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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
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S. N. Greene Defends Course Of
Putting It In Paper"
AFRAID OF PRINTED EVIDENCE
Southern Iowa Editorial Association
Listens to Interesting Paper by
Charlton Editor-New OF.
ficers, Elected.

Des Moines, July 26.-"Publicity is
an educator, a purifier, preventa
tive of crime. 1t is the modern-day
method of doing business. 1t is fol
lowed in all lines OF dealings that en-
force honesty"
This was the keynote of strong
paper on the value of publicity in
public affairs, read before the South.
ern Iowa Editorial association by the
author. S. NJ Greene, of Charlton.
The dishonest public official was
pointed out as persistent dodger
of publicity. Keep it out of the pa
per-" was given as the slogan of those
whose conception of the public trust
placed in them Is faulty Publicity.
which the interruptions officials fear
most, was prescribed as the most ef-
fective remedy for the stamping out
of public graft
So we'll was the paper received that
steps were taken Immediately by the
association for the printing of the
article in all the papers of the state.
The editors believe it will serve as
warning to public officials who are
engaged in dishonest proceedings
and awaken the public to the fact
that they are entitled to know what
its servants are doing with its money.
Officers were elected by the South
ern Iowa Editorial association as fol-
lows:
President. Anderson, '1ndianola
Herald.
Vice president-Horace Barnes, Al
bia Republican.
secretary-treasurer-O. E. Hull.
Leon Reporter.
Resolutions of thanks were adopted
naming the Greater Des Moines COM
mittee, the Commercial club, the
Press club, L. Young and Harvey Ing
ham. Another resolution was adopt
ed, thanking the Commercial club for
its invitation to the editors to visit
Des Moines at the time of the army
tournament and at the time of Roose-
velts visit to Des NIoines.
The next meeting will be held at
Abba.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
BANDIT killed IN
PRAIRIE BATTLE
RAIL SLEUTH AT LADOGA, N. D.,
PURsuEs FIVE DEsPERADOES
FOR TWO HOURS.
RAILROAD DETECTIVE WAS GAME
Hundreds Of Bullets Fired by Daring
Agent in Long Chase.-Brave
Man Captures Four Other
Robbers-BadIy Wounded.

Ladoga, N. D.. July 26.-In run.
ming pistol fight over the prairies. last.
Ing two hours, during which time hun
dreds of bullets were fired, one des-
perado was killed and four captured
by Jacob c. Koerner, special agent for
the Northern Pacific.
After marching his prisoners to the
lookup, Koerner tainted. He had been
struck twice by bullets, but stuck
gamely to the trail until he had round
ed up his men. His condition is Sc
rious.
The quintet were breaking into
freight cars here and had created a
reign of terror.
Koerner surprised them in the act
of breaking into car and opened
fire. The robbers fled over the prairie,
but never once got out of range of the
railroad sleuth's revolver.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
COUNTY NEWS
CHESTER.

DR.. Hoag was a professional caller
at Dexter, Tuesday. ,.eas
Miss Jennie Hall left Tuesday morn
ing for her home at Britt, Iowa. Miss
Hall has been spending the week with
home folks.
The first threshing of the season was
done at Mamie Jones by his brother
Ray.
Billy Broadbent was Chester cali
er, Monday.
Mary Skare is on the sick list, DR..
Lyon being called there Monday.
Mrs. E. Tibbals was a Lime Spring
visitor, Wednesday.
Miss Jennie Hall was a Cresco visit
or, Monday.
Mrs. T. Conklin returned Monday
from weeks visit at DEBORAH.
Myrt. Jones left Thursday morning
for New Richmond to take treatment
with DR.. Till of that place.
c. Lucas is working for Walt. Davis
this week.
Mrs. E. M. Jones is on the sick list.
Mrs. J. B. Jones was LIE Roy call
er, Thursday.
George Ness has new auto.
Miss Drummer went to Cresco to take
the teachers examination that is be-
ing held there the 9th, 28th and 29th.
Harrison Cheney is slowly gaining.
Blanche Wilhelm continues about the
same.
! Jessie Sweet and children were over
Sunday visitors at lie Roy.
G. Lucas was an over Sunday visitor
at independence, Iowa, returning Mon
day.
Fred Wilhelm, of York. called on his
sister, Sunday.
The old gentleman Eckstein still
continues quite low.
The rain of Saturday night did lots
of good in this community.
Charlie Miller is moving for Grand
ma Moore.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
BURLINGTON TO BUILD CUTOFF.
Proposed Extension in Montana viii
Shorten Line.

