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The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-20

Ever notice how much time the other
fellow can spare from his business to
tell you how to run yours ?-Maysyille
(KvD Bulletin.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-20

Gladys-Jerrod is saying all round
that you are worth your weight In
gold Ethel-The foolish boy. Who Is
he saying 1t to? Gladys-His creditors,
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-20
They both laughed.

You see" he said, IF l had started
to 20 to you, you might have taken
him before | reached you, so l called
you across the continent. and Aunt Eu-
nice has divided up with me- She says
she would like to be worth at least
half as much to me alive as she would
be dead. 50 we can live here"
Roselan considered.
"John," she said softly, II haven't q
white dress to my name"
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-20

The following bills II Cos, were allowed q.
the March term Of the County Commissioners
court, 1905.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-20
BILLS OF COST.

STATE OF MAINE-SJNLEsET C.->8r.
County Treasures 0a-a.
The following bills Of cost were allowed At
the December term Of the C9uuty Goras.
stones Court, 1904
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01
NoTlcElN PROBATE.

NOTICE IN PROBATE.
STATE OF IOWA
Crawford County 81
In the matter Of tra estate of Mary Beer
maker, late of Crawford County, deceased
Notice OF appointment of Administrator
To Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that on the 18th
day Of January, 1905, the undersigned was
duly appointed administrator Of the above
entitled estate, and all creditors OF said es-
tate are notified to file their claims in the Of
flee of the Clerk OF the District Court, in and
for Crawford County. Iowa. within one year
from the date Of this notice, according to
law. and have the same allowed and ordered
paid by the said court, or stand forever bar
red therefrom.
Dated Denison, Iowa, January 1S, 1905.
FRANK B. NELSON, Administrators.
P. w. HARDING, Atty for Adm. 4-3t
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01
Father of o. M. criswell Sue.
cumbs to Old Age.
.FIFTY-Two YEARS IN IOWA
Ono of The Pioneer Settlers Of Scott
County. Funeral Held at Old Home
stead Last Sunday.

Benjamin Criswel. father OF o. M.
and A. S Crisweill, both 90 we'll know
in this county. died at his homo near
Davenport, Iowa. on Thursday, Jan.
26th. The cause of his death was heart
failure caused by old age He was born
in Lewistown. Pa, June ls, 1919. When
twenty-five years of age he moved to
Iowa with his father and he has been q
respet ted and honored citizen Of Scott
county ever since that time.
In 1872 he wss married to Catherine
Edelblute at Williamsburg, Pa Mrs.
Criswell died nearly twenty years ago.
Their three children. Orlando B AS
berry s.. and Orville M. survive them.
Mr.. Benjamin Criswell was life
long Methodist, Christian in his life
as we'll as in name, and was one of the
most highly honored citizens of eastern
Iowa. His sons Orville and A. s. at
tendea the funeral which took place in
the little church near the old home
stead.
We extend to the sons our most heart
felt sympathy and can tell them that
nothing is more precious than the mem
ory of Ia father, whose life was upright
and self-respecting and of "a mother.
whose heart was full Of love.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01
DEN1soN, Iowa. Jan. 81, 1905.

DENIsoN, Iowa. Jan. 81, 1905.
Mr.. F. w. MEYERS. EDITOR,
Dear Sir
This is to certify that have received
in good order the Columbus buggy Of
fered by You as prize for the one
guessing the nearest to the number of
feathers on THE REVIEW rooster. |
would say that this buggy is frst-class
and exactly as represented by The RE
VIEW.
/ have been subscriber to THE Re-
VIEW for a number Of years aud expect
to be subscriber many years longer. l
have always found THE REVIEW to be
satisfactory and reliable. l am more
than pleased with the fine present and
shall take additional comfort in it,
knowing that it comes from my old
friend. The REVIEW.
Yours very truly,
VIM. FLEMMINa
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01
F. W. MEYERS, EDITOR REVIEW

F. W. MEYERS, EDITOR REVIEW
Dear Sir
l would hereby acknowledge receipt
of the fine Edison Phonograph" offer.
ed by THE REVIEW as the second prize
in its Rooster Feather Contest. NV
guess having been 1929, the correct
number announced by the committee
being $3.50.
The winning of the prize brought it's
reward for the trouble of counting the
feathers on rooster of equal size and
while as subscriber always enjoyed
the appearancelof The REVIEW, one of
the newsiest andbest edited of papers.
will still more appreciate the enter
prise of it's publishers when the phono-
graph dtscOurses sweet entertainment
provided my past formed habits OF
silence do not react go that now I will
be talked to death.
Wishing yos success and prosperity,
l am
Yours truly. &
AL1aDs HEsGax.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS.

