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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
Accused Of POISONING Candy.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 22.-Mrs.
Sarah Morasch, a sister-in-law OF
Charles Miller, father of Ruth Miller,
the four-year-old child who died in
Kansas City, Kan, February IL, from
the effects of eating poisoned candy
intended for her half-sister, Ella Van
Meter, was arrested at Harrisonville,
Mo-, charged with completely in the
girls death. Mrs. Morasch's 17-year.
old daughter, Blanche, was arrested at
Kansas City on the same charge Miss
Van Meter. for whom the candy was
intended, ate 1t, but recovered.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What a Heap Of Happiness it Would
Bring to Cresco Homes.

Hard to do homework with an ach-
Ing back.
Brings your hours of misery al
leisure or at work.
II women only knew the cause that
Backsche pains come from sick
kidneys,
'TwOuld save much needless woe.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid
neys.
Cresoo people endorse them.
Mrs. Anna Boucher, formerly OF
Market street, Cresco, Iowa, says: 81
had marked symptoms of kidney
trouble for four or five years. There
was an almost constant pain across
my loins and II over-exerted myself
In any way, the trouble was always
more severe. II caught cold it In
variably settled in my kidneys and at
these times the secretions were irreg-
ular, highly colored and attended
with pain In passage. When l saw
Doan's Kidney Pills highly recon-
mended procured a box at AllE drug
store, and after taking them a few
days, I noticed great improvement in
my condition and continued taking
them until my condition was improv.
ed In every way. / give Doan.s Kid
ney Pills my highest endorsement" /
For Sale by all Dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Go. Buffalo,
New York, Sole Agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's-and
take no other.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
officers Killed on a Cruiser.

Tokyo, Feb. 22.-While the Japa-
nese cruiser Akashi was engaged in
towing work at Ariyaki in the Maya
saM prefecture on the evening of
February 20 a pollard Gan upright post
used in veering the boaD gave way.
Three noncommissioned cScers were
killed and two officers were injured.
The Akashi returned to Kure.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
EASTERN Session May !

Boston, Feb. 22.-The date for the
Democratic state convention, which
is to select delegates at large to the
national convention. was fixed Friday
for May by the state Democratic ex-
ecutive committee. The district con-
vention will be held between May Z
and Nav IL
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25

bassador was brought to the White
House in President Roosevelt's private
carriage accompanied by Col. Brom.
we'll, the presidents military aide.
The suite of the ambassador, in dip.
lomatic, military and naval uniforms,
was present at the reception.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
Famous Painter Dies.

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 1s.-Harry
Arthur McArdle, who painted Dawn
at the Alamo and The Battle of San
Jacinto' and other famous historical
pictures, died at his home here. after
an illness of only few days.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
Bad Roads Confront Racers.

Cleveland o., Feb. 19.-Three of the
New York-to-Paris automobile racers
We're in Ohio Tuesday. The American
car reached Cleveland with the Italian
Car few minutes behind it. Bad
roads and heavy snowdrifts prevented
anything Ike fast time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
P,no,e Dead Number Thirty

Berkeley, Cal, Feb. 22-The latest
reports from the scene of the terrible
dynamite explosion at the Hercules
Powder plant in Pinole place the num-
Der OF dead at 30. -Four of these
were white men, the others being
Chinese.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
Wife Attempts Life.

New York, Feb. 1S.-Because her
husband of few months returned
home two hours late and then refused
TO eat the supper she had been at much
pains to cook for him, Mrs. Georgine
Clarke leaped from a window in her
home to paved court IL feet below
In an effort to take her life,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
Instructed for Taft.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 1s.-Repub-
licans of the Fifth congressional dis
trict met here Tuesday and named
Lawrence M. Jones and Mayor Henry
M Beardsley delegates to the national
convention. They were instructed for
Taft Herbert s. Hadley was in.
dorsed for governor.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
Count and Anna Must Paw.

