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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
A Nurse Crop For Glover.

Oats is generally used in Iowa az
a nurse crop for clover, and yet oats
is the poorest crop that may be
grown with clover for the protection
and benefit of the latter, according to
Prof. H. D. Hughes of Iowa State
College.
coats makes an unsatisfactory
nurse CROP" says Professor Hughes
because it requires more moisture
for it's grosth than any of the Other
crops that may be used with clover.
and it comes off the ground later. II
the first place it takes moisture from
the young clover plant, which needs
it, and retards its development. In
the second place, it shades the clover
until the hotter and dryer parts Of
the summer and then when it is
harvested the clover is suddenly ex-
posed to the drying, burning rays Of
the sun. Moreover, the oats grows
so rank that it shades the clover tor
much and keeps the clover a weak
and spindling plant"
In q measure some of these trou-
bles may be reduced by reducing the
quantity of oats seeded per acre. But
the use of winter wheat or barley for
a nurse crop will rid the farmer Of
most of the troubles attending the
use of oats for nurse crop. Wheat
and barley shade the ground less.
they take less moisture and they are
harvested. earlier, giving the clover
plant q better chance to thrive.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
FARMING A BUSINESS.

The successful farmer today IL al
ready business man and that some
what mythical character known as
1.-The farmer" cannot be segregated.
because so many farmers are mer-
chants professional men. judges.
bankers, legislators, and SO blend In
with every walk Of life that be can
not be treated as class apart. The
average farmer knows what he 10
about and he is working In earnest to
make living for himself and family.
He cannot take the advice Of every
Tom, Dick and Harry. and you cannot
blame him II he resents the whole
sale criticism which Is being piled
upon MIN. no hos h1v" pete --s.~A'
preached to. threatened. coddled.
wheedled, bullied. coaxed and brfbed
until his manhood and intelligence
naturally revolt.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
MONEY IN BARLEY.
fav n. e. krueoer.>

Barley as cash crop deserves care
full attention by progressive farmers.
II one variety of recognized value Is
grown and care taken that varieties
be not mixed. the crop will be more
valuable on the market since the malt
sters desire barley which will germ
mate at the same time. investigations
show that the majority Of maltsters
nrefer the six.rowed bearded barley
Barley may be grown In rotation
profitably and Is one OF the oest
nurse crops to use In seeding cIovers
or grasses. Statistics for the enure
country show that barley Is exceeded
only by corn in average yield and
value per acre. and in digestible nu'
trients, which represent It's feeding
value. it is also second only to corn.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
Is The Stomach indispensable?

An operation for the removal of the
stomach in Chicago hospital recently,
promoted discussion among the surg
cons whether the stomach could be re-
moved and the patient be none the
worse for it. Before the discussion had
we'll died out. the patient had died. 1t
demonstrated he could not live without
his stomach. To keep the stomach in
good condition, and cure constipation.
indigestion, ETC., use the great herb
laxative compound, DR.. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin. 1t lis absolutely guaran-
teed to do what is claimed, and if you
want to try it before buying, send your
address for free sample bottle to
Pepsin Syrup Co., l19 Caldwell Bldg.
Monticello, jill. 1t is sold by all drug
gists at SOC and 81 a bottle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
OLD FUEO WILL NOT DOWN
MRS. SCOTT AND MRS. STORY
STILL INSURGING.
Annual Meeting of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution Begins
at Washington.

Washington, April 15.-The old feud
that split the D. A. r. convention of
year ago into warning factions and re.
suited in a holly contested fight for
the organization presidency between
the followers of Mrs. Mathew 7. Scott,
who won the election, and Mrs. Will
liam Cummings Story of New York,
leaped to the front this morning when
the twenty-tirst congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolu.
ton convened in Memorial Continent
al hall and the roll call disclosed the
fact that both the Scott and Story
forces were present in large numbers.
1t is expected that the present con.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
PREDICTS WRECK EPIDEMIC
EXPERT SAYS FRICTION SPLITS
IRON AND BREAKS RAILS.
Speed Of Trains or Weight Of
Carriers.

