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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
Commercial Club.

At meeting of the Board of direst-
ors of the newly organized Commercial
Club Wednesday evening the following,
named officers we're chosen:
PRESIDENT. J. Sobolik.
1st Vice President--F. Huber.
End Vice Presidential. D. Petersen.
Treasurer-A. B. Converse.
Secretary-C. w. Reed.
The president was directed to ap.
point the following named committees,
and report the appointments to the
board for approval at meeting to be
held next Wednesday evening":
Railroads and transportation, five
members.
New industries, five members.
Trade extension and retail trade, FIVE
members.
Publicity and advertising, five men,
hers.
Legislative, three members.
Roads, streets, and city improve
ment, three members.
Membership and entertainments.
three members.
Mrs. Howard Nichols came down
from Bonair Tuesday,!
Mrs. Irma Downey came over from
Mason City Tuesday for a short visit
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Becker.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
MARRIED

At the Evangelical parsonage in Cres-
co, on Tuesday afternoon, March IL,
1912, occurred the marriage of Mr..
Lewis Walter, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Walter of Albion twp. to Miss
Matilda kratz, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Kratz of Winpesheik Co.,
Iowa. The couple We're attended BY
Mr.. Wesley Kratz, brother of the
bride, and Miss Ella Walter, sister of
the groom. After the ceremony this
young couple took the 2:O2 train for a
short wedding tour. Upon their re-
turn they will settle on the home farm
of the groom's father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter are highly re-
spected young people wherever they
are known, and the best wishes of all
are extended to them in their future
endeavors.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
A New Band for C1esco.

Prof. John Thaler, of Calmar, who
for years has taught music in our city,
is contemplating organizing brass
band here, and will take boys who have
had no previous practice in music and
build new band. The city is badly in
need of such an organization, and with
Prof. Thaler as instructor, with what
musical talent we have in the city,
there is no reason why we should not
have one and as good band as there
is in this part of the state. All wish.
ing to become members of the new
band should think the matter over and
notify Prof. Thaler within the next
two weeks.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
E. B. Webster Badly Injured

=. D. webster baoly injured
The Port Angeles Olympic-Leader o
March 9Th thus chronicles bad acci
dent sustained by E. B. Webster. for
merly of Cresco and one of the Repub
lican publishers.
A most serious accident occurred a
the power plant at the Elwha Sunday
which cost two lives and very nearl,
ended third. As a result the dea,
bodies of Walter Ritcher and Johl
Berg are somewhere in the waters o
the Elwha and E. B. Webster of tn,
Olympic Leader is laid up at his hom,
with q severe cut seven inches Ions
over his eye.
| The accident occurred shortly after ]
o'clock. While the great derricl
which stands at the west end of tn
dam was in use loading scow on tn,
lake above the dam with gravel from
the upper west bank, the main guy
cable supporting the derrick parted,
and as the strain was thrown on thu
other cables, each parted, the derrick
toppling over into the river, where il
rested leaning up against the dam.
Just before the accident, Webster
wife and son, and engineer Fits of the
Power Co., stepped down to the edge
of the canyon, standing alongside Berg
and Ritchter watching the men work.
ing on the scow below. They had
turned and walked some fifty feet up
the hill, when came the first sharp re-
port of the derrick breaking loose. One
glance back at the toppling timber, its
top hundred feet overhead, and::they
started to run. Just then the flying
cables were seen and they had not
taken more than step or two when
Webster, a few feet to the rear of his
wife and MIR Fits, was struck by 4
cable, and Berg and Ritchter were
swept over the edge. Had the Web
sters not left the edge moment be-
fore they, too, would have been swept
in. Mrs. Webster. hearing a cry,
turned back and saw Webster lying on
the ground, she hastily assisted him to
his feet before others knew he was
hurt.
Webster was taken to the Office
where his wound was dressed by DR..
He has since been rest
ing comfortably, but owing to the loss
of blood during the time that elapsed
before the doctor could reach the can
yon, he is very weak and will be laid
up for some days. He was brought
home in the company's auto, standing
the trip very we'll.
Though dynamite was repeated ex-
ploded in the river and every effort has
been made, the bodies of Ritchter and
Berg have not been recovered.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
Misuse Of Bohemian" Deprecated
bY Count.

