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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
SAYS ne BRIBED I'LL. SOL0NS
PAYS FOR SUPPRESSION OF 40
VERSE LEGISLATION.
Gives Evidence to States Attorney,
and More Indictments Are
Expected.

Peoria, ILL.,, June 4.-Inside details
Of how legislation affecting the fishing
interests of the state was fought in
the state legislature was given to
States Attorney Burke of Sangamon
county by Henry Lemm, wealthy
fish dealer of gPekin. The names of
other dealers are named and Burke al
so has in his possession the name Of
a Democratic, member of the legisla-
ture who went south" with the entire
fund contributed for use in the last
session.
Lemm said that he had been in bust
ness at Pekin since 1883 and that
there had not been session of the
general assembly in which the fish
dealers had not put up" money to
fight legislation opposed to their inter-
ests. He said that the last session,
however, cost them the most.
In the forty-fifth general assembly,
he said, he was required to contribute
only 500; that it cost him $500 for
the forty-sixth session.
Lemm said that until the death of
Captain Schultz of Ravens last year,
Schultz was the collector of the fund
paid the legislators, but that he had
been succeeded by John Dixon, a fish
dealer of Peoria. l,s 2
Lemm first said that he did not
know the amount that Lord gave Dix.
on, but later remembered that the
amount was $500. this being borne out
by letter which Lord wrote to Lemm
at Hot Springs telling that the contri.
button had been made and asking il
Lemm had any suggestions. to make
regarding the fight to be made against
the bill.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
Rows in "Brickbat" Club.

Colwyn, Pa.-Residents of Spruce
street, between Second and Third, arc
organizing novel association of boys
to be known as the "Brickbat club"
to clean the rubbish from an adjacent
lot. 1t is the intention to get the
boys to pick up certain number of
stones daily and throw them toward
a corner, from where they are to be
carted away and disposed of.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
STOP and Consider.

Don't wait until lightning burns your
or your neighbours barn, but call on A.
Smith of Cresco, Iowa. at once. He
will make your buildings safe from
lightning with the Dodd & Struther
Lightning Rods, and the difference on
the rate of insurance will pay for them
in very short time. How can you
run the risk without this protection
and continue paying high insurance due
to lightning?
4 Telephone call 267 N. Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
THIS ."RoosTER" LAYS EGGS
Hen with Comb and Spurs Of cocksrsi
Causes Agitation Among Poul.
try Experts.

Ithaca, N. when the poultry az.
perts at the State College Of Agricul.
ture at Cornell got word the other day
from F. r. Glover Of Lisle, N. r.. that
he had q rooster that laid eggs, they
told him to hurry the bird here or he
would have to show them.
Glover said that he was so sure the
bird was . rooster that he had cut of
the comb and wattles and prepared to
put spurs on 1t when 1t laid an egg.
On the way here another egg was laid.
The experts said the fowl was hen,
but they had never seen one with such
masculine markings.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
TO START vIRGINIA-ouLUTH RY.

Duluth, Mimi, June 4.-D. D. Mann,
vice-president Of the Canadian North.
ern, stated that the road has called
for bids for the construction of the
line from Virginia to Duluth and that
work will be begun this year.
Bonds to the a"'aTEt of s4.70O,000
were recently iioeie, in the London
market to provide :u7|s for this ex.
tension, and IL vas -triol that at Du.
luth through connection would be
made with the Thic go and North.
Western railway to Chicago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
TAKES OUT. DIG POLICY.
Cement Magnate Insvres His Life fo'
81 900, 900.

Chicago. June 4.-One Of the lars'
est life insurance lines ever placed
in Chicago was taken by Arthur 8
Ford, treasurer of a cement company
the insurance amounting to 81 900. 900
The premiums are to be paid by the
cement company. the. idea of the in.
surance being to protect those imam.
cially interested in the corporation
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
BOY DIES IN HOTEL FIRE.

Two Wakefield, Mich, Hostelries and
Two Saloons Burned.
Hurley, Wis.,, June Fire in the
rear of the Hotel Denier at Wakefield,
Mich, destroyed the hotel, the saloon
and residence of Joseph Novokoski,
and the saloon and hotel of John On.
man adjoining. The 12-year-old son
of Mrs. Tillotson, one of the pro
prietors of Hotel Denier, was burned
to death. The body was found under
bed on the second floor. The prop
erty loss was $4,000, insurance $4,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
To Piano Contest Subscribers.

