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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
TIED TO a rnEE in a osmurAhv.
Young Man Tormented by Thres jsat
Gus Rivals,

Gus Rivals.
Bound to tree in cemetery at
dead of night by three jealous rivals
for the affections of a girl of fifteen,
Ballard Carey OF Shenandoah, Ia,
aged fourteen years. Is in serious con-
,dition, caused by the resultant nerv-
GUS shock. His tormentors were ar
rested and two are in jail. Young
Carey, after taking a popular young
girl home from church, was waylaid
by Edward Stages, Hans Nelson and
Albert Nelson, who informed him OF
an. awful fate in store for him. They
exhibited rope and intimated hang.
5 Ing was about what he deserved. They
finally declared he should first be tor
mented by the ghosts which stalked
through the cemetery at night. He
was then bound to tree in the grave
yard and deserted. He was held a
terror-stricken prisoner for three
hours, when he managed to wriggle
out of the ropes. When he reached
home he was too much overcome to
give a coherent account of his ex.
perience, but finally told what had
happened. The boys were. arrested
Hans Nelson was given thirty days In
Jail Stages twenty days, and Albert
Nelson was let off with a severe lee.
ture because of his extreme youth.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Girl Swallows Poison.


Ten minutes after she had been jok.
Ing with her aunt, with whom she
lived at Marshalltown, Viola Hockett,
aged eighteen, went to her room and
committed suicide by taking carbolic
acid. She had been a sufferer with
infiammatory rheumatism, but was re.
covering and apparently had regained
her health. Her aunt, Mrs. Marion
Miller, smellod the acid and rushing
upstairs found her niece writhing in
agony on the floor. She summoned a
physician, but before he arrived the
girl was dead. The tragedy occurred
at the Miller home, about ten miles
north Of this place. Miss Hookett
left NO note explaining her action and
SO far as known she had no love af.
fair.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
pubs Breaches Yellow.

Rev. s. R. Beatty, pastor Of the
First Methodist Episcopal church at
Sioux City, made charges little short
of sensational against the preaching
profession in general in a paper be-
fore the Sioux City Ministerial asso-
citation. Preachers love self display,
according to Mr.. Beatty. and are not
averse to fattery. The abuse Of
creeds and sectarianism, he said, IL
due to the desire Of the preachers to.
win applause and popularity, rather
than in true desire to see church
union, and he declared that one new
religion Is given birth every day In
Chicago, he said, and two In Boston.
Ministers, he opined, think too much
Of the impression they are making,
and very little Of the saving Of soull
through Jesus Christ. This II the
great reason, according to the speak.
er's logic, that SO much sensational.
ism Is sprung tn the pulpit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25

was not the princess. Some Of her
expressions were distinctly unregal,
and some of her slips were hopeless
as she Viewed them in retrospect.
"What am I? Only the humble goat
hunter, hunted to death and eager, for
a short respite. Do with me Us you
like, your highness. You shall be my
princess and sovereign for six months
at least" he said, signing. Perhaps it
Is for the best"
you are the strangest man I've ever
SEEM" she remarked, puzzled beyond
expression.
That night Franz appeared at the
hospital and was left alone with Bal
dos for an hour or more. What passed
between them no outsider knew,
though there were tears In the eyes OF
both at the parting. But Franz did not
start for the pass that night, Us they
had expected. Strange news had come
to the ears of the faithful old follower,
and he hung about Ganlook until
morning came, eager to catch the ear
VI LIS iCttdCl pSlOIC IL w 0S wv ltttC. ia 3
The coach was drawn up IN front of
the hospital at 8 o'clock, Beverly tri-
umphant in command. Baldos came
down the steps slowly, carefully, ia
voring the newly healed ligaments in
his legs. She smiled cheerily at him.
and he swung his rakisl, hat low.
There was no sign of the black patch,
Suddenly he started ana peered in
tently into the little knot of people
near the coach. A look of anxiety
crossed his face. From the crowd adj
vanced a grizzled old beggar, who
boldly extended his hand. Baldos
grasped the proffered hand and Their
stepped into the coach. No one saw the
bit of white paper that passed from
Franz's palm into the possession o.
Baldos. Then the coach was off fol
Edelweiss, the people Of Ganlook Ell
joying the unusual spectacle of mys
terious and apparently undistinguishet
stranger sitting in luxurious ease be
side fair lady in the royal coach 0
| Graustark.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
boy shews spsrsan orIt. I

