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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
Obituary.

Linus Curtis was born Feb. 27, 1888,
at Highbridge, Conn, the son of
Henry and Diantha Curtis. He was of
family of six children, five sons and
daughter and was the last of the
family to pass to the Great Beyond.
At the age of nineteen he started
out to make his fortune in the west.
He stayed in Ohio for about year and
then started farther west. arriving at
Bluffton in Winneshiek county, in the
summer of 1853. Lyman Morse was at
this time building the first mill at
Bluffton, and Mr.. Curtis went to work
to help cut and haul the logs TO build
the mill and DAM Mr.. Curtis took up
quarter section just across the river
east from Bluffton and stayed until
the fall of 1859, when he sold out and
returned to his former home in Con-
necticut
December II, 1861, at Pound Ridge,
Conn.,, he was married to Mary Jane
Fancher, and to them one child, a
daughter, was born which passed away
in infancy.
In the spring of 1862. he moved to
New York city and was member of
the police force for six years. After
leaving this occupation, he engaged in
truck farming for about thirty years,
selling out in 1901 and coming west
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
Hello, Centrall"

The welcome tinkle of our office
phone last Tuesday evening gave
promise of an early resumption of tele-
phone service by The Northern Iowa
Company. No service is as yet given,
as comparatively few of the lines are
connected with the board, and any
attempt to answer calls on connected
lines would retard the work of connect
ing the balance of the lines.
That Cresco and the county will have
its telephone service restored so soon
ater the fire is due to the courtesy of
the Bell Company. Between 9 and
10 O'Clock the evening of the fire, Mr..
Addie was in communication with the
Bell people in an effort to secure a
used board for temporary use in
Cresco. At 8 O'Clock the next morning
an order for board was at the store
house of the company at Des Moines,
and the same day the company instruct
ed their superintendent of switchboard
installation, Mr.. Langford, to come to
Cresco and assist in the installation of
the board, and he has been aided by
another Bell expert from Iowa City.
The fire destroyed the Northern Iowa
cable charts and to pick out the thousand
wires, and properly attach them to the
board is task of infinite trouble and
patience, and has occupied the un-
divided attention of the entire force,
some eight or ten men, every day (Sun-
days included) since the fire, aud even
ings till ten and eleven o'clock.
Mr. Addie informs us that the COM
pany hopes to resume service on prac-
tically all the lines on Saturday of this
week, and wishes ls to state that wher
service is resumed that patrons should
call by number exclusively as the
switchboard is considerably different
from the old one and until the operators
become familiar with it, calls by
number will facilitate the service.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
CREsCO HOWARD COUNTY IOWA FRIDAY DECEMBER

F. c. Flick and wife left Wednesday
for Christmas visit at the home of
his father at ST. Cloud, MINI. George
Breedlove is wearing the marshal's
star during the absence of Mr.. Flick.
Francis Still, Louisa Wendl and
Annie Still won the spelling contest
that was held Dec %, 1908, iii District
No. 5 New Oregon Township, in which
school j. Emmett Carroll IS the teach
er.
Some fancy Duroc Jersey boars left
yet. These are very lengthy and with
heavy bone; weight ITS to 200 pounds.
Come while they last.
JOSEPH BoUsKA,
Bits Calmar, Iowa.
The undersigned, Mary Kubicek,
wife of Stephen Kubicek, hereby re-
tracts whatever she has said concern
ing and against the family of John
Kubicek. have done so because of
false reports and information.
Mary Kubicek, by E. j. Cenek. j. P.
The "rest ROOM provided by the
business men of Cresco has been
opened temporarily in the Martin build
ing, and is in charge of Mrs. Robert
Phelan. A number of easy chairs
have been provided, and all are invited
and welcome to make use of the room.
In the presence of mary friends and
relatives Mr.. Nelson Carman and Miss
Caroline Wilma Jopp, both members of
our Endeavor Society, on the 25th day
of November plighted their troth The
wedding ceremony took place in the
church, which had been tastefully deco
rated for the occasion. After the
ceremony reception was held at the
parental home of the bride, 229 Syca-
more street amid the congratulations
of their numerous relatives. Buffalo,
N. Y. Courier.
We have already taken several sub
scriptions to the PLAIN DEALER and
Chicago Daily Journal on our combi-
nation offer of both papers one year
for $3.50. The Daily Journal is espeei-
ally valuable to the farmers as it ar
rives in the morning in time for the
rural routes and contains the most
reliable and complete daily market re-
port published in the west. 80 per cent
of Chicago's business men quote the
Journal to their patrons as an absolute
authority on all markets.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
A Letter from N. B. Wheeler
Editor PLAIN DEALER:-

