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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
GETS COED PRICE FOR OATS
Farmer Derives Snug sum for Sixty.
Acre Crop.

Farmer Derives Snug Sum for Sixty
Acre Crop.
Sixty acres Of oats bringing to Hen
ry Frederick the snug sum of $1,000
is the record-breaking report for the
Mason City locality this year. Henry
Frederick is a farmer of Falls town
ship. He planted early oats and the
sixty acres yielded him SO bushels to
the acre, or a total of 5000 bushels.
These were threshed from the shock
and sold direct from the machine to
the elevator ut Rock Falls, overrun-
ming machine measure from one to
five pounds, and when the job was
completed Mr.. Broderick was handed
check for $1,000. The average yield
over the county is about 30 bushels.
The oats weighed out from q to go
pounds per bushel. the late oats fall
ing away below in quality and guam
tity and only weighing from is to 26
pounds.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21

Of proper rank on Me bed,
to perform such service and to COM
mand an escort of hundred men, Aft
er all. an officer of my rank made GER
tain concession in accepting SO small a
command"
'4The prince would regard the send
ing of Mistitch as deliberate insult"
"I'm afraid he would"
"He's hot tempered. He'd probably
say as much.''
Eyes. and Mistitch is hot tempered.
He'd probably resent the observation
But you'll remember. general. that the
escort Is to be large enough to make
the officer commanding it secure
against hindrance by any act short Of
open and armed resistance to the kings
command"
"He'll never believe the king would
send Mistitch!'
will that make his peaceable ODE
dience more likely?"
I'm moment they'd be at each 9TH
er's"- He stopped "Markart. go and
see If they need anything in there"
He pointed to the kings bedroom.
where hatcher and Lepage were.
Markart rose and obeyed His head
was swimming. He hardly yet under
stood how very ingenious the ingenious
deviltry was. how the one man was to
be sent whose directions the prince
could not submit to. whose presence
was an insult. to whom 1t was impossible
to intrust Baroness Dobrava. He was
very glad to get out Of the room The
last he saw was Stafnitz drawing his
chair close up to Stenovics and engag.
Ing in low voiced earnest talk.
The kings body lay on the bed de-
Gently disposed and covered with a
large fur rug. Lepage sat on chair
near by. hatcher on another in the
window. Both looked up for moment
as Markart entered. but neither spoke.
Markart found third chair and sat
down. Nobody said anything. The
three We're as silent and almost as still
as the fourth on the bed. A low muir
muir of voices came from the next
room. The words were indistinguish.
able. So passed full half an hour. A
strange and terrible half hour 1t seem
ed to Markart.
The door opened. and Stafnitz called
Natcheff. The physician rose and fol-
lowed him. Another twenty minutes
went by. still in silence. but once Mark
art. looking for moment at his mute
companion. saw a tear rolling slowly
down Lepage's wrinkled cheek. Lee
page saw him looking and broke the
silence:
II suppose helped to kill him!'
Markart shrugged his shoulders help
lessly. Silence came again. Very long
1t seemed; but, on looking at his watch,
Markart found that 1t was not yet half
past 6.
Again the door opened, and Stafnitz
called to them both. They followed
him into the. next room. Stenovics
was sitting at the table. with his hands
clasped on 1t in front of him. Stafnitz
took up position by his side, standing
as though on duty. hatcher had dis
appeared. Stenovics spoke in calm,
deliberate tones. He seemed to have
assumed command of the operations
again.
Captain Markart. I'm about to in
trust to you an important and respon-
sihle duty. For the next twenty-fo
hours and afterward until relieved by
my orders you will be In charge Of this
man Lepage and will detain him in
these apartments. His own room and
this room will be at the disposal of
yourself and your prisoner but you
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
Burns Prove Fatal.

