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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
WIRE COMPANIES ACCUSED
POSTAL AND WESTERN UNION
ARE TO BE INVESTIGATED.
New York Attorney General Alleges
They Have Formed illegal Conn
bine to Raise Rates.

New York, July 10.-Acting on pc.
tftion filed by Attorney General Will
liam S. Jackson, Justice M. w. Plat
EEK In the supreme court. Monday ap-
pointed r. Burnham Moffatt, an at
torney, to take evidence based on the
attorney generals allegations that the
Postal Telegraph & Cable company
and the Western Union Telegraph
company have formed an Illegal COM
bination to increase rates in New
York and other states. Mr.. Moffatt
announced that the first hearing in
the matter will be held at his Office
in Wall street July 16.
In his petition Attorney General
Jackson charges that the alleged COM
bine was formed in this city last jan
uary and Is q monopoly in restraint
of competition in the telegraph bust
ness. He asks that Robert G. Clowry,
Clarence H. Mackay, George ]. Gould,
e. H. Hartman. Morris K. Jessup and
other officials of both companies be
summoned to produce records. books,
ETC., and give testimony before the
referee as to the existence Of the al
legged combination.
The attorney general said Monday
night in relation to the petition that
his department for about two months
has been engaged in making an inyes-
tigation of the alleged combination be-
tween the two telegraph companies.
1 Among the curious things he discoy-
cred, he said. was that the rates to
and from Albany have not been in any
wise altered, and that rates have not
been molested to or from the capital
OF any other state. Other rates, how
ever in many instances had been In
creased, said Mr.. jackson.
President Mackay, of the Postal
company, declined to make any state
ment regarding the attorney generals
action in court. President Clowry, of
the Western Union. could not be
found.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
INSANITY is Rl,NYAN. DEFENSE.
Counsel Of Man Who stole $4,000
Indicates His Plans.

New York, July 10.-That plea Of
insanity may be the defense of Ches-
ter B. Rnnyan, the paying teller of the
Windsor Trust company, who is
charged with abstracting $4,000 OF
the trust company's funds. was indi-
Gated by his counsel when Runyan
was arraigned in court Tuesday.
On behalf of Runyan, his counsel
entered q plea of not guilty of the
charge Of grand larceny and asked for
an adjournment of the case until Mon
day: He said he had been informed
that the prisoners maternal grand
mother had died In an insane asylum
and that Mrs. Runyan believed her
husbands mind affected
Runyan's attorney said that he en-
tered a plea of not guilty with the
privilege of withdrawing it, and de-
murring to the Indictment with the
view Of asking for the appointment Of
commission.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
Long Live The King!.

Is the popular cry throughout European
countries; while in. America, the cry of
the present day is Long live DR.. Kings
New Discovery, King of Throat and
Lung Remediesp' of which Mrs. Julia
Ryder Paine, Truro, Mass, says: Sit
never fails to give immediate relief and
to quickly cure aSeoughsor cold. !" Mrs.
Paine's opinion is shared by majority
of the inhabitants of this country. New
Discovery cures weak lungs and sore
threats after all other remedies have
failed; and for coughs and colds it, the
only sure cure. Guaranteed by p. A.
Clemmer, Druggist. Soc and 81. 90.
Trial bottle free. II
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
NOTICE OF FINAL REPORT

In The District Court of Iowa, in and for
Howard County.
October Term, A. u. 1907.
Notice OF Final Report, and settlement of
said estate.
In the matter the estate of Jane F. Doolit-
Notice of final settlement, by the executor of
said estate.
Notice, to Eva r. TT. Hushka and-IIushka
her husband NJ. q. Doolittle and---Doo-
little, his wife, Il. p. Doolittle otherwise
named, as ellen Phoebe poolittle, May b.
Doolittle, Rollo II. Doolitte an.-Doo-
little his wife, and Carrie j. Doolfttle.
You. and each of you, Will take notice
that there is NOW on file In the office of the
Cierksof the District Court, of Iowa, i'll and
for Howard county, the Final Report of the
Executor of the estate of Jane f. Doolittie,
deceased, in which the said EXecutort sets
out his account of his management of all the
affairs and interests, OF the said estate, which
have come to his hands, care, or charge, and
shows fully the receipts in said estate and his
disbursement thereof and shows and ex-
plains fully, as to the allowance OF claims
and the disallowance of u certain alleged
claim. of Ellen Phoebe Doolittle and also an
pianati9n o. ms failure 70 collect the claim
ment OF the alleged cl,,im against May b.
SDoolittle.
asks the Court to approve the same rs -
Final Report, and also asks that he be dis
charged from further duty or attention to
any an, y, further or other service in connection
charged on payment OF the final costs and
the filing OF his vouchers.
s Md you are further, notified that unless
YOU appearsto the said Final Report and
make objection thereto. on or before noon OF
the first day ofthe next Term of said Court.
ctobe s,' 1907 al @ ceeR D. and he e "a
at the Court House, in the City of Cresco.
Howard county, iowa, the orders of Court
asked for in the said Report will be entered
a % \ ali y
s. A. SUTTON, Executor,
BY FRANK SAYRt his Attorney. S7w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
Demonstrations Against Japan

