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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-25

1t is reported that ice is scarce in
the Arctic regions this summer. 1t
seems a pity that the poor Green
landers should pay higher price
for this hot weather luxury.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-25

Admiral Togo is suffering from
an attack of indigestion. Dinners
and banquets have killed bigger men
than he.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-25

A London dispatch says that fall
mil inery will feature a pocket IN
the hats Exchange.
Millinery always affected the
pocket
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-25

Coatesville, Pennsylvania appears
a black spol on the map Lynch
ings make poor advertisements.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-25

President Taft is good, sensible,
practical vetoist. but when it comes
to quantity he is not in it with Grow
er Cleveland.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-25

AS in Darius Green's time, the
aviators find that the alighting is the
most dangerous part of the business.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-25
IL Standinn

"1s Julia's suitor a man OF birthT
"Sure he's n man OF berth. He's 3
Pullman car conductor Baltimore
American
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-25
A Mattar of Habit.

He meryously)-Wh will your IA
ther say when 7 tell him we're en-
gagged?
She-lIe'll bc delighted. dear He al
ways has bcen.--Lippincotts.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-25

The bread of life is love: the salt
OF life is work the sweetness of HE
poesy: the water Of life, faith.-Mrs
Jameson.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-25

Providence is to have postal saw
ings bank.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-25

Mind is the beginning Of civilization.
hut the ends and fruitage thereof are
of the heart.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-25

Lots of congressman are now at
large.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-25

No matter how good the summer
may be,l is always followed by fall
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-25

The liquor question is disturbing Ken
tucky The water question never disturb
ed the people of that state very much.
Creosus would be flea bite millionaire
if he was living to-day.
Under the spreading chestnut tree
The village store did stand.
The rural solons gathered there,
With faces scanned and tanned.
They reheared the village gossip,
Told stories they called new,
But if the truth was really known,
The tales were chestnuts too.
"Calling the game on account Of dark
ness" first occurred in Egypt.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
To Pen for 80 Years

Robert Gable, who recently shot
Rex Kibbling and attempted to murder
Chief of Police Locke in Mason City
justice court, was sentenced to Ana
mosa recently.
Gable, who was filled with cocaine at
the time he committed the crime, made
q confession of guilty. The Mason
City Daily Globe-Gazette says:
"You have the kindness of almighty
God and the science of the surgeons to
thank for your miraculous recovery
from the effects of the shooting, :"
were the remarks made by Judge
Clark to Robert Gable this morning in
pronouncing his sentence. l do not
know what the result of this affair will
be on you, hut hope it will improve
your ways"
This was the substance of the prelude
to the sentence this morning in the
court when Gable was sentenced to
thirty years of hard labor in the re-
formatory at Anamosa. Throughout
the entire proceeding Gable stood with
out wincing and spoke only when ans
wering that he was twenty-five yeats
of age. @f'
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
S1,653 For Load of Seed.

Cloverdale, Ia, Dec. 18.-Possibly
the most valuable load of grain or seed
ever hauled in Iowa was that of E. l..
Harding, when he sold to the elevator
company here one team load of timothy
seed, for which he received check for
$1,653 IL. That is not all. Mr.. Hard
ing sold fourteen loads of barley for
81, 1880. He had one hundred acres
of timothy which netted him $1,000,
aside from fifty tons of hay and pas
turage. And still there is more to tell.
Mr.. Harding is not the owner of the
farm, but is tenant and pays his rent
and he says, and his word is as good as
a government bond, that during the
past ten years his rented place has
Melted him $4,000. And he has ''the
goods to show for it. Mr.. Harding
thought that there would bo incredu
lous people. SO that he had his load of
timothy photographed, together with
the check and affidavit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
MCCOY IS MARRIED AGAIN.
Latest Venture Is Eighth in the Mat
rimoniaI Game.

