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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
MORE TROUBLE FOR TEDDY.
Fatal Sleeping Sickness Of Africa May
Have Been Brought In Skins.

Washington, Sept. 4-Genuine ap-
prehension is expressed that the fatal
sleeping sickness of Africa will be in
troduced in America unless scientists
at the Smithsonian institution can be
persuaded to destroy large numbers
OF eggs of the tsetse fly which have
been found in skins shipped to the in
stitution from Africa, being the collec-
ton contributed by Mr.. Roosevelt.
In Africa the native population is
much more susceptible to the bite of
the fly than white people, though
few cases of sleeping sickness have
occurred among the comparatively
scattered people Of both the East and
West coasts.
1t was thought for a long time that
the bite of the fly, which is a blood
sucking insect, was harmless to man
and fatal only to cattle and horses.
But it was discovered that the fly
carried the germs of the sleeping sick
ness which has SO greatly extended in
Africa recently and which has played
such havoc among the natives.
The tsetse fly carries the sleeping
sickness much as the mosquito car
ries yellow fever.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
PHYSICIAN SHOOTS BURGLAR.
Cincinnatian Kills Negro Who Is
| Armed With an Open Knife.

Cincinnati, o., Sept. 6.-Responding
to a call for aid at the house of a
neighbor where a negro burglar had
forced an entrance to the place, DIR.
Robert D. Maddox, prominent physi-
clan, shot and instantly killed the
negro.
The burglar, who was later identi-
fed as John Scott, former convict,
who served three years in the Frank
fort, KY, penitentiary, broke into the
residence of Mrs. Florence G. Barnes,
Walnut Hills.
Mrs. Wilkie Woodland, of Syracuse,
N. Y, visitor at the Barnes home,
awoke and discovered the presence of
the intruder in her room. When he
moved to another room she immedi
ately turned in a call for the police
and also managed to notify DR.. Mad.
dox, who lives in an adjoining house
The latter, half clad, appeared on the
scene as the burglar attempted to es.
cape from the house.
Seeing the physician confronting
him, the burglar was preparing to
give battle, when DR.. Maddox fired
three bullets into the negroes body
killing him instantly. An open knife
was found clutched in the fingers of
the dead man.
DR.. Maddox was not arrested.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
The Price of Peace.

This is going up year by year. Take,
for instance, the maintenance cost of
the navy. For repairs, provisioning
and new construction, salaries to men
and officers, dockyards, and other Incl
dental expenses connected with float
ing the Big Stick, each wage Garner in
the country is charged an average of
about $500, or total outly of $685.
OO0,0 900 for the last year, in comparison
to less than onefourth of the sum prior
to the benevolent assimilation of the
Little Brown Brother. In those days
of impotent obscurity we worried along
with small and inefficient army. Now
we have trebled the size of the army,
and each Garner contributes an average
of So. so to the good cause. These are
couple of the more obvious ways by
which the path of glory leads to the
pocketbook. Our military experts ex-
plain to us that war with first-class
power would cost Uncle Sam all the
way from $S,O00,OOO to $40, 1000, 900 a
day, with good chance to pay a ran
som running into the billions were we
to pick on a nation bigger than our
selves. International etiquette is,
after all, not so unlike that between
man and man, and those who remem-
Der early days in the West will recall
that If was us,Ial1u tho MOI, who +otad
gun that got into trouble. So long
as we deal with other powers on basis
of perfect fairness no nation is going
to attack us, and all this cry of some
international Bad Man looking about
for chance to loot and destroy, were
we not armed to the teeth, is exceed
ingly much cry and very little WOOL
Farm, Stock and Home.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
TAFT
VS.. GOV. JOHNSON
WILL ANSWER GOVERNORS POLL.
TIcAL PREAcHMENT DURING
TRIP THROUGH WEST.
WILL TELL VIRTUES OF THE TARIFF
Denies That New Law Is Unsatisfac.
tory Except With Few Western
ers.-Said to be Preparing
Hot Shot.

