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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
COUNTESS ASKS A DIVORCE.
DE CAsTELLANE rs TARGET IN
WIFE's PLEA.
BILL Filed in Paris Court - Effort
Toward Reconciliation Said
to Be in Vain.

Paris, Feb. 6. - Countess Boni De
Castellane formerly Anna Could, en-
tered a plea for divorce Monday. Rep
resentatives of the countess and the
count appeared before a judge who, ac-
cording to the French law, endeavored
to arrange Cancellation before allow
ing a definite suit to proceed. 1t is said
that the judges efforts were not success
full and that the suit will proceed, but
owing to the secrecy in divorce pro-
ceedings here, it is difficult to confirm
this report
Rumors have been current for a long
time that the countess had decided that
any further continuation of her rela-
lions with her husband was impossible
and her removal from the Castellane
residence to hotel in the center of
Paris gave support to the belief that
she had finally decided to apply for a
divorce. Sensational reports have been
circulated with reference to the counts
conduct and the name of a prominent So
ciety leader Of Paris, a woman of very
high standing, has been mentioned in
connection with the affair. But the
greatest reticence has been maintained
by all the parties concerned relative to
the progress of negotiations looking to
concilfation and even Monday morn
ing favorable result was expected, es-
pecially as the countess returned to her
residence 1T now appears that the eff
forts of those interested in bringing
about settlement of the differences be-
tween the countess and the count with
out an appeal to the courts have been I'M
availing. The count is said to be in the
southeast of France.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
THREE KILLED IN cAvE-IN.
Workmen Engaged in Building Tun-
mel Near otisville, N. z, Are
Buried by Blast.

otisyille, N. Y, Feb. 2.-Several
workmen were buried under masses of
earth in cave-in which occurred
Thursday in the Erie railroad tunnel
which is now being constructed near
here. Three dead were taken from
the cave-in and two injured. The
accident was caused by an explosion.
A great number Of men, mostly ne
groes and Italians, are employed in
digging tunnel mile in length
through hill. The men who were
killed and injured were removing the
debris after a blast had been fired,
when portion Of the roof of the
tunnel fell upon them The tunnel is
being built by private contractors
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
Death Of Lady Grey

London, Feb. 6. - Lady Grey, wife of
Sir Edward Grey, the foreign minister,
who sustained concussion of the
brain by being thrown from her trap
at dillingham;. Northumberland, last
Thursday, died Sunday without hav.
ing regained consciousness.
Work Of the Octopus.
The cow. having jumped over the
moon, is being interviewed on the SUBJ
ject.
why did you jump SO high?" asks
Jank Spratt.
'Confidentially," replies the COW, 81
was trying to put beef higher than the
trust can"
But at this juncture the dairy trust
began sprinkling formaldehyde on the
milky way, and the attention Of the pub
lie was diverted. Judge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
Will SUBMIT Plan
FOR THE OPERATORS
MEETING AT WHKEsBARRE
PA, TO PREPARE A NEW
PROPOSITION.
MITCHELL TO PRESENT
1T TO BARONS FEB. is
Session of Friday Last Resort Befor-
New York Conference at Which
Railroads Will Be Represented -
Board Work Secret.

Indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 6.-Presi-
dent Mitchell will leave here PROBABLY
Wednesday for Wilkesbarre, Pa. A
meeting of the officers and executive
board of the three anthracite coal dis
tricts will be held in that city Fri.
day, which will prepare proposition
to be submitted to the anthracite
operators and representatives of the
railroads at meeting to be held at
New York February Is.
Refuse to Discuss Work.
indianapolis, Ind, Feb 6.-The ma
tional executive board of the United
Mine Workers of America adjourned
Monday President Mitchell refused
to discuss the work of the board Sec
rotary Wilson said no statement would
be given out at. this time.
Asked if he knew when President
Mitchell would leave for the east, Sec
rotary Wilson said he had not consult
ed with him on the subject. Asked
whether strike order had been pre-
pared or not, Mr.. Wilson said: 81
would much rather you would talk
with Mr.. Mitchell"
Wage Increase Necessary.
National Board Member E. S. Nc
Cullough, of Michigan, said after the
board adjourned that it must not be
regarded as official, but it is his be-
lief that the miners will suspend work
before there will be an acceptance of
any proposition which does not carry
with it an increase in wages. Mr..
Mccullough said that every possible
effort will be exhausted to secure an
adjustment before strike action is
taken, that If suspension does come
it would be preceded by meeting of
the national board, which would is
sue the strike call necessary to bring
the men from the mines. The board
adjourned to meet again at the call
of President Mitchell
Strike Seems Certain.
Coshocton, o., Feb. civilian
Green, president-elect of the Ohio
Miners, who has returned from the
meeting at Indianapolis, said Monday:
I'VE think that the Ohio miner de-
serves more than $3.50 year. When
the strike begins Ohio will be in the
front ranks of conflict. The only way
by which a strike can be averted is to
call another conference of miners and
operators. l am very optimistic, and
hope that a strike can be averted. The
Civic Federation or President Roose-
Welt NAV take a hand !"
Pittsburg District Meets.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 6.-The ad-
journed session of the seventeenth
annual convention of the Pittsburg
district of the United Mine Workers
of America convened in Elks' hall
Monday. President Patrick Dolan
presided, and Vice President Uriah
Bellingham and Secretary Treasurer
Dodds occupied seats on the platform.
About 100 delegates were in attend.
ance
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
Want Law to Restrict Bees.

Representative Wayland has intro
duced in the house a petition from 124
citizens of Defiance, asking legislation
prohibiting the running at large and
roaming about our public streets of all
honey bees Of whatever variety or spe-
cies' The petition sets forth the re-
quest is made realizing the great
damage done each year by reason of
the common honey bee roaming about
and running at large in our cities and
towns, by their continual biting and
slipping Of the precious fruits and beau
tiful flowers, to say nothing of their
continual buzzing about ones ears
from early morning till late at night,
and their frequent singing" The pc
tition was referred to the committee
on agriculture.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09

the operators association, said the eau
Gus was to place the situation before sew
eral operators who had not attended the
caucus Wednesday. He said he did not
think the position of the operators
would be changed by the caucus.
Before going into the meeting of the
central district joint scale committee
President Mitchell, of the miners, said
II joint conference was held the min :
ers' convention would probably be called
to follow it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
Nine Perish hu Fire

Rennes, Feb. 6. = Ali the buildings of
the Home of the Aged in the Faubourg
de Paris kept by the Little Sisters of
the Poor, were destroyed by fire Sun
day night. Nine bodies have been
found in the ruins. Three women died
from fright Chaplain Stenou, while
attempting to save the inmates of the
home, fell and was seriously injured.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
JOINT COMMITTEE
DISACREES ON Scale
MINERS AND OPERATORS FAIL
TO DECIDE QUESTION
OF WAGES.
RESULT OF SESSION
BEFORE CONFERENCE
Representatives of Southwest District
Want New Wage Plan Submitted
to Observation-Disclosures May
Be Taken Without Agreement.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 2. - The joint
scale committee of the central compel
tive district, consisting of western Penn
came to final disagreement after being
in session two hours. 1t was decided to
report the disagreement to the joint con-
ference. Before the committee adj
iourned the operators submitted final
proposition which was to continue the
present scale with it's present condi-
tons. The Illinois operators insisted
upon an additional clause placing on
tho miners the additional cost of mining
coal caused by shot-frers' bills and
other legislation. The miners, voting by
states, rejected the proposition unani-
mously and stood united against any
proposition that does not give an in
crease in wages.
Agreement Not Expected.
President Mitchell, of the miners.
said a meeting of the miners conven-
ton would be held in all probability i'm
mediately following the session Of the
joint conference. Neither the officers of
the operators nor of the miners expect
an agreement in Indianapolis at this
time and the general feeling is that an
adjournment without an agreement will
be taken Friday.
A proposition to have the joint con-
ference appoint a subscale committee is
being considered, but neither side has
much faith in such committee being
able to accomplish anything.
To Submit to Arbitration.
The operators of the southwest dis
trict in caucus agreed to submit the
matter of new wage agreement to arbi-
tration, the arbitrators to consist of one
member of the supreme court of each
of the states of Missouri, Kansas, Ar
kansas, Texas and the Indian territory
This proposition was submitted to a
joint conference of the miners and OPP
orators of the district, held at noon, and
an adjournment was Immediately taken
till Thursday morning in order to give
the miners an opportunity to consider it.
The joint scale committee of the coal
operators and miners of the central
went into session confronting dead
lock. 1t was then the general .expseta-
ton that a disagreement would be de-
clafed.
Recess Taken for Caucus.
In the meeting of the southwest dis
trict scale committee Bennett Brown,
commissioner for the operators, ap-
peared a few minutes after the commit
tee met and asked for recess in order to
allow the operators to hold caucus
This was taken. President Perry. Of
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
Hounds Discovered Fox,s Trick.

