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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

foot from the one it had been standing
on. So Ezra said he saw plain enough
that he couldn't mourn in peace there,
and he got up and went away, and the
goose went right along with him. 1t
followed him all around the block, and
down Main street, faithfully holding
out the feather for Ezra to take, and
when Ezra couldn't stand it any loE-
ger and went home and into the house
and locked the door, the goose just
stood on the door step with uplifted
feather. 1t stood there all night
But 1t was Just as faithful as ever,
and at daybreak 1t waddled out to the
woodshed and plucked another feath.
er, and when Ezra came out, there
was the goose with two feathers in its
bill. Ezra saw he couldn't mourn in
peace on the soap kettle, and he had a
reticence about wandering around
Betzville followed by goose with its
bill full of feathers, so he just locked
himself into the house and stayed
there.
That night 1t was colder than ever,
and the goose mourned all night, and
in the morning it was plain that its
spirit was entirely broken, as we'll as
that it had extremely acute rheuma.
tism in the feet. 1t waited outside I'M
til 1890, and then it hobbled slowly
toward the woodshed, and when 1t was
nearly there its attention was attracted
by a noise next door. The noise was
! Uncle Ashdod Clute wringing the
neck of chicken. AS soon as the
goose saw that, and how easy such a
death was, it made up It's mind, and it
reached up with one foot and grabbed
itself by the neck. 1t did its best.
poor thing, but the rheumatism was SO
bad it had no strength in its foot, and
1t couldn't wiring it's own neck. Ezra
Claggin was up in the garnet moping
around. and he happened to look out
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
1t Followed Him All Block

of the window and saw the goose, and
all he felt at the sight was pleasure.
The goose saw Ezra, too and gave
him one last reproachful look, and
then stretched out its neck full length,
bent it around so 1t could get good
grip on it with its bill, held it fast,
and whirled it's body around until it
had wrung it's head off.
At that very minute Ezra ran across
the little pile of feathers Fluenza had
been saving up, and all at once he I'M
derstood everything, and he rushed
down to the yard, but too late! There
was the goose in one corner of the
yard, and it's head in another, and in
it's bill the two feathers, showing it
was faithful to the last. Ezra looked
at his watch and saw 1t was just 4
p. M, and then he sat down on the
soap kettle and wept, and for every
three tears he shed for Fluenza he
shed one for the goose, regularly, all
afternoon, until the sun set, and then
he went indoors and kept on shedding
until bed time in the same ratio.
Copyright. 1909. by w. G. Chapman1
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
BEES STOP TRAIN
Professional Apiarist Is Quickly
Put to Flight.
WeII-Directed Stream of Water
Finally DisIodges Little SINGERS
from Their Shelter in Spout
of Standpipe at Tank.

Spokane, Wash-While swarming
bees are credited with doing all sorts
of unusual things, probably this is the
first time that a queen and her re-
tinue and subjects completely tied up
a steam railroad. 1t happened at
Twin Falls, Idaho, the other day.
Tin dishpans, tom-toms, whistles
and other recognized lures failed to
dislodge the swarm, which had settled
in the spout of the standpipe at the
water tank, where a long train of
freight cars stood on the main line
without sufficient water in the boiler
of the big mogul to pull out. The
driver and coal HEAVIER did excellent
work in trying to reach the pipe, but
the bees gave them short shift and
the men refused to make a second at
tempt.
H. A. Swab, local expert in bee
matters, bore down upon the scene to
capture the swarm. He was armed
with nail key and two long sticks
He sent his helper to coax the bees
into the key, but in less than six Sec
| tive bees up his sleeves, and he made
a dash toward the railway station.
Swab also remembered he had an inn
portant business engagement else
where.
The foreman and members of the
section crew were next routed, and
when the engineer appealed to Agent
Sullivan that worthy declared it was
matter for the maintenance of way
department. The conductor of the
stalled train suggested sending for
the sheriff. while the stoker insisted
upon calling out the fire brigade. The
brakeman on the front end offered no
solution, as he was nursing a dozen
or more knobs of the size of mature
hickory nuts on face, hands and body
Finally a bystander prescribed the
water cure, adding: ''If that doesn't
drive EN- away nothing will" A we'll
directed stream from a garden hose
seemed TO have a quieting effect, and
the pipe was lowered to the intake
on the tender and the tank filled with
bees and water.
While replacing the pipe the fire
man was attacked by few stragglers
and to protect himself from further
onslaught he tied red bandana hand
kerchief around his head. After rails
ing the spout he tucked the handker
chief into his pocket and accepted the
congratulations of the onlookers upor
his escape, but while hopping his
face vagrant bee winged it's way out
OF the folds of the bandana and stune
him on the lip.
After the excitement with the bees
two small boys climbed to the roof O
the water tank and with bare hands
captured the queen. placing her in the
bottom of the key, into which tn,
bees quickly swarmed. Swab Dough
the swarm, presenting the boys $1.2
and the incident closed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
BETZV1IlE TALES
Mrs. Fluenza CLaggin's Goose.
Ellis Darker BuHeEd
wv Author of"Pigs IS Pigs Etc. W.
By PETER NEWELL


