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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
swlNDLER INvADEs NURSERY.
Boy Tells Story About Novel "Gold
Brick" Case.

st. Paul, Oct. 19.-Denvir Perry, of
Minot, N. D., 12-year-o boy, told
the. police how a Minneapolis woman
had played a bunco game on him. pre-
tended to be his friend, and skilfully
relieved him of $40, all he had.
The lad says he was on his way to
visit his grandmother in Shawnee,
Okla. His parents gave him $50 for
expense money, and he was just riding
along looking at the scenery, when a
nice looking woman made friends with
him. She bought him candy, he says,
and asked him to sit with her.
When they reached Minneapolis,
where the woman lived, the boy says
she carried him to clearinghouse,
took the $40 expense money, and said
she would see him next day.
Il got up next morning" says Mas
ter Perry, and they told me that the
woman had disappeared during the
night. When she did not come back
by noon, l took one dollar-she left
me that-climbed on streetcar anG
went to ST. Paul."
The st. Paul police are holding Per
ry until his parents can be notified
He was unable to tell the woman.
name, or to point out the boarding
house.
You wouldn't think, would you
he said, that grown woman woult
| beat kid like that?"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
Protivin.
Oct. 20. 1909.

Oct. 20, 1909.
Messrs. Emil Polashek, Vino. Pola-
shek, James Chyle and Misses Beatrice
Chyle, Mary Krikava and Anna Pola-
shek were visitors at Lourdes, Sunday.
The following people registered for
the land drawing at Aberdeen, S. D.,
last week: Robert Kimesh, Frank
Horky, John Skoda, Robert Lukes.
Louis Fischer Joseph d. Bouska and
Willie Fencl. They returned home
Saturday.
Louis Benda, of Spillville, visited
last Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Jira.
Mrs. Mary Kraus left with her child
rem and household goods for Mason
City where they will make their future
home. Her husband is employed at
that place as a mason. She has rented
her house here to Joseph Mikesh who
moved into it during last week.
We wish to correct mistake that
appeared in our last letter We stated
that Mrs. Tingler and son, of Mime
sofa, were visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Landa last week. 1t should
have been that Mrs. Trnka and her two
sons, of Minnesota, are visiting at the
Mrs. Mary Landa home.
William Polashek' s family, of Chelsea,
Iowa, moved to our town during last
week: They occupy the house that
Mr.. Poashek recently purchased of
James Holub.
Rev. Broz, of Spillvile, visited with
Rev. Lakomy, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Klimesh
autoed to Cresco, Tuesday.
James zajichek was at Spillville last
Monday.
John A. Dostal returned home
yesterday from his trip to Lisbon,
North Dakota
Fred Vachta, who has been out in
Minnesota, is at home now.
MARRIED At the Holy Trinity
Church occurred the marriage of Mr..
James Skretta to Miss Tena Ballak,
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1909, Rev. R. LAX
omy officiating.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
Northwest Cresco

Mr.. and Mrs. John Lefferink and
Bernhart Bankfort visited Sunday at
r. Kapler's.
Albert, Edward and Henry Kapler
visited Sunday at Nick Kinks.
Edith Ferrie is staying with her
sister, Mrs. Adolph Kapler.
A large number of friends enjoyed
the horse shoe party on Sunday last at
lack Kapler's.
Theresa Kapler is staying with Mrs.
v. Kapler this week.
Farmers in this neighborhood are
putting on the finishing touches of the
threshing business.
Wilson Dedrick left Sunday evening
for his job in Chicogo.
Ben Logsdon was quite unfortunate
in injuring his finger while putting on
the belt on the wood-saw machine.
Mrs. John Drilling left for Festina,
Iowa, to visit with her daughter, Mrs.
John Shrank and family, and also to
get acquainted with that little grand
| child. THE DWARF.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
Moments SLAYER Convicted.

Detroit. MINI, Oct. 19.-Tekka Turs
sivanen, Finn, charged with murder
ing two women left alone in farm
house in the town of Runeberg, this
county, last spring, and then burning
the house to conceal the double muir
der, was convicted here of murder in
the second degree.
All the evidence was circumstantial.
but it pointed strongly to the defen-
dants guilt. He denied the charge
on the stand, and said he was on his
way to neighbors' at the time Of the
tragedy. Sentence has not yet been
pronounced.
One of his victims was Mrs. Mursu,
wife of a money loancr, the other was
her guest. Robbery is supposed to
have been the motive of the slayer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
offers to Climb MT. McKinIev.

