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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08
Can This Be True?

The Minneapolis Tribune Of recent
date contained an item stating that
the cost of educating children in the
public schools of Iowa was highest In
Cresco. The figures are purported to
! lhave been compiled by Supt Langen-
| burg of Iowa City, and are as follows:
"The highest cost per pupil is at Ores
CO, where the totals show s45 IS for
each pupil enrolled. Davenport comes
next with s37 40, and West Des Moines
next with 1921
Iowa City is about the middle of the
list, with S22.16. Oelwein is at the
bottom with total cost Of only Sl5 55
per pupil.
The highest average tuition is paid
sn West DesMoines, where it amounts
to s19 III.
Dubuque collects an average tuition
of s1s.26, and Clinton an average of
S17 25. OeIwein is also the lowest in
this respect, with total of on1,,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08
Miss Grace Raymond is New York

Miss Grace Raymondii is New York
singer of broad culture and thorough
muslcianship. She is a graduate Of
Vassar College, and for the past five
years has been studying with the most
eminent teachers In New York, and
singing in church, concert and
oratorio. Her voice is a soprano of
unusual sympathy and beauty, rich
and full, and so admirably schooled
that she sings with absolute ease,
certainty and authority. Miss Ray
m onds technical equipment and
musical temperament enable her to
interpret with equal effectiveness a
brilliant opera aria>eS, the simplest of
songs. She is an artist of the first
rank. With Raymond-Reid Concert
Company that will appear in Cresco
at the NJ. E church on Thursday,
Jan 17th.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08

s10.24. The average salaries are high.
est in West Des Moines, where they
total S666.48.
Burlington follows with 1907. 80.
Marshalltown pays an average OF
S547.46, and Davenport an average OF
S544 At"
AS Cresco is not in the list of schools
where high salaries rule, If the ale.
cation of high cost is true the other
expenses of conducting this school
must be excessively high compared
with other schools
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers were filet
with the county recorder for the weel
ending Jan. S, 1907.
Mary Smith and husband to Mel.
lie A. Watros, lot IL and
lou 10 in blk 3, Gillett's add to
CreSco...... ............ ............,S 41O
Arne Arnson and wife to d. w.
Davis, lot Is in irreg surv NV
t and and eA nw4 sec 12-1O0-12
James J. McGruder and wife to
Frank Shotek, sw sec 1912 1850
John Mcnamara to Lizzie Nc
Namara, lots Z and 8, blk %,
Baldwln's add to Cresco. ..... l
Joseph Nedd to E. A. Hoopman
lot l, sub div lot Is, irreg surv
Sc sec 10-1O0 l3, n of @. NJ. &
ST. P. right OF way, Chester. 1926
CA9ToRIA
Signature ss &/2Zzez1
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08
Dad Went Home With a Girl

when young man. He said at parting,
don't tell any one I came home with
you. She said won't, 1 am as asham-
ed of OF it as you are This is to call
your attention to the fact that he
buys corn, oats, wheat and barley,
and sells all kinds of feed for poultry,
horses, hogs and CATTLE. DAD.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08
! FFzAnf<son. Spring Valley. Minnesota.
For Maps, Circulars and Further informant
N. A. Blackburn, lawyer. Office
opposite the National Bank.