The year-and-a-half-old badly girl of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hogan died at
Iowa Falls following severe burns
caused by an accident about week
ago. The child pulled a teapot half
filled with hot tea off the table. spill
ing the contents down her back and
over her shoulders. Peritonitis set In
and resulted fatally.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
Chapter
1wentr=four

rs majesty dies tomorrow"
: ;,,%Agfnitz's words seemed
ofreeze them all stiff where

-: they stood. Even Countess
Ellenburg's sobs. which had threaten
ed to break forth again. were arrested
In their dow.
''Aiarkart, lock the door leading to
the kings apartments. Dr. Natcheff
and Lepage, carry the king into his
bedroom. Lay him on the bed Stay
there till call you. Countess. general.
invite your earnest attention.
Stenovics' mind eXcelled in the walt
ing game. the slow. tortuous approach,
the inch by inch advance Of leisurely
diplomacy. For him this crisis was at
first too sudden. The swift and daring
intellect of Stafnitz naturally and in
evitably took the lead. His strong will
fascinated his confederates.
'ls this to be the beginning or the
end?" he asked. '.For us and our friends
which? II we send a courier to Pras-
lok to call King Sergius to his capital
what then? For you. countess. and
your son oblivion and obscurity at Do
bravo for all the rest Of your life. just
that! For you. general. and for me and
our friends-yes. you. too. Markart-
our congo. more or less ciyilly given.
There won't be more insignificant men
In all Slavna on the day King Sergfus
enters. But there's no King Sergius
yet!'
Stenoyics was regaining the use of
his brain. His eyes grew distant in
deep meditation. Countess Ellenburg
looked eager and grim. Her lips could
not swear a false oath-well. she was
not asked to swear any oath now.
Markart could not think. He stood
staring at Stafnitz.
I'm half ain hour that courier must
start for Praslok If he starts at ALL OF
all things. we mustn't hesitate.
He had painted the result to them of
the coming of King Sergius. 1t meant
the defeat of years of effort. 1t entail
ed the end of hopes. of place, of power
or influence. There. was no future for
those three In Kravonia If King Ser
sgius came. And Markart, of course.
seemed no more than one of Stenovics'
train.
d.if. the courier doesn't start?" ask,
ed Stenovics. He took out a cigar and
lit It. asking no leave of the countess.
Probably he hardly knew that he was
smoking 1t:
Stafnitz looked at his watch. give
; o'clock! We have twenty four hours
It would be risky to keep the secret
1onger There's not much time. We
must BE prompt. but we mustn't sac
rifice anything to hurry. For instance.
It would look odd to present the kings
orders to Baroness Dobrava in the mid
die Of the night! She'd smell rat If
:: she's as clever as they say. and SO
would the prince. think. / could have
9 hundred men at Praslok by midnight.
but shouldn't propose to have them
there before II o'clock tomorrow. Well,
they could be back here by in the
afternoon! In the course Of the day
well Occupy all the important points of
the city with troops we can trust.
Then, In the evening. as soon as we see
how matters have gone at Praslok. we
proclaim King Alexisr
The countess gave little shiver,
whether of fear or Of eagerness 1t was
impossible to tell. Stenovics drummed
his fingers on the table and turned his
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
Loveslek Man a Suicide.

A. F. Rice, fireman on the Illinois
Central running between Waterloo
and Fort Dodge, shot and killed him
self with a 32-caliber revolver. Rice
was in love with Belinda Pierson, a
domestic in the family of Sheriff ].
F. Caldwell, and the deed was done at
the corner of the sheriff's residence In
Waterloo
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
hospital Cows Diseased.

BY order of the state board of con-
troll, l26 head out of 1876 mich cows
at the state hospital for the insane at
Independence were condemned as af
flictsd with tuberculosis. The con-
demned animals were killed at Cedar
Rapids and converted into fertilizer
at packing house there.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21

Nature has provided the stomach with
certain natural fluids known as the di-
gestive juices, and it is through these
juices that the food we eat is acted
upon in such way as to produce the
rich, red blood that flows through the
veins of our body and thereby makes
us strong, healthy and robust, and it is
the weakening Of these digestive juices
that destroys health. 1t is our own
fault if we destroy our own health, and
it is so easy for anyone to put the
stomach out of order. When you need
to, take something take it promptly,
but take something you know is reli-
able some thing like Kodol For Dys-
pepsia and Indigestion. Kodol is pleas.
ant to take, it is reliable and is guar.
anteed to give relief. 1t is sold by E.
7. Tomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
Want Ten Dollars Per Day.

