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age necessary 20 cope with giant. DR..
VIM. b Cozens had a dwelling and office
or the avenue near I'D street. and the resi-
dence Of George Wood of the land office
was near by.
The most extensive as well as the first
Improvement in this section was the erec-
ton OF the six buildings on square IA, north
side of Pennsylvania avenue between 2ist
and I'D streets. which land early In the
corporate existence of the city bore an as
seSsmcnt OF 16 cents per foot. This land
was acquired by James Greeneaf IN 1874,
and two years afterward he conveyed the
land, on which were the buildings. to Isaac
Pollock, while the rest OF the square Was
conveyed TO W. NJ Duncauson and others.
The buildings were occupied before the end
OF 1917. for in deed OF that year Capt. Il.
.. Williams house. at the west end OF the
row. is spoken of. Before 1890 the houses
or r. Dennis0n, Jonah Thompson. Phillip
F1tZhugh and DIR. Dinsmore, as well as one
occupied by Mr.. Pollock, are mentioned.
and shortly afterward David Pollock and
James Duer's names are connected with the
property. An addition of one house was
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John Woodside that there was an exciting
fire in the row. Late one night in 1915 the
boarding house of Mrs. Thompson took fire
in the lower portion and In a few mo-
ments the building was roaring mass of
flames. Most of the occupants escaped by
the closest margin, some minus other dress
than night clothes. One of the guests, how
ever, was cut off from escape and was seen
above the flames in the second story vainly
reaching his arm toward window In the
adjoining house begging for some one to
assist him. Capt. Woodside, who had prov
en- himself a born fireman at the treasury
fire in 1901, was looked to as a leader, and
both citizens and firemen followed his di-
rection. A ladder was procured and the
mans life was saved and not only that, but
all the other houses in the row: the flames
being confined to Mrs. Turner's house.
Squire Waters, besides the house he own-
ed in the row, had other property in the
square and built a row of five one-and- "a
half stories brick buildings west of his resi-
dence- This row of small houses was dub
bed the five kitchens" There also resided
on the square prior to 1880 Hugh O'Neal.
a baker; VIM, Godfrey. blacksmith: VIM.
Watson, a bother Thomas Lundy, carpen-
ter; Edward Dyer, and later there was
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made to the row about 1900. VIM Worth
ington erecting a building at the east end
similar to the others. one Of which he was
the owner. The Worthington family resid-
ed here for a half century or more. These
houses IN 1902 were valued at $1,000 each.
They were assessed two to Mr.. Worthing
ton, two TO George Beale Brown and one
each TO Brashears & Cook, John Nicholson
and Honore Martin. Shortly afterWard J.
b. Anderson became an owner, and In 1904
aud at different times in the early part of
the century among the owners were
Thomas Munroe, DR.. VIM. Johnston. Col.
John Tayloe L. d. Theaker, Gen Henry
Lee. VIM, Stewart, Richard Veitch Thomas
Swami. H Moscrop Julius A. De Sagnai
and c. II. Upton. Among the early Decd
pants were Capt. John Woodside Mrs.
Thompson, Mrs. Turner. Drs. Dinsmore
and Johnston, the Pollocks, DIR. Thomas
Sim, A. II. Derrick OF the State Depart
ment. VIM. Parker OF the War Department
and Mrs Wells. Later came Commander
Sawyer, u. S. N; w. A. Randall of the
general land office, Richard Colt, chief
clerk of the commissary generals office;
James c. Dunn. printer of the Washington
Republican: Rev. job Guest. a teasury
CLERK; James Dixon and Mrs II. r. Vinson.
