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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-20

Inc henmsre pOStOmce uenC mas enQe0 Geo. Il.
Childs, who was appointed during the recess Of con-
gress, winning The appointment had been prom
Used by Congressman Hanna to Vic Corbett, the old
postmaster. McCumber, 1t is said promised the ap-
pointment to Childs, and this is reported to have
been very satisfactory to Jim Kennedy national
mitteeman. The Independent, months ago. forecast
ed how this fight was going to turn out Congress
Hanna OF course knew how this fight was 60
ing to terminate, but he wanted to get out Of it
without losing any support from the western part
Of the state hence shifted the responsibility to Nc
Cumber, whose term does not expire for number Of
years yet. Hanna feels that he got out of the Nj
not pistofhce fight in about the same way, but he
will find that large number Of his former support
are mixing up some medicine for him that win
be rather bitter.
Referring to editorial regarding Helgeson and
Hanna last week, the Reporter says: "The first
thing know, the editor of the Independent will
be running political for patriots free
Of charge and refusing to accept any others
any terms" Right you are, Bro Carroll. Since
that corrupt practice act was passed, afraid
to ask the politician for as much as match, let
alone the cigar or course, if they want to polt
ical announcements as filters we'll let EN- and prob
ably pay them we'll for editing that portion OF the
paper.
Hay will not be good crop this year There IL
some slough hay that is turning out nicely, bus
there will be scarcely any upland hay The farmers
making the best Of the situation. Many have
fields Of corn which promise we'll II the weather
continues favorable, and then cutting their
fields Of early wheat which would Yield little srain
anyway. Last year there was plenty Of cheap feed
shipped in from the east but the price will be much
higher this year and it win behoove the farmer to
save every bit Of feed.
Bro Falkenstein OF the Bottinean County News 10
fully convinced that Gov Burke is cheap poll
tician" and weak sister. He thinks the governor
at one time gave promise of becoming one Of the
states strongest men, but says that BY listening to
the politicians in both the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties, he has lost his opportunity.
The city of Hubbard, Texas, has banished thu
house fly. The allays have been kept clean and the
streets have been washed frequently. With place
to breed and with nothing to eat, the fly has dis
appeared. With perfect sanitary conditions. there
would be no flies. The mortality list Of Hubbard
IS expected to be lowered considerably.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
FRIENDS OF UPPER IOWA
Preminsnt Men In All Walks Of Life
Who Received Their First College
Schooling At Fayette.

Upper Iowa University has now FIVE
hundred alumni and more than seven
thousand old students who recount
with delight the days OF their sotourn
with her. They are teachers and
preachers, lawyers, doctors. and men
of large affairs in business and states
manship. Once they were all Just col
lege boys and girls from lowa's best
homes. Twenty to thirty Of them can
be found among the educators Of
North Dakota. Last September full
dozen Of them met In st. Paul, Minn..
on their way to northwestern fields.
At the annual meeting of the Mime
sofa Educational Association, seven.
teen sat down together at an Upper
Iowa extempore feast. They of course
are most numerous In Iowa: but they
will also be found in Boston. New
York. Chicago. and throughout the
Northwest to the Pacific coast. Tho
earliest and the latest Of them are all
one. energetic boys and girls Of lowe
who sought to increase tReir useful
ness by course Of training upon tho
Upper Iowa campus. Here is a list
Of those who have become men Of af-
fairs.
Banker B. w. Lacy Of Dubuque.
Commissioner Milo r. Maltbie Of
New York City.
Banker Charles G. Shade Of Rock
Rapids.
Doctor James B. McFatrich, presi.
dent of the School Board of Chicago.
Principal Thomas r. Cole Of the
Central High School Of st. Paul.
Professor Ross L. Flnney. Illinois
Wesleyan University.
Professor j. L. Seaton of Dakota
Wesleyan University.
Professor F. H. Carver Of Morning
side College
Professor r. B. Wylie Of the depart
ment of chemistry. and
Professor J. L. Gillin Of the depart
ment Of political science OF the State
University of Iowa.
Professor c. P. Colgrove of the Iowa
State Teachers College.
Professor Fred Hadsel of Miami
University
Professor Karl F. Geiser Of Ober.
lin College.
Superintendent Grant E. Finch Of
the Montana State Normal College.
Dillon.
principal H. =. King Of the Chicago
public schools.
Professor Scion Z. Bronson Of Gar
rett Biblical Institute.
Mr.. s., Earl Taylor. In charge Of the
Young Peoples Missionary Movement
for the Methodist Church. one Of tho
foremost of missionary leaders.
Mr.. John r. Mott, who has been
called the most prominent iayman in
the world.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
DEBORAH Poultry Show.

