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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
P. F. McHugh Dies Suddenly.

Attorney P. F. McHugh passed away
suddenly and unexpectedly last Satur-
day evening, the Goth, at about 9:15.
He has been in poor health for sew
eral weeks following an attack of pneu-
monia, but was about town as usual
the day of his death. He has made his
home with the j. B. Barber family for
number of years and on this evening
was sitting at table reading. Mrs.
Barber heard him make a groan and
asked if he was i'll Mr.. McHugh re-
piled that he was suffering and that
he felt much as if another attack Of
pneumonia was coming on. DR.. Plum
mer was called from down town and
after hasty examination advised MIR.
McHugh that his condition was serious
and to send for SPIRITUAL adviser,
but he passed away almost Immediately
The funeral was held on Monday
forenoon from the church of the AS
sumption, with interment in ST. JOS
eph's cemetery.
Mr.. McHugh has been singularly ret
icent regarding his family, even with
those who were his intimate friends,
and but little is known of his family.
1t is supposed that he has cousin re-
siding in Moline, ILL.,, but her name is
unknown, and with this exception he
is thought to be without relative in
America. His father, it is supposed,
still resides in Edinburgh, Scotland, as
among Mr.. McHugh's effects was
found letter from his father datec
about two years ago. From occasion
al remarks so friends and from some
documents in his Office it is known tina
he was born March II. 1865, the sol
of John McHugh, in Edinburgh, Scot
land, and was one of a family of fiv'
children. He was educated in the Uni
versity Of Edinburgh and received hi
degree at Stonyhurst college, England
After coming to America Mr.. McHug
was for time instructor i
mathematics in New York college
later going to Tennessee. Hi
, occupation there we do not know
Coming to Iowa, h
taught school in the vicinity of Daver
port and Iowa City and read law j
the Offices of Judge M. V. Cannon an
Judge A. P. McGuirk. He graduate
from the law department of the S. {
l. and came to Cresco about ID year
ago where he resided until his DEATH
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
QUAKE DEAD MAY BE 1000.
Latest Report from Scene of Disas-
trous Earth Tremor.

Teheran, Persia, Feb. 19.-Lates,
reports place the number of lives lost
in the earthquake in the province of
Luristan. western Persia, at 1000.
The quake destroyed 60 villages.
The news was received to-day and
is the first accurate location of the vio-
lent earth shock of January 90, it hav-
ing been supposed up to to-day that
the disturbance had centered in west
ern Asia, in Asiatic Russia, or even in
the waters of the Indian ocean. The
records showed that the tremors were
practically the same force as those
which on December % converted the
coast regions Of Sicily and Calabria
into scene of desolation and ruin
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
TAFT RIDES THE MASONIC GOAT.
President-EIect Becomes "Mason on
Sight" at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Feb. 19.-President-elect
William Howard Taft was late yes
terday made mason at sight" at
the Scottish Right cathedral, when a
large and distinguished body of lead
ers of the order crowded that building
Grand Master Charles S. Hoskinson,
who alone under the constitution OF
the Ohio grand lodge has the author
ity, conferred the honor, which was
likened to the ancient honor of knight
hood on the field Of battle, being an
honor conferred for great achieve
rpaptc
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23

Hampton, Feb 2O-County Superin
tendent 1verson, in making his rounds
over the county in the interests of the
schools, finds great deal of opposit-
ion to the proposed change in the school
laws. 1t is safe to say that four farm
ers out of five in the northern part of
the state are against. They seem to
hold to the opinion that the adoption of
the plan would be infringing on the
rights of the patrons of the school, in
the matter of self-government, and
that there is a disposition on the part
of the people against surrendering their
rights, powers and duties to com
mission j es MONIES News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Mrs. W. W. Williams called at

