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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-04-11
disease Causing MANY Death.

Disease Causing Many Deaths.
New York, April S.-seventeen deaths
from cerebro spinal meningitis were re.
ported during Thursday in Greater New
York, making a total for the week thus
far Of 50. An average of 25 developing
cases has been reported daily.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-04-11
Come to the Old Cresco Novelty Works

=
for all kinds of repairing on carriages
and wagons, iron and wood turning,
tanks OF all kinds. com animation hay
rack and wagon boxes, pumps, wind.
mills and all kinds of repairs for
them, saw cumming and filing, horse
shoeing, boiler and engine repairing,
discs and plows polished and sharpened
and new plow lays. New work OF all
kinds done to order. Having an
electric motor, we are prepared to do
you good work on short notice.
]. NJ. WOODS and w. Il. VERNON.
who are now with us, wish all their
old customers to call and see them
and as many new ones as may come
along. HAC11A1uxA Bxvs., Props
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-04-11
Black Hawk Corn Planters and
Moline Cracker Jacksl

Case, Fuller 8 johnson corn plows
and Mandt and Calmar wagons.
FITZGERALD g. WOODS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-04-11

Eczema, scald head, hives, itchiness
OF the skin OF any sort, instantly re-.
teved, permanently cured. Doanb
Ointment. At any drug store.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-04-11
Magical scenes in California.

II you contemplate trip to Califor-
MIA with its lovely seaside resorts, or.
ange groves, beautiful gardens, and
quaint old Missions the pleasantest,
shortest and quickest way to these
magical scenes is over the Union Pc.
citic and Southern Pacific lines.
Every day from March lst to May Is.
tickets will be sold via this route al
1925 90 from Missouri River, good in
tourist sleepers Double births, s5 Is
Fast trains, short line no delays. IL.
quire of E. L. Lomax, G. P. & T. A.,
Union Pacific, Omaha, Neb.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-04-11

Is your farm for sale? Ifso 1 would
be glad to have you come and list with
me at once. ! am about to prepare
my inland list to be used In advertis-
ing this year, and desire to have your
farm listed now SO that may be able
to sell it, For the past two years l
have operated mainly in Mitchell
county, because of the poor condition
of the land in Howard county, but
this year / expect again to work main
ly for the sale OF Howard county lands
and II you list early at reasonable
price l ope to be able to dispose of
your land for you. I would also ap-
preciate receiving from my friends
the names of any persons who would
be liable to list at a reasonable price.
Yours truly,
JOHN M. CANNON.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-04-11

A lazy liver makes lazy. man. Bur-
dock Blood Bitters is the natural,
never falling remedy for q lazy liver.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-13
News Notes.

St. Paul-Butter score for the Sep
TENDER contest of the state dairy and
food department did not average as
hirh as earlier in the season.
Spring aeld-Mr. and Mrs Il. Ben
tiixen celebrated their silver wedding
in their splendid new home.
Northleld-A horse driven BY Mr..
Wallace of Randolf was struck by .
live wire and was instantly killed. A
high wind had blown limb across the
wires and lowered them near to tho
street. :'
Washington - Clark w. Seedy was
appointed postmaster at Westbrool<,
Cottonwood county. Mimi, vice Mar
tin A. johnson, resigned. -
Ada project is on foot to divide
Norman county forming a new county
of tho sixteen townships in the reser-
vation which at present belong to this
county. ,5er%s =. -sa --., ,,--s-s ~. :, ~
Montgomery-The year-old son OF
Eli Gambold, whose home is on farm
near Lake volney, six rliles south
west OF this place, fell into = tub Of
water and was drowned. The parents
arc nearly crazed, as he was their only
child. G5.:s ~ .&,.E i ..:-ss
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-13