Helena, July 2s.-That the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad COM
pany is about to build an important
cutoff, which will result in saving
of more than hundred miles in its
st. Louis-Puget Sound line, is indicat-
ed in the resolution of the board of
directors filed by Secretary of State
Yoder in Helena. The resolution au-
thorizes the building of an extension
of it's line from Scribner, Carbon coun-
ty, to the North Pacific line at From
berg.
While the new extension is only 80
miles long, it will give the Burlington
an air line into Laurel, where it con-
meets with both the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern, and over which
it runs trains daily to the coast
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
NORTH ALBION.

Miss Maria Kallath is visiting Mrs
Albert Weinka uf a few days this week
Minnie Weinkauf and Arthur Lidtke
spent Sunday at Geo. Michel's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fischer and
daughter Edith, visited at Albert
Weinkauf's Monday afternoon.
Carl Mohse spent Sunday at Saratoga
Jake Jewpher was a business caller
at Cresco Thursday.
George Volkman made business
trip to Cresco Saturday.
John Champlin returned home Tues
day after few days visit at Anil BIZ
-galk's home.
The Misses Mayme and Hattie Nc.
Gee were callers at Anil Bigalk's Fri
day.
Mrs. Dan Nc Gee and Miss Gather
inc eager did some shopping at Cresco
Tuesday.
Messrs Albert Drummer and Newton
Bigalk visited friends at Preston, MINI.
Sunday.
Alfred Kreuger's entertained COM
pany Sunday.
Walter Volkman and Charlie Tiece
from Cresco visited at Anil Bigalk s
Sunday evening.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
ore Land. to be cI.s.ifled,

Washington, July 27.-The classif
cation of the mineral lands in Montana
and Idaho. which are within the grant
to the Northern Pacific. Railroad com.
pany, will be begun by the interior de-
partment within few days. Acting
Secretary Pierce approved co-opera.
tive agreement between the land office
and the geological survey by which
the latter will take charge of the work.
The examination will embrace about
100000 acres of land. Congress appro.
priated 100000 for the work at the last
session,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Lambert Services Held.

Newton.-The funeral services of
the late Everett ("Si'D Lambert were
held here at the DR.. e. F. Besser
home. Rev. G. F. Chambers of the
Episcopal church and Rev. John Pot.
ter, a retired Methodist pastor, Of
ficiated. A large number of relatives
and friends We're in attendance,
among the latter, several from the
Iowa State College faculty, of which
school the young man was an alum
nus. The remains were inferred in
the Newton cemetery, later to be re-
moved to the mausoleum.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
TO WRECK TRAINS.
Obstruction Placed on Tracks Near
Apple Creek, N. D.

Apple Creek, N. D.
Bismarck, July 26.-Two attempts
were made to wreck the Northern
Pacific coast train in broad daylight
Train No. 10, arriving here at 3:15 p.
M, reported a number Of angle irons
tied to the track near Apple Creek,
small station five miles east of here.
They were seen in time for the train
to be stopped, and the distractions
removed.
Train No. 8, due couple Of hours
later from the east was warned OF
ISIS" experience and the engineer
was on the lookout. He discovered
angle irons and fish plates piled up on
the track. These were removed and
the police notified. but when they
reached the place there was no clue.
There is absolutely no theory as to
whether it is boys, tramps or would be
hold-up artists, aside from the fact
that the place where distractions
were placed is an ideal spot for
hold-up.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
WEST VERNON.
Rain>is still wanted.

