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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
De Armond,a Remedy.

Judge David A. De Almond of Mis-
souri,, the most sarcastic of mortals as
we'll as one of the ablest members of
the house, has turned his mind to the
exactions of the Dingley tariff bill and
from his inner consciousness has evolv-
ed most excellent plan to educate
people on that subject-if he could
only get it into operation. But there
is the rub not only with De Almonds
scheme, but with any other looking
toward improving our condition. His
plan is simplicity itself. It's nothing
more or less than to pass law re-
quiring that the amount of tariff on
my article shall be placed on that ar
ticle in plain words and figures when
1t is offered for sale. That would be
fair to all concerned-to manufacturer,
seller and buyer; also to Uncle Sam
but because it is fair is precisely the
reason that the ways and means COM
mittee as now organized will not touch
1t with forty foot pole. What the
tariff barons and their supple tools
most dread is fair deal on the tariff
L AC luAlu SOHS COulu uOL I'LL Wy
one-tenth of the votes Of the United
States If De Almonds bill We're enact
ed into law. Once lawyer told his
client that he should have justice
whereupon the astonished client yelled,
THAT'S exactly what do not want"
30 with the stand patters. The last
thing they desire is fairness, justice OF
an even chance. The law has made
them rich by enabling them to fleece
their victims. If De Almond doesn't
look little out, he will render himself
persona non grata to the barons, but
he doesn't seem to care baubee about
that Queer sort of man, isn't hei
Others think they are sitting in heav.
emily places when the tariff barons
smile on them, but Missourians are an
Independent race and generally do and
say What they please.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22

in the house, to use an old time OK
preston familiar to the ears of those
reared in the timber regions. When
the question of increasing congression-
al salaries came up, Frank Clark came
out boldly in favor Of it and made a
speech which convulsed the house and
galleries and which was largely ex-
plotted in the papers. Enough voted
for the proposition to pass it. but few
spoke in favor of it. and most of those
who did spoke apologetically. Not so
with my namesake from Florida. He
put it on grounds of justice and man
fully stood by his guns.
He has a tender heart. Some per.
sons conveyed to him the information
that the lunatics in St Elizabeth's
asylum are maltreated. He promptly
introduced resolution of inyestiga-
ton and forced it to it's passage He
was placed on the committee to inves-
tigate and has put in a vast deal of
work on that subject. All sorts Of
tactics We're resorted to to prevent the
investigation, but Clark of Florida
swung on like bulldog till he got it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
DOCTORS MISTAKES

Are said often to be buried six feet under
ground. But many times women call on
their family physicians, suffering, as they
imagine, one from dyspepsia, another from
heart disease, another from liver or kid
ney disease, another from nervous pros
tration, another with pain here and there,
and in this way they present alike to
themselves and their easy-going or over
busy doctor, separate diseases, for which
he, assuming them to be such, prescribes
his pills and potions. In reality, they are
a!I only symptoms caused by some uterine
disease. The physician, ignorant Of the
cause OF suffering. Keeps up his treatment
until large bills are @de. The suffering
patient gets no betteh Jfeason Of the
wrong treatment, but probably worse. "A
proper medicine like d.. -Pierce,s EaYarifa
have entITeIY Tsm9Yed the disease, there:
by disPeIfing ali those DISTRESSING symp-
toms, and instituting comfort instead Of
prolonged misery. 1t has been well said,
that "a disease known is half cured.n
Or. Picrce's Favorite Prescription Is q
an experienced and skillful physician,
and adapted to woman's delicate system.
1t Is made Of native American medicinal
roots and is perfectly harmless in its
effects in GllI C0nIItlOll QI-1Ge- feMIla
slSlem:
fao q loWCTluI lHVlBOTdIlIlB tOIllC II d
vorite Prescription" imparts strength to
the whole system and to the organs dis
tinctly, feminine in particular. For over
worked, rworn-out,"". rundown debili-
tated teachers, milliners, dressmakers,
seamstresses, vshop-girls,p house-keepers,
nursing mothers, and feeble women gen.
orally, DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
is the greatest earthly boon. being UNI
equaled as an appetizing cordial and re-
Storative tonic.
As a soothing and strengthening nerv-
inc aFayorite Prescription is unequaled
and Is invaluable in allaying and sub
DUNG nervous excitabiity, frritability,
nervous exhaustion, nervous prostitution,
neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, st. Vitus's
dance, and other distressing, nervous
symptoms commonly attendant upon
functional and organic disease of tho
uterus. 1t induces. refreshing sleep and
relieves mental anxiety and dependency.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets fnvigorate
the stomach, liver and bowels. Ono to
three a dose. Easy to take as candy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
LOCKED UP HER PARENTS.
Young Girl Then Ran Away With the
Man of Her Choice.

