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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
CORN PRIZES At DIES MONIES.
Nearly $4,000 in Prizes Will Be
Awarded for Iowa Corn.

The premium list of the Iowa Corn
Growers Association is ready for dis
tribution. Copies may be obtained
by addressing DR.. c. B. Knowles,
manager Iowa Corn Show, Des
Moines.
In the extent and value of the
premiums offered this will be the
greatest State Corn Show ever held
in this or any other country. The to-
coo. This is $4,000 more than the
record breaking offering of last year
The increase has been due in large
part to the. Des Aoines Commercial
Club which has been working with
the Iowa Corn Growers Association
to make this enterprise success.
The best ten ears of corn in the
state will receive grand sweepstakes
prize of $3.50 Kimball piano. In the
single ear class the first prize will
be $40 Hayes corn planter. The
prize given for a single ear Is smaller
than usual as compared to that Of
fered for ten ear sample. The opin-
ion has been growing among the
members of the Association that the
finding of single prize ear may be
simply streak of luck.
The bushel class is also to be made
an important one in this show. The
prizes offered in this class are wag-
ons, top buggies, and manure spread
ers. In addition to the grand sweep
stakes prizes, there are great num-
Der of smaller prizes which will be
given to the corn which fails to get
the purple ribbons.
Recognizing that yield as well as
quality is important, the association
has offered number of prizes for the
best yielding acre. In awarding these
prizes forty per cent will be given
for yield and sixty per cent for mark
ct condition This latter point will
be determined by a bushel which
must be selected from the acre and
sent to the corn show. A large num-
Der of liberal prizes for boys and
girls will also be offered For the
best ten ear sample selected and
exhibited by boy or girl under six
teen, the Sundberg trophy will be
awarded. The rest of the prizes are
GIVEN inscholarships. Colleges Of
Iowa have donated liberal scholar
ships to be used in this connection.
Prizes will also be given for club en-
hibirs and for club Judging.
The grain and grass departments
are well represented, and prizes
will also be given for the bes' two
bushel sample Of silage.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
ASSASSIN AFTER JOHN OIL
CLEVELAND MERCHANT SPRINGS
A WILD TALE.
Police Guarding Magnate's Home
Monday Night, Withdrawn at
His Direction.

Cleveland, Dec. Without guard
John d. Rockefeller and his party
drove from his Forest Hill home to
the East Hundred and Fifth street
railway station and took train for
New York.
Following the story of the plot to az
sassinate the president of the Stand
ard Oil company, told to the police by
Sawyer Smith, of Minerva. O., the
Cleveland police stood ready to fur
nish an escort If demanded by Mr.
Rockefeller. Following his usual Gus
tom in Cleveland, however, the mil
lionaire alighted at the railway sta
ton. mingled with the crowd that had
gathered, and appeared devoid of anx-
iety over his safety.
The only unusual move he made was
to direct his chauffeur to take cir
cuitous route to the station, approach
ing it from the side opposite that on
which his home is located.
The police chiefs in Cleveland and
East Cleveland are endeavoring to
trace the alleged plotters whose de-
scriptions were given by the Minerva
man. The Rockefeller home was un-
der guard all night. but under the di
rection of Mr.. Rockefeller, the guard
was withdrawn.
The story told by Smith, in belief,
Is that while in Alliance Sunday night
he heard two men discussing a plan to
kill the oil magnate.
1--WE might as well get our money
for killing old John D." one of them
said, according to Smith, for we will
get what is coming to us whether we
kill or kidnap him. Bill and the 9th.
er fellow have plenty of money and
are willing to pay we'll for putting
him out of the way"
Smith reported the matter to the
Canton chief of police and on his re.
commentator called on Chief Siam
berger, of East Cleveland, with whom
he went to see Mr.. Rockefeller.
Smith told his story there and re-
fused the tender of his expenses while
here.
Smith is local merchant.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Grange Wants Good Roads.