n,
In the stone wall countries of Ire
land foxes sometimes resort to the
stratsgem of running along the top OF
the walls for considerable distance,
throwing hounds off the scent. There
was an incident of this kind with the
Waterford hounds after their meet at
Carrick-on-Suir. A fox Jumped on to
the top of wall at CORDIALLY, but Mr..
Pollok Vas equal to the emergency and
held his hounds along by the side.
Suddenly one of the pack jumped on
to the wall and, running along the top
carried the scent unerringly for mile
and a half. Finding his tactics of no
avail the fox took to terra frma, but
the hounds Were now close to his brush
and boWled him over.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
Proof Positive

Nordy-What's the matter, old man
Butts-1t's ali off. My girl doesn't
care for me.
Nordy-oh, shucks, you just imagine
that.
Butts-No, don't went into the
rarlor Unexpectedly last Sunday even
ing and found her setting the clnck
IN hour -Courier-Jourpal
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
A Kind Deception

"Shs Is always thinking of her bus.
bands comfort and peace of mind, said
one woman.
YES" answered the other, every
evening just before he comes home she
puts the thermometer in the ice chest
fer fSw tssnutss. ~ Arlington stAf.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
Queer Custom.

Among the middle classes of Rus
STA when a death occurs and an i'm
pressive funeral cortege is desired,
tramps are sometimes employed as
mourners, suitable clothes. with the
exception OF shoes, being furnished By
sss smple4ias Assnsx. 81, ~. J.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
Noted Banker Found Dead.

Kingston, Ont, Feb. Ct oderick Mac
kenzie, one of the best known of Cana.
dian bankers, has been found dead on
the Grand Trunk tracks near here.
His death resulted from drug which
he had taken, the bottle being found
in his pocket.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09

The bill appropriating $4,000 for
building at the state fair in which the
Iowa manufacturers may display
their products was introduced by
Wright and was also presented in the
senate by COPYRIGHT, of Black Hawk.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
Car Barns Burned.

Canal Dover, o., Feb. 6.-Fire early
Monday morning completely destroyed
the car barns and power house of the
Canton-Akron Traction company. The
loss is estimated at 100000, with
100000 iesnronea.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
Ashamed.