|
We are sorry to hear that George
Drtina is SO slowly improving.
Miss Loretta Glass entertained about
fifty of her young friends at dane.
ing party Friday evening, the even
ing being merrily spent in dancing and
other amusements. Ice cream and
cake were served for supper. All
present report fine time.
The Misses Cora Sebastian and Lo-
retta Glass called on Wayne Miller
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Korbel and son
spent Sunday at the Frank Slifka home.
Messrs. Otto Fuelling and Ed Matt
news, from Farmersburg, William
Brown and son Leslie, Of Ridgeway,
spent Monday at the Len Sebastian
home.
Wedding bells will soon ring in our
vicinity.
Sorry to hear that Mrs. R. Halpine is
on the sick list.
MIR. and Mrs. Alfred Gessel spent
Sunday at the Peter Hanson home.
Mrs. Grove, accompanied by Belle
Wilson. spent the latter part of the
week at Mankato, Mimi. Mrs. Wilson
returned home Monday. Mrs. Grove
renamed for longer stay with her
daughter.
Misses Loretta and Regenia Glass
were callers at Schley Monday evening.
Miss Louisa Korbel spent Wednesday
and Thursday evenings with Cora
Sebastian.
Mrs. VIM. Webster called on Mrs.
M. O. Mitchell Friday.
Mrs. Will Judd and family spent
from Saturday until Monday with her
brothers, Frank and John Chihak
We are glad to see Charley Schultz
up again.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
oskaIoo.a Man Found Dead

Oskaloosa.-J. NJ. Curry, aged 20. a
wealthy retired farmer, was found
dead in his apartments here. He had
been missing several hours when the
body was discovered. The coroner in
searching the deceased's clothing
found pocket book containing al
most $4,000 in cash. Heart trouble
was the cause of death.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Doctor. Elect omcer..

Mason City-The annual meeting
Of Austin Flint Medical society cleo
ted DR.. Paul Gardner Of New Hamp-
ton president; DR.. J. G. Powers of
Hampton. vice president; DR.. c. F..
Starr of Mason City, secretary; DR..
Hearst of Cedar Falls. treasurer; DR..
Kenefc Of Algona, member of the
board OF censors. New Hampton won
over Ackley and Waterloo for the No
vember meeting place.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Powder Boat is Burned.

New York, July 27.-Intense excite.
ment prevailed for a time at the
Brooklyn navy yard when an ammuni.
ton lighter which WAS belthed along.
side the SUPPLY ship Ci,lgo1, caught
fire from come unknown cause and
was destroyed, together with>ber am
munition, after being tawed oufiats
mid stream,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Joseph 2. Kirk Is Dead.

Marshalltown.-Joseph P. Kirk, for
twenty years an Iowa travelling sales
man. and father of Chic" Kirk, a
former Iowa university football and
baseball captain. died here of dropsy,
aged AZ
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Other Governors Indicted.

Des Moines.-The indictment Of
Governor B. F. Carroll on charge of
criminal libel recalls the only other
indictments of governors of states in
recent years that of Governor LARA.
bee, Of Iowa, on charge of criminal
libel, and that of Governor Haskell,
of Oklahoma, for alleged completely
in Indian Territory land frauds.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
sheriffs and Recorder. Elect Officer

sheriffs and Recorders Elect Officers.
Cedar Rapids.-At the convention
Of the Sheriffs' Association of Iowa
Louis Eckhardt of Davenport was Ell.
ected president. w. B. Griffin of AL.
bia vice president. Thomas J. DUAL.
ley of DEBORAH, secretary-treasurer.
The recorders elected the following:
President, r. L. Crawford, Wapello;
vice president, w. E. Terry, Denison
and T. F. o'Neill, Marengo; secretary.
treasurer, A. C. Cole, Abel.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Town Hunts MISSING Man.

Peoria, ILL.,, July 2e.-Joseph A..
Proctor, wealthy lumberman, mis-
sing from his home since Thursday
morning, has not returned and scores
of friends in automobiles assisted by
the entire police and detective force
Of Peoria. are making a systematic
search,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Hepburn to Speak.

Iowa City.-The Johnson County
Old Settlers association has secur.
ed unusual talent for its annual re-
union on August %, the list of speak.
ers including Senator E. G. Moon,
Hon. w. p. Hepburn, and Col. ]. p.
Irish of San Francisco.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Wvomino is Jared BY Quake.