Paris, Feb. 22.-The court of ap.
peals has confirmed the Judgment OF
the lower court ordering Count Boni
de Castellane and Madame Anna
Gould, who secured divorce from the
count last year, jointly to pay to Vera
Nemidoff, an opera singer, the sum OF
$4,000 for certain jewels the count
purchased from her prior to the di.
vorce.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
William Sells ls Dead

New York, Feb. 1S.--William Sells.
son of one of the three brothers who
organized the famous Sells Brothers
circus combination, died suddenly
here Monday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
PRESIDENT eREETs TAkAHlRA.
Formal Reception to Japanese Ambas.
sador Occurs at White House.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The formal
reception of Baron Takahira, as am.
bassador of Japan to the United
States. took place at the White House
at 2:45 Thursday afternoon. The am
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
MUST WE'D OR GO TO SCHOOL
Judge Gives Hayward Girl Choice o
Two Courses.

Sioux City, Ia, Feb. 22.-Beatrice
Powell, a beautiful girl of IL years,
but wayward, was given her choice of
two courses by Judge Hutchinson in
the circuit court here, namely the
Mitchellville reform school for girls
or marriage to man she does not
love. She chose the "loveless mar
rage"
James Durr, a young merchant, IL
the man she is to wed. He loves the
girl and, when 1t was proposed to
send her to Mitchellville. he offered
to make her his wife. When the
story was told to the Judge he gave
her her choice. II don't love Durr,
who is an old sweetheart of mine, but
/ will marry him rather than go to
the reform school" she declared.
The girl was released on probation
in order to have time to prepare her
trousseau. She is given a week in
which to carry out her promise.
Ice Kills Three In Mine Shaft.
Milkesbarre, Pa, Feb. 22.-While
ten miners were being lowered into
the Stanton mine OF the Lehigh &
Wilkesbarre Coal Company Friday
a large body of ice in the shaft
fell, striking the hood of the cage and
demolishing it. Two of the men were
killed outright, one died on the way to
D hospital and three others, it is be.
lieyed, will die Of their injuries. The
cage was near the bottom of the
shaft, which is 1000 feet deep, when
the ice fell.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01

grown on 200 acres or less, most of
which grew a crop Of lettuce before
being planted to celery. This was
nearly three cars per acre, while our
only rival, California, crows onlv one
car per acre, or less. [ have recently
received "a letter from a celery grower
in that state saying that the crop this
year was fine and they have 5000
acres in celery, from which they ex-
pect to ship 5000 cars, or not much
more than half a car per acre. We
have grown as many as four cars on
a single acre.
The average price for 1907, f. o. b.
in Sanford (for Our celery is sold at
home) was $I.4o per crate, making
the income from 200 acres over
$4,000, or an average for good and
bad Of $3.50 per acre, and includes
all failures This was the lowest
average price in six years. Some of
the best lands yielded over $4,000 per
acre.
AS you know, winter and spring
are the months in which celery is
most in demand, and we find the
market expanding as fast as we need
IT, L uC NlOoC VI last ONdOOl1 1N1L Oh
eager demand unsupplied, and we can
easily nro1ong our season by begin
ming shipments earlier Allow me to
saw that celery will not stand any
more cold than any other hardy vege-
tables, and when damaged by cold will
not come to perfection. To any one
interested in trying to grow it, even
for home use, when it has to be grown
in the summer and harvested or bank
ed in the fall. as it must be at points
north Of us. let me suggest that you
seek information from growers or
books applicable to higher latitudes,
as we cannot furnish the information
you desire.
Next in Importance as a winter
crOD is lettuce. We grow only what
is known as head lettuce, "Bio Bos-
ton" and "Ca1ifornia Cream Buster,'
and 7 can assure you if vou have never
eate', # from orr fields grown under
conditions which exist with us vou
can have but little conception of what
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01

RED POLLED BULLS for sale. Howell Bros.
Bryan. Tex.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01

RECORDED Shorthorns. $45 and up. Luke
Stanard, Taylor's Falls. Mimi
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01

FORTY Choice Shorthorn Cattle at private sale
D. A. Teener Cumberland. Ohio.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01

ANGORA GOATS. prepaid. H. T. Fuchs. Mar
| BILE, Falls, Tex.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01