Man of Her Choice.
Because her mother and father
would not consent to her marriage
with the man Of her choice, Miss Bes.
sic Algrowes Of Prairie Center looked
her parents in the cellar of their home
and drove twenty miles across the
country with Abe Gunnells to Mason
City, where they were married. The
old folks objected to the marriage Of
the young couple. But the pretty
young girl and her sweetheart plan.
ned to circumvent them. Soon after
the monday meal the girl called her
parents to come into the cellar, say.
Ing she had something to show them.
Unsuspectingly they went. The daught
er climbed out the other way, bolted
the door behind her and ran around
to the other exit and fastened It,.
Then calmly sitting down, she asked
the angry pair if they would consent
to her marriage. She said she would
leave them until they did After sew.
eral hours, the father remaining mex
cradle, she placed some food in a
window and went to join her impa.
t1ent sweetheart. With shouts of the
father ringing in her ears, they drove
away The old people were forced TIC
remain in the dark dungeon for sever
al hours, when the passing neighbors
released them. The couple are very
young.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
Raps "Rueket Shops"

Bucket shops" and the branch
board OF trade Offices In Iowa were
hit hard rap by the state supreme
court, which reversed case from
Dallas county, where board of trade
firm had secured a judgment for
margins" which patron had failed
to make good. The supreme court
holds that evidence fails to show that
the board Of trade firm actually paid
out any of the money 1t claimed to
have advanced to protect its patron
from declining margin on 5000
bushels Of wheat which it handled.
I'm imagination at least" Ware G.
Leland. a Chicago board of trade firm,
which has an Office at Perry, sued A,
W. Hetss, a patron, for margins"
which he failed to make good. Judg.
ment was obtained against Heiss in
the district court, but the supreme
court now reverses that decision.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
Uniaue ovation For BRYAN.

William j. Bryan was given the
unique honor of an ovation by state
legislature that is overwhelmingly Re
publican. He appeared on invitation
before the two houses of the lowe
general assembly last week and made
an address in which he covered the
entire range of political issues, ant
which was accepted by the Democrats
of the legislature as tentative plat
form for the next presidential cam
paign. In calling attention to the
dangers of swollen fortunes" Mr.
Bryan commended President Roose
welt. saying that since he has com
menced to point the dangers of swol
len fortunes Mr. Bryan only gets about
half as much abuse as he used to
get, as Roosevelt is now sharing this
abuse with him.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
Increase of Salary.

Florida has only three representa-
tives in the house, but they are all
strong men-Sparkman, Lamar and
Clark. There are always so many
Clarks in congress that they are
usually called by their Christian names
more frequently than others except the
Smiths, Joneses, Browns, Andersons
and Williamsons. So the Florida mem
Der Is always Frank Clark to his fell
low members. He is handsome, ca
pable man without fear. What's in
his mind he says, and he says it with
force. lie has clear, bell-like voice,
great advantage in such a large and
tumultuous assembly as is the house of
representatives. Whether u person
agrees with Frank Clark or not, he
must admire his courage. He was
once United States district attorney
and holds UP his end OF the hand spike
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
The ''RA|NY DAY"

In everybody's life the pro-
ver bal rainy day" is pretty
sure to come, sooner or later.
Fortunate indeed is the
person who, when it arrives,
is prepared for it.
The way for persons of
moderate means to guard
against the needs of the
rainy day. is to inaugrrate
now a systematic plan of
saving. Most persons who
are improvident do not mean
to be so. They either do not
understand the Importance
OF small economies or they
have neglected to save
because they have never tried
pactical system.
Brildingup a Swings
Account in a bank is the
greatest incentive to system
attic saving.
And when you save a little
as you go, you are ever pre-
pairing for the demands Of
that future rainy day.
Start a Savings Account
to-day in the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
Probe Secret Orders.