can come In with the naxt. Don't
forget, gentlemen, the more liberal
you are with me, the more generous
I can be with you. Now. then, here
are two dozen boxes. Who will give
me Is cents for this box? Who is
the first man to show me that he has
confidence in me?" 51'r. ~ H
In q jitfy, a hundred hands were up.
each holding quarter. ~ T. tH$I
= When two dozen had been passed
out and the cash received for them,
he lined up two rows Of II men each,
and, exacttng from each the same
promisel as before, he gave back to
every buyer his Is cents and rs addi-
tional, and allowed each to keep his
box of salve. E$.3 ta..
BY this time the crowd had In
creased and the excitement was In
tense. .~s..
"Now," said the CRATER, II am 60
ing to drive over there on the other
corner, and don't want you men
who. have been in the last two pools
to follow me-" - -.
He then ordered his driver to take
him to the opposite corner, and, O.
course, the whole crowd, including his
pool members, followed him. Again
addressing the crowd, he said: ss&5!,..'..
Gentlemen, . few moments ago
formed pool of 36 men across the
street for the purpose of advertising
my firms famous corn salve, and al
though it cost me little money, ye'
the amount given away Is mere
bagatelle compared with what we Will
get as q result of this advertising"
Then, opening a large valise, he pro-
duced some electric telts, and ex
planned that he wanted to do little
advertising for them as we'll.
"Now, gentlemen" he continued, Il
am going to form one or two, or pos
sibly three pools on these belts FOL
the purpose of advertising them.
He then gave an excellent and con
vlncing talk on electric belts. and I'm
mediately proceeded as follows: &,..
"Now, friends, want to impress
upon your minds that the more liberia
you are with me the more generous
can be with you. Who will give mt
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-13

$40 for this belt? Remember, I am
going to LEAVE it with each one Of you,
to pass UP any amount, from one to
twenty dollars no less than one, no
more than twenty, and the more lib
eral you are with me, the more gen.
erous I can be with you" And look
Ing straight at well dressed business
man, he said: 49, - n.y.
Haven't you confidence enough in
me to pay me $40 for this belt?"
eyes, sir, have" said the man,
passing up $40 bill and receiving q
belt H., .,- =
Now" said the CRATER, II wish you
would stand right over, on this side
of the carriage until ask you to hold
up your belt. Now" he continued,
"who will give me SO for this one?"
and turning to one of three colored
men who stood near, he said: Have
you got $40, sir?"
eyes, sab, 1 has," came the reply.
"Well, then, give it to me and take
this belt" shouted the CRATER. and
the darby meekly did as requested. i
"Now," said the CRATER, '"yon tand
on this other side Of the carriage"
Then he asked for IS investor, at
the same time announcing that one
or. two dollars would be accepted, and
Immediately flood Of one and two
dollar ellis came pouring in. re-
= Those who paid one dollar he lined
up IN one r0w, and the two dollar men
in another, admonishing al that none
should leave until he was through
with them. ST. 80. n.
- After the one and two dollar rush,
he called for ano her five dollar in
weston, STILL repeating: 1.-THE mora
liberal you ara with me. the more gem.
erous can be with you." Two men
came forward, each with IS bill,
and then four more followed, all Of
whom were lined up by themselves. ~,
AT this juncture he began another
talk on the wonderful curative proper
ties of the belts, and then called for
four more $40 investors, whom he
soon found, together with still five
Others. making altogether ten $40
dupes. &|
Turning to the two colored men who
stood looking on. he said: Way
haven't you men bought?" 4.
"a Because we hain't got, no money"
came the reply. %z'., Ss. g. e. z
Addressing their colcred co1arade In
the SO row, the CRATER said: 59 4,
Here. loan these men two dollara
, s. q 80 "a i.F !
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-13


Defalcation Growing.
Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. .9.-The most start
ling sensation since the indictment and
arrest Of Newton G. Dougherty, educa-
tor, banker and man Of many affairs,
accused of disappointing school
funds, came Sunday when the predic-
ton was made by one closely connect
ed with the Investigation that Dough-
erty's alleged entertainments during
the last seven years would reach the
stupendous total Of 100000. This Is
so per cent. of the total tax collections
here during that period.
Before this it was believed that $780,
900 at the outside would cover the
amount Of the defalcations. The latest
developments have created nothing
short of . panic here. The facts have
aroused the. people to demand a thor
ough investigation into everything ap"
pertaining to Dougherty and his deals,
and as result it is intimated that
prominent city officials and leading
citizens who have served, on the school
board will be brought into the muddle.
While no attempt will be made to
prove charges of criminal intent
against any Of the officials, it is open
" limited that efforts will be made to
punish them for carelessness in per-
hitting Dougherty to handle thousands
and thousands of dollars without max
ing proper reports and without being
subjected to proper inspection.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-13
Fire Marshal,s Report.