To Piano Contest Subscribers.
From this time until June 18th, q
large number of subscriptions turned
in during the piano contest will expire.
It has always been our custom as it is
with all country newspapers, to con-
true sending the paper to names upon
GU, list, residents of the county, until
not flied to discontinue, and this we
shall 40 with subscriptions turned in
during the contest. Contest subscrip-
ton, for those at a distance will be
disc, ntinued as they expire unless we
are requested to continue them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
sHERIFFs TO GATHER IN DULUTH
Good Time vii, be Object of Mime.

Good Time Will be Object Of Mime.
sofa Meeting June % and 90.
Duluth, Mimi, June 6.-Sberjff VIII
liam Bates, of ST. Louis county, WHY
entertain about 100 Minnesota sheriffs
and former sheriffs. accompanied by
their wives, in this city, June % and
%. 1t will not be business conven-
ton, but one simply for social enter
tainment. Outings and excursions
have been planned, including trip
by steamboat to Two Harbors and re-
turn.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07

Indigestion Troubles Wade Ellis.
Columbus, Ohio, June 4.-Wade H.
Ellis, chairman of the Republican state
committee, who is confined to his bed
at hotel here with acute indigestion,
was somewhat better. His doctor said,
however, an operation might be nee.
essary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
II Did.

How about that girl you used to
dote on?'
"The most extravagant girl ever
knew! I have shaken her, she was
forever making me put up for things
could not afford"
"That acted as sort Of Al anti
dots, didn't III" 80
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
Al..k, cola cle,n.un - .soo. ooo.

AIaska Gold Cleanup $2,buO,000.
Nome, Alaska, June 4.-The spring
gold cleanup of the Nome district is
estimated at $1.175,O00. The spring
output of the Innoko and Iditarod com
bined at estimated at S1.125.000. Min
ing on the Iditarod creeks has been
carried on in the most primitive way
without machinery.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
AlRsHIP SURPRISE At NIGHT.
British Army Vessel Makes Startling
Maneuvers Over London.

Maneuvers Over London.
London, June 6.-An army airship
made surprise reconnaissance over
London during the night. Leaving
Aldershot at 1880 o'clock in the teeth
Of stiff breeze. 1t reached ST. Paul's
two hours later and circles over the
cathedral at a height of 1000 feet.
Returning the airship arrived at the
barracks at Aldershot at 3 o'clock this
morning. The distance between AL.
dershot and London is about 80 miles
and the time made by the airship first
against and then racing with the wind
is considered excellent
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
chieaao Pionaer passes Away.

Chicago Pioneer Passes Away.
Chicago, June 4.-Col Wilton At
kinson jenkins, 50 years old. Chicago
pioneer and veteran of the Civil war
dropped dead Of heart disease.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
GIRL FoRGER A SUICIDE.
Young Woman of Utah Ends Life
When Guilt is Discovered.

When Guilt is Discovered.
Salt Lake City, June 4.-When her
father discovered that she had drawn
$175 of his money from bank through
forged checks, Inez Carbill, 10 years
old, swallowed strychnine. She died
begging her father for forgiveness
which was freely granted.
The family believes that the girl
was induced to draw the money by a
man, as she spent none of it on her
SELF
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
Good Road. Paragraph.

The good roads paragraph was for
INFLATED by Robert C. Dunn of Prince
ton. and declares unequivocally for
better roads and for liberal appro-
priation for the maintenance of the
highway commission.
President Louis w. Hill of the Great
Northern and w. H. Gemmel of the
Minnesota and International Falls road
were present, urging separate para
graph relative to the opening of the
49,, 900 acres of land in the Cass Lake,
Crookston and Duluth districts. which
was done.
A suggestion made by the represen.
tatives of the Minneapolis Publicity
club that upper Minnesota" be sub
stituted for Northern Minnesota"
was not adopted. the delegates prefer.
ing to retain the old description of
Northern Minnesota"
Braiherd was chosen as the next
place of meeting, the lively Crow Wing
county city meeting with no opposi.
ton.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-07
NEXT MEETING AT. BRAINERD
System Of Township Schools and New
Land Laws Are Resolved Upon.
One.MiIl Tax for Good Roads.
10 Requested.