Beverly, Mass, Sept. 6.-During
President Taft's forthcoming trip
through the West he is planning to
give strong answer to Governor
Johnson's political preachments. 1t is
not likely that Mr.. Taft will engage in
a partisan controversy with the prom
inent young Democrat who wants to
be his opponent in 1912, but it is
known that along broad lines the pres
ident has resolved not to leave Gov
ernor Johnson's recent statements
unchallenged, but will go on record
as discrediting much that Governor
Johnson has been saying.
The president told visitor at Bur-
CESS Point that there was little or no
dissatisfaction with the new tariff
law, as far as he was able to learn,
outside of few Westerners, who have
been busy on the Chautauqua circuit
ever since congress adjourned. He
added that prosperity had returned
and was rapidly increasing. Under
such conditions the president has lit
tie sympathy with pessimistic utter
ances.
Some of the presidents advisers
figure the situation to the effect that
Governor Johnson expects to profit
politically from the agitation that
ambitious republican progressives are
conducting and that many Western
voters are likely to regard him and
the president as opposing standard
bearers, and therefore, as the presi-
dent gains or loses in Western esti-
nation from his trip, Governor John
sons stock will be affected in con
trary way. So it is, that at Beverly
some hot shot is being prepared for
the benefit Of Minnesota's governor.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
BANQUET THE JAP VISITORS
TREATY OF PEACE VERBALLY
RATIFIED AT BANQUET.
VIII Buy Merchandise From One An
other and Be Friends
Always.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. Ga treaty of
peace and reciprocity entered into by
the business men of Japan and those
of the Pacific coast of the United
States was ratified at banquet given
by the Associated Chambers of Com
merce of the eight largest cities of
the Pacific coast to the representa-
tives of the six great commercial cit
les of Japan.
1t is agreed by the contracting part
les without signing any papers that
they will be friends always; that they
will buy merchandise from one an
other; that they will make, pack and
ship the goods in the manner that
pleases the purchaser, conforming to
the usage of his country.
All the Japanese were present at
the banquet. They had passed the
day looking through Seattle factories
that made goods which Japan needs,
but does not produce.
Judge Thomas Burke of this city,
delivered the address of welcosme.
Baron Shibusawa, speaking in Jap
anese, gave the thanks for the friend
ly reception and assured his hearers
of Japan's affection for the United
States.
e. f. Blaine described the expert
ence of the commission which visited
Japan last year. K Matsukata, the
great ship builder of Kobe, was the
only speaker of the night who needed
no Interpreter. He said that If the
merchants of the United States and
Japan understood the demands of each
country tremendous increase in ex,
changes of commodities would result
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
No Time for Sentiment.

The house had just listened to the
emergency deficiency bill, which appro-
PIRATES $685. for the presidents ex-
penses, $4,000 for automobiles for the
speaker and vice president, $7,40O for
strawberry shortcake and Rocky Ford
canteloupes in the senate cafe, and
cash gifts here, there, and anywhere
among the people who wind, FURNISH
and tend the capitol.
Mr. Clark arose.
"Whlle we are filling little holes here
and there" he said, wouldn't it be
sweet of us if we voted the consumers
about dollar each?"
The gavel fell with sickening thud.
'This is no time for sentiment" the
speaker said. st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
CHICAGO DEGREES AWARDED.
Six Minnesotans Among List of Gradu
ates Honored.

Chicago, Sept. 6.-The names OF
many residents of the northwest are
included in the list of those who re-
ceived their degrees at the seventy
second convocation of the University
Of Chicago.
One graduate is from Australia, 8
are Italians, one a Filipino, two are
Russian and one a Turk. Following
is list of graduates from the north
west:
Minnesota-Alice Thompson (Asso-
ciate), Minneapolis; Lila Estelle APP
pleton (Ph. d.. st. Cloud; Sister Mary
Clara Graham (Ph. b., St Paul;
Sister Mary Joseph Kelly Is. NJ, st.
Paul; Sister Antonio McHugh (Ph.
NJ, st. Paul; Christian Afford Fjel-
stad IS. NJ, Wells.
South Dakota-Kate futile Bell IS.
b., Lead.
North Dakota-Bruce Edmund Jack
son ID. b., Grand Forks; John Jo-
seDh sprafka, Jr. Is. b., Mimic.
Wisconsin-Daniel John Glomset
IS. b., Bottineau; Eleanor May
Brown (Ph. b., Milton; Sister Mary
Paul Long Is. b, Sinsinawa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07

SENATOR NELSON FORMALLY
OPENED EXPOSITION BY
ADDRESS.
EXPECT ATTENDANCE OF $4,000
Gates Swung Wide at 9 O'clock in the
Morning to Admit Throngs.-Dan
Patch Did Not Race, But Min.
or Heir Went for Record.