The cow doth wear look of grief
And hang her head while walking 11N
i6hs's heard about the cost Of beef,
AAd that - what Affects her %,
.&Hvshius stAf.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09

renltenrlary. Anamosa ............ o5,lu0 10
Penitentiary, Fort Madison. 21,500 90
Industrial school for girls, Ell
dora ......,................. 1850 90
Inebriates' hospital, KnoXville..... $1,000 90
State hospital, Independence. 177,500 90
Institution feeble-minded, Glen
wood Observation-Disclosures. $4,000 90
port Observation-Disclosures. 1920 90
Manufacturers building, state
fair ........................ 5000 90
Corn Growers association ........ $3.50 10
Ernest L. Ireland, for injury ...... 10000 90
III. w. Tapley, for rare coins. .......... SOS 48
Geological survey, sanitation map. 5000 90
Total Observation-Disclosures. .sS45,59S 4S
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
Popular as q Preacher.
Regardless.

"You want what?" gasped the rich
mans secretary.
Jest what said" replied Windfall,
decisiyely; ut seems these old families
are turnin UP their nose at us, and / hear
that one Of 'em said we amt got no an.
csstors. Now you hustle out an cit VI
q carload Of the best ancestors money
kin buy. Houston Post.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
Child Labor Measure Is In.

Senator G. G. Dowell, of Des Moines,
has introduced bill in the house
which will prevent the employment in
any factory, mine or mercantile estab-
lishment any child under the age of
IA years or any child under the age
of 16 years who is not 60 inches tall
and weighs 80 pounds. One exception
is made, and that is in institutions
where but five persons are employed.
Another provision of the bill is that
no female child under any considera-
ton under 16 years of age shall be en-
ployed excepting where chairs are
furnished whereby they may sit down
and work. If the measure becomes a
law it will have a sweeping effect
upon Iowa factories and especially
some of the large department stores
where children are employed. Mrs,
Marie Jenny-Howe, of Ohio, addressed
the senate the other morning in favor
of the child labor law.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
First Law Of the Session.

Gov Cummins has affixed his sigma
ture to the first bill to pass both tho
senate and the house this session, that
legalizing the acts of the West Liberty
State bank. This bill is accordingly the
first law to be enacted by the Thirty-first
general assembly. The governor has
also signed the joint resolution provid-
ing for additional employees for the leg
islature
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-09
Doctors Plan to Fight Bill.

Doctors Plan to Fight Bill.
One of the bills introduced by Mr..
Weldon, of Iowa Falls, will have rough
sailing If the doctors of Iowa have any
influence with the legislature. 1t has
developed within the last few days
that the proposed law introduced by
Mr. Weldon to place an osteopath on
the state board of health has stirred
up hornets nest among the doctors
of the old schools and that concerted
movement is on foot to defeat this at
tempt to recognize the new school by
appointment to such an important
state body as the board of health.
Flood of Appropriation Bills.
Appropriation bills last week near
ly flooded the house, and before the
deluge ceased the total amount which
the state was asked to expend by the
legislature reached close to $1,000, 600,
the exact total OF Is bills being $685..
59S.4s. All but $4,000 of this is for
the various state institutions, includ-
ing those at Council Bluffs, Mitchell
Vile, Marshalltown, Fort Madison, Ell
dora, Knoxville, independence, Daven-
port and Glenwood. The bills fol-
low:
School for deaf. Coun II llsfs So 200 90
Industrial school, Mitchellvilles... 84,S00 90
aSat5sff AotbAs 6atAkAllieEaus4. - zee ~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-27

