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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Children Eat Moth Balls.

James, Mary and Arthur Baker,
children of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 2. Baker
Of Des Moines, were near the point of
death for considerable time, through
eating moth balls. which they mistook
tor candy The children. five, seven
and nine years Of age. respectively,
were taken suddenly sick A physi.
cian administered antidotes barely In
time to save the lives Of the little
ones.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
ROCKEFELLER is BACK.
Standard oil Masnate on Landing At
New York Avoids tho Public Gaze.

New York, July 30.--John D. Rookie
Teller was passenger on board the
steamer Amerika, which arrived from
Hamburg Saturday.
Mr.. Rockefeller was not to be seen
on the arrival of the Amerika at Quar-
antine. In his party were Mrs. Rookie
Teller, Miss A. E. Turner, Miss w. w
BENJAMIN, DR.. n. F. Biggar and
Charles G. Heyde.
Robert s. Mccormick, the American
ambassador at Paris, and Mrs. Nc
Cormick and Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald
Vanderbilt were also passengers on
the America.
No attempts were made to serve
any legal papers on Mr. Rockefeller
In connection with the legal proceed
ings against him at Findlay. O., when
he left the Amerika at Hoboken. Mr.,
Rockefeller greeted group of news
paper men with a smile, but, in re-
ply to questions, said he had nothing
to say about the warrant which was
issued at Findlay for his arrest on q
charge of violating the Valetine anti
trust law. II cannot talk about that
now" he said.
Mr.. Rockefeller made the same re
ply to a question whether there lie
any truth in report that he has
taken no active part in the affairs OF
the Standard Oil company for IL
years.
When asked how he liked France
he said he could not compare 1t to
America at all. After posing for his
photograph at the request Of re.
porter and greeting several friends
Mr.. Rockefeller, accompanied by Mrs
RoekefellGr and his son, left the
staamsbip dock In an automobile.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Mother kldnaps Girl.

In order that she should not marry
tho man Of her choice the mother OF
Anna Kline, assisted by her son.in-
law. R. A. Hodges, kidnapped the girl
and have spirited her away Ellis
Martin of Des Moines secured mar
Rage license and the consent Of the
girl. Anna Kline, to wed him. Mrs.
Anna Kline of Pleasantviile and her
son-in-law, R. A. Hodges, have SO far
managed to elude the search Of the
1seaosotise bridegroom for his aance.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
A Concession to Porto Rlcans.

Washington, July Concession to
the slight stature of the Porto Ricans
is made in a general order just issued
by the general staff of the army pro-
viding that five feet and two inches
shall be the minimum height of men
admitted to the Porto Rico provisional
regiment. Heretofore the minimum
height for the insular regiment has
been five feet four inches, which is
the height required for admission to
the Regular army in the United
States.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Two Drowned In the Sioux.

Carl Carrick, aged twenty.one, and
Joseph Beriers, aged twenty-five, were
drowned in the Sioux river at River.
side park last week, Two other boys
were out with them In boat. The
boat got stuck on post In the river
and Carrick overturned It trying to re.
lease 1t. sBeriers and he could not
swim and went to the bottom.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Nephew Of Bismarck pead

st. Louis. July 27.-H. @. Brokmey-
er, former lieutenant governor Of Mis-
souri,, and at one time acting gov
ernor, died at st. Luke's hospital
Thursday morning. He underwent an
operation Saturday and did not rally,
having been III SO long that his vital
ity had become practically exhausted.
Mr, Brokmsyer was a nephew of the
"Iroa Chancenos" Prince Otto Eduard
leopold Won Bismarck on his moth
ier's side.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
eteanner Elphlcke sunk.

Cleveland. O., July 27.--In heavy
fog the steamer q. w. Elphicke, OF
the 0ilchrist Aest, crashed into the
new section OF the east breakwater
late Wednesday night and sunk. Sew
enteen persons aboard, including the
captains wife and another woman,
were saved by the life savers and by
the tug Grover. The boat lies a wreck
near the foot Of Kirkland street. Her
bow is out Of water about 10 feet. and
her stern is submerged.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31

Three boys at LIE Mars tried to make
. cream separator 60 as fast as posi-.
BILE. when 1t flew to pieces. George
Frerich, aged seventeen, was instant
ly killed; Fred Frerich was struck In
the eye and will lose the sight of It.
Ernest Ferich had his arm broken.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Killed by PItohed Bail.

Dublin, Ca, July N.-W. H. Will
liams. a brother Of G. H. Williams,
member Of the Georgia house of rep
resentatives from Laurens county,
was killed in ball game at Soperton.
He was catcher and pitched ball hit
him In the breast. He died almost
immediately.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Des Molnes Theatsr Leased.