Ten dollars per day, thinks Gordon
Elliott. reporter of the Twelfth Judi
cial district of Iowa, and president of
the Iowa Association of Shorthand
Reporters, should be the salary paid
all court reporters. An effort is now
being made to induce the various rep
resentatives in the coming legislature
to place the salary at $40 per day.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
TWO MEN BADLY HURT.
One Blown Up by Powder and Anoth.
er Loses Hand in Machinery.

A premature explosion of blasting
powder seriously injured George VIII
son, an employe of brick and tile
factory at Mason City, cutting his
face and head and seriously lacerat-
Ing his arm. He was blown many
feet and the sharp pieces of rock
made serious wounds.
While IN the act of oiling q part of
the machinery Of threshing machine
at Mason City William Davis lost a
part of his hand. A chain belt
knocked the oiler from his hand and
In the endeavor to catch 1T got his
hand In the cogs of wheel.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
Two Women Hurt in Runaway.

Mrs. John Wade and daughter Ger
trude Of Dougherty were seriously in
jured in runaway. Mrs. Wade Is
the mother of Judge Wade and of for
mer Congressman Wade. They were
driving to neighbours when the team
became frightened and they were
thrown violently to the ground Mrs.
Wade sustained broken collarbone,
broken ribs, a fractured limb and Sc
we're internal injuries. Miss Wade
had an arm broken.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
Burglars Blow Grocery Safe.

The dull noise of an explosion
aroused residents of the vicinity Of
Fourth and Elm streets in Clinton and
the police later learned that "yegs-
men" had entered the grocery store
of M. Thusen G Son and had dynamit-
ed the safe. stealing about $l25 and
several valuable papers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
Kern Visits His soyhood Home.

John w. Kern, Democratic nominee
for vice president, visited his boy
hood home in Warren county. He
drove to White Oak township and
visited the old Kern farm. He met
many old friends and rt>collected many
incidents of his boyhnod days. He
visited the Nose Hewitt cemetery and
placed large bouquet of flowers on
the grave of his mother.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21

shall tell me-anything" abo .a, y.
Stenovics laid down
his cigar and went to her. "Wait in
there"-he pointed to Natcheff's room
''till you're quite composed. Then go
to your own room and wait till come.
Mind. countess. no sign of agitation!"
He led her out. Stafnitz shrugged his
shoulders. -
She'll be all right" he said to Mark.
I art. with passing smile.
II think she was fond of the king"
said Markart.
Stenovics returned. "Now!" he said,
seating himself again and resuming his
cigar. you suggest that we still use
that order for the arrest of Baroness
DobEaya? 2"
Its signed Alexis and King Alexis
lives till tomorrow. Moreover. If all
goes we'll. King Alexis lives again for
many; years, after that"
Stenovics nodded slightly. 1.-THE bar.
oness comes willingly Or you bring herr
At any rate, one way or the other. she's
incur hands by this time tomorrow 2"
Exactly. general. fail to perceive
that this lamentable event'-he waved
his land toward the kings empty chair
ALTERS the case as regards the baron
ess. one jot."
mot the least, unless you consider
that risking our heads on the throw
has any such effect" replied Stenovics.
And for the first time he smiled.
Once you wanted to play the big
stalk. on a bad hand, general. Won't
you put 1t on the table now. when
= you've a good one?"
l''I'm thinking of certain strong card
in the other hand which you haven't
mentioned yet. Baroness Dobrava is
I to be in our power by this time tomor-
row, but what will the Prince of Slav-
J. ma be doing? Still drilling his men at
Volseni, still waiting for his guns?"
Stafnitz looked him full In the face.
''No." he said. 1.-The prince had better
not still be drilling his men at Volseni
nor waiting for his guns"
; Il think not. too" Stenoyics agreed.
4 twisting his cigar round again.
General. do you think the prince
will let Baroness Dobrava come to
6lavna without him?"
=
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
JUDGE PRouTY THREATENS
says He Will Run for Congress If Hull
Opposes cummins.

