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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-09

There is an old saying to the effect
tnat politics makes strange bedfel-
lows" So does congressional legisla-
tion sometimes. That any bill should
ever bear the combined names of Sena-
tor Benjamin r. Tillman of South Caro-.
INA and Colonel William Peters Hep.
ourn is another Illustration of the truth
OF the French paradox that cit is fire.
qusntly the unexpected that happens"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-09
Modern Towers of Babel.

Some thousands of years ago certain
persons began to build tower Oh the
plains Of Shnar whereby to climb to
heaven. Everybody remembers the
awful disaster which came to them for
their impudence = the confusion of
tongues-a disaster which has worried
most people, especially schoolboys,
wrestling with foreign languages ever
since. Several more or less systematic
efforts have been made to remedy this.
but up to the present time they have
been without avail. Volapuk is not
extensively spoken and perhaps never
will be. Habit is too strong, and while
language universal would be a great
boon and vast conservator of time
and energy 1t is not likely to eventuate.
1t Is said that in his polyglot district
Hon. William Sulzer of New York
must address his constituents in twen-
ty-nine different languages and dialects
In order to have them all drink in his
eloquence. He can come as near doing
that stunt as the next one, for he has
the gift Of tODgues-at least of one
tongue, which he uses with much dex-
terity and with which he accomplishes
great good for the human race-for Sui
ger is cosmopolitan patriot
Notwithstanding the calamity of the
plains of Shinar, people have not given
up the BUILDING Of tall towers-in fact
they seem to be just beginning. The
Flatiron building in New York is in it's
way almost as great curiosity as the
leaning tower Of Pisa and much more
useful, but some ambitious person is
arranging to build one in Gotham for
ty stories high. 1t is not claimed
that these modern towers of Babel are
built for the purpose of getting closer
to heaven, but because real estate on
Manhattan Island is so costly. Only
think Of enough people-2OOO O0-to
form a congressional district being at
work in fifty buildings, which all told
probably do not cover more than two
or three acres of land! We are GER
tainly improving on nature with
vengeance.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-09

Governor Higgins Of New York de-
clares that he is nursing no ambition
to wear senatorial toga. No wonder
Tor the signs of the times indicate that
as soon as the terms Of Platt and De-
pew end Democrats will take their
piaces-a contamination devoutly to be
wished. So it may be that while Gov.
ernor Higgins now seems to be only
modest he may be wise also in not
worrying himself in quest after the
unattainable.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-09
What a Republican Paper Thinks.

What Republican Paper Thinks.
The Washington Star is a rampant
Republican sheet, but it is, neverthe-
less, constrained to make the follow
ing remarks in its editorial columns:
The temporary adjustment of the tariff
question with Germany has no bearing on
the general question in this country. Re-
vision remains as necessary now as be-
FORE Sooner or later it must come, and
the sooner the better. Schedules now out
OF plumb with the conditions of our great
prosperity become more Objectionable all
the time and until they are rearranged
We shall be at a disadvantage in all of
our foreign negotiations. Other countries
may patch up truces with us, and proba-
bly, none of them cares for a tariff war
with US, but when the pinch comes war
must follow unless we are prepared to do
business in businesslike way. And how
oan we do that while our schedules rep
resent conditions which we have out
grown and which embarrass us on every
hand? And by the way, what are the
stand patters going to say to the people
on this subject in next falls COMPRESSION
al campaign?
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-09

The great Irish leader, Charles Stewart
Parnell, said: Opportunity is horse,
bridled and saddled, which stops at
every mans threshold once in a life
time. Be ready; mount, and he carries
you ON to success and honor; pause but
a moment and the clatter of his iron
hoofs, echoing down the corridors Of
time. will forever remind you of what
you have lost" The horse Opportunity
mas stopped at the threshold Of Senator
Benjamin R. Tillman of South Caro-
lima. Let US hope that he will mount
and ride to success and honor.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-09