II has been announced that the
Schubert Theater company of New
York has signed i've year lease Of
the Mirror theater at Dss Moines. The
house is in East Des Moines and will
be remodelled and reohristsned the
Schubert theater. It will reopen in
HAptamher.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Try 70 Rob Five Houses.

Thieves attempted to enter i've
Clinton dwellings. succeeding In get.
ting into but one, that Of George
Adams on Second avenue where they.
got only - In change and q bunch Of
keys. At four other houses they tried
to effect an entrance, but In each case
wsre heard and frightened away. 1t
70 Thought the attempted burglaries
were the work OF amateurs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Wreck Safe But GET no Money.

Safe crackers blew open the safe in
;. Pohl's grain elevator at Hampton.
The door OF the safe was blown off
and the Office was. completely wrecked.
Pohl used the safe for keeping his
books, notes and valuable papers The
notes were taken, but were found
later in the Chicago Great Western
yards. The burglars had broken into
the Chicago Great Western Toulouse
and stolen a sledge hammer, which
they used in their work at the eleva.
tor Office.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Mi!ltia,s Hands on pietx,

Madison, Wis, July 2S.-Gov. David.
son Friday said no request had been
made for militia to capture John
Dietz, who holds the dam at Cameron
against the Mississippi Log and Boom
company. The governor added that
If the militia assisted in the attempt
they did SO without authority. The
governor will take no action until the
sheriff's posse have been exhausted.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Or. Butler Honored,

Paris, July 30.-President Nicholas
Murray Butler, Of Columbia universi.
ty. has been made an officer Of the
Legion of Honor on the nomination
Of Senator Baron d'Estournelles De
Constant.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Child Dies Of Poison.

A young daughter Of David Parker.
living near Lohrvills, got hold Of box
Of strychnine tablets and was poisoned
by eating two or three. She died in.
great agony before medical aid could
10 summoned.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
county eest FIaht Ended.

The Mills county board, after hay.
tng been in session twenty-one days,
has found that the petition Of the Nal
vern organizers fer the removal Of the
county s6at from ulenwoed to Nal.
tern lacked l0A votes Of the required
number.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Hotel Porter Heir to Fortune.

John Miller, who has been q hotel
porter In Sioux City at $40 month
for years, has left to take charge Of q
100000 estate Just left him by i1is
aunt, Mrs. o. Miller, whose homo was
at Chicago. Attorneys for the estate
telegraphed Miller $50 for travelling ex-
penses. But he refused to take q
Pullman. saying he had never Travelled
that way.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Former Banker Arrested.

d. b. Snyder. formerly banker Of
0lin, a., has been arrested at Sioux
City on an indictment charging fraud
ulent banking and was taken to jones
county for trial. His bank made an
assignment two years ago and crsdi.
tors were paid 30 cents on the dollar.
Snyder has been employed a. time.
keeper for q railroad continuation
gans.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
RushIna Troops 10 Rorder.

Fort Worth, Tex, July 27-Twenty.
one cars loaded with federal troops
have passed through here en- route
to Mexican border posts. 1t is be-
lieyed the government is strengthen
ing the posts in anticipation of the
threatened uprising in the sister re-
publio.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
sS4 EIF RE !

Leeds, England, July 27.-The Great
Northern hotel here was practically
destroyed by the fire which broke out
here late Wednesday night, but the
Aremen prevented the flames from
spsssdiug. The total loss is $4,000
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Endorse sryan.

George s. Tracey Of Burlington WAC
nominated for congress by the Demo
cratic convention Of the First district
at Mount Pleasant. The convention
endorsed William J. Bryan.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
salboat capslzes, Three Drown.

Rogers City, Mich, July 27.-Mike
Bannon, aged "a years; Hattie Ban
non, aged IA years, and Eddie Gryka,
aged Is years, were drowned Thurs
day In Lake Huron by the upsetting
of sailboat near Crawford's quarry
during light squall. The bodies
were recovered. All three lived at
Crawford's quarry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
No Peek-a-Roos and Petticoats.

Madison, Wis, July 28.-In q lee
ture at the state university Friday,
Miss Abby s. Mayhem, dean of wom-
on at the university, condemned peek
a-boo waists. tight lacing and petit
coats. Large shoes, low necks and
round garters were favored. She
said: I'VE are never going to be free
30 long as We wear petticoats. Wom-
an will never have perfect freedom
unless she wears gymnasium-like
costume. am not advocating thiI
for the present day, but perhaps in a
century we shall grow to It."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Railroad Track Washed Out,

Rain amounting almost to cloud
burst washed out 1900 feet Of Illinois
Central railroad track just north Of
onawa, Gripping traffic on the line
between that place and Cherokee.
Some crops were damaged.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
5IoWan Drowned,

Carl Thurston of Waterloo, an expert
mechanic employed in the Hart-Parr
factory at Charles City for three
years, was drowned at Beeler, Kan.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Resiuns COLLEGE, Presidency.