Mrs. W. w. Williams called at
Cresco, Saturday.
The Misses Belle Petit and Lily
Obriham were Chester callers, Satur-
day.
Miss Sanborn of the Childrens' Home
at Des Moines gave lecture in the M.
E. church, Sunday morning.
Miss Helen Hill was Cresco ca Ter,
Saturday.
The Misses Blanche and Dora Kaiser
of Fayette, are visiting with friends
and relatives in our city.
MIR. and Mrs. Wilbur Wells, of
Chester, spent Sunday with the Barney
Wells family.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23

Meetings have been held in several
counties, of school officers for the pur-
pose of protesting against the bill now
pending in the legislature providing
for revision and amendment to the
school laws, on the ground that such a
measure will deprive the people of To-
cal self government. Clayton County
Democrat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23

Will Irvine and Katie Neebe were
married at the Immaculate Conception
church in Elma on Tuesday, February
l6, Rev. F. j. Gum officiating The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Neebe and is a popular young
lady. The groom is an Industrious
young farmer who is we'll known and
popular Here's congratulations. =
Elma New Era.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23

The Manchester Democrat says in
reference to a bill now pending in the
Legislature it should be entitled: can
act to abolish all the school laws of
Iowa and substitute in their stead an
autocratic code which will arbitrarily
deprive the people of the state of all
direct supervision or control of their
public schools.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
School Reform.

The proposed new school law for
Iowa is a rotten proposition. 1t would
take from the people the right to man
age their school affairs and in effect
denies the correctness of the theory of
our form of government. Kill it
Spencer Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
The Utility Commission.

What cities in Iowa have gone to
Messrs. White, Grier and Larrabee
with tears in their eyes, on Bonded
knee and implored these great servants
of the public to take the right Of regu-
lation of their public utilities away
from the people of the cities directly
interested, and give this right over to
state commission-a gang of polite
ians appointed by the governor? Is
there city in the state of Iowa where
the people feel they are not perfectly
competent to deal with the concerns
serving the public? Would the people
be better satisfied with arrangements
as to service and rates made by a state
commission than with the companies
by themselves, directly, as the persons
first concerned?- Waterfront Tri-
bune
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Cresco Market.
Corrected twice a week.
For Sale

For Sale
Several nice homes in Cresco, Iowa.
Enquire of o. w. CLARK, the Insurance
man.
The Chicago Daily journal and the
Plain Dealer one year for $3.50.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Notice.


Now is the time to
List your property, in
order to get in ON the
Spring Trade, and if
you wish to exchange
your property, or bust
ness, for som ct hing
else, I will be pleased
to do what I can for
you.
Resp. yours,
Geo. H. OWENS
Office over First National Bank
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
RHEUMATIC FOLKS.

ARE You SURE Your KIDNEYS ARE
WELL.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-06-18

N" New England family can get
along without beans and Boston
brown bread.
Put your beans to soak the night
before. While getting breakfast,
bring them to the boiling-point,
with some salt in the water and
the salt pork, and put into the fire.
less cooker. At noon take out the
kettle into the sink. Stir in a
small teaspoonful of baking-soda.
1t will foam up and run over. l
did this once on my gas-range, but
never will again. Drain off all the
water, fill up the kettle with water,
and drain again.
The beans are now ready for the
final seasoning. Be careful not to
put too much water on them for
this last cooking, as there is alb
solutely no evaporation; all the
water put in remains. For one
quart of dry beans so prepared put
in two tablespoonfuls of black
molasses, one tablespoonful of salt
and one level teaspoonful of mustard
we'll dissolved in water.
Brown bread made by the follow
ing rule must boil actively one hour
and ten minutes before going into
the fireless cooker. l make it at
noon and have it ready to put into
the fireless cooker at the some time
| put in the beans for the last time.
Both will be equally good, whether
you are out till eight O'Clock or wish
an early dinner.
Thia is my rule for Boston brown
bread: One cupful of corn meal,
one cupful of rye-meal, one cupful
of Graham -four, one cupful of
molasses, one teaspoonful of salt
and one teaspoonful of soda; milk
enough to make still batter, like
johnny-cake.
Put the molasses in the mixing
bowl, and sift in the soda, to avoid
soda-spots in the bread when cook
ed. Stir in the soda, and allow to
stand until the molasses is all light
and foamy. Mix together the corn
meal, rye-meal, Graham flour and
salt. Gradually stir this mixture
into the molasses, adding the milk
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-06-18
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