n FEN days ago, mt Dubuque. Ia,
IA died David Bremner iIender
IN derson, eX-Speaker of the house
Representatives whose heart
was as generous as ever beat in hui
achieved the second highest honor in
the mightiest republic that the sun ever
looked down upon-the most puissant
nation on the whole face of the earth
and it may be safely declared that he
was as patriotic as any of our eighty
odd millions of people. In fact, patri-
otism was the master passion of his
soul. In his Young manhood he periled
his life and lost a leg in battle to pre-
serve the integrity of his adopted coun-
try, but when the civil war ended he
quit fighting and devoted his energies
to binding up the nations wounds.
Once at Il meeting of the Grand Army
of the Republic ut Indianapolis he was
the chief orator, and he began as fol-
lows: My theme is war; | hate it,"
And he then proceeded for an hour to
most eloqucntly and pathetically por-
tray the blessings of peace. For Il
score of years he was representative
in congress, during four of which he
was speaker, the highest honor which
could come to him by reason of the
constitutional qualifications of presi-
dent. He quit the public service vol
UNFAIRLY. Otherwise he would have I'M
doubleday died speaker of the house.
His many fine personal qualities en-
deared him to the members on both
sides OF the house. He was almost as
popular with Democrats as with Re
publicans. He was preceded in the
speakership by Hon. Thomas Bracket
Reed, masterful, great man, who had
not the popular manner and who did
not seem to care for popularity. He
was succeeded by Hon. Joseph G. Can
non, who is as popular as he was.
With both Henderson and Cannon the
popular manner was natural gift
from Coda gift which they enjoyed to
the utmost. In neither case was it
mere make believe. 1t an essen
tial, an important part of them.
one source of General Henderson's
popularity was his kindness to new
members, especially to young ones. He
sought them out and encouraged them
to show the best there was in them.
Among those who served with him
and under him there is genuine sor-
row on account Of his death.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-09
Gone eIimmerina-the Knox Boom.

eohe oIinmering-the Knox Boom,
In the early days it was no uncom-
mon thing to see "a prairie schooner
out IN Kansas headed west bearing OH
lts canvas cover In glazing black let
tiers the legend, pixies Peak or Bustv,
That was in the springtime, when the
roses We're blooming. Frequently in the
melancholy days of November prairie
schooner would be seen headed east
bearing the legend, Busted, by Gum!"
IN my last letter I gave an account of
the newborn boom Of Senator Philan-
der G. Knox of Pennsylvania for the
Republican nomination for the presi-
dency. Now it is my sad duty to re-
cord the death of the same boom, IFS
dead as julius Caesar, dead as smelt.
dead as a doornail, dead as the men
who lived before the food. Who is
tnere to mourn for Philander now?
None-no, not one. Henry c. Prick
seems to have slipped up on an orange
peel or creased plank and to have
come down kerplunck. In this case it
may be said, "Frick proposed, but the
voters of Pittsburg disposed"-of the
Knox boom. On Sunday, Feb. IS,
the Knox boom was launched with a
great flourish Of trumpets, and on
Tuesday, Feb. 20, the voters of Pitts.
burg did the rest by electing a Dem
ocratic mayor by rousing majority.
and Of course those who cannot elect
Republican mayor in Republican
city cannot hope to dominate great
party nationally and to gobble presi
Dental nomination. Personally. no
doubt, Senator Knox is a most estima
bic man. At any rate, those who know
him so testify, but his presidential
boom was the most grotesque ever. 1t
may be not unreasonably assumed that
the senator now frequently recalls the
famous couplet:
II 30 soon l am done for.
what the deuce was I begun for?
In this crisis of his fate Senator
Knox, late proprietor Of promising
presidential boom, may console him.
self with the sorrowful words of the
great cardinal:
Farewell. long farewell to all nv great.
ness!
This is the state of man: Today he puts
forth
The tender leaves of hone. tomorrow, b,os
SONS
And bears his blushing honors tbck nno,
him;
The third day comes frost, a killing
frost
And-when he thinks. good easy man, full
surely
His greatness is a-ripening : nips his
shoot,
And then he falls, as do.
OF course when the dramatist in
the foregoing passage referred to ito.
day. tomorrow" and "the third day~ |
ne meant periods instead of days, but
IN the matter of the Knox presidential
boom the word day is to be construed
literally, for it was on precisely the
third day that "the killing frost" got /
In Its deadly work. After ALL this is
still government of the people, by
the people and for the people-that is,
when the people are awake.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-09
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Special Washington letter.