HOL LSTEIN-Friesian Bulls-One month from
service age from acid regis. dams. Best blood
of the breed. Knapp & Pierce. E. Claridon
Ohio.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01

JERSEY COWS-Wl1l F. Parks. Morgan, Tex.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01

RED POLLED CATTLE and Angora Goats.
Dr. W. R. Clifton. Waco. Tex.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01

LOT of Cotswold rams, bred from imported
stock Thos. Steward, Biggsville. Ills.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01

RAMBOUILLET Rams out of pure bred ewes
| bv the celebrated Noe "Klondyke." reg ram
| weighing 251 lbs. and shearing 26 lbs. Graham
K McCorquoda1e. Graham. Tex.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01

SHROPSHIRE RAMS for sale-Yearling and
early lamb rambs, sired by imported Mansell
ram; some good flock headers. All sheep recor-
ded. Thoroughbred Stock Farm. Carroll. Ia
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01

ANGORA BUCKS-One and two year old; eligi-
Bile to registry: size sheared over 3 lbs. w. 3.
Austin Dumont, Butler Co., Ia.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
Maxine q Dictionary.

When Johnson got his famous die.
tionary started he calculated that with
six assistants he could complete the
task In three years. 1t took him nine
years instead. He received the small
recompense Of $500 and had to pay
his assistants out Of that.
Webster worked twenty-four years
before his dictionary made It's bow to
the world. Webster was very punctil.
ious in his definitions and so painstak.
ing that 1t was a wonder he completed
the work when he did.
The words which give the compiler
Of dictionary the most trouble are
the little one syllable Saxon words.
Their history extends back into the
Saxon period, and their meaning has
become twisted in many directions.
Words with pedigrees are the hardest
to trace.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09

POLAND CHINAS
of the right kind and the right kind
of individuality. When in search of
good boars or brood sows, write me
for prices and particulars. Also B
P. Rock eggs for sale. Farm one
block south of city water tower.
r. CARMAN.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
QUEER EXPRESSIONS.
Used by Those Who Wish to Swear
Without Being Profane.

Pseudo swear words are of strange
and wondrous kind, and great inge-
nuity is used in thinking them up
OF course darn and ''durn's" parent
age is not hard to guess, but such ex-
pressions as 'geewillikins, "golly'
and gosh" when used as substitutes
for profane words, are harder to trace.
A southerner once was heard to use
In the course of a single description
the expressions dog bite 'em," gosh
ali fshhooks,S dad rat 'em" and
"iumpin' gee whiz.n
From man who lives In Connecti-
cut come these expressions: Great
horned toads and frecrackers," gum
swat" "gol dast it" and "by the ter.
nal bowwows."
A Pennsylvania is responsible for
the expression ''sacrificial pollywogs.'
the meaning of which is not exactly
clear. Many Hoosiers swear ''by gra-
W." and the exclamation Jimmy
krauts" is common in some parts of
the country. A Chicago man relieves
his overweight feelings after missing
a shot In billiards by shouting sacred
camels'' and monk of the forest"
The Germans like to make remarks
about thunder and lightning when
they wish to be real naughty, the
Frenchmen take to little sayings about
a thousand cannons" or some large
number of "thunders," and sailors are
credited with great oaths embodying
the great horn spoon" or willing
ness to "shiver my timbers," but prob
ably the American who wishes to
swear without being profane finds as
many queer expressions as any one
Chicago Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
STICKING TO THE POINT.
The Question That Won a Good Posi-
ton For a Boy.

