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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
CAUGHT IN THE
TRAP HE SET,
How a Smart Hotel Clerk Found
a Real Romance.
BY HOMER cRoY.


ciation.l
Ezra Knabb. night clerk Of the Ven
dome. busted himself sorting letters
The mail had been scattered into the
key boxes once, but Ezra Knabb was
very busy. Miss Morgan. the night
telegraph operator. leaned over the
desk. one beseeching eye on Ezra and
one ear on her instrument
It's rather quiet tonight" observed
Miss Morgan inEitingly, casting an eye
over the deserted tiled lobby.
Miss Morgan was tall, angular and
earnest.
"Yes," assented Ezra Knabb without
looking up. jackson. Jacobs. John
son, Johnston
We've got lot of Jays with us to-
night-the stock exhibit is on" she
laughed.
yes" answered Ezra Knabb short
~.
Miss Morgan paused a moment. '1ts
almost 8 O'Clock 6. M"
MASON, Montgomery, Montague,
Merton"
do you suppose we will get off Fri
day in time to see the carnival pa
rade?" she asked entertainingly.
Il don't know"
II don't care much, for-oh, that's
my call. You'll excuse me a moment,
won't you" as she skipped away to
answer her instrument.
TT~,
Knabb under his breath. as he sighed
with unmeasured relief ''She means
all right" he complained, '"but it
seems more natural and fitting for the
male to do the counting Yes. she
means all right. but He dropped
the sentence.
A customer came in and asked for
room with bath. Ezra fitted him out
and rang for bell-hop.
"Oh, here, wish to deposit this for
tonight" said the late guest, bringing
out some papers and bills. Ezra sealed
the valuables in an envelope and gave
the man numbered receipt. He turn
ed the combination and swung the
door open. then stepped inside without
turning on the electric light. Just then
the bell-hop came back and, seeing the
door open. with no one In the Office,
gave it vigorous push and turned the
silver knob.
The bellboy was just turning away
when a faraway scratching and muf-
fed beating caught his ears. He
pricked up his ears and bent over with
his head against the door of the vault.
Then his face turned white. He looked
hurriedly around. There was no one
in sight.
He raced out to Miss Morgan's little
room. -Oh, Miss Morgan he painted,
81 think the vault door has blew shut
on Mr.. Knabb. IL it hain't. he's tryin'
to commit suicide
Miss Morgan hurried to the vault and
held her head against the door. The
faint hammerings could barely be
distinguished.
Then she rushed to the telephone
operator. Call Mr.. Higgins. quick!''
she commanded. Mr.. Higgins was the
manager of the Vendome and the only
other person in the hotel who knew the
combination.
The telephone girl sleepily opened
her eyes. ''NIr. Higgins is out of town.
Anything important?" She took up
her pencil and pad.
Miss Morgan wrung her hands. mr.
Knabb is suffocating in the vault
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Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, deafness,
partial deafness catarrhal Deafness roaring rinp-
ing noises in the head Cases that have been inn
properly treated can be cured.
Eye Diseases, cataract, graduated lids. weak
and watery eyes, inhamed eyes and the fitting of
glasses. treated with the most modern methods.
Catarrhal Diseases bronchial catarrh. catarrh
of the lungs, nasal catarrh forced breathing and
obstructed breathing in the nostrils in most cases
completely cured.
Diseases Of the Lungs. early consumption,
pleurisy, asthma, shortness of the breath treated
with the latest tubercular treatment.
Liver, Stomach and Bowel Troubles, dyspep
sia sick headache appendicitis gall stones consti-
patton, diseases of the liver and indigestion, sour
stomach, etc.
disease, stone in the kidneys. enlargement of the
kidneys, pains in the back, stiffness of the back
passing urine too often and burning urine. n
Nervous diseases, Neuralgia, sciatica, Ter.
vous prostratons nervous indigestion. paralysis
and brain diseases.
sy, swelling of the limbs sores. pain in the bones
rheumatism. enlarged veins, eczema, itch, pimples
and bad circulation.
Determines and Club Feet, curvature of the
spine. interrupted nutrition slow growth in child
rem and wasting diseases in adults.
Cancer, THmOr, Golfer, FisfuEs, Plies, tuber-
cuar glands, rupture, varicose veins, enlarged
glands, cold limbs and all external growths treated
by hypodermic injection method without the knife
and loss of blood.
Diseases Of Men. failing memory. lack eff ener.
gy forgetfulness. falling of the hair, sore throat
palsy, weakness in old and young.
Diseases Of Women, headache pains in the
back chronic diseases. deep seated diseases treated
scientifically as adopted by Americas most emil
nert specialists. Consultation leo.
Or. REA & CO..
SO4 Tribune Building. Minneapolis. MINI.
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Eqcs as Food.
[copyright. 1910, By American Press Assoeiati0nl