N. A. Blackburn, lawyer. Office
opposite the National Bank.
II you haven It the cash to buy with
remember Frankson is trader.
Mrs. Geo. lhamplin is suffering
from an attack Of appendicitis.
DR.. j. J. Ahern, Office at residence,
two blocks north of M. e. Church.
Justus johnson returned yesterday
to his school work at Cedar Rapids.
/. S. Stensland, of Hutchinson,
Minn., was a Cresco visitor on Friday
last.
Ed Van slyke returned Monday
morning to his work at Blue Earth,
MINI.
Try sack of Cresco corn meal, gra.
ham or buckwheat, and you will use
no other.
MP. Lydon shipped one Of his
Poland Chinas to a Wisconsin party
: yesterday.
Dr. w. T. Daily, physician and sur
pecn. Once over Lomas & Milz'
Drug Store.
Regular meeting of Cresco Camp
No. l21, W.O. W., tonight. Work In
Protection degree.
Charles Nemetz is down from North
Dakota visiting at thu home OF his
brother, John Nemetz.
Miss Louise Nichols r, turned to her
studies yesterday at st. Mary's Acad-
emy, at Prarie du Chien.
J. n. Beadle, Doctor OF Veterinary
Science. Once over Whites Livery.
once phone, 313}; house, 3131.
Patronize home industry and buy o.
+. Freehauf's graham, corn meal and
huckwbeat--as good as the best.
A large farm to rent for cash or on
s shares. 24 miles from market. Apply
to ELLA R. LANE, Groton, 5. u.
III you want farm loan at low
rate of interest, see American Loan
g. Trust Company, Cresco. Iowa.
Hair chains and fobs made to order,
yibratory facial massage and mani
curing at Mrs. Harvey Mitchells.
Coffee for the Chicken Pie Supper
will be the Celebrated Richelieu
Brand furnished by W. A. Wtldman
Marriage licenses we're issued last
week to Lewie Urban and Mary Fala-
da, and Harry Reynolds and Tiilie
Blaska.
Why rent farm In Iowa or Mime
sofa when you can buy as good iano
In western and northwestern Texas
at nearly your own prices?
20 fine White Wyandotte cockerels,
Benjamin Standard Blood, for sale.
See them before mating your birds
81. w. GooCHER.
For SALE-Plymouth Rock and
Golden Wysndotte Cockerels al d
Pekip brakes.
MRS. w. d. OWENS.
The ladies' of the Womens' Home
Mission Society OF the M. e. church
will give market in the Epworth
League room Of the church on Satur-
day, Jan. 2eth.
II you want correct abstracting
done and cheap prices too, it will pay
YOU to see the American Loan &
Trust o., before ordering your
abstract.
Possesses wonderful medicinal pow
er over the human body, removing al
disorders from your system, is what
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
do.. Makes you we'll, keeps you we'll
IS cents, Tea or Tablets.
s-Wm. Connolly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08
Bring your Raw Furs Ito 400 west
Market ST., Cresco, and get fair treat.
ment and highest market prices.

Bring your Raw Furs Oto 400 west
Market ST., Cresco, and get fair treat.
ment and highest market prices.
J.C. BOWERS, JR.
Dan MCGEE will give a rattle dance
In the Granger hall on Friday evening,
Jan. 18th. Music by Morton's Orches.
ira. Supper will be served at the
Martin House.
When you buy the next sack Of
buckwheat -four, grab am or corn meal
see that your grocer gives you that
made by the Cresco Milling Co., @. f.
Freehauf, Prop.
Keep your eye on Texas. This state
| affords to-day the greatest speculative
real estate Investments of any state
in the Union. Come and join Frank
SON. 3 excursion Jan. 18th.
The w. o. L. G. l. A. will have a
special meeting at the home of Mrs
Mahloa Culbert, Monday afternoon
January IA b at 3 O'Clock. ALI ladi.s
interested are requested to be present
TAKEN UP-A red heifer bout one
year old with some white in face, on
Jan. lst. Owner will call, prove
property, pay costs, and take away.
@. d. CARROLL, Lincoln Twp, Winnie
shiek County.
That's the house the Doctor built,
The biggest house you see;
Thank goodness he don't get our
money,
For we take Hollister 8 Rocky Noun
tain Tea.-Wm. Connolly.
The coach stallion Regale, owned
by the Cresco Horse Breeders Associ-
alton, was sold at auction on Satur.
day afternoon to Philip Herold for
$3.50 This was the horse that was
bought for $4,000 q few years ago.
For SALE-A registered Poland
China boar (Lydon stock) Will be
sold cheap If taken at once. Tele-
phone Belts IL, or call on me at the
old e. w. Davis farm in Albion.
HOWARD NICHOLS.
Joshua Bates came down from Big
Lake, Mimi, last Friday evening for
an inde finite visit in Cresco. His Min.
nesota residence seems to agree with
him, If one may Judge from his ap-
peranse and general air Of prosperity,
The congregational Church held
its Quarterly Communion Service,
last Sunday, and received twelve
adults, six men and six women, into
its membership The pastor also
baptized eleven infants during tho
day.
Bulls up waste tissue, promotes
appetite, improves digestion, induces
refreshing sleep, gives renewed
strength and health. That's what
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea does
IS cents, Tea or Tablets.
| VIM. Connolly.
Frank Pecinovsky and little son re-
turned Saturday to their home at
Osceola, S. d. Frank is greatly pleas:
ed with that country and its adapta
bility to farming. He says wild land
in that vicinity now costs S25 per acre
and is constantly advancing in price
If you want a genuinely democratic
state weekly, we can supply one such,
the Democratic Chronicle, Of Des
Moines, In combination with the
Plain Dealer, the two for 81 so pei
year. 1t is edited by G.. F Rinehart
one of the foremost Bryan democrats
In the state and an entertaining an6
forceful writer The Democrat
Chronicle will keep close watch upor
the actions of the general assembly
this winter and will keep you postet
upon what your representatives. anG
senator's are doing for or against YOU
interests.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08