| Count Francis Lutzow Of Bohemia
yesterday gave the lecture at the Uni.
versity of Chicago for which he came
to the city. He spoke on Bohemian
People and Bohemian Culture. Count
Lutzow recounted the strife and hard
ships which Bohemia has undergone
from the time its people were pagan
until the present day, when, though
not an Independent nation, it is begin
ming to be power in music, art, and
literature.
Among the many misfortunes which
have b fallen the Bohemian people, :"
said the count, "the misusejof the ma
tional name is by no means of the least
account. The ancient mistake which
identified the Bohemian with gypsies
orig ginated in France, probably because
gypsies went to that country with pas
ports signed by the king of Bohemia.
The peculiar modern significance of
the word was first used in English by
Thackeray.
"The great educational development
of modern Bohemia will deserves men,
tion. In spite of the constant oppo-
sition on the part of the government
at Vienna, the Bohemians have estab-
lished complete system of schools in
which all teaching is given in the ma
tional language. 1t was of course a
great victory when the Austrian gov
ernment in 1881 consented to the foun-
dation of a national university in Para.
gue.'
A reception in honor of Count and
Countess Lutzow was given by Presi-
dent Judson of the university, follow
ing the lecture. Chicago Tribune.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
High School Notes

On Friday last the Hawkeye Society
gave its program. The question TO,
d,bate was: Resolved that Iowa
should grant elective franchise to wo-
men," Both sides handled the subject
nicely, but the negative won unani-
muusly.
On Friday night Miss Martha Becker
ent rtained bunch of the upper class
men with sleighride party. followed
by a delicious supper at her country
home.
Saturday night the 7. l. S. S. gave
4 little dinner party to Arthur Moen,
who leaves Thursday for Annapolis.
A very interesting discussion was
held in the civics class one day last
week. The question was: Resolved
that capital punishment should be
abolished.
Tuesday, March 18th, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nearpass entertained the Seniors and
High School Faculty at their home in
honor of Arthur Moen. After most
enjoyable evening, spent in conversa-
tion and music, refreshments were
served. The evening wss closed with
two songs by Miss Kratz and two by
Miss Pearson.
Wednssday night. March lS, Harley
Gill entertained a number OF, boys in
= -. nf A ~ I,,e Moan
The literary work of the High School
10 being forced to the utmost, pro-
gram being given each week.
The Roosevelt Society will give its
program next Friday afternoon.
The Seniors must be studying hard
lately, if you Judge by the number of
books they take home nights.
The program committee of the DolIi-
yer society met Tuesday after school
to arrange their next program.
We were all glad to see Emma Smith
back to school again this week, after
her long illness.
Martha Becker goes to Oelwein Fri,
day night to speak in the contest there.
We all hope she will not have the
measles again.
Martha Becker, Leila Phillips and
Clara Grinde acted as substitute teach
ers for Miss Gender st week.
Helen Kessel has been absent this
week, lowing to injdries received from
q fall on the ice.
Mr.. Nearpass received an education
al exhibit from the Larkin Soap Co.,
Monday for the commercial museum.
1t insists of twelve ornamental bot
ties showing the variousy ingredients
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
Citizens Caucus.

There will be caucus of the citi-
zens of Cresco in the Armory Friday
evening, March 18th, at 8 o'clock.
This meeting is called for the purpose
of placing in nomination candidates for
the following city officers:
Mayor,
Assessor,
Treasurer,
Two Alderman at Large.
After the general caucus, ward eau.
cuses will be held to nominate one Al
derman from each ward.
All persons entitled to vote at the
city election Monday, March 25th, are
entitled to participate in this caucus.
BY order of Committee.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
Who Is? l Am

not always looking for a niger in
the woodpile, but it might be well to
look for the colored brother in six
and twenty-five years electric light
franchise. Cresco schemers are like
DIR. Duffy's pills, they work when the
voter sleeps. 1t is good idea always
to let we'll enough alone. There should
be an electric road here in less than
six years, and light might be had
cheaper. Dad.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
Notice in Probate.
To Whom 1t May Concern:

TO W nom IT May Concern:
You and each of you are hereby notified
to appear at the Court House In Cresco
Howard county. Iowa, on the 18th day o.
May. A. ID. 1912, at 2o'clock p m, to attend
the probate ofan instrument purporting tc
be the last VIII and Testament Of Anna Nj
Ehrke, late of Howard county. Iowa
deceased at which time and place you Will
appear and show cause, If any, why said VIII
should not be admitted to probate.
In Testimony Whereof. have hereunto
subs scribed my name and affixed the seal ri
the District court this 18th day of March, Isl!
F. BLANDIN.
3t5S Clerk of District Court.
Reed & pergler, A ttorneys.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15

used in making soap and the different
stages it goes through in the process
of manufacture.
The High School has been presented
splendid framed picture of the Class
of 1911, the gift of the class and of the
Blomquist studio. Many thanks.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
First Lutheran Church

Next Sunday, March 18th, services
with Holy Communion at 1O:45 a. m.
in the Norwegian language, and spec
ial Lenten services in English at 7:3O
p. m. Sunday school at 9:3O a. m.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
Notice.

16O acre farm for rent. Is in good
state of cultivation. It has not been
rented in the past. Enquire of Geo.
H. Owens, Cresco, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
House Cleaning Made Easv

My new vacuum carpet and rug
cleaner will do the work, no need of
taking up carpets. My cleaners are
for sale or hire. Leave orders at rest
room. ROBERT PHELAN.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15

Mrs. Mary Hamre went to Bonair

| Mrs. Mary Hamre went to Bonai
Tuesday.
Miss Minnie Letter returned to Bon
| air, Tuesday.
DooIittle's farm for rent. Inquire O.
]. C. Webster.
Mrs. Dan Palmer went to Lin,
Springs Tuesday.
Maud Gardner returned from De
corah, Tuesday.
Good seed barley for sale. Enquir.
Of George Lybbert.
Miss Della Gleason returned t.
Otranto yesterday.
Olga Gunderson of Ridgeway visited
in Cresco this week.
Lost-A coach dog Finder viii
please call Rumsey II.
Mrs. H. D Haren was down from
Lime Springs Tuesday
Mrs. T. j. Carolyn, Of Bonair, was a
Cresco caller yesterday
DR.. Will Plummer was down from
Lime Springs Wednesday.
Henry Foulks of Lime Springs was
a Cresco caller Wednesday.
Sylvia and Edith Grabau of Bonair,
were Cresco callers Tuesday.
Mozart Concert Co. at M. E. church,
Monday evening, March 18th.
N. A. Blackburn, Lawyer; Office
opposite the National Bank.
Frank Kapler from Mason City is
visiting at the r. Kapler home.
Mrs. Jas. Nichols and Leon Phillips
were down from Bonair Tuesday.
Farm for Rent-Enquire of Edwin
Belts at the farm. Phone Belts 8.
Post cards $l.OO per dozen for short
time only. C. Aminof Blomquist.
Baled hay for sale by the ton. En-
luire of D. G. ELDERKIN.
Mrs. Albertson and daughter were
lown from Lime Springs Wednesday.
have car of dsiry sugar feed on
rack. F. C. WoELLsTElN.
Mrs. Arthur Johnson and little daugh-
.er came up from Ridgeway yesterday.
Mrs. Henry Dunn and son Donald re
,urned from Texas Thursday morning.
Mrs. H. P. Nicholson and son re-
:urned to their home at Ossian Tues
lay.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. j. Williams of Lime
Springs were Cresco callers Wednes-
lay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cameron returned
o their home at Rudd, Iowa, yester-
lay.
Miss Matte Bowers went to New
hampton Tuesday for visit with rela-
ives.
Mound City Horse Shoe" Pain
wears longest, looks best. P. A.
Clemmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Larson was
lown from Chester between trains
Thursday.
LosT-On the streets of Cresco, a |
,lain gold ring. Finder please leave
It this office.
Miss Della Gleason of Otranto is Wis
ting at the home Of her brother, w.
\. Gleason.
Mrs. c. M. Anderson, of Lyle, Minn.,
vas in Cresco, Thursday, to consult !
)r. Kessel.
Mrs. Frank Drtina returned from a
,isit at Ft. Atkinson and Spillville
" Wednesday.
Mrs. Leonard Sebastian returned
rom visit with her mother at Mono
Ia Wednesday.
Mrs. Il. K. Rose went to Lime
springs Tuesday for few days visit
With relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. E. Barefoot went to
)ecorah Monday night to visit the
mother.
Two-quart English Rockingham tea
ot, only 19c at the Wonder Store, Sat-
rday, March 10th.
If you want farm loan at low rate
+ interest, see American Loan 4 Trust
company. Cresco. la.
Mrs. Archie Lewis and little son
vent to Austin yesterday to visit her
lother, Mrs. Chapman.
Mrs. Ed River returned to her home
n Leroy Tuesday after visit with
ister, Mrs. T. f. Glass.
Mrs. S. l.. Anderson and Mrs. l.. p.
anderson were up from Ridgeway be-
ween trains Wednesday.
Margaret Jones returned to Lime
prings yesterday, after visit with
or friend Miss Mary Rice
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
1OO-acre Stock Farm at a Bargai

