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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
BID for Rod Work Wanted,

Bids for Road Work Wanted.
The Trustees Of Paris Twp, Howard
County. lows, will receive bids for
doing the township road work up to I
p. m. April Z. 1910. Said bids are to
state the amount per day for 1 capable
men and I good teams to operate the
township road machines at such time
and place % the Board Of Trustees
may direct. Also bids for operating
the King Drags on the roads in said
township, and for cutting weeds on the
roads in said township. The trustees
reserve the right 70 reject any or oil
bids. By Order Of Chairman Of Board.
j. J. LYDON, Twp. Clerk,
Elma, lows. r. D. No. 8.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
Redmen's Bodies Coming wess.

Washington, March 9.-The bodies
Of the Indian chief and his nephew
who were asphyxiated at local hotel
by blowing out the gas. left Washing
ton for the Bois Fort reservation In
Minnesota The dead men were Chief
Pay-Baumthan IS years old, and A.Ne-
Way-Way-Aush, members of the Chip
pewa tribe. The only rites performed
in Washington we're the reading Of
part of the ritual Of the Methodist
Episcopal church BY An Indian mis-
sienary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
FIREMEN GIVE IN ULTIMATUM
ss PER CENT OF UNION EMPLOY.
4 Es FAVOR STRIKE.
% Per Gent Of Non.Union Men vots
70 Join Movement With the
Union Men.

Chicago. March Sunless the rail.
roads Of the West, Northwest and
Southwest make concessions to their
firemen and engineers the men will 60
out on strike to compel the granting
Of demands for higher wages and Inn
proved working conditions. This 10
the ultimatum of the employees as ex-
pressed by complete returns from the
strike vote" taken by the men on.
about SO railroads.
A committee representing the mem
beers Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Fremen and Enginemen. which has
been In session here since March 1,
counting the balance. completed It's
task and gave out the official figures
on the vote. According to the an
nouncement tribe more than S6 per
cent Of the union employees Of the rail.
roads were opposed to accepting the
offer Of the railroad managers COM
mittee and little more than SO per
cent Of the non-union men employed
by the roads voted against the propo-
sition.
So XIcoAVcut w. =. S8IISI, Oh inc bfOIn.
erhood Of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen, who arrived in Chicago to
take part in the proceedings, ex-
pressed the hope that the problem
would be solved without the necessity
Of . strike
o. L. Dickson. speaking for the
General Managers association, said:
II can see. no reason for alarm con.
corning this situation as the brother
hood is an intelligent class Of men,
and It is not likely that when m ar.
bitration case just settled has given
one class Of organized labor improved
working conditions and shorter hours.
the hremen are going to reject the
managers proposition to arbitfats un-
der government law which was nut
through at the instigation OF organized
labor. The managers expect to meet
the hremen's committe at once %
agreed 80 days ago and we look for
nothing but an amicable adjustment of
all differences. ."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
win Inspect indian schools.

Washington. March o.-To ascertain
the needs of the Indians In their de-
velcpment along the lines Of civiliza-
ton, Assistant Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs Abbott viii leave Wash
ington within the next 10 days and
visit almost all the schools and reser-
vations In the country. He will be alb
sent about i've months The situation
OF the red men will be observed, and
Mr Abbott will endeavor primarily to
learn at first hand what can be done
to improve their agricultural educa-
ton.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
Ice Jam Holds Flood Back.

Pierre. March 9.-The ice in the
main channel Of the Missouri river.
here moved out quietly and the chan
mel is clear for several miles. A fall
Of three feet in the river indicates Z
jam somewhere up stream holding the
flood back.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15

Or. Hyde Released on $4,000 easi.
Kansas City. March 9.-Dr. B. C..
Hyde, charged with murder and At
tempted murder In the Swope case.
was released from the county Jail
after furnishing bond in the sum Of
500, 900.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
lndorsed By state Body.

Newcastle. March o-The State
Federation of Labor, which began its
annual convention here. resolved to
indorse the general sympathetic strike
in Philadelphia and pledged moral and
financial support to the cause
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
S MORE SHOT
IN PHILADELPHIA
lNFURIATED STRIKE BREAKERS
sEND voLLEY INTO RioTiNo
CROWDS.
STONE THRoWER STARTS FIGHT
Victims Are Hit In Legs and Ars No.
Seriously Wounded. General
Wrecking Of Cars Follows
Unusually Quiet Day.

