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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22

On that day, and it is expected that
he will be Joined here by Governor
DIX Of New York and many other men
prominent in public life. The parade
will be made spectacular by the firing
Of bombs every two minutes which
will burst high in air, releasing beau
tiful silk tissue American flags, IL by
Is feet in size. that will float above
the spectators. These bombs were
made in Japan.
Among the valuable historical rel.
tcs exhibited here is tho original sig
aal flag used on Kenesaw mountain,
October and 4. 1864, to transmit
General Sherman's famous message.
Hold the fort" The flag is priceless
10 the members Of the United States
Veterans Signal Corps Association.
Another interesting Offset is an exact
reproduction of the Andersonville
prison where so many thousands OF
lives were sacrificed. The miniature
10 made from a post taken from the
stockade and Is exact in every detail.
It Is the work of r. b. McCully Of
New York City.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
6. 4 R. TAKES ROCHESTER
THOUSANDS or VETERANS At
NATIONAL ENcAMPMENT.
Old Soldiers and Their Friends Well
Cared For-President TO Review
Parade Wednesday.

Rochester, N. r, Aug. 21.-The
hosts Of the Grand Army Of the Re
public, its allied organizations and ita
friends are crowding into Rochester
for the national encampment, which
opened today. All told, there will be
about 10000 guests here during the
week, and elaborate preparations
have been made to care for them and
to entertain them.
Thousands of the old soldiers are
being quartered in private homes. and
for all who applied free quarters have
been provided in Exposition park.
The local committee Of arrangements,
headed by Col. Henry 8. Redman. has
shown commendable diligence in pro-
viding accommodation for everyone.
Commander : in Chief John e. Gil
man of Boston and his stan, arrived
several days ago and opened head
quarters. The big day will be, as
usual, Wednesday,, when the parade
will take place. President Taft has
accepted an invitation to be present
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
DOUBT DISAPPEARS
No One in Cresco Who Has Bad Back
Can Ignore This Double Proof.

Does your back ever ache?
Have you suspected your kidneys?
Backache is kidney ache.
With it comes dizzy spells.
Sleepless nights, tired, dull days,
Distressing urinary disorders.
Cure the kidneys to cure it all
Doan's Kidney Pills bring quick re-
lief.
Bring Though, lasting cures.
That's what Cresco sufferers want,
Profit then by anOther's treatment,
Twice told and confirmed.
Mrs. C. Anderson, Sixth and Chest
nut Sts., Usage, Iowa, says: Five
years ago suffered severely from kid.
ney complaint. The first symptom Of
my trouble was pain through my
hips followed by a difficulty with the
kidney secretions. Sometimes when l
arose in the morning, was so lame
that l could hardely get around and !
always felt weak. tried different
different remedies, but they did not
help me in the least: Finally hearing
of Doan's Didney Pills. l procured .
supply and before had taken the con-
tents of two boxes, l was feeling like
different woman. 1t is now over two
years since l was cured and have had
no recurrence Of my trouble. l have
no hesitation in recommending Doan's
Kidney Pills."
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doans-and
take no other.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
OVER so HURT IN OHIO WRECK.
Bio Four Train DeraiIed Just West
Of Columbus.

Columbus, Aug. 19.-More than half
I hundred persons were injured, only
pne of whom may die, when Big Four
train No. 46, the fast Cincinnati-New
York special, was wrecked just west
Of this city.
The most seriously injured is Mabel
Heminger, aged Z, of Mount Carmel.
ILL.,, whose left arm was torn of and
head badly bruised. Her mother, sis
:er and two brothers also were badly
cut and bruised.
The train was running about forty
miles an hour coming into Columbus.
As it rounded curve the forward
trucks of the second day coach climbed
switch point and the car was do
rallied.
The two front day coaches toppled
over into a ditch. going down 10
loot embankment, while two Of the
Pullmans were thrown broadside
across the tracks and partly on the
bank. The passengers were thrown
In heaps in aisles and over seats a.
he coaches went down the embank-
nent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
HoLDuP ENDS IN MURDER.
Bandits Shoot Down Several n, Butte
Saloon.