Cheyenne, July 26-Word has
reached here Of a series of severe
earthquake shocks at Rock Springs.
Wyoming. They were SO severe that
houses were rocked and the walls Of
coal mine moved SO badly that work
at the mine has been abandoned.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Civ. Hurt In Auto sma.tup,

Panora.-H. Max Culbertson, cash
Ter of the Panora Citizens State
bank, may die; P. Hart, Henry H.
Warner and Edward Jennings, all
prominent business men, were badly
injured, and DR.. F. A. Towne sever
ly hurt as result Of an automobile
accident eight miles northeast of Pa
nora.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Twenty.second Reunion.

Iowa City.-The Twenty-second
Iowa Regiment association will hold
its biennial reunion in Iowa City on
September IA and Is. according to an
announcement by J. C.. Switzer Of
Iowa City, president of the organiza-
tim
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Lockiaw Causes Death Of eov

MISUNDERSTANDING attempting to
take drink of water, Bert Scrimps,
aged 10, was stricken with lockjaw,
and fell to the ground, dying "a
hours later. He had stepped on a nail
two weeks ago but paid no atten.
ton to the injury at the time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Rider Ia Golf Champion.

Cedar Rapds.-Ralph Rider of Des
Moines is golf champion of Iowa. He
won the honor here when in the
finals of the Iowa Golf association he
defeated Henry Ammons, also Of
Des Moines, by the score of 9 up and
Z to play.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29

Ing LHaC lnQlVlQule rule must MOI
prevail in the convention. Chairman
Smyth ordered a roll call on the
amendment and the gathering was ST.
lent as the vote of the counties was
called that would determine the Bry-
an strength.
Rryan's Defeat Realized.
When two-thirds had been called,
foes of Mr.. Bryan realized that he was
defeated and wave of cheers that
drowned the roll call began. AS
Chairman Smyth read the result. 465
against the amendment to 1914 in favor
Of it, the delegates sounded a fresh
volume of cheers that seemed to in
dicate their relief from the uncertain
ty that had existed as to the strength
which Mr.. Bryan might develop in
the convention.
The original motion of Mr.. Hitch
cock then was adopted.
While the committee on resolutions
lenberger and Mayor Dahlman of
Omaha, rivals for nomination for gov
ernor, addressed the convention.
Mr.. Shallenberger announced his
willingness to stand for selection on
the Endorsement of the daylight clos
ing law, the operation of which had
been attacked by Mayor Dahlman and
his followers. The governor also
promised the delegates that If re-elect
ed. together with a Democratic legis
lature, he would give them opportun
fly through legislative action to settle
the saloon question definitely.
The committee on resolutions re
ported in the evening. There was un
animity of opinion on every phase
save one, and its adoption was asked
The plank is dispute was: 1--WE
heartily approve of the daylight
saloon law and we commend the cour
ageous action of Governor Shallen
berger in approving it."
The plank was adopted by vote OF
ITO to 1863.
1t was then announced that two
minority reports would be submitted
one by Bryan and the other by H.
B. Fleharty.
That of Mr.. Bryan read:
"We favor county option as the best
method of dealing with the liquor
question"
That of Mr. Fleharty was:
eve favor local option as now pro.
vided for by law, but are opposed to
county option
Hear Bryan in Silence.
Mr.. Bryan, speaking from the plat.
form in behalf of the minority plank
presented by him, was created by
shouts of applause and was listened
to in silence.
IF l have advocated that which Is
not good for the state, let me feel
your wrath" he said "If you find ]
have done anything that is not for
the good of the Democratic party, ]
do not ask your mercy.
"Who, less than ], could desire to
disrupt the Democratic party? Am
not aware what the reputation al
your hands will mean to me?
1T has been said that am making
this fight because am not candi.
date. Nothing could be more untrue. y
Mr.. Bryan here referred to the pol.
itical battles he had waged and de.
clared that he had been fearless when
his own future seemed at stake.
Knew of Betrayal.
Mr.. Bryan declared he learned on
his return from South America of the
plan to betray Nebraska into the
hands OF the liquor interests. He said
the election of United States senators
and state officials was a part of the
conspiracy and he felt called Hpen 10
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Hay Fork DESTROYS Eve.