Duluth. Marshal Edward Pet
crson, made his first quarterly report
Of fires Investigated by him The fire
marshal assumed his duties July l,
and up to Sept 30 he had investigated
204 fires which had not been reported
to him by chiefs of fire departments.
OF these he found twelve Of incendiary
origin, buti in no case had evidence
enough forconviction been produced
against any one. Five of these. he
SAYS appear to have been set to obtain
insurance. The damage from these
Eve was $1,000. The other seven ap-
peared to have been set either in wan
tonnes or for revenge. The total loss
from these seven was s5,2 o5 Ffty-six
cases were reported as "cause un-
known" The causes OF fire reported
are: Ashes, 8; adjoining fire, 4; cigar
stubs 1; children and matches, 13;
carelessuess, 9; electric wires, 6; gas
Jets, 2; gasoline, II; lamps, 6; light
ming, II; matches, 3; sparks, 10; spon-
taneous combustion, II; stove, aue and
chimney, &C.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-13
Dairying.

Minueapolis-The statistics relative
to the numb of creameries and cows
in the city of Minneapolis that evi-
IDENTITY emanated from the office OF the
state dairy and food department,
caused great deal Of merriment in
the Office of Health In>p o tor Hall 1t
was stated in the morn. ng papers that
there were ~ wholesalers of milk and
cream and 16l retailers in Minneapo-
lis: that there were 353 herds aggre-
eating e,146 head. AS matter OF fact
there are between $4,000 and $4,000
COWS within the city limits and about
700 persons engaged in the selling or
retailing of milk and cream. r-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-13

rage, throw silver pieces and dollar
bills right and left and shout at the
TOP of his voice that he intended to
distribute $4,000 on the streets that
afternoon. .... -. -,
5 AS soon as a large crowd had gath
cred at the corner at which he stopped,
he began extolling the wonderful
curative properties of q corn salve
which was put up in wooden toxes.
Had he been actually selling the rem
edy on its merits, he couldn't have
made a stronger or more effective
talk.
Finally, bringing forth his big roll
Of money, he said: IT have q system
of advertising this salve that will
make every man who deals with me
remember 1t as long as he lives. NoW,'
gentlemen, the more liberal you are
with me, thu more generous can be
with you. My purpose 1o-day Is. first
to sell one dozen boxes of this salVe,
and l want every man who makes
.purchast to remain right here, ready
to hold up the box in plain view when
1 ask him to do SO. Now, then, who
will give me ten cents for this box?
Remember, the more liberal you are
with me, the more generous I can he
with you, and l shall sell butt one
dozen boxes now. Who will give me
ten cents for this one?" ,.... -. .. -:
Il In an instant, four dozen hands
were up. each holding ten-cent piece.
After handing out IL boxes, ne re-
fused to sell any more for the time
being. 9 -. -
When the II boxes had been deliv-
cred aud paid for, he lined up the ID
buyers in q row and said: ~
"You have been liberal with me-
now I'll be generous with you" n.
Then. turning to the first man, ne
asked him IL he would be satisfied TO
receive back twice the amount ne nad
paid and keep the remedy, too
B when the man said he would, the
CRATER handed him 20 cents saying:
snow, sir, will you promise me, eth.
er to use this salve yourself, or give
It to some one who will, and not for
get the name Of II? b 4 M. h
a. The man agreed and the CRATER
did the same thing and demanded the
same promise in the case Of each Of
the others. s. 3>5sl s... -. sa
"Now, gentlemen" he vent on, ST
am going to make up another pool for
advertising purposes: but remember.
none az the ~ who we're In this pool
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-13
BY ]. p. JOHNSTON.

By ]. r. JOHNSTON. II
(Author Of Twenty Years Of Hus'ling."
p, what Happened to Johnston.") i
copyright. 1905. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
= The day of the old-time give-away
graft apparently will never end. 49,,
The first time ever saw this game
played I was eight years Of age, and
the last time Twas 81. I found it to
be the same year ago as it was IS
years ago, except that in the latter
instance the suckers were more plen-
tiful. Perhaps the modern CRATER
was the more clever of the two; at
any rate, he was clever enough.
He would go out upon the streets
in livery carriage on a circus or
county fair day, after having fixed"
the chief of police. While the driver
logged the team along the main street,
the CRATER would stand up in the car
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-13
Badly Burned.

