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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
BANK CASHIER A SUICIDE
Overwork Given as Cause Of Ports
mouth Mans Act.

c. S. Scroggins, for eighteen years
cashier of the State Bank of Ports
mouth, this state, committed suicide
by shooting State Bank Examiner
Henry NJ, Cosman was at work exam
lining the books of the bank. No UNI
favorable showing had been found
The bank is believed to be solvent.
There is no apparent reason for the
suicide except overwork
The bank examiners who had taken
charge of the bank. reported that no
irregularities in the management of
the bank had been found. 1t is be.
lieved that overWork and worry
through fear that he might be dis
placed by younger man caused the
aged CASH r to take his own life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
RESULTS OF USE OF SERUM
cerehro Spinal Meningitis Brought Un
der Control by Flexner Remedy

Cerehro Spinal Meningitis Brought CE
der Control by FIexner Remedy.
The use of the Flexner serum for
cerebro spinal meningitis promises
to prove highly successful in the case
of Miss Ruth Plunkett, aged sixteen,
of Marshalltown, who was stricken
with the disease without warning and
in three hours time was unconscious.
Doctors were Immediately called,
made sure Of their diagnosis, and in
jected thirty cubic centimeters of the
serum.
With the patient unable to either
see or hear, and out of her head, with
her temperature mounting to 104 de-
grees. and her pulse running at no,
the serum had the immediate effect
of returning consciousness and reduc-
ing the temperature to 99.6 and the
pulse to almost normal. The sight
returned as did also the hearing, ami
from all indications the girl will re-.
cover. The serum is being injected
once each day, and with each inec-
ton there appears to be more hope
! held out
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Ames and Iowa Make Up.

Iowa and Ames have resumed rela-
tons. Not only will football game
be played by the two institutions next
fall, but a basket ball contest and
baseball games will be played this
spring. Professor A. G. Smith of
Iowa and Professor S. W. Boyer of
Ames held conference in which the
schedules have been talked over and
the dates will soon be announced
This ends the two-years' rupture fol
lowing the gruelling football bame in
which "Chic" Kirk was disabled.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
MAKES THE WOMEN sHuDDER
Punishment Melted Out by Polk coun.
ty Judge.

Punishment such as will make most
women shudder has been prescribed
by Criminal Judge Jesse Miller Of
Polk county for all women convicted
and sentenced by him to the county
jail
The jailers under the judges In.
structcns have secured laundry para
phcrnalia and every woman commit
ted to the county Jail will be com
mitted at hard labor at the wash tub
There is to be no discrimination.
Women with soft hands and polished
nails who fall under the ban of the
court will have to wash over the tub
the same as other offenders.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
MAKES LONG TRIP FOR RICH LOOT
Capt. James Brown Sets Sail from
San Francisco for South Sea.

San Francisco, Feb. 3.-Capt James
Brown, who was a member of a party
that searched for the famous Cocos
island treasure in 1850, sailed again
for the South seas to recover the
spells of the Spanish free-booters
taken from them by Capt Smith of
the schooner Black Witch, which
sailed from Salem, Mass, in 1920 Ever
since that time venturesome treasure
seekers have sought the rich loot. but
all that has ever come of their search
has been countless romances of the
sea-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
NOTICE OF PROPOSED REsoLu.
TON OF CURBING IN THE
CITY OF CRESCO.