To put an end to the arrogance of
Japan, all of the battle ships of the
American navy are to be assembled in
the Pacific Ocean. This will cost many
millions but if it prevents war with
that country the money will be we'll in
vested.
Trouble with Japan is the logical re-
suit of this country S ungratefuI and in
sane foreign policy during the recent
lRussian-J apanese war.
Were it not for Russia's friendship
during the dark days Of the sixties, En-
gland and France would quite likely
have helped the Southern Confederacy
to destroy this union of states. And
for this country to turn against Russia
at the first opportunity when its friend
ship was needed, was base ingratitude.
it was un-American, and the readers of
this paper will recollect that we said,
over and over again that it was as un-
wise as it was ungrateful. Why did
America help to build up in the Pacific
such a nation as Japan? A score of
battle ships with rush orders for the
Pacific answers, unwisdom akin to
crime. Manchester Democrat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16

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somebody. ana have. III got 10 tell
or burst. feel better now. No. nor
he was yelling next moment. What
have said? was Joking. you fat
joking. tell yer. Ha. ha. ha! It's
you that done yours! never done
mine ut all!
And he was strutting up and down
the cell, trembling from head to foot
and laughing horribly through his
chattering teeth.
But worse sound yet cut his laugh
ter short. 1t was the sound of voices
and the rattling of keys
Creasey inclined his bullet head one
moment, then stumbled to the door and
fell heavily upon his knees.
The report" he quavered. Erich
sen. the report! Its come; it's conner
ITO be continued)
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
Nebraska Tornado Mains.

Bloomfield, Neb., July 10.-A small
tornado swept the country near Aida,
in southern Knox county, injuring
four persons and destroying several
buildings. The home Of Eli Olsen
was wrecked. olsen's mother was
fatally injured. His wife was in
jured internally. and "a six-year-old
daughter received serious bodily in
juries. The Lutheran church In Co
lumbia township was wrecked and a
score of small buildings blown down.
Crops were seriously damaged by hail.
Telephone wires We're destroyed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
| Ge !.
| Rogue 5
| March.