The proposal to organize Winnie
shiek County Poultry Association has
met with hearty response, and as
result at meeting of those interested
the following officers were elected:
President-E. J. Stoddard.
Vice President-O. 9. Lomen.
Secretary-Lsonard Larson.
Treasurer F. Baker.
Executive Con mittee-The officers of
the association and Mrs. r. +. Tyler
and E. G. Bailey.
One of the principal features of the
organization will be the holding of q
poultry show. The date was not def
nitely settled hut it will probably be
some time during the early part of the
new year. A. G. Christian was elect
ed superintendent of the show, and the
secretary was instructed to open cor
respondence in order that competent
Judge may be secured.
A total of fifty nine members are en-
rolled but rs that includes only por-
ton of the poultry growers of the
county it is expected the membership
will he greatly increased before the
close of the ear-Decorah Republican.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
Students Interested In Campaign.

Students Interested In Campaign.
The student body OF the Upper
Iowa university. located at Fayette.
has taken great interest In the endow-
ment campaign recently inaugurated
because its success means new gym
nasium for the young men and wom-
en- attending the school. Mr.. c. q.
Wolf Of Parkersburg has offered con-
ditional gift Of the gymnasium. to
cost at least 100000. to the school
providing the entire present indebted
ness be wiped out. The gymnasium
will be made to accommodate both
men and women. and is a vital need
OF the institution Athletics have al.
ways played a prominent part at Up
per iowa. and the various athletic
teams have always more than held
their own in contests with teams from
other institutions.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
Harmony" Means to Halt.

Some good democrats have been de-
ceived by the harmony" cry. They
want harmony. Wall street is bribing
thr corruptible, fooling the gullible and
frightening the timid. Strange that
any can be misled! Harmony means to
halt. When there is harmony the
slowest man sets the pace. As soon al
the rear guard stops the harmony army
goes into camp. The men who are
now presiding harmony should under
stand that harmony will cost the party
its chances of success, We have moi
had harmony in the party for fifteen
years but we have seen the progress
sive element Of the party dominating
the political thought of the country
and it is ready to sweep the country.
Shall we turn over the fighting to the
progressive republicans? The harmony
program has already cost the party
dearly. A few protectionist demo-
Gratis threatened to vote with the re-
publicans if a free wool bill was re-
ported, SO harmony was purchased by
the surrender of the doctrine of free
raw material. A few men who do not
want the election of senators by the
people in any form are keeping up a
sham battle over the question of fed
eral or state control of elections and
harmony will have to he disturbed if
the amendment is submitted. The cor
poration democrats are opposed to any
effective legislation on the trust ques-
ton, and harmony will have to be dis
turbed if anything is done to protect
the public. The banking interests are
fighting any and all protection to de-
positors and harmony must be disturb
ed if the rights of depositors are to Sc
cure any recognition. The wall street
crowd will be at the next convention,
as usual. ready to sell harmony at
wholesale at the regular price, namely,
the betrayal of the public. What we
need is not harmony. but straight
forward fight for principle in behalf Of
the pubIic--such fight will win.-
The COmmOner.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
Whv Not Can at cresco.