Iowa City.-Joseph Koba, a retired
farmer, was struck in the right eye
by hay hook while working on his
sons farm and blindness followed.
The barbed iron tore open his eye
ball. His face was otherwise man
gled.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Few Take Huntinu Licenses.

Observation-Disclosures in hunt
ers' licenses in this county for the
new year beginning July is notice
ably lacking, and out Of 1850 licenses
issued last year there. have been APP
plications for only four since the new
year.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Pedestrians Pass rhrouoh cI

Pedestrians Pass Through Clinton.
Clinton.-Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Shaw,
who left New York city March 1, to
walk around the world, on wager of
$4,000, passed through Clinton. They
cannot work and depend entirely On
the generosity of the people
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Banker Killed in Runaway.

Ottumwa.-John Lightfoot, aged 70,
one of Van Buren, county's richest
citizens. an officer and director of
the Pennington bank. was killed In
z runaway accident.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Mayor is A ssassinated.

Ridgeway, Va, July 26.-Mayor A.
H. Bouseman was assassinated by q
dynamite bomb, which was thrown
from the street under hammock IN
which he ~ss lying.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
NORTHWEST CRESCO.

Our vicinity was visited with a nice
shower which will make everything
look green again.
Tillie Krall Is staying with Mrs.
Adolph HAPPIER. for . couple Of weeks.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
Regulars Win First Blood in ohio.

Regulars Win First Blood in Ohio.
Columbus, July 27.-The first trial
of strength between the regulars and
progressives in the Republican state
convention here resulted in favor of
the regulars by wide margin.
Congressman Paul Rowland of
Cleveland, who has charge of the
progressive platform, was defeated for
the craftsmanship of the resolutions
cimmittee by vote of Is to 8. Con-
gresham Rowland and Senator Dick.
the latter of whom was elected chair.
man, did not vote, and one member
was absent. Congressman James H.
Cassidy voted against Senator Dick,
as did the committeeman from the
Sixth and Fourteenth districts, the lat
ter of which adjoins Howland's dis.
trict.
Taft Boost Pleases.
A strong conservation plank on
lines suggested by the progressives in
the convention and an Endorsement of
President Taft, satisfactory to both
progressives and regulars, were two
prominent results of four hours work
by the subcommittee on resolutions.
When preparing to take up the tariff
plank of the platform, Congressman
Paul Rowland. member of the sub
committee, indicated strong hope
that the entire platform will be fran.
ed In manner satisfactory to him.
self and the other "progressives."
James R. Garfield has indicated that
the presentation of his name as can.
didate for governor will depend upon
the platform and he has left the pro-
gressive end of the fight for radical
platform in Congressman Howland's
hands.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29
prevent the political burglary of the

prevent the political burglary of the
state.
"The Republican party and the Pop
ulist party of this state have adopted
county option" said Mr.. Bryan in con.
clusion; IF you do not adopt it, it be-
comes an issue. Your speakers say
the tide is turning toward Democracy
in national issues; then make your
fight on them, not in defense of the
liquor traffic."
Iowa Democrats Plan to Ignore L.
quor Question.
Ottumwa, Iowa, July pa crowd
Of Democratic delegates, sweltering in
real corn country heat, did some de-
sultory preconvention work here.
Platform critics said the document to
be adopted will declare for the Oregon
plan of choosing United States sena-
tors and for the non-partisan election
of the judiciary. Many delegates ex.
pressed the opinion that the liquor
question would be referred to in in.
nocuous terms If not ignored.
The Dubuque delegation gave prom
Use of enlivening the proceedings by
introducing NJ. c. Matthews as a can.
didate for the supreme court judge
ship nomination. AS the primaries
have shorn conventions of most of
their former glory, this report was re-
ceived hopefully. 1t promised a bit
of excitement. for during the day in
dications were that the two places
would go to Judge Fl. G. Vagenen of
Sioux City and P. B. Wolfe of Clinton
without contest.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-07-29

In Pinch, Use ALIENS FOOT EASE.
The antiseptic powder to shake into
into your shoes. 1t cures hot. tired
aching, swollen, sweating feet. and
makes walking easy. Takes the sting
out of corns and bunions. Over $4,000
testimonials. Sold everywhere, Is cts.
Don't accept any substitute.