1t is reported semi-officially that the
occasion of the meeting at Dubuque
of Archbishops Keane OF Dubuq, .e
Gleason of st. Louis, Ireland of st
Paul and Messmer Of milwaukee,
which was held a short time ago was
for the purpose OF making an investi
cation of the secret fraternal societies
outside the church. The prelates
named, it is stated, form special
committee of the hierarchy of the
United States and will formulate a
report to be presented to the national
meeting in Washington at Easter. II
Is known that the rituals of a number
of secret societies have been secured
for examination.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
TELLS OF SHOOTING ARRAY
Ex-sARGEANT SAYS ONLY ONE
RACK WAS BROKEN OPEN.
Negro Soldier, in Charge Of Company
Quarters, Appears Before Sen
ate Committee.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Sergt. Oar
hey w. O. Brawner, who had charge
of company G quarters, Twenty-tifth
Infantry, the night of the Brownsville
ARRAY, was on the stand Friday at
the investigation being conducted by
the senate committee on military af.
fairs. He is the man whose absence
when the call to arms was sounded is
said to have resulted in the order to
break open the company's gun racks
On that account the members of the
committee showed unusual interest in
the testimony
Brawner said that he slept in a
room at one end of the &c" quarters
on the side nearer the town, and that
he was awakened by Corporal O'Neil,
who occupied the same room O'Neil
ing and call to arms and also told
him to hurry and open the gun racks.
Paying no attention to what his sub
ordinate told him, Brawner said he
dressed and rushed out to see his COM
manding officer. He said he met
First Sergt. Harley and asked him
what to do, and Harley said: wait
for orders" The witness said that
when he went back to quarters, he
heard Maj. Penrose say: IF you can't
find the commanding officer in charge
of quarters, break open the gun racks
and get down as soon as you can and
fall in"
Taking this as his order, Brawner
said that he proceeded to open the
racks and that he unlocked three of
them, but found that the fourth had
been broken open. Pounding on the
racks, he said was continued after the
keys had been turned in the locks,
which he explained by saying that it
was dark and the men probably did
not know the racks had been unlock.
ed. Senator Lodge called to the at
tention of the witness an affidavit he
gave to the Constitutional league that
HE had lighted lantern and had
found all of the gun racks intact ex-
cept the one that was broken open.'
Brawner said that the light was used
afterward to verify the count of guns,
and he explained his remark by say
ing that he thought Intact" meant
that all the racks were accounted for.
The only ammunition company G
had, according to Brawner, was the
lead bullet guard ammunition, or what
is known as the reduced range cart
ridge.
Brawner was one of the 10 men ar
rested on charge of having partici-
pated in the shooting up" of the
town.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA
NEWS OF THE WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
Ambrose Duffy of DEBORAH Sent to
Prison for Forty Years for AS
sault Committed Upon
Prominent Woman.

Ambrose Duffy, thirty-two years old
and one of the hardest characters that
section has ever known, was sent
enced to forty years in the state
prison by Judge A. N. Hobson at De-
corah. Duffy pleaded guilty to an as.
sault committed on one of Decorah,s
most prominent women last summer
and also to breaking into the Imma-
culate Conception academy with the
Intent to commit a similar offense.
When first brought into court Duffy
pleaded not guilty to both charges.
He was confronted by the women who
made the first complaint against him,
however, and after she had identified
him positively he changed his plea to
guilty. He insisted on his innocence
of the second charge, but his shoes,
which he had left behind him when he
fled from the school, were identified
by man who had occupied cell be-
side his in the county Jail last sum.
mer, when Duffy was serving time for
minor offense, and this with the
other evidence furnished by the state
led him to change the plea to guilty
also. After committing the two
crimes, and before he was indicted,
Duffy left DEBORAH, and later was
found at Rock Island, ILL.,, where he
was arrested at the instance of Sher.
LII Qualley. When arrested he was
wearing an overcoat which 1t turned
out he had stolen from a Rock Island
saloonkeeper. and before requisition
papers could be obtained he was tried
and convicted for the theft. He was
released three weeks ago, and was
then turned over to the Iowa author
tiles and brought back to DEBORAH for
trial. He was taken to the peniten.
tiary at Anamosa to serve the sen.
ence imposed on him.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
Aid For Norway,s Poor.