In his address at the annual meet
ing N. ]. Bachelor, president of the
National Grange, made the following
recommendations regarding good
roads:
THE action of congress at the re-
cent special session in adopting a tax
on corporations as part of our feder-
al revenue system and the proposals
of federal inheritance and income
taxes furnish an unanswerable argu-
ment in favor of national aid for
road building.
"If the federal government is to in
wade the taxing sphere of the states,
and thus deprive the latter of part
of the sources of revenue on which
they rely for road improvement funds
congress cannot consistently refuse
to make appropriations out of the
money raised by just such taxes for
aiding the states in carrying out their
plans for improved roads,"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
ARMOUR PLANT ASSURED.
Deed for Minneapolis Packing Plant
Site is Filled.

minneapolis, Dec. 1.-Armour & Co
will establish the immense packing
plant, costing millions of dollars, on
the several hundred acres of land
purchased at New Brighton, and over
which so much discussion has been
engendered.
All doubts as to the final intentions
of the powerful concern and as to its
attitude toward the Minneapolis pro.
ject were removed when attorneys
for the company filed deed for the
property with Register OF Deeds Skog.
Mortgage Filed, Too.
With the deed the mortgage for the
$50, 100000 issue of bonds, put out by
Armour & Co. for the purpose of fur,
thering and accomplishing the corpor.
ate objects and purposes" was also
recorded.
1t is real estate mortgage, redeem
able in 1889, interest to be payable
semi-annually at the rate of Az per
cent. The Farmers Loan and Trust
company Of Chicago. has the mort.
gage.
Post card Albums 200 and 300 size,
rs cents. MILES GRAF.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
GREAT DAIRY STATE
State Commissioner Wright Com
pletes Annual Report.
GROWN BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS
Over a Hundred Million Pounds of
Butter Were Made in Iowa Dur.
ing the Past Year-Over
500 Creameries.

Des Moines, Nov. 27.-The dairy
business in Iowa from Nov. 1, 1908.
to Nov 1, 1909, has developed with
leaps and bounds, according to the
annual report of State Food and Dairy
Commissioner H. R. Wright.
An awakened interest in the dairy
business, better creameries favor
able rates, and more care in the Sc
lection and breeding of COWS is CIV
en- as the reason for the big increase.
The report shows that during the
year 542 creameries and skim sta
lions made 1O1 907,316 pounds of but
ter consuming in the making 413,OO0,-
600 pounds of milk and 279,OOOOOO
pounds of cream. 1t is estimated that
1S,O00,O00 pounds of butter were made
from milk alone and that SO ,00G
pounds were made solely from cream.
Of all the butter produced by the
creameries 1t is estimated that TO-
3S0,497 pounds were consumed at
home while 9O.OOO,OOO pounds were
shipped beyond the state.
The total expenses of the state de-
partment for the year is given as
$6,571.45, which does not include the
salary of the commissioner, his de-
puties, nor clerks. 1t includes, how
ever, 81 500 paid out to milk inspect
ors in fourteen cities who inspected
the milk furnished the people by LAG
dealers.
The report barely touches on the
cheese business in Iowa. 1t is stat
ed that the production of cheese is
small and that there is no prospect
for it to become larger in the future.
The report of Commissioner Wright
is exhaustive and covers completely
the work of the department for the
year, in addition to a discussion of
various questions pertaining to the
dairy business.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Minister Flags Sunday Theater.

Open debauchery of the Sabbath by
the theatergoers OF Des Moines was
decried before the Ministerial assoc
iation of Des Moines by Rev. John w.
Day, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church.
That the Sunday theater is running
thousands of lives in Des Moines was
the statement made by Mr.. Day. ut
is fearful the way the people are
tlocking to the Sunday theater," he
said
Rev. Day appealed to the ministers
to make the Sunday theater specific
subject for systematic prayer.
The entire meeting was given over
to the subject of prayer and discus.
sion of the needs of prayer in the
church work. The elimination of fam
lily prayer and the weekly prayer
meeting was spoken of with regret
by number of the pastors.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Could Not
Bend Over
Or do any work, back SO bad with kid
ney disease-Cured by DIR. A. w.
CHASE'S KIDNEY AND
MER PILLS

By the back you learn the condition
Of the kidneys.
Pains in the back, backache, sore
back, weak back-all tell Of deranged
kidneys.
Cure is most promptly and most GER
tainly obtained by using DR.. A. w.
Chase IS Kidney and Liver Pills, because
this treatment also regulates and
invigorates the action of the liver and
bowels as well as the kidneys, thereby
thoroughly cleansing the tiltering and
cxcretory systems.
Mr.. Walter Lufkin, r. r. D. No. I,
Berkey, Ohio, writes: "I wish to say
that about year ago 1 began using
DR.. A. w. Chase's Kidney and Liver
Pills for backache and kidney disease.
l could not stoop over to do anything
and could not work. AS the result Of
using this treatment can now work all
right and have been entirely cured of
the dreadful backache.''
One pill dose, % cents box. All
dealers or DR.. A. w. Chase Medicine
Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
! For Sale by P. A. Clemmer, Druggist
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Corn Growers Warned.