The Commercial club held special
meeting last night at which it was de-
cided to cooperate with the farmers of
the county in holding Farmers Insti-
Tee here at the time of the Seed Corn
Speci,l. A committee was appointed
to confer with the farmers and if possi-
Ole 70 secure some leading agricultural
writer to condpct the institute. A
COMMITTEES was also appointed to assist
the assessor in the matter of census
taking,
s e was further 3 Sd that members
Z Z sl6iEnsgl tonight M Enc
ask the council to take stops uur---
buying the cemetery which Mr..C. D.
Miller will sell at q reasonable price
The matter of sale pavilion for
Denison was also discussed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01

random but were based upon actpai
counts. From what We have heard,we
should judge that not less than fifty
people have counted rooster feathers
since the begin ming of this contes9. As
1t is the contest has created no little
amusement. has cost no one anything
for The REVIEW is worth the money,
and two homes have been made happier
by The REVIEWS gifts. While not
such money making scheme as those
contests which involve rivalry it has
been much more satisfactory, as no one
was tempted to make expenditures
they could not afford and no bitterness
can result. For our part we are glad
that the postal department has shut
down on such contests in the future.
A newspaper should be made worth the
subscription price without extra in
ducements and subscribers should pay
because it is right to pay and because
they must know thata newspaper can
not be maintained without 1t. The en-.
forcement of the new postal regulation
will have q tendency to make newspa-
pers run on their own merits. They
will be taken by the people who want
the newspaper and not simply to help
some one or to win prize.
THE REVIEW wishes to thank its
readers for the interest which made
our contest success. Mr.. Kemming
and Mr.. Houlihan. who acted Us judg-
es, and the volunteers who helped with
the count. Above all The REVIEW
wishes to inform its readers that the
subscription season has not closed be-
cause the rooster is dead and that we
have fine county map for every sub
scriber who now remembers us.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01
PRIZE WINNER WRITES.

May they live happily ever after.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01

Tne illustrated lecture delivered al
the Presbyterian church by Rev. Nc
Alister of Missouti Valley proved high.
ly interesting. Tho scenes from Vel
lowstone Park were pronounced first.
class by those who have been through
the park. About $50 was received
which will be applied toward ths pur.
chase Of . stsrsoptison for De shvssh,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01
0EAE0N men LOSE Mr.. CR|SWELL DEAD|
Gulick-Voss Block Burns at
Glidden.
LOSS EXCEEDS 10 THOUSAND
Fine Opera House Block Owned by
Denison Parties Destroyed by Big
Fire at Glidden.

Glidden, Ia, Jan. 27.-(special.-
Fire was discovered by Nightwatch
Heald at 3 O'Clock this morning In the
basement Of the Armstrong block. The
ire department was summoned and
were prompt in responding. but the
smoke was go dense that they could not
reach the flames with q stream of
water. In short time the blaze had
reached the lower floors and the build
ing was then doomed. The structure
consisted of two rooms facing the east
2bx100. Over these was the opera
house and two large Office rooms, one
of them occupied by F. G. Rust. insur-
snce agent, who lost everything save
what was In his safe. Besides these
there were two rooms facing south,
25xlO. These rooms above and below,
and the two facing the east were occu-
pied by B. W. Welch's department
store. The north room was filled with
6ne new stock Of furniture. The un-
dertaking department was over one OF
the rooms facing south. The balance
OF the building was filled with dry
goods and groceries and 9 millinery
department.. Mr.. Welch is in Chicago
buying spring goods and no definite in
formation is obtainable as to the
amoant of s'pck on hand. A reason
able estimate is from $40 600 to $50, 900
with probably $50, 600 insurance. The
building is owned by Gulick & Voss OF
Denison. It was valued at about
800. 900 with $l2. 600 insurance.
The residence af n r'-'sl ~'s44s'l q NlcnOls
acroas i -sliey had q narrow ESCAPE as
q tns Moorhouse elevator and lumber
yard. the Farmers bank and Linn,s
Rhardw ware. These we're damaged some
lbut on the whole it was fortunate that
the ire was confined to the one build.
ing or set Of buildings.
g ts 2 severe loss to the town as well
- 70 the 1ndivid'uAls on Aecouns nt the
Y fneopeF house which had Z seKtina.
capacity Of about six hundred.
From the location Of the fire when it
was discovered It issvery likely that it
caught about the furnace In the base-
ment, though there is no definite In
Formations on this point.
Mr.. Gulick said in an interview that
the loss sustained was quite heavy
one as the property was good paying
investment. He said that the building
would not be rebuilt on anything like
the same scale, but that from the walls
left standing there would probably be
enough material for one story struc-
ture and this would be erected at once.
"Glidden," he added, "has such bad
fire record that no man is apt to invest
largely there for some time"
We learn from other sources that
while the loss was large one in some
respects, still! the actual loss to the
Denison parties will not be excessive.
Messrs. Gulick aud Voss are among
our most enterprising and public spirit.
ed capatilists and we greatly regret to
chronicle any loss for them in their
enterprises.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01
were $3.50 FEATHERS
Was the Correct Number on the
Review Rooster.
WIN. FLEMMING WINS BUGGY
Albert HeIsley Gets the Talking Ma
chine. Guessss Ranged From Few
Hundred to Several Millions.