Judge S. F. Prouty, who three times
has been candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for congress- against
J. A. T. Hull. in the Seventh district
has let 1t be known to his friends that
he is thinking this time of running
independent
He said that If Hull takes a hand in
the stand-pat fight against Cummins
going to the senate. as his interviews
in Washington indicate he intends do
ing. he certainly will become an indie
pendent candidate for congress against
Hull. The latter captured the nomi-
nation the last time by less than forty
votes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
No Partridge Shooting In Ontario

NO PartfldOe Shooting IN Ontario.
There will be no partridge hunting In
Ontario, Canada. this year. Game Ward.
en- Loveday has received from Toronto
n notice that ''the hunting. taking or
killing Of grouse or partridge in the
province Of Ontario Is prohibited until
the fifteenth day Of September. 1900"
The prohibition Of partridge shooting
for the coming season will be approved
by most sportsmen. as It is realized
that the birds are In danger Of exter-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
Y. M. c. A. to Replace Frats.

Tt is announced by State Student
Secretary Paul Smith that the Y M.
G. A. will install branches in every
high school in Iowa this year. No.
where else has such movement been
planned. 1t is expected to drive out
the high school fraternities which
school boards are seeking to Danish.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
Youna Farmer a Suicide.

Frank zamistil. a farmer. commit
ted suicide by taking strychnine. He
was a leading farmer of Johnson
county 1t is believed his act was the
result OF fit of dependency due to
sickness. He was twenty.four years
old and had wife and six-months'-
old child.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
ALLlsON's WILL is FILED.
Two Annuities Are Provided for and
$4,000 Is Given to Charities.

$4,000 Is Given to Charities.
Senator William Allison died poor
man. or at least in comparative pow
erty. His will, filed for probate, be-
queaths a fortune Of only $4,000 to
100000. He leaves an annuity of
$1,000 to Mrs. Jennie A. Brayton, who
has been his housekeeper, and an an
nuity of $3.50 to Mrs. Cornelia Allison.
widow of his brother James.
Mrs. Brayton. Mrs. Cornelia Allison,
Mrs. Margaret Allison, widow of his
brother Matthew. and three nieces are
each given $780, Four nephews
were each given $1,000.
The Dubuque Carnegie library, Fin
ley hospital and the Y. M. C. A. are
each given $1,000. Linwood cemetery
also is bequeathed $1,000 in trust to
provide for the care of the Allison lot.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
Dies of Broken Heart.

A broken heart is given as the cause
Of the death of pretty Mrs. Evelyn
O'Connor. whose home is in Mason
City, but who had been with Chicago
relatives for few weeks Six weeks
ago FL. ]. O'Connor, husband of a few
months Of Mrs. O'Copnor, was drowned
In large tank in ST. Louis, where he
was working as plumber. The shock
killed his wife.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21

cigar quickly round and
round In his mouth.
Markart had recovered
his clearness of mind
and closely watched all
the scene.
The countess rose sud-
denly in strong agita-
ton. IL can't bear
IT," she said. with him
lying there! Let me go!
Presently-presently you
aha1l foil vtbinOo
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21

his eyes back
to s tafnitz
again.
That's as In
genious a bit of
deyiltry as l
ever heard. colo
nell" he remark
ed quietly.
Captain Mis-
itch is restored
to duty. He's
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
Killed by Oil in Stove.

Henry Brown. a restaurant Fro
prietor, is dead at Iowa City as re.
suit Of burns sustained in an explo.
sion following the starting Of fire In
a stove with kerosene. His place OF
business was ruiaed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
PERISH IN A WELL.
Two Men Meet Death on a Farm Near
Cherokee

WU W0H meet OedtH on r arm wear
Cherokee.
Two men lie dead and third is dy-
ing as result of their efforts to re-
pair an old well on farm three
miles from Cherokee.
The Swanson brothers went down
in the well one after another and both
persisted in few moments from in.
haling the damp.
Albert Hansen followed them down
in the we'll and was nearly dead when
some farm hands pulled him out. His
condition now is critical.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21
Aged Woman Survives Lone Fall.