DR.. Q. B Hunt, graduate of the
American School of Osteopathy at
Kirksville, Mo-, has opened up an
office for the practice OF Osteopathy
in Rooms No. and Q. over Luers
Drug Store. Telephone No. 1153
Office hours, 8 to IL a. M, and l to 5
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08

Kodol Dyspspssa Cure
Oigests what yos eat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08
Texas stands first in production of sheep and


lTexasha wheat the
has andtha
exash fruit thar Coorado
Texas ha moreto acco othanV
of
lTeyass standsfo
There Investment Civilized Man
n be
Come Along and be Convinced that Texas
This Excursion Spring Valley Tuesday, January
25 D. M via Chicago St. Louis and Wappelo Mo- where the
parties will stop the mill of the
Consolidated Company
will continue the journey Amarillo Texas aud other points
western Texas.
TRACTS OR MORE TO SUIT
cent interest haven't the cash buy with remember Il AM
EVERY MONTH. will
0r N/o11oxz NHir~oeofo
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08
More Facts About Texas

More Facts About Texas
Texas built anv
Texas population rapidly than
state in the u. s.
Texas produced year 100000 $780,
OOO.OOO one-fourth of the entire crop Of the world
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08
TEXAS--Excursi0h, Tuesday, JAM Is, 1907


nto the wv
ong 100 acres acres FIELD planted
cuivang per - 1900 November 9th 1905
Ghopping 4aoootmes November 1906
Gnnp at par bale oaooand produced five
produced 800
Tot. cost f au; .-| which sold at SIP per ton r.
M s u poouon"'"' "''z320o0O B.
Value of
30 Toms @ @ 5f nar nae ton 100000
Delivering X h
.$oI2ooo
dorC Crop. Net profit
Cost OF production LANDS
I'M for
Net profit S6Sxnoosale at s4oo
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08

Affords the pecu and
home
himself to the opportunities opened
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-21
DISCOVERY OF PLOT
 AGAINST EMPEROR
SToLYPlN MAKES FORMAL AN. NoUNcEMENT OF CONSPIRACY. SOCIAL DEMOCRATS AND REvo. LuTIoNISTs TAKE NO PART.

St. Petersburg. May 2o.-Before today's session of the lower house of parliament. from which all the radical representatives were conspicuously absent, Premier Stolypin made a formal announcement of the discovery of a plot to kill the en- peror Grand Duke Nicholas and himself and resolution expressing the great ioy or the house at his majesty's escape from the danger and the indication of the criminal conspiracy fortunately frustdat- ed was unanimously adopted The social democrats, social revolutionists and part of the group of toll and others were ah- sent from the house when the resolution was presented and adopted.
 In the course of his remarks the pre- mier said that the accounts of the nlot as published In certain foreign newspa pers were extremely exaggerated. The persons arrested in connection with tha conspiracy would be prosecuted without delay. Some of the conspirators had tried to enter the imperial palace where his majesty was residing, but the attempts had failed.
 During a debate on an interpolation of the social democrats later in the day. Count BobrinslSy, president of the consti- tutional conservative party, left the house with the members of his party fin re- taliaton for the absence of the radicals at the time of the adoption of the reso- lution of sympathy with the emperor at his escape from assassination. Later in the day Deputy Shrlsky, fin behalf Of ranfrnl committee of fha sOCfaI damorrafe fe announced that his party had no connec- ton with the plot and insinuated that if 1t really existed 1t was due to police provocation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-21
.BAPTISTS DISCUSS
 HOME MISSIONS Campaign for Funds lnaugu-
 rated By Dr. Gray MISSION IN CANAL ZONE Evening Session Becomes Great Mass Missionary Meeting, With pr. Wll-
 lingham In Charge of
 the Proceedings.
MISSION IN CANAL ZONE