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! and had caused the police to put a
stop to prisoners lettering near the
club.
Now came a workingman whose
face Tom had quite forgotten, but he
swore to the prisoner as one of the
two men to whom he had said good
night as he passed them at the stile in
the Flnchley road on the night Of
| Thursday. the 9th .uit.. about half
past 10. and 1t seemed that IF the In
quest lie had sworn to deceased as the
other.
| Toms old friend and enemy. the
| hackney coaciman. first swore to the
prisoner as the man who had stopped
his coach overnight and was then ex-
amihed as to the entertainment of
prisoner in his house. next morning
and his, ultimate flight thereffonl.,
Tom saw his counsel's eyelids twitcL-
ing before he rose, and he anticipated
one at least OF the three successive
points now scored in his favor.
4 when the prisoner sat ut your
breakfast table" began Culllford, did
you then or at any subsequent moment
notice anything in the nature of q
blood stain upon his clothes or per-
son y
No, sir; can't say that did"
"Can yon say that you did not?'
Witness hesitated, but told the truth.
/ mo" said he; Il saw no signs Of
blood upon him either then or after
ward"
you saw no signs of blood upon the
{ prisoner either then or afterward. You
are quite positive. however, that the
Sn.s.a ;T,'..so was.laid Your fare iii the
i Finchley road was the prisoner in the
i dock ~
quite positive"
/ Then didn't you recognize him In
the morning when your brother-in-law
brought him to your house?'
No, sir; I did not" ~
.What! Not when he was sitting at
your own breakfast table?"
/ II did not"
"Nor yet when you gave him the
newspaper and he read you an account
1 of the very crime with which he stands
indicted? You suspected nothing, saw
nothing suspicious In his manner, moth
4 ing familiar in his face7"
NO; not then didn't"
you suspected nothing and did not
recognize him then, yetsat a word from
your wife you identified the prisoner
with the. man who stopped your coach.
and you have SO identified him ever
sincef" 4.
Witness made the necessary admis-
4 sion, but attempted to explain mat
tiers, whereupon Cufliford cut him
short and, having gained the advan-
tage which Tom had foreseen, passed
on to one that was less apparent.
ITO return to your fare, said counr
eel Did you notice any yaluables up
on his outer person? A watch chain7
Rings? A breastpin in the stock n
Il saw a watch chain and pima
diamond pin.'
Mr.. Sergeant Culliford sat down I'm
expectedly, but with an expression SO
satisfied that Tom lost much Of the
next evidence chat of the coachman's
wife) In endeayoring to account for 1t.
i He had not succeeded when the court
adjourned for luncheon, for the hour
Of acute perceptions was over and had
left him dazed SO that the venerable
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
THREE DROWNED BY
UPSETT|NG OF YAWL
MEMBERS OF CREW OF H. CLAY
PiERcE's YACHT PERISH in
HUDSON RIVER.
FOUR ARE RESCUED
BY A PASSING TUG.
Sailor Rocks Boat in Which They Are
Returning to Vessel After an All
Night Froic on Shore and 1t Cap
sizes.

: New York, July 10.-Three MEM
bers of the crew Of the steam yacht
Yacona, belonging to Henry Clay
the Hudson river early Tuesday,
when small yawl carrying six of the
Yaconas crew and dockman, was
capsized by a sailor who rocked the
boat. -Four of the party were picked
up by a passing tug. = Those lost
are:
Rudolph Johnson.
Frederickson Won Borsen.
Herman Won Borsen.
The Yacona came into port Monday
after a weeks cruise in long Island
sound. and Capt. Marlborough gave
several of the crew shore leaves. Six
of the Yacona's crew came down to
the landing at Eighty-sixth street
early Tuesday after an all-night frolic
and hailed the Yacona for launch.
Sailors Are Too Boisterous.
There was no answer from the
yacht, and in their anxiety to get
aboard the sailors induced Gus Apple
Z HlaH, d uockindn, TO take them out
to the yacht. The dockman wanted
to divide the party and make two
trips but, against his will, all six
piled into the yawl and started for
the steam yacht.
Several times during the trip APP
pleton warned his boisterous passen-
gers to remain quiet, as their move
ments threatened to overturn the
craft. Within dozen boat lengths
of the yacht one of the sailors gave
the yawl violent lurch and she cap
sized, throwing all seven men into the
water. -Four. were finally picked up
by tug.
Members of the crew of the Yacona,
hearing cries of distress. threw a pow
erfGl searchlight over the waters and
lowered boat to search for the miss
ing men,
Pierce, owner of the Yacona, il
chairman of the board of the Waters
Pierce Oil company
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
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CHAPTER NJ.