FEW days ago, Mt Dubuque. Ia,
IVA died David Bremner Iender-
"A derson, eX-speaker of the house
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13

These are the exact words of a sur
1erer from piles and we hear the same
thing almost every day. 1t voices the
Sentiments Of hundreds of thousands
OF others in this country today, for 1t
IL estimated that Of every ten persons
we meet in church, the street. or the
theater, seven are affected with piles.
Martyrs and needless martyrs, too,
Tor since the discovery Of the marvel
our Pyramid Pile Cure no one need
suffer one moment longer. There is
now no excuse for having piles and
II you continue to suffer from them
you do not deserve particle of sym
patty, considering the chance we give
you to prove it to your own satisfac-
ton wholly free of cost to you.
Here is typical case: Mr.. Ben
jamin Shaw. postmaster OF Bland,
New Mexico. He had suffered from
aggravated piles for years, and was
:tlpon the. eve of serious surgical OPP
GRAFTON, believing that he had reached
the limit, and that the operation OF
fered the only possible means OF re-
lief and cure Let us quote his own
words in his letter of Oct. 81, 1910:
II was in great agony of mind ana
body. In the meantime, a gentleman
told me OF the virtue of your pyramid
remedy. / fortunately found 1t at
drug store, and by the next morning
i did not feel that an operation was
necessary. and In three days l was
able to return home. and complete
icnre was accomplished to my great
satisfaction and the surprise OF the
physician"
Send today to the Pyramid Drug
Company, $40 Pyramid Building, Mar.
SHAH, Mich, and get a. sample pack
are by return mail and then go to
your druggist and get a box, the price
Of which is SO cents, and get well
without pain, trouble or cutting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13

\ Company. The new boat is of steel,
3O5 feet long, with beam of SO feet.
So j. A. Wheeler, who for the past
| twenty-five years has been connected
with the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany, and for a number of years trav-
cling passenger agent for that COM
pany, has retired on a pension. At
present he is enjoying visit at the
home of his son, DR.. Wheeler, Of Ia
! coma, Wash.
kensett.
There was large delegation of Ken
sett people to North Dakota last Tues
day. In the crowd were P. IS. Peterson,
F. E. Whitney, M. A. Nubson, Chris
Thon. John Holman, Albert Trustem,
Warren Cady, Isaac Twedten, Glib AL
bertson, Charlie Bloker, Nels Herman
son, and Miss Minnie Wickham, be-
sides a family of four who have re-
Gently come over from Norway. These
enthusiasts will look over the situation
carefully, and if it looks good to them
they will take up homesteads.
Boone.
Charles Aim, the teamster, who lives
at 10 Second street. lost a valuable
horse, the animal being killed by an
electric shock while stepping on live
wire. He was taking load of coal
to unload for Irwin Elliott at Fourth
and Greene streets, and in driving in,
the horse stepped on telephone wire
that lay on the ground and which was.
charged with an electric light wire up
on which it was crossed. The animal
gave leap and fell, expiring within
minute or two.
Atlantic.
Albert Olson, farmer boy who re-
sides near Elkhorn, was seriously in
jured in a runaway accident, and it is
feared that he was hurt internally He
had started to town when his horses
became frightened by piece Of paper
blowing in front of them and started
to run. He was thrown from the bug
gy to the side of the road, where he
lay unconscious for nearly an hour be-
fore he was discovered by people from
home, who became alarmed when the
team came home witheRs him. and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13
Cooperative Society at Dough-
er1y Ends Year $1.24O in
the Hole
COMMISSION FIRM HAS BIG BILL
According to Interview Loss Was
Mostly on Shipments Made to This
Commission company-Instead Of
Balance in Favor Of tho Society Firm
Asks over $1,000 From Farmers.
Special to Times Republican.