German doctors have been investi-
eating the length of time that eggs are
retained in the stomach. If it be
granted that the length of time that
food is retained in the stomach is a
measure of its digestibility, lightly
cooked eggs are the most digestible;
next come raw eggs, then buttered
eggs and finally hard boiled eggs and
eggs in an omelet The nitrogen of
hard boiled eggs is abs srbed to about
the same extent as that Of meat, but
the fat is much better absorbed than
that of meat. Another investigator
showed that lightly boiled eggs and
raw eggs have a higher food value as
part of mixed diet than a CORE
spending amount Of meat.
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Births and Deaths.

Assuming that the total population
Of the world Is 1.600,000,O00 and the
average annual death rate 20 per ], 900
population, the total number OF deaths
In a year is about 100000. This IL
at the rate of 1851 per day, 1868 per
hour, 81 per minute and per second.
As the population Of the world in
creases by about 100000 per year,
the total number Of births must be III
excess of the number Of deaths, or
about 100000. This il ait the rate
of 106,849 births per day, 4,452 per
hour, "A per minute and IL per sec
ond.-NeW York American.
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Mixed Metaphor.

Among the many false figures of
speech employed by speakers not a
few are to be debited to municipal
magnates.
There is, for instance, one which
described an alderman as the prima
donna Of the council.
On another occasion very worthy
alderman, when moving a vote of SYM
pathy with the relatives of a deceased
colleague, said, Our friend was also a
man Of letters and has left his foot
prints on the pages of the books he
has nr'-London Globe.
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Victor Huuo.

Victor Hugo was the wealthiest OF
the nineteenth century authors and
also the hardest. AT one time he made
less than LOCO francs last him and his
brother for eighteen months, and one
chop would serve for lunch three days
In succession. But this early absti-
hence did not spoil Hugo's digestion,
for at the age Of eighty-three he crack
ed nuts with his teeth and ate oranges
as some folk eat apples peel and all.
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sighed sorrowfully He did not look
happy. as a newly rescued man should.
1t was week later that Ezra Knabb
had heart to heart talk with Wetzel,
the afternoon clerk. 1.-THE trains get
ting too much for me, Wetzel," he con-
fided. ''She-that thing"-he jerked
his thumb toward the telegraph room
-'says it's romance, and we've got
to live up to it. She says there never
was more romantic romance She
cried about it yesterday when got
cold about it. r.
"Well?'' asked the afternoon clerk
to the point
"Well, don't think it was a ro-
nance. think it was just an acct
dent"
"Well?'
ST am going to prove to her that 1t
wasn't romance at all-that anybody
could have got me out. Now, Tuesday
night I'll get in there again, and I'll
have the bell-hop 60 after you. and
you come and let me out easy as pie.
guess that'n show her It amt ro-
nance"
"Knabb, old boy, she is a pretty nice
girl You'd better give her a square
DEAL"
Il know it.. whined Ezra, 'but the
man ought to do the advancing, ac-
cording to my notion
At last Wetzel agreed to do his part.
1t was shortly before o'clock Thurs
day morning that Ezra Knabb stepped
into the vault and banged the door be-
hind him. He chuckled as he drew it
shut. The posted bellboy noticed what
had happened moment afterward and
turned the silver knob. Then he ran
past Miss Morgan's room shouting out
the catastrophe with an admirable
look of horror on his face; then he
raced out and down the street to
the house where the afternoon clerk
roomed
Miss Morgan hurried to the vault
and tried the combination, but 1t had
been changed.
The bell-hop was back. his face
blanched. Il run down after Mr..
Wetzel," he pulled. cause he knows
the combination. but his landlady said
that he was dead drunk"
Miss Morgan FASTENED for her paper
knife and began tapping:
'sWetzel dead drunk. Send combina-
ton"
It was several moments before Ezra
Knabb could seem to grasp the turn
affairs had taken. He had no pen
knife to send the message with, so
he took of his shoe and hammered
with the heel His message was as
follows:
"a under O-reverse to 5115 to 8 to O."
Pulled under the eyes and short of
breath, Ezra Knabb burst out. When
the combination was turned he put
willing hands against the door and
pushed with all his might. He almost
fell into the arms of Miss Morgan.
With one hand under his arm she sup
ported him to chair. AS he filed and
refilled his lungs he looked up into her
eyes. Then he turned to see. If the
bell-hop had gone away.
He caught hold of her fingers. ct
is romance. after all, Winifred." be
whispered tenderly.
The following afternoon Miss Nor
gan came down few minutes earlier
than usual. she paused before Wet
zel's desk.
1T worked fine." she whispered
you're to be the only one there be-
sides the relafivast"
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Best TriOtO DraWtO
AbsOlom 1904