Reports of the failure of the 1909
corn crop in Iowa as far as seeding
quality is concerned, continue to pour
into the office of Doctor Chapel, head
of the Iowa weather and crop service.
Che percentage of worthless germs is
greater than at first supposed. The
farmers of the southern and central
portions of the state will be running
"a great risk if they attempt to use the
seeds from the 1909 crop for the 1910
yield the crop director says.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07

DR.. STOCKDALE wants every person
who suffers from chronic dsease-it makes
difference how bad the case, or how long
they have suffered to call and consult MN.
He will make a thorough examination of
their case, tell exactly what can be done.
whether they are durable not, how long
it will require and all about it. He treats
only chronic diseases. He has devoted
twenty years of his life to the study and
treatment Of diseases of the Stomach, Liver,
Bowels and Kidneys; Indigestion, Dyspepsia
Constipation and Diabetes; Heart and Nerve
Troubles Rheumatism, Chronic Catarrh in
all its forms-in fact ell Chronic Diseases.
DIR. STOCKDALE has system of treat
ment which he believes is the best known
for chronic diseases. He is able to cure
many cases that have resisted other treat
ments-that are considered incurabe. He
wants it distinctly understood that he does
not undertake any case that he thinks is
incurable and will tell the patient candidly
when he has made the examination.
HE HAS A SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR
NERVOUS AND PHYSICAL WEAKNESS
OF MEN, WHICH HE WOULD LIKE TO
EXPLAIN IN PERSON. CALL AND GET
HIS OPINION AND ADVICE FREE OF
CHARGE.
If for any you cannot call or visit
him personally, write him for an examina-
ton blank at his home Office.
Address
DR.. B. A. sToCKDALE,
Utica Building, Des Mones, Iowa.
1.-THE Doctor can be seen in his Office in
Des Moines, on Fridays and Saturdays or by
special appointment.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Grain Dealers Are Coming.

e. c. Messerole, secretary of the
Farmers Grain Dealers association
of Iowa, has been in conference with
the convention committee of the Com
nercial club relative to the plans for
the annual meeting of the organization
in the Coliseum the first week in Feb
ruary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07

general, appolted Sept. 3, 1909; Ma
jor Paul l. Van Order, Council Bluffs,
commissary, appointed Sept. 8, 1909;
Major Donald Macrae, Council Bluffs,
surgeon, appointed Sept. 8, 1909; Ma
jor Frank R. Fisher Waterloo, ord
nance officer, appointed July 81, 1909,
with rank from May "a, 1898; Major
Frederick S. Hird, Des Moines, signal
officer, appointed Sept. 3, 1909.
Detailed as aid on staff of the First
brigade: First Lieutenant Roy o. Lit
tlejohn, Company L, Fifty-third in
fantry, Independence detailed July 81,
1909.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Rich Mems Gifts Are Poor

beside this: 81 want to go on record as
saying that l regard Electric Bitters as
one of the greatest gifts that God has
made to women, writes Mrs. O. Rhine
vault, of Vesal Center, N Y, lean
never forget what it has done for me. "
This glorious medicine gives a woman
buoyant spirit, vigor of body and jubi-
liant health. 1t quickly cures Nervous
ness, Sleeplessness. Melancholy. Head
ache, Backache. Painting and dizzy
Spells; soon builds up the weak, ailing
and sickly. Try them. SOC at P. A.
Clemmer's.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
A Mild Argument.