Butte. Aug. 2l.-At Pipestone
Springs. just east of this city, an at
tempt to hold up a saloon ended in a
murder.
Two masked bandits ented the bar
room and finding about a dozen men
lounging around commenced to shoot.
A Greek section hand was instantly
killed, man named Koontz was shot
twice through the body and perhaps
fatally wounded, while another Greek
section hand was shot through the
hand and neck. His condition is sc.
rious.
The murderers. without attempting
to obtain any plumber. turned and fed
In the darkness to the nearby noun.
tain. An automobile filled with deputy
sheriffs has left for the scene.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
ATWOOD GOING MILE-A-M|NUTE
AVIATOR LANDS $50 MILES FROM
HIS STARTING POINT.
He Is Fast Approaching the Worlds
Long Distance Flight
Record.

Lyons, N. Y, Aug. 21.-Nine hundred
ind thirty miles from his starting
point, Harry N. Atwood, the young
Boston aviator, who is fast approach
ing the worlds long distance record
in his flight from St. Louis to New
York, landed in field in Lyons, after
flying 1O4 miles from Buffalo, without
stop.
Ascending in Buffalo at $3.50, At
wood climbed to a high altitude
turned eastward and, hit by a brisk
wind from the west, shot over towns
and villages at speed which kept
railroad telegraph operators busy re-
porting his progress.
He alighted in Lyons at 5:31 p. M,
having covered the 104 miles in ex.
actly hours and L minutes. In one
instance he went four miles in three
minutes and on reaching Rochester,
60 miles from Buffalo, he went around
the outskirts of the city SO fast that
people standing on office buildings
could not get more than glimpse OF
him.
Neck and Neck With Train.
A train which left Buffalo at ex.
actly the same time that Atwood did,
ran in sight of the areoplane almost
all the way to Rochester, but arrived
there 10 minutes after the aviator had
passed around the city and had disap.
peared in the east. The train had
made only one stop en- route.
Atwood is now 1856 miles from New
York. BY Tuesday night he hopes tc
reach Albany and on Wednesday in 9
one-day flight down the Hudson river
he expects to break the worlds record
for distance and finish trip. landing al
Coney Island before shutdown. For
the $50 miles already covered he has
been in the air actually 10 hours and
So minutes. go
Atwood will have broken the world'e
long distance record when he flies
along the Hudson south of Albany al
poipt between Greendale and Rhine
cliff. At Rhinecliff he will have flown
LIT miles, or just IS miles more than
the present record of 1,164 miles. made
by Europeon aeronauts in fights over
Germany.
His flying time, he expects, will be
ten days, as compared to thirty days
taken by the present record holders.
At the finish the Bostonian. in distance.
will have broken the worlds record
by 101 miles,
His Trans-c Continental Flight.
Soon after he returns to Boston At.
wood says he will prepare for trans.
continental flight this autumn, prob.
ably from Los Angeles to New York.
He says he thinks he can make the
$500 miles in Is days. taking south
ern course to st. Louis and going north
by way of Cincinnati to New York
state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
N JAIL; ADMITS TRAIN HoLoUP
Denver Prisoner Names Omahan and
Mullen, Neb., Man az AccompIices.

Denver, Aug ia prisoner in the
Denver county Jail giving the name
II Frank NJ. Watson, confessed that
ae. with two companions, held up the
Southern Pacific Overland Limited at
Reese, Utah. on the night of Jan. I,
when William Davis, a negro porter.
was killed and nearly 100 passengers
we're relieved Of their valuables.
According to police authorities Wat
non says his accomplices were Joseph
Collins. of Omaha. and r. NJ. Roberts,
II Mullen, Neb. 1t is also stated that
Watson has confessed completely in
The robbery of the Oregon Short Line
Butte-Portland Special, near Ogden. on
tune ~, 1910.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
sothern and MarIowe Marry,

New York. Aug. 19.-Announ. ement
vas made at the offices of Sam s. and
Lee Shubert that they had received a
:ablegram from E. H. Sothern, the
actor, telling of his marriage in Lon
ion, Thursday, to Julia Marlowe, his
co-star. Mr.. Sothern and Miss Mar
lowe closed their engagement in a
Broadway theater on July last, two
weeks before the engagement was to
have terminated, and it was then ru-
mored that they intended to marry.
The rumor, however, was denied:
They sailed for Europe on July Is.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
ENGLISH STRIKE
IS ABOUT OVER
EXPECTED THAT WITHIN A FEW
DAYS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
WILL BE NORMAL.
RAllR0ADERs BACK AT WORK
Prospects Bright for Ending OF Dock
ers' Strike at Liverpool.-Union-
lists Throughout Nation
Celebrate.