New York, Dec. 2o.-"Kid" Mccoy
has married again. This time is the
eighth. Mrs. Valentine Helm is the
latest victim according to dispatches
from Nice, France, where the "hap-
py couple" now are in villa on that
pleasant hillside and Monte Carlo .
comfortable drive beyond.
Kid McCoy's real name is Norman
Selby. Under that name they were
married in an undetermined place In
France. The father Of Mrs. Helm left
tho Hotel Ansonia, to exercise what
IL called the kid bosh." He was
too late. w. S. Valentine, the father,
had objected on the ground of the
pugilist's numerous previous matri-
monial experiences.
Mrs. Helm, now Mrs. Selby, is q blue.
eyed blonde. Back of her attachment
to the "kid" is what is called 70
nance. She married Helm in 1902.
They separated in 1909. There came
an evening at 'Rectors. when Mrs.
Helm. in the presence of her husband,
bowed to the pugilist as If she had
known him before. He Immediately
left the table. On returning the "kid"
was there in HIS place. He was look
ing at my WIFE," he testified in court
later. while TIE band was playing
Love Me With. Your Eyes,"
McCoy's other wives have been Mrs.
Edward C. Ellis (nee Lillian Earle),
rndianola Arnold; Mrs. Julia Crassel-
man (three times divorced and three
times remarked to him), Lottie Pieh-
Ter and Charlotte Smith.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
POWERS AID CHINA'S EFFORTS
SIX GREAT COUNTRIES UNITE TO
HELP celestial OFFICIALS.
Credit Of Bringing About Concert o.
Action Belongs to United
me. States.

Shanghai, Dec. 20.-Promise o.
peace in China became more definite
with the announcement that all sia
Of the great powers-Japan. Great
Britain, the United States, Russia
France and Germany-are united in Z
cooperative effort to assist DR.. WI
Ting Fang and Tang Shao vi in theil
negotiations.
According to present arrangements
the consuls of the powers will pre-
sent an identical note at once, first to
Tang Shao vi, Premium Yuan's rep
resentative, and then to WI Ting
Fang of the provisional government.
This step is especially pleasing to
the adherents of the revolution, who
regard it as the first official recogni.
ton of their status as belligerents.
While mild in tone, the communica'
ton addressed by the representatives
of the powers to the Chinese peace
commissioners does not lack in virili'
ty. 1t indicates pointedly that the
present strife must cease.
Washington--To the United States
belongs the credit OF bringing about a
concert of action in China by the six
great powers of the world. The
Washington government initiated the
movement, which now has taken def
mite form at Shanghai.
What is regarded as the most UNI
usual and most satisfactory feature OF
the situation is the fact that, contrary
to past experience, the six powers are
now practically united in their aims
and desires regarding China.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
WEST VERNON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Slifka attended
the Lewis sale Tuesday.
Hazel Eldridge assisted Mrs. Fred
Fish Tuesday.
F. A. Miller, accompanied by his
brother C. E. Miller of West Union
and his brother-in-law George Ferrie
of St. Paul visited at the VIM. Ferrie
home one day this week.
MIR. Fred Fish and wife called at F.
A. Miiler's Saturday evening TO visit
with George Ferrie and C. E. Miller,
also Frank Bouska and VIM Coughlin.
Joseph and Frank Lickteig visited
their parents in Cresco. Sorry to say
the old folks are not very well.
Edward Bouska, Jessie Bouska, and
James Barnes, and Lou Hansen called
at Mr., Len Sebastian's Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Geselle and lit
tie son visited at Julius Doolittle's
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reinhart and
family called on friends in Cresco Sun
day.
C. E. Miller and George Ferrie call
ed on several of their old neighbors
this week in this vicinity.
Roy Judd visited with his friend
Charley Fish this week.
Joe Barnes called on his parents
Tuesday.
Charley HOLSTER and Rolla Doolittle
assisted julius Doolittle butchering
one day this week.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
Arrest Bank Robber.

Glenn CULVER has been bound over
to the grand jury, charged with the
attempted murder of the bank cashier
at Orchard, three miles south of Usage.
Cashier Clapper is positive in his
identification that CULVER is the man
who assaulted him: The man came in
to the bank at about o'clock Satur-
day, the time of closing. Clapper had
opened the vault and was in the act of
pntting away some $500 in currency.
When his back was turned he was
struck over the head twice with some
blunt instrument. Mr.. Clapper was
momentarily stunned, but he grabbed
q chair and fought off his assailant.
The robber, seeing that he would be
unable to overpower the cashier, made
rush for the door. He was only seen
by two women. 1t was quite little
while before people were notified, but
they soon went in pursuit, but night
soon overlook them. $140O was offered
as the reward for the capture of the
rObber.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
cohvIcrs ALLEeE PRISON PLOT.
Sing Sing Men on Trial Claim They
Are Reformers.