Hubby. do you love me as much as
you did when we were first married?"
"Of course"
Seems to me you don't tell me so
as often as you did"
Yes, ] do. Seems to me you're
harder to convince"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Of Full-Blooded and Grade
GALLOWAY CATTLE, Also Horses
and uprS

and Hogs.
On the Geo. Merry farm, occupied by
A. d. Franklin & Son, 8 miles
northeast of Elma, Iowa,
miles west of Schley and IL
south of Lime Springs,
commencing at 10
O'Clock a. m.
WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER Is, 1909,
"a Head of Registered Cows and
Heifers over one year old,
3 Bulls
u Herd Bull 4 years old, Registered
1earling and | very fine, early Bull
Calf old enough for service in spring,
registered when sold.
have taken great care in selecting
good Bulls. My first was Mckinley
of Outville" from Ohio, No. 10524, ma
ture weight over 1000 lbs. End bull,
Burton" No 14464, weighed 1925 lbs
Bird Bull, MAX of Whitefarm," No.
1854, bred by Mr.. White of Esther
vile, Iowa. premium bull every place
exhibited, won sweepstakes, three tirsts
at State fairs and Ind at Kansas City,
My present herd bull, Victor of York.
NV. oocl -, DouE III III w loSoIlolll. I1S
was sired by "Kingstel," No. 1416,
weight 1900.
The cattle are good style and strong
and healthy. | am disposing of the
cattle on account of age and failing
health of my foreman, Mr. Franklin.
Catalogues of Registered Cattle may
be obtained at time of sale or will be
mailed to applicants for them previous
to sale.
Also have nice lot of GRADE CAT
TLE:-2O Cows & Heifers, 3 yearling
Steers, II spring and fall Caves.
HoGS-15 Shoats.
MACHINERY Deering Binder, Lum-
Der Wagon.
HORSES Franklin & Son will also
have some good horses for sale as fol-
lows: Pair Mare Colts, years old.
weighing over 5000 lbs, Yearling Colt.
6-year-old Mare, weight 1900 bs., s.
year-old Gelding, weight 1850 lbs,
Bay Gelding.
Free Lunch at Noon.
TERMS OF SALE:-All sums of $40 or
under, cash over that amount, one
year time on bankable notes bearing
per cent interest.
GEO. w. MERRY, Prop.
r. w. BARCLAY and JOHN FINEGAN.
Auctloneers; w. H. TILLSoN, Clerk.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Rinabarger a Benedict.

]. w. Rinabarger a student In the
junior class at the Still College of Os-
teopathy, slipped one over on his
friends in Des Moines, when he stole
away quietly to Newton and was mar
ried to Miss Jessie M. Wright of
Abel.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Hear Flour Case In February.

Because only three weeks mas been
apportioned for the term of federal
court in Des Moines and because the
trial Of the famous bleached flour test
case would require almost the entire
attention of the court, the case has
been transferred to Council Bluffs,
and will be heard there in February,
probably opening on Feb IL.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Fiery Particulars.

Here. this writer in describing
the fire says the flames ran along at n
rapid pace. | wonder what sort of
path they ran on?"
Must have been cinder path"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Will Fight Consumption.

The board of supervisors of Scott
county, which includes Davenport,
have taken the lead in lighting tuber-
culosis. The supervisors have prom
ised to erect at once, with county
funds hospital for the treatment of
tuberculosis. A. E. Kepford, state tu-
berculosis expert, has received word
to this effect
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Sell Big Tract of Oregon Land.

SET Dig Tract Of oregon Land:
Harry e. Hopper of Indianola and
c. H. Bentley of Chicago, have dis
posed Of their 10000 acres of fir,
spruce, cedar and hemlock timber
land on Vancouver island according
to the Portland, Ore, Journal. The
consideration is said to have been in
the neighborhood of 100000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Clinton County Pays Most Fines.

At the annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Anti-Saloon League in Chicago,
Nov. 20, report from the Iowa
League will show the amount of fines
collected for the school fund for
fines on saloonkeepers. Clinton
county leads with $4,000 last year,
$1,000 of which one saloonkeeper
alone paid. and Polk county is third
with $1,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Baggage Cars for Corn Exhibits,

Baggage Cars for Corn Exhibits.
The Northwestern and Great West
ern railroads have gone the other
roads one better by offering to haul
free of charge the exhibits to the
corn exposition to Des Moines from
any point in Iowa in their baggage
cars.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Name of March.

THE Corn Exposition" is the name
of march just written by T. Fred
Henry, bandmaster, and dedicated to
the corn show to be held in the Coli
scum November 20 to December II.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Hides and Furs!

l am in market now for Furs, Hides
and Sheep Pelts at Joe Blocks old
place. N. |. Phone, 376.
SAM FELDSTEIN, Prop.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Must Close Out!

| wish to close out my entire stock
of underwear, hosiery, gloves, mittens
overalls and shirts by Dec. LIST. May
be found at Fred Woellsteins store or
Mark ct street. ADAM PETRY.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Y. M. c. A. Gets $751;, 1871.