When ironing any article made of
pongce, iron it W ithout first sprin-
king it and you will look far newer
md silkicr than when dampened
md ironed in the usual manner.
A sad-iron Is a great help in the
tlrelcSs cooker. My discovery Of
this fact occurred one day when !
was cooking two pound piece Of
meat that promised to be very tough
I scared the meat and covered it
with water and one tablespoonful
Of vinegar and let it boil slowly for
twenty minutes At the expiration
Of that time / slipped a sad-iron
over the blaze and set the kettle with
the meat in it over the iron. When
the iron was sizzling hot / inverted
it on the sad-iron stand in the
middle of the cooker nest. When
the kettle was set on the flat face of
of the iron | heard the contents
be, inning to slowly boil again. |
filled the remaining space with a
piece of folded carpet and quickly
locked the cover. In four hours
my meat was perfectly cooked, ten
der and delicious. This discovery
has saved me quite a little gas. l
find that hot iron 80 used will
keep food boiling for ten minutes.
Consequently when it is necessary
that a dish boil for twenty minutes
l set it on a very hot iron in the
cooker after allowing only half that
time on the stove.
The Ladies Home Companion
good description ofhow to make a
home made flreless cooker which we
reprint:
Have a box made with an inside
measurement of twenty-six inches
fong, fourteen inches wide and ID
inches deep. AS the cover will
have a constant strain upon it put
two heavy cleats at least three in
ches wide on the inside six inches
from either end. When the cover
is closed these cleats will make the
pillows fit more closely to thekettle
Twenty layers of old newspapers
overlaped very carefully will keep
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-06-18

out the air quite as effectually as
asbestos and will cost you nothing.
Great care should he taken in round
ing the corners. not to make a joint
there.
The kettles call for the money as
only the best wares are possible fol-
this purpose. However, once bot
they will last indefinitely, for there
is no danger of burning the food in
them which often chips the enamel.
One kettle 10 inches in diameter
(the depth will vary according to
metaD will accommodate a pail five
or six inches in diameter, in which
all steamed things, like brown bread
and cuddinss, may be cooked. The
other kettle should be eight or
eight and one-half inches in diam
eter.
AS the package would become
disarranged, it has to be walled in
with cloth strong and firm enough
to hold the packing in place, such
as bedticking, medium or heavy un-
bleached cotton. Take a piece Of
cloth twenty six and one half by
fourteen and one half inches and on
it place the covers of the kettles two
and three fourths inches from each
end, which will put two and one
half inches between them. Have
the covers in the center of the
cloth as to width. Draw a lead
pencil an exact line around each
cover and cut around thes lines
evenly. Tear off strip of cloth as
many inches wide as the depth OF
the larger kettle and the exact
length to reach around the largest
part. Gather and haste onto the
larger circlear piece just cut out.
Stitch with a very small stictch
Now stitch this to the larger hole,
having all seams on the same side.
Measure the smaller kittle and dc
the same with the cloth.
Take strip two and one hall
inches wide and stitch all around
this lining, mattress like. When
this is fastened to the box later,
with the kettles in their pockets il
will make the space for the pillows.
The packing of the box in order
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o wear we'll must be very carefully