Ada-A terrific gas explosion oc.
Cured at Twin Valley at the N. P.
pumping station. Alfred Hawkins.
who is in charge Of the pump house,
descended with a lantern into the we'll
over which the house is built AS he
proceeded he detected the presence of
gas and he hurriedly retreated up the
ladder, not soon enough, however, to
prevent a terrific explosion, which
completely wrecked the pump house.
Mr.. Hawkins was seriously burned,
but it is thought he will recover: A
barrel of gasoline had been emptied
near the we'll and some it soaked into
the ground and thence into the water.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-13
Dropped Dead.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Oct. 4.-George
Clarence, prominent and wealthy cit
izen Of Livingston county, dropped
dead IN his Office Tuesday, aged Sc. He
was a former county Judge, served sew
eral terms as state senate. and was SUI.
perintendent OF the retormatory at
Pontiac from 1897 to 1901. "a '.'''. - !" q
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-13
THE aIvE-AWAY GRAFT.
= :. NJ ]
J. p. JOHNSTON

corn-salve Agent Gives Away Money
Lines Up His Customers and
Deals Out Dimes and ouarters-
Electric Belts at $20 Apiece His
Clever Escape from His Dupes
Sugar Sold at Cost Price Sugar
CRATER Caught by Angry Farmers
and Landed in Jail.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-13
NEWS OF MINNESOTA,
Cash For Schools.

st. Paul The distribution OF spo. Z
oial aid which the state gives to vart'
GUS classes of schools was begun by
s3tate Auditor Iverson and and }. VS.
Olsen. Most of the schools receive
less than the law allows them because
he appropriation is, not large enough
o give each the full amount. There
'ore the appropriation has been dtvtd-t
ID proportionately among the schools
The same was done the past two
years, and the DEFICIENCIES for those
years were provided for by the last
legislature and will be paid at this
time. rs .',. 3 s~t@ ~
For the year ending July I, 1905, ia
high schools each received $1,000, or
total of sos, $50. This is $500 less
than the full amount each high school
may receive For the year 1908 ~
nigh schools receive deficiency Of $12o
each, or $15.24a For the year 1904
Isl high schools receive q deficiency OF
sl75 each, or 32e. 425. The total
amount distributed to high schools
this year is 8280,3l5 go. -. ....,-..
There are 14s graded schools which
each receive $5ss this year or . total OF
ST, 700 There is no deficiency to be
paid the graded schools for tho past
two years Z
For the past two years ss7 semi
graded schools each receive $3.50, or .
total of $50, O10 This is $50 less than
the full amount that may be allowed
each school.
Raised Valuations.
The packing houses Jared badly at
the hands Of the state board of equali-
cation. All of the large concerns do"
ing business in the state had their as
sessmeuts increased. Swift and COM
pany's assessment was raised so per
cent of spite of the strenuous efforts of
the company's attorney, Frank b. KEEL
logg: He protested against the as
sessment OF the company franchise, on
the ground that Swift & Co. has no
franchise, and that is impossible to as
sess q manufacturing company uoon
franchise. Attorney General Young
was OF the opinion that the license
given to foreign concern to do bust-
ness in the state amounts to q fran
chise and the tax valuation was boost
ed so per cent The matter will be
fought out in the courts
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-13

sugar, DeluS u StdpAe aTC.Cle, auu
there being an actual saving of so
cents on every purchase, he mad no
difficulty whatever In making sale
at the house of almost every thrifty
well-to-do- farmer. Many a farmer.
who wondered how this man could af-
ford to sell sugar so much cheaper
than the cheapest grocers in many in
stances paid for it several times over.
The graft was more like thieving
than grating. When selling can
of sugar for $1.25, the CRATER would
almost invariably be handed a five.
ten, or even q twenty dollar bill.
Having become very skillful in
palming, he would always keep
palmed in one hand q one dollar bill.
nicely folded, in such q way that tho
figures would not show on either side.
Should q farmer hand him . larger
bill, he would begin folding It as he
had the one dollar bill, and then
would suddenly say: ~ is3.s..
T. .'Well, here. / am, short Of change.
80 just let this 60, and pay me on my
next trip, in 80 days" ssf iss.@
He would then shift the large bill
for the one dollar bill, and, handing
the latter to the farmer, would say:
.'Put 1t In your pocket and pay me
next time" y 81 35&s s5rs,-, .-.'s
There was not one chance in a
thousand that the farmer would I'M
fold the bill, but he would lay 1t care
fully away in his purse, just as it had
been handed him. f% p
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-08
Miss irene Crosby