A remarkable exhibition Of Spartan,
hsroism was given by Arthur Belts,
slevsn-year-old son d Mr.. and Mrs
Grant Belts Of Sioux City, who
dragged himself to school last week
with bullet imbedded In his leg and
sat through the entire session with:
out telling anybody. After holding
out all day, In spite Of exoruciating
pain. he managed to drag himself
home, with the assistance Of his sis.
ter, and then for the first time told
that he had been shot. He was
struck by bullet fired from house
while on his way to school. No ex.
PLANTATION has been found. A physi.
Dian could not locate the bullet.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Wheels seId for email sums.

Glare Bunch, asboy nine years old.
was placed under arrest at Sioux
City on charge Of stealing three
bicycles. which he is said to have.
sold for rs cents each. The wheels
were left in front Of the government
building and the boy simply made way
with them. The police are looking
for the men who bought the bicycles.
who are blamed more for the thefts
than the child. Four hours after his
release from the juvenile court
young Bunch was arrested for steal
Ing gold watch and selling4it too
shoestring street merchant for 10
cents. 1t is believed that the boy Is
a kleptomaniac, and he will probably
be sent to the state boys reformatory
at Eldora.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Tragedy at Sioux city.

Harry Rutledge. aged thirty-one, q
fisherman. was shot and killed by
Harry Thomas at Sioux City. Rut.
ledge tried to break into the Thomas
home, where his wife was living with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas.
T. is possible to obtain relief from
chronic indigestion and dyspepsia by
the useof KODOL FOR DYSPEPSIA
Some OF the most hopeless cases OF
long standing have yielded to 1t. 1t
enables you to digest the food you eat
and exercises a. corrective influence
building up the efficiency Of the digest
I've organs. The stomach is the boiler
wherein the steam is made that keeps
up your vitality, health and strength.
KOdol digests what you eat Makes
the stomach sweet puts the boiler In
condition to do the work nature de-
imands OF it-glves you relief from
digestive disorders, and puts you in.
shape to do your best, and feel your
best. Sold by ]. a. Luers Drug 90;
-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25

A good complexion is impossible with
the stomach out of order. II pasty
sallow people would pay more atten-
tion to their stomachs and less to the
skin on their faces, they would have
better compilations KODOL FOR
DYSPEPSIA will digest what you
eat and put your stomach back In
right shape to do Its own work. Ko-
dol relieves palpitation of the heart,
fatnlence, sour stomach, heart burn,
etc. Sold by ]. n. Luers Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Prisoners Break jail.

A daring Jail delivery took place
ct Marshalltown some time between
midnight and early morning Wednes-
day. The six safe crackers who were
captured after blowing up the safe Of
the Marshall Vinegar works, and one
Of whom was shot, succeeded In dig.
ging their way out Of the county jail.
They are the same men for whose cap
ture the citizens presented Officer
Haas with a handsome present The
men were also wanted at Austin and
Albert Lea, MINI.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
To Revive curfew Ordinance.

Marshalltown is to revive the our.
few ordinance In the interest Of Its
boys and girls. Recent developments
have shown the need Of keeping the
young people at home nights. Not
long ago young girl in the high
school was compelled to leave her
studies to prepare herself for mother.
hood, and another girl gave birth to q
child atsthe county. home where she
had been taken In the hope OF cover.
ing up her disgrace Mayor Ingledus
has decided to recommend the vitaliI.
Ing Of the ourfsw ordinance and q spe.
eial o@osS will be appointed to See
that its provisions are enforced.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Postmaster Robbed.

G. W. Fouts, Postmaster at River
ton, Ia, nearly lost his life and was
robbed Of all comfort. according to his
letter, which says: For 90 years I had
chronic liver complaint, which led to
such severe case of jaundtce that
even my finger nails turned yellow
when VI my doctor prescribed ELECTRIC
Eant M for sneu 1 ms anu snrs
oess a aof m kdnev
and Bladder arrangements. A won
derful Tonic. At p. A. Olcmmer's
Drug store. 80 cents.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Two Brothers Drowned.