II was during the tenancy of Captain
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BOnneuan'S tavern, 1ucneSe ) grocery aLu
Henry Rochat's woodward on the square
X X
Opposite the six buildings Is a square
with history, the title to the land having
come from the original proprietors through
Morris & Nicholson and Francis Dickens
One of the buildings upon tour first war
Department-was destroyed by fire IN 1890
There was on the avenue front at the time
several brick buildings, those at the corner
of 22d street belonging to Mrs. Mary Lowry
and were occupied by her. The house ad-
joining on the east, the three-story brick
residence of Joseph Hodgson, was leased to
the War Department and nearby were the
houses belonging to VIM. Worthington, Col.
Lear and J. n. Maus. In 1920 the ground
had reached valuation of but . cents per
foot on the avenue, when IN addition to
property holders named above there were
Benjamin L. Lear. Francis D. Lear and
George w. Riggs. Ten years later the as
sessment was 20 cents a foot, and for i'm
provements, B. L. Lear, So, 600; Mrs. Lowry,
S1,700; Hodgson's heirs, 81 800; Mr.. Worth
ington. $1,700; Capt. Shaw and Mr.. Birth,
$1,000; John Bancroft & Co., s., 800.
In the forties there had been some i'm
provement in the neighborhood. The car
penter shop of Knoblock & Lewis was on
the avenue between 21st and 22d streets, as
were also three residences close by; John
Mullikin's ice house on K between 21st and
22d streets, the blacksmith shop Of Benedict
Random al the corner of 21st and streetsi
T. Corners blacksmith shop on the avenue
between 21st and I'D streets; J. T. De-
vaughn's grocery nearby, the residence and
office of Samuel Drury, well-known mag
istrate; the residence and Office of DR.. VIM.
B. Magruder, physician, alderman and
several times mayor of the city, was on
the avenue west of 21st street j. n. Ash
ton. q clerk Of the land office. and B. Nc
Manus. a baker, also resided on the avenue.
In the square between 21st, 22d, H and
streets. early as 1920, there were some
five houses on ground assessed at 9 cents
foot Gen. Daniel Parker, on two buildings.
paying on SO. 100; Brashears s. Cook, on two
buildings. $7,TOo. and Mr.. Moulder. on one,
1900.
On the west side of Dist between H and
streets. George ellis of the treasury lived;
George Hardness lived on south side of
between 21st and 22d street, as also r.
Whitcomb and Mrs. E. Welburn, milliner,
resided opposite.
AS may be supposed the general and city
governments were slow and sparing in MAX
ing appropriations for improvements. the
amounts named appearing insignificant at
this day. There was, however, q dlsposi-
ton to serve the public, and frequently in
projects to improve the authorities were
met half way. This was so In the matter
of water supply. sinking wells and erecting
pumps, the corporation having the work
done and the neighborhood paying for It.
There was one of these pumps near the
corner of 21st street and a reservoir near
by. JAMES CROGGON
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Bonneman's tavern, Lucheses grocery and
Henry Rochat's woodward on the square.
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the distant cycles OF receding centuries;
when the names of Eugene, Marlborough
and Napoleon are no longer remembered;
when the pyramids of the Pharaohs shall
have crumbled into DUST when the hippo
potamus shall cease to inhabit its native
Nile; even then your ruling upon this de-
murrer will still survive In the antique vol
umes of legal lore as fresh. green and I'M
perIshable. The case, your honor, original
ly concerns the cost OF two new hats and
an umbrella"
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Learned Counsel.
From Tit Bits,