Dougherty, March 10. Little less
than CONSERVATION reigned here Satur-
day in the event of the report of the
expert accountant for the Farmers
Co-Operative Society, when he gave
the unwelcome news that the society
had come to the end Of the year with
loss of $1.240. The information was
met with silence on the part of the $50
members present, the silence being
the president, who in an eloquent
speech urged the farmers to go into
their pockets and pay the deficiency
w. A. Burnap, of Clear Lake, the ac-
countant, had been hired by the So
ciety to balance all accounts and make
a statement before the meeting. In
an interview it was learned later the
following facts: The society had been
in the habit of dividing it's shipments
about equally between the commission
firms of Eschenberg Dalton and
Lowell & Hoyt of Chicago The for
mer firm received fifty-eight cars from
the society during the year and the
latter sixty-two cars. AS the society's
working capital was limited the man.
ager would draw on the commission
firms for about the first cost of the
grain before final settlement was made.
The grain shipped to each company
was practically alike, the capacity of
the cars run about the same, and the
sight drafts were approximately made
at the same ratio Of the per cent Of the
whole shipment. The cars shipped to
Eschenburg & Dalton all held out
we'll and at the final settlement with
them few weeks ago they turned in
cash balance due the company here of
exceeding $500.
The cars shipped to Lowell G. Hoyt
did not prove so well and when final
settlement was made with them. In
stead of balance due the society here
of something like $1,000, as confidently
expected by the local manager, the
balance was little more than $l,20O
due the commission firm. With the
same kind of grain shipped at the same
time from the same elevator and the
same percentage drawn from each of
the two firms 1t was rather puzzle
to the members of the society why
there should be such a difference be-
tween the accounts of the two CONF
firms.
W. NJ Stickney the representative
of the Lowell & Hoyt firm, is staunch
friend and co-worker of Mr.. McManus
and for this reason the discrepancy
grieyes Mr. McManus much. meet
ing of the board Of directors is called
for Wednesday, when the matter will
be discussed and some action taken.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13
y'rs Aen1hlin1 Observation-Disclosures guma, 5farrh Is 1906

Interesting one. He was born in On
tario, Canada, in 1864. but came when
q small boy. with his parents to Iowa.
The family lived many years on
farm south of Stuart About twenty
years ago the father was drowned IN
Middle river and the family began to
scatter, Ernest going to try his luck
In the west. He spent five years IN
Idaho and then Went down into the
mining regions of Nevada. Arizona ana
New Mexico, where he has been pros
pecting ever since, meeting with M
different luck until Il few years ago,
when he and a partner named Shushoh
struck ii lead and started mining
plant. Shushon became discouraged
after a time and wanted to sell out.
Montgomery urged him to stay with
the venture. but finally bought Shu-
shon's interest. Shortly after fortunes
smiles came again and Montgomery
began to be considered one of the great
rhine owners of the west, being assoc
ciated with Millionaire Schwab ana
others. George and Frank Montgomery
are now with their brother Ernest IN
the west.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13

Mapleton.
George w. Perrin died at his home
in Center township, after having been
a sufferer for many years from Brlgnt
disease. He was prominent citizen
and an old settler.
Council Bluffs.
1t cost Council Bluffs a total Of $780,
eO2.9O to conduct its affairs during the
month Of February just past. according
to the report of City Auditor p. II.
Smith, which has just been prepared.
Nearly $4,000 Of this has gone for wa
ter and s1,66O.32 for the expenses OF
the fire department.
Washington.
]. Hauser, Of Mediapolis, leased the
Hotel Colenso yesterday, and will get
possession April list. He will reopen
the dining room and run high grade
81 per day house. He has been in the
hotel business for years and Will no
doubt be able to give the travelling pub
lie satisfactory service. The hotel will
be repapered and painted and slicked
up generally.
Anita.
Frank Selby, the 16-year-old son OF
David Selby. was killed recently
while working on his fathers
farm four miles northwest of this city
by falling tree. The young man and
his father were cutting down timber.
One of the trees fell unexpectedly. The
boy was caught underneath the trunk
and crushed to death. DR.. H. E. Camp
bell of Anita, was called. The boy
was dead before he arrived at the
farm.
Dubuque.
The river season between here and
Keokuk will open officially April Is,
when the signal lights between the
two places will be lighted for the first
time this year. AS usual, the boat
yards on the river are in state OF
great activity in preparation for the
opening of the season. The Dubuque
Boat and Boiler Works is now COM
pleting the largest boat ever built on
the Mississippi. She has been named
the Albatross and is owned by the Lou
isiana & Mississippi Transportation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13
Fl. DODGE PIONEER DEAD.
Charles Rank Started First Bakery
There in 1885,