Philadelphia, March Six persons,
including a young girl, were wounded
by bullets fired by party OF alleged
strike breakers who rode wildly up
and down F'rankford avenue in troll
ley car and shot into the crowds that
lined the sidewalks.
A stone thrown by one Of the crowd
injured a strike-breaking motorman
Infatuated at this, crowd Of about Is
of his comrades took out car, all Of
the windows of which they broke with
their clubs. As the car. loaded with
armed strike-breakers, sped down
FrankfOrd avenue, bullets were rained
on the jeering crowd.
Helen May. aged IL years, was
struck in the leg by bullet. John
Maloney, aged 10 years, and Michael
Osborne. aged "a years, were also shot
in the legs, and B. F. Bromeilie re-
ceived bullet in his foot. These
wounded were removed to a hospital.
Two other injured were taken to their
homes
The shooting Of inoffensive bystand-
ers worked the crowds to . high pitch
of excitement and as other cars came
down the street, the mob proceeded
to wreck them in several instances,
leaving the trucks on the rails. About
. dozen arrests were made.
Hosiery Works 70 closs.
Announcement Of the decision Of
the great majority Of the hosiery in-
terests of the city to shut down their
plants until next Monday was the
most important development. The
announcement was coupled with the
intimation that II the employees In the
plants afIectsd did not return to work
by that time the mills might remain
closed down until fall.
This action was decided upon ct
Of the Philadelphia Hosiery,
Manufacturers association.
One Of the manufacturers after
wards stated that the association rep
resented mills employing 10000 hands.
While accessions to the strikers
ranks were reported from some Of the
manufacturing plants including the ad-
mitted walkout Of few men from the
Baldwin Locomotive works, there
were many reports Of strikers return
Ing to their old places. Union leaders
denied that there were any defections.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
Attention Farmers!

As spring is coming on now l would
advise you to bring in your old rubbers,
copper, old iron, rags, etc. as we pay
cash for the goods and allow you for
the work Of hauling it in to my place of
business. SAM FELDsTEIN.
Phone N. l. NJ. 376 5sm2
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15

"Dr. Thomas Electric Oil is the best
remedy for that often fatal disease
Group. Has been used with success in
our family for eight years.-Mrs. L.
Whiteacre. Buffalo, N. Y.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
chIlarsn Cry
FOR FLETcHER's
G AS II ORA

Stops itching Instantly. Cures piles.
eczema, salt rheum, letter, itch, hives,
herpes, scabies- Doan's Ointment. At
any drug store.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
states Butter Costs $1,000.

states Butter Costs $4,000.
The inmates OF the Iowa state In.
situations ate, during the year 1909,
2s2.6S0 pounds Of butter This
amount was furnished by the state
board Of control ct the rate of % 7-10
cents per pound. The total cost for
butter was therefore, $s0,270.9S. The
butter was consumed by 10,0S3 per
sons: Indications are that this year
the butter bill for the state institu.
lions win 60 even higher than 1t was
last year.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
slsssr Pe..omes Is Asked.

An increase In the limit Of cost for
Minneapolis public building from
$500, 900 to $750,00O Is provided for In
. bill which was introduced by Rep
resentative Nye. As soon as the house
committee takes up the omnibus pub.
lie building bill Mr., Nye will appear
before 1t and ask for the change In
the Minneapolis item. Owing to the
determination Of the house. committee
to keep down it, appropriation the
Minneapolis item may not be placed
In the bill until It reaches the senate.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
Weston K;1Aper un the am.

Weston k1ops' Up the Gait.
La Junta, Col. March Edward
Payson Weston stopped for the night
at Benton Station. eight miles from
La Junta. The distance covered from
Tyrone, to Benton, is Is miles.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15

OFFICERS Elected.
All Of the old oficers of the Audi.
torium association have been reel
ected. They, are: Chas. Hewitt. presi.
dent: L. H. Kurtz, vice president; e.
H. Martin, treasurer; Gels Botsford.
secretary; Newly elected members OF
the directory board are Chas. Hew.
lit. B. F. Kaufman. Chas A. Raw.
son, Louis Kurtz, c. H. Martin, w.
w. Wilmer and Harley H. Stipp. The
new executive committee members
are B. F. Kaufman, Harley H
Stipp and Chas. Hewitt.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
pr. crofford is Pardo ned.