Editor PLAIN DEALER
Let me say word. So many
of my friends have asked me
about Florida and why l come
here to spend the winters. Firstly, will
ask which is preferable, being in that
cold climate shoveling snow and coal
all winter or being here on Lemon
Bay where all you have to wear all
through the winter is straw hat and
a pair of overalls, and kings don't get
the good things to eat that do on Old
Lemon Bay. What ;do | get to eat?
Oh, mont much, only about a dozen
kinds of fine fish, fine oysters, clans,
scalops, large fiat crabs, stone crabs,
game, quail, ducks, willett, blackbirds,
wild turkey and deer. All these you
get with little work and lots of sport
on your part. The cost is nothing, the
sport heaps. Have just came from a
short hunt about one half mile with
my friend Wilmer (from Chicago) about
one hours tramp and 81 is quails.
Have dressed and cooked two quails
and with big dish of &lam-chowder.
sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, etc.,
(all my own cooking) feel too full
for utterance but will say more later
on.
Well this is many days later on, and
what has happened since in the way of
sport and work would fill big book.
Frank and have went hunting, fish
ing, claiming andloystering many times
since and if should tell you all we
got you would say, Oh, what liar! l
will a tale to you unfold of yesterdays
experience. Went to Grove City for
mail by way of the Gulf and trolling
out of Stump Pass, Ruth caught fine
lot of blue fish and with four shots
got 20 Willet; they are fine bird
about theIsize of wild pigeon. Then
we went down on the Gulph one mile
to New Pass, and going in there with
two shots got five large ducks. They
were new duck to me as most of our
ducks here Are blue bills; they were
some larger and fat. Don't think they
were anyone's tame ducks as the hous-
es were miles away My orange,
grapefruit, lemons and lime trees are
growing and bearing well. | just
brought in big.washtub full from one
tree and surely never ate as fine an
orange. Later on, if not too busy,
may give you something more interest
ing. N. B. WHEELER.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
Was Mixed Often.

Some remarkable stories are being
told about town and among the country
people coming in of this simple home
made mixture curing Rheumatism and
Kidney trouble. Here is the recipe
and directions for taking: Mix by shak-
ing well in bottle one-half ounceIFluid
Extract Dandelion, one ounce Com
pound Kargon. three ounces Compound
Syrup Sarsaparilla. Take as dose one
teaspoonful after meals and at he'd
time.
No change need be made in your
usual diet, but drink plenty of good
water.
This mixture has peculiar tonic eff
feet upon the Kidneys; cleansing the
clogged-up pores of the elimative It's
sues, forcing the kidneys to sift and
strain from the blood the uric acid and
other poisonous waste matter, overcom-
ing Rheumatism, Bladder and Urinary
troubles in short while.
A druggist here who has had hun.
dreds of calls for these ingredients since
the first announcement in the news
papers last October stated that the
people who once try it swear by it.
especially those who have Urinary anc
Kidney troubles and suffer with Rheu-
| matism.
All the druggists in this neighbor
hood say they can supply the ingredi-
ents, which are easily mixed at home
There is said to be no better blood
cleansing agent or system tonic known
and certainly none more harmless OF
simple to use.
| In another column of this issue viii
be found an article upon the matter O.
hail insurance, advertising the Farm
ers' Mutual Hail Insurance Associatio,
of Iowa, which is being represented il
this county by M. S. Vance of Ossial
and A. A. Smith of Clear Lake. Thi
is one of the strongest companies o
its kind, and has paid Iowa farmers con
siderable over million dollars in loss
es. Over $40, 900 in losses were pal,
to Howard and Winneshiek count,
farmers during the past year. 1t is al
Iowa company and 'in all that is goo'
Iowa affords the best. s"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25

again taking up his residence near
Kendallville where he resided at the
time of his death, Dec. II, 1908
His funeral was held on Dec. 10Th,
Rev. Young of Ridgeway officiating
with interment in the Eddy cemetery.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank the neighbors and
friends who helped and showed their
sympathy during his last sickness.
Mrs. l.. Curtis,
A. P. Curtis,
w. L. Curtis,
C. A. Curtis.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
University Students Home.