Harold and Ben Mead, the twelve
and fourteen-year-old sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. n. n. Mead of Kingsley, Ia.
we're drowned in ne Little Sioux
river there last week. The boys went
to the river alone: the older one
doffed his clothes and went in swim
ming in the cold water. He was
seized with a cramp in the middle Of
the river; his brother plunged to his
assistance and both were drowned.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Farm For Sale,

100 acres, well improved, mile
northwest OF Cresco, on main Travelled
road; as good farm as there is in
HowBrd County--not foot of waste
land. Large residence, barns, granary,
hog house, good we'll and windmill.
and orchard. JOHN LEFERINK,
RF ID No. s, Cresco, Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Boys Accused Of HoIdup.

J. W. Moran. ]. Jordan and Frank
hurley, three sixteen-year-old boys,
are held at Sioux City on charges Of
robbing g. A. Miller Of gold watch
and chain and Of burglarizing Marshall
Bros store, securing 500 cash reg
lister and $50 worth Of cigars and to-
baoco. The boys admit fighting with
Miller. but deny any thought Of rob.
berry,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
F.A.KEUNE, Manager.
VIZ. FoRRY, Treasurer.
RELIEF IN SIX HOURS.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Dis
ease relieved in six hours by aNEw
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY
CURE" 1t is q great surprise on ac-
count Of its exceeding nromptness in
relieving pain in bladder, kidneys and
back, in male or female. Relieves re-
tention OF water almost Immediately.
II you want quick relief and cure this
Is the remedy. Sold by j. 81. Luers
Drug Co., Cresco, Iowa. 24m6
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Paper From Corn Husks.

A paper company, with an autho-
riEsd capital Of 100000, has been In
eerporated at Vinton for the purpose
OF manufacturing paper from the pulp
Of sweet corn husks Experiments
have been made and the husks found
to be easily reduced e ailo. and to
make the strongest fiber OF paper.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
For sale.

II you want a bargain, drop in four
blocks east of the Strother House; my
residence with three lots, good house
and barn, well and cistern, some fruit.
Enquire at the premises.
W.. N. FERR1E, Oresco, Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Ida Grove Victorious.

At Iowa City last Friday Ida Grove
won the state high school field meet
with 43 points to 40 for West Des
Moines. State records were broken
In the hammer throw, the shot put
and the 220-yard dash.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Deaths from Appendicitis

decrease In the same ratio that the
use of DR.. Kings New Lie Pills III
creases. They save you from danger
and bring quick and painless release
from copstlpa tion and the ills growing
out OF IT. Strength and vigor always
follow their use. Guaranteed by p.
a: Clemmer, Druggist. Is cents. Try
them. r
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Man is Boiled to Death,

James Richmond, hoisting engineer
at the Beacon mine at Oskaloosa, Is
dead as the result of falling into q
hank Of boiling water. His body
literally was cooked.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25

sourcefnlness to secure his promise
to start with her for Edelweiss on the
following morning. The coach deliv-
cred her at the hospital door In grand
style. When the visitor was ushered
Into the snug little anteroom of the
governors Office her heart was thsob-
bling and her composyrs was under.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25

See that your druggist gives you no
imitation when you ask for Kenne-
70 Laxative Honey and Tar, the
original Laxative cough syrup. Sold
by ]. a. Luers Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
YOUNG Reseuers Drowned.

Leonard Metcalfe, ten years old,
and Viola schaefer, twelve years old,
were drowned in a pond at Dubuque
Saturday after having saved their
younger brother from drowning.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25

HE two weeks following Bever-
4 IL Calhoun's advent into the
royal household were filled
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-06-29
1lmn1rra 3m TtfR
Chat QnHt &mttfaa
BY REV. JOSEPHUS STEPHAN,
Methodist PASTOR St. Louis.