To all persons owning property subject
to assessment for curbing:-
You are hereby notified that the
Council of the City of Cresco, Iowa,
at meeting held January Is, 1909.
has declared the necessity and advisa-
bility os constructing curbing on certain
streets within said city, and of assess
ing property abutting thereon for the
payment OF the same, and has in the
proposed resolution declared such ne
cessity or advisability, which proposed
resolution was introduced for authority
to construct said curbing is as follows:
BE 1T RESOLVED by the City Coun-
Gil of the City of Cresco, Howard.coun-
ty, Iowa, that it is deemed advisable
and necessary to make improvements
by curbing with Portland cement curb
ing; cement to be prepared and curbing
to be constructed in accordance with
specifications which will be placed on
file with the City Clerk, the following
named streets and parts of streets, to-
wit:
Elm street from the south line of
Market street to the north line of Peck
street, Railway street from east line
of Cedar street to the west line of
Cherry street.
Park street from the east line of
Cedar street to Elm street.
North Park street from the west line
of Cherry street to Elm street.
South Park street from the west line
of Cherry street to Elm street, except
where curbing is already constructed,
which meets the approval of the city
engineer. All of the expense of max
ing said improvement to be charged to
the property AUDITING thereon, in ac-
cordance with the law governing same.
and the contractor who shall make
said improvements shall keep the
same in repair for one year from date
of acceptance by the city.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED that
the City Council shall meet at eight
O'Clock p. m. on the LIST day of March
1909, at the Council room in said City
for the purpose of considering object
ions to said proposed resolutions, and
that notice of said proposed resolutions
and of the passage of this resolution
be published as provided by law.
Passed January Is, 1909
Approved January Is, 1909.
E. l.. DAVENPORT,
Mayor.
P. j. McCULLOW,
City Clerk.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
The Secret of Long Life

A French scientist has discovered one
secret of long life. His method deals
with the blood But long ago millions
of Americans had proved Electric Bit
tiers prolonged life and makes it worth
living. 1t purifes, enriches and vital
ICES the blood, rebuilds wasted nerve
cells, imparts life and tone to the en-
tire system. Its godsend to weak,
sick and debilitated people. Kidney
trouble had blighted my life for
months, I" writes w. M. Sherman. of
Cushing, Me-, "but Electric Bitters
9lred me entirely. Only Soc. at P. A..
Elemmer's. F
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Notice In Probate.

To Whom 1t May 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
March A. ID. 1909, at . o. clock p. INTO attend
the probate of an instrument purportlng to
be the last VIII and Testament of Elenora
KoInarek, late of ii Toward County, Iowa, de-
ceased, at which time and place you will
appear and show cause, III any, why said
viii should not be admitted to probate.
In Testimony Whereof, l have hereunto
subscribed my name and atfi xed the seal of
the District Court this 10th day of Jan. 1869
Il. e. BLANDIN,
[SEAL.l Clern of District Court.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Railroad Fireman Killed.

Tom Conner, aged twenty years,
fireman on the Iowa Central, received
injuries near Eddyville, Ia, from
which he died a few hours later at
Oskaloosa Conner fell or was
knocked from his engine as the train
was passing over the Des Moines
river bridge. When picked up he was
in the head.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Des Moines Gets Track Meet.

Des Moines was chosen as the place
of the Missouri valley conference
track meet June 5. The decision was
reached at the conference after some
stormy debating in which Kansas
City made valiant fight. No student
in the conference schools will be per-
mitted to play summer baseball. The
football schedule was restricted to
eight games, the baseball schedule to
eight and the basketball to eighteen
in a season.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05