Washington. April IAN epidemic
is predicted by James E. Howard, rail
expert of the bureau of standards.
American railroads may be forced to
reduce the speed or weight of trains
in order to prevent an increase of the
appalling record of accidents. accord.
ing to Mr.. Howard, who has been con.
Quoting investigations of the causes
OF accidents.
1t is expected that this decision will
be confirmed by experiments being
made at the bureau of standards on
the rail that broke under the TWEEN.
tieth Century Limited March IA when
the express was making 60 miles an
hour and threw the cars over an EN-.
bankment into the Hudson river.
From the number OF fractures
which are appearing within limited
territory the possibility Of an epidemic
Of wrecks is not altogether remote
one" Mr.. Howard says. There must
be limit in the combination Of hard
steel rails and high wheel pressures
beyond which 1t is unsafe to go. Re.
cent evidence indicates the approach
to that limit in current railroad prac.
tice. if it has not been passed"
Failure to observe this limit is held
by Mr.. Howard to be the cause of the
wreck on the Lehigh Valley railroad
last August, in which 80 persons were
killed.
Fl. w. Belnap, chief Inspector Of
safety appliances for the interstate
commerce commission. says these
high wheel pressures" are caused by
several factors. among which are speed
and the weight Of cars and trains It
may be necessary. Mr.. Belnap asserts.
to reduce one or more of these factors
to prevent an increase or possible cpl.
demic of wrecks.
American railroads. in order to min.
imize cost of operation. employ indi.
vidual cars and trains of far greater
size and weight than those used on
British and continental roads. and are
steadily Increasing size. weight. and
speed of trains.
The accident records OF the inter.
state commerce commission show that
in the last 10 years the accidents due
to broken rails have increased from
7S in 1902 TO 249 in 1911
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
For Sale

I have for sale % Polled Angus bulls
of the best breeding; also 20 cows and
heifers imported and native, of the best
breeding, sired by Imp. Erl Erick No.
1OO422, kelberg No. $1,000, Imp. Euro
tas of Finlarig No. 123993, (28O23,
Black bird Beaver End, and Demestrus,
at farmers price. Come and see them,
miles west of Caimar, and z miles
south of Ridgeway. Free transporta-
ton to buyers.
John j. Walenta, Calmar, la.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
LOSS Bv SMUT.

About half a million dollars worth
of barley is destroyed by smut every
year in Wisconsin alone. If you are
going to treat smut with hot water,
you had better test your thermometer
by that at the creamery. A few de-
grees too hot will kill your barley.
Every man should have barley plot
and grow his own seed. Two or three
acres will be sufficient to devote to
this seed growing.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
Eastern MiIIers BUYERS.

Winnipeg, April 15.-Eastern mill
ers were heavy buyers of Canadian
wheat in Duluth. One million bush
els were sold by Winnipeg holders te
this class of buyers. Sensational news
from Chicago of late winter wheat
crop was the cause of panic and
q big business was done on the local
exchange The Canadian Northern
shipments to Duluth, and lifted the
embargo at Port Arthur. and will ac
cept all grain shipments for Port Ar
thur terminals
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
Taxea UnevenIy Distributed.

Iowa's tax burden is unevenly dis
tributed, according to J. X. McCon
logue of Mason City, member of the
temporary Iowa tax commission. In
an article written especially for The
Capital he states that the farmer
pays proportionately larger amount
Of taxes than does the large property
holder in the city; that the humble
citizen and laboring man with a
small home in the city is taxed on
a higher valuation than the wealthy
occupant of a palatial home: that
small merchants pay upon assessed
valuation nearer the actual value
than do the merchant princes, and
that much property escapes taxation
entirely.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
PALACE FOR ALFONSO
Authorities Of Alicante Start Project
by Subscribing $4,000.