Minneapolis, Oct. 21.-F. M. Matu-
sack, treasurer of the village of New
Brighton, who has explored the dis
trict about Mount Mckinley, in Alas
ka twice for period of four years,
has written letter to DR.. Frederick
A. Cook, volunteering to join his pro-
posed expedition to the summit Of the
mountain, and expressing his belief
in the practicability of the project.
Mr.. Matusack offered to pay his own
expenses, even as to his outfit, and
expressed himself as being strongly
in hope that DIR. Cook would accept his
company. He is confident that DR..
Cook did ascend the lofty peak to its
summit and believes it is possible for
him to repeat the feat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
Saratoga.

John Miles is having a kitchen built
on his house.
Carpenters are at work building a
large cattle shed for Jess Miles.
Our new cement bridge near the
creamery was opened up for traffic last
Friday.
Chas. Sigler run the stage last Sat-
urday while our regular driver stayed
with his wife at the Kessel hospital.
A man from Riceville, Allen by name,
is our new cream hauler in Chas. Hal
weg's place. AS there is no vacant
house in our village at present, he
moved into the house known rs the
Gilbertson place about one mile north
of here.
Chas. Halweg moved to Davis Corn
ers last Monday. Charley was good
cream hauler and will be missed by a
good many of the patrons he served.
| M. Ruzika is moving into the Lon
Thomas residence just vacated by Chas.
Halweg, which Mr.. Ruzika bought last
summer.
Our mail was little late last Satur-
day, but as luck would happen dad got
his paper (The Horse Review the day
before, SO every thing was all right.
Thos. Kakac is going to have dance
in his hall next Friday, Oct. 22nd.
Music by the Girls Orchestra, which, if
the weather is good, means good
crowd.
Our school closes this Friday for a
few weeks vacation.
Threshing is just about all done in
this vicinity. The only one that's left
is l.. j. Kelsey, and he started this
morning; at least, we haven't heard
of any more being left.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
Frisco Plans Worlds Fair.

Seattlefi Oct. 21.-That San Francis
co has made preliminary plans to hold
a worlds fair in commemoration of
the completion of the Panama canal
is the statement made here, by Col
J. A Filcher, executive commissioner
from California to the Alaska Yukon.
Pacific exposition.
Preliminary plans provide that the
United States government shall pro-
vide cruiser which shall carry dele.
cation appointed by the president, the
governors Of the western states and
the mayors of it's great cities, and that
lit shall visit every island and every
country washed by the Pacific, to in
vite participation.
San Diego, Cal, also has expressed
an intention of holding an exposition
at this time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
He NEARLY GOT THEODORE
COL. ROOSEVELT HAS NARROW
ESCAPE FROM ANGRY BULL
ELEPHANT.
Quick Dodsins of Ex-President and
Straight Shooting of Cum
ningham, Guide, Avert
Hunting Tragedy.

Nairobi, British East Africa, Sept
17.-Mr. Creswell, government en-
gineer in the public works department
at Niori, came into Nairobi this after
noon and brought word that Mr..
Roosevelt had narrow escape when
shooting his first elephant bull.
When shooting elephants it is often
necessary to creep into the herd and
shoot the selected bull at range Of
fifteen to thirty yards. Mr.. Roosevelt,
accompanied by Mr.. Cunningham. the
big game hunter and guide, followed
this procedure and killed an elephant
at the second shot.
Suddenly, before Mr.. Roosevelt
could reload. another elephant bull
charged him at close range from the
herd. Both Mr.. Cunningham and Mr.
Roosevelt got behind trees, and Mr.
Cunningham fired and turned the bull
from Mr.. Roosevelt just in time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
SW|TCHMEN ASK
HIGHER WAGES
INCREASE OF SIX CENTS AN
HOUR is THEIR DEMAND
ON RAILWAYS.
TO DEMAND CONFERENCE SOON
New Schedule to Apply On All Lines
From st. Paul to the Pacific
Coast-Want Pay
EquaIized.