From 1ft.Bits.
The following was part of a young attor-
ney's peroration on argument of demurrer
In one of the courts recently: May It
please your honor, this is a stupendous
question. Its decision by you this day will
live In judicial history long after you and
I shall have passed from this scene Of
earthly glory and sublunary vanity; when
the tower Of Pisa shall be forgotten; when
Waterloo and Borodino shall grow dim in
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IVY YHEN in 1902 the federal city be-
NV gan It's corporate existence. I'M
MAJ der the name of the city OF
Wv Washington there were some
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InYolVed.

From. the Philadelphia Press.
Skinner declares he's selling everything
below cost I wonder what he means by
thatH'
Il think he means below what they ought
to cost his customers If his customers were
to pay as much as he pretends the goods
are worth
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What Coal Costs in Lives.

While the appalling disaster at Cour-
rieres is absorbing so much public atten-
ton, 1t Is only fair to record that before
this unparalleled catastrophe this colIiery
enjoyed record of splendid management.
Sir c. LIE Neve Foster called attention to
its remarkably low death rate from falls
Of roof-the most fatal of all mining trout
bles. Whereas In Britain the raising of
1o000, 600 tons Of coal costs on an average
216 lives from this cause, IN the Pas de
Calais mines the loss was only thirty-nines
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Lingerie Waists.

At $3.50. Value, $500.
Hand-embroidered Lawn Waists, with
tucked yoke, tucked sleeves; hand-em-
broidered front, collar and cuffs.
At $500. Value, $3.50.
Five different models; long and shor.
sleeves copies of French model waists;
beautiful hand embroidery, lace Jokes
of real baby Irish and cluny.
AT $3.50. Value up to $500.
Model waists, made from sample pat
terms of the highest art; French hand
embroidery, In beautiful, designs; lace
trimmed.
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vited. Addresses were made by United
States Consul General John Fowler, the
English, Russian and German consuls. and
representatives of the leading merchants
of Tsingtau. The future will show whether
the opening Of this inland port will be as
successful commercially as 1t has been po-
litically.
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In the squares between 22d, 23d, K street
the Circle and L streets little was done to-
ward making city for more than twenty
five years The title passed through a Mr..
Pratt and others about 1900 to Samuel Eft
ting, Samuel Blodgett and others, and
though no houses were built for some years
upon the ground, Mr.. Blodgett utilized some
of his land by putting it up as security to
pay prizes in a lottery This lottery is sup
posed to have been held to obtain means to
finish the Great Hotel used after 1872 for
the Post Office Department. In 1902 James
Duer had title TO the point made by 23d
street and New Hampshire avenue on the
circle, and IN 1910 William O'Neal owned
the lot at X street and New Hampshire ave
nue. That these squares, which were as
sessed u hundred years ago at less than
cents per foot were finally improved needs
no telling to those who can see.
South of the circle and the avenue be-
tween 22d and 23d streets an assessment of
cents was the original valuation of the
ground when most of 1t was in the hands
of James Greenleaf Elliot, DIR. w. Thorn
ton and the Washington Tontne. Early IN
the last century James Duer and Peter
Maui were located on the avenue front.
About 1920 some of the ground was as
sesSed as high as is cents a foot other lots
as low as 3 cents. In this decade Jonathan
Jackson Thos. G. Sprogle VIM. Doughty,
Christian Hines, Capt John Shaw, U. s. N;
James Birth, John Dewdney and John n.
Moulder became property holders. Mr..
Moulder was a printer by trade, and for
years was a clerk in the treasury, living on
/ street near 22d. He represented the first
ward IN the councils. Mr.. Samuel Duryea,
magistrate lived at the corner of I and 22d
streets, and John Dewdney who was
county constable and city policeman for
years, lived on 22d street between I street
and Pennsylvania avenue. While small In
build. he was known TO have all the cour-
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EARLY DAYS OF THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL

IVY YHEN in 1902 the federal city be-
NV gan its corporate existence, I'M
MAJ der the name of the city OF
Wv Washington. there were some
portions which would readily
pass for a village Such could be said with
propriety Of that portion skirting Pennsyi-
vania avenue above Dist street and east Of
what is now the circle for that was the APP
pearance presented by the six buildings on
the north side of the avenue, and several
quite comfortable dwellings opposite with
here and there scattered about some small
CT houses The western portion of the city
was attractive to Washington, when II was
known as the Federal City, title which
readily gave way for that of the city Of
Washington many years before the public
dropped the name Columbia Territory, for
that of District OF Columbia Those inter
ested besides the original property holders,
Peters, Lingan and others, were Robert
Morris, the financier OF the revolution;
Greenleaf, Duncanson. Deakins and Forrest.
1t is we'll known that before President
Washington became possessed OF property
on North Capitol street, on which he was
building q residence at the time of his
death. he contemplated winter home In
the western part Of the city. This was
about 1895 and 1t was the square between
D. Z, 9Th and 18th streets, adjoining the
land designated as University Square, and
at present the site of the Naval Museum
Of Hygiene.
That much of natures handiwork had not
been touched by the hand of man at this
time need not be said for so slowly were
locations chosen and houses erected that
the territory which Is now covered with
modern buildings then presented countri-
fled appearance. This was the case within
a stones throw of the avenue, at this point
for several decades. In the vicinity of what
is now Washington Circle there were some
squares which were untmproved by even
fence down to the twenties. Indeed, If we
except the avenue, few of the streets had
been opened to half the prescribed width
and many streets had not been opened to
the public at all. but were worked by own
ers Of adjacent land as farms and gardens
the farmers paying a dollar a year for the
privilege. There were some streets graded
gratuitCusly by brickmakers under author
fly Of the councils.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-24
TRIAL OF COLL BEGUN.
Case of Milwaukee Cashier, Charged
with Aiding Bigelow Embezzle-
ment, Is Called.

