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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
Two-TAlLED COW is SOLD.
Animal Brings Good Price When Put
Up at Auction.

Halifax, Pa.-There was vast
crowd present at the sale on the WAL
dorf Story farm last week, attracted.
no doubt, by the fact that Mr.. Story's
famous two-tailed COW was put up at
auction.
Bidding on this animal was most
spirited, the COW being run up to s74
and being purchased by Baron Won
Thiessen, Danish breeder.
Aside from being a freak Of nature.
this COW had several other unusual
points. 1t was said by the owner that
during the summer months, when the
other COWS were worried by flies and
In consequence gave but little milk.
the double-tailed COW maintained her
average.
Ordinarily, when cow swishes her
tail around on one side the flies assem-
BILE on the opposite side. This cow
was able to swish on both sides at the
same time, and this SO confused the
pests that they quit annoying her.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA
News of a Week Throughout
the State.
DAMAGE FROM ToRNADoEs
Two Occur Near westfield and An
other One Destroys Property
Near lnwood.

Occurring near westfeld at the
same time, two tornadoes did much
damage to property and endangered
the lives of many persons. At the
farm Of G. w. Campbell, about a mile
south of that city, a large barn was
completely destroyed. Four horses
tied in stalls, were left unframed, al
though the harnesses were removed
from their backs. At Millnerville the
blacksmith shop of Lon Ferzie and
the farm residence of John Lawrence
were destroyed
A tornado which did much damage
to farm property, and probably fatally
injured one person, passed over the
country south and west Of Inwood.
The heaviest loss was suffered by
Henry Hanson, and the only injured
person was Miss Mary Hanson, who
was at the home of Ben Craft. The
total loss is estimated at $4,000, hall
covered by insurance.
Henry Frye, rural carrier, took
refuge in farm building during the
storm. The building was caught by
the twister and Frye was carried high
into the air. He hung onto his mail
bag. however, and escaped uninjured
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
EDITORS AT GRAND FEAST
ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE.
PUBLISHERS BANQUET.
Bryan and Knox Among the Guests-
Gen. Taylor Denies Charges
Of Commerciallsm.

New York, Apr. 24.-There was .
notable gathering of editors and pub
fishers at the Waldorf-Astoria, the
occasion being a joint banquet of the
Associated Press and the American
Newspaper Publishers association,
both of which are holding their annual
meetings in this city.
Every state and territory of the Uni
ted States was represented by those
who have earned distinction in the
newspaper profession, and their guests
included William Jennings Bryan,
United States Senator Knox of Penn
sylyania, and others of public infiu-
ence.
At the presidents table were Gen.
Charles H. Taylor Of the Boston Globe,
the POSTMASTER; Herman Ridder, edi-
tor and publisher of the New York
Stats Zeitung, and president Of the
American Publishers association;
Frank B. Moves of the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald, and president of the Asso-
ciated Press; Senator Knox, Mr.. By
an, Bishop Frederick Burgess of the
Episcopal diocese of Long Island, Rab-
hi Stephen S. Wise Of the Free Syna-
gogue, Patrick Francis Murphy, off,
Gals of the two organizations and
others.
Mr.. Ridder explained that he had
promised not to make speech. Ac-
cordingly he introduced "one Of the
most distinguished journalists OF this
country, the editor Of the Boston
Globe, Gen. Taylor"
Gen. Taylor answered the charge
that tinge of commercialism had
come into the press in the last quar-
ter of century. After pointing out
that whereas an eight-page paper rs
years ago was sold for four cents q
copy, and the reader now receives
from eight to twenty-four pages for
one cent, he added that there was not
one-cent paper in the country but
that was worth two cents. What jour-
nalists really needed, he said, was a
copper half-cent, in order that they
might go the limit and give two or
three-cent paper for half the present
price.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
BORN IN OLD HOME
FIFTH GENERATION SEES LIGHT
IN HISTORIC DWELLING.
eaby Appears and Is Rocked In th.
Same Cradle Which Lulled His
Great Great Grandfather to
Sleep Years Before.