One of the saddest deaths that ever
occurred in Betzville took place last
Friday at p. M, and Ezra Claggin
is almost broken hearted. For % years
of his married life Ezra slept on a
corn-husk mattress, and by the end
of the twenty ninth year the corn.
husks were so matted down that few
corncobs that had been put in by mis-
take sort of poked through and made
stone-bruises on his back, and his
wife, Fluenza, who was a good old
soul, swore that Ezra shouldn't sleep
that way for another 20 years, so she
went over to the store and traded IS
yards of dried apples for live goose.
She did this unbeknownst to Ezra,
meaning to surprise him with good
feather bed inside of eight or ten
years, according what kind of feather
crops the goose grew, but when she
took the goose out to the woodshed to
pluck out the first crop of feathers the
goose looked up into her eyes so soul
fully, and squawked so pitifully that
Fluenza hadn't the heart to pluck. So
sort of warning of what the goose
had to expect when she could get her
courage up, and took that feather into
the house and hid it in the garnet.
The next day she thought maybe
she could harden her heart, and she
went out to the woodshed and inter-
viewed the goose again, but it was no
use, she couldn't bear it, so she just
picked another feather to show what
was coming to the goose some day,
and went into the house and hid that
feather in the garrett
So when the next day came she
made up her mind that she was fool
ishly tender-hearted, and she went out
to the woodshed again, but when she
was half way there the good old goose
came waddling up to her, and, when
she looked down, there was the goose
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

and there was feather in the goose's
bill and the dear intelligent bird was
craning it's neck to reach the feather
up to Fluenza's hand. Well, it was so
touching that Fluenza just sat right
down on the soap kettle and clasped
the goose ito her bosom and wept.
And there they sat, tears running out
of Fluenzas eyes, and tears running
out of the goose's eyes.
1t was a white goose with gray
markings, and every day after that
the goose would waddle up to the
kitchen door with one of it's feathers
in it's bill and hand it to Fluenza, and
Fluenza would kiss the goose, and
take the feather up into the garnet
and hide it, and all would have been
we'll and in time Fluenza would have
had enough feathers to make feath-
er bed if death had not carried her
off.
So the next thing anybody in Betz-
vile knew Ezra Claggin went out into
the back yard to sit on the soap kettle
and think how sad he was, and while
r he was sitting there up came the
goose and laid it's head on his knee
and wept. So Ezra looked down and
patted the goose kindly on the head,
and the next thing he noticed was
that the goose had a feather in its
bill He didn't think anything of it.
But when he got up to go away that
old goose just tagged at his heels,
looking up with sad, sad eyes, and
Offering the feather. 1t annoyed Ezra
considerable. He couldn't make out
what the goose wanted, but presently,
Just off-hand-like, he took the feather,
and then the goose squawked joyfully
and went back to the woodshed as
contented as lamb. And still Ezra
didn't guess anything but that it was
a mighty foolish goose.
The next day when Ezra went out
to sit on the soap kettle and mourn
for is or 20 minutes, up came the
goose! This time it had feather in
it's bill, too So it sort of aggravated
Ezra. A white goose feather is nc
sort of thing to hand to a man that
is in deep mourning. 1t is light and
cheerful sort of thing and might be
looked at as an insult, and Ezra chose
to look at it that way. He turned tc
the goose and spoke to it quite sharp
ly But the goose just looked up al
him with sad, patient eyes and stood
right where 1t was. but on the sthel
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
SECURES LEASE ON MOUNTAIN
Former Free Patch of 900 Acres Of
HuckIeberry Trees to Be
Made Money Maker.