will be largely instrumental in pre-
serving the repose of the orient.
With regard to the question of leg
islation unfavorable to the Japanese
now pending in California, the impe
rial government is relying on the sense
Of justice Of the American people. to-
gethed with the friendly disposition of
the federal government, and is conf
dent that the question will not lead to
international complications.
Peace Dove Japs' Friend.
Japan" the minister went on,
therefore being on cordial terms
with all the powers, it must be admit
ted that the maintenance of peace,
which is the one principal object Of
our foreign policy, is now practically
assured; and we are enabled to devote
our endeavors to the development of
our national resources. The first point
claiming our attention is the problem
of emigration.
In view of the new international
conditions assigned to Japan it has
become necessary that our people, in.
stead of scattering In foreign lands,
shall concentrate in the far east, thus
securing united effort looking to lie.
gitimate activities and avoiding every.
thing likely to obstruct the develop.
ment Of international commerce and
industry.
Talks Of Emigrants.
These considerations have led the
government to follow an avowed pol
icy with respect to emigrants to Can
ada and the United States, enforcing
in perfect good faith the restrictions
placed on emigration"
Count Komura concluded his speech
by announcing that the imperial gov
eminent had decided to notify the va
rious powers next year of the ter
mination of existing commercial treat
les to be effective one year after such
notice was given. He said that it was
the intention of the government to ne
gotiate new treaties, "unhampered by
any unequal engagements" The new
compacts," he continued, will be
based entirely upon the principle o.
reciprocity, with view to the free de
velopment Of international commerce.
New Anti-Jap Bill.
Sacramento, Cal, Feb. 3.-Anothe
anti-Japanese bill made it's appear
ance yesterday in the house whel
Grove l.. Johnson, chairman of thu
committee on judiciary, reported gu
favorably his measure specifyin:
Japanese" in the law segregatins
Mongolians and Indians from the pub
lie schools.
In the senate the committee on ex
ecutive communications reported ad
versely on the subject of japanese leg
islation, holding the measures to b.
unconstitutional.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Revolving Murder Disclosed.

A woman's mangled body was
found in well at Sioux City and it
brings to light revolving crime. The
woman Las been identified as Mrs.
TACK Odum, whose husband is miss
ing and fer whom the police are
searching to connect him with the
murder.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
NORMAN MACK TALKS
AT PANAMA PROBE
Chairman of Democratic National Com
mittee Called to Stand in
Canal Case.

New York, Feb. 3.-Norman E.
Mack of Buffalo, chairman of the ma
tional Democratic committee, was the
first witness called yesterday before
the federal grand jury which is investi-
eating the Panama canal libel case
against the New York World. Mr..
Mack was questioned as to whether
the reports about the sale of the Pan
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Woman Attempts suicidc.

Mrs. G. A. Cowen, who came to
Mason City about three Months ago
from Chicago, attempted suicide by
drinking whisky and iodine. She was
alone at the time, but a .ooraer short
ly discovered her attempt. Doctors
brought her into state OF recovery,
but she is still in serious condition.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Postmaster Arrested.

A United States marshall pounced
upon w. f. Sage, postmaster at Wo.
den, few days ago, and took him to
Des Moines, where he awaits trial on
funds. Postoffce Inspector Farrell of
Mason City has completed an eXami-
nation ~ his accounts and finds an
apparent shortage of $1,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Tries to Cut His Throat.

Brooding because his physicians
told him he was afflicted with tuber-
culosis, Guy Hoag Of Sioux City is in
a serious condition resulting from at
tempted suicide, His chances for re-
covery from two knife wounds are
slight. The young man is a trimmer
b a department store.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
y 1NCE corn is the principal crop
grown over So large a section

1NCE corn is the principal crop
~ grown over SO large a section
~ of the United States 1t Is I'M
portant that we learn as much
as possible REGARDING the best meth
DDS of producing it. The average
yield of corn in the United States In
1907 was only 237 bushels per acre.
Many of the best farmers are able to
obtain an average yield of sixty to
seventy bushels per acre year after
year There is no secret in their
methods. They are simple enough to
be applied to every farm in the corn
belt There is no reason why the
average yield per acre should not be
fifty bushels or more instead of less
than half that, as at present.
In preparing to raise maximum
crop of corn here are two main fac
tors TO be considered-the soil and the
seed. OF these two the first is prob
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05

If you expect to get the best and
most reliable preparation for Kidney
trouble, inflammation of the bladder,
rheumatism, rheumatic pains, weak
back and backaehe you must get De-
Wits Kidney and Bladder Pills They
act promptly and are sure Sold by
Edward r. Tomas,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Oklahoma Police Chief Slain.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb 3.-As
a result of street duel at Chickasha
Okla, last night Emmett Goodwin
chief of police, is dead; Joe Earl is
seriously wounded and William Thorn
as, night chief-of-police, is in Jail
charged with the double shooting. The
trouble occurred over dispute re.
garding the crusade against bootleg
gers"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Most cough cures and cold cures al