Overwhelming victory is the result
OF the shortest campaign for the lar
gest amount Of money raised by pou-
lar subscription that Des Moines has
ever seen. The Young Mems Chris
tian association siege for a $4,000
building fund was complete success.
With weather and time conditions all
against them, the campaigners sue.
ceeded in raising s161,S37.77.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Gets Original Manuscript.

Cots original Manuscript.
The historical department has just
secured the original manuscript of
Herbert Quick's story, Virginia of
the Air Lanes" The acquisition of
this book is in line with the work of
the department of building up de-
partment of books by authors and
the original manuscripts whenever it
is possible to obtain them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Burn Mortgages and sina HYMNS.

Burn Mortgages and Sing Hymns.
The congregation of the Summit
Park United Brethren church burned
with glee the papers of a $4,000 mort
gage which had been hanging over the
church for nearly twcnty-nine years.
The conf1agration was followed by a
jubilee service and a banquet served
In the dining room of the church. The
congregation has no Indebtedness
now. Besides paying off the mortgage
the congregation has made $1,000 i'm
provements on the church building,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Must Provide Armories.

Must Provide Armories.
Towns in Iowa which desire to
have companies of the Iowa National
guard will have to provide armories
at once. That is the edict of Adult
ant General Logan, who, with Col. E.
r. Bennett, met with the business
men of Creston and decreed that the
Creston company will be removed
unless an armory is built.
THE state is willing to pay $500 a
year rent for an armory said Adult
ant General Logan, land if the towns
don't want to invest money in an
armory and keep it up they can't
have the companies"
Company l of the Fifty-ffth regi-
ment is stationed at Creston The
company has been drilling in vacant
store room.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
G. A. r. State Meet in June.

The 1910 state encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, will be
held in Des Moines. The encamp-
ment will open on June Z and close
on June 8. Arrangements are being
made for 5000 visitors.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Jury Disagreed.

Jury O'SaSiSSu.
In the federal court the jury that
heard the evidence against David
Chamberlain, charged with opening
d registered letter and extracting five
dollars, disagreed. The case will be
tried over again.
Logan Names Appointees.
Adjutant General Guy e. Logan of
the Iowa National guard has issued a
general order naming the appoint
ments which have been made on the
governors staff and on the staff of
the first brigade.
The appointments follow:
On the staff of the governor: Aids
Lieutenant Colonel Charles e. Fox,
Muscatine, appointed Aug. 2, 1909;
Lieutenant Colonel, Frank H. Kincaid,
Davenport, appointed Nov II, 1909.
On the staff of the First brigade:
Major Herman Knapp, Ames adjutant
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07

far more important than the money part getting the
Quality Bargain of the Piano World the present time
Why be content with ordinary instrument when you
can get new scale Lyon & Healy? Payments may be
made monthly or quarterly and may be extended over
three years.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
Write Today for Superb Art Catalog

1t contains cardboard eases of the various styles of
Lyon Healy Pianos, besides full and complete &C
count of how superior excellence in piano is achieved
1t explains the acoustca grooved sounding board and
other features that add vastly the tonal purity of the
instrument. We will also mail you full particulars of
our of
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07

Post card Albums 200 and 300 size
rs cents. MILES GRAF.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-01
Worshipinu a Turtle,

At place called Kotron. on the
French Ivory Coast. the natives be.
lieve that TO eat or destroy turtle
would mean death to the guilty one OF
sickness among the family. The fetict
men, of which there are plenty, declare
that years ago man went to sea fish
ing. In the night his canoe was
thrown upon the beach empty. Three
days afterward turtle came ashors
at the same place with the man on its
back alive and well. Since that time
they have never eaten or destroyed
one of that species. although they en-
Joy other species.
If one happens now to be washed
ashore there is q great commotion in
the town. First the women sit down
and start singing and beating sticks;
next a small piece of white cloth (color
must be white, is placed on the tur-
ties back. Food is then prepared and
placed on the cloth, generally plan
tains, rice and palm oil Then, amid a
lot more singing, dancing and antics
OF the fetch people, it is carried back
into the sea and goes on its way re-
joicing.