The following article from the west
Union Argo is submitted to the Cresco
Commercial Club with the suggestion
that the establishment of canning
factory in Cresco might help give
Cresco labor employment, and also in
crease the value of both city and farm
property. Gan records for many years
back are being broken by the Elgin
Canning factory this year. In no year
for a long time past has the seasons
pack exceeded one million cans, yet on
Saturday night this years pack had
already reached 1000, 600 cans, and the
factory is still running at full blast
with daily pack of $4,000 cans. While
some fields have been worked out
Others planted later are just coming on
and many of the earlier fields are not
yet exhausted, so that the corn is still
coming in as fast as the factory can
handle it. An unusually big pack is
therefore assured.
The factory is payirg 81 a ton this
year for corn. Most fields are yielding
from four to five tons per acre. none
less than three. The fodder on an acre
is figured to be worth SIS Ito $40 per
acre. Thus at the lowest price for
both corn and fodder an acre of sweet
corn this year yields an income of $36
and at the returns some are getting
will yield $55. Such returns show why
Fayette county land is going upin price
SO rapidly. Manager Woodland reports
that Charles Hunsberger broke all
records for single load of corn deliv-
cred at the factory, having with four
horse team brought in a load that
weighed gross almost four tons, and
had net weight of corn of $3.50 pounds
The new factory ID an assured thing.
to be built this fall, and will be of the
most modern type.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
New Cure for Rheumatism.

Herman Haas, manager of Capo'i
Button Works, who is victim of
rheumatism. from which he has
suffered much the past several years,
is trying the efficacy of bee stings for
his complaint, with good results, we
are pleased to know. He catches the
ordinary honey bee and holds them by
the wings to the swollen parts until
they apply their singers, the poison
from which seems to counteract or
destroy the uric acid in the blood. The
remedy, to US, would seem about as
bad as the disease.-Lansing Journal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
Former Governor and Mrs. Larabee
Married Fifty Years.

Clermont, la, Sept. l2.-Former
Governor and Mrs. William Larsbee in
formally are celebrating their golden
wedding anniversary at their home
near this city. The former Iowa exec
utive, who is now nearly 80 years old.
takes keen interest in every public
movement, and his daily correspond
ence is almost as large as it was dur
ing his active work.
The governor and his wife are Eat
home" to immediate members and
close friends of the family.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
Stole to Buy an Automobile.

Because Miss Kathryn Pfalsgraf, a
pretty miss of ls said she would never
love him unless he got her touring
car. Leroy Utterback, Is. clerk in the
Blackhawk National Bank of Waterloo
Iowa, is under arrest for being short
in his accounts 81, 500.
When the arrest was made the girl
visited Utterback in prison and cried
in his arms, but told the police she
knew nothing about the shortage al
though she admitted she bought the
automobile. She said she did SO to
prevent Utterback's divorced wife
from attaching the machine to secure
alimony. The bank has recovered prac-
tically all the money snd the new auto
is back in the dealers garage. Utter
back had been employed by the bank
for six weeks and formerly lived in In
dependence.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
The c. M. & St. P. on a Strike.

The past week carpenters have been
at work rebuilding the "Milwaukee"
stock yards. but. they received orders
Monday to quit work and not finish the
yards. This leaves Ossian without
stock yards. 1t will be remembered
that during the winter both the Crock
island and Milwaukee" stock yards
were destroyed by fire and have never
been rebuilt.
The town council of Ossian asked the
Milwaukee" company to build ce-
ment floor in their yards here, but
Division Supt. Collins refused to do SO
on the ground that lit was too late in
the season. to build cement floors. The
council than took the matter up and
passed an ordinance prohibiting any
person, association or railway company
from erecting, operating and maintain
ing stock yards within the corporate
limits without cement floor. Collins
was notified of the action of the coun-
Gil and the company given until Sept.
80, 1911, to obey the mandates of the
town dads. This, We presume, led COL
Inns to "call off" his men from the job,
evidently having in mind that he would
show" the people of Ossian that the
Milwaukee" was not to be bulldozed.
The council asked nothing unreason.
able. The Milwaukee" stock yards
occupy the best part of Main street,
near the Catholic church and school,
and the stencil emanating from the
yards during the summer months ne
cessitates the closing Of the windows
and doors of the school to prevent the
children and teachers from becoming
i'll. The condition of the yards is a
nuisance, endangering the public health
and surely when the company is asked
to build sanitary yard it is asking
nothing but that which is right. If
the state board of health were to ex-
anime the yards today, condemnation
proceedings would be commenced with
out delay.-Ossian Bee.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
Graft in Building Iowa Bridges.