il DAY or two before the trial.
II IA when Bassett called at the
n prison, Tom handed him lit
= tie, broken backed card, and
4 ne speaking eye, that had been dull
4 Sld dumb for six long days, was once
\ pre- eloquent with light and life Bias
4 lit took the card gingerly between an
\ &feminate finger and thumb and ex-
Y mined 1t with a critical brow. 1t was
1 pawn ticket for a suit of clothes
q Wei, my good fellow, and what
{, lave to do with tllis?'
II a.Show it to my friend and pray him.
q b PHYS name, to add to all his other
i fobfe kindnesses by redceming me
/ Hose things. 1t will be the greatest
Z Kindness of all!'
X .sWhat! To find you change, Of
4 Clothes q
II No; to help me look gentleman at
my trial. For months and months !
haven't cared a rush what looked. but
I pnce did, and do now. 1t came
5 back to me last night when found
I that pawn ticket in this old waistcoat
/ pocket. could hardly sleep for think
! ing what a sight Should be In court
! ISL am. Oh, sir, you despair of saw
( ing me. I have seen it in your face all
! hloIg Then save my self respect, and
shall be as grateful as If it We're my
life 1t was his self respect that had
come back to him in the night.
\ The clothes arrived next morning-a
THROWN frock coat with three inch la
lpeis. velvet walstcoat and Cossack
trousers with straps.
IN The first S;itt,sess N,.:;.s tie III sc!lln.c
Ifwho had discovered the body. His tes-
Fimony was very short. He had run
Rstraight for the police, leaving the
'sblood stained cudgel precisely where
lhe had found 1t In the grass. This wit
less was not cross examined, and the
pIice officer whom he had summoned
BON replaced hila in the box
u When the finding of the body and its
Hexact position when found had been
duly demonstrated to the satisfaction
of the court, and counsel for the de-
tfense had put couple of questions.
counsel for the crown Informed his
kloIship that he proposed to take the
{medical evidence later. He wou:l now
4trace the prisoners connection with
the crime, adducing in the first place
1what he conceived to, be an adequate
lsmotiye for its commission. Mr.. Rich
ard Vale was thereupon called. but
added little to the evidence which he
had given at Marylcbone. The only
difference was n cross examination
more rough than telling, in which dis.
graceful admissions were accompanied
with a dissipated smirk. but which
Eelicited no essential point in the pris-
Il oners favor.
On the other hand, this witness was
sagain the peg upon Which were hung
the threatening letters. The letters
were once more indisputed, and pas
sage in one Of them caused the first
sensation of the trial. Il warn YOU =
ran the text, "that would rather
hang than starve Unless you pay me
4 silaN do one or the other. and don't
you rely on lodging me much longer.
for am hunting you day and night
and will do TIL drop" The dead
3Rman's landlady and a club porter gave
supplementary evidence. The latter
had forwarded the letters to deceased
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District for Howard County, Low

4 In the Distrtct for Howard County, Iowa
October Term 1907.
Lena Mckinney, Plaintiff,
tlHe VS. -
Arthur Mckinney, Defendant.
To the Defendant Above Named:--
Z. You are hereby notified that there is now
on file in the office of the Clerk of the Dis
t.ict court III and for the county of Howard
State of Iowa, a petition of the plaintiff above
named, asking that she be divorced from
YOU on the ground of adultery; also asking
that she he awarded the custody of her two
Mckinney.
And that unless you appear thereto and
defend befor3noon OF, the second daytof5 the
next term of said court appointed to be held
at the Court House in said county commence
ing on the It'll day of October, 1907, your de-
fault Will be entered and a Judgment render
ed against you thereon. in accordance with
the prayer Of said petition.
JOSEPH GRIFFIN,
8Swi Attorney for Plaintiff
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16

turnkey who had 0charge, Of him In tho
dock had to take him by the. arm to
make him leave it.
The principal witnesses of the after.
noon were Mrs. Adcock, Jonathan But
terrified and the diminutive householder
Of Kew. Thus the trio who had made
the world seem so kind a fortnight be-
fore now typifled Its cruelty, for the
evidence of the first two was reluctant
but damning and that Of the last was
supplementary In matter, but given
with the offlcious venom and tho trans
parent exultation Of q personal foe.
But his old landlady shed tears as
she described her last Interview with
the prisoner at the bar. 1t was with
difficulty that things WHICH Tom had
said on that occasion and to which she
had already sworn Mt Marylebone could
be wrung second time from her ur-
willing lips. ..l'll pay him. and "I'll
break every bone in his Internal body
were not the worst of the words which
were extracted by degrees. Then the
stick was produced in court, and the
knob that had been SO clean and
creamy was now clothed over with q
scaly, russell skin. like coat OF glue,
mt sight. Of which the witness turned
as white MS her hair and was given q
glass Of water in the box. The stick
was then duly identified. the Jury in.
formed that the prisoner had described
1t to witness. as "a rod in pickle for
the deceased and tho witness allowed
to stand down utter a brief but painful
cross examination, In which the good
souls fondness for Tom was betrayed
by signs that touched him as deeply as
anything could just then. His brain
was Keeling under the dread weight OF
her evidence against him. He felt its
influence upon judge and jury as a
palpnble force. Its very reluctance
only heightened Its mortal effect.
Jonathan Butterield exhibited a like
demeanor with like result. It only
showed that the prisoner had not lack
ed those common attributes OF the
worst rascals, IN engaging manner and
the power of imposing on the simple
minded This witness, however, swore
very positively that there were no
marks OF blood upon the prisoner when
they were together. And though his
sly successor as positively swore that
such stain upon the kerseyinere
waistcoat had first aroused his suspi-
cions in the garden at Kew, and
though this was afterward proved In
the medical evidence to be blood
stain. 1t was eventually established
that the blood was not that OF the MUIR
dered man. The point was finally
gained in cross examination OF the po-
lice officer upon whom Tom had jump
ed bodily In his escape from the empty
house. Witness admitted having OPEN
ed his eyes to find the prisoner leaning
over him with bloody nose. And the
defense had scored once more, but this
after IN interval SO prolific Of incrimi-
mating matters that Mr.. Sergeant Guilt
ford sat down with sigh instead of a
smile, and the prisoner at the bar
longed incontinently for the end.
The next day the trial was copclud-
ed. Erickson was convicted.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
Wilcox Guest Of Roosevelt.