CGlcG NGIIIHNaIG INUs 1907
Absolom is a jet black. foaled
May "a, 1900, weight in show
ring condition 2120 lbs, and is
undoubtedly the most n ted
Perchernn stallion offered for
public service in the entire
northwest, first prize winner
Worlds Fair, st. Louis. 1904 and
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that's all" She glared at the tele-
phone operator. Yes. be sure to mako
q note Of that, and call it to Mr.. Hig-
gins attention"
Miss Morgan hurried back AID again
bent her head against the irtu door.
boy" she called to the page, didn't
Mr.. Knabb once hold a wireTs
Guess so.,'
Miss Morgan raced to her desk and
came back with heavy bronze
worlds fair paper knife. She began
to hammer with It IN queer little clicks.
She held her ear down again. A smile
came over her face. For a moment
she tap-tapped. and then came an
answering series Of clicks. With one
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Accommodating Wealth.

Could climb to the highest place il
Athens l would lift my voice and pro.
claim: Fellow citizens, why do We turn
and scrape every stone to gather
wealth and take so little care of your
children, to whom one day you mus
relinquish it all?-Socrates.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-08
Crsseo Wins : 70 o.

Last Fridsy night occurred one of the
fastest and roughsst Basket Ball games
that was ever held in Crssco. This
was between Valdsr College from De-.
corah and the 700 boys. When both
teams started out to play every body
saw the.way Dscorah was playing and
they thought our boys could not stand
the roughness. but our boys soon
showed the Decorah people what they
could do. Then it seemed Is tho it
was . football game Instead Of basket
ball. At the end Of the first half it
was 10 to 6 in favor of DEBORAH. When
the second half started the Cresco boys
were determined to win. At the close
Of the game the score was 20 to 20. In
case Of = tis the rules say that FIVE
minut96 more will have ts be played.
The Decorah boys refused to do this;
It aiso says that the team opposed q
! this will have to forfeit the game 2 to
Q. ! So our boys won on, = forfeit but
everybody fal:y believe that if the
game was played five minutes longer
our boys would win. They PLAY at De-
corah next Friday night
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-08
\ ana for Sale and Exchange

have done little business in real
eetate and closed some deals in the
pait year and done.it to the satisfac-
len of my customers and would like to
have chance to do some more. have
bnyers coming from lows and Illinois.
4 hiring the buyers direct to- you. do
not work through six or or eight agents
md have to put 2 Zig price on the land
q make commission for all Of them.
lam not having any pipe dreams in
a1yeFtising what vast amount of
Husfaess l have done. / have done but
Ssay little but would like to do a little
saore, and If YOU are not all tied up
Nish the exclusive contracts and would
Ma u cell or exchange your lands or
EGsaie, property ] would like to have you
al and zee me. I have several buy
1fs comfng asssoon . the snow is suf-
1esntly "a to show lands and would
Hike tohSve YOU come in and list Some
- Year properly with me- 3a4.fe,.irS
Office is over the Moving Picture
ShSN, opposite the 'Postofice. Cresco,
Iowa. N. /. Phone No, 4.
I sSsss. sssss e. NJ. STOCKMAN.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-08
Weather Report

for the month Of February 1910, by
Arthur Belts.
Mean max. N.Odeg.
Mean min. 2.6 deg. :
Monthly mean 14.8 deg.
MAX, 1st. Al deg.
Min, 23rd, II deg, below.
Total precipitation, 0.6l in.
y Snowfall, 40 in.
Clear days II, fair, 3, cloudy 2.
Prevailing wind south.
Driest of all Febs. and one Of the
coldest in II years. 73 per cent of the
month was sunshine and there was mo
bad storms, and measurable water fall
on only 5 dates in the latter fortnight,
making = fine month. Thaw on II
days, amounting to So hours.
z The winter was very equable, with
m average Of Is. a deg, and there was
$40 inches SNOW, 80 days with thaw, 50
days below zero. ARTHUR Belts.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-08
Farmers and Land Owners.