Columbus.-Born in the house Of his
neutrality-suspicious. and rocked in
the cradle that lulled his great-great-
grandfather to sleep away back in old
Connecticut before the beginning Of
the last century, is the patrician be-
binning Of wee Edward Griswold Nc
Cullough, who made his appearance
on earth recently in the old Griswold
inn at Worthington. He is the son Of
Edward Miles Mccullough and Harriet
Griswold Mccullough.
In all the romance of old Worthing-
ton there is no greater halo than that
which hangs over the Griswold inn. It
was built in 1906 by Ezra Griswold.
who came from Connecticut with the
pioneers who settled much of the west
ern reserve and central Ohio.
The family was an old one even for
old Connecticut, and Ezra Griswold
was a sturdy representative of it. He
brought his family into the great
vest with him, and his son, George
Griswold, was reared in the inn. He
was eight years old when his father
brought him to Ohio.
George Griswold, in turn, inherited
the duty Of perpetuating the name,
and when his father died he fell heir
to the inn property and lived through
out his life where his father had
builded SO well. His son was Worth
ington Franklin Griswold, who, as his
father had done, inherited the inn and
lived in it.
To him and his good wife was born
a daughter Harriet, who was reared in
the old home of the family, and who
continued to live there when she be-
came Mrs. Mccullough.
Now she is the happy mother Of a
son, and she is rocking him in the
Griswold cradle that was brought to
Ohio along with other household pos
sessions, by Ezra Griswold when he
drove his OK team overland from Con-
necticut in 1906.
No one knows how long the unique
family before that time, but it is sup
posed that Ezra Griswold was himself
rocked in it when he was babe long
before revolutionary times.
When little Edward Griswold McCul-
Tough is baptized, he will wear little
white dress that was made for the bap-
tismal ceremony of his grandfather, by
his great-grandmother- dress that
has been handed down in the family
with great care, and which will be
treasured more dearly than ever
when another epoch has been noted
In its history.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
RAILROAD PASSES ISSUED
Iowa AntI-Pass Law Said to Have
Been Violated by tho BURLINGTON.


Been Violated by tho Burlington.
What to do with the Burlington rail-
road is problem confronting the
state officials and especially the attor-
ney general. Under the anti-pass law
railroads are required to file annually
list of persons to whom passes were
issued and the reasons for SO issuing
them. The law makes some excep.
lions in the anti-pass legislation and
allows roads to issue passes to law
yers and doctors provided they give
al, or the principal part of their time
to the employment of the road.
The Burlington is the first large
road to file it's report and it shows al
most utter disregard of the law so far
as attorneys and doctors are con.
cerned. This was the one exception
of the trainers of the anti-pass law to
prohibit roads having attorneys" and
doctors" in every little town who
never do any service other than in
politics. The Burlington has con.
tinued this practice and files list of
sixty or more doctors and lawyers
who ride on passes.
Among the list of pass riders is
George B. Stewart of Fort Madison.
assistant United States district attor.
ney for Southern Iowa, who is sup
posed to give the principal part of his
time to the employment of the govern.
ment and in which capacity he may
be called upon at any time to prose.
cute the Burlington road.
Another pass was to Edward H
Hunter, railroad lobbyist. He is
cIassed as special agent in the re.
port. Still another pass was issued
to Charles Lock, who is down in the
report as witness" The list of pass
holders reported contains the names
of about 400. Many of them are al
lowable under the exceptions of the
pass law, but large number of them
clearly are not. The attorney general
will undoubtedly take some action to
meet the defiance" of the Burlington.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
CHAPTER xxv11I.

101UTWARDLY the book accorded
Ill with its surroundings. In
|IV that place Of desolation and
- death it typified the petty neat
ness OF office processes. Properly placed
1t should have been found on desk
with pens, rulers and other parapher-
MALTA forming exact angles or parallels
to 1t. 1t was quarto, bound in mar.
bled paper, with black leather over
the hinges. No,external label suggest.
ed Its ownership or uses, but through
one corner, blackened and formidable
In Its contrast to the peaceful purposes
of the volume, hole had been bored
The agency of perforation was obvious
A bullet had made It.
seen something of life. reckon"
said Trendon as the captain turned the
volume about slowly in his hands.
And Of DEATH" returned Captain
Parkinson solemnly. do you know,
Trendon, almost dread to open this p
"Pshaw!" returned the other. "What
is 1t to us ~
He threw the cover back Neatly let
tered on the inside, in the fine and
slightly angular writing characteristic
of the Teutonic scholar, was the leg.
end, Karl Augustus Schermerhorn,
14O0a Spruce street. Philadelphia, Pa
The opposite page was blank. Cap
tain Parkinson turned half dozen
leaves.
"German!' he cried in note OF dis
appointment. "Can you read German
scriptW
after fashion" replied the other.
Lets see. Es wonnte sechs-und-
dreissig unterjacke," he said. "Why,
blast it, was the man running haber.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
Wants Whisky in Train Kits.