Gov. B. F. Carroll has approved the
recommendation of the state board OF
parole and ordered that DR.. ]. w.
Crofford of Lamont, the physician
found guilty OF performing criminal
operation which resulted in the death
of young girl, be granted an abso-
lutte pardon.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15

Hotel Men Score Fresh Air "euss.~
Iowa hotel keepers assert that pa
irons who throw windows wide open
to . zero outdoors and cause trouble
and disaster thereby when the water
pipes freeze. should be made to pay
the damages. Several favored resolu-
tons on the subject At the closing
meeting of the Iowa State Hotel
Keepers association. And most were
in favor of some definite action to
make the open window man pay the
cost Of his ozone. A few. however.
said that no law regulating the
amount Of fresh air man should
have would be constitutional and the
matter dropped there.
That the tuberculosis campaign 10
the cause OF much Of their distress
by reason Of open windows and frozen
pipes is the opinion Of the hotel men.
Windows wide open when the cold Is
intense Is sure to fx the pipes and
is especially . bit Of folly. the hotel
men say, since two or three inches
is m ample sufiiciency to ventilate
q room.
Discussion of m increase In prices
among the hotels of the smaller
towns Of the state were discussed.
The probability is that the 81 . day
houses will raise their rates to $3.50
though no action was taken by the
convention In this matter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
sIacksn,iths to Hold Convention.

Des Moines is to be the meeting
place during the coming spring OF
the Master Horseshoers' association
of Iowa. No definite date for the
meeting has yet been set, but It will
bring hundreds of blacksmiths from
all over the state to Des Moines for
. two or three days convention.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
IOWA THRE||sHERs.
Issue Program for Third Annual
State Convention.
DIES MONIES COLISEUM, MAR. 8
The Big Meeting viii Do Enthusiastic
for Improvement Of iowa's High.
ways Along the Proper
Lines.
DEs MONIES COLISEUM, MAR. 8

OeS MOines, March 3-The program
for the third annual state meeting Of
owners and operators Of threshing
machinery, beginning In Des Moines
Tuesday. March 8. has been issued.
Tuesday will be given over to re
ceiving and registering all visiting
threshermen at omcial headquarters,
the Iowa hotel. where delegates ap-
pointed will present their cards and
receive their credentials
Tuesday evening at 1880 O'Clock at
the Auditorium, under the auspices Of
the Des Moines Thresher club. .
great educational mass meeting, rep
resented by all good roads interests
and Organizations.
Music by T. Fred Henry's band Of
Des Moines.
Meeting called to order BY Presi-
dent J. A. Gum Of the Des Moines
Thresher club.
Invocation by Rev. Harry Keats Of
the Friends church. d 4
Annual address by President Gunn,
Address of welcome to the thresher.
men Of the state by Hon. B. F. Car
roll, governor of Iowa.
Response by j. C.. Cottrell, presi-
dent Of the Iowa State Threshermen's
association.
Address-Hon. Lafayette Young Of
Dies Moines, Better Roads and Bird.
ges for Iowa"
Address-H. C. Wallace. Jr., "The
Thing to Do Now"
Address-W. L. Trueblood. secre.
tary Of the Des MONIES Thresher
club. Tho Thresherman and Good
Roads"
Address Prof. T. H. Mcdonald OF
Ames. THE A, B. c Of Road Building"
Short talks by visitors and others.
Time limit three minutes.
WEDNESDAY.
Business meeting Of the state or
ganization called to order by Presi-
dent Cottrell
Reports Of standing committees on
:leEislation, treasurers' report, new
business and general discussion.
Wednesday night, 1880 O'clock. Pres
lding ofcsr, President Cottrell.
Music by full band.
Invocation
Speech by n. w. Byers, attorney
general Of Iowa, State Wide Road
Improvement
Lecture by President Dr. Storms Of
Ames college. Psychology Of Road
Improvement.
Short talks. Limit three minutes.
THURSDAY.
500 .. m. Business meeting Of the
state association.
Z Reports Of committees.
Discussion.
Adjournment.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
XII, Printers Insurance.

XIII pftnt0f0, Insurance.
w. D. Ferree. financial secretary
of the typographical union, has re-
ceived word from the headquarters Of
the International typographical un-
ion at Indianapolis that the PROPOSE.
ton to adopt mortuary benefit plan
has been defeated in the referendum
by vote of 1925 against to 1865
for. The plan proposed a benefit vary
ing from SIS for membership Of
one year to $500 for fifteen years.
Rural Carriers at Good Roads Meet
At the annual meeting the r. L.
C. A. of Polk county elected the fol-
lowing officers: James G. Marley,
Bondurant. president; Joseph Wilmer
Adelphi, vice president and David
N. Essick. Ankeny, secretary-treas
urer. Wishing to be represented at
the good roads meeting in March they
elected Joseph Wilmer delegate.
Urges Prohibition.
TIL saloons in Iowa must go by
next year at least, says President Jo-
seph A. Anderson of Boone, the &C.
clesiastical head of the Swedish
Lutheran church conference, which
comprises all Of Iowa and the eastern
and southwestern part of Missouri,
ct the annual meeting held in Des
Moines.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
Press Club in Dramatics.