The following students from Howard
county. who have been at Iowa City
attending the State University of
Iowa, are home for the holidays: Parke
Brandmill, Lee w. Elwood. Reed Ell
wood, Elma; Helen Caward. VIM. T.
Connolly, Edward Goetsch, Cresco.
The University is we'll represented in
our vicinity. not only by these present
students but by seventeen alumni.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
Alliance Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Alliance Mercantile
Association will be held at the court
house in Cresco, Iowa, on Tuesday,
Dec. 20, 1908, at 10 O'Clock a. m. All
stockholders and patrons of the store
are earnestly requested to attend.
C. H. Rice, Sec'y.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
WE SELL THE
Nor t h w e S t ern
Cutters and
Bob Sleighs
A Holiday Bazaar.
FITZGERALD & WOODS

Over at Lourdes, Dec. 2Sth, 29th and
Both, there will be held under the aus
pices of the church of Our Lady of
Lourdes bazaar at which time all
manner of fancy and useful articles,
will be sold or given away. Someone
will get one of Beaumaster's best hogs.
Refreshment will be provided for all
and splendid time is assured all
patrons. The basement rooms in the
new school building will be used.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
For Sale.

A choice bunch of Duroc Jersey boars
eligible to record, 40 head to select
from. Inspection invited. Farm on
State Line one mile southwest of Pros
per, MINI. G. H. WILLsIE.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
Call and Settle.

Persons having an account with the
Alliance Nero. Assn. are requested to
call at the Office under postoffice and
settle before the annual meeting which
is called for Dec. 18th.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
Cresco Union Savings Bank
CAPITAL, 100000
ROBERT THOMSON, CASHIR.
The man without a bank account. is
travelling on foot, while his neighbor

who Keeps account at the bank travelling Of
speed afforded by modern improvements.
1t does require large money to start bank
account Place the money with which pay your bills in
the bank. We will issue you a pass book. can then
write check for each oblgation these checks back
the bank and we balance your pass
book These checks ndsputabe receipts for every
you pay out
ing you will find necessity and that without
bank account you a.dsadvantage.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
For Sale.

The Dan Horan farm of l6O acres,
8 miles northeast of Cresco. All tilla-
BILE and fair improvements. Will be
sold cheap if taken soon. Enquire of
MRS. DAN HoRAN,
R. F. D., No. 6, Cresco.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25

The Chicago Daily Journal and the
Plain Dealer one year for $3.50.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
Pure Ohio Maple syrup.

Make your wants known to George
L. Champlin.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
SECOND DAY.

Board met pursuant to adjournment
at eight O'Clock a. M, Tuesday, De-
.cember %, 1908, with all members
present.
On motion the official bonds of John
H. Jones, County Auditor elect, and
w. F. Scholz, County Recorder elect,
were approved.
The official bonds of M. Schlinger,
Justice of the Peace for New Oregon
township, w. M. Coffee, Assessor for
Jamestown township, Charles IB. Pick
ett, Assessor for the Incorporated
town of Riceville, and Bennie Basteson,
Assessor for Paris township, were ap-
proved.
On motion the county auditor was
directed to advertise for bids for doing
the county road work for the year
1909.
On motion the official bond of Joseph
Griffin, County Attorney elect, was
approved.
The official bond of A. L. Nichols,
Assessor Of Albion township was APP
proved.
The remainder of the day was occu-
pied in auditing claims against the
county, and at five o'clock p. m., the
board adjourned until eight o'clock, u.
M, Wednesday. December %, 1908.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
/ at eight O'Clock a. M, Wednesday, De-
cember 23; 1908, with all members
present.
| The following claims against the
county were audited and disposed of as
listed below, and the county auditor
was authorized to issue warrants on
| the proper funds in payment of same.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25

the County Bridge Fund he has ex-
pended the sum of $28s. 65, and has re-
turned to the county treasurer the bal
ance of $1l.35, as shown by receipt No.
1890; and that out of his appropriation
of $l250.0O from the county Road Fund
he has expended the sum of $50,
and has returned to the county treas
urer the balance of $l.5O, as shown by
receipt No. 1889, were examined and
approved.
On motion board adjourned until s
O'Clock a. M. Tuesday. December %,
1908.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-25
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Adjourned Regular Session Decem-
Der 21st, 1908.