Most cough cures and cold cures are
constipating, especially those that con-
tain opiates. Kennedy's Laxative
Cough Syrup is free from all opiatcs
and it cures the cold by gently moving
the bowels and at the same time it
soothes irritation of the throat and lungs
and in that way stops the cough 1t is
especially recommended for children,
as it tastes nearly as good as maple
sugar. We sell and recommend it.
Edward T, Lomas,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05

We know of nothing better for cuts,
hmns, bruises, scratches, or in fact
anything where salve is needed, than
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve. 1t is especially good for piles
We sell and recommend it. : Edward
r. Tomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Sixteen Killed In Mine EXPLOSION.

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. "a report
reached here yesterday afternoon OF
an explosion in the Short Creek mines
of the Birmingham Coal and Iron
Company. Sixteen miners are reported
killed and a number seriously injured
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Ey-ry Woman win he Interested

If you have pains in the back, Urin-
airy, Bladder or Kidney trouble, and
want a certain, pleasant herb cure for
woman's ills, try Mother Gray's AUS
TRALIAN-LEAF. 1t is safe and never
failing regulator. At Druggists or by
mail so cts. Sample package FREE.
Address, The Mother Gray Co., Leroy,
N. Y. 4lW4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Lumber Saving.

F. Kalishek will have his saw mill at
my place about March LIST, and parties
wishing timber sawed should have their
logs hauled there before that date.
ED. HEROLD.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Fur Coats and Robes.

If you have got nice COW or horse
hide, come in and get prices on making
into coat or robe. Prices will surprise
on. P. A. GLEN MER.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Two Years for Chicken Thief.

John Como of Clinton, man with
prison record, got two yeals IL: the
Fort Madison penitentiary for stealing
chickens.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
French Aviator in FIioht.

Berlin. Feb. 9.-Armand Zipfel, the
French aviator, made four successful
aeroplane flights here yesterday. Each
time he covered a distance of nearly
mile at a height of from 20 to 40
feet.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05

DeWitts Little Early Risers, gentle,
easy, pleasant, small little liver pills.
Sold by Edward T. Tomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05

FIG. XvI-A ELIMINATION BOX SHOWING
THE RESULTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL EAR
TEST.
than an inch or two, SO much the bet
ter. Since the plant cannot begin to
digest and use the plant food of the
soil and air until it has unfolded it's
leaves it is plain that the less soil 1t
has to push through before it can
spread out its leaves and get to work
the sooner 1t will commence to grow.
Deep planted seeds often so nearl"
exhaust the plant food in the endo-
sperm before they reach the surface
that they are never able to develop
into strong healthy plants.
After planting the aim should be to
keep the soil in the same fine filth 1t
was in at planting time in order to
provide large feeding ground for the
roots and prevent the escape Of capil.
larry moisture
When you take Kodol, the food you
have eaten will be digested naturally,
regularly and promptly, and in this
way Kodol gives the stomach a chance
to regain its lost strength and health,
and after a little while you need not
take Kodol longer, but take it while
you do need it and if it fails to benefit
you your money will be refunded to
you. 1t is sold by Edward T. Lomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Home Course In
Modern Agriculture
VI.I.-Corn Growing
Bv c. v. GREGORY.
Ad;o,1,uroI oiyision. State College
DOWNRIGHT 1909 by Americ
yI,I.-Corn Growing
Bv C. v. GREGORY.

c,,,,rs,t by Amer Association (
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-09-30