Dushore, Pa.-The biggest garden in
the United States has just been leased
by T. l.. Smith of New Albany. 1t is
huckleberry garden, consisting of 900
acres on the Hatch mountains, one of
the most famous blue huckleberry
patches in all Pennsylvania. From
time almost immemorial families If
squatters have spent whole seasons of
picking on these mountains, shipping
the berries to the Philadelphia and
New York markets, while during the
height of the season farmers and
others for many miles around would
take their families and drive to the
mountain for a day or two of picking
But all this free and easy custom is
now thing of the past, for with the
Smith lease, formal trespass notices
have been published warning all
against picking berries on the Hatch
mountains without permission of the
lessee.
However, the proprietorship of the
famous berry patch by Smith opens up
new industry, for he asks that at
least 90 persons apply to him for work
at picking berries. Good camping
grounds and substantial food are guar
anteed, while the wage to be paid will
depend upon the activity of the pick
ers. Usually huckleberries bring at
the rate of six cents a quart at the
cars, and, as the Hatch mountains are
usually good for three or four carloads
Of berries season, the industry prom
Uses to be both unique and an extern
sive one.
There is one popularity in connec-
ton with the Hatch mountains, as
compared with the huckleberry dis.
tricts of other sections of the state,
and that is the scarcity of snakes.
There are practically no rattlesnakes,
though occasionally copperhead is
encountered.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
A Chicago Daily for $3.50 Year.

We are still furnishing our patrons
the Chicago Daily Journal for $l.50 per
year. The Journal has unequal market
reports and is almost invaluable to the
farmer and stockraiser. If you are not
taking a good market daily, don't wait
to do so until winter, but do it now
while you are marketing your produce.
The Journal is live daily and gives all
the news us well as the markets. Re-
member we furnish it at 81. SO per year
to either old or new subscribers,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
Aeronaut Dashed to Death.

Rockford, ILL.,, Sept 8.-Aeronaut
Banker of Aurora was dashed to death
before Labor day crowd at Electric
park, near Sycamore. Banker as
cended to height of 500 feet when
he cut loose from the balloon. The
parachute failed to open and Banker
came down like a rocket.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
LEGISLATURE to Save Frog.

Waco, Tex.-Gov. Campbell will be
asked by M. B. Davis of this city,
secretary of the Texas Audubon So
ciety, to call special session of the
legislature to act for the protection
of the horned frog, which is rapidly
becoming extinct in this state. Mr..
Davis has been informed that the
creatures are being shipped to sew
eral large cities in enormous guam
tiles to be metallized and used for
aatpins.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
Go With A Rush

The demand for that wonderful Stom-
ach, Liver and Kidney cure, DR.. King s
New Life Pills-is astounding, those
who have used them say they never
saw the like. Its because they never
fail to cure Sour Stomach, Constipa-
ton, Indigestion, Biliousness, Jaundice,
Sick Headache, Chills and Malaria.
Only Is cents. It
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
Files Biq Death Claim.

For the death of w. A. Brown in
the mines of the Economy Coal COM
pany, w. E. Brown, administrator of
the estate, wants $4,000 of the com
pany's money. He filed his suit in
district court. w. A. Brown was
killed instantly by fail of slate on
July 26. 1909.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
Wife and "FIn" Are Nabbed.