Richmond, Va, May 20.-The morning session of the first Baptist convention was confined largely to the discussion of home missions and within few minutes after the reports of the committee on church buildings and loan fund had been read by Joshua Lowering of Baltimore, and the report on the finances of the seminary board had been submitted by Dr. W. J. McGlothlin of Kentucky, an- ot ler campaign for funds was inaugura- ted by Dr. B. D. Gray, secretary of the home mission society. A number of mem bers of the Northern Baptist convention visited the body.
 This afternoon the consideration of home missions was resumed and pr. Gray, secretary of the board, introduced the Rev. c. D. Daniel of El Paso; the Rev. Mr Farla of San Antoio, and the Rev. Benton Preb. who told of the missionary work they are doing In South Texas, among the Mexicans. MT. Garcia spoke in Spanish, his language, being interpreted to the convention by MT. Daniel. Rev J. P. Wise told of the boards mission en- terprise in the canal zone.
 The remainder of the hour for home missions was devoted to mountain schools and the Rev. A. E. Brown and the Rev. Posey told of the good results being ac- compllshed by Baptist teachers in Vest ern North Carolina, East Tennessee and North Georgia.
 The new laymen's movement came up for consideration on a report by Hon. Poshua Lowering of Baltimore. and after speeches had been made by c. c. Slaughterm of Texas, A. C. Avery of Missouri, J. F. Brownlow of Tennessee. R. H. Edmunds, editor of the Manufact- urer's Record, Baltimore; H. R. Pollard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-21

and philanthropist cares nothing for that He has all kinds of money and his heart is in the work of helping afflicted human ity, and, as he said, when he first opened here, 1t was not a matter of money with him. His course in the city has shown that he meant just what he said.
 As. all know Col. Dillingham; advertises the famous Plant Juice remedies and has been eminently successful in introducing them here. Hundreds of people have aYailed themselves of the opportunity to get and use these remedies and many testify to the great good they have done them. Miraculous cures have been ef- fected in the way of tape worm and oth- CT diseases of the stomach. As to the matter of tape worm, there have been several valuable testimonials and the par asites as the Colonel calls tape worms, have been put on exhibition so that the people might see for themselves. Those who have been relieved in this way have not only not hesitate to give written tes- timonals but have also appeared on the open stage and told the crowds all about the fact that Plant Juice removed the worms.
 "The Colonel has been highly success ful in the introduction of these remedies which have accomplished wonders In the matter of curing several people Of rheu- matism, notably that of Benjamin Klein,
 
 was badly afflicted, and Mrs. John Kap- ral. who had been practically helpless for five years and not able to walk at all in that time. After she had taken less than one bottle of Col. Dillingham's med icine she walked down street and within three days after she began taking the medicine Other wonderful cures might be noted The drug stores have sufficient confidence in these medicines to lay in a large stock of it and already report large sales and perfect satisfaction.
 ''The Coloners departure Is also regret ted because of the fact that his genial and magnetic personality have also made him many warm friends and he has form ed many friendships, the ties of which will be broken to some extent when he leaves, but the very best wishes of all who have met him here go with him..
 It is understood that during the Colo ners stay in Birmingham that the con- cert and vaudeville entertainments will be provided absolutely free for the pleas ure of the crowds and thoroughly en- joyed.
 They will continue every night this month, different programme being pre- scented each night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-21
REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
Man Comes Out of Tank of Burning
 oil Alive.

Tipton (Mich.) Cor. Baltimore Sun.
 There was exhibited out in Gryton re- gently an instance of presence of mind and nerve under trying circumstances that was certainly notable.
 Rawson Hewliffe, a timer, was at work out back of Compton & Blake's hard ware store, engaged in fitting a galva- nized iron cover to the firms large kero- sene tank There had been sheet ron cover to the tank, but this had rusted out and a new one was being put in place. The tank which is about seven feet deep' was filled to within two feet of the top with oil at the time, -
 Bert .Claische and his brother Jim were engaged in making some repairs on the tin roof of the one-story portion or the building and needing more gasoline in the soldering machine, Bert sent Jim down 10 bring some Cup. Jim was not posted as to the amount needed ana ln- stead of getting what he should-not more than pint-he took a pail, ahu' drawing nearly a gallon of the infiamma- ble liquid started with it up the ladder to the roof. Hewliffe, who was busy about the tank, did not observe what Jim was doing.
 When the boy was about halfway up the ladder he carelessly allowed one or his feet do slip off rung and, as ne came near falling in consequence of the miss-step, he dropped the pail squarely on Hewliffe, drenching him thoroughly, and atithe same instant, ignited by the pipe (which the unfortunate man was smoking, the flames sprang up around him m d sheet high above his head. lie had not one chance in million or es- caping with his life. But with most wonderful presence of mind and fertility of resources he sprang forward on the platform on which he was working ana, almost as swiftly as the flames flashed up around him, he reached the edge or the tank and dived into it and beneath the surface of the oil.
 The flames about him were, of course instantly smothered out but the gasoline being more volatile than the oil, con siderable of it remained floating on the surface of the tank, and, this being stlll on fire, Hewliffe was imprisoned in a vat of oil across the surface of which bright flames were dancing and playing swiftly
 He dared not emerge for the moment he did so the gasoline still in his clothing would be set on fire once more by the flames and his life destroyed. Cropping about in the tank with his hands, while he braced himself in position, he found
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-21
Frisco as a Phoenix.

