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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
City Crippled by Old Folly.

Fort Madison is paying $4,000 year
interest on bonds issued for phan-
tom railroad in 1850, has already paid
$4,000 interest on the $4,000
bonds, and so far as any steps being
taken to end it, will continue to pay
interest for the next half or full CEN
fury. The taxpayers of today are pay
Ing for the folly Of a previous genera
ton. In 1850, when railroads were
looked upon as bricks Of gold this city
was gold bricked." The council vot-
ed to and did issue $4,000 bonds,
The company which secured the
money vanished into thin air, the pro-
moters were never apprehended, and
even if they were today the statute of
Limitations has run. The bonds fell
into the hands Of innocent purchasers
and the city for half century out Of
the fullness OF its treasury has paid
the interest. These facts were dis
covered by State Inspectors George
Pencil and S. G. Moore when they
recently investigated the city's ao-
counts. Because Of the payment of
this yearly interest on the outstanding
bonds the city's indebtedness is be-
yond the legal limitations fixed by the
Iowa statute.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Forgery Is CHARGED.

Sheriff Hackley returned to Hum
boldt from Grants Pass, Ore, with F.
L. Fredericksen, wanted at Humboldt
under indictment for forgery. Freder-
icksen, who was land agent, had
lived at Humboldt for several years,
but left for parts unknown about two
years ago. 1t was found soon after
that he had forged the name of Oliver
Newton of Pioneer to a note which he
had sold. After his Indictment the
board of supervisors offered a reward
for his capture and the sheriff sent out
large number of circulars describing
him to officers in the Western states.
Fredericksen was heard OF many times
during the past two years, always hay
Ing worked some swindle, generally
on Humboldt or former Humboldt cit
liens. He appeared once as the agent
of local dentist and collected three
months rent from tenant Of his in
the southern part of the state. Under
the guise Of land agent and other
pretexts he secured many indorse-
ments of his worthless checks on Hum
boldt banks. Several former residents
who knew him at Humboldt, but had
not heard Of his indictment, were
duped by him. 1t would seem that
Fredericksen had not earned an hon
est dollar since he left Humboldt.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Resolutions Of Coincidence.

Whereas, God has In His infinite
wisdom removed from us one of oul
esteemed fellow workers OF the Crane
Creek Luther League, Albert Theo.
dore Basteson, therefore bait
Resolved, That the goodwill he bias
shown our society by service ard con.
tributtons will be held in grateful re-
imemprance.
Resolved, That with deep sympathy
with the hereaved family and rela.
tinns OF the deceased, we express our
hope that even SO great q loss to all
may be overruled by Him who doetb
all things we'll
Resolved, That q Ply of these reso
buttons oe spread upon the records OF
this organization, q copy be printed
In the Plain, Dealer, Lutheranerep,
and copy forwarded to the bereaved
family. SeDa Attelson,
P. NJ. Johnson,
Rev o Mostrop,
Committee,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA
NEWS OF THE WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
I'd Chambers, Wealthy Farmer, 40
eused of Having Killed Tenant,
|. Set Free, tho Grand Jury
REFUSING to Inciat Him
Refusing to IndIot Him.

After lying In jail for two weeks,
charged with the murder of Charles
Neal, Ed Chambers, a wealthy farmer
living near Bagley, has been given his
liberty, the grand jury. to which body
he had been held, refusing to return an
Indictment against him. Neal was
shot and killed near Bagley several
weeks ago, his body being found in q
cornfield. 1t was at first thought to
have been a case Of suicide. but the
dead mans relatives refused to &C.
cept that theory and insisted that it
was murder. The county authorities
investigated the matter, and 1t was
claimed found a place where the as
Sassin had hidden In ambush, the UNI
dergrowth having been out away In
order to give him a chance to draw q
bead on his victim a. he passed.
Bloodhounds were put on the trail and
soon afterward Chambers, whose ten
ant Neal was. was arrested and
charged with the murder, 1t being al
legged that there had been long stand
Ing feud between Neal and himself.
The authorities are continuing their
Investigation into the cause Of Meals
death. AS a large sum OF money was
found on the body of the dead man
this seemingly eliminates robbery az
a motive for the crime, and the author.
tiles are still working upon the theory
that il murder was committed 1t was
. case Of private vengeance.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Fine Howard Co., Iowa, Farm for Sale