throughout the kingdom are returning
to work and it is hoped within few
days to have the great transit SYSTEMS
working under normal conditions.
Following the announcement thai
the railway managers and their EN-
ployes had agreed to permit a com
mission to settle their difficulties. came
the reassuring news that there wal
great hope Of ending the lockers
strike at Liverpool and that the work
ers there shortly would resume work
No rioting as result Of labor trou
bles was reported. except at Dublin
where the police and constables at
tackled mob which was in sympathy
with striking newsboys who were en-
deavoring to prevent the distribution
Of newspapers. Numerous persons had
their heads cracked in the melee and
several shops were looted.
The railway workers held meetings
throughout the country to celebrate
what they claimed to be victory over
the railway companies. With the ex'
ception of 1000 men of the Northeast.
ern Railway company, which was not
a party to the strike settlement agree
ment. and 5000 Manchester men. all
the stations passed resolutions in favor
Of . resumption of work.
The Northeastern company's EN-
ployes demand an eight-hour day and
q two-shilling weekly advance in wag,
Va,{%I Int ,IQA DO n
% shillings. or about $3.50.
At Llanelly the death list as re-
suit Of the disturbances reached IL
Three of this number were shot by the
troops. Many persons were seriously
Injured. Eight thousand troops will
remain at Llanelly. The officer in
command of the troops there says that
roughs, and not strikers, were respon.
sible for the original rioting. The
military also remained on duty at a
few other points in the kingdom. but
their services to put down disorder
we're not required.
King George telegraphed Premier
Asquith congratulating the govern.
ment on its success in its efforts to
bring about a reconciliation between
the railways and their employees.
The steamers Celtic and Caronia
both sailed from Liverpool with full
passenger lists, while more passen-
gers are awaiting them at Queenstown.
The Philadelphia called at Queenstown
and picked up the mails and many pas
sengers. The mail she takes to New
York is only a couple of hours late.
The Carmania landed her passengers
and mails at Plymouth.
A meeting of 10000 trades unionists
Of London was held at Hyde Park.
Labor leaders congratulated the rail-
way men on their victory and a reso-
luton which was put from numerous
platforms pointed out that for the first
time in history the companies had rec
ognized the principle of collective bar.
gaining, thereby conceding what al
ways had been vital principle of the
trade uniOnists.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
WEEDS 70 Inherit Estate.

Tacoma, Aug. 19.-Complying with
the terms of his fathers will, which
provided that he must be married
within thirty days from the death of
ais father in order to inherit one
!ourth of an estate. of 100000, Frank
Mccoy was married here to Miss
Eileen Pfenning. two days before the
expiration of the time limit. McCoy's
father died about month ago in Erie.
Pa, and Mccoy was advised by tele-
graph of the conditions of his fathers
will. He Immediately advertised for
. wife.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
To Beat Three-Cent Fare.

Since the railroads increased the pas
senger rates to three cents, many pas
sengers on this line of the Milwaukee
buy tickets to Mortified. At that city
they change to the Dan Patch Electric
Line for Minneapolis, which charges
only two cents per mile. Forty cents
each way is thus saved, and nice ride
had over this new road. The cOnnec-
tions at Mortified are good and one
gets into the city at about the same
time as over the railroad. -LeRoy In
dependent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
OFFICER DIES OF BLOW.
Lieut.. Written succumbs to Injuries
Inflicted by Thugs.

Boston, Aug. 81. = Lieut.. VIM. A.
whittier, executive officer of the Unit
ed States revenue cutter Androscog.
gin. died at the Relief hospital from
injuries received at the hands Of
thugs. Lieut.. Whittier. with another
officer of his ship, and two friends,
we're returning to the vessel from the
theater, when they were set upon and
beaten.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
EXAMINATIONS srRIcrER.
Will Now Be More Difficult to Get in
Marine Corps.

Washington, Aug. PA system pro.
viding a more stringent examination
of recruits has been adopted by the
United States marine corps. Appli-
cants no longer will be enlisted by re-
cruiting officers, but will be provision
ally accepted and sent to the recruit
ing depots for physical examination
which will determine rejection or en-.
listmeut, i. -
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
lenqth.