Fro mthe Philadelphia North American.
 On the average new building has been finished every forty-fve minutes In San Francisco since the fire. The building permits issued in San Francisco in 1905 were about s22, 100000. That year was record-breaker up to that time Labor Commissioner Stafford's report shows that s1OOO,O0O A week Is now paid out for wages, or s52. 100000 per year. and as wages only represent about 90 per cent of actual cost of building, 1t is conserv- ative to say that San Francisco at pres ent Is building at the rate of over $1OO,- 100000 per year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-21

Col. Frank A. Dillingham's opening ad- dress and entertainment took place last night on the vacant lot on Third avenue fronting the Majestic Theatre, and, al though the trouble between the B. R. h.. x P. R. R. Go. and their employees kept many away, yet during the evening In the presence of a thousand people, Col. Dll- lingham's entertainers put on the pest free show that ever appeared here.
 In his lecture. which lasted about 2O minutes, he told of his reasons for visit ing this city in order to introduce Plant Juice Remedies, the medicines which have made him his present large fortune and which he so literally shares with the poor people throughout the country.
 Alter the reporter listened to the elo- ouent address of Col. Dillingham; 1t was easier for him to understand what has earned for this man the title of the Great Advertiser
 For the benefit of people wishing infor- nation regarding the medicine Col. Dil- lingham established headquarters on the opposite side of the Majestic Theatre, and at an early hour yesterday there were many people waiting on the great adver- tiser, making inquiries concerning his wonderful medicine and purchasing lib- orally.
 There is no doubt of the marvellous efficacy of Plant Juice Remedies. In- stances of their remarkable healing and curing qualities are so numerous wherever the medicines are introduced that the skeptical are at once disarmed and the success of the remedies are assured.
 In a recent issue, the Florida Times Union the leading paper of Florida, edi- torially commented on Col. Dillingham; s visit to Jacksonville, as follows
 "Col. F. A Dillingham;, accompanied by his secretary, Harry Hartley, and his company of vaudeville performers. will leave tonight for Birmingham, where they will remain several weeks There are many people here who regret to see Col. Dillingham; depart. He has afforded thou sands excellent nightly entertainment since he came here eight weeks ago, and they have enjoyed the vaudeville enter tainments his company his given, but have also listened attentively to his lec- lures and been much profited.
 '''rhese free entertainments have been first-class in every particular and none witnessed them but to have hearty laughs and to be highly entertained. Col. Dil- lngham left nothing undone to make them different every night and of the most pleasing character. This was done at a great expense, but the great advertiser
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-21

and place to his mouth a piece of gas pipe which he knew was there. Then he sucked in and spit out the oil in 1t till the pipe was free, after which he was able to breathe through 1t by breathing in the air and then expelling it into the oil above him.
 Thus he was in a position to keep him self alive until help reached him, If 1t came before the oil itself began to burn beneath the gasoline that covered 1t. And help did come
 George Bracker, who had seen the whole affair, came on run to the tank, and although he burned his hands severe ly in doing so skinned off the burning gasoline with a shovel and threw 1t to one side till the flames were all gone and Hewlffe could come up, which he did, with the utmost gratitude in his heart for his brave rescuer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-21
Puckerlnqs.
From Puck.

From PUCK.
 We hold this truth to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, in order to leave no possible room for doubt about it, we insist on the dress coat at all formal affairs.
 It is not true that baby-talk Is dead language. Plenty of poodle-dogs can un- derstand no other.
 The world is a big mortar full of chunks of trouble; but a kind heart makes a darn good pestle.
 If you want to learn to be a gentleman, just buy a good dog and watch him.
 Only the unsuccessful have time to write books on Success.