PfeoS CtOb III OTam1VscU. "
Plans are under way among the
newspaper men of the city to pro.
duce 1.-THE Stolen Story" the play
taken from the famous story of news
paper life by Jessie Lynch Williams.
1t will be put on probably some time
In April.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
Prize Horse Dies.

Prize Horse Dies.
Dolly horse 40 years old. and .
prize winner at two successive state
fairs, died on the Belts farm, one
mile north of Highland Park. The
old animal has been the property Of
the family Of G. w. Belts since her
BIRTH
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
Woods Assumes Duties.

Woods Assumes Duties.
Sam d. Woods of Greenfield, the
newly appointed secretary Of the
state board OF parole, has taken up
his duties at the state house. He sue.
ceeds r. W. Garrett. who resigned.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
Pearl in oyster.

Pearl in Oyster.
Patrolman Mccarthy found pearl
in his oyster stew at the second pc
liceman's picnic. jewelers. who have
seen the stone say it is worth $50. 1t
is about the size Of small pea.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-15
iowa Educator Promoted.

iowa Educator Promoted.
Supt. ]. F.. Riggs received notice
that Dr. Harlan Updegraff, formerly
Of Keokuk county, and now chief Of
the Alaska division Of the educational
department, has been named by Unit
cd States Commissioner of Education
Brown as collector and compiler Of
statistics. He will have entire charge
OF this department of the national
educational work. He will soon visit
Iowa for the purpose OF collecting
data pertaining to educational legis-
lation and judicial decisions affecting
educational problems.
May Have Been Suicide Attempt.
Mrs. Ida Palmer, formerly devout
worker in local missions, is thought
to have attempted to commit suicide
at her home, 419 East Grand avenue.
The prompt arrival of Assistant City
Physicians Morse and Galloway pro
badly saved her life.
Wants 5000 for Broken Nose.
For a broken nose and injured
back received in the Nineteenth
street car accident, November 8,
Charles Gilbrecht commenced suit in
district court against the Des Moines
City Railway company for 5000.
Two Governors Coming.
Governor Shallenberger Of Nebras-
ka and Governor Burke of North Da-
kota will be the principal speakers at
the annual banquet of the Jefferson
Club of Iowa, which is to be held ct
the Slavery hotel April IL.
K. Pc to Meet at oes Moines.
The district convention OF the
Knights of Pythias will be held in Des
Moines, March 9Th, at the X. P. hall.
All the grand officers of the state
will be present, also district deputy
Armstrong Of Redfield.
Woman. 10 Under Arrest.
For threatening to kill her stepfath.
er, George Shepherd, when he object
ed to her accepting the attentions Of
Frank Smith. Hattie Shepherd, a ne
gro woman. was arrested at the re-
quest of Mr.. Shepherd.
viii Entertain Visitors.
On Sept. q the local Trades and
Labor assembly members will be
Sn.<, IN tho yioit GRO at the couvou. /
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! 10 appear in comic opera. In tho thea
J in which she sings the operettAs a." .,I'.. O.
J and arm sure she has sung ia some ~ . BOZ
/ roles would Civ her here Hut th-r"
a glamour about What they call 90.
opera which cannot he tal"n away ..i
/ they woui rather be working Tor -r..
I nav and little or no chance 1T adt....
ment oN er there than TcCelN h,I'' ......
salary and haN q not nearly So much a.rr
/ To do
4 am going abroad. however 20 ...
out for ono - those Americans l..r
AZ numerous enough IN German "a
mot u thorn IRE h1VInE v".V hrrt ~.
getting long NobOdy knows hos ...s
II ttkes bcforr an American sing ...
thcre ~ IN position 10 earn I'r .rH
living | know ~ q gil who - ~.|- q.
abroad who WIS for three yclr- tie .''..
ing pTima donna IN ono Of m" fu-"". --
opera hou-os Thnn she sang sbuu a
other thcrtrcs thero without tskIrE 1
permanent position.
she is one Of IA" women cons .n'.
referred - a. h'ing one u th' -ir,'-~-' 4
American singers IN q" many Va
would T..coRnizs, her name IN mn r".
YCt to this day TINT young woman
drd wing from tn" family that pad Tor .H-
musical edtca ton TN" ~ m" sum .".r
those friends allowed To hor at IN" uur..J
of her career. In spite 81 h"r 'uGag"-
ments sl'e has mover boon alb" 'p 90. =
enough to support ho-.cf prop"-ly Vt
IL I asked her 10 come beck and sing ~
ono Of my comic operas sh" would net
think Of the idea.
Yet thc-c are plenty OF girls over tt".s
who are more sensible. and hope o. Url
ono IL them That IL ~" hc'd To WhI,l
all our manaRors ought To iurn - mi
their now talent rhoy have all bod -..us
experience. and they ar" thus h.'r.'
qualified 10 act than III" won en- w.p
have only been In church Choi~z
There are many ~ these Am"rI,srt
ia the German opera houses and iu 'r4
offices Of the musical agents IN RrEr
Paris and other cities There happen.
to he lust now a demand for them m tu'.
own country. although not IN tn 'hr"'
large opera houEer IL remains To ~" sem
whether or not the managers will 'nuN
in that direction for the women 't""
need 80 much and whether or not 'h'-'
girls will take such or"r- and sing m conn"
orera.
In the so-callad stadt th"atr", 10 Cor.
many one OF he managers said -rh'
soprano who sings MdrgU''r, on" uIg''
IL very likely to sing S0ni1 IN Tn" Nor.
Widow the next and take par Iu any
OF the CCntemporaneous op"rrtia sue
Ce-ses. since Il ~ customary m Germany
and also in some Of the French tovuI
to give thes. lighter works in IN" r"gula-
opera houses The Amerir,.1 girl Who
would sing them abroad. hove 'Cr. would
never consent To come back ~ her own
country and APPEAR in a conn" oI"ra
company II i tine that IN Eu-p;,
she has the opportunity oCeasIonaIl"
20 sing in serious opera. blt theu'
il every other advantage on her -io'
over here There - every probability
that tho vogue Of the" Nicnre. -" comic
operas will last for some time Ia CONE.
IL managers are wrc tfcy will attempt
To bring over here for their production
some ~ the American singers abroad
who will lie able Ia do tire music Ju-ti,
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Jefferson. for that matter. and Mrs. John
Drew.