1O0-acre Stock Farm at a Bargain.
This farm is located within miles of
Cresco, has good house and fair out
buildings. good we'll and running water,
some timber, is somewhat rolling. but
an ideal stock farm. Will be sold at
bargain in taken before June 1st. For
particulars inquire of or address,
A. j. EVANS, Cresco, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
For Sale

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.
lOO422, Kelberg No. 809O4, Imp. Euro.
tas of Finlarig No. l23993, (28O23),
Blackbird Beaver End, and Demestrus,
at farmers price. Come and see them,
8 miles west of Caimar, and z miles
south of Ridgeway. Free transporta-
tion to buyers.
John j. Walenta, Calmar, la.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15

New Meat Marketl
at Goettels old stand, Market Street.
Meats delivered. Phone AL.
ALBL & HALL.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15
Announcement.

To the Democratic Voters of Howard
County,
wish to announce that am a can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for Sheriff and solicit the support of
my friends at the June primary.
DAVID FERRIE.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15

Hay for sale. S. A. CONVERSE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Primaries and POstoffices

The politicians are disgruntled over proposition to hold primaries to choose postmasters. Let merit, they say, determine who shall be postmas- ter. A postoffice is, they add a busi- ness organization, and a primary is incompetent to conduct place of business.
 Why, of course. The politicians are competent and patriotic and unself- ish-let them select the postmasters. The people are but the people, poor things, and they should have no voice in the transaction of their own busi- ness.
 The politicians will no doubt prove stronger than the people. It is their last chance perhaps, for Woodrow Wilson is a civil service reformer. He accepts literally these words of the democratic national platform: "The law relating to the civil service should be honestly and rigidly enforced, to the end that merit and ability shall be the standard of employment and promotion, rather than service ren- dered to political party" Let the politicians have their way this time. There may be no next time for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Street Corners in This City

On April 1 the numerous fruit stands of this city will be withdrawn from the sidewalks to interior spaces. This need not and probably will not lessen the number of fruit stands. Nothing better than fresh ripe fruits can readily be purchased, and no one desires to lessen the consumption Tn the least.
 The real objection to fruit stands in the street is the lack of space in which the want of sanitation can be detected and the remedy for that want enforced. The street fruit stands are too cramped to be entirely whole some. This alone justifies their re- moval from the sidewalks. Fruit can not be too we'll screened from the dirt and dust of the street, and the new reform will aid in that important respect. The interior of building will keep off many germs that the exterior of it would not.
 The commission will soon have the crowded corners in the crowded streets of this city freed from both parked automobiles and ill-placed fruit stands, and the people will never be willing to go back to former methods. The corners of the streets are overcrowded at the best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

here. We make a great variety of articles ranging from collins to pea nut butter, but we do not make rib bons and silks and the like, and yet we should handle and sell them.
 All this will come in due time, and the banquet of Friday night is a promise that this city will be devel- oped on commercial as well as on in- dustrial lines. Few believed that we had $50 commercial travellers. We need 1000 and there is no reason why we should not have that number in- side of five years.
 The Birmingham spirit is rising. To quote one of the speakers at the banquet: "It rests with you, gentle men, whether at the next federal census the population of Birmingham shall be quarter of a million or three-quarters of a million" This is the true Birmingham spirit, and this it was that led to the big banquet of Friday night. President Sibley was the toastmaster on that occasion, and so long as he remains at the head of the Chamber of Commerce no doubt that banquet will be repeated in the last week of each year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
ul leaders it wiII probably digappear