st. Paul, Oct. 19.-The switchmen
of the entire Northwest from the Twin
Cities to the Pacific coast, want an
increase of cents per hour and the
wages more nearly equalized.
One year ago the demands were
about to be made but the Grand lodge
officers of the Switchmen's union of
North America suggested that these
demands he held in allegiance for q
months, as at that time the roads We're
not doing much business.
At this time, however, the switch.
men state that all the roads are doing
an enormous business. At recent
mass meeting of switchmen held at
Midway they required the managers
of the various coast railroads to meet
them in conference at ST. Paul on
Nov. Is.
General Manager Bierd of the Min
neapolis and st. Louis road stated
that on the Iowa Central there was
one schedule which governed. the
but that the switchmen had an agree.
ment with the various roads which
could be terminated in month by
either of the parties submitting writ.
ten notice calling for meeting in
80 days
The present scale of the switchmer
on all Northwestern railroads is: night
foreman, 81 cents an hour; day fore
men, 35 cents; night helpers, "a cents
and day helpers, 80 cents.
The switchmen want these wages
more nearly equalized, aluso, but Sup
erintendent Myers of the river divi
sion of the Chicago, Milwaukee ant
st Paul road and Twin City terminal:
stated that the roads always held tina
night man should get more wage!
than day man.
G. R. Huntington, general manage
Of the Minneapolis, ST. Paul and Saul
Ste Marie road said that 6 cents al
hour increase seemed to be prett,
strong demand, but that such thing
were generally settled by the CON
bined conference of the roads an
the switchmen.
The general managers of both tn
Great Northern and Northern Pacifi
roads have received no notification
from the men as yet in regard to tn
meeting and, in fact, only one roa
has received the formal communics
ton from the switchmen.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
40 HURT IN TROLLEY CRASH.
Cars Collide While Full of Men GoIns
to Work.

st. Paul.-About 40 st. Paul work
men were injured in a rear end COLI
sion of two Como-Harriet cars from
st. Paul, in the morning at Hamline
and Langford avenues.
The more seriously injured were
taken to the Cobb hospital. Many
others were cut by flying glass and
hurt by the force of the smash up.
The cars were loaded with workmen
going to the Northern Pacific shops
One car had stopped to discharge its
passengers and the other coming a
long a short distance in the rear
crashed into the first car when the
motorman failed to get the air brakes
to work Leaves on the track caused
the wheels to slide in spite of the
brakes.
The back end of the forward cal
was lifted high in the air and the
vestibule of the rear trolley was tele
scoped.
There were nearly 100 passengers
in one car of whom 25 were injured
while Is of the 40 persons in the 9th
err car were hurt.
Five of the men who were attended
to at the Cobb hospital were taker
| home
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
West Vernon.

Mr.. and Mrs Frank Barnes and chill
dren, Leon, Lyniferd and Bernice of
Armour. S. D., are the guests at the
Barnes and Glass homes this week.
Mrs. Mike Slifka and daughter Helen,
spent Sunday afternoon at the Frank
Bouska home.
Miss Margaret Miller is spending this
week in Cresco.
Miss Loretta Glass spent last Friday
evening with her friend, Miss Gertrude
Thompson, and attended the basket
sociable at the Howard Center school
the same evening.
Leslie and Cora Sebastian spent Sun
day at the Smith home.
Lennis Glass called at his home Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hanson and son,
Sammie, and Mrs. Margaret Glass anc
family were Sunday afternoon visitors
at the Syl Barnes home.
Will Reinhart and family Sundayec
at the John Reinhart home near Ridge.
way.
Mrs. Joe Burnikcl has been enjoying
visit from her mother for the pas,
several days.
Several from here attended the sale
at Will Stones Tuesday.
Mrs. Margaret Glass and daughter
entertained company Tuesday evening
Mrs. j. E. Doolittle spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Hollister il
Cresco.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Woods and chill
dren, Roy and Ellen attended churcl
at Cresco Sunday and spent the alter
noon visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barnes wer,
Cresco callers Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs Ed Booth and son Clar
ence spent Sunday with New Oregon
friends.
j. E. Doolittle left Tuesday evening
for the Dakota s where he will regste
on land.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
GRAIN MOVING FAST
SHIPMENTS SUGGEST PROSPECT
FOR A BIG MONTH FOR RAIL.
ROADS.
1924 CARS ARE BEING SHIPPED
Movement Has Been Free So Far, But
Roads Admit Their Rolling
Stock and Terminals are
Taxed.