\
Minneapolis, Sept. 6.-At 9 o'clock
this morning Minnesota's fiftieth an
nual state fair, which is expected to
break all past records for attendance
and interest, swung open it's gates.
At IL o'clock United States Sena-
tor Nelson delivered the formal ad-
dress of opening in the hippodrome,
which has a seating capacity of about
1000. Prior to that hour all the
amusement shows, villages" and con-
cessions throw wide their doors to
admit the public.
Being Labor Day." and postoffices,
banks and all public institutions
closed, the attendance is expected to
surpas all past records. Labor bod
les of both Minneapolis and st. Paul
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07

She was married in 1858 to John
Higgins in Dubuque and lived there I'M
til 1863 when with her husband she
moved to Howard County where she
has since resided.
Mrs. Higgins, although in ill health
for the past winter, had been enjoying
good health for the past few weeks.
On Wednesday evening, about 6 o'clock,
she was taken suddenly ill and died in
few minutes.
Mrs: Higgins was modest, I'M
assuming woman whose greatest Joy
laid in doing good to those around her.
Her life is one that will be remembered
by her many friends and sadly missed
In the home circle, for it was one of
kindness and unselfshness.
We will miss her genial smile, her
church will mourn devoted member,
its good work a staunch and generous
supporter, and everyone warm heart
ed, sympathetic friend.
To her family we turn with heartfelt
sympathy, but they mourn not without
hope for she has only gone before and
an eternal reunion awaits them. The
memory of her upright, unselfish life is
blessing to them even in their sorrow
and an incentive to them to follow in
her footsteps and remember: BLESSED
are they that die in the Lord"
She is survived by her aged husband,
John Higgins, four daughters, Mrs.
Frank Mari, of Riceville, Mrs. Den.
Kennedy and Mrs. Knapp, of Elma,
and Kate; three sons, Tom, John and
Mike; five brothers, Thomas, John and
Mike eastman, of Elma, William Cash
man, of Lowther, and Jerry eastman,
OF Rlceville, and two sisters, Mrs. Tom
Whelan, of Canton, Mimi, and Mrs.
Kate O'Connell, of Elma.
The funeral was held from st. Pat
rick's church at Cecilia on Friday
morning. Despite the inclement
weather. the throng that fill ed the
church was ample proof of the esteem
IN which she was held. Her five
brothers and one cousin, Pat. eastman,
OF Minnesota, acted as pall-bearers.
Father Nolan celebrated the Requiem
Mass which was sung by the Elma
choir. ard he spoke eloquently of the
good life so recently closed.
Once again deaths knell is ringing
And true heart called to rest.
Can it be that she has left us,
Gone to dwell among the 5lest.
Our lips thus breathe weary moan,
Our eyes shed bitter tears.
We turn away from the lonely grave
And think of the coming years.
Then is this the end of all earthly ties?
DO our loves all perish so?
Must our heart strings snap at the touch of
DEATH
And no hope brightness throw?
Oh yes, dear friends, we all do grieve
For the life that naught could save;
But bright star CLEANS thro the night OF
death,
IT'S home beyond the grave.
Pray that as time does onward press
And the years roll swiftly DER.
We may with eternal gladness
Meet the one now gone before.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
G a STo RIA
FACTS, NOT FICTION.

Experiences of Cresco Citizens Are
Easily Proven to Be Facts.
The most superficial investigation
will prove that the following state
ment from resident of Cresco is true.
Read it and compare evidence from
Cresco people with testimony OF stran-
gers living so far away you cannot in
vesJigate the facts of the case. Many
more citizens of Cresco will endorse
our claims.
Gao. Kunes, Retired Farmer, living
on E Walnut St. Cresco, Iowa, says;
ut gives us pleasure to recommend
Doan's Ointment. This remedy has
proven invaluable for cuts, bruises,
or any abrasion OF skin. | used this
preparation In 1902 and it gave me
the best of results. At that time l
gave statement for publication, and
although have had no occasion to
use Doan's Ointment since it has given
me pleasure to tell others of its merits
as remedy for diseases of the skim"
For Sale by all Dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster Milburn Co. 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, 1909-09-07