The Board of Supervisors of Howard
county, Iowa, met in adjourned regular
session at the Office of the County Audi
tor in Cresco, Iowa, at one O'Clock p.
M, Monday, December 81, 1908.
Supervisors w. H. Keune, j. H.
Watson and w. C. Fox, and C. L. Ter
ry, County Auditor and Clerk of the
board were present.
On motion lease was ordered made
with C. D. Michel for Office rooms for
the County Attorney for term of one
year from January l, 1909, at an an
nual rental Of $3.50. 90, to be paid in four
equal quarterly installments Of $37. 50
each, and the county auditor is hereby
authorized to issue warrants on the
County Fund in payment of same.
The reports of Supervisor w. H.
Keune on expenditures for bridge and
road work for the year 1908, showing
that out of his bridge appropriation of
$4,000, he has expended the sum of
$207.30, leaving balance due him of
$3.50, which was balanced by All adj
ditional appropriation, and that out of
his appropriation of $lO27.0O from the
County Road Fund, he has expended
the sum of $lO27.0O. were examined
and approved
The report of Supervisor J. H. Wat
son on expenditures for bridge and road
work for the year 1908, showing that
out of his appropriation of 5000. 90 from
the County Bridge Fund he has expen-
ded the sum of $lS7.5O, and has return
ed TO the county treasurer the balance
of $12.25, as shown by receipt No
1887 on file in this office; and that out
of his appropriation of 100000 from
the County Road Fund he has expend
ed the sum of $966.50, and has return
ed to the county treasurer the balance
of $3.50, as shown by receipt No. 1867
on file in this office, were examined
and approved.
The report of Supervisor w. C. Fo,
on expenditures for bridge and roac
work for the year 1908, showing tha
out of his appropriation of $500. 90 from
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-07

vANTED-A waitress at the i'o'e
De France.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-07
PAYS TO USE THESE COL UDllVS
HELP WANTED.

-. >NTED-A woman to cut anu
nrepare carpet rags on tne
pnaras Call up Black 11h2.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-07
YACHT CLUB
annual CRUISE

New London. Conn. Aug. g..
Some OF the finest and fastest rae
ing yachts in their respective
classes in the United States and
many big fast steam yachts gath
cred in this harbor today to parti-A
cipate in the annual cruise of the
New York Yacht club to Newport
and Marblehead. which is scheduled
to start ;Omorrow morning. The
cruise this year IL planned to Occu-
py eight days. during which time
there will be the usual squadron
runs from port to port for the us
Ial trophies. .-.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
will be spent at Newport. On Sat
urday the Astor Cup races will be
sailed. Sunday will be the custom.
airy day OF rest and recreation. On
Monday the race for the Kings cur
will be sailed off Newport. This
contest IL for a handsome trophy
presented to the club by King Ed.
| ward.
The fleet will leave Newport or
Tuesday morning. bound for Vine
yard Haven, a course OF 81 miles
The longest run OF the cruise will
be on Wednesday from Vineyard
| Haven to Provincetown, a distance
of S2' miles. The last run OF tho
cruise will be held the following
day, from Provincetown to Marble
head, ~ miles. Friday will b.
spent quietly in little Marbleheat
arbor. which will give the yacht
men a day of rest before the join
regatta of the Eastern and New
York clubs on Saturday. The chic
prizes In the joint regatta will b.
the Commodore's cups. presented b.
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt o
the New York Yacht club. TIL
New York fleet will disband OF
Sunday, many Of the yachts to con
tinue to cruise further to the east
ward.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-07
PERSONALS.