A fall of twenty feet into an old
quarry pit and not seriously injured
Is the miracle which Mrs. NJ. Y. Can
neff. aged eighty-four years, enacted
at Rockwell. She was gathering flow
ers at the edge of the bank and in
the act of throwing some weeds over
the wall lost her balance and fell,
striking on her shoulder among the
rocks. No bones were broken and
from reports no serious results will
follow the fall.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-21

DeWitt's Early Risers, the famous
little liver pills are sold by E. 7. Tomas.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-22
Cupid Worked East

A pretty little romance came to
light Monday night when Frank KEEL
ley of Driscoll, was married at
o'clock in the evening to pretty So
phie Mollin, young homesteader OF
the eastern part Of the county. 1t
appears that Cupid began his labors
some time ago, and all that stood in
the way of the happy contamination
of his industry was the fact that the
young man lived in town and matri-
mony was not to be thought of by
the young lady until she could prove
UP on her claim and join him, but
this latter part could not be accom-
plished until the young lady had be-
come full citizen of the United
States, and this could not be until the
district court sat and passed upon her
case. At 2 o'clock Monday her case
came up in court and she was duly ad-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-22
DISTRICT COURT
MORNING OCCUPIED IN NATURAL.
lZATlON WORk-FOR NEW
CITIZENS
NUMBER OF CRIMINAL CASES
ARE DISPOSED OF TEN
PORARILY

Tuesday morning the balance of the
naturalization cases were taken up.
Mary McLeish, Evart Bowman, Jo-
seph M. White and William Lee were
admitted to citizenship; the petition
Of Leon Ganguesky was rejected, and
the cases of John Sibla, Ferdinand
Rem and Karolina Johnson were con-
tinued on account of absence of the
said petitioners.
Arrangements in criminal cases
were then made by B. Anger, as assist
ant states attorney, as follows:
Aaron Barony was arraigned on the
charge of assault with a dangerous
weapon with intent to kill. His attor-
ney, T. R. Mockler, made the express
plea of a former conviction. The state
admitted the plea, the facts being that
this old Hebrew had been fined on a
charge involving the same allega-
tons at the Washburn term of court
last year and pleaded guilty. Barony
was therefore discharged from custo-
dy.
Fred Nelson, Ira w. Griffin, c. M.
Rossen and James Hedmark were al
lowed further time before being ar
raigned. ]. T. Mcdonald and Charles
H. Albertson were allowed another
day to plead in their cases, the charge
being the selling Of intoxicating IL
quor.
Aaron Christopher pleaded not gull
ty to the charge of selling intoxicat-
ing liquors and was given further
time in his other cases.
George Nelson, E. M. Curtis, M. J..
O'Laughlin also wanted the statutory
time to plead.
George Battling, alias Frank Cakes.
was arraigned and asked that the
court appoint a lawyer to defend him.
Upon inquiry the court learned that
the defendant had some real property
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-22

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in an eastern state and SO refused to
appoint a lawyer for him. Battling,
alias Cakes, then stated that he would
go it alone and defend himself without
help Of any attorney.
The two cases against ]. Wilcox and
Neil Mcmillan will be tried next term.
Warrick 8. Penield pleaded not gull.
ty, and Otto Riemer asked and re-
ceived the statutory time in which to
plead.
At this term Of court there have
been 20 applications for citizenship,
OF these four were continued, two dis
continued at request of petitioners,
~ were tried, Of which twenty were
accepted, and two denied
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-22
Up for Fiqhtinu.

Washburn Leader: Deputy Sheriff
F. B. Masteller brought Christ and
Ed. Bauer, two farmers near Byers,
down from Dogden last Saturday
and placed them in the county Jail
until Monday, when they were let out
on bail, the former was placed under
$1,000 and the latter 5000 bonds. AS
the story goes they were in a fight
on the street and the sheriff called
Ben Nichols to help stop them and
a knife was drawn and Nichols got a
couple of gashes on his face and
head, SO had them arrested. The
case will be heard at the next term
of the district court which will con-
vene Feb. 10.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-22
Old Files Of the Tribune.

John Halloran writes from st. Paul
that he finds in the rooms Of the
Minnesota State Historical society,
complete files of the Bismarck Trib-
une from 1873 to 1885, inclusive.
These are valuable records. From
the time Of the fire in 1885 to the
present time the Bismarck Tribune
has its files complete in it's vaults,
which with these bound volumns in
st. Paul make the files of the old
est newspaper in North Dakota COM
plete from June II, 1873 to date. An
effort will be made to effect trans
fer of these old. files from the Min
nesota to the North Dakota Historical
society.