{ Cedar Rapids, Ia, July 30.-An.
nouncement was made Saturday that
President F. W.. Grossman had re-
signed the presidency Of Lsnox Col.
aa9s ct 1Iapkinseu. ss.~ 49,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31

Congressman Smith RenomInatsd.
Congressman Walter I. Smith was
nominated for reelection by the Re-
publicans Of the Ninth district OF
Iowa at the convention at Council
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Bank cashler Ends Life,

Carlton, Kan, uly 27.-Despondent
over Ill health James Major, cashier,
of the Carlton State bank, shot and
killed himself In q room Of the Lark
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
Quake at Colon,

Colon, July 30.-A slight earthquake
shock vas felt here at six p. m. Fri.
~. No damage was done.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31
TO PUBLISH RAILROAD RATES
COMMISSIONER KNAPP SENDS A
LETTER TO RAILROADS.
Directs Attention to the Provision Of
the New Law Which Requires
Publicity.

Washington. July 30. - Chairman
Martin A. Knapp. of the interstate
commerce commission, on behalf Of
the commission, has directed letter
to all railroad companies and corpora
tons of the United States directing
their special attention to section 8
Of the recently enacted railroad
freight rate law. The see.:on provides
that every commos; carrier, subject to
the provisions Of the act, shall file
witt the commission and keep open
Go the public for inspection, schedules
Showing all the rates, fares and
charges for transportation between
different points on its own route and
between points on it's own route and
points on the route of any other car
rier by railroad. pipe line. or by water
when through route and joint rate
have been established"
After quoting in the letter the
whole Of section Of the law, Chair
man Knapp says:
ut is manifest that existing sched-
ules must be changed or amended to
bring them into full compliance with
the provisions Of law above set forth.
These changes or amendments can be
made most satisfactorily, and at the
same time with greater uniformity
through the prompt action and cooper.
alton Of all carriers subject to the
law, and to that end such carriers
through special committees or their
representatives in traffic associations,
are requested to Immediately confer
and. thereupon propose to the com.
mission such methods of procedure re-
specting the changes necessary to be
made in tariff construction, including
the simplification of present rules and
regulations and of exceptions to the
| application of specified rates, the def
mite statement of joint routes upon
| which through rates are to apply, and
appropriate means of certainly indi-
eating evidence of concurrence in
Joint through rates both to the com.
mission and to the public, while at the
same time providing for plainly show.
Ing upon suitable schedules the serv.
Ices and the various charges required
by the law to be published and filed.
1.-THE commission is OF the opinion
that this duty should rest primarily
with the carriers themselves in view
of their liability to forfeitures and
penalties in cases Of failure to comply
with the mandatory requirements Of
the sixth section. The commission
will, however, cordially cooperate with
representatives Of the carriers. and
will freely discuss with them all per.
tinent questions which In this connec-
ton may arise, reserving always its
right to make at such times as may
ppeAr necessary any general Or special
order or orders within the scope of
Its authority. Methods SO proposed by
carriers should embrace those de-
signed to effectuate immediate sub
stantial compliance with the amended
law as well as those intended to be
Marin anant ann1icahlo
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-31

Y
# Inspection Laws Altered.
The inspection of animals before
slaughter, designated in the regula-
tions az the ante norton inspection,
is changed to conform to the new law,
and to give the secretary Of agricuit.
ure authority to require that all anil
malls suspected OF disease on this ante
mor1em inspection shall be slaugh.
tered separately and apart from all
other animals, under the careful su.
pervision Of federal inspectors. Here.
tofore the ants norton inspection has
been made In the stock yards, at the
time the animals arrived. and has
covered animals which were TO be
slaughtered at establishments where
inspection was maintained, and those
which were slaughtered for local
trade. The new law does not author
lie inspection Of animals for local
trade. 1t came 10 tie attention Of the
department that SPECTATORS were
taking advantage Of this form Of In
spection. and the farmers who
shipped the animals to market were
thereby iostaS several hundred thou.
sAnd dollars { xRf, uaaAe ~ hAy
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-18