went to the fair in a body and at
1.30 listened to an address by Bishop
Robert e. Mcintyre in the hippodrome.
Bishop Mcintyre is union man in
good standing, and discussed "Un-
ionism and the Laboring Man."
Attendance of $4,000 Expected.
Opening day attendance in 1907 was
S2.049. and in 1908, 3s,O32. Today the
management of the fair expects to
reach the $4,000 mark. Failure Of Dan
Patch to race was not expected to
keep many away as three other fast
races for large purses are on the card
for the afternoon, besides the exhi-
bition by Minor Heir These are the
2.06 and 2:25 pace, and 2:17 trot. The
new grandstand and exposition build
ing was formally opened at 1880.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
TWO KILLED IN MILITIA RIOT
EIGHTEEN MEN FIGHT A REGl-
MENT IN FRANKFORT, Ky.
House Is Almost Shot to Pieces
BraWIers Found Hidden in
Attic.

Frankfort, KY, Sept. 6.-In one of
the fiercest riots ever known in this
city between militiamen and civilians
Sergeant Ingram Tate of Somerset,
KY, a member of Company G, Ken
lucky state guards, and jeff Cook,
civilian, were killed while William
Nichols, Joe Conway and. Alex Nc
Nally were fatally shot. The riot be-
gan in tenderloin saloon following
brawl.
The house was almost shot to
pieces by the troops in their efforts
to gain an entrance apparently to
lynch the men whom they thought
had killed their comrade. For more
than an hour Is men held the fort
against the regiment, and the resi-
dents of that section of the city fled
to their houses. putting out the lights
and retreating to the cellars for safe
ty.
All over that section of the city
every person who attempted to leave
was halted at the point of bayonet.
and every wagon was searched hoping
to find the men who had started the
riot. Finally after conference Col
onel ]. e. Allen, commanding the Sec
ond regiment: County Judge James
H. Polsgrove and Chief of Police
Mangan, accompanied by other SOL
diers searched the building and in the
top story found is men huddled to-
gether. They were all placed under
arrest and taken to Jail, which is be-
ing guarded by the soldiers to prevent
the guilty people from being lynched.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
Great Marksman.

Hiram Hardapple-Gosh, Mandy,
it's no use of talking. This here Mr..
Roosevelt must have the best eyesight
of anybody in the world.
Mrs. Hardapple-Why, so, Hiram?
Hiram ardapple-Because it says
here that he shot wart hog at fifty
PAGES The idea of anybody being
able to see wart on hog as far az
fifty PAGES.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
WAsHBURN HoNoRED.
Former Governor of Wisconsin Noml.
mated for States Second Niche.

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 4.-Cadwalla.
der c. Washburn, governor of Wiscon.
sin from 1872 to 1874 has been nom.
mated for Wisconsin's empty niche In
the Hall of Fame at Washington.
Father Marquette having already been
selected from Wisconsin. Governor
Washburn died May IA, 1882, at the
age of Cd years, and his body lies in
Oak Grove cemetery in this city.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
WATCH A SUMMER Cold, ;

Sometimes the colds of Summer hang
on so persistently that strength is gone,
health undermined, and possibly serious
Lung troubles follow.
Eckman's Alternative, beyond all other
medicines, has proved effective in such
cases. Read the evidence.
Ellsworth. MINI.
Gentlemen: Send me bottle of your
Alternative. I have used it with excel
lent results and want it for one of the
Sisters at the Convent here.
(Signed) William u. Il. Griffin.
Eckman's Alternative is good for
throat and lung troubles, and is on sale
In
Cresco by P. A. Clemmer and other
Ask for Booklet Of curee
cases.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
Saratoga.