THE REVIEW Rooster IL no more.|
he died on Thursday evening 1t the
hands Of Mr.. Robert Hird, who is an
expert In the line Of poultry execution.
The death and'suosequent plucking Of
the fowl took place IN the presence Of
the judges and their assistants and was
done according to Hoyle. The feathers
we're carefully plucked and placed in q
tin basket SO that not guilty. feather
should escape. Then the counters, ten
In number. got to work while Mr..
Kemming kept the score. With 80
many at work the connt was not such q
lengthy task :as was anticipated, and
when the correct numberowas obtained
the box OF guesses were opened. All
guesses not near the mark were quick
ly thrown out. The nearest correct num-
Der was the guess deposited by VIM.
Flemming of Boyer. His guess was 1927
or within three Of the correct number.
1t was further found that Mr.. Albert
Heleley of Denison was close second,
his guess being 5226, On this finding
the judges announced that the colum.
bus buggy should be awarded to Mr..
Flen,ming and the talking machine to
Mr.. Helsley.
Below we publish the statement
of the judges and the receipts of the
prize winners.
Mr.. Flemming has q son attending
Denison college and he learned on
Thursday evening of the luck that had
struck the family. Mrs. F.emming
and her son from Boyer came into Den
ison on Friday and took the buggy
home with them. We trust they will
enjoy it greatly. Mrs. Flemming tells
US that she and ber son had rooster of
the same breed and approximate size as
The REVIEW rooster and that they
killed him and that she and her son
spent hall O. day counting the feathers
70 ii.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01
AND NOW THEY BEAT AS ONE.
The Low Mercury Does Not Chill
Loves Ardor. Many Licenses
Are Issued.

Despite the bitter cold the marriage
market is firm and active, the following
licenses to wed having been issued the
past week:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01
Success Of tie
Warbasse Jewe1ry
and Music Store

The success of this house in pi-
ano selling is pronounced. Why
Because it sells only good, reliable
pianos on lowest margins pianos
are sold for.
Why Not Buy Your Pianos at
Home
and a piano that bears a standard
and time-honored name? 1t may
not cost you more than you might
have to pay for all Indifferent
make. Come and see us before
chasing elsewhere.
We have number of pianos
and organs to select from-they
will surprise and delight you, not
only in quality3but in price.
Cash or.time payments-instru-
ments delivered to your homes.
We have three slightly used
pianos al reasonable prices on
hand now. Call and see us.
Yours for Business,
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-29
HERE AND THERE.

in many states Of the Union one
hundred ears of corn are counted as a
bushel. The average is fair. On this
basis the corn crop will be made up OF
215, 100000 ears of the average
length of nine inches.
Only the common geese have the
male sand females different in plumage.
All the pure breeds have the sexes col
ored the same. The Toulouse is larg-
est, and the China the best layers. The
Emden is the best for feathers.
There is more to be learned in at
tending a good, frst-class poultry ex-
hibit than can be learned at dozen
country fairs, especially If the fairs are
carried on as most country fairs are.
The rains have produced this sea
son the finest corn crop that has been
grown on this earth since its creation
The estimates place the crop of 1905 at
60,00o,OOO bushels greater than any
previous crop in the United States.
The Georgia division of the South
ern Cotton association, in session IN
Atlanta, adopted resolutions calling
upon cotton growers to fix minimum
price of 80 cents busel on cotton seed
and to sell not pound at less price.
There are some things every farm
should have, and these are lanterns
The smallest establishment should have
at least one, and it should be kept al
ways well filed. trimmed and bright.
In the barns, sheds and outbuildings.
wherever lantern Is used. there should
be convenient hooks for hanging It out
OF harms way.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-29
The SOFA Bean.