young his failure character tempaon
To the unsuspecng temptation always has in brancy and
which deusve indeed Pleasure and
sed but the end thereof DEATH Temptation like JUDAS kisses
KILL and like oab with Abner kisses and salutes great gh and
friendship stab the fifth The appears with his
cloven hoo his horns and his pchor He usually in the
gab the polished gentleman hence he can
number his victims by the multitude.
The who disregarded the Legend Don't monkey with the
buzz when he behed for this saw
parenty stock STILL and investigated by putting his against it.
WISER but minus of his And he good picture
who contrary the advice experience es
with sin.
Another bunde is that of ppant view Of early life That is
thinking that real life does begin youth that this before
the grave and larger responsibilities merely of p]avm be-
fore the taking up of school, trAng and unmportant
Hence there maxims popular while YOU are
young Sow wild OATS Never mend they
have been the guideboad many ruined life Instead
uar Idea that is sort of necessity for the young wild
OATS and necessity dangerous but advantage really
his greatest For wild have harvest that har
vest one OF shame The fact that the sowing period OF
youth determines the whole after Of the individual affects
us in some particulars after grace its Our future is
hxed largely IN the first of e Certain habits
convictions and characteristics physical moral shown
then appears through the whole after
Moments then worth afterwards and opportunities
tunes One moment crucial and trembling with destiny period
may have wrapped in the of all years time and
the cycles of eternity There the Alps when
even breath OF air bring death the unwy
to travel quietly tor steep overhead
SO evenly balanced that sound of human the
may cause sufficient vibration disturb the equilibrium
and bring an avalanche that will overwhem everything ruin
downward path And is youthful days. evenly balanced
are the Influences susceptible nature the easl
the mere touch anotes e unnoced incident may de-
terrne destiny ~ :>< 49, S.'" ~: "'"3 - - ~@
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invented diversion called "The New
Art of Fruit Sculpture" This "sculp
ture" is no more than building up dolls
and animals out of materials right al
hand on the table, and the diners may &C
in for it on pretty short notice. How.
ever, it would be we'll for at least ono
Of the party. perhaps the host, to be
prepared. A writer in "Black and
White',' speaking of this after-dinnel
amusement, gives this advice:
1.-THE wise man who goes in for fruit
sculpture will prepare himself before
hand for the task. and in his pocket
Will Turk black and white-headed pins
some wooden matches and sharp pen.
knife to cut what the fruit knife can.
not. Christmas crackers will furnish
all kinds of odds and ends for the dec.
Grafton OF such little figures.
All sorts of things may be made from
the fruit ordinarily to- be found on ia.
BILE at a dinner party, oranges, pears
and bananas lending themselves readi.
ly to the figures to be fashioned. But
we may as we'll know at the start, the
figures do not always turn out what
was intended, not infrequently the
fashioner finds he has on hand a regu-
let us go in for folly and fun.
IF you desire to present to the ad.
miring gaze of the other diners an
orange pig, you must peel your orange
entirely in one piece, slipping your
knife in sharp cut, through which the
whole fruit may be coaxed. The four
legs are then shaped, the rind slightly
rolled, paper ears and paper tail
added, and your pig is finished. For a
plumper pig plum is chosen, the tail
for which is furnished by it's own
stem. The stump of cigar is added
for a snOut. the ends of matches fA.
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feet, and with paper ears, a very pre-
sentable prize porker it is.
"The Boarding House Baron is an
other example of what can be done
with an orange, or rather with two, for
the lower one stands in a wine glass.
to which the upper is skewered by a.
sharp match or toothpick. These have
been turned into a very fair similitude
OF the elderly made-up foreigner by
means of paper hair and moustaches,
bread-pill eyeballs fastened in with
pins, and a bread nose. His collar is
of paper and handkerchief or cracker
paper furnishes very good coat. The
great object in making these little
figures SHOULD be to vary the expression
as much as possible, and advantage
may be taken of anything on the din
ner table to secure the desired amusing
results. For instance, the pig nose of
the Boxer was produced by aAlxing q
chrysanthemum 81 bud, the same flower
furnishing a shock Of hair. The head
was an apple, and the body pear, -
may be seen. Bananas serve as, arms
and legs, the former being amusingly
finished of by chestnuts, which give
the idea of boxing gloves. 'sS.
Perhaps the, prettiest of all. is the
little Romeo who may be seen twang-
ing his light guitar. His: body is an
apple and his head a! chestnut; He has
rather thin tocthpick limbs sdecorously
clothed in the Christmas cracker ends.
Two matches make the neck Of the In
strument, and a little cotton. stretched
across the, chestnut completes tie
1llusion'' 49,. -
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soon after their discovery, the Portu-
guese established commercial relations
with the natives, and considerably
later the Spaniards opened trade re-
lations; but neither country exerted
lasting influence. At the beginning of
the seventeenth century the Dutch and
English traders appeared, the latter
gaining foothold in the south. Pres
emily the Dutch forced the English
out. They reappeared some time
afterward, in the northern part of the
island, but let their power wane, and
for so years there was no progress.
Early in the last century, an English
man, Sir James Brooke, awakened the
interest of his countrymen in the neg
lected country, and commercial rela-
lions presently were advanced.
That portion of British Borneo
known as Sarawak, lies southwest of
BrrGe. 1t las an area of about $4,000
square miles, and population of
about 100000. 1t is Of considerable i'm
portance commercially; the chief prod
ucts are tobacco, sage, rice gums, cof-
fee, spices, jungle product and dried
fish. There is an abundance of coal;
and the precious metals, diamonds and
mercury are found. British North
Borneo has an area Of $1,000 square
miles and population of perhaps 49,
900. It has considerable commercial
Importance. A marine cable connects
Labuan with Singapore, and there is
Geographic communication to the cap
ital city. Brunei is of small extent,
it's area but $4,000 square miles. and
population only $4,000.
The principal town is named Brunei,
and is situated on a bay of the same
name. The few Englishmen that
touch there, pronounce Brunei most
interesting, built entirely on piles in
the water. 1t is called the Venice of
the east. A sketch in the London
Graphic tells us: vessels anchor in
its main streets, and the children can
swim almost before they know how
to walk. Its market is not less sin
Sular-a dense pack of canoes, now
dispensing, now swarming like hive
of bees, the occupants being nearly all
women, wearing hats as big as UNI
Erellas. The busy scene, the incessant
shouts of the crowd, and the marvel
Jus dexterity of the padding are not
likely to be soon forgotten by the
spectator. But there is little in the
way of trade in Brunei. Coal indeed.
there is, and in this respect our terri
tories in Borneo may some day prove
very useful asset, but otherwise our
new acquisition cannot be said to pro-
duct much, except krisses.'
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bruno. .Eh |. !. | 4 DIS J
THE ANCIENT KINGDOM OF THE
ISLAND OF BoRNEO.
Il Recent Agreement with the Sultan
Makes Provision for British Resi-
dent-Glance at the Territory
Under British Protection.