Claiming that his wife has been
bitten by the affinity" hug and has
deserted him for her alleged soul
mate, G. L. Evans, carpentry, ap-
peared in police court and filed sta
tutory charges against his wife, Iva
Evans, and Jerry Woods. They were
arrested on warrant by Sergeant
Leasure.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
Caused a Breach.

Askitt-Why are you so down on
Walker? You used to be the best of
friends
Eggbert-Yes, know; but last fall
he took my part, and haven't spoken
to him since.
Askitt-That sounds queer.
Fggbert-Not necessarily. You see,
part for myself.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
Investigate Records.

The City Club, successor to the Good
Government Club, will soon have
meeting and name committee to in
vestigate the records of the city coun-
cilmen and other officials and report
to the club. The club has decided to
incorporate and will add some 200
members to the roll which now num-
bers $50 Edwin Hut is president, J.
Tone, vice president, and Gerard Mol
len, secretary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
Mrs. McNatton's Death.

Mrs. Nancy e. McNatton died at
the Methodist hospital of heart fail
ure at the age of n years. She was
the widow of the late Joseph H. Nc
nation of Company F, Thirty-fifth
Iowa infantry and is survived by two
daughters.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
To Continue Irrigation Tour.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. S.-The irri-
cation committee of the United
States senate has planned an extern
sive tour of irrigation projects over
the western states to begin October 1.
The committee will complete its work
and return to Chicago on Novem-
her 20.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

II have been somewhat costive, but
Doan's Regulets gave just the results
desired dies They act mildly and regulate
Krause, 3O6, Walnut Ave, Altoona, Pa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
New Chapel Plan Being Prepared.

New Chapel Plan Being Prepared.
The soldiers of Fort Des Moines are
to have a chapel. Congressman Hull
has received letter from Quarter
master General Aleshire announcing
that plans are now being prepared for
the new chapel building in Fort Des
Moines, also stating that plans would
soon be forwarded to the construct
ing quartermaster at Fort Des Moines,
who will have have charge of erect
ing the building. Bids will be called
for by advertisement. In the last
army appropriation bill Congressman
Hull secured an item of SIS, 900 for the
construction of the chapel at Fort Des
Moines. The government has not
been in the habit of building these
chapels at military stations. Through
the efforts of Hull, Fort Des Moines is
to be favored with a nice building
wherein to hold religious services.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
G a 8 T Q RIA

A specific for pain-Dr. Thomas Ec-
lectric Oil, strongest, cheapest lini-
ment ever devised. A household rene
dy in America for Is years.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

The thing that interests woman
about a wedding is the people the
brides mother said were to be pres
ent, but they wouldn't come.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

There's nothing girl likes SO much
when she is going to meet the man
she's engaged to as to write letter
to give him.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

The more subscriptions you make
to charities the more the people who
drag the money out of you act as if
they supported them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
instruction in Music,

am prepared to receive all of my
old pupils and any new ones desiring
instruction in music.
MISS LAURAINE MEAD.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
Two Toes-S2,ooo Bill.

Louie Dominick's ten toes are
worth $4,000, according to suit for
damages he filed in district court
against the Iowa Pipe and Tile COM
pany. Louie lost two toes in a
crusher in the company's works and
he asks for s2,ooo-$1o0O per toe.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

the Iowa corn exhibition to be held
in Des Moines during November.
The divisions as announced by DR..
c. H. knowles, secretary of the asso-
citation follow:
The northern tiers of counties
make up the northern section, all
west of kossuth being district No. 1
and all east of Mitchell and Floyd dis
trict No. 8. The remainder will be
district No. 2.
The third and fourth tiers of coun-
ties is the north central section. All
west of Humboldt and Webster are
in district No. A. east of Butler and
Grundy district No. s.
The fifth and sixth tiers of coun-
ties, including Muscatine and Scott,
comprise the south central section,
in which all west Of Greene and Dali
las are in district No. and east of
Tama and Poweshiek district No. 8,
the remainder being district No. 8.
The three southern tiers of coun-
ties make up the southern section,
district No. 10 being all west of Mad
ison, Union and Ringgold. District
No. 10 is east of Mahaska, Monroe
and Appanoose and district No. II is
the remainder of the state.
Fred McCulloch, treasurer of the as
sociation, has offered silver cup
in the shape of a bushel basket for
the best bushel Of eighty ears Of corn
In the sweepstakes. The cup is valu-
ed at $500 and is nearly twelve inches
high.
A s10O driving wagon will be given
for the best five yellow ears of corn
shown at the exposition.
DR.. Knowles will soon announce the
entire list of premiums to be awarded
at the show.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