80 acres good, clean rich land nearl,
ell under cultivation, balance mead
ow and about II acres young timber,
fenced and cross fenced; crop this
year mostly corn; fine building site;
situated about one mile from follow
ing utilities; A neW aaO,aaa Catholic
church, : general stores, blanLss.nir til
shop, splendid Creamery, half mile
from school house, Z miles from R r.
town, y miles froM county seat, Sis.
eteFs sfhocl TO be built this coming
year. The people are Irish apd Bo-
hemians, soMe Germans. II larger
tasaa % desired a quarter section OF
good land with substantial buildings
apd improvements can be had adtoin-
Ing. PRICE reasonable.
JOHN f. DALEY,
lo4tf r. s, Gresco, Iowa,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Remarkable Popularity of Wadsworth
Bros. Chico, the SC. Cigar
n,,clSku

Remarkable Popularity of Wadswortb
Bros. Chico, the SC. Cigar
Quality.
You can't fool smoker the second
time on cigar. II he tries it and
does not find it good, be will not try
1t again. Smokers who have tried
Wadsworth Bros Chicos, ind them
just what T. A. Clemmer says they
are, equal in quality to any 10 cent
cigar on the market, with a long Ha-
vana filler, burning with good solid
ash and delicious aroma and flavor. .
You get all this for SC something
you never bought before for less than
l0c., and oftentimss you had to pay
l5c for 1t. Try a Wadsworth Bros.
Chico to-day, and you will adopt it as
your favorite and never smoke any
thing else when you can get one, and
Kick hard when you cannot get one.
p. A. 0lemmer has the sole agency
for Wadsworth Bros. Chicos in Ores
co. nov2,6, 8.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Poisoned Food II Fatal.

A young child of Joseph speeder, a
wealthy farmer living near Guthrie
Center, Is dead, and Speeder and his
hired man are in a serious condition
from the effects of poison supposed to
have been taken in dish OF oatmeal
which the family was eating for
breakfast. Shortly after the meal all
were taken violently i'll. and In spite
OF the efforts of physicians who were
Immediately summoned the child died.
All of the others are out of danger
except Speeder and the hired man,
and IT 10 thought that they, too, will
recover. How the poison came to be
In the oatmeal is mystery, and the
matter will be thoroughly probed by
the authorities.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Cloak Sold as Rummau e.

A Waterloo woman, prominent In
church circles, had an awkward expe-
rience at rummage sale which was
being conducted last week for the ben
eft of the church. The woman had
entered the place and, being asked to
assist, had thrown off her cloak worth
$40, laying it on pile of other gar
ments nearby. While she was busily
engaged in assisting in another part
OF the room one of the other amateur
saleswomen sold the cloak to coun-
try woman for rs cents. The woman
finally recovered the garment.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Choir and Anthem Condemned

The Sioux City Ministerial associa-
ton turned its attention to the modern
choir and the anthem last week and
called one goddess and the other alb
surd. 1t was then voted that there
was nothing like the oid.time hymns
and congregation singing. "To my
mind 1t We're not more homogeneous
that q Robert q. 1ngersoll should lead
the people in prayer than that an un-
godly tenor should lead the congre-
cation In sacred song" said Rev. ]. H.
Condit. pastor Of the Third Presby-
terrain church. who read the paper of
the morning. Rev. Mr.. Condit fnsin-
uated that many choirs were as god
less as the great atheist,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Year Of Alees.

Hhe year 1908 Will long be remem.
otred ~ the'home OF #. N. Jacket.
~ a lance, KY, asa year of blood;
: men flowed 80 copiously from Mr..
racket lungs that death seemed very
near He writes: Severe bleeding
from The lungs and a frightful cough
nsd broueht;me AZ death's door, when
! began taxing pr. Ktngs New Dis
GpsefY ios Consumption, with the as.
ton1shirg'resultithatafter taking four
ootil, $ Twas completelY restored and
Is tim has proven permanently
aarea Guaranteed for Sore Lunps.
obghs and Coles, At p. A. lemmer, Is
drug store, Price Soc and 81 90. Trial
bottle free.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Flrebuq /, blamed.