The stir in Des Moines over the way
the county bridge fund has been han
died may start an inquiry which will
ultimately reveal whether or not there
is a bridge combine in Iowa and dis
close whether or not there is graft in
bridge contracts in Iowa. The notion
has long prevailed that there is a great
deal of graft in bridge contracts in the
state. Some years ago at conven-
ton of county supervisors where the
bridge men were very conspicuous and
ready to offer entertainment, a bridge
contractor declared that he never made
bid on bridge anywhere in Iowa
without including an additional allow
ance so that he could use it in fixing
those who had the giving of the con-
tracts. Last winter while the legisla-
ture was in session, some evidence was
brought to the attention of state
officials indicating that systematic
bribery of certain members of county
board in county of Iowa not very
close to Des Moines, had been carried
on; in fact, there was sworn testimony
of the offering of brides for bridge
contracts. A strenuous effort was
made to secure sufficient testimony to
convict, but it failed though there was
no doubt of the transaction. 1t was
partly because of this one case that
the legislature provided for removal Of
members of the county boards.
What appears to have been found in
Des Moines is that the country mem.
bers have been exceedingly extrava-
giant in the expenditure of the bridge
funds. No indication of corruption has
been seen.
The taxpayers of Iowa are annually
paying 50, 500, 900 on the bridge tax
levy. The opportunity Tor leakages is
greater in this fund than almost any
where else.
1t was because of this fact that GER
tain well meaning members of the leg
islaturc who got only sneers 1Or Cnelr
pains, sought to have the Iowa legis-
lature few years ago, make law re-
quiring that every piece of bridge work
costing $500 or more must be done on
contract let to lowest bidder and made
of record. The lobby frowned upon
this attempt at restriction and called
the legislators "reformers" in quota
ton marks.
The report of the state auditor shows
that under county bridge levies for the
year 1908 the total Of bridge taxes
levied, as reported by county auditors,
was 81, $50, 38l.
The next year, 1909 this had increas-
ed to total of 81, 563. 1893.
The report for 1910 has not yet been
published. 1t will not show any reduc-
ton in the bridge taxes levied and COL
lected.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
No Need to Stop Work.

When your doctor orders you to stop
work it staggers you. II can't" you
say. You Know you are weak, run
down and failing in health, day by day.
but you must work as long as you can
stand. What you need is Electric Bit
tiers to give tone, strength, and vigor
to your system, to prevent breakdown
and build yon up. Don't be weak,
sickly or ailing whens Electric Bitters
will benefit you from the first dose.
Thousands bless them for their glori-
GUS health and strength. Try them.
Every bottle is guaranteed to satisfy.
Only Soc at P. A. Clemmer's.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
TWICE-A-WEEK
PLAIN DEALER
TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 1911.
az MEAD PUBLISHING co
9tfici,l Paper Of City and County
Reed for National Committee.