ITO the poor people of my native
land, Norway, do bequeath one-half
of my property and estate" Is the
queer phrase which is contained in
the last will and testament of Andrew
D. Johnson, an eccrentric old Norweg-
ian who recently died at Story City
The will has been offered for probate
out it will be contested by the sons
and daughters on the grounds of un-
business.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
Fire Fatal to Woman.

Mrs. s. ]. Johnson, an aged crippled
woman who kept house for her son,
was burned to death at Belmond.
Just how the accident happened is
not known. as Mrs. Johnson was alone
In the house at the time. 1t is
thought, however, that she was start.
Ing a fire in the cook stove and that
her dress caught fire. A woman who
happened to call at the house soon
after the accident found the room full
OF smoke and upon investigation dis
covered the body of Mrs. johnson iy-
Ing in the kitchen. Her limbs were
burned to crisp
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
Clerks Mind Falls.

overworked by the onerous duties
OF journal clerk at the legislature,
Walter g. Watt of Cedar Rapids has
been taken home in a precarious con.
dition, and may be sent to sanitar.
ium for recuperation. He was found
unconscious in his room a few days
ago, and when an attempt was made
to move him to hospital he became
so delirious that it was necessary to
strap him to chair before he could
be moved.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
Gives All to Mother.

Rather than let his mother think he
had forgotten her at Christmas time,
Earl Wilson, twenty-eight years old,
Of Taylorville. ILL.,. sent her his last
cent from a little town In Nebraska
and then started to walk home. He
got as far as Fairfield, Ia, where he
was taken sick with pneumonia and
nearly died. Wilson had been in Col
orado before Christmas and had start.
ed back home. He stopped off at the
Nebraska town to earn enough money
to send to his mother and then start.
ed on his long journey afoot.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
Calmly Ends His Life.

j. W. Davenport, a wealthy farmer
OF Libertyville, committed suicide at
hotel at Keokuk. The suicide ap-
parently was planned and long pre-.
meditated. He purchased the revol-
yer with which to kill himself, went
to his room in the hotel, wrote letter
to his wife and then fired a bullet
through his head. He had $40 in
money and drafts for 5000 on his per-
son. The letter to his wife did not
explain why he killed himself, and no
reason for his act is known.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
A Terse PARAGRAPH.

I have in these letters frequently re-
ferred to and quoted most excellent
and Illuminating excerpts from the
rural press. The opinions of country
editors are not so widely read as the
editorials Of the big metropolitan pa
pers, but in the end the sum total Of
the influence of country papers is
greater than that of the great dailies.
Out at Fulton, in my district. is a
young editor, Mr.. Ovid Bell, who con-
ducts the Fulton Gazette tiptop pa
per. He is thoroughgoing Demo
GRAFT At one time he served as secre-
tary to Hon. Richard Parks Bland,
which in itself was liberal education
in Democracy. Bell has been men,
Der of the state committee; also its
secretary. Recently that paper con-
tanned this editorial paragraph, which
should be an eye opener to his readers.
Mr.. Bell says:
The Kansas state senate, composed Of
thirty-seven Republicans and three Demo-
Gratis, passed resolution the other day
gress to "use all honorable means to re-
wise the tariff on steel and lumber.
Twenty-one Republicans voted for the
resolution, and one Of them, debating it,
said, mo wife buys dishpan and no
farmer a nail or piece of barbed wire
that does not pay tribute to the steel
trust" The funny part of the perform
ance is the admission of the fact that
the tariff is responsible for the trusts.
Ordinarily Republican politician does
not admit the relation of the tariff to the
trusts. Any of them will agree that the
buying public pays tribute to the steel
| and lumber trusts, and they go further
and agree that the beef trust. the leather
trust, the farm machinery trust the wool
en- goods trust and the cotton goods trust
levy tribute from the people, but some
how they fail to connect cause with eff
| feet. Light seems to be breaking on
| Kansas Republicanism, however.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
WILL SUE FOR USE OF CARS.
Receiver Harmon of Two Railroads
Plans Important Action.