WELL" painted the defeated foot
racer. you won fairly, but you beat
me by only q nose."
"Huh!" gasped the other; Il beat
you half yard"
YES: that's what said"
At which point the hasty interior
ence of the referee became necessary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
Original, Star spangIed esnns.

Baltimore.--The original star-ban-
gied banner that inspired Key to write
the anthem, will be unfurled over the
ramparts of Fort Henry on Septem-
Der IL. the anniversary Of the battle
IT North Point
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
Germany Factory Burns.

Frankfort, Aug. 21.-The Opel Sew.
ing Machine and Bicycle works at
Russelheim were destroyed by fire
Two persons persisted in the flames
and many were injured. LOSS. $1,000
300 to $1.25O.OOO.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
Correspondents Wanted.

The PLAIN DEALER wishes to add .
few more to its corps of correspondents
in localities not now represented, es-
pecially at Elma, kiceville, Bonair and
Maple Leaf. Write US for particulars.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
Southern Train Is Wrecked.

Atlanta, Aug. 21.-Southern pass
enger train No. %, known as the Car
Dina special" east bound, ran into
burning trestle at Sueville, 8. c., and
Fireman Bennett, of Columbia, S. c.,
was killed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22

MIR. Underwood's recent humiliation
of Mr.. Bryan doesn't seem to have af-
fected the latter's drawing power on
the Cbautauqua circuit a little bit =
Des MOines Tribune.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
More warships for Ru..la.

MUTe WdTSNIPb v0T HuSSJd'
st. Petersburg, Aug. 21.-The cabi-
net has awarded the contracts for two
battleships, six submarines and nine
destroyers to add to the Black Sea
deet.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
wisconsin Railroad to Extend.

Eau Claire, Aug. 10. = Permission
was granted here to the Fairchild &
Northwestern railroad to build line
connecting Fairchild and Caryville, q
distance of 35 miles.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22

The Knox Seed Corn Dryer--the best
thing yet-a dozen frames hold 28S
ears or approximately three bushels.
Generally speaking, this will plant 20
acres. See the Dryer at
N. GRAF & Sons.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
TRANSATLANTIC AERoPLANE.
viii Carry One Thousand Passengers
Cnn~> nav

VIII Carry One Thousand Passengers
Some Day.
New York, Aug. 21.-An aeroplane.
1000 feet long with wings of steel.
able to carry 1000 passengers and
make the trip from England to New
York in fifteen hours, which is at the
rate of about 200 miles an hour, and
this within twenty years. was the
prophecy made by Claude Grahame-
White. the British aviator. who ar
rived on the Cunard liner Mauretapis.
tania,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22

by Speaker Clark, was returned to
the senate and signed by Vice Presi-
dent Sherman. The bill now goes to
the president.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
MILL EXPLOSION FATAL TO FOUR.
AZ Many others Will Die Of Injuries
Sustained at Joliet Plant.

Joliet, Ill.,, Aug. 19.-Four men were
killed, four We're fatally injured and
nine others suffered fractured arms and
legs in an explosion which wrecked
the moulding building at the Illinois
Steel Company's plant and imprisoned
100 men. Among those who were ia
tally injured was Patrick Collins, q
Democratic politician.
The accident occurred when a sew
eral ton label of molten metal upset
on a wet floor. In an instant there
was terrific explosion which blew
out the walls of the building. The
roof Of the wrecked building fell, i'm
prisoning the 100 men working in the
moulding room. Scalding steam swept
everywhere, burning the faces and
arms of nearly every man in the struc-
ture.
For more than fifteen minutes
squads of rescuers fought in vain to
reach the dead and injured. Those
In the building who were not helpless
ly crippled burrowed through piles
Of tile and twisted iron work before
they could get out. OF the men who
we're killed, one was buried beneath
the molten metal, one was scalded to
death, and two were caught beneath
lebris when the tile roof fell
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
AuctiOneering?

OH e undersigned. a graduate
of Missouri Auction School,
offers his services rs an Auc-
tioneer. If you are figuring on
having a sale write me. Terms
reasonable. Satisfaction guarail-
teed. ]. w. SVOBODA,
Route 8, CREsco, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
COUNTY NEWS
NORTH KENDALLv1LLE.

