlier and serve longer
An Englishman may be elected by any
constituency in the kingdom. In thai
way each party manages to keep itf
great men in parliament lifetime
Perhaps the English practice Is prefer
able to ours.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
pairymen Elect officers.

The Iowa state dairy convention at
Cedar Rapids reelected officers as fol-
lows: President, S. B. Schilling, Ma
son City; secretary, F. H. Kieffer, Man.
chester; treasurer, F. M. Brown, Cedar
Rapids.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
Shot Himself Before Hi. Children.

Gus Grant, aged f1fty-two. laborer.
sent for his two children, whose moth.
or is dead, to come to his boarding
place at Marshalltown. When they ar
rived he took drink Of whiskey and
then reaching in his pocket pulled out
q revolver and shot himself through
the head, dying after a few hours Of
agony. He gave no warning Of intsn.
ton to suicide.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
Beautifyina Washinaton.

AT last the people Of the delectable
city of Washington are awaking to the
necessity of building an auditorium
adequate for the wants Of SO prosper
GUS a community. 1t is justly and
proudly denominated the finest capital
In the world and should have an audi
forum second to none. There should
never be another presidential inaugu-
ration outdoors in that latitude on
March 4. It's cruelty to animals.
There should be an audience chamber
big enough to hold all who care to see
president indicted into Office. The
government should help beautify
Washington by. erecting all public
buildings hereafter needed on the
south side Of Pennsylvania avenue,
which is now one prolonged eyesore
That's the most convenient place for
them.
One by one the roses fall. One by
one the privileges of cabinet ministers
are curtaled. Recently those eminent
statesmen were deprived of the pre-
cious privilege of addressing their fell
low citizens on the political issues of
the day except in their own states.
That was cruel enough, but more and
worse followed still later. They are
ordered not to be interviewed as to
what happens at cabinet meetings.
Hon. William Loeb is to be the sole
reliance for news from that quarter
unless some energetic scribe listens at
the keyhole for words of wisdom,
which Of course is not to be thought
of.
Mr.. Secretary Taft is man of many
he added to them that of prophet. He
predicted that Colonel William ]. Bry-
an will be the next Democratic presi-
dental nominee. So far, so good, but
he does not go far enough. He would
have added greatly to the gayety Of
nations by telling an eXpectant world
the name of the next Republican nomi-
nee. Perhaps his innate modesty for
babe.
Mr.. Walter Wellman, the famous
newspaper man, however, boldly takes
the bull by the horns and supplies
Governor Taft's omission in the line
of prophecy by stating that Bryan
will be the Democratic nominee and
| Taft the Republican. Now, if General
Grosvenor would speak we would
know what is in store for us in the
shape Of presidential candidates for
1908.
The Chicago Record Herald wants
a colonial department established! OF
course. If we keep the colonies, that
nuisance is inevitable--with a member
of the cabinet, chiefs of bureaus and
an army of clerks, hangers-on and re.
tainers. Aping British royalty is cost
~. Isn't it about time to return tc
sanity by selling or giving away these
colonies? If we can't sell them or give
them away, perhaps we could hire
somebody to take them off our hands.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
PRINCE iHSPECTS
NAVAL ACADEMY
BRITISH AND AMERICAN SEA
OFFICERS FRATERNIzE
AT ANNAPOLIS.
BANQUET is GIVEN
TO ROYAL GUEST
Dinner Given on Board Mayaower
Where President Introduces Rus
sian and japanese Envoys-Goes
to Washington Friday.

Annapolis, Md, Nov. 3.-American
and British officers are quickly becom-
ing acquainted, and all the forenoon
there was an informal exchange of
visits between officers of the two
navies. The arrival of Admiral Brown
sons division Wednesday afternoon
has swelled the number of American
fighting ships off Annapolis to H.
Early in the day there started fro1n
the bay long column of white and
1eaden colored launches steaming up
from the feet bringing the British and
American officers for a day in An
napolis. In the afternoon Prince Louis
and Admiral Sands reviewed the brig
ade of midshipmen. He later inspect
ed the naval academy. After dress
parade occurred the reception of Adj
'miral Sands to Prince Louis, his staff
and the commanding officers of his
squadron.
Admiral Converse, chief of the bu-
Teau Of navigation, at Washington, is
detained there by official duties, but
Mrs. Converse and Miss Shelby Con-
verse are members of Admiral Sands
house party, and assisted Mrs. Sands
in the receiving line.
In the palatial cabin of the convert
ed yacht Mayfower Wednesday night
Rear Admiral Evans entertained at
dinner Prince Louis, his staff and the
commanding officers of the American
and British ships. The magnificent
iG%fiDoe SO tho ,paro Tho od
miration of the Russian and Japanese
plenipotentiaries at Portsmouth last
summer, and the ship possesses Pc
culiar interest from the fact that it
was in Capt. Cameron Myer Winslow's
cabin that President Roosevelt on
August presented the Russian and
Japanese plenipotentiaries to each
other Here Admiral Evans received
his guests.
The prince, accompanied by his staff
and his commanding officers, will leave
Friday in a special train over the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad for Washing
ton, where they will be presented to the
president by Sir Mortimer Durand, the
British ambassador. Friday night Lady
Dupand gives dinner and ball al
the embassy for the prince, who, with
the officers of his staff, will be house
guests at the embassy during theil
three days visit.
Fell from Window.
Muskogee, l. T., Nov. 6.-Leslie E
4 Fuller, the assistant attorney genera
wks became violently insane here
several months ago while investi
eating charges against Judge c
wv. Raymond, is dead in Mich.
igan sanitarium, having fallen from
window, according to dispatch re-
ceived here Fuller was taken to Mich
igan by a government employe, and OF
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
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will be a growl before the thing is done
with.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-11-10
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!: : Letter ;