White Plains, N. Y, Dec. 20-Three
convicts from Sing Sing prison, load
ed with chains, were placed on trial
here for attempted murder. The de-
PENDANTS, 5ohn Clark, John De Lucca
and Arthur Lyon admit that they
nearly killed Hartman Miller, a fellow
convict, but declare that their object
was not murder, but to protect q
fifth convict, youth, who, they say,
Miller was instructing in the finer
points of crime.
The defense purports to disclose .
remarkable situation at Sing Sing-a
division of the inmates into two Bit
terly hostile parties called reform"
and "anti.reform."
The defendants assert they belong
to the former and that Miller, who
was an anti-reformer, attacked De
Lucca first Miller, who is serving a
2O-year sentence for killing two men
in New York seven years ago, was
nearly killed by Clark, who cracked
his skull with hammer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
ALBION.

Everybody is preparing for the
happy Christmas time.
C. B. Ashley returned from Des
moines Saturday.
Lyle Noble of Cresco is spending Z
part of his vacation at the home of his
aunt Mrs. Elnora Richards.
Beulah and John Stockman are
spending their vacation at home.
Miss Marion Wallace very pleasant
ly entertained the P. B. last week
Wednesday at dinner.
Miss Ruth Peckham Of Cresco visit
ed Albion relatives last week.
MIR. and Mrs. j. Chubbuck departed
Tuesday for Ord, Nebraska for q holi-
day visit with relatives and friends.
Our Albion high school pupils of
Cresco are enjoying their holiday vaca-
ton at home.
Remember the Christmas exercises
at the Albion church this Friday even-
ing, and everybody come.
DR.. Mershon preached an excellent
sermon Sunday on the mission Of
Christ"
After an extended visit with rela-
tives and friends of Albion and Cresco,
MIR. and Mrs. Guy Richards departed
Friday for their home in Omaha, Neb.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
NORTH ALBION.

Herbert Keune was q Cresco caller
Monday.
Mrs. A. A. Bigalk was on the sick
list but is reported better at this writ.
ing.
Charles DeWalle was q caller ut
Gottlieb Blatter's Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bigalk visited at
the Otto Bigalk home sunday.
Ray Strayer visited a few days 1t
the VIM. Keune home.
Mrs. Richard Kreuger entertained Z
number of her relatives and friends
Sunday.
Mat Larkin was a caller at A. A.
Bigalk's Tuesday.
Frank Smith from Montana is visit
ing at Joe Owens.
Mrs. John Bigalk was a caller 1t
Dan McGee's Monday.
A number of the ladies assisted Mrs.
John Walter in picking geese Tuesday
and reported dandy time.
Mrs. Anil Keune and Hazel Stayner
spent Sunday at John Bronner's
Charlie Bigalk spent Sunday in Min
nesota.
Anil Keune has been on the sick list
few days the past week, and many Of
his friends missed him in the hunting
match the other day.
Albert BrOnner and Sherman letters
were callers at Anil Keune's Tuesday.
P. Noblett is very i'll bul are oil in
hopes he will recover.
Joe Hayes made business trip to
Cresco Tuesday.
Jake Jewper spent Monday evening
at A. A. Bigalk's.
We wish everybody Merry Christ.
mas and Happy New Year.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
1ARRERs PAY 500 APIECE.
Sheriff. Clark and John Schmidt Fined
For Kansas Outrage.

Lincoln Center, Kas., Dec. 20.-Sher.
Ill Clark and John Schmidt, under con.
viotion for completely in the tarring Of
Miss Mary Chamberlain, the Shady
Bend school teacher, were sentenced
by Judge Grover In the district court,
each fined $500 and costs.
Clark and Schmidt furnished bonds
for their fines and the costs and after
court adjourned they returned to their
homes.
The two men were accused, together
with A. N. Simms, Of being accom-
plices in the famous tarring case.
Tho jury acquitted Simms and F. ].
Clark. After he had been sentenced
Clark denied rumor that he and the
others charged with the tarrinE Of
Miss Chamberlain had arranged Q set
Element with her by which she was to
receive $1,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
The Local Booze Market.

