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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
FROM THE
COMWONER
MIR. BRYAN'S PAPER
A FARMERS CAMPAIGN FUND.

To the Farmers of the United
States: The first contribution made
to the Democratic campaign fund this
year, SO far as we know, was made by
an Iowa farmer. Just before the Den
. yer convention met, this man, who
modestly prefers not to have his name
mentioned, journeyed more than one
hundred miles to Lincoln with his
contribution of 800, which he left
committee when organized for the
campaign.
This farmer was born in Sweden,
and for some time after he was
naturalized was member of the Re-
publican party, but he was student
of public questions and in the course
Of time became Democrat. He has
been reader of The Commoner since
its establishment, and to manifest his
deep interest in the success of the
party and in this triumph of Demo-
cratic principles. he made this free
will offering to the campaign fund.
1T is very appropriate that the first
contribution should come from that
great body of our population known
as agriculturalists, for the farmer has
nothing to gain by privilege and ia
voritism; his hope is in the application
of the doctrine of equal rights to all
and special privileges to none." He
has been victim of all special legis-
lation, and has suffered from the con.
troll of politics by the great predatory
corporations. Now that the Democrat
ic party has announced its determine
ton not to accept contributions from
corporations, not to accept excessive
contributions even from individuals
and to publish all contributions above
reasonable minimum 1t ought to be
able to secure sufficient campaign
fund from those patriotic citizens who
ask from the government nothing but
protection to their rights and consider
alton for the general welfare. There
are hundreds of thousands of farmers
who are abundantly able to contribute
to the campaign fund. There are
thousands who could give 500 apiece
without feeling 1t; there are tens of
thousands who could give $50 apiece
without sacrifice, and still more who
could give S25 or $40 or SIS.
AS the national committee has not
yet been organized, we will ask The
Commoner to call for subscriptions to
this farmers fund. Those giving can
indicate whether they are willing to
have their names mentioned and, il
the contribution is not more than $780,
All contributions above 500 must be
made known, no matter from whom
they come.
The farmers fund will be turned
over to the national committee as
soon as its permanent officers have
been selected. Who will be the first
to respond? The Denver convention
was a peoples convention; it adopted
strong, clear, honest platform, and
It's nominations were made with prac-
teal unanimity. Our fight is fight
for the whole people. Our aim is
equal and exact justice to all; our
purpose is to restore the government
~~to the hands of the freely chosen
Representatives of the voters. How
many farmers will join in furnishing
the fund necessary to present the is
sues?
WILLIAM j. BRYAN,
JOHN w. KERN.
democratic papers will please copy.)
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
FAMILY IS REUNITED.
Man Who Left Home Fifteen Years
Ago Discovered by Daughters.


Living within a distance of each
other Of lees than 100 miles for years,
a father and two daughters have gust
been reunited after years of separa-
ton, in which the daughters supposed
the father dead and the father knew
naught Of his children. The children
are Mrs. Charles Kunow and Miss
Ruby Peterson Of Marietta, MINI. The
father is Charles Peterson, who Is
working at the butcher trade In Els.
thervlllA.
Fifteen years ego Mr.. Peterson left
his home in Illinois and not hearing
from him for years the family sup
posed him dead. His wife. under this
impression, married again. When the
daughters attained womanhood they
commenced search for their father,
but were unsuccessful until the father
sent photo OF himself to his father.
The grandfather at once notined his
grandchildren OF their fathers where
abouts and the reunion Of father and
children speedily followed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
HULL ENDS CONTEST.
Disnnisses injunction Proceedings In
Election Case

Captain J. A. T. Hull has dismissed
the injunction proceedings he started
in Dallas county several weeks ago to
prevent a recount of the ballots at.
fecting the nomination for congress-.
man in the Seventh Iowa district. BY
this action he brings. the fight between
himself and Judge Prouty to an end.
The controversy has been going on
since the primary election of June 2.
The board of supervisors of Dallas
county will soon proceed with the re-
count of ballots and upon the result
of this depends who shall be the Re.
publican nominee for congressman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
crazed Cow Kills Minister.