New York.--Besides the customary
ak and saw passengers have seen for
years in glass case in railroad
coaches, DR.. Inslee H. Berry urged at
the annual meeting of the Society for
Instruction in First Aid to the Injured
that each train leaving New York city
be compelled to carry one kit contain
ing bandages, whisky, splints, plasters
and sterilized cotton, for use in case
of accident or illness. He said hun
dreds of trainmen had been gradu-
ated from the society and knew how
to use such supplies.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
AccusER ADMITS ERROR.
Has Case Against Alleged Assistants
Dismissed,


The case against Louis and Edward
Steinhagen, brothers, twenty-five and
twenty-three years old, charged with
shooting Fred A. Snyder ON the night
of Feb. S, was dismissed by County At
torney Mears of Waterloo. The de-
PENDANTS were arrested Feb. 10, re-
naming in Jail till time of trial, April
20. After nearly all the testimony
had been delivered Snyder asked the
prosecuting attorney to drop the case,
claiming he was in error when he
positively identified the Steinhagens
before the grand jury. Snyder heard
the testimony, and says if he were sit
ting on the jury he could not convict
the defendants. The trial has caused
him sleepless nights and he asked a
dismissal of the case.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
A Business Man. Mistake.

Stranger (who has yelled himself
hoarse over Jinks' telephone without
getting any reply)-see here. can't
do anything with this telephone.
links with an air OF innocence
Did you wish to speak to anyone, sir7
Certainly"
ooh! 1t has been disconnected for
about month
Disconnected! You didn't say any.
thing about it,
Il thought everybody knew we had
disconnected our telephone on account
of the bores. l didn't know you wished
to talk to anyone, sir suppose you
merely desired to exercise your
lungs. IN. Y. Weekly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
Badly Bitten by Hounds.

Two fierce hounds set upon Ernest
Haemmerle of Iowa City at Scion, and
injured him badly. One lacerated his
left leg, and the other tore at his
shoulder Aided by passcrsby, the
young man beat off the dogs, but was
badly injured, his clothes being torn
to fragments.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
How Monopolles Are Assisted.

During the past few months, mail
order houses located in the large
cities have. been making more than
ordinary efforts to gain trade. These
efforts have been stimulated by the
panicky times. Residents of agricul-
tural communities should understand
that concentration of money in large
financial centers was the main cause
OF bringing on the financial depression
They should also understand that the
mail order system is one of the most
potent factors in this concentration;
that this system draws the life-blood,
the surplus money, from communities
where 1t is earned, taking it out of
local circulation and using it to build
UP monopolies in the large cities.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
Saw Sorrow In Marriane.

Oliver p. Davis, Des Moines vet
eran of the Civil war, who has been a
member of the Iowa soldiers home at
Marshalltown for few months, was
adjudged insane and ordered sent to
the state hospital at Clarinda. Davis
is sixty-tiye years old. He said he was
never married because he was afraid
If he had children they would be
drowned in the Skunk river.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01

A great many people imagine they
have heart trouble when the fact is
that the whole trouble lies in the stom-
ach. The pains in the side around the
region of the heart are not necessarily
heart trouble. We suggest that you
start with the stomach and whenever
you feel a depression after eating or
whenever your food seems to nauseate
take Kodol. 1t will not be very long
until you know you are right again.
There isn't any doubt about what it
will do and you will find the truth of
this statement verified after you have
used Kodol for few weeks. 1t is sold
here by E. 7. Tomas Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01