Ang. 10. 1911.
Mrs. w. c. Fifeld was a Cresco cal
Ter Wednesday.
Mrs. Harry Goldsworthy, who has
been in Mercy hospital at Cresco, re-
turned to her home Tuesday and is re-
covering nicely.
Ed Barnes returned home from South
Dakota and Minnesota Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Lawrence Fleming Of
DEBORAH are spending few days with
his mother and sister.
The Misses Mae and Florence Handke
of Kendallville spent few days last
week with their aunt, Mrs. Ruth
Easier.
Earnest Goldsworthy WIS Harmony
caller Saturday evening.
Mrs. Allie Trouten, who has been i'll,
is recovering nicely.
C. w. Fifield and daughter attended
the DAY OFF" at Canton, Aug. 18th.
Mrs. John Roache and children re.
turned to their home at Monticello.
Mimi, after two weeks visit with
relatives and friends.
]. C. Young was q Cresco caller last
Thursday.
Cornelia Barnes was Canton caller
Tuesday.
Mrs Mayme Elliott has been helping
Mrs. Allie rrouten with her household
duties the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Goldsworthy, spent
Sunday at the Fifield home.
Mrs. Frank Ryan called on Estella
E0oposrr1 Mnnla,, ofk
Nellie Lyons of Madison, s. D., is
here visiting relatives and friends.
Wendell Todd was Harmony caller
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Charles Yates Of Cresco has
been visiting with Mrs. Louie Amy the
past week.
Miss Belle Goldsworthy is assisting
Hrs. Harry Goldsworthy with her
household duties.
Pat and Johannah Fleming were Har-
mony shoppers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Goldsworthv and
sou, were Canton visitors Tuesday.
Free Admission to the Iowa State
Cd1Is
The Des Moines News wants all Iowa
to be its guest at the State Fair. It
has made arrangements to do SO, not
withstanding the fact that the publish
ers realize what stupendous under
taking it would be.
A regular Soc admission ticket good
for any one dav will be given FREE
with one years subscription to THE
DAILY AND SUNDAY NEWS or
Daily only for Is months. The price
is only $2.25, the regular subscription
rate.
NEWS subscribers can renew now,
no matter when their subscription ex-
pires and subscribers to other papers
can secure their ticket to the Fair and
have The News started when their sub
scription to other papers expires.
Send your order direct today and the
ticket to the Fair will be sent you by
return mail. No agents commission
allowed on this offer. Address, The
NEWS, Des MOines, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-22
A comfortab,. Voyage.

Sail on, o silver moon. In stated
You're luckier than Q ship.
For you no customs men will wan
When you ocpplste your trip
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
A MANIFOLD RETURN.

While roses will give manifold re
turn In beauty. fragrance aud MI
around satisfaction planted In almost
any kind of sell they thrive best In
one which contains good per cent
Of clay. If the soil about tho house
does not contain clay wagon load
ran usually be got at no great dis
taneo, This should be mixed with
the loan soil, and if thoroughly rotted
manure. leaf mold or decomposed sod
can be had SO much the better. The
roses should he set In the bed two or
three inches deeper than they stood
in the pot, should be sprinkled daily
sprayed with water under pressure. II
sprinkled with flower of sui
phur for mildew. with road dust In
the morning for slugs and with tobac
co tea for spiders and lice. Tho best
blossoms will be produced on tho most
rapidly growing wood and this Is Sc
cured by rather heavy pruning This
applies especially to teas like the
American Beauty. bit In n less degree
to all hardy bush and climbing roses.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
Judge for Yourself
Which Is Better-Try an Experiment
or Profit by SkOWhegan
Citizens Experience.

Something new is an experiment.
Must be proved to be as repre-
scented
The statement of manufacturer is
not convincing proof of merit
But the endorsement of friends is.
Now supposing you had bad back,
A Lame, Weak or Aching one,
Would you experiment on it?
You will read of many so-called
cures.
Endorsed by strangers from far
away places.
It's different when the endorsement
comes from home,
Easy to prove local testimony.
Home endorsement is the proof that
backs every box of Doans Kidney
Pills.
Read this case:
Alvin Sedgley, Is Pine ST, Skowhe-
gan, Me, says: 81 still take pleasure
IN recommending Doan's Kidney Pills.
nave given several public state
ments In favor of this remedy which
nave described my experience with it
and only hope that my endorsements
nave been the means of bringing re-
llel to other kidney sufferers"
for sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other.