Herrick himself is responsible
for Dicks election to the senate.
Dick's known ambition was to be
the next Republican candidate for
governor after Herrick. When
Hanna died Herrick was governor,
and the legislature which re-elect-
ed Hanna was still in session,
Foraker and his followers wanted
Herrick to take Hanna's seat in
the senate. Herrick had not yet
attained the zenith of his un.
popularity as governor and could
easily have obtained the unani
mously Republican vote of the
legislature. The Foraker forces
wanted to translate Herrick to the
senate SO as to open the governor S
office to their compatriot, Warren
G.. Harding, who was lieutenant
governor and would have succeed
ed Herrick as acting governor.
Herrick blocked this plan by re-
fusing to stand for the senator
ship, claiming he had an under
standing with Hanna that he
should serve out his two terms In
the governors office before seek.
ing or accepting higher honors, an
understanding by which the peo-
pie refused to be bound the fol,
lowing year. Dick saw the open
ing thus made for him by Herrick,
and before anybody else could get
started he slipped through it into
the senate where ever since he sits
a Roman, if not the nobliest of
them all, with Marcus Alonzo
Hanna's toga neatly folded across
his "manly buzzum."
Sic semper Myronibus! Wahco,
razoo, e pluribus scat! which be-
ing interpreted means that Her
rick has lost out ever since, and
that the poet was right when he
wrote that sage couplet, "He that
will not when he may when he will
be shall have nay"
Appearances indicate that Dick
has reasons of his own for select
ing Herrick as his most formid-
able opponent. Whatever these
reasons may be the people of Ohio
have reasons just as good or better
for selecting legislature that will
care very little how the terrible
conflicts between Dick and his
"most formida BILE opponent" termi-
mates. A Democratic Legislature
thay will back up Governor
Harmon's administration is part
of the peoples program for next
year,
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-09-30
The Local Paper.

The local paper should be found
in every home says the summer
field CO., News. No child will
grow up ignorant who can be
taught to appreciate the home
paper. 1t is the stepping stone of
intelligence in all of those matters
not to be learned in books. Give
your children a foreign paper
which contains not one word about
any person, place or thing which
they ever saw, or perhaps ever
heard of, and how can you expect
them to be interested? But let
them have the home paper and
read of persons whom they meet,
and places with which they are
familiar, and soon an interest is
awakened which increases with
every arrival Of the local paper
Thus habit of reading is formed
and those children will read the
papers all their lives and become
intelligent men and women, q
credit TO their ancestors and stronl
in their knowledge of the worlG
as it is to-day.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-09-30
Peace, But There Is No Peace.

Those organs of political oppor-
tunism and the standpat element
of the Republican party which so
gleefully proclaimed that the in
surgents would have to back up
after Taft's Winona speech are
neither so certain nor so gleeful
now. The people of the West are
disappointed in TAFT, as we all
were disappointed when he ate his
words and the spirit of his pre-
election pledges to keep peace
with the Aldrich Cannon element
of his party. They regret his de-
fense OF the measure, as all re-
gretted his interposition of the
doubtful corporation tax scheme
to save the standpatters in the
Senate from defeat.
They are polite to Mr.. Taft,
their guest. They see in him a
man we'll intentloned, of kindly
heart and generous nature, but
utterly unequal to the present task
of leading his own party or the
country out of the mazes into
which standpatism has plunged it.
He may cry "Peace! Peace!" but
there is none.
The Vests partisanship is of
that broader sort which the late
Governor Johnson so signally dis
played. 1t concerns itself with
principles, and will not nacrifice
these to any sort of expediency.
The insurgents regret that Taft is
not with it; that he is not as big
mentally and politically as he is
physically. But they are not 60
ing back.
Without any exception of note,
the insurgent papers and leaders
and people, to judge by what is
said, are insurgents still. They
have enlisted in the war against
Aldrichism unto the end. Taft
has merely confirmed their deter
mination to get justice. His bald
assertions on the tariff schedules
were without any corroborating G
facts. Indeed, the recently-ap'
pointed tariff board will have tc
find premises for some of the con-
clusions he reached, if it can.
Mr.. Taft's conceptions of party
policy and party leadership are
twenty years behind the times
People sec in this Western tour o.
his very plainly that he neveI
could of his own strength hav,
been nominated for the high ofiic'
he fills, and most of them are won
dering why his patron ever picke'
80 commonplace, even though
pleasant, a man.