Milwaukee, April 10.-The trial of
Henry G. Coll was begun in the United
States district court before Judge
Quarles Monday. Coll was former as
sistant cashier of the First National
bank of this city, and is charged
among other things in an indictment
with aiding and abetting former Pres
ident Frank G. Bigelow, of the same
bank, in embezzling funds from that
institution, abstracting funds to the
amount of $4,000 to his own use
and making false entries in connection
with various banks throughout the
country. 1t is also alleged that Gordon
Bigelow, a son of Frank G. Bigelow
received upwards of 100000 by al
legged false transfers and entries made
by Coll
When the case was called consider
able time was spent by counsel for the
defense who argued that the court did
not have jurisdiction to try the case
at this special term, and moved an adj
journment of the case until the next
regular term. The motion was denied,
The work of selecting a jury was still
in progress when the court took a
recess at 1890.
A petition for writ of hapeas
corpus in the name of Frank B. Bige-
low was filed by counsel for Coll. Bige.
low will be brought from Ft. Leaven-
worth prison to testify during the
course of the trial.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-24
Laying UP Treasures.

Different people have different ideas
as to the purpose of criminal prosecu-
tons, some believing that the end to
be secured is the punishment of the
criminal, others that it is to prevent
crime. Some hold that both ends arc
sought. However that may be, our old
friend Judge William Jefferson Pol
lard of st. Louis, he of the weird and
wondrous voice, holds that the refor-
nation of the criminal is the chief end
for which criminal laws We're made.
Consequently, with the courage and
common sense which mark all his ac-
tons, he has instituted a reform sys-
tenn of his own in the Second district
police court which works like charm.
His scheme is to have prisoners sign
total abstinence pledge as condition
precedent to being liberated on parole.
How much soberness and happiness
Pollard has caused will never be
known this side the great Judgment
day. He is doing splendid work.
Charity is his motto-perhaps because
he is thirty-second degree Mason, or
it may be that he is a thirty second de-
gree Mason because charity is his mot
to. Anyway, he is laying up treasures
where there are no moths and robbers
by making women and children happy
by making husbands and fathers sober.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-24

Most Of the "Cummius or bust''
newspapers of the state last week
sprung Cummins supplement, print
ed and sent out from the Cummins
press bureau in charge of private sec
Rotary John Briar, whose salary is
paid by Iowa taxpayers, who puts in
his time writing articles for Cummins
papers and looking after the duties Of
Governor of Iowa while the nominal
governor is tearing over the state
crying the downfall OF the govern
ment, etc. These supplements are
paid for out of the Cummjns campaign
barrel, the chief contributor of which
is Millionaire Hubbell, president of
the Equitable Life Insurance corpora
tion. Among the many misleading
statements of the supplement is that
railway assessments have been raised
% per cent during Cummins' admin
istration, but craftily omits to men
ton that he has increased farm as
sessments 80 per cent, or nearly twice
as much. No, he's the "friend of the
farmer" There are many other mis-
representations but the above is en-
ough to show that the whole thing
should be read with pinch of salt, +"
If read at all.-Decorah Public Opin.
inn
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-24