George Williams and family, who
have been rusticating in this sec
ton for the past two weeks, return
ed to their home in Lewiston last
Tuesday. says the Anatone Times.
w. l.. Caster. the well-known
Summit farmer, returned this morn
ing to his home.
DR.. J. M. Farley returned to his
home this morning
William Siegrist was business
visitor in the city today from lap
wal.
Mrs. W. f. Krebs left this morn
ing for a visit with her daughter al
Pendleton.
II. d. Kinsman left this morning
foi a visit to the Clearwater coun.
| try.
Roy Lane returned to his homo
a. Kamiah this morning.
0. ID. Wheeler was a passenger foi
the Clearwater country today.
! c. T. Waller was an arrival last
night from Orofino.
DR.. J. B. Morris left last nigh
for a visit to Portland,
Jess Collins returned last nigh
from a visit to Cottonwood.
Architect R. S. Loring returned
last night from a business visit Il
Cottonwood.
e. II. Libby left yesterday after
roon for a business visit to Spokane
P. L. LeFrancis and wife return
60 last night from an outing In tn
81 Joe country.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-07
fhe Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh OF
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
| Bladder troubles almost ALWAYS result
from q derangement OF the kidneys and
. cure is obtained quickest by p oper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake by
taking Or. Killuers Swamp-Root, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
1t corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, and over.
comes that unpleasant necessity Of being
compelled to 60 often through the day,
and to get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
affect Of Swamp Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take and 10
sold by all druggists in ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have Q
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis.
covery and book that tells all about it.,
both sent free by mail. Address, DIR. Kill.
nier s. Co., Binghanton. n. y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer i'll this paper. Don't make any
mistake but remember the name. Swamp.
Root, DIR. kilmer's Swamp X oo., and the
address. Binghsuaton. N. V, on evsgy
oottle.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-07

WANTED-An unfurnished room
ing house of about 20-room capa-
city, In good location. Will lease
by the year. Address NJ. A.. Tel
Ter ONCE.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-07

souveniers, which are unusually
handsome in design and workman
ship, is stated to be in excess OF
$1,000.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-07

Heavy. impure blood makes q
muddy. pimpiy complexion, head
aches. nausea. Indigestion. thin
Mood makes you weak. pale. sickly.
Burdock's Blood Bitters makes tho
Mood rich. red. pure-restores per-
tect health.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-17
CARMACK- CASE.
Ex-Sherih John J. Sharpe Taken j.
Custody-Rests Under Mur-
der Charge.

Nashville. Tenn, Nov. l2.-John J.
Sharpe, ex-sheriff Of this county, was
arrested here today, charged with
murder and aiding and abetting III
the murder of Senator E. W. Carmack
last Monday afternoon.
It has been understood for several
days that warrants would be issued
for the arrest of Sharpe and his ar
rest today was no surprise. It is al
legged that Sharpe was seen with Col.
D. B. Cooper and Robin Cooper, his
son, shortly before the killing and
was also at the scene Of the tragedy
Immediately after Carnack fell t.
the ground. Sharpe was at once tax
en- to jail.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-17
SOUTHERN BELL GETS PRIZE.
Awarded Blue Ribbon for Interesting
Display at State Fair.

Atl,nta Constitution.
AT the recent State fair premium
was offered for the exhibit advancing
the most valuable suggestions for the
development Of the social, education
al and economic interests of the farm.
The exhibit made by the farmers
line department Of the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company
was awarded blue ribbon and diplo-
ma of award as fulfilling the condl-
tions under which the prize was to bt.
awarded.
In its exhibit at the fair the South
ern Bell company displayed farmers
telephones and demonstrated the use
Of the telephone on the farm, the
method Of constructing lines and the
details necessary to secure this class
of service. The exhibit was a popular
one with visitors from rural districts.
The telephone is being used on farms
and in rural communities to a greater
extent than ever before, and the de-
velopment Of this feature of the tele-
phone is receiving more attention
from the Southern Bell company thar,
ever before. The improvements in the
farm line telephone which have re-
duced the cost of this class service t.
a minimum, has made it possible tc
! supply every farm house within d
reasonable distance Of an exchange
with telephone service.