Cincinnati, o., Feb. 16-One of the
by a railroad official for the return of
freight cars from other roads will soon
be taken in the United States court
by Judge Harmon, receiver for the
Pere Marquette and the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton railroads. There
are several thousand of the freight
cars of these two roads held by many
of the roads of the country and it is
the intention of Receiver Harmon to
compel these roads to give an account.
ing for the use of his cars. He said
Friday:
II shall soon institute suit in the
United States court against the roads
that have been using our cars illegal.
1y. / will bring the suit either for an
accounting Of the profit accruing to
these roads from the use of our cars
or for damages for the loss in bust
ness to us because our cars were not
redelivered in a reasonable time,
Whichever action will net the most
money to the Pere Marquette and the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton will
be the one / shall bring. Farmers and
shippers along the two lines that l
represent are suffering for the need Of
cars and our roads are also losing
money. AS an officer of the United
States court in charge of these prop
critics, l am determined that the roads
using our cars must return them"
The action contemplated by Re-
ceiver Harmon is the most sweeping
of it's kind ever taken in this country
and may establish precedent for a
basis whereby roads will be compelled
to return freight cars to the owning
road,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
JOHN E. DALEY,
If r. 8, Cresco, Iowa.
104tf

Nothing will relieve Indigestion
that is not thorough digestant Ko-
dol digests what you eat and allows
the stomach to observation-disclosures
strong again. KODOL IL a solution OF
dtge stive acids and as nearly as pos
Sible apprOximates the digestive juic-
es that are found In the stomach. KO-
Dol takes the work OF digestion off
the digestive organs, and while per-
forming this work itself does greatly
assist the stomach to q thorough rest.
In addition the ingredients of KO-
LOL are such as to make it correct.
i've of the highest efficiency and by its
action the stomach is restored to it's
normal activity and power. KODOL
is manufactured in sJrict conformity
with the National Pure Food and
Drugs Law. Sold by J. "a. Luers
Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
No Extra Session.

There is talk of an extra session Of
congress. but there's no extra session
going to be held OF course the Wash
ington people want it, because it helps
the town, but senators and representa-
tives do not want it, and President
Roosevelt dislikes to have congress OH
his hands as much as did G. c., but
he is too shrewd to say so.
There's Il possibility of an extra ses-
sion of the senate to consider the San
to Domingo treaty unless the pressure
or the wheedling induces enough
Democrats to vote for that preposter-
GUS scheme to ratify it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
Knox Speaks on smoot question.


Washington, Feb. Ex-senator
Knox Thursday addressed the senate
in opposition to the resolution report
ed from the committee on privileges
and elections, that Reed Smoot is
not entitled to seat as a senator of
the United States from Utah" He
was accorded the closest attention be.
cause of his discussion of the legal
questions involved on the point of ex-
pulsion, which would require two.
thirds of the senate, or exclusion, re-
curing only a majority of the votes
he commended unalterably that moth
Ing less than two-thirds of the entire
membership of the senate could un-
seat the Utah senator.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
Woman Probably Fatally Burned.

Mrs. Laura A. Endberg Of Lehigh
Is at the point Of death as the result
OF injuries received from fire which
caught in her clothing and burned her
In a terrible manner. While polish.
Ing nickel on hot stove the polish,
which contained gasoline, exploded
and the flames caught the sleeve of
her dress. Her screams brought her
son to her assistance and his hands
We're badly burned in tearing the burn.
Ing garments from his mother.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-22
Window Is GaIIow..

A piece Of clothesline scarcely a
yard long and two nails which he
found in the window Of his bedroom,
made gallows for Joseph Cerney, a
market gardner who hanged himself
at Cedar Rapids. He tied the rope
about his neck and then climbing onto
the bed fastened the other end about
the nails. Stepping from the bed he
slowly choked himself to death He
suffered sunstroke last summer and
had been ailing ever since.