The Wells Fargo & Co. Express Co.
received for local trade on one day
only, last Saturday. seventy gallons of
whiskey. which would make nearly S.,
600 drinks. Add to this the large daily
freight receipts of beer, wine, alcohol.
ETC., and the freight and express re-
ceipts at Ossian, Castalia, Nordness,
Calmar, Ridgeway and the towns along
the state line for Winneshiek county
residents, and we can form some sort
sort of an estimate of the amount of
liquor consumed in this county. 1t is
a commentary upon the local situation
which needs no explanation. -Decorah
Public Opinion.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
Moon Law Sustained by Supreme
Court

The supreme court has handed down
decision affirming the Moon law case
which has been appealed to it from the
lower court.
The saloon interests are defeated by
the decision from the high court, and
the temperance forces are declared to
be victorious in their fight.
According to the provisions of the
Moon law there can be but one saloon
for every 1000 people. A case was
brought in the lower courts to test the
law. This case was decided in favor of
the Moon law but it was appealed to
the high court. After over two
months of debate and thought on the
subject, the high tribunal of the state
has handed down its ruling.
According to this ruling there will be
allowed in the cities in Iowa ratio of
but one saloon for every 1000 persons
in the city.
In many of the cities this will mean
that the number of saloons will have to
be cut down to bring them within the
scope of the Iowa law.
The decision is considered to be an
important one. The Moon
law was met with very strenuous op.
position in the state. But by this de-
cision of the high court it is put on
more solid ground.
The decision of the supreme court is
the final step in the case brought by
the Iowa amendment association to re-
strain the city clerk and the city coun-
Gil from granting any more licenses to
saloons after the Moon law became in
force
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
Mavo Diagnosed His Own Case

New York, N. Y, Dec. 1S.-Physic-
ians at the Presbyterian hospital to-
day said that DR.. Charles Horace
Mayo, of Rochester. MIMI, one of the
famous surgeons of America, operated
on Saturday for appendicitis, is rest
ing easily today and that there was no
doubt as to his ultimate recovery.
DIR. Mayo diagnosed his own ailment
when he was taken i'll here Saturday
and then called in DR.. Joseph Blake to
opei ate.
DR.. Mayo and his brother, VIM.
Mayo, make speciality of abdominal
operations. In 1909 they operated on
1925 cases of appendicitis With only
four deaths. -
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
Farmers Won't Appeal

Contrary to expectations the De-
corah Farmers Cooperative society
decided at its meeting last Tuesday, af-
ternoon not to appeal from the decis-
ion of Judge Hobson granting in in
junction against the society in favor of
Henry Reeves.
1t will be remembered that the far
mers were enjoined by the Judge from
enforcing that article in their bylaws
which compelled them to pay five cents
into the society's treasury on every
hundred pounds they sold to any one
other than the company's buyer.
The society has accepted the decis-
ion as final and has stricken the OBJ
jectionable article from their bylaws.
They still continue to do business at
the old stand.-Decorah Journal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
SCHLEY.

We wish every reader of the Plain
Dealer Merry Christmas.
Frank Dvorak helped the Malek boys
prepare for their sale q few days this
week.
Glen Barnes who has been visiting
at Lawler for some time returned home
Saturday.
Frank Valvoda is busy hauling fax
straw to Cresco these days.
Joseph Barnes made business trip
to Protivin Monday.
The Misses Josie and Mary Malek
visited at the Mrs. Jacob Malek home
Sunday.
Joseph C. Malek made trip to Pro-
twin Sunday.
VIM. Walker visited several Of bic
neighbors Sunday.
School closed in district No. 9, New
Oregon township for holiday vaca-
ton.
Wedding bells will soon be ringing.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
PROTIVIN.

A Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year to all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kalishek Of Lis
bon, N. d., are visiting relatives and
friends in this vicinity.
Anton Kovarik of Lourdes. was q
Pretivin visitor Monday.
Joseph Malek of Schley was seen on
on our streets Sunday.
Rev. r. Lakomy was Little Tur-
key visitor Monday.
Andrew Smith of Spillville called on
Protivin friends Sunday.
HELEN Jira returned home Thurs
day from visit with relatives in
Spillville.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
A Remarkable Record.