What are believed to have been I'm
eendiary fires destroyed $4,000 worth Of
property at Burlington last week when
the harms or Arthur Churchill and w.
n. Moir were destroyed. NOR lost a
valuable automobile and two horses
were destroyed in the other barn.
Much mystery surrounds the fires and
= police investigation has been started.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Killed by Pitchferk.

Amos Foot lies at the point OF death
at his home, just west of Fayette. as
the result of falling upon the handle
of pitchfork. He was working In the
hayloft of his fathers barn and
dropped the fork, the tines OF which
stuck in the ground. Soon afterwards
he slipped and fell through the open
Ing, striking the upright handle Of the
fork, which penetrated his body sew.
eral inches,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Set Fire to creamerie..

A band of firebugs in the vicinity Of
Grafton seems to take especial delight
IN setting fire to creameries. Last week
the creamery at Grafton was de-
stroyed, causing loss of $4,000. This
is the fifth creamery burned in that
vicinity during the past summer and
the authorities are making an investi-
cation which is expected to lead to one
or more arrests.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Farmer Hangs Himself.

When his wife and children returned
from the funeral Of q aeighbor. Ed.
ward James, q prominent farmer Of
Jamestown. was found hanging to a
tree In the orchard near the house.
James had urged his wife and chill
dren to go to the funeral, and it is
supposed he began his preparations for
suicide soon after their departure, He
had been MUCH depressed reaently - q,
eerblHf 81 i'll health. -
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09

receive a letter from Richey, who is
living at Wichita Kan. Last March a
stranger fell dead upon the streets Of
Parsons, Kan. A sister identified the
remains as those of her brother and
they were returned to Colfax for bur
1al. The administrator of Richey's es-
tate, consisting of a fine Iowa farm,
was about to file his final report when
Richeys angry letter of protest ar
rived.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09

Dugan in a terrible manner. After After
the fight had stopped Dugan went to
horse trough nearby to wash the
blood from his face and while in the
act of doing this he fell dead A mob
Immediately gathered and Tullar was
threatened with lynching, but he was
hurried away to Jail. Judge Powers
fixed his bond at $4,000, and the case
probably will come up for hearing at
the January term of court.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Attorney Ia Assaulted.

As County Attorney 3. NJ. Mccall
vas leaving for the city Of Nevada at
night he was assaulted and seriously
injured by unknown assailants. He
was struck three times with club
after he had fallen, once behind the
ear and twice on the forehead. He is
in critical condition.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09

The best treatment for Indigestion
ana troubles OF the stomach Ia to rest
me stomach. Itfan be rested by star
yaSS,oA rs BY the use Of q good d,ges-
taub which will digest the food eaten
thus taking the work OIL the stomach
At the proper temperature a single
foaseaonful OF Banol will wholly al
geat 5000 grains of food. Il relieves
the present annoyance, puts tina stom-
ach In shape to satisfactorily perform
Its functions Good for indigestion,
sour stomach, fatuleacs. paipitation
OF the heart ana dyspepsia. Kodol Is
paaa ~ strict conformity with the
y ational Pure Food and Drug Law.
Sold by j, 81, LterS Drug %.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Woman Swallows Poison.

Sarah Burt. daughter Of Thomas
Burt of Algona, committed suicide by
eating rough on rats or paris green,
90 It is reported. No cause is given.
She was the mainstay Of the Burt
household. as her mother il quite an
invalid. She took the fatal dose at
night and the family knew nothing Of
the affair until morning.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Bad Blaze at ke Mara.

Fire, supposed to be of Aacendiary.
origin, destroyed three buildings at LIE.
Mars. Loss, $4,000: Insurance, $4,000.
The Wilhelmi Implement warehouse,
the store of G. w. Schmidt and the of.
nee and residence of DR.. P. Schwindt
were burned.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Iowa Pioneer Dead.

Thomas j. Devin, brothes-in-law of
the late President Harrison, died at
ottamwa last week, He was pioneer
OF Wapello County, q forty-niner, and
an Indian fighter. His wife was half
sister Of Harrison.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Supposed Dead Man Lives.