NeeQ 1OI N6t1VUNl NVulAAAtSees
It is quite probable that the Sixth
Congressional District will present
state chairman Reed as their candidate
for National committeeman next year
MIR. Reeds service as member anc
chairman of the state committee merits
recognition and his friends in the dis
trict feel that this is the time for him
to seek promotion if he ever hopes to
get on the National committee.
1t is not probable that Judge M. j.
Wade will be candidate for re.elec'
ton. He has been on the committee
practically two terms, having been ap'
pointed to succeed c. A. Walsh, when
he resigned soon after the 1904 cam
paien and should bis friends seek his
reelection it is bound to provoke
spirited contest which will put the
party in bad shape for the campaign in
the state,
Iowa democrats are progressive ard
look forward to the selection of pro-
gressive leaders, both candidates and
committeeman. Judge Wade has al
WAYS trained with the reactionaries
and is everywhere rated as such. The
progressive element of the party will
not consent to reactionary National
committeeman without a struggle. AS
soon az that fact is made known over
the state Judge Wade's friends will
realize the futility of asking his re-
election in the face of the determined
opposition that will be offered and
Chairman Reeds candidacy will make
it easy for them to consent to change
in leadership.
Another serious handicap to Judge
Wade is the fact that he is attorney
for the brewing interests (the liquor
trust, more properly speaking). The
greatest objection to President Taft is
the fact that he has surrounded him
self with Trust jAttorneys-Wicker-
shan. Knox, Nagel, ETC., all strong,
able men but whose associations unfit
them for responsible official positions
in free country. So with Judge Wade
however loyal he may be to the party
organization and nominees, the demo-
Gratis of the state and nation cannot
hope to succeed in an antitrust cam
paign with trust attorneys as party
leaders.
Judge Wade has served practically
as long on the National committee as
Roosevelt was president and his friends
have no grounds for complaint if the
party interest demands that he give
way to man who, like MIR. Reed, has
earned his right to promotion, and who
il not open to objection or criticism
and who is in full accord with the pro
gressive element in the party.
While there are scores of democrats
in the state who are in every way
worthy of recognition and who would
make most acceptable National com
mitteemen, we believe that there are
few whom the rank and file of thu
party will delight to honor more thar
Chairman Reed and in presenting hi
name as their candidate for Nationa
committeeman, the democrats of thu
Sixth district believe they do honor moi
only to themselves but to the democ
racy Of the entire state.-Newtor
Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
Fined for Shooting Meadowlarks.

F1ned IOr Sn00tlug 19eduUWldlAS'
S. L. Bishop and George Landon of
Dubuque were arrested near Oneida
last week on the charge of violating
the game laws. Seven meadow larks
were found in their possession and in
formation was filed against them be-
fore Justice Geo. s. Lister. They
plead guilty and were fined $35 each
and costs amounting to S in each case.
Deputy Game Warden w. c. Ballou of
independence made the capture.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
The progressives are Fighting.

The PY0greSSlves are F1gnung.
Those democrats v no put harmony"
above everything else will find it to
their advantage to watch the progress
sive republicans. The progressives are
out FIGHTING and they are gaining
ground. The COmmoner.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19

II have a world of confidence in
Chamberlain s Cough Remedy for
have used it with perfect success. -
writes Mrs. NJ. Rasford, Poolesville,
Ma. For sale by all dealers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19

Torturing eczema spreads it's burn
ing area every day. DOan's Ointment
quickly stops its spreading, instantly
relieves the itching, cures it perma-
nently. At any drug store.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19

Doan's Regulets cure constipation,
tone the stomach, stimulates the liver,
promote digestion and appetite and
easy passage of the bowels. Ask your
druggist for them. Is cents a box.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19

Then He Went to tho Club.
after I am gone." he complained.
people will begin to notice what l
have DONE" WELL" his wife sadly
replied, 'if they do 1t won't take them
long."-Chicago Record Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
COLLEGE for the Ambitious.

Can poor young man or woman go
to college? He can II he will. Three
fourths Of the class Of 1910 at Upper
Iowa University at Fayette. put them
selves through college.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19

Human Brotherhood.
Never address the vilest outcast -
you would not speak to your dearest
friend.-George Macdonald
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
LIT We'll Enouoh Alone,

'H eoI wen enough AvOU0.
They tell Of an Emporia woman
who went to the public library to read
a cook book. 1t would be genuine
pleasure to the Gazette to print her
picture-Emporia (Kansas) Gazette.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19
For Sale or Rent.

My 16O acre farm, well improved,
about nine miles northeast of Cresco.
THOs. GILMORE.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19

Board Buys Iowa Sugar.
Iowa sugar will be used in the state
institutions of Iowa for the first time in
the history of the state during the en-
suing year.
The state b ard of control has closed
a contract for 10000 pounds of beet
sugar through the Smith, Llchty &
HiIlm.n company of Waterloo.
The beet sugar factory at Waverly is
to fill the contract. The beets are the
product of Bremen county. The COM
pany has educated the farmers of IBre-
mer county in the growing of sugar
beets. 1t is said the industry is begin
ming to prove profitable in Bremen
county and that the output will con-
tinue to grow in that section of the
state.