We have long looked upon the great
Island of Borneo as divided between
the Dutch and English, but just re-
Gently the latter nation had fall to her
confirmation of influence down there
in that tropic land, the sultan of the
kingdom Of Brunei, which lies between
British North Borneo and Sarawak,
making an agreement providing for the
appointment of British resident with
powers to contxol the general admin
istration of the state.
The Dutch held possession of south
ern Borneo, the British have. kept to
the north. Politically the whole island
is divided into British Borneo and
Dutch Borneo, the two separated by a
mountain barrier. The northernmost
part held by the British North Borneo
company since 1888, has been under
the formal protectorate of the British
government. Sarawak has for NOM
inal governor native rajah, but is
under British protection. Brunei up
to now had for ruler a native sultan
but, like the others, was considered
subject to Great Britain.
Brunei, or Brunai, gave the island
its name, Borneo, corruption of the
word. Brunei was Malay state, and
the Malays were the dominant race,
their rule extending practically over
the island. When Pigafetta, friend of
Magellan, visited the island, he was
entertained most royalty by the poten-
tate at that time holding sway. This
potentate had numbers of trained ele-
plants and horses, forts with heavy
ordnance, gold vessels and spoons, silk
embroideries, porcelain dishes, and, in
short, all the adjuncts of a high civ
ilization; a good deal Of it, no doubt
borrowed from the Chinese, whose
money was in sole USE"
1t was early in the sixteenth CEN
fury Borneo was first discovered by
Europeans, both Spaniards and Portu-
guese visiting it at this period Very