Relatives, who in bitter sorrow laid
In the family lot in Colfax Qa.).
cemetery last March the remains of a
man they supposed to be George
Richey, We're astcnished last week to
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
Fatal Mine Explosion,

Kinsey Houston was killed and os-
oar Love fatally hurt In a mine explo.
siQn at Ottumwa last week. Three
others were severely injured.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09

Head OF Fort Dodge Force Accused Of
Manslaughter.
Myron Tullar, chief Of police of Fort
Dodge. has been indicted by the grand
Jury at Rockwell City fer man.
slaught.er, II being charged that he
Killed George E. Dugan, a farmer. in
fight over race horses at the Manson
fair a month or so ago. Dugan and
Tnllar had set into a dispute over the
relative merits Of a horse, and in a
fight which ensued, Tullar. who is a
physical Giaat, is Eaid to have beaten
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-09
SALE RAPIDLY INCREASING.

Willie Wheeler.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-22
LOCAL BRIEFS

UNIVERSITY NIGHT Last night
was University night at the Wasatch
roller sksting rink The pavilion was
decorated with the school coiors and spe-
cial music was provided
FUNERAL SUNDAY.-The funeral of
Felicie q. Targhetti. who died Thursday.
will be held from St. Mary's cathedral
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Inter
ment will be in Calvary cemetery.
VARLEY APPOINTED. Thomas Var
ley was yesterday appointed to fill the
vacancy on the university student body
nation of Harold Stevens. The appoint
ment was made by President Stayncr
Richards.
EXERCISES IN SCHOOLS.-Christma
exercises were held in all the city
schools yesterday, some rather elaborate
tlre being given at st. Mary's academy,
Rowland hall. Gordon academy and the
Collegiate institute.
FUNERAL OF HAZEL WADE.-Hazel
y. Wade, aged twelve. the daughter of
Alexander B. and Martha ii. Wade, died
Friday, of typhoid fever. The funeral
will be held from the Joseph w. Taylor
chapel, Il South West Temple street, this
afternoon at O'Clock.
ANNUAL MEETING POSTPONED
The annual meeting of the Archaeolog-
ical society. which was to be held to-
nlSnt at lflS nome or Col. II. A. W all,
president of the society. has been post
Doned until after the holidays on account
of the absence of Colonel Wall.
LAD TAKEN BY DEATH.-William
NJ Lundstrom, the nine-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Lundstrom. died at
the home of his parents yesterday. Flu
neral services Will be held from S. ID.
Evans mOrtuary chapel. as South State
street, Monday, Dec. "A, at . p. IN.
MUSIC AT UNIVERSITE-An excel
lent musical program, appropriate to the
Christmas season. was rendered at the
chapel exercises at the university yeSteT-
day. The program was rendered by the
school chorus. with special selections ly
Prof. George Shelton and Mrs Anderson.
NO CHRISTMAS DINNER.-A misun-
derstanding has arisen in regard to the
Christmas activities of the Salvation
Army. The adjutant announces there will
be no public dinner this year, but shoes
and clothing will be distributed an
Christmas day from the headquarters On
Commercial street.
WILL FURNISH LABOR.-The Japa-
nese-A American Industrial corporation
filed copies of its articles of Incorporation
under the laws of California. with the
secretary of state yesterday The com
pany will furnish labor to large indus
trial and railroad corporations. Ii. Sc
now. of Ogden, is named as process at
tOrney.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-22
Court Notes.

Edna Shafer was given a divorce in the
district court by Judge George Armstrong
Yesterday. from Claude F. Shafer on the
grounds of failure to provide. The maiden
name of the wife. Edna Hays. was re-
stored.
The supreme court handed down an
opinion written by Justice Prick and CON
CURED in by the other members Of the su-
preme bench, in the case of 3. Johnson,
respondent against Abram B. Johnson. re-
spondent The case was appealed from
Utah county. The respondent was given
judgment for s2lS50 for a half interest in
crops on a farm. The judgment is af-
firmed.
George Naylor and Hulda G. Naylor
flied suit in the district court yesterday
against Joseph NJ Jensen and others.
Naylor claims that he and his wife signed
AN agreement to take the defendants
sheen on lease. and that they gave a
mortgage to Jensen of lot >. block H. plat
A. salt Lake City curvey- He claims that
the sheep were returned. but that Jensen
refused to return the mortgage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-22
ALLEGED FORGER CAUGHT
Witness in Murder Case Is Arrested
by Deputy Sheriff at
Green River.