to wear we'll must be very carefully
done. A thick layer Of cotton bat
tirg must be tackled next to the
packing, all around the sides of the
pockets, which should fit the kettles
exactly. Put the kettles into their
pockets, making the bottom filling
of the right depth to place the rims
of the kettle two inches from the
cover when closed.
Lay your lining back over the
kettles while packing the excelsior
around them. Be very careful to
have the kettles in the exact place
planned for them and make the
packing very solid. Also have the
pockets rest on cotton batting above
the floor packing. With great care
tack the first the upper edge of the
narrow strip and than the lower,
making sure the larger piece of
cloth holding the pockets is very
tout.
The last and quite important part
of the construction of the cooker is
the pillows. Cut four squares OF
cloth fourteen by fifteen inches for
two packing pillows. Stitch onto
two squares a strip of cloth three
inches wide which will give them
square edges to fit together and fill
the space above the kettles. Do
not stuff the pillows too hard.
The cover of the box must close
tight, so great care must be taken
in fitting the hinges. Two hasps
or hooks hold the cover down. 1t
should take some pressure to crowd
down the pillows.
1 ma IN the cooking OF meats, a
large piece of ham or corned beef,
or a pot-roast of beef. all need to
have the water reheated to the
actual boiling point once or twice.
A large piece of meat should be put
on the fire in cold water and brOt
slowly to a boil. This can be done
while getting breakfast, and then it
may be put into the ireless cooker.
At noon put the kettle over the fire
and once more bring to a boil. II
! it is a very large piece, heat again
at three O'Clock, when at six O'Clock
! it will be very tender.
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as you need it, until all is smooth
stiff batter.
Put the small pail in which the
brown bread is to be cooked into
the large kettle, leaving the cover
OFT the bread pail until ready to put
into the freless cooker, but cover
ing the kettle all the time it is boil
ing. If the cover is put over the
brown bread pail before the bread
has risen it will not be as light.
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For Sa'e-30 tons loose hay. First
ana second cutting alfalfa. Deliver
cd anywhere In the Valley at S14 so
per ton in two ton lots. Collins
Bros. Two miles west OF Kenne-
Wick. Phone 937.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
NEWARK FIRST WINS
FROM SECOND TEAM

NEWARK. June 2s.-The Havre de
Grace A. c. was to have been the at
,traction here on Saturday but for
some unknown cause they failed TO
appear. However. the fans were not
turned away without seeing game
as the Newark second team was soon
on hand
Barrow. the spit ball artist. who was
given a try out on the first team early
this year. was on the slab for the sc,
end team and held his opponents
down TO two hits. Murray was in the
box for the first team and allowed but
one hit. Murray also struck out thir-
teen men.
The feature Of the game was the
playing OF Roberts on first base for
the second team. who made several
very pretty one hand catches
The first team has had to let several
Of their men go, IS Mig Murray Der
Willis, and II. Herdman have returned
20 the game again. and the second
team now has a chance to grab sew
eral good men, and by 80 doing they
win have a fast amateur club. Tho
score was, First team. 8; Second team,
To-
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
POPULAR
AROUND ELKTON

ELKroN. Nd, June 2S-Owners Of light
harness racers have begun TO warm up
IN their arguments as to who is the fast
ost on the local tracks. on Thursday the
horses ia this section went TO Kembe-
vine Pa. and tried for the honors with
animals Of that section. This week they
will have an afternoons sport at Jackson
Park, and on Saturday viii go to New
ark Del on July they viii an come
10 the Elkton fair ground track and go
for the prizes to be offered. The follow
ine fast steppers have been entered for
the Elkton meeting: Hokes Lee Delaware
Boy.l Pencador. Hokes Prince, Billy Gold
en-. Buster Brown, Prince Albert Ray
mond b.. Mary NJ. Gus c.. Emily s.
cueenie d.. Esther b.. Warren H., TorinO
wilkes Don T.. Phillip b.. Robert H..
William H., Clyde Wilkes. Uriu. Allison.
Jerry Wilkes, Axis, Samuel c., and NUM-
erous others.
William J. Falls, trainer al the Elkton
fair ground track, has quite number
Of youngsters IN training and expect to
enter some OF them in the July s races
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
MATHER Wins The
WILMINGTON CUP
Huntingdon Valley Golfer De-
featS Wier in Final Round,
3 up and 2 to Play