The sofa bean is grown for the same
purpose that COW peas areas a feed
and for improvement of the lands.
They contain some more feed per acre
than the COW pea. They will stand wet
or dry whether better than the COW
pea. When growing beans for seed,
the crop should not be moved until
the grains are almost ripe. Corn is cut
when the grains are too hard for eat
ing. The same rule will apply to sofa
beans. They can be cut with a hand
scythe or with mower. They can be
threshed with a threshing machine.
Put the bean plants in small cocks I'M
til the seed become thoroughly dry be-
fore attempting to thresh. The aver
age yield is from 25 to so bushels OF
beans per acre; the seed sell for $3.50
to 81 per bushel. The heads or stalks
can be fed to stock in the winter. AS
hundreds of farmers have sown sofa
beans on the recommendations of the
agriculturist, it will be some satisfac-
ton to us to know how they are
pleased with the yield and plant
Maj. Key, in Southern Agriculturisr-
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-29
JoBBING CENTERS ACTIVE
All Lines of Merchandise Show
Notable Activity, According to
Bradstreet's Report.

New York, Sept. 23.-Bradstreets
weekly review says:
The tenor of jobbing trade and in
dustrial advices is more unanimously
favorable this week than at any pre-
ceding period this year. At the lead
ing jobbing centers activity continues,
notable in all lines of dry goods, cloth
Ing, shoes and, in fact, all kinds of
wearing apparel. 1t is further to be
noted that secondary points of distri-
button are sending better advices. In
dustry is active. iron and steel leading
with larger sales and flrmer prices in
the cruder forms heretofore inclined to
lag. More is doing in the coal and coke
industries and prices are hardening.
Building material, particularly timber
and hardware, reflect unprecedented
activity for this season of the year.
There is more doing in retail trade,
though heavy rains and floods, has OPP
Grated to restrict operations west and
northwest. The absence of frost is still
the favorable feature in the crop stu
alton, favoring as it does the almost
total exemption of corn from damage.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-29
PLANTING STRAWBERRIES.
Fall Planting Recommended For
Those Who Raise Strawberries
For Market.

| A nctsd small fruit grower says that
he supposed the tine had passed for
anyone TO advocate the fall setting Of
Strawberries for commercial purposes
not only recommend it, but practice
1t quite extensively, fer the reason that
the largest and best berries are grown
Oh fall-sst plants, and, besides, find
1t very profitable. So far as setting
plants is concerned, it is less labor
to do the work in the spring, but that
is a small item compared with the
tillage and keeping the vines clear of
weeds.
Those who saw my fall-set plants
in bearing last spring were willing to
admit that thy were the equal of any
thing they ever saw No doubt those
Who are obliged to get their plants
from distance will fail of obtaining
satisfactory results, and had better con-
fire themselves to spring planting. But
if they can ger plants near by, or grow
them. which is the better way, they
make a great mistake If they thus con-
fine themselves. 1t is quite difficult
to get rev plants, well grown, in time
for fall planting from spring-set plants,
and | doubt if | should make success
were obliged to use them, unless they
were grown in pots. But the plants
from fall setting will be so well es-
tablished by the middle of August that
lots of dirt will adhere when trans
planting. I have never been able to
obtain satisfactory second crop from
spring-set plants, while | never failed
of securing big second crop from fall
paintings.
Why not take time by the forelock,
and set at least part of your plants
in the fall, when you have plenty of
tine, even if you do not wish to fruit
them until year later? | am sure it
would be better to place the plants
where you want them to grow in the
fall, where they will spring into growth
as soon as the frost is out of the
ground, instead of digging and setting
the plants in the spring just at time
when they wish to grow. Try it and
be onyinced.-William Beebe, in Ohio
Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-29
CONFLICT 1T ClEhfutGOS
An Outgroxth Of the bitterness Of
the Political Campaign.
Congressman Enrique yilluenIns,
Chief Of Police Illance md Others
Killed and Several wounded.