Alicante. April 15.-The provincial
authorities have headed a subscrip
ton with $1,000, the purpose of which
is to present King Alfonso with a
palace here. The edifice is to be Of
Arabic architecture. 1t will also have
magnificent gardens. The palace is
to be presented to Alfonso with the
hope that he will spend the winters
here and thus popularize the resort.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
The Season

S now here when it is time to get. busy.
There's surely somebody wants what
you have, and the other fellow may
have what you want. l will try to
satisfy you. Call in or write GEO. H.
OWENS, Land and Investment Office,
opposite Court House, Cresco, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
New "Probationers" At hospital.

Fifteen new "probationers." or be
ginning nurses, were established in
the Methodist hospital last week,
They will take the places of those
nurses who will graduate this spring,
Each nurse is required to serve three
years from the time she enters the
hospital and if she is absent for any
time on account of sickness that
tiMe must be made up in actual serv.
ice. Thus the twenty-five members
of the graduating class do not all
finish their work at the same time,
and the probationers are brought in
and started under the tutelage of the
senior nurses.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
STATE or OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm OF Il. J. Cheney
Il Co.. doing business in the City Of Tole-
do. County and State aforesaid. and that
said firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for each and every case
of Cntarrh that cannot he cured by the use
of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence. this 9th day OF December,
a. w. GLEASON.
(ScaD Notary Public
lIalrs Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mu.
cous surfaces of the system. Send for ties.
timoninis free.
H. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for Constipa-
ton.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
Supreme Court Reverses Judgment.

A thousand-dollar judgment in fav
or of Adrian Hart, an 1l-yearold boy
of Mason City, was set aside by the
supreme court last week. The boy
had been injured in a building used
for tile making, he and other boys
going into the building through an
open door and playing about the
machinery which was not then being
used. The court held that the com.
parry operating the plant h.tI a r!slt
to leave the door open and to pre-
sumo that the children of the neigh
borhCod would not molsst.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
Why He Was Late.

"What made you so late?"
81 met Smithson.
well, that is n, reason why you
should be an hour late getting home to
supper"
II know, but asked him how he was
feeling. and he insisted on telling me
about his stomach trouble
Ibid you tell him to take Chamber
lains Tablets?"
.'Sure, that is what he needs" Sold
by Fred Lowry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
THE PEOPLE LIKE WOOD
ROW.
[sharpsburg (Ky.) world.l

[Sharpsburg (Ky) World.1
) Here are some Of the reasons
why the people like Governor
Woodrow Wilson, who ought to
bs nominated for president by
the Democrats:
he 10 democratic.
Believes in the rule Of the peo-
pIe.
Practices what no breaches.
Is man enough to acknowledge
his mistakes.
Not afraid to change his mind.
Wears no mans collar.
Broke the power Of both polit-
zeal machines in New Jersey.
Refused the aid Of Wall street.
Declined to "play politics" with
Henry Watterson.
Cannot be bought, bIuffsd or
} frightened.
Calls spade spade.
, ls thoroughly progressive.
) An honest man.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
S25o,oo0 Fire at Omaha,

Omaha. April 15.-Fire in a six.
story building in the heart OF the re.
tail district did damage estimated q.
$250,OOO. The principal occupants OF
the structure were department store
firm and q suit and cloak firm.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
President Saves s3o,74o in Year.

Cincinslati, April 15.-Listing a
gold watch valued at 500 and dis.
owning any household goods, dogs OF
agricultural implements, President
Taft's tax duplicate is on file in the
Hamilton county court house today
showing the executives taxable prop
erty has increased in value $30740
over last year. The record shows
that Taft now holds $4,000 in stocks,
increasing such holdings from a to.
tai of $4,000 worth listed year ago.
The total value OF his personal prop
erty is $51, $40, with debts amount
ing to $4,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
Notice..