Rev. August schluester, pastor OF
the German Evangelical church at
Tripoli, is dead as the result of In
juries inflicted by COW which he was
leading to pasture. The animal sud
denly became vicious. attacking him
and breaking the vertabrae In his
neck, paralyzing the entire body. Rev.
Bchluester was forty-five years old.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
Crazed by Brothers Act,

Maude Carr, the sixteen-year-old SIS
ter of Wilbur Carr, who murdered
Gowrie's marshal short time ago,
became violently insane after brood
ing over the murder. The murderer
is in precarious condition and the
authorities fear he may become In
sane. He prays constantly for fer
giveness. Their mother is in the
Cherokee asylum.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
PRINCE VISITS ST. JOACHIM.
Wales Also Gets chummy with vics-4
President Fairbanks.

Quebec. Que, July 2s,-The prince
Of Wales Monday visited the old
French Canadian village OF st.
Joachim and was entertained at the
Chateau Bellevue Petitcap, the SUM
mer establishment OF Laval university.
It is near Ste. Anne de Beaupre.
known as the American Lourdes.
which the prince visited during the
day. Vice President Fairbanks &C.
2cepted an invitation to dine with the
prince at the Citadel. A regatta WAS
being held on the river Monday, with
crews from the British, French and
American warships participating.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
Iowan Murdered in Luzon.

Word has been received at Musca.
zine Of the death Of Mark Sellers, a
Muscatine man, who was killed In the
mountains of Luzon. Philippine Is
lands, by band of savages. He was
employed in government work and
vas out on a hunting and pleasure
trip. His widow and fouI-year-old
child escaped.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
Hay Fork Kills Child.

George, the eight-year-old son Of G..
H. Kutches, was instantly killed on his
fathers farm near Tama by being
crushed under a hay fork, which fell
upon him from height of thirty feet.
While the father was lifting hay into
the barn. the lad ran under the fork,
which dropped upon him when the
rope accidentally broke. The child's
skull was crushed and one leg was
broken Death was almost instantan-
eous.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
IOWA NEWS ITEMS
Interesting Notes From Various
Parts Of the State.
LITTLE CHILDREN DROWNED
Two Girls Wander Away From
Home and Perish in the
North Coon River.

While Mrs Ellis Teath was sleeping
in her yard suffering from a severe
headache her two little children,
Helen, aged three years and three
months, and Harriet, aged two years,
We're drowned in North Coon river,
southeast of Lake City. AS the moth
er was sleeping the two children wan
dered off to the river a short distance
away and waded into the water and
were drowned.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
VALUABLE PACKAGE LOST.
One Of Three Disappears From De.
Mones Express Office.

A package containing $1,000 has dis
appeared from the Des Moines office
OF the Adams Express company. It
was one of three similar packages. I'm,
derstood to have been consigned by q
local bank to an outside address. The
other two reached their destination
without mishap, but this one has com.
pletely vanished. After a search OF
three days, Superintendent Swift of
the Adams company returned to Chi
cago with the mystery of the disap.
pearance still unsolved.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
Twice = Husband At IL,

New York. July 27.-Harry Bowman,
10 years old. when arraigned In the
first criminal court, Newark. charged
with deserving his wife and two.
months-old child, admitted that the
complainant is his second wife: that
he was married first at the age OF Is
and that he had been widower for
more than a year before he ventured
upon his present troubled course.
PRINCE VISITS ST. JOACHIM.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
It Can't Be Beat.

The best of all teachers is experience.
e. M. Harden, of Silver City, North
Carolina, says: 81 find Electric Bitters
does all that claimed for it. For Stom-
ach, Liver and Kidney troubles it can't
be- beat. ! have tried it and find it a
most excellent medicine" Mr.. Harden
is right; it's the best of all medicines
also for weakness, lame back, and all
run down conditions. Best too for chils
and malaria. Sold under guarantee at
?. A. Clemmerss drug store. soc. +
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
Fleet suffers from 1He.t.