roads experts.
A correction Of alleged evils In
the administration Of state lands.
An appropriation Of 100000
for tho board Of immigration.
Establishment Of a system OF
township rural schools and modi-
fication Of the present school sys-
tenn 90 as to provide for their
coordination with other instItu.
tions Of learning.
Crookston. Mimi, June 4.-The
Northern Minnesota Development as
sociation has said its last word. The
resolutions score the state land policy
and make an appeal for reapportion
ment. The demand for reapportion
ment comes first in the resolutions, az
the people of this section believe that
their future development and fair
treatment rests, above all else, on this
But the state land policy is criticized
more mildly than it would have been
had it not been feared that political
color would be given to the expression
of the association.
As it is, the paragraph expressing
a demand for change in the state
land policy is in substance as outlined
by Robert J. Wells. candidate for state
auditor in an interview recently given
to the public.
Conservative Counsel Prevails.
There were men on the COMMITTEES
hostile to State Auditor Iverson. There
was disposition to make the express
sion stronger but more conservative
counsel prevailed and the chapter waf
modified. Auditor Iverson had arrived
on the ground and 1t is possible that
the activities of himself and Of his
friends had something to do with ton
ing down the resolutions relative to
the land policy.
The suggestion that mineral rights
be reserved to the buyer of lands was
made, but turned down, even though
accompanied by the suggestion of the
accompaniment of a 25-cent royalty
The committee did insert declara
ton to the effect that the timber or
land go to the settler so that he might
have an opportunity to build his home
In view Of the bar of the constitu
ton to securing what northern Mime
sofa thinks she wants, F. E. McPartlir
of: International Falls, came forwari
with the suggestion of legislationa
convention, but this was turned dowr
on the ground that northern Minnesots
would not be ready for legislationa
convention until it had secured reap
portionment. 1t is proposed to have 8
constitutional amendment placed be
fore the people with view of secur
ing a more business-like method Of
handling the state lands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-03

unnatural mother if I did not wish and
nope for his election. I do know this:
II Georges honesty and integrity and
his clean and upright life as a citizen
were known to the voters of Kansas as
they are known to me there would be
no question about his election"
.s Early Responsibilities.
When Senator Hodges father died
the boy seemed to realize the great re-
sponsibility that was resting upon his
shoulders. To aid his brother in the
support of a widowed mother and to
do all in his power to get enough mon
ey together to enable them to buy d
little home of their own, were ques-
lions which agitated his youthful mind.
George was full Of the life and spirit
of boyhoOd, but he knew he must give
up his pleasures of fun and play and
devote his time to the earning of mon
ey. His first employment was that of
a herder. With his brother Frank for
several years, during the spring, sum-
mer and fall months the two boys herd
ed daily about forty COWS belonging to
the citizens of the town. They made
pretty good wages at this work for
they were paid one dollar per month
per COW.
Mother Hodges grew reminiscent ard
talked about the distinguished charac-
teristics of her son George. He was
a bundle of energy and ambition" she
said. 'I think he was the most ener-
getic boy I ever knew, and during his
whole life he has been busy and doing
things. He was always the first one o?
the family up in the morning and he
was on the go until bedtime. If I do
say it myself, he is a man without a
bad habit and he is clean in his morals
and habits. AS a child on his mothers
knee I taught him never to swear or
use bad language or fall into the hab-
it's of bad boys. He has remembered
and respected that advice, and so he
has grown to manhood to look upon
blasphemy and the language common
to the low resort as a habit which 10
gentleman can Defend
Full of Life and Energy.
Naturally a boy as full of life AMI
| energy as George possesses did many
things that called from me at times,
| severe reprimand and punishment. But
he learned to know that this was not
pleasant task for me and he would
take advantage of me. Frequently
when I would promise to whip him for
some infraction he would literally
laugh me out of the idea and, like 4
reindeer, would scamper off and say
! to me. Come on, mother, and catch
49, OF course I could not catch the
little rascal and didn't try to. Soon
when he knew I was all over my tenn
| porarv mad spe1l he would slip around
and climb upon my knee, put his arms
about my neck and kiss me. and tell
me how much he loved me. On every
! such occasion he would promise me
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-03