Thousands of American women. how
ever, have found relief from all monthly
suffering by taking Lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, as it is the most
thorough female regulator known to
medical science. 1t cures the condition
which causes so much discomfort and
robs menStruation of its terrOrs.
Miss Irene Crosby, of 313 Charlton
Street East Savannah, Ga, writes:
Lydia E. Pinkham's V Vegetable Compound
is true friend to woman, 1t has been OF
great benefit to me, curing me Of irregular
and painful menstruation when everything
else had failed, and gladly recommend 1t to
other suffering women"
Women who are troubled with pain
full or irregular menstruatiOn, back
ache, bloating for flatulenee), IeucOr-
rhRa, falling, Inflammation or ulcera-
ton of the uterus, ovarian troubles,
that :" bearing-dOwn feeling, dizzi-
ness, faintness, indigestion, nervous
prostration or the blues, should take
immediate action to ward off the seri-
GUS consequences. and be restored to
perfect health and strength by taking
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and then write TO Mrs, Pink
ham, Lynn, Mass, for further free adj
vice. Thousands have been cured by
so doing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-08
DANGER OVER IN ILLINOIS
Legislative Session Ends Amid Ex-
citement Over Board of
Trade Bill.

Springfield. III, May The general
assembly came to a close early this
morning. The most sensational fight
Of the session occurred over the bin
legaliZing board Of trade transa ctiOns
which came up on passage on the
closing night in the house. The bill
was killed during scenes of excitement
seldom seen in an Illinois legislative
hall
Local option became hOpelessIy en-
tangled in both houses and finally was
allowed TO die on the calendar
An 'anti-lOan shark bill. declaring
void all loans tainted with usurv and
all assignments Of wages in which the
assignment is not Joined by the wife
or husband, was passed.
Joint resolutions were adopted pro-
viding for the appointment of 4. com
mission to investigate the subject OF
old age pensions and report to the next
legislature, and for Investigating the
feasibility of a deep water channel he
tween the lake and the gulf
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-08

founded by Mrs. Bernice Bishop. who IS
connected through marriage with the
late rOyal family As a matter OF tdc~,
the school proper is composed of Two
structures. one on either side OF The
main road. One is for boys ana the
other for girls. and the native children
have the advantage. Of as good teach
ing in all the grades of school life as
can be found in the best schools in the
United States. Mrs. Bishop has also
founded Bishops Museum. an institu-
tuition in which are displayed products
and freaks of nature from all the South
Sea islands. In years TO come the col
lection Of curiOS there displayed VIII
prove of great value to the seeker alter
knowledge. inasmUch as many of the
specimens represent types of life now
becoming extinct. If for no other Tea-
son than this. Mrs. Bishops name
ought to be honOred in American his
tory. for she has done much to per-
petuate the keen desire OF the Ameri-
can spirit and prOgressiveness-
Natives Are Robust and Strong.
Physically, the natives of the Sand
witch islands are of the highest type
The men and women are robust and
strong. and what we would call hard
work does not seem to distress them in
the least. Morally they are far ahead
OF the people OF other tropical zones.
Whatever vices they did have were in
trOduCed among them by foreigners,
but those same vices are being eTadi-
Gated by the greater force of education
and intellectual Improvement.
Aside from sulphur il might be said
that the islands do not offer any in
duCement for the investment of cap
ital along mineral lines. There are no
mines so far as anyone knows at this
time. but scientists have often stated
that wherever sulphur is found there
may also be found valuable minerals.
The islands are also noted for the num-
Der Of great aTtesian wells. These are
usually ten inches in diameter and the
water coming from them is of the pur-
est quality The flow is so great that
it is possible to supply ali the settles
and towns and at the same time have
enough remaining to iTrigate all the
farms in the vicinity of the wells.
Speaking generally, I believe that there
is a great future ahead for the Ha-
waiian group, and it is pleasant to an
American to see that American cap
ital is the dominant factor in the de-
VelOpment of the islands"