On Board U. 8. s. Connecticut, By
Wireless to BARRIERS Point Station. Hon.
olulu, July 2S.-The position Of the At
lantic battleship feet Monday was de-
grees and 81 minutes north latitude:
1854 degrees and 10 minutes west
longitude. The distance from Homo
lulu was 1.10S miles. The weather
was hot and occasional rain storms
occur
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
Bars Plight Pictures.

Iowa City is lighting alleged i'm
proper moving pictures. The first
movement of Mayor George W. Ball
in that direction u the closing Of a
theater presenting the Cans Nelson
fight In moving pictures. The Iowa
law, IL is held forbidss the exhibition
OF such pictures. and the mayor based
his action on that statute. The owner
Of the house shut down without max
Ing an EFFORT 70 fight the case In court.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31

The Republican leaders are now en-
gagged in fixing their speakers list so
the ones who point to Taft as the man
to carry out the Roosevelt policies will
debated for the west, while those who
will point out that Taft's election
means the'"end of -Rooseveltism" will
be dated in the east.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
Picnic Dim Or 10 Fats,.

silas W. Corey. Jr.. sixty years old,
died suddenly at Fort Dodge. He ate
salad dressing at 9 picnic and had
been i'll ever since. but not seriously
until a short time before his death. He
was pioneer settler and prominent
coal man.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31

Will the Roosevelt admirers who are
supporting Mr.. Taft be deceived or
will the Wall street supporters of Mr..
Taft be deceived? The answer to this
may be found by carefully studying
and finding out how often Wall street
has been deceived in the candidate it
supported.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
CATCHES IN BLAZING HOOP
Son Of Blacksmith Tries to Duplicate
Feat He Saw Performed.

While endeavoring to initiate feat
he had seen performed at q circus
Earnest Heath, son of blacksmith OF
Randolph. was fatally burned. Heath
stretched wire from the top OF the
town windmill to a stake in field
and arranged hoop soaked with
kerosene about half way up the wire
The hoop was set on fire and Heath
essayed the slide. He caught in the
hoop, and when he finally reached the
ground his clothing was ablaze from
head to foot. His body was scorched
from the top of his shoes to his crown
His death is expected.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
Killer by Heat.

Heat exhaustion killed Sandy Esque,
. we'll known colored member OF the
soldiers home at Marshalltown. who
had been employed for years a. jani-
tor at headquarters. Esque was
stricken few hours before his death.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
Hos on NsIIde for Lh...

"Comsroni." who did the slide for
life" at Electric park at Waterloo. fell
thirty feet, svstsining 3 fractured
wrist. broken nose and other injuries.
This Is the third sensational injury at
Electric park within month. Deolo.
also slide for life man." stu being
in the hospital there.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
BRIDEGROOM in Hard Luck.

New York, July 27.-Pursued in his
flight from Bermuda by wireless dis
patches which led to his apprehension
so miles at sea, Carl Goodwin, who de,
serted from the British army at Ham
llton, Bermuda, In order that he might
be with his American bride, was taken
back to the military prison at st.
George, while his wife is reported as,
seriously i'll as result of the disas.
trous ending OF their romance.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31

The Philadelphia North American
(Rep) says: Whatever the shortcom-
ings of the Republican platform they
can not be charged to Taft
but whatever the Democratic platform
lacks is charageable directly to Bry-
an"
Clearly the North Americans al
ways admirable and somewhat famous
non-partisan editor is off on vaca-
ton.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31

You have such a beautiful country"
said Cardinal Logue TO Mr.. Rockefel-
leri The cardinal not only has an eye
for the beautiful. but rare discern
ment as to ownership.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31

The Milwaukee Sentinel notes that
Uncle Sam is going to provide immi-
grant labor to farmers and adds:
wise 'Uncle!" But how about provid-
ing jobs for some hundreds of thou
sands who are not immigrants?
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31