black pail crept over the world. 1t
was a total eclipse of the sun, so well
remem bered by the old settlers of that
day and time But the mOrrow's sun
seemed brighter as the great army of
grasshoppers moved on to the east,
and there was more hope and cheer in
the little cottage which the Hodges
family had rented as a home.
Until his death, a few years later,
the father followed his profession as
teacher, instructing the children of
the neighborhoods around about
Olathe in the primitive school houses
of that time, saving part of his earn
ings each month to apply on the pur-
chase of a home.
when my husband died the sun
shine of life was obscured by clouds
of sorrow and disappointment" Moth
er Hodges told the writer, but I felt
that this was time when I must have
courage and be brave. 1 knew my lit
tie boys would be equal to the emer-
gency, for even in their childhood they
thought only of how they could help
me and make my burdens easier.
think there is no other comfort in the
world so sweet to mother as to know
that her boys have been god to her
and that they have lived honorable
and useful lives. And every mother
in Kansas who loves her boy will agree
with me I know
A mother generally knows more
about her boy than does his wife, for
the mother trains his youthful mind
and leads him step by step into the
life that makes of him good citizen.
1t was with some difficulty that the
writer persuaded Mother Hodges to
talk about ser son. Found in the kitch-
en- of the Hodges home, wiping the
dinner dishes, she consented to go on
the big porch and talk of the little in
cidents and interesting things in the
life of the Democratic candidate for
chief executive.
This splendidly preserved old lady,
still wearing her great bingham apron,
the very picture of mOtherly kindness,
goodness and simplicity, told the life
story of George Hodges as only a low
ing mother could of a son who had
hOnOred and blessed her. II did not
want George to get into this campaign
for governor" she said. I'VE are all
so happy and contented here, and I
felt that we should remain together
and enjoy our home and friends in
Olathe, where we have lived and strug-
gled through hard times, sicknes and
| disappointment, achieving a business
success for Frank and George at the
end of a hard-fought battle.
But 1 recognize, as any mother
should. that there comes a time in the
lives of men when they owe a duty to
their State, their party and their
friends. I know of the pressure from
men in all sections of the State upon
| George to run for Governor, and now
| that he is a candidate would be an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-03

Knicker-what Is the coloners idea of
a Republican platform? Bocker.-An OBJ
servation platform.-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-03

mill, timber or stock in any of them
or have any interest in any lumber bus
mess except the retail lumber business.
Governor Stubs made his great
wealth from fat railroad contracts given
him by his railroad friends, from his
very profitable commissaries SUPPORT
ed by his 1aborers. His income for one
year is more than George Hodges has
saved in So years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-03

senator Hodges Is hhignlS lem
pIar and a SD degree Scottish Rite
Mason. He is also member of the
knights of Pythias. Personally Sena-
tor Hodges is affab1e and approachable.
He takes the honors that have been
thrust upon him modestly and the
friends of his boyhood days are his
loyal friends and supporters now, no
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-03

II life were caught By clarinet
Ard a Wild heart throbblns In ths
reed.
Should thrill IT'S JOY and TIN its fret.
And utter It's heart In every deed.
Then would this breathing clarinet
Type what the poet fain would be-
For none OF the singsws ever yet
Has wholly lived his mlnstrelsy.
Or clearly sung his true. true thought
Or utterly bodied forth his life.
or out OF life and song has wrought
That perfect one Of man and wife:
or lived and sung. that Life and Song
Might each express the others all
Careless II life or art were long.
Since both were one. to stand or fall
So that the wonder struck the crowd.
Who shouted about the land:
His song was only living aloud.
His work. a singing with hts hand
Sidney Larier.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-03