To the Northern Iowa Telephone Stock
Holders.
The annual meeting of the Stock
holder of the Northern Iowa Telephone
Co., will be held at its office Monday,
May 9Th, from to 5 O'Clock p. M, for
the purpose of electing two directors
for three years each, ard a secretary
for one year.
C. W. REED, President.
G. r. STORY, Secretary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
Democratic State Convention

Pursuant to call OF the National Demo
cratic Committee, a delegate convention OF
the democratic party of Iowa IS hereby cal
led to meet in the city of Burlington, on
Thursday. May l6, 1912. at the hour Of ten
O'Clock a. NJ, the purpose OF said assem- bly,
being to provide representation from this
state to the Democratic National Conven-
ton to be held at Baltimore on June D. 1917,
by the election of four delegates and four al
ternates.at-large and two legates and two
alternaues from each Of the eleven congress
sional districts Of the state, also for the trans
action ofsuch other business as the conven-
ton may deem necessary and proper
The ratio of representation will be one
delegate from each county and one addition
al delegate for each 200 votes and fraction
thereof above 100 votes cast for Hon. Claude
r. Porter for governor at the general cleo
ton of 1910. Upon such basis the counties In
the 4th Congre sional District of Iowa are
entitled to the number of delegates as set
forth below:
Allamakee Q Cerro Gordo
Chickasaw 10 clayton 16
Fayette y Floyd b
Howard Mitchell
Winnesheik II Worth
Inasmuch as there Is no provision of law
for holding primary election for selection
of delegates to the state convention. 1t is or
dered that there shall be held in each county
a convention for selection of such delegates
The time and place of holding said county
conventions and the manner of selecting
delegates to such a county conventions,
whether by primary or caucus. hall be de-
termined by the county committees OF the
respective counties.
All voters subscribing to the fundamental
principles of democracy are invited to par
ticipate in the selection of delegates to this
convention.
BY order of the Democratic State Contra
Committee of Iowa. Done at Des Moines.
January 90, 1912.
JNO. +. DALTON, n. F. REED,
Secretary. Chairman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
Mrs. cosson Pleads for Conservatism,

Mrs. cosson Pleads for Conservatism.
A plea for conservatism in the fight
for woman's suffrage was made by
Mrs. George Cosson, wife of the at.
torney general, in an address before
the Des Moines Political Equality
club. Too extravagent claims, Mrs.
Cosson said, do not appeal to sensi.
BILE minded people. She declared that
the social and other evils would not
be wiped out at one blow in case the
suffragists were to be given the bsI.
lot. The excuses of the English sui
fragists were condemned as being
harmful to the cause.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19

Don't be surprised if you have an at
tack of rheumatism this spring. Just
rub the affected part parts freely with
Chamberlain Liniment and it will soon
disappear. Sold by Fred Lowry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19

Princeton Opens Student Farm.
Princeton, N. j., April 15.-The
Princeton university authorities an.
nounce the opening of large farm
property near the college which will
provide any student who is not afraid
of toll with the means of working his
| way through college.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
Gould Defends Amateur Tennis Till.

New York, April 15.-Jay Gould,
national amateur court tennis cham.
pion. successfully defended his title
defeating Joshua Crane of Boston
three games straight, 6-3, 81, SO
This is the seventh time Gould has
won the title.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
Wreck on the N. 2.

Valley City, N. d., April 15-A
dozen or Is persons were injured, four
or five of them seriously, when the
Irwin City Express" crack coast
train on the Northern Pacific railroad,
vas wrecked II miles east of here.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19

You will look good while before
you find a better medicine for coughs
and colds than Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. 1t not only gives relief-it
cures. Try it when you have cough
or cold, and you are certain to be pleas
ed with the prompt cure which it will
effect. For sale by Fred Lowry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
"a oOO Bulldou Stolen.