Especial Washington letter.
. LID General Ethan Allen of the
Revolutionary army won i'm
perishable renown by captur-
ing Fort Ticonderoga Gin the
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-19
DIED IN MEXICO
MIR. W. II. VIRGOE. SON-IN-LAW
3 OF JUDGE CAMPBELL, DEAD.
Was a Metallurgist Of Wide Expert
ence--His Wife Was Formerly
Miss Bessie Campbell.

News of the death OF Mr.. w. III.
Virgoe. son-in-law of Judge James
Campbell. of the city. was received
this morning by telegraph from Mex
leo City. Mexico. Few particulars of
the death were received but 1t is pre-
sumed he died suddenly of heart
trouble. of which he had been a suf-
ferer.
The deceased was about 81 years
old and was born In London, Eng.
He was an expert metallurgist and
had been living in the south and west
for several years. He was married
about nine years ago to Miss Bessie
Campbell, of Paducah, and had lived
in England. South America and the
United States and Mexico since their
marriage.
He leaves a father and mother,
besides his wife. His father is now in
this country and VIII probably go to
Mexico City, where the body viii
presumably Be 6urled.
The deceased was quite well known
in Paducah and the news of his
death will be received with regret
here.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-19
CHADWICK HOME SOLD.
Highest Bidder Made Offer of $35, =
600 for Beautiful Residence.

Cleveland. o., May 19.-At the
sale by Trustee in Bankruptcy Nath-
an Loeser of the Chadwick home
steadat Euclid avenue and Geneseo
street the highest bid was $4,000.
made by ex-Judge WI w. Boynton on
behalf of the Savings Deposit Bank
and Trust company of Elyria, o., the
holder of a mortgage which. with in
terest, amounts TO about $4,000.
The property was appraised at
$4,000. A lot on Lincoln avenue
was bid up to $19.65O. while the
third piece offered. a small lot val
ued at 5000, had one bidder of $50.
Dr. Chadwick was present at the
sale.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-19
FEMALE GAMBLERS.
Detective Break In On Palace Of
Chance and Terrify Fair
Gamesters.

New York. May ia gambling
house for women has been raided In
West Forty-third street by City De-
tectives. oGaming tables, roulette
wheels, racing charts and telephones
were confscated and the only man
found on the premises was arrested
on charge of conducting the place.
A dozen or more handsomely garb-
ed women were leaning excitedly
over the tables when the police en-
tered. With screams of alarm they
ran to all parts of the house. Some
escaped over the roof but the others
were found in closets and the coal
cellar. They pleaded hard for mer-
cy and after taking their addresses
and reading them a severe lecture
the police allowed them to go. A big
crowd which had assembled on the
street jeered the women as they pass
ed out.
Apparently the place was primari-
ly a pool room. but had been fitted
up with gambling paraphernalia so
the habitues might find diversion be-
tween races.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-19
IN THB COURTS


Lee Mayer. formerly clerk on
the steamer Joe Fowler. who Is
charged with having embezzled $l-
coo since February while acting as
chief clerk, was tried in police court
this morning and after partial
hearing of the evidence, waived fur
Their examination and was bound
over to the circuit court under a
s4OO bond which he says he VIII
give today or tomorrow.
Mayer did not take the stand but
w. $. Gilbert. James Howard and
John Helne, officers Of the steamboat
company, and Joe Fowler, testified.
After they had made a statement
Mayors attorneys waived further ex-
animation.
Mayer was defended by Attorney
j. NJ Worten. of the city. and Ex-
Senator w S. Morris, of Golconda
father-ln-law of the defendant.
Other cases were: James Boxer.
white. drunk, 81 and costs; Newt l.
Dixon, white. violate Sabbath. dis
missed; Frank Thomas. colored
drunk and disorderly. s. and costs