Havana, Sept 23.-Oficial dispatches
received from Cienfuegos announced
the killing Of Congressman Enrique
Villuendas, leader of the liberal party.
and the most able orator in the lower
house and the chief of police Of Cien-
fuegos, during conflict between the
two political parties, the liberals and
moderates.
The government advices say the POI
lice had information that within the
hotel in which Villuendas resided a
quantity of arms had been deposited,
and they went to the hotel to investi-
gate the matter AS the police ascend
ed the stairs they were met by party
of liberals who fired on them, killing
Chief of Police Illance The police re-
turned the fire, killing Villuendas and
wounding several others.
AS the news spreads throughout Ha-
vana, the liberals and moderates are
rapidly gathering in their respective
clubs, and it is feared that unless the
leaders give wise counsel clash may
result.
A press dispatch mCienfuegos says
that six persons were killed and 20
wounded during the conflict.
Dispatches to the government say
that besides Congressman Villuendas
and Chief of Police Illance, two police
{men were killed and a number OF po-
licemen and civilians wounded.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-29
A MURDER BROUGHT TO LIGHT
4 Te1ltaIe Hand, Uncovered BY the
Heavy Rains, Reveals u MUIR
der at TupelO, Miss.

Memphis, Tenn, Sept 23.-Exposure
of hand by the washing away of earth
by rain brought to light murder re-
Gently committed.
On Sunday, John McCullom, who had
lived at Tupelo, Miss, for 40 years, dis
appeared Some boys discovered hand
protruding from the ground, about half
a mile from Tupelo. They gave the
elarm, the ground was dug up and Nc
Columns body was found.
His head had been battered in with
a blunt instrument. Indications are
that he was murdered after retiring, as
he was found with only an undershirt
on and that drawn up over his head.
His feet were tied with a short rope.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-29
SERIOUS LOSS BY FIRE
Charleston, w. Va, Suffers n Loss of
100000 by Fire Near the
Business Center.

Charleston, w. Va, Sept pa loss
of 100000 and serious injuries to a
number of firemen resulted from fire
near the business center of the city.
The fire destroyed the six-story build
ing occupied by Eskew, Smith & Can
ron and the adjoining building of Coyle
& Richardson, occupied by different
firms Assistant Fire Chief DeBaugh
and H. A. Drew, ball player, were
among those badly hurt
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-29
No Inexhaustible Soil.

The statement has been made that
there is no inexhaustible soil. This is
true only in part There is great
deal of plant food tied up in the soil,
but before it can be used by the plants
it has to become available-that is, in
such form that the plant can utilize it.
1t is very easy to exhaust the soil OF
all the available plant food by con-
tinuously growing one crop year after
year. Each particular crop uses diff
ferent form of plant food, and some
add plant food to the soil. In order to
make a soil inexhaustible it is neces-
sary to rotate the crops grown on it.
Rotation will make soil more pro-
ductive. There are many instances of
farms considered worn out which have
been taken and, by the proper rotation
of crops, made to produce better than
they ever did. Prof. Bailey, Of Cornell
university, says that the most marked
benefit from rotation comes from the
incorporation of nitrogen compounds
through the use of leguminous plants.
"Since nitrogen is the most expensive
and usually the most EARLY lost OF the
plant-food elements that the farmer has
to buy, this role of the leguminous
plant is the most important. 1t is sig
nificant that the most of the early rota-
lions which were developed before a
rational explanation could be given con-
sumed some legume."
The farmer must combine good cul-
tivation with rotation to make his soil
inexhaustible land this is the only way
that it will go on producing crops
without deterioration. Everything
wears out by use and must be renewed,
and the soil is no exception.-Droyers'
Journal
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-29
FILED SUITS FOR DAMAGES
Louisville Baseball Players Want
Some of the Kansas City street
Railway Co.'s Money.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept 2S--Ten
members of the Louisville baseball
team who were hurt ina street car ac-
cident in this city August 81, have
brought suit against the Metropolitan
Street Railway Co. CT this city for
damages aggregating $4,000.
The allegation OF the suits filed is
that the car was running at a higher
rate of speed than is allowable in the
city limits, and that the accident was
due TO alleged carelessness OF the mo-
torman.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-29
Charged with Murder.

Malvern, Ark, Sept 23.-H. P. Hop
kins and H. B. Carlton, 26 and 20 years
Of age, respectively, charged with the
murder of VIM. Nicholas Paulson, q
machinist here, for the purpose
Of robbery, were arrested at Benton
and returned here.