Now is the time to list your farm
with with Us providing you wish to sell.
We are getting out $1,000 copies of
"Luers Land Lists and will distri-
butte some where they will do the most
good, free Of cost to you. Az hereto
fore, listing your property with us
does not cost you cent. if your farm
is for'sale come to our Office and we
will show your our plan, which same we
consider an equitable one.
LUERs LAND AGENCY,
Cresco, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-08

The millinery parlors over Sobolik
& Petersen's is now open. A fine dis
play of spring and summer millinery
and the ladies' are invited to call and
inspect same.
MRS. X. Warts, Mgr.
As the result of long trial before
Judge Hobson at Decorah, E. P. John
son was found guilty on seven Of the
ten charges brought against him for
unprofe fessional conduct ..and disbarment
followed. ~
It expels all poisons, stimulates the
internal organs, cleanses the system
and purifies the blood. Such is Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea, the most
effective preventative and cure Of bod
blood, constipation and sluggish liver.
VIM. Connolly.
Monday was the 44th wedding anni-
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Towne,
and to celebrate the event, party Of
about twenty neighbors and friends
gathered at their home in the evening
and had an enjoyable time, presenting
them with an elegant rocking chair
with which to remember the occasion.
On Wednesday afternoon, March 2nd,
1t 2 O'Clock. occurred the marriage Of
Arthur Anderson, son Of Chas. Ander-
son. residing smear Ridgeway. and Miss
Clara Melosg The ceremony took k'place
at the hemesof the brides father, John
Melos, and was performed by Rev.
Hartman, in the presence Of large
company of relatives and guests.
Jesse Miles of Saratoga, VIM. Kratz,
of New Oregon. E. w. Nash of Vernon
Springs, Ed. Slender, of Paris, A.
Wells of Forest City, J. H. Jones of
Howard Center and Rufus Seavy of
jamestown were drawn as the grand
jurors for the term of court now in
session. Mr.. Seavy was appointed
foreman and Eddie Thompson clerk.
The County Recorders Office did a
record breaking business last week. 1t
will be observed that the warranty
deeds published elsewhere number an
even so, and 1913 instruments were filed
during the first five days of March,
and in spite Of the large number of
land sales. comparatively small num-
ber Of real estate mortgages we're in
cluded in the list.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-08
AMarvelous Romance.

The marvellous romance of "MONTE
CRlSTO, as arranged for the stage
bya distinguished actor of Edmond Dam
tes, Eugene Moore, will be seen at the
Opera House, Cresco, Iowa, on March
IL, 1910. In these days of so many de-
generate dramas, suggestive problem
plays and melodramas laundering in
the mire Of vice it is the grand old real
melodrams like .'Monte Cristo," that
preserve the true character OF The
stage. a, means Of recreation. y a
therefore expected that the engage
mentsof this play will be ass ita sheula y;
an encouraging successs Managesi Erred
G. Conrad has the reputation OF furp..a
ishing plays with good companies and
Of supplying the necessary excellent
scenery to complete the production.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-08

! = Z i3l 4 4 u IsJ = +
Elsewhere appears call for q school
caucus for the independent district Of
.Cresco, to nominate director and
treasurer. DR.. A. E. Kellogg is the
director whose term expires this year
and E. P. Farnsworth is the present
treasurer.
Mrs. Kate Hall says: II have kept
house Is years. am the mother of four
children, and would not keep house
without Hdllister's Rocky Mountain
Tea. Wise woman. why? Drives
away sickness. brings health and hap
piness to the whole family. It's the
world 's-health preserver.
VIM. Connolly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-08