c. w. Faust thinks the subject OF
spraying trees is being fairly we'll un-
derstood, but thinks we should be
very cautious and careful as thereby
we destroy many insects that are use
ful to the horticulturalist, especially
the bees, so useful TO disseminate the
pollen. Mr. Bitter still continues to
spray with satisfactory results.
QUESTION DRAWER.
No. 1. viii it kill the grass and
injure the hay crop to burn the wheat
stubble and weeds off now? Mr.. Bitter
thinks it is too late to, burn stubble
on grass lands. c. w. Faust said it
would be an injury if there is much
stubble. j. w. Teeters says this work
should be done in the fall of the year.
No. 2. How late can the strawber-
ry remain covered without injury to
the plants? C. w. Faust says it de-
pends on the season. Leave the mulch
on until the leaves or crown seem to
begin to push. Exercise judgment.
No. 8. What is the difference be-
tween pie-plant and rhubarb? Ad-
dressed to C. w. Faust He answered
they are identical.
No. A. What is the best liquid to
use on. asparagus? Clayton Holl an.
swered, salt for an old bed. Thinks
nitrate OF soda mixed with salt and
sown by hand is excellent. C. w.
Faust says manure water, or per
cent. solution of salt
No. 5. Wanted formula for lawn
fertilizer, C. F. Lablin answered
lime, speaking from experience when
on the Park Commission Board. ID.
M. Niswonger says well rotted stable
manure put on in the fall and raked
off in early spring. Clayton Holl
thinks much manure put on in the fall
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-27
CHURCHES CLOSED
At MiIIersbure Sunday Evening to At
tend Meeting to Raise Funds
For San Francisco.

Millersbprg, o., April 23.-AIl the
churches had no services on Sunday
evening in order to attend the mass
meeting in city hall called by Mayor
Shaw to raise funds for the San
Francisco sufferers.
The amount raised was nearly $500,
and this will probably be increased
to $500 There are several people in
the stricken city who were raised here,
and no word has been received from
their anxious relatives.
George Koch, a brother of John E.
Koch, president of the Commercial
bank here, was located in the devas-
tated portion of the city, and all eff
forts to learn anything of him have
been so far unavailing, and the same
is true Of Walter Young and wife.
Mr. Young's parents reside here, but
have no word from their son yet ia
cob Miller, whose father lives here,
is located in Berkelly, across the bay
from Frisco and no word from him
has been received, and the same is
true of several others in and around
the stricken city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-27

Oak to Fillmore, alOnf Fillmore to
Bush, along Bush to Powell, down
Powell to Market, along Market to
First, along First to Include the Pa
ci1c mail docks. 1t includes probably
more than half the population of San
Francisco and the buildings and COM
mercial houses containing vaults with
stores of great value. The postofficc
outside of this district is also under
charge of the federal troops.
THE GENERAL ORDER.
The following is an extract of the
general order issued today:
District commanders, will instruct
the troops under their commands, to
prohibit the seizure of all vehicles of
transportation by all parties, within
the city districts unless they nave
written order signed by the mayor or
division commander and dated April
%, 1906, or later. Lights are author
lied between sunset and ten D. m. In
case lights are >%Tning after this
hour, the sentinels will investigate
quietly and inform the occupants that
orders require lights to be extinguish-
be permitted in stoves, CRATES, fur
naces, or other fire places having exit
through chimney f1ues unless the oc-
cupants of the house hold a certificate
issued by authorized inspectors show
ing the chimneys in proper condition.
The Importance of this provision is
emphasized by the fact that no effec-
tive means are at hand for stopping
fires. Oil stoves may be used. All
persons except suspicious characters
will be permitted to pass sentinels
without interruption provided they
are orderly and don't destroy, molest
OF appropriate property not their own.
The division commander desires to
impress upon the troops the impor
tance of temperate action in dealing
with the unfortunate people who are
suffering from the awful catastrophe
that has befallen them. He desires
also the assistance of the people for
whom every possible effort is being
made whose forbearance already be-
speaks their courage under Circum-
stances impossible to fully compre-
hend without experiencing them In
the light of the unfortunate condi-
tions we must ask this cooperation
and assistance. Food supplies, tent
age and blankets are beginning to
come in very rapidly and in a few
days it is believed that sufficient sup
plies of all kinds will be regularly dis
tributed daily for the absolute safety
of all. 1t is particularly requested
that no person permit himself to re-
ceive more of any kind of supplies
than are absolutely necessary. Our
greatest danger in the future may be
expected from unavoidable unsanitary
conditions and every person rs ca1I-
toned that to violate in the slightest
degree the conditions of the sanitary
Office would be a crime that could
have no possible punishment"
(Signed) Funston"