Roy Sigler drove to Preston, Mimi,
last Tuesday to get his sister Hazel,
who has been up there visiting her
sister, Mrs. VIM. Picket.
Mrs Carl Baetke and daughter
Minnie, also Mrs. VIM. Schaal, went
to Cresco last Tuesday to see DIR.
Kessel.
Chas. Sigler went to Cresco on bust
ness Wednesday.
Chas. Viebrock returned from Des
Moines last Wednesday night. He re-
ports John and his family all in good
health, which will be good news to his
many friends.
Fred Vagts went to Cresco Thursday
where he has position in Fred Woell-
STEMS store.
Albert Locke took the job of doing
the township road grading. He is as
sisted by Henry and VIM. Viebrock and
Paul Vagts, who are bunch of pretty
good looking fellows and no doubt will
do good work.
Miss Belle Sigler is assisting the Ka-
kac girls in the store during the alb
sence of their parents.
Dave Dunn and Al Watson went down
to the Iowa last Saturday on fishing
expedition. Dave is a good fisher and
as rule brings home nice bunch of
fish, but this time it seems was not
very successful.
The Lou Aberg family came out from
Cresco Saturday for an over Sunday
visit with Mrs. Will Aberg.
Thos. Kakac and wife and Chas.
Sigler started for St. Paul Thursday
morning. From there they go to
northern Wisconsin and Minnesota to
visit with relatives and friends. They
will also take in the fair before they
return.
The county bridge gang was at
work last week about one mile north of
here, putting in new bridge across
Crane creek.
| Frank Pickett and family came out
from Riceville Saturday for visit at
the Sigler home, returning Sunday.
Miss Emma Berg went to Cresco to-
day to spend week or more with Cres-
co friends.
Our school started week ago Mon
day with Maggie Graf as teacher.
Abou twenty-five children, mostly lit
tie girls between six and ten years
old, have to walk mile and a half
through the mud in wet weather in
order to get to school.
Several of our citizens are anxious to
know who this writer may be. To them
we wish to say that as soon as we can
write our name right we will have it
published.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
ANokA GIVES RIGHT OF WAY.
To Build Interurban Railway to Min.
neapolis.

Anoka, Mimi, Sept. 4.-The com
missions of Anoka county have grant
ed permission to the Anoka- Mime
arolis Suburban Railway Promotion
Company to construct and operate q
suburban railway over highway known
as the United States military road
running from Point Douglas to Fort
Ripley, from the city limits of Min
neaDoliS to the limits OF Anoka.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
MARKET REPORT.
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, Sept. 6.-Wheat No.
1 northern, $685.; No. 2 northern,
s0.971a; Sept, $094A; Dec, $0.93R;
durum, No. 1, $0.S5A. Corn-No. 8,
63%c. Oats-No. white, $O.36I.
Barley-59c. Rye-No. 2, 65A. Flax
No. 1, s1.41A.
Duluth, Sept. 6.-No. 1 northern,
s1.OO; Sept, so.955s; Dec, s.93A
South st. Paul, Sept. 6.-Cattle-
Steers, fair, S5.o0@s5.5O; cows, fair,
$325@s4; calves, $4.5O@6.5O. Hogs,
$765@7.S0; sheep, yearlings, $4.759
$500; lambs, fair, s5.00@$6.0O.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago, Sept. -Cattle-Market
steady; beeves, $4.25@S.O5; Texas
steers, $4.50@5.40; western steers,
$4.40@65o; stockers and feeders,
$3.25@5.2O; COWS and heifers, $225@
$40; calves, $6.50@9.25.
Hogs-Market sc higher; light,
s7.S0@S35; mixed, s765@7.4O; heavy,
s7.4O@S.371s; rough, $7.4O@765; good
to choice heavy, $7.65@S.371a; pigs,
$7.15@S.10; bulk of sales, $7.S5@S20.
Sheep-Market stead; native, s2.75
@4.7O; western, $3.0o@4.75; year.
lings. s4500h.5o; native, $4.400775.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
Avenaes Wrong bx shootinn.

Columbus, O., Sept. 6.-"He did me
wrong seven years ago, which drove
me mad and l have intended to kill
him ever since" said Reinhart Sorgen,
aged 80, of Kenton, a brickyard en-
ploye, when he surrendered himself
at the county Jail after shooting
Henry Geuer, aged 80, a bartender.
Gauer was taken to hospital and is
not expected to live.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-07
AMERICANS BUY CANADA LAND.
Large investments in British CoIum.
bia Are Reported by Consul Smith,

Washington, Sept. 4-Consul Abra.
ham E. Smith, Of Victoria, reports to
the department of commerce and labor
that Americans have recently made
large investments in British Columbia,
viz: On Vancouver Island, 10000
acres, said to contain 100000 feet
of lumber, for which large mills will
be erected, the investment to reach
$5,0O0,OO0; on Cowichan island, 49,
600 acres, estimated to contain $1,000.
600 feet Of timber; on Moresby and
Graham Islands, timber lands valued
at over $1,OO0.00O, while at the recent
sale of town lots at Prince Rupert, the
new western terminus of the Grand
Trunk Pacific railway, three-fourths
Of the purchases were for American
account