>s.-. sE "a. =
dashery? What have three dozen un
dershirts to do with this 2"
"A memorandum for QUILTING prob
ably" suggested the captain. .'Try
here
Chemical formulae," said Trendon
pages Of 'em. The devil! Can't make
a thing of it,
well, here's something in English"
"Good," said the other. "By combin
Ing the hypersulphate Of iridium with
the fumes arising from oxide of copper
heated to 1000 c. and combining with
picric acid in the proportions described
in formula < 19, reaction, the nature
of which have not fully determined
follows. This must be performed with
extreme care owing to the unstable ma
ture Of the benzene compounds"
"Picric acid? Benzene compounds
Those are high explosives" said Cap
tain Parkinson. I'VE should have Bar
nett go over this"
Here's q name under the formula
Dr. A. Mardenter, Ann Arbor, Mich
That explains its being in English
Probably copied from letter.
This must have been one of the ex
periments in the valley that Slade tolt
us Of" said the captain thoughtfully
"Why, see here" he cried, with some
thing like exultation, that's what DR.
Schermerhorn was doing here. He has
the clew to some explosive SO terrific
<hOt h< 60, Nf r.
experiment with Its manufacture Fol
companions lie chooses gang of cut
threats that the world would never
miss in case anything went wrong
Possibly it was some trial of the fin
ished product that started the erup
ton even. Do you seer"
Don't explain enough" gruntet
Trendon. Deserted ship, Billy Ed
wards, mysterious lights, Slade ant
his story-any explosives in those
Good enough far as it goes. Don't g
far enough"
ut certainly leaves gaps,'' admitted
the other.
He turned over few more pages.
"Formulae, formulate, formulate
What's this? Here are some margina
annotations."
"Unbehasslich," read Trendon. Let!
see, that means highly unsatisfactory,
or words to that effect. Hi! Here.
where the old man loses his temper
Listen! May the devil take Carol
and Crum for careless'-h'm-well, PHI
dogs Now, where do Carroll ant
Crum come tp?'
"They're a firm Of analytical chem
lists In Washington" said the captain
when l was on the ordnance boart
/ used to get their circulars"
"Fits in. What? More English
Worse than the German this isl
The writing. beginning evenly enough
at the top of page, ran along for ;
line or two, then fell, sprawling II
huge, ragged characters the full length
Trendon stumbled among them indig
nantly.
"'June /, 1904" he read. 1t is done
Triumph German word.) Eureka. e
LIST gefullt From the Cant make on
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
Deransed Iowa Man a Suicide.

Edward Weissenburger, aged thirty.
six years, of Laurel, committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the head
while his brother was trying to get
into his room in which Weissenburger
bad locked himself. Weissenburger
had been mentally deranged for sew
eral days.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
OVER 100000 RAISED.
Upper Iowa ~" Will Get $4,000 From
Carnegie to Complete Fund.


Professor Dickman, vice president
OF the Upper Iowa university at Fay.
cite, has been making a canvass OF
the surrounding towns in the interest
OF the endowment fund. The endow.
ment is to be $150,O0O and the last
$4,000 will be given by Andrew Car
negie. Professor Dickman reports the
sum as past the 100000 mark, and
he feels confident that the necessary
amount will be raised by June, in
which month will be held the celebra-
ton of the semi-centennial of the in
stitution. President William w.
Shanklin, while in the East short
time ago, received large contributions
The largest sum yet given by any one
person was $4,000 given by Hon.
Dimitris Babcock of Fayette, president
of the board of trustees of the Upper
Iowa university.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
It Reached the Spot.

Mr.. r. Humphrey, who owns large
general store at Omega, o., and is pres
ident of the Adams County Telephone
Co., as we'll as of the Home Telephone
Co., of Pike County, O., says of DIR.
Kings New Discovery: 'It saved my
life once. At least think it did. It
seemed to reach the spot--the very
seat of my cough when everything else
failed. DR.. Kings New Discovery
not only reaches the cough spot; it heals
the sore spots and the weak spots in
throat, lungs and chest. Sold under
guarantee at P. A. Clemmer's drug
store. Soc. and $1.00. Trial bottle
free. F
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01

JUNK DEALER-I will pay the highest
cash prices for old rags, rubbers, met
ais, iron, and for all kinds of hides and
furs. Second door east of B. Isaac's
residence. I guarantee square dealing.
JOE FELpsTEIN.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
Corpse in Fire,

AS Ira Schindhelm's dead body lay
In his casket at Sioux City, awaiting
the funeral hour. the lace curtains at
nearby window fluttered into the
blaze Of the candles and caught fire.
The only living persons in the room
were his aged grandmother and a
child. They gave the alarm and the
neighbours prompt work saved the
body, untouched by the flames, which
damaged the house.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
Drive Negro Into River.