The Question That Won a Good Posi-.
ton For a Boy.
A lawyer wanted an apprentice and
placed an advertisement in the lcal
paper. A number of boys replied sc
he gathered them all together in bis
Office at once and looked them over
He found it pretty hard to make g
choice, but at length happy Hee
struck him.
"Once upon a time" he said, "a
farmer was very much annoyed by 9
huge rat that made very comfortable
living by feeding upon his grain and
other products. He tried traps OF al
kinds to catch It, but the WHY rodan,
evaded them all and apparently en-
5oyed the game Of hide and seek thai
the farmer had devised for its reessa
ton. One day, however, as the farme.
turned the corner Of a haystack, chr
rying gun In his hand, he spied Gh<
troublesome rodent at the edge Of tx
hay. Instantly raising his gun. b
fred, but the blazing gum wad drpped
among the hay
Here the lawyer stopped and, lDk
Ing at the boys. he said, IL any of yOc
want to ask q question, write 4 On q
piece Of paper" Each did az ing
gested, and here are some Of the Ques
tons that were asked:
did he set the hay on firer
"Was the stack burned 10 thl
groundT
did the farmer have his hay IN
sured?'
"Was the fire engine near at handf'
"Was the rat killedYs
The boy that asked the last question
was chosen because he stuck to Chi
point-American Photography.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
INTERESTING INCIDENTS.

We might fill volumes with Incl
dents of almost miraculous escapes
from death. At one time H. A.
Swift and a few others had gone up
on the side of the first table land
when they were fired upon from a
log building only a few rods off,
which had been filled with Indians,
and their lives were only saved by
lying down and firing from behind a
slight elevation Of ground which
would hardly have been observable
under less dangerous circumstances.
While lying there Indian balls
tplowed all around them. During
this time both Buell. and Flandreau
came dashing up on horseback, and
but for the timely warning of Mr..
Swift both would certainly have
been shot. as they were not aware
of the building being occupied by
savage foes.
At another time ]. B. Trogden, in
company with Capt. Potter rode up
to point of timber in the rear of
town. where they saw an Indian
drop down in the grass, and another
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
Not All Loss

Quotations cleverly malapropos or
neatly distorted furnish half the wit
Of the professional humorist. Never
theless, when such a verbal misstep is
spontaneous, there is often real fun
In it
A young man had been out sailing
with his sister and friend Of hers.
He did not know particularly well the
fine points Of the art, and on trying to
make the landing against head wind
he exclaimed after several vain at
tempts:
well, 1t is better to have luffed and
lost than never to have luffed at all"
YOUTHS Companion.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
GOLD AND SILVER.
The Process of Assaying Both Metals
Is Identical,

The process of assaying gold and sill
yer is identical. The metal is first put
through a highly heated furnace and
melted the sample for assay being
dipped out while the metal Is IN a
liquid state. Next the sample is
thrown into a vessel of cold water,
when granulation ensues. Taken from
the cold bath, it is boiled In sulphuric
acid, the silver dissolving, while the
gold is precipitated to the bottom,
where it is caught in proper recepta-
cles.
The acid is now drawn off and the
metal placed in another vessel laid
with sheet lead, the bottom being
plates of copper Chemical action now
sets in. the acid, copper and lead be-
ing in a ferment While the gold is
being precipitated the silver, if there
be any in the sample under test, is be-
ing deposited in thin metallic sheets on
what before the fermentation set in
were the copper plates, but which have
now been transformed into blue vitriol
or sulphate of copper.
After the metals have all been de-
posted they are gathered up and with
the impurities still remaining pressed
into cakes by a hydraulic machine
which has a pressure Of 200 tons.
Again it is melted (the gold and silver
each In separate watts, Of course), the
pure metal being again deposited and
the impurities, aided by chemical ac-
ton, left floating on the top. The next
and last process runs the metals into
ingots ready for the markets of the
world.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09