company showed that on its s5oOoo,ooo or
common stock it had earned II per cent.
1t is not necessary to trouble this house
with the earnings of the other subsidiary
companies. The common stock of the
smelling company. which sold at first for
30 or 40, now sells at 16O to no. and it's
friends say that there is yet before it
a great future. The common stock of the
Federal Mining company has not ad-
vanced so much, but it has advanced
over seventy-ive points.
In other words, if the figures that
have submitted are correct. the common
stock of these various corporations is now
worth at q present valuation justified by
their earnings at least 100000, 0OO That is
what it would sell for, roughly, today
That is what it is worth today, judged by
the earnings it makes and the returns it
Is enabled to.pay.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-24
IMMUNITY PLEA DENIED.
Defendants in Rebate Gases at Kansas
City Must Now Make Answer
to Charges.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 1s.-In the
rebate cases in the United States dis
trict court here Tuesday the plea Of
immunity, filed by the railways on
the basis of the decision by Judge
Humphrey at Chicago in the beef trust
cases, was denied.
The decision, which was by Judge
Smith Mcpherson, Of Iowa, sustains
the demurrers of the government to
the immunity pleas filed by the Chi.
cago & Alton railway; John N.
Faithorn, former vice president, and
F. A. Winn, former assistant traffic
manager of that road. The railway
and these two officials, with other rail
roads, five local packing houses and
several officials, were indicted here
last December by the grand jury
charged with giving rebates on pack.
ing house ADD other products in viola.
ton Of the Elkins law, and with con.
spring to secure rebates in violation
of that law The defendants must
now plead to the indictments within
ten days.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-24
BRITISH FORCE DEFEATED.
THREE OF COLONIAL POLICE
SLAIN BY ZULUS.
Party Pursued for Six Miles-Rebels
Strong and Further Trouble
Is Feared,

Greytown, Natal, April 6.-The colo
NAL field force, which was concentrate
ing at Impanza, IL miles northwest of
Greytown, for operations against the
insurgent Chief Bambaata, the deposed
regent of the Greytown district, has
been compelled to abandon its laager
after heavy fighting and retire to
Greytown.
A portion of the force sent to res
cue the women and children isolated
at Keates Drift succeeded in so doing,
but while returning was attacked by
rebellious natives. A running fight
was kept up for six miles, the Zulus
continuing the pursuit until within a
mile of Greytown. Three of the colo
NAL police were killed and several
were wounded. The remainder are
safe at Greytown.
in strong numbers and flushed with
victory, and the officials fear further
excuses. A strong force of artillery,
infantry and mounted men moved out
of Greytown Thursday to operate
against the rebels
A lager has been formed here and
every preparation has been made to
defend Greytown in case of attack. An
assault on the town, however, is con-
sidered unlikely to occur, the Zulus
preferring to fight in the rugged coun-
try outside. The British field force
at present only numbering few hun
dred men, will be strongly REINFORCED
during the next "a hours.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-24
German Chancellor Better.

Berlin, April 7.-Chancellor Won
Ruelow, who tainted while in the
reichstag Thursday afternoon, slept
throughout the night and awoke Fri
day morning fresh and clear-headed.
After taking cup Of coffee he asked
for the newspapers, but Prof. Renvers
suggested that it would be advisable
not to read them. Prof. Renvers and
the physicians who are associated with
him in the case say that no bad con-
sequences are likely to result from the
chancellor's Illness.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-24

sit is not wise to change horses
while crossing the stream" says the
friends of Gov. Cummins rwho desire
to throw the two term precedent to
the winds and nominate Mr.. Cummins
for third term. But what ''stream y
have they reference to, which must
be crossed? What great question
(stream) is at issue which only one
man is able to settle? Have we not
been assured that all is we'll in the
commonwealth of Iowa and the re-
public, under the policy and reign of
the g. o. p? And now, If there is any
thing seriously wrong the people have
been deceived. And something is radi-
cally wrong, and has been wrong all
the time, in spite of all the assurance
to the contrary, and these wrongs will
never be righted until the people give
the command at the polls.-Clayton
County Democrat.