Minneapolis, Minn.-With 1924 cars
of grain moved into Minneapolis and
Duluth over Sunday, the northwest
railroads present tonnage figures to
start the new, week that fore-shadow
big increase in October gross earn
ings, and suggest the possibility of a
scracity of cars before the month has
passed. To date, there has been no
appreciate car shortage and no seri-
Gus congestion at terminals.
Minneapolis will not experience a
freight congestion if good manage
ment and anticipation can prevent.
The Minneapolis & Eastern, the little
road that serves the milling district
was badly crowded, but the mills and
elevators have so far handled the
grain well, and expect to clear up,
Notwithstanding the switching of a
good part of the 712 cars of wheat, out
ceived, to the mills. The state inspec-
ton department and the Northern De-
murrage Bureau were able to handle
everything in satisfactory manner.
Neither the Great Northern, Milwau-
kee, 500 or Northern Pacific roads re-
port any shortage of cars, but all ad-
NIT that merchandise, lumber, live
stock and other traffic is taxing the
motive power, and is likely to be
heavier before October has passed.
Barley, rye and oats are being loaded
more heavily in the country. The fax
crop is beginning to move.
Railroad managers expect no serious
difficulty, so long as terminals can be
kept open. The enforcement of dras.
tic orders limiting the time in which
cars must be emptied and returned
has operated to keep the Minneapolis
sidetracks clear.
About two thousand five hundred
loaded grain cars are on the Mime.
apolis side-tracks at this time. Should
receipts continue at the present rate
congestion would be unavoidable, but
the Monday figures are always heav
lest and receipts of the other days OF
this week are not expected to come
within 20 per cent of the present.
The origin of the grain tonnage is
shown in the inspection report, sc
far as made, covering 914 cars, con
tanning wheat, corn. oats, barley, rye
and flax. The grain moved in as fol
lows:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
vanderbilts are JoIted.

New York, Oct. 19.-As the result
of broken rail fast passenger train
of the New York Central was wrecked
at Rhineciffe. James kraskaskie, OF
women were badly hurt and seven men
painfully injured.
William K Vanderbilt and his son,
William X. Vanderbilt. Jr., w. C.
Brown, president of the road, and w.
H. Newman, whom Mr.. Brown recent
the passengers. Mr.. Brown was slight
ly injured.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
Motor RaIks in Mid.Alr.

College Park, Md, Oct 21.-The mo-
tor of the governments aeroplane
stopped while the machine was encir-
cling the aerodrome. At the time the
aeroplane, which was about twenty
feet from the ground, was being ope-
rated by Lieutenant Lahm.
AS soon as the motor failed Mr..
Wright grasped the levers and brought
the machine safely to earth. The
aeroplane had been in the air four
minutes when the motor stopped. 1t
was said the magnetic was not working
properly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
COOK REUSED TO
FIGHTING POINT
WILL CLIMB MT. MCKINLEY AND
BRING BACK HIS
RECORDS.
TO SILENCE ATTACK FOREVER
Must Also Organize An Expedition to
Bring Back Instruments Left
at Etah at
Once.

cleveland, oct. 21.--Dr. FREDERICK a.
Cook, the explorer. will again brave
hardship and death by leading an ex-
petition in person to recover the rec
ords he says he left at the summit of
Mount Mckinley, in Alaska, the high
est mountain in America.
In an interview before leaving this
city the explorer declared his inten-
ton of again leaving the comforts of
civilization for the perils of the wild
erness to clear his veracity of the slur
that has been cast upon it by the affi-
davit of Edward Barrill, his guide on
the trip to the mountain.
DR.. Cook did not say when his ex-
petition will start He said, however,
it would require two months here In
the United States to equip the expe-
dition, and another three months to
reach Alaska, penetrate to the noun
the coast.
The explorer said he would begin
the preparation of the expedition next
week, having Cancelled all future lee
ture dates after this week, so that he
may give his entire attention to the
work. Probably the Alaskan journey
will start in the early spring.
"Are you willing to stand or fall in
your position in the north pole con
troversy, depending upon whether
your records are found or not at the
summit of Mount McKinley?" DR.
Cook was asked.
why, no." he said, II couldn't dc
that, even though l am certain the
Mckinley records will be found at the
summit. But my polar records mus
stand for themselves. They are proc
absolute that reached the pole"
His "Dander" Up.
"Then what purpose is your secont
ascent of Mount Mckinley going t.
serve?"
DR.. Cook, who had been reclining a
ease, was instantly alert.
"a malicious attack has been mad
upon my veracity," he said "Th
journey to Mount Mckinley will 81
lence this attack forever"
This expedition is one of tw
things, l must do now" he continued
after a moments silence.
"And the other?"
"The instruments left at Etah, O
course. I've got to prepare an expe
dition to collect them; another 70
Mount Mckinley"
What effect will Anthony Fiala'
refusal to accompany your Mount Nj
Kinley expedition have?"
"Nlr. Fiala might have taken off m
hands the work of preparing the expe
dition," he replied. Now 1 must a
tend to that work myself. l needle
the time to get my polar observation
into shape for the scientific investigs
tons. But Mr.. Fiala's refusal won
stop the expedition. On the contrar.
the equipping will be done in as shol
time as if he had taken up the wor
hince1fn
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
LAD MEETS VIOLENT DEATH.