Among the many namesakes o.
Thomas Jefferson Is a eolored man whe
for more than ten years has spent bis
time IN humble but useful employment
He wheels ashes and rubbish q all
sorts from the back doors Of the houses
In one Of the districts Of New Eng
land town
He has learned through the servants
IN these houses many items Of interest
concerning bis employers and their
families, and has decided belief In
his own importance 70 their welfare.
One day the head Of one family went
out into his back yard. and seeing the
colored man at work over fhs ssh bar
rel. said. sfrabiy:
Let's see. what's your Manner
Thomas Jefrson. sab was the re-
ply.
~Aht" said the gentleman. 7 think
II am quite syIre-I have heard that
name before
sYas. sab. mos likely you is heard
it, said the negro. showing his white
teeth. as done shovel asbes an wheel
bar1s out o dis yer alley TO- De las
ten yeabs.'
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-03

who wAs % blameg-
After a Ionx pause. be answered "a
hoarss voice. -Nyself~
Her cold face altered an Il was all
loselinsas You have learned rnneh.
Claude: 80 back and tell him that =
They looked AZ one another un
somsthing In his eyes made Der tarn
for flight
do you think he VIII take ms BACK
into bic heart. Cracef~ CLAUDE siod
before her.
Yes she srsathed. her dsises,.
flesh on are.
And you. Grace-wfll your
Let me paas-7ieass. ciauds~
-oh. grille, If you knsw the dread
ful. sick months---~ The nxony IN
his voice overwhelmed her womnniy
limidity:
And 7. too. clande--f have safer.
Cd she whispered against hls neck.
-Des Moines Neua
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-03

4 ears In the individuals given a. examples there
variations in the height the bead but Il Is easily 20
Be that though instances. the head rises
higher. It stl has width IN this particular locality.
To this quality Of maryeiousness the phrenoiosisis A.
tribute the imaginative and insQiraficnai no
menta which have led these inventors 70 thak Of ths
new things that have been made Ia their e.
forts 10 conquer the upper air
third quality which discoFerable upon inFesit
CATION OF the heads Of these eonquerors Of The air 4
that or constructive ability. which . responsible Tor
their ability 10 carry conception once u has ap
inventors and is evidence Il closely allied 10 The sh4p
Ing Of tho head the evidence o. the faculty o.
yelousness
That the world gradually ~ Develop aerorlane heads
as the work Of the aslaors bring narsaion he air
closer 70 a. the besf q stpdenfs o. science
A. Indicated By the outward eharaceristcs o. ne skull
Our brains hey declare already ten considerably
modified By the development o. The instntions eAkh
have been applied used lE everyday ne. and ne
Intense 10 the asropane regarded likeiy
20 have stronger oeafns ths human faeuf
ties than any discovery inseuon o. he
turtles In science 8 accepted thar fhe braln
YIN develop much a. The muscle does ahen demants
are made npon f. Muscular exercise briass about
Increase power and IN size which an accept nifh
out question: The exercise 81 hsaln aions rertaia
lines regarded positively having TIE eject
though much sow n making - effects apparent
Ia the outward evidences
That shall become Of manbirds + amoaE me
possibilities and that Il viii have - eject On the
physiognomy = more certain shan TIE accomplish.
% navigation. fer in this have the prsce
dents Of the past 70 upon. While IN the matter %
aviation only guess future despite The al
vancemenf which has hesn made
There has been the bicycle face and The snfomobfs
face but ne must wa to determines iuss What the
plane face wlii b.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-03
AT HOME FROM
TWO TILL FIVE


Claude Morrissey tramped the floor
from the door to the window and
back again He was Just as sadly
OF as scapegraee can be. dsSinher-
tied and In love.
The latter was the most dIscour.
aging Of all. considering pretty Grace
Collun knew all the bad things about
him: Claude had been a reckless
gambler in college, and Grace. Just
In long dresses. sided with his father
and promptly turned her back on the
luckIess young man.
Claude. poor wretch. Al the wrong
moment showed spunk. and his father
sent him packing.
New York swallowed him. his mis-
demeanors and loose change. He
hunted for work: Allan Perry, q col
Iege chum, got him small Job on
big paper.
Presently Claude threw himself on
bis bed and picked u2 the mornings
paper. The nrst item his glance
found was this announcement: MIRA.
Collums Miss Grace Collum az home
to-day from TIL s."
Morrfssey stared at the words with
breathless interest
1T Is Grace; her aunt lives in New
York, and Grace is staying here for
the season"
Suddenly he sprans up and began
pacing the floor again.
Il must zee her." be moansd. ION,
gfrlisl II you only knew how sorry
have bssn-if father could know
Then he struck his hand nsrcely
Lcross wet eyes.
But smile came Immediately after
yards. and the led looked 20 hand
'oms with the mirth in bis gray eyes.
- bis good anssa. tskins PITY, pop.