Fred Brown, colored porter.
Jumped into Cedar river at Waterloo
to avoid trouble with Pitcher Harmon,
Catcher Lizette and Third Baseman
. Remington Of the Waterloo ball team.
After several blows were exchanged
the negro leaped into the river, being
carried down stream a block by the
strong current and nearly drowned.
Then he was rescued by men with a
rope and ladder.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
Free Advice.

II am the happlest man in the
world" says correspondent. "She
confesses that she loves me! But she
won't marry me till next year. What
shall do?'
Oh, you Indian! Not to recognize
that it is your privilege to remain the
happiest man in the world-till next
vear!-Cleveland Leader.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
Strikers Return to Work.

A large number of the employees of
the Mineral City mill of the United
States Gypsum company at Fort Dodge
started to work after weeks lock-
out. The men are accepting the for.
mer scale, which is % to 40 per cent
better than in other gypsum producing
sections.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01

The trouble with most cough cures is
that they constipate. Kennedy's Laxa-
s on g0a 6e o a aDd it's o axaye
cirles gently move the bowels. It is
pleasant to take and it is especially
recommended for children, as it tastes
nearly as good as maple sugar. Sold
by E. 7. Tomas Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
Iowa Central Maohinists Out.

Machinists employed in shops of the
Iowa Central railway at Marshalltown
went out on strike, together with help
ers and apprentices. A reduction of
4 cents per hour in the new wage scale
caused the strike. MIachinists at Os.
kaloosa also are out,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
N PAVING Partner.hln.

Struggling Playwright (gloomily)-
There is no chance for talent in these
days, no chance at all.
Stranger-That's because you don't
know how to use your talents. Go
into partnership with me and we'll
both make fortunes. All you need to
do is to write ten-act play, I'll get
it produced at the Fashion theater at
my own expense and we'll divide the
profits"
Are you the manager of the
Fashion theater?"
mo; | run saloon next door."-N.
7. Weekly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01

When you think of Indigestion think
of Kodol, for it is without doubt the
only preparation that completely di-
gests all classes of food. And that is
what you need when you have indiges-
ton or stomach trouble something that
will act promptly but thoroughly: som e.
thing that will get right at the trouble
and do the very work itself for the
stomach by digesting the food that you
eat and that is Kodol. 1t is pleasant
to take. 1t is sold by E. T. Tomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s s;sss u: :, An49SSzM

Mr.. John Riha of Vining, Ia, says:
81 have been selling DeWitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills for about year and
they give better satisfaction than any
pill | ever sold. There are a dozen
people here who have used them and
they give perfect satisfaction in every
case. / have used them myself with
fine results. Sold by E. T. Lomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
The AnoeIs Ween,

The Sweet Child-Th' angels must
have tough time of 1t, don't they,
maj
Thu Fond Parent Why, Waldo!
What do you mean?
T. s. C.-Well, what are they sore
about? It says In tn prayer book,
"Cherubim an Seraphim continually
do cry. Cleveland Leader.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
MAY BUY WATER PLANT.
Des Moines Commissioners Take Ac
ton That May Bring Enterprise.

ton That May Bring Enterprise.
The commissioners under the new
form Of government at Des Moines al
ready have taken step toward cheap
er water for consumers in the city.
An ordinance has passed two readings
compelling the water company to
make detailed statement of earnings
and expenses. The first report is to
be made on June 1. A tax was levied
a few years ago and $4,000 was col
lected for the purchase of the local
water plant. This amount since has
lain in the banks. Under the law it
can be used for no other purpose. A
movement may be made to further
increase this sum. SO as to buy the
plant.