Rapid City, S. D., Oct. 21.-By the
explosion of boiler at the United
States Indian school shortly after II
o'clock. one student was killed and
another SO terribly scalded about his
head and shoulders that physicians
despair of saving his eyes. The boiler
which exploded is located in the base
ment of the boys building, where it
was used for heating hot water to
supply the bathrooms and lavatories.
In it's course it shot up through the
ceiling under the floor of the dining
room, continuing into the boys dormi-
tory, where it fell.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
To ATTEMPT Mount Mcktnlev.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 21.-Steps are
being taken in this city to organize
a party of amateur mountainers to
climb Mount Mckinley, in Alaska, the
tallest peak in North America.
Mr.. Curtis. reputed to be the most
expert climber in the northwest, said:
1.-The ascent Of Mount Mckinley is
quite feasible, ii undertaken by prop.
erly equipped expedition. There must
be at least five men, all experienced.
The route of DR.. Cook is best, by
steamer to Tyonek on Cook inlet, and
then up the Susatana river.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
TEACHES OUT OF DOORS.
University Instructor Holds Glass In
Drama On River Banks.

Minneapolis, Oct. 1l.-George Norton
Northrop, of the English department
of the University OF Minnesota, is
meeting his classes in modern drama
under the oaks on the Mississippi
river bank.
Many of the students have cast long
ing eyes out of doors during the gold
en- weather of the last week and Mr..
Northrop acted accordingly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
Eioht Years in Drifting,

Atchison, Kan, Oct. 19.-Just be-
cause he found New York city too
lonesome" as he expressed it, F. H,
Baker, an old soldier of 20 years, has
passed the last eight years as trap
per upon the Missouri river, and dur
ing that time has drifted in a small
boat, by easy stages, from the head
waters of the great river nearly to
its mouth His long journey COM
menced at Fort Benton, Mont, with
or he had gone from New York, just
eight years ago. He has reached At
Gibson.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
win Write johnson Bioqraphy.

/; st. Paul. Frank A. Day will
become literary man. Having
been lieutenant governor OF the state.
later political manager and director,
lin addition to having been an editor,
,Mr. Day now branches into the realm
of authorship, and will prepare BIZ
.ography of the late Governor John A.
Johnson.
Mr.. Day will have associated with
him newspaper man, to assist in the
preparation of the material, and both
twill work in collaboration with Mrs.
johnson A. Johnson.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
Carries Snake on Head

Greensburg, Ind..-A few days ago
Mrs. Henry Hoyer of st. Paul had an
experience as unique as it was thrill
ing. While working in the garden she
removed her sunhonnet and after
picking a few cucnmbers returned to
the house. Throwing the bonnet to
the floor, she was Mortified to see a
snake crawling from it. A weapon
wa;' procured and the snake, spread
ins viper Is inches long. was killed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
Illinois Federation of Labor.

Belleville, ILL.,, Oct. 19.--The annual
convention of the Illinois Federation
Delegates are present representing
every central labor body in the state,
and hundreds of local unions. The
examination of these delegates to see
that they wore only union label gar
ments was an interesting feature of
the days doings, for this year the
women are subjected to as close scru-
tiny as the men.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

has been duly apponted Administrai 10
the Estate of Milo Rice Farnsworth. late OF
Cresco, County of Howard, State of Iowa
deceased. intestate and has taken up
on himself that trust by giving bonds as the
law directs. All persons having demands
upon the Estate of said deceased are required
to exhibit the same: and persons indebted t.
the said Estate are called upon to make pay
ment to +. q. FARNSW ORTIZ,
Administrator.
L. G. BLANDIN,
Clerk of District Court.
Dated, Oct. D. 1909. l6w3
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-22
Bio Fire Loss At Landry.

Crookston, MINI. - The town Of
Lengby in the extreme eastern part
of Polk county, sustained fire loss,
estimated at 5000. The A. G. Lilo
general store and warehouse, saloon
and several lCsi.ences We're de-
stroyed.