full leaders it will probably disappear step by step.
 But is the progressive party any better? It has no tariff reform rec ord even in words. It has shown no dislike for monopolistic trusts. It includes many George W. Perkinses, and it's Oyster Bay leader was once the co-worker of E. H. Hartman. It may try to pose as reform party, but it must in the next four years demonstrate that it would in power do a great deal better than the republican party did. The task will prove diff cult.
 The democratic party will revise the tariff, reform the currency, and render effective the antitrust law. It will live because it deserves to live. No one can foresee, however, whether the progressives or the socialists will be it's chief opponent in 1916. The socialist party ranks second in Flor ida, and it outranks the republican party in Arizona, Nevada, Louisiana and Mississippi. The race is between the socialists and the progressives, both aspiring to become the chief op- position party of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Selecting an Opposition Party

In Europe where legislative off cials only are chosen by the people voters form into numerous party groups, but in this country where ex- ecutive and judicial, as well as legis- lative, officers are elected, the ten dency long has been to confine poli- tical activity to two parties.
 In a two-party country one should be confessedly and openly a radical party, and the other hold back party devoted to tradition. These times do not, however, seem to call for party of the latter nature, and if the Roots and Shoots in the republican party attempt to reorganize it on its old high tariff, trust-promotion lines, it will not soon again rule the country. It is a historic party. That is to say, it was 50 years ago. Since then it has been the slave of capital. It has filled the land with monopoly. It has well nigh crushed competition, and it has increased the cost of liv- ing partly by reason of it's tariff policy and partly because it has sought to crush commercial rivalry. The indications are that it cannot live down it's economic record. Its prosperity cry is seen to be hollow. It means undue prosperity for a fla vorcd few at the expense of the many. It cannot come back tied to the trusts and magnates and tariff beneficiaries. Its carpet-bag record forbids it's existence in fifteen states, and in the absence of new and force
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
THE CONSTANTINE ARCH

A, l.. Buckingham, writing in the January century contends that the Arch of Constantine, instead of belong ing to Constantine's period, was erected long before by Domitian, and later ded- icated to Constantine. Part of his argu- ment is contained in the inscription:
 Imp p(eratori) Caes (ari) Flfavio) Constantine MaXimo
 PGo) F(elicD Augusta S(enatus) P(opulus) q(ue) R(omnus)
 quod instinctu divinitatis mentis
 magnitudine cum exercitu suo
 tam de tyranno quam de omn1eiuS
 factione uno tempore iustis
 rempublicam ultus est armis
 arcum trivmphis insignem dicavit.
 A free and brief rendering of this, says Mr. Frothingham, would be.
 'Inasmuch as by his divine power and the greatness of his spirit he has, with the help of his army, justly avenged the republic of the tyrant (Maxentius) and his entire party, we, the Roman senate and people, do dcdi- ,cate herewith to the Emperor Constan- tine the Great this arch, famous for its triumps."
 It is curious that Latinists and arch aeologists have failed to see what lies hidden in these last words-words for which We can find no equivalent on any other arch. They show that, before being in this way dedicated to Constan- tine, the arch had been associated with the triumphs of previous emperors; and so, out of the mouth of the inscrip tion itself, the arch is proved not to be an arch built to Constantine, and the Haterii relief is confirmed. As a mat ter of fact that no triumphal arch could have been built to Constantine is d thing that ought to have been evident to any scholar, because it would have law and custom governing the erection of such arches. No triumph could be decreed by the senate and people ex- cept for victories over a foreign foe and for additions to Roman territory. Constantine had been victorious only over domestic foes, and had added nc. territory. He was never voted a tri- umph, and no triumphal arch could have been built to him. But the senate could rededicate in his honor an arch already built in honor of another em- perior, whose memory had afterward been damned and his arch undedica.ed and made into triumphal free-lance. This is what actually occurred.