Oyster Bay. l.. l., July 10.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt entertained at lunch
con Tuesday William r. Wilcox,
chairman Of the New York city pub
3lic-utilities commission; Herbert Knox
Smith, chief of the bureau of COR
porations of the department of COM
merce and labor; +. B. Kellogg, an at.
torney who is serving the government
in the antitrust prosecutions, and w.
D. w. Miller, assistant ornithologist
of the American Museum of Natural
History, New York.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
Heavy Loss Nv Fire

Piqua, o.. July 1O.-The plant of
the American scraper company at
Sidney, one of the largest in the
United States, burned to the ground
early Tuesday. Only a small section
was saved from the flames. The loss
is estimated at 100000 The fire was
caused by an explosion.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
The Paramount Presidential Issue.

The paramount issue of 1908, as we
see it, consists in a person and a prin--
ciple. The person is William Jennings
Bryan. The principle is SEqual rights
for all, special privileges to none. " We
believe that no leader of either party
is SO well equipped to interpret and en-
force this principle as Mr.. Bryan. And
having said this we are ready to stand
unalterably for every subsidiary issue
that logically and inevitably flows from
it. Nashville Tennessean.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16

testing his innocence, abusing his dead
wife and hooking heaven and hell by
the hour together. Tom lay awaiting
the reaction which would follow as
surely us the morning. mud tonight 1t
was before Its time, The silence had
been dead indeed, but not long 80.
when the creature leapcl from his pal,
let with n scream. Next Instant he
was kneeling by its ncighbor.s f,,wning
over Tom with trembling arms and
|twitcfiing fingers.
q done it! done it!.he Whisper
, ed hoarsely ''T.lcss. had 10 tell
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
NOTICE IN PROBATE.

You and each Of you are hereby
notified to appear at the Court House in
Cresco, Howard county, Iowa, on the
7th day October A. d. 1907, at2 clock
p. M, to attend the probate of an in
strument purporting to be the last Will
and Testament of Frank Pecinovsky,
late of Howard county, Iowa, deceased,
at which time and place you will APP
pear and show cause, if any, why said
Will should not be admitted to probate.
In Testimony Whereof, have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of the District Court this 9Th
day of July, 1907.
EUGENE IRVINE,
1878 Clerk of Dist. Court.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
Trio of AGED sisters.

Canton. Mary E. Ohliger, aged IS,
one of three sisters residing in Can
ton whose combined ages totaled 350
years and one of the oldest members
OF the First Reformed church, now In
existence century, Is dead, The tWo
s,slers left behind are Mrs. Catherine
Weber and Mrs. Obergfell, Former
Banker Louis Ohliger, of Wooster, ID
son, Tho romans will be sent to
Wooster for burial.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16
CA8TozIA.
Dear, tie 7Ihs Kind You Have Always Bought
s'ss :, le<4zzzz1

A specific for pain DR.. Thomas Ec-
-lectric Oil, strongest, cheapest liniment
ever devised. A household remedy in
America for Is years.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-16

a sedifnent or set
tlingindicatesan
unhealthy con-
ditioii Of the kid
neys /; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire
to pass it or pain
in the hack 10