Or" II. L. Gibson, wanted here for
forging several checks. was arrested yes
terday in Green River, Utah, by Deputy
Sheriff Andrew Smith of this county and
brought to the county jail here last night
Gibson represented himself to be gath
ering evidence for the defense i'm the
MoVer-Haywood murder case to be tried
at Boise Ida. and was in Salt Lake for
several weeks pending the trial While
here he is charged with passing several
bad checks amounting to nearly $500 on
various saloon keepers and others about
town One of the checks was on Max
Florence at the Lyric bar and called for
$50. Florence cashed the check and when
he discovered il was fraudulent swore out
a warrant for GibSons arrest
In the meantime Gibson disappeared and
was not heard of for a week Yester-
day he was located in Green River, where
he was passing under the name OF Nu-
gent and representing himself to be con
nected with the Utah Independent Tel
ephone company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-22
XMAS SPIRIT IN EVIDENCE
Shoppers Are Monopolizing the
Streets and Thronging
(, the Stores.

With the approach of Christmas the
crowds in the business streets of the city
grow greater each day. Shoppers are TO
be seen from the early hours of the
morning until the last hours of the night.
hurrying through the streets or at the
counters in the stores, making their
Christmas purchases. The stores are
crowded to the doors and are working
extra forces To accommodate the holt
uay rush.
The window displays this year are
exceptionally attractive and appropriate
The electrical displays which illuminate
Main street from the monument to the
Federal building are attractive and in
some cases very novel. In a number of
the large office buildings the entrances
and elevators have been decorated with
wreaths and streamers of holly. In one
of the elevators on Second South street
calendars for 1907, issued by firms with
offices in the building, are hung about
and aTtisticalIy framed with holly
wreaths The spirit of Christmas pre-
walls everywhere both in the busy world
and in the home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-22
DELUGE OF CHRISTMAS MAIL FLOODS
SALT LAKES PERSPIRING POSTOFFICE

Down i'll the Federal building there are
perspiring men and women who are pain
fully aware that Christmas is but a few
days off. They are the postoffice en-
ployes. In every nook and corner of the
department there are stocks of letters
boxes and bundles to remind them that
the annual gift movement is On in full
swing.
Heavy bags. bullying with Christmas
generosity are dragged to the loading
PLATFORM outside. where wagons are
waiting to hurry them to outgoing trains !;
other heavy bags are being dragged in
for emptying at the same time. Dozens
of men are hurrying here and there to
keep distribution at nine notches. Each
man has his particular duty to perform
the work moves at a pace which breads
a seconds interruption or delay.
Busy All the Time.
During the day each and every window
has its row of customers awaiting
turns Men. women and children have
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-22

bundles for mother. sweetheart and sis
ter up in Park City, Or out in California.
or over IL. Germany The registry will
pieces of matter daily. The delivery win
dows have passed out countless parcels.
The receipt chutes are emptied every
few minutes; men are kept busy taking
dozen extra clerks have been added to
the regular force. A dozen more could
be kept busy. A dozen extra carriers
have been added to the corps of gray
suited men whose call brings expectant
faces TO doors A trip around any route
with a collector shows that every mail
box is filled to its capacity at collecting
hours: Collectors are staggering to the
pouches every few hours and carriers
are leaving the building every few min
utes with loads of gifts.
tons of calendars. adding their bulk to
the general congestion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-22

years ago be carried out. The furniture
firm alleges that two Years ago it took
a lease from the defendant on a ware
house at 23S State street for period Of
two years with the stipulation that at the
end of the period the lease would be re
newed for a period of three years If the
plaintiff desired.
1t is alleged that the two years period
has psed and that the plaintiff desires
to renew according to the stipulation, but
the defendant refuses 10 enter into new
lease. The plaintiff asks that BeretS be
euioined from institutinE ejectment pro-
ceedings in the city court and that he be
compelled to enter into a new lease. a
temporary injunction was issued yester-
day.