j. S. Mather, of the Huntingdon Valley
Country Club, won the Wilmington Cup
in the invitation tournament of the Will
mington Country Club here on Saturday
afternoon, defeating Robert Wier, of the
home club, up and to play. Mather
played a remarkable game after the ninth
hole and seemed to become stronger as
the game progressed. Wier was the win
ner last year. but the cup. emblematic Of
the tournament, will so this year to Phil
adelphia.
wier defeated F. f. Donohoe in the
semifinal round in the morning, up and
/ to play. The match was a good one
from start to finish. and had Donohoe not
missed a short putt on the seventeenth
hole, the match may have gone to extra
holes.
Maher earned the right to meet Wier in
the finals by easily disposing of Karl F..
sAfosser Brae Burn, up and to play.
In the final round Wier started off like
a winner. taking the second and third
holes, Nfather being off in both his driv-
ing and approaching At the turn Wier
was up but starting with the tenth
hole Mather began playing his marvellous
game. and, quickly reducing his oppo-
nent's lead. jumped into the lead himself.
ON the in-journey he had four on each
hole, the match ending at the sixteenth.
A. W. Tnlinghast. Philadelphia Crick-
ct Club, was beaten by F. Oden Horst
mann. Chevy Chase in the final for the
ice-President's Cup on the twenty-first
hole. At the fourteenth hold Tillinghast
was up. but so well did Horstmann play
that he reduced his opponents lead and
by getting a . on the eighteenth hole
made the match all square. The extra
hole gave him the match.
J. P. Armstrong. Wilmington. defeated
I. C. Daily, Aronimink. for the Brandy
wine Cup. this match also going TO the
nineteenth green.
The Players Cup went to z. S. jane
/ ison. Princeton. who won from Louis A.
Weaver. Columbia Golf Club, by default.
Herman Weldell and L. G. Buckwalter
were the locals TO win their matches in
the different defeated eights. the former
coming out on top in the Vice-Presi-
dents Cup.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
RIVERVIEW AND
PARKSIDE WIN OUT
Two Closely Contested County
League Games Interest
Many Fans
Nav Castle County League.

fdrkSlue ana RiNerNleW won the
County League games here on Satur-
day over South Side and New Castle
respectively. Victory for Parkside
pulled the east side team out Of last
place in the pennant race and forced
the Bridgers in. Although defeat for
New Castle did not cost the team the
loss Of second place, Riverview gained
considerably on the Rivertown team
and is now a factor in the pennant
fight. DUPONT continues to lead this
teams.
one thousand fans saw the two
games. At Riverview the Riverviey. "
and New Castle teams played a hit and
run game and not until the ninth in
ming did Riverview put the game on
ice. NJ. McDonough first up, went
out, Newlove to Rennie; Hall struck
out. II looked bad for Riverview a.
this stage but when Algard stepped
up he frightened the hopes of the
Riverview fans by lining the ball into
centre field for two bases. He scored
a few minutes later on 7. McDon-
oughs hit down the third base line.
The run won the game for Riverview
to 4.
Each team scored in the first in
ming. For New Castle, Stab went out
on a high fly Newlove singled and
reached second on Welsh's wild pitch
Leach was passed and Kirby hit for
two bases scoring Newlove.
In Riverview's half. M. McDonough
fouled out to Rennie. Hall got fret
On Dolan's tumble and stole second
Algard's single scored Hall. New
Castle got two runs in the fifth in
ming and took the lead by what was
regarded as a winning score. Stab
first up. went out on an easy fly tc
Welsh. Newlove and Leach hit. Kirby
smashed out third hit scoring New
love an don a fourth hit by Wright
Leach scored.
Riverview tied the game up in the
sixth inning. Algard was an easy out
| Leach 10 Rennie. T. McDonough hit
and stole second. Harrigan went out
Dolan TO Rennie, and on Rennie's bad
throw to third TO stop McDonougt
the Riverview runner scored. A sinel,
| by Green and a double by Bobby net
ted the second run for Riverview.
Neither side scored until the ninth
inning when Riverview won out after
two men were down. It was one oi
the best games of the year. The Nc
Donoughs Algard. Green, Leach, Kirb,
and Wright We're the stars.