on horse short distance behind.
! To avoid a shot from the Indian in
the grass, and yet get certain pop
at the mounted rekskin, a suggestion
was made that Trogden ride around
and come up the hill from a srayine.
and thus get near the mounted In
dian without being observed. The
suggestion was hardly made before
Trogden proceeded to execute it,
but as he approached near enough
to fire 20 mounted Indians made a
dash after him with a devilish yell,
and endeavored to cut him ofsfrom
town by running him into a slough.
Then followed scene of the!wildest
excitement. The metal of the steeds
was put to test. At one time in
rounding the slough it was thought
that Trogden would be cut off, but
a yell from him gave his splendid
charger increased speed, and he dis
tanced the Indians about 20 yards.
AS he came near our lines 20 guns
were fired at him, but the aim was
too high, and the balls passed over
his head. He Immediately wheeled
his horse and discharged his Sharp's
rife at his pursuers without much
effect.
AS the Indians drew up in battle
array on Saturday morning several
fine carriages were driven up by
Indian warriors and one carriage
had very fine pair of matched
horses, many of the warriors were
seen riding large farm horses.
Mrs. Caruthers, who escaped from
Beaver Creek. was at first taken
prisoner. But two Indians became
engaged in a quarrel as to who
should have her as his squaw, and
while their quarrel was progressing
one Of their squaws took Mrs. Ca
ruthers and two children into a corn
field, and from there she made her
escape. She was out one day and
two nights, and finally reached the
Minnesota river, where she found a
canoe and tried to paddle across;
but not understanding it she was
f1oated down the river five or six
miles before landing near the fort,
where she arrived safely with one
child in her arms and another on
her back. She is now in St. Peter.
In taking a list of the wounded
today at the hospital we saw Mrs.
Almira Harrington, who was shot
in the back at Leavenworth, Brown
county. The same ball shot finger
off of her infant child and killed a
man who was near by. Mrs. H.
and child were out in the grass and
brush nine days with nothing to eat
but hazel. She remained secreted
from the Indians all this time, grad
ually working her way towards
white settlements as best she could.
Her child, which was usually very
fretful, remained remarkably quiet,
and whenever she heard the ap-
proach of Indians, she would kneel
down and pray God to keep her in
FAINT quiet and deliver her from dam
ger. Her rescue was made by one
of our pickets while crawling to-
wards our lines where our train en-
camped the first night, after evacu-
ating New Ulm-between the latter
place and Mankato. Our picket
snapped two caps at her before he
discovered that she was white
woman, and but for this defect
would have shot her. She first hailed
the picket in the Sioux language
and he supposed her to be an Indian.
She is very intelligent woman and
her story is affecting in the extreme.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
Poor Feflowf

Rwitt-He doesn't dare say that his
soul Is his own. Jewett-He has been
walked over SO much that he says he
feels like beaten path.-New York
Press,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09

There IS more lying done In the mat
ter Of congratulations than on any
other subject.-Florid Times Union.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
Rreipa,

!. 6foNos
Yes poor fellow, hs's a friend Of
NINE"
"IndeedT
Same thing In need Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-09-09
Most Extraerdinar

Most Extraordinary.
HE has certainly raised his family
In an old fashioned way"
'sSoT
why, that mans children actually
ask him for ADVICE - Washington
Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-12
COUNTY RICHER IN REALTY
Assessment Value This Year Shows
Gain Of Over Eleven Million.
OVER EIGHTY.FoUR IN OMAHA
Assessor shriver Submits His Figures,
which show No Material
Changes In Public Util-
ity Corporations.

The value Of real estate for ass essment
purposes in Douglas county is $llb'1Ol'ho'
according to the figures Of County Asses
sor shriver. who has just totaled the re-
turns OF his deputies for his report to
the county board Of equalization. Last
year real property was valued at SlO4,Sl'S'5'
the increase amounting to sn.3se.S5.
This years figures are the result OF the
auadrennial reassessment Of real estate ana
include the natural increase in lands and
lots in the last four years.
The value OF land Is placed at fS,4zI'ZSO'
and the improvements at Fp,s14,l5O' or a
total OF Ss4. 41, 40. Detailed figures for
South Omaha have not been complied yet
but the total Of land and improvements
there is s14.323,6S5 In the country lands
are valued at s13.59l.57O. and improvements
at 1882, OILS. a total of N6,9O6,5So.
Last year the valuation on a one-fitth
basis for real estate was $2O,s62,S75. This
year il is 2 .14O,S 42, an increase Of S2,Zrt,9o''
The personal assessment has not been
totaled yet, but It Is estimated II Will run
about the same as last year. The valua-
tions Of the public service corporations
which make up a large percentage OF II
are not materially charged from last year
and the large business houses VIII be ma
terially Increased. Last year the assess
ment in a one-fifth valuation basis
amounted to $11,653.SS3.