Z i
If .you'swant flrst-class oak wood,
leave your order or phone Copeland
lumber yard Office. Prompt delivery by
JAMES GREEN. & apr lst.
Leave your orders for Tahkage with
F. A. Glass. Nothing on the market
equal to Tankage for brood sows, pigs.
or fattening hogs.
Thomas Mead has arrived from Dam
bury. Iowa, and moved onto his farm
west Of Bonair, recently purchased
from Mrs. Jordan.
The Spring term of the Oelwein
Business University begins April 4th
but students may enter at any time.
Write for free catalogue. apr
II you want correct abstracting done
and cheap prices too, it will pay you to
see the American Loan & Investment
Co., before ordering your abtract.
For SALE OR RENr-A five room
house with one acre Of land, with good
improvements. Enquire of
MAX THUERK.
WANTED - A good man to represent
the w. T.. Rawleieh Med. CO. Howard
county. Address T. H. JOHNSON,
Decorah, Iowa.
For sale Good timothy hay in the
barn three miles southeast Of Crescc.
Also one stack Of straw on the farm.
s T. j. Rutherford.
HOUSES For SALE From $500 90 to
100000. Ask to see them if you are
thinking Of i,uying.
o. w. CLARK, the Insurance Man.
JUST RECEIVED "A car load Of bran,
shorts and oil meal. Prices right
you will save money by learning them.
F. C. WoELLsTEIN.
VIM. Howard returned last week
from western South Dakota where he
and his sons have completed their resi-
ence on claims to which they now
hold titles.
We regret to hear that diphtheris
has appeared in the family of Will
Frank Of New Oregon. Mrs. Frank
and one Of the children being the vic.
Tins of the disease. I
The w. F. Milz Land Co., on Satur.
day last, closed deal by which Ivel
T. Benson purchased the modern home
farm of Andrew Peterson 81 miles
north of Ridgeway.
The ninth wedding anniversary Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Miller was very
pleasantly celebrated on Monday even
ing Of last week by z company Of
fliends and neighbors.
/ This week only, the bsds close at 1;
O'Clock p. M, Saturday. Some one
| will get range at their own price
Get in your bids.
i LoMAs & FARNswoRTH.
A 100 acre farm for rent -one Of tn,
best to be had-cash rent only. Ger
man or Bohemian preferred. Addres,
P. O. Box 64l, Cresco, lows. Posses
sion will be given at once to the righ
parties.
There will be a program and spelling
contest followed by basket sociabl,
at the West Vernon school house Fri
day evening March 1lth, at t7:3O o clock
All are cordially invited. !
4 John DALEY, Teacher.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Charles FRANKIE left
Saturday for Elkader, Iowa, where
Charles will establish himself in the
bakery business. There is no bakery
in the town and with Charley's ability
as baker it will doubtless be sue
cessfulIventure for him and valuable
|acquisition to the business of the town.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-08
Damage Case Settled.

The personal injury case of Linder-
man W Moen and the City Of Cresco
was settled last week. Moen pay
ing Linderman $500 in full settle
meht of all claims against both de-
PENDANTS, each party to pay their own
costs. 5
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-08
Basket Han Friday Eveaing.

There will be game of basket ball
at the Armory on Friday night of this
week between the Decorah Institute
and Cresco High School teams. Cresco
won from this team at Decorah last
Friday and the Decorsh Institute boys
are coming to regain their loss. Ad-
mission 25c.. school children 1Oc.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-08
Insurance Reduced by the Dodd 4
Strufhers Lightning Rods.

Struthers Lightning Rods.
It cost the policy holders of the Pro-
tected Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of Des
Moines, Iowa, One Dollar per thousand
for 1909. being one mill assessment.
This company's risks are protected
with the Dodd 4 Struthers Lightning
Rods, which accounts for the very low
assessment. Not only do, these rods
reduce your insurance; they also pro-
tect your home, your property, your
loved ones, from the lightning flash.
How can you continue paying the high
rate of insurance due to lightning and
deprive your loved ones Of the protec-
ton and comfort these rods afford
For particulars call on
A. SMITH, Cresco, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-08
SEED Corn Crop Of 1908.

Seed Corn Crop Of 1908.
Get free sample, test it yourself
before buying do It now. Delays are
dangerous and oftimes prove fatal
Seed wheat, seed oats. Meet me face,
to face Noiphone. s. PEcoY.