Chicago, April PA French bull
dog, valued at $4,000. owned by Sam.
uel Raphuel of Des MONIES. Iowa, has
been stolen from the home of A. NJ
Rubenstein.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
$4,000 Fire at Homer, Neb

Homer, Neb., April ia fire which
started in the Omaha cafe here con.
sumed most of the business section Of
the town, with loss of $4,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19

The various precinct committeeman should
call caucuses III their respective precincts In
ample time to secure their proper represent
alton in the County convention as appor-
toned above.
The State convention will choose four dele
gates at large and four alternates at large to
represent Iowa at the Democratic National
convention, " hich is called to meet In Balti
more June IS, 1912. The fourth district eau
Gus will choose two delegates and two alter
mates to represent the fourth Iowa district al
the Baltimore convention.
F. d. MEAD,
County Chairman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
For Sale

Choice Timothy Seed of our own
raising, free from Quack Grass or
Canada Thistles, Government test 9s.65
purity. Inquire of C. D. NICHOLS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
Waterloo Again Gets Dairy Meet.

Waterloo has been selected as the
next meeting place for the annual
convention and exhibition of the Iowa
State Dairy association. The execu.
tive committee of the association
held a meeting in Des Moines for the
purpose of making arrangements for
the annual meeting and of selecting
the place. The convention will be
held in October
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
IOWA STATE NEWS
Cooperative Road Making.


Determined to have at least one
good road in Polk county, farmers OF
| Saylor and Crocker townships have
organized for the purpose of building
it themselves.
They will improve the road tina,
| leads out of the city on East Four,
teenth street to the county farm and
thence to Ankeny.
One hundred farmers met at the
county farm for the purpose of or
ganizing a good road society and per
fecting plans for the building of a
good highway leading into the city.
Before they called their meeting ar
rangements were made with the en-
cheering department at Ames to have
one Of it's employees present at the
meeting to discuss the technical side
of the improvement. Arrangements
also were made with the department
to have one of its engineers survey
the road to 4 grade and set stakes
for it.
Each of the one hundred farmers
who attended the meeting agreed to
do a certain portion of work in build
ing the road. They agreed to divide
themselves into gangs, and that one
set of men would do the grading OF
the road while one set agreed to dc
the hauling of all dirt that will be
needed Another set agreed to do the
dragging while still another agreed
to haul gravel to place on the road
after the grading and dragging have
been completed.
The big meeting of farmers and
their plan to cooperate with one
another in making good roads is one
of the evidences of the sentiment that
is sweeping over the country for bet
ter highways. ....
Similar meetings are expected to be
held in other parts of the county dur
ing the next few weeks, and by the
cooperation of the farmers and the
board of supervisors, it is believed
that Polk county will soon lead all
other counties in the state in the
movement for better highways.
Lynchines In Iowa.
The south is generally looked up
on as the home of lynch law, and
yet careful study reveals the fact
that even in such a conservative state
as Iowa there has been surprising
ly large number of lynchings. In the
April number of "The Iowa Journal
of History and Politics." published by
the State Historical society of Iowa,
there is an article by Mr.. Paul W.
Black on "Lynchings in Iowa. Ac
cording to Mr.. Black there have been
over one hundred and sixty lynchings
involving as many as two hundred
and twenty victims in Iowa since
1884. Horse stealing and murder arc
found to have been the most frequent
direct causes of Wnchings, while
hanging and whipping have been the
methods of punishment most often
employed by the mobs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
BURLINGTON, MAY 18th, 1912,

The various voting precincts of the county
will be entitled to representation in the con-
vention as follows: One delegate to each
precinct and one delegate additional for each
25 votes or major fraction thereof cast FIR
Claude r. Porter for Governor in 1910. On
such basis. the various precincts are entitled
fO renreSentatiOn as follows:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-19
Democratic County Convention

The Democrats of Howard County are
called to meet in delegate convention at the
Court House in Cresco, Saturday, May 4th,
at o'clock D. m, to select seven delegates to
represent this county at the State conven-
ton to be held at
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-28
INTERESTING LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Tashalski charges that Fred
stole the horse and buggy from
in front of his house Monday
night. Held to grand jury on ST.
900 bonds.
Lots of excitement this morn
ing at Wentworth ave; and W..
80 St, when a-water main bustedS
flooding an area of 8 blocks. No Z
one hurt.