The G. o. P. platform refers to the
emergency currency bill as temper
airy enactment" o, yes; so temper
airy that it will be replaced about the
time the tariff is revised by its friends
in the interest of its victims.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
Eleven Persons browne

Eddie Morris. an eight.ysar-old boy,
was drowned at Muscatins In the Mis-.
sissippi while playing In boat. The
body was recovered This makes
eleven drownings there In little over
month &
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31

Kennedy g Laxative Cough Syrup is
the one that children like so we'll to
to take as it tastes nearly as good as
maple sugar. 1t is different from the
others as it does not constipate, but on
the other hand it acts gently yet freely
ION the bowels and thereby It drives the
cold out of the system. It is sold by
i, E.. 7. Tomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
Notice In Prol..te.
To Whom 1t Nav Concern:

You and each of you are hereby notified
to appear at the Court House In Cresco,
Howard county. Iowa, on the 9Th day OF
October a. ID. 1908, at 2 O. clock p. INTO attend
the probate OF an instrument purporting to
be the last VIII aud Testament of Alvin
Taft, late of Howard County, Iowa, de-
ceased, at which time and place you Will
appear and show cause, II any, why said
Will should not be admitted to probate.
In Testimony Whereof l have shereunto
subscribed my name and affixed the seal OF
the District Court this 2ist day of July, 1908,
EUGENE IRVINE,
lSEAL.] Clerk OF Distric< Court
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
are prompt and borough and will in a
very short time strengthen the weak
fened kidneys and allay troubles arising
from inflammation. of the bladder. They
are recommended everywhere. Sold
by e. T. Tomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31

It seems that Chairman Burrows
forgot to tell the convention about
the publicity letter. he received from
Mr.. Ihft.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
WATCRMAN CREMATED.
Burned to Death in Destructive Fire
at Sioux CITY,

e. Walker, a night Waterman, was
burned to death in fire at Sioux City,
which destroyed the plant of the Ma
tional Bakers Egg company and dam
aged the engine room Of the Hanna
ford Produce company's building. The
total loss is estimated at $2Oe, OOO The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
New TrIal penIed.


Judge James A. Howe oyerruled a
motion for a new trial brought by the
Des Moines City Railway company in
Jack Blades damage case and the
company must pay the big Judgment
OF $12.5OO awarded by the Jury uMess
relief can be secured from the SUI.
preme court. In its petition for an.
other trial. attorneys for the defense
alleged that one or two Of the jurors
had been guilty Of misconduct, but
the court could find no evidence to
that effect.
Like Belle PLANES Jumbo.
A magnificent artesian we'll was
struck last week by party OF coal
prospectors who were working on
the farm Of William Moran. near the
town of Moran. Ave miles northwest
Of Granger. A 4-inch hole had been
sunk to depth of about $40 feet
when the water rushed out In an Inn
mense stream. Efforts to check the
dow were unavailing and 1t is SO
strong that when confined to pipe
It sends q steady stream to height
Of fifteen feet.
Mr.. Koran is much pleased with
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31

The voice is the voice of Sherman
but the hand is the hand of the trusts.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31

DeWitt's Early Risers, the famous
little liver pills ere sold by E. T. Tomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
Hound over to Grand yury.

Stomach troubles are very common
in the summer time and you should not
only be very careful about what you
eat just now, but more than this, you
should be careful not to, allow your
stomach to become disordered, and
when the stomach goes wrong take
Konol. This is the best known pre-
today for dyspepsia or indigestion or
sold here by E. T. Lomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31

Executive Council Postpones Action.
BY vote Of three to one the exc
cutive council adopted a resolution
to postpone the declaration Of result
IN the Seventh district congressional
fight until Dallas county's board Of
supervisors, now engaged in re.
count OF ballots as to congress, shall
have had further time In which to
complete the returns.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31

the ind and intends - convey the
water by means OF pipes and a by
draulic ram to all parts Of his farm.
The water is of fine quality. accord
ing to the statement OF Dss Moines
man who was present and Che we'll
is considered most valuabls find to
the owner Of the land Ike flow IL
SUFFICIENT to provide abundance, Of
water to several farms IN de neigh
borhood and 1t is OF tho finest quality.
Many sightseers are eomiag to the
Moran farm to Witness aAs nausual
spectacle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31
CLEARLY NoN-PARTlsAN.