Charles Rank Started First Bakery
There in 1856.
Special to TIMES kepuDllcal..
Ft. Dodge March 13-Charles Rank,
ii resident of Fort Dodge since 1886
died at San Antonio, New Mexico Sat-
urday evening at $50 o'clock
The message announcing the sudden
passing away of Mr.. Rank was sent
by A. III. Hilton, at whose home he
was visiting. Death came suddenly
and unexpectedly of heart failure =
possibly caused by the high altitude
and rarified air of that locality.
Charles Rank was born in Neuhau-
sen, Wurthemberg, Germany. seventy
eight years ago. He started the first
bakery in TT. Dodge in 1856. Since
that time. thru fifty years, Mr. Rank
resided in TT. Dodge continually He
retired from the bakery to go into the
dry goods business and was engaged
in that line for number of years.
Then he changed to the shoe business
and continued until few years ago
when he turned the store over to his
son, and retired from active life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

started out to find him. In the fall his
ankle was badly sprained and his back
injured. It Is feared that the injury
to his spine may be more serious than
anticipated.
Newton.
The combination horse sale held at
the Pavilion yesterday was the twen-
ty- second one held by McMurray &
Son. There were eighty-four horses
sold. The good ones brought high
prices, and the poor ones found ready
sale at what they were worth. The
highest price paid for any single
horse was for one belonging to r. B.
Mason, Of Rock Creek township, which
sold for s192.50, and was bought by
Louie Wintermeier, Of Baxter. The
next sale will be at the Pavilion, March
22nd.
Harpers Ferry.
While walking along the c. M. & st.
P. railroad track to school. a mile above
the village, Josie Martell, a girl IL
years old, found that a piece of rail
about two feet long had been broken
out of the track. She Immediately ran
for assistance, and the north bound
passenger train, due in half an hour,
was tagged. The train contained a
theatrical troupe in four cars. The
track hugs close to the river at the
point, and had the train been derailed,
would probably have been thrown into
the river.
Sheldon.
The eastbound freight train on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St) Paul rail-
road, due here at 1880 p. M, was
wrecked three miles west Of Sheldon
last night. Eight cars were derailed.
most Of which were completely demol-
ished. Four of these cars were loaded
with grain. This is almost total loss,
being strewn for some distance along
the right-of-way in mud and water.
A wrecking train from Sanborn ar
rived very soon after the wreck, and
men worked all night relaying several
rods Of track that had been torn up.
A broken journal on one of the cars
caused the trouble. No one.was in
5ured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-13
Insurance Men Favor Annual
Distribution and Accounting
by Iowa Companies
CONN BILL LIKELY TO GO THRU
1t Embodies the Views Of Auditor Car
roll and is Generally Favored by
Representatives Of Old Line Com.
panies With Some Proposed Minor
Changes.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines, March 13.-Representa-
tives of insurance companies appeared
before the house committee on insur-
ance yesterday afternoon to discuss
the Conn bill. recently introduced In
the house. The bill is for an annual
accounting and apportionment for all
old line insurance companies doing bus
mess in the state Of Iowa.
Several of the insurance men present
made it understood that their COM
panies favored bill Of this kind, 9TH
ers opposed it and still others suggested
changes that would make the bill more
acceptable to the insurance interests.
George B. Peak Of the Central Life
spoke in favor of the bill, as did
Messrs. Van Slyke, Kirk and Elliott
Miller, but Evans of the American
Life, opposed the bill and spoke at
some length upon the subject
Elmer Dwiggins of the Equitable OF
New York. spoke in favor Of deferred
dividends and suggested 1t as a substi-
tute for the provisions of the present
bill
Auditor of State Carroll, I. M. Trey
nor of the Northwestern Mutual Of
Milwaukee, Ellis of the Phoenix, C. H.
Ross and others, were present at the
hearing.
1t is possible that committee bill
may be decided upon embodying the
suggestions of Auditor Carroll and the
insurance companies as WELL providing
for an annual distribution on all poll
cies after Jan. 1, 1906, and an annual
apportionment upon all policies in the
state taken out prior to that time.
No action was taken by the commit
tee at its meeting, yesterday.