The German Lutherans of Eldorado,
celebrating the fiftieth year of their
organization, make two remarkable
claims that point a way to neighbor-
hood happiness, says an exchange. of
all the couples married from the con-
gregation in half century, not one
has sought the divorce court, while
not member of the congregation has
ever engaged in a lawsuit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
Shoots Wife on the Street.

Mankato, Dec. 20. = An exciting
shooting affair took place. While
shoppers filled the streets Joseph La.
tourelle, a carpenter, who came to
Mankato from Fairmont, met his wife
on the street, with her daughter, drew
revolver and began firing at her
Her daughter struck her fathers arm
and the first shot went wild but the
second bullet passed through his
wife's left shoulder and then by
stander knocked him down and the
crowd held him until policeman A.
rived
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
MINNEAPOLIS PHYSICIAN HEARD.
Or. Mann Opposed to Fee Splitting
Addresses Western Surgeons.

Kansas City, Dec 20.-Western sur
Eeons declare that they will MOI ,ol.
crate patient buying" or, to phrase
It in milder language, the practice Of
fee splitting. Such policy was de.
cided upon by the Western Surgical
association in session here The sub
ject was brought UP for open discus
sion by DR.. Arthur 7. Mann of Min.
peapolis, secreturs os the association
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-22
JURY SELECTED
IN PACKERS CASE
DIEFMGN DESIGNATED WORLDS
1. GREATEST COMBINE FOR
FIXING OF PRICES.
U. S. ATTORNEY OUTLINES CASE
WIlkerson Says Indicted Men Con.
tInued Old PooI.-Expresses
Methods Of Figuring Out
j Cost and Profit.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-The Jury which
10 to try the ten Chicago packers who
are charged with violation Of the
criminal provisions of the Sherman
antitrust law was completed and the
opening statement of United States
District Attorney James H. Wilker-
son was begun.
Details History Of Industry.
Tracing the history of the meat in
dustry in its relation to the men I'M
der indictment and going into great
detail in his description Of various
phases of the deeds which he declared
marked a conspiracy to violate the
law, Mr.. Wilkersou laid special EN-.
phasis on the following points:
That the combination represented
BY the ten Chicago meat packers
under indictment is the most power
full engine or system for the sup
preston of competition and the fixing
Of prices ever known In the history Of
the Industrial world.
That the indicted packers or their
predecessors have dominated the meat
industry of the country and fixed
prices since 1880.
That the real purpose and design
OF the National Packing company
which was organized by members Of
the combination March 10, 1903, is to
continue the work accomplished by
the old pool"
How Prices are Figured.
That the key to the system Is the
uniform method used by the members
IN figuring the test cost of the prod
uct. That this test cost arrived at
by adding the killing charge to the
price Of cattle on the hoof and de-
Quoting allowances for hide and fat
10 In excess of the real cost and gives
the packers larger margin of profit
than their own figures indicate.
That the court was divided under
the old pooling system into different
divisions and each member of the
pool allotted a certain percentage OF
the business, and that similar sys.
tenn is still in existence.
That a system of forfeits was paid to
members who failed to get their per.
centage Of the business of the differ.
ent divisions and these forfeits were
in the nature Of fines on those mem.
bers who exceeded their allotment.
That since the organization of the
National Packing company the direct
ors of that organization hold meet.
ings at which the price of the product
Is fixed.
THE evidence which will be pre-.
sented,' said Mr.. Wilkerson. will
show that no other conclusion can
be reached than that the National
Packing company was used for the
purpose Of continuing the operations
Of the old pool and for that alone.
Furnishes . Pretext.
1T gave first pretext for these
gentlemen getting together and dis
cussing their own business in terms
of tho business of the National Pack
Ing company, itself operated to take
the place of the old system of fines
which were used in the days Of the
secret meetings, because whenever
one Of the parties to the combina-
ton over-shipped in any particular
market and thereby injured the bust
ness Of that market, he was fined
through the loss which resulted to
the National Packing company"