Democratic papers will please copy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-03
GOING TO RUSSIA.
Radtke's Career Cut Short by Reason
Of High Living.

Jockey Herman Radtke has taken TN
so much weight since arriving III
California that he has decided to go to
Russia in the spring for a years
campaign. Radtle cannot get under
10 pounds now as 4 result of high liv-
ing. which has cut his career rs a
jockey in this country short. Radtke
has been his own worst enemy. He
came east TWO years ago with brilliant
prospects, but his behavior got him
into 4 peck of trouble.
He was frequently suspended by the
starter, and was finally ruled off for a
suspicious ride On the horse Tommy
Waddell. Through the influence Of
Paul J. Rainey, who had purchased his
contract for $4,000, Radtke was finally
reinstated. but he fell into the old ways
and was finally released. The boy was
picked up by John f. Madden and +. r.
Hitchcock, but still he preferred the
bright lights of Broadway and Coney
Island, SO that he was at last dropped
like a hot potato. Instead of earning
perhaps 100000 a year. Radtka is now
practically panniless. with only a few
friends left TO help him. He is riding
now and then at Arcadia. but shows
little of his old form.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-03
MARKET REPORTS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealings m All
The Leading Stocks.

Now York. Jan. 2.-Prices moved owe"
cuite n wide range today, but detiliiHS
We're largely professional ana le''t .
the readiness OF me opef ~ a -. 10
anothcr The professional clement 500
freely at the opening ana men coNTieu
later largely because their tarH'i S'i, ,rt
had induced but little Hquldauol. me
early decline was largely Influenced bv n"
news over the holiday OF the applcatii""
for receivers for the S"aho;ila All IN
Railway on account of its lnaDilitS 20
meet the fixed charges on Jan. J. ~
causes given for the PLIGHT of the prop
ertv, especially the legislative plif?u!' .!
railroads in som" of the Southern st'''"
and the strin"cntY OF the money MAJ NJ; >
are of such general application 10 rail-
roads in that territory that they YER
generally responsive to the news. Even
more effect was produced on specuiatINt
sentiment by the reports from Washing
ton not without official Sanction. th"t 1t
suit would be actively pushed by the gov
eminent to force Il dissolution OF the
Hartman railroad merger Thcfe NIT
grown up an assumption IN some quar-
ters that n state of truce WAS 10 OBTAIN
between the government ana tile great
railroad corporations as measure OF pol
icy in view Of the depression 2foWihS
out of the financial crisis. lntimatlon OF
n plan looking to the segregation 81
Union Pacific investments in the hands
of n separate company was believed %
assure the removal of objections or the
authorizes to Inc present tt'ii'lltlt'i ii''i
riman railroad stocks therefore shared
with the Southern gronp in the early dc-
preston.
The rise in prices which occurred To-
ward the close a. the year was persist E
entity distrusted by the professional eie-
rent hitch was inclined to assume ~
day that with the passing Of New Year 5
day the occasion for supporting values
would disappear. This view was fosiered
by the general note Of conservatism II
annual financial review. The downWar'
course of railroad earnings also cam" III
for special consideration. In this respect
the November statement Of Re:dint
showed an exception in Ike increase il
clearinGs over those of last year and thai
stock led the recovery in the market
The action of the money market also gave
satisfaction. tie early high rate Of p
per cent. Welding steadily in the late:
dealings. The dWindlin% premium or eolc
practically disappeared today. a:fnrding {
feeling Of great relief Copper rose agar
at the New York Metal Exchange ant
this was factor in lifting tho prices o
stocks. Substantial net gains We're shown
at the enc of the day.
Bonds were heavy. Total sales. pa
value. S1.914, DOC. United States bonds wert
unchanged on call.