Fred Terry. who is at tho Knieker.
booker Theatre nov. was 10 years old be-
fore he began to act. 80 he Was not a child
81 tn" theatre in the same sense that his
more famous sister was. but he has
learned the theatre thoroughly. and the
variety, finish, buoyancy and humor 81
his acting IN The Scarlet Pimpernel-
came as q delight 60 those who remember
him as a STACEY. unmagne,io performer
Of so-called straight roles. Now he il
an admirable actor Of artificial comedy
IL IL not in the acting Of his own or any
OF the other parts In this transparent
English melodrama. however. that the
most valuable features Of the play are 90
be found.
There il a satisfying British solidity
about the melodrama that fills its four
long acts with Appealing streaks % very
English emotion and very English humor.
Neither ~ for all markets. Yet the siitA-
hility Of The Scarlet Pimpernel" TO
home consumption cannot be denied after
the long period Of success that IL has en-
joyed abroad. To US there 10 nothing so
interesting about the play a. the manner
Of its performance.
The brief opening Scene OF the first act
with the cans eUIoitss guarding the gates
and the revolution seething and booming
against the background OF Paris. has
more power in fixing the mood OF the play
than an inept mob OF poorly trained
hundreds could have suggested. There
was something Of the mellow beauty
Of that famous inn in The Lyons Mail
IN the scene tina. followed. David Be
lasco's animated ball room in Sweet
Kitty Bellairs- wAs moro elaborate than
the scene Of the London party with its
graceful and hArmOniously CARRIED dan
GERS, but II was no moro eloquent in ia
su question OF Old World luxury and taste
in its rocOco days. The autumn sunlight
that blaz"d gently on the fading foliage
OF the Georgian park and on it, marble
balustrade and the sunken pier by the
river was another picture 10 deligh the
eyes Of the spectators. II would he en-
courag ing 20 know that others b 'sides the
mere public were also "a see and study
these features Of The Scarlet Pimp"rnel.-
>ay. "a few stage managers or some ~
those exalted theatrical dignitaries who
Are In the habit Of proudly producing
plays under personal supervision