your attention to the fact that the
necessity is great; no greater pos.
sibly than it has been for the last
ten years, however. You will
agree with me that the city has re-
Gently been in no condition to pay
for such work unless by an addi-
tional bond issue, and of the two
evils, greater bond issue or no
sewers, / prefer to do without the
sewers ten years longer, if neces-
sary, if the town should not grow
more rapidly than it has in the
past.
| will call your attention also to
the fact, to which you can attest,
that under your own administration
the town has paid out $4,000 for
extraordinary purposes within the
last four years and in the mean
time reduced the taxes 25 cents on
the hundred dollars. You know
that it was said if taxes should be
reduced for the year 1905 the city
would come out at the end of the
year in debt. Now / have at
tempted to show you in this argu-
ment when the taxes laid for 1906
have been expended, if no extraor-
dinary work has been begun or
paid for, there ought to be about
$4,000 in the city treasury. You
can see then that with no improve
ments contemplated the city taxes
should be reduced as low as 81,
and shall certainly recommend
that this be done for the coming
year if it is decided not to begin
the building of sewers, or to start
some other needed improvement.
| will state that the present out
standing bond issue is about $67,-
500 and the interest rate per cent
on same. If no other bonds are
issued these bonds can be refunded
when the time arrives in 1911,
believe, at probably as low as AZ
per cent. 1t goes without saying
that the present debt is large
enough and as large as investors
think safe. Then if it should be
increased for sewers or any other
purpose we could not hope for a
over rate of interest on city bonds
han is now being paid.
JNo. 7. WALKER, Chair.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-18

reason that some people would gel
sewers before others, and that al
should have the benefit of them al
the same time, as all will have to
pay their taxes at the same time
The answer to this is: 1t is not
possible to do such work as this in
the way have set ont and pay for
it all at one time. Further | will
state, and want the people to gel
the benefit of it for whatever they
may think it worth, that sewers
are not built by public taxation as
a luxury for anybody, but as q
sanitary necessity that the health
of the people may be preserved.
If the City Council shall lay out
the first four miles to be built,
first along the principal business
streets, then along a street where
the most people live, having in
mind the ability of the house own
ers to connect with the sewers at
once, and then enact an ordinance
compelling every person within
reach of the sewers to connect
with them at once, a good start
will have been made. According
to what we found wherever we
went many people account it a
great hardship to be forced to
make the outlay necessary to con-
meet with the sewers, usually not
less than $50 for each house. until
they get ready. 1t is not difficult
to see that there are many people
who own small houses and live in
them themselves who are not able
to make the outlay necessary to
connect with the sewers, but if
nearly everybody else has con
nected the health of all will be
benefited and protected accord
ingly. If this work is begun ac
cording to what / have said we
are able to see through one half |
of it by January /, 1908. Then
if the same economy shall prevail
for the next succeeding two years,
and no untoward accident has oc
Cured in the city that will require
4 large sum of money out of the
we may hope to see the
work completed and paid for by
January /, 1910. This estimates
hat eight miles will be sufficient
% sewer the entire town wherever
hey will be needed, as it is at this
ime, or as it will be at that time.
| have no argument to make why
We should begin to build sewers at
his time any further than to call
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-18
To THE CRY COUNCIL:

10 THE C1TI COUNCIL.
Gentlemen: | deem it my duty
ct this time to call your attention
in some detail to the matter of lay
ing sewers in this city. You are
aware that there are two kinds Of
sewers, and that both are badly
needed here; but it is of under
ground sewers that | shall treat
now, and not surface sewers to
carry off storm water. However,
before engaging your atten'
tion seriously toward invest
ing SO large a sum of money as
will be necessary to build sewers
for the city it is proper that |
should outline to you the plan
have in mind for building these
sewers and how they are to be
paid for. Most of you, having
been on the Board for several
years, are familiar with what has
been done in the past in the way
of betterments and improvements
and know the means that were at
hand with which to pay for them.
do not consider it necessary to
go over the receipts and disburse-
ments of the city for the present
year and compare the same with
what they were one year ago, bat
l simply call your attention to the
fact that the tax rate being the
same, the ordinary receipts and
disbursements of the city for the
last four years have been about
the same. Enough then to say at
the present time is that on May /,
this year, there is to the credit of
the city treasurer in bank $l2,-
1866; while there was to the
credit of the city treasurer on
May /, 1905, s6,711.30, showing
cash on hand on May |, this year,
IS, 405.05 more than there was at
the same period last year.
l have gone over the city rec
ords very carefully with Recorder
Woosley and we find that on May
i, last year, collections had been
much better than they were on
May 1, this year, so much so that
the excess in the tax rate of last
year, 20 cents per hundred more
than this year, had about all been
collected and paid out last year
previous to May |. We find, then,
that the uncollected taxes on May |
!, this year, about 81, 800, amount
to almost exactly what they were
at the same period last year. The
receipts from privilege taxes and
the ad valorem taxes to be paid by
will be about the same
from May this year that they
were from May | last year. Then
the only other item in the way of
receipts or disbur sements that
need enter into this calculation is
from the water and light plant.
The condition of that plant is such
that we have right to expect more
money above expenses from May
I, this year, than was collected for
he same period last year.
| am grati6ed to state, gentle
nen, that more money can be {
spared for the building of sewers, j