A mans idea of comfort is when
his wife thinks it would be disgrace
to her for any of her friends who call
in carriages to see him dressed that
MaY.=NeW York Press.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
Ship Wrecked; 90 Escape Death.

st. Johns, N. f., Sept. S.-Fifty
passengers and 40 members of the
crew escaped to land after trying
experience when the Allan line
steamer Laurentian was wrecked on
the rocks near Cape Race yesterday
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q q 8 TIC RIA

Any skin itching is a temper tester.
The more you scratch the worse it itch
es. Doan's Ointment cures piles, ecze-
ma-any skin itching. At all drug
stores.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
Failed to Pay Palicy.

The Interstate Business Mems asso-
citation is made defendant in a suit
started by ]. Frank for $4,000 on an
accident policy he carried with the
company. He lost the sight of one
eye and says the company has re.
fused to nav.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
AdeI Interurban Sure Thing.


New impetus to the building of an
interurban from Des Moines to Abel,
in Dallas county, was given by the
organization of the Abel City Rail
way company with capital stock of
$4,000. The articles of incorporation
for the new company show the incor-
porators to be Dan A. Blanchard, l..
NJ. Macy, W. B. Kinnick, Robert Pill
mer, F. F. Flynn, B. ]. Flynn, R. L..
Parrish, and H. A. Smith, all of whom
are deeply interested in the proposed
Des Moines-Adel interurban. 1t is be-
lieved that this is the first definite
step to be taken toward the con-
struction of the line which has been
under consideration for several
months. Several Des Moines business
men are boosting the line and it is
likely meeting with the Abel pro
moters will be held within few
weeks to outline campaign for fl
nancing the proposed line.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

One reason women have such good
time talking so much is they have SO
little to say.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
Bad Operation?

Charging that DR.. Henry H. DePew
performed an unskilled operation up
on him, Orro Clapper has instituted
suit in district court for $4,000 dam
ages.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

The man who sets out to learn how
to make money does mighty well tc
learn how not to lose it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

Experiments in filling balloons with
superheated steam are to be tried in
Germany.
Georgia's coal production last year
of 264,S22 short tons was the lowest
since 1899.
The coffee tree begins to bear at
three years and reaches it's fullest
bearing at 10 years.
army is better than that of any other
nations fighting force.
After every eruption of Vesuvius
the crater is covered with cleaning
white layer of common salt.
Weather forecasts by wireless tele.
graph are furnished vessels in the At
lantic by the British bureau.
White pine water tanks have been
known to last 20 years, while some
built of cypress have lasted 25 years
OF the public lands still owned by
the federal government it is estimated
that S0,000,000 acres is underlaid with
COAL
When completed the new White
Star liners will be the largest afloat
being $50 feet long over all by so feet
beam.
The spring the location of which de
termined the site on which the city OF
Rome was founded was recently redis
covered.
A combined metal cover and handle
which locks securely upon milk bot
ties has been invented by Massachu
sets man.
A New Jersey resident has patented
a pie and cake box which is ventilated
to prevent the contents from becom
ing soggy.
The known petroleum areas of thu
United States include $3.50 square
miles and the natural gas areas 1906
square miles.
Several German shipyards ar
equipped with electromagnetic power
full enough to lift dead weights O
$4,000 pounds.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

After man builds house he has
lasting horror of doing any more
foolish things.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

A widow knows how to be just as
much interested in a man as if he
was interesting
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14
SCIENCE NOTES.

Experiments in filling balloons with
superheated steam are to be tried in
Germany.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

After every eruption of Vesuviu;
the crater is covered with cleaning
white layer of common salt.