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A DR. JONNESCO DEMONSTRATES HIS NEW ANAESTHETIC AT ROCHESTER. SURGEONS SEE DEMONSTRAION Three Patients Conscious as the Knife Is PainlessJy Used.—Dr. Mayo and Other Medics Pronounce the Work Successful. Rochester, Minn., Dec. 27.—Dr. To tnasso Jonnesco, of Bucharest, Rou mania, arrived in this city from New York, and had the opportunity of ex ploiting the use of his new discovery, stovaine, upon three of the greatest test cases offered him on his tour of this country. The clinic was held at St. Mary's hospital and was watched by 40 visiting surgeons. The first case was a woman 82 years old, troubled with hernia. Her caBe was such that an operation with the usual anaesthetic was impossible because of the weakness of the heart and yet an operation was imperative. The patient submitted to the ordeal with great fortitude considering her age. Anaesthetic was administered be tween the twelfth dorsal and the first lumbar. Dr. S3. Starr Judd, of this city, was the operator. When the new anaesthetic was first adminis tered, the pulse of the patient dropped to 40, but within a few minutes it was up to 53. Six centigrams of stovaine with a small amount of strychnine was given. Dr. Jonnesco, through his Interpreter, explained that ten centi grams was the usual amount of sto vaine, but the patient was as a child and a smaller amount was necessary. At first a slight sigh was heard and that was all. In two and a half min utes Dr. Judd commenced the opera tion. At times the patient would en deavor to raise her head and see what they were doing, but this was made impossible by a large cloth stretched before her head. It was evident to the eurgeons present that the woman was immune trom all pain or from any nervous sensation from the use of the knives or needles. Success, Says Dr. Mayo. At the completion of the operation. Dr. W. J. Mayo was heard to say. "It was a success, all right," and con gratulated the Roumanian savant. Dr. Mayo then spoke to the members of the medical profession and stated thai Dr. Jonnesco had used stovaine in 750 cases since July. 1908, and none had shown any ill effects. The second patient was a man of 52 years, troubled with inguinal hernia. He, too, groaned slightly at the first. While Jonnesco, w'ho performed this operation, was cutting around the in testines, the patient conversed with the attendants. In this case, as in the preceding one, stovaine was put to a great test, other anaesthetics being impossible because of the heart ac tion. Jonnesco's method of procedure was found to be somewhat different than that employed by the American surgeon, and the second operation re quired more time, as Dr. Judd was unable to sometimes grasp the mean ing of the signs of the Roumanian. At its completion Dr. Mayo again said: "It is a good operation, all right it was very good." Arm Amputated. The third operation was performed upon a colored man who had a bad tubercular arm and amputation was deemed necessary. The stovaine in this case was given between the first and second dorsal vertebrae. The ne gro occasionally groaned as Dr. Judd sawed the arm, but a pin was pricked into his face and it was evident that he was not aware that he had been touched. He was asked if he felt any thing, when the operation was about half finished, and he replied that he felt numb. There was not the slight est indication of pain. Dr. Jonnesco explained that the lower part of the (negro's anatomy was not affected by the stovaine and that it would bave been possible for him to arise and walk. At the conclusion of the third oper ation the first patients were called upon, and it was found that they re covered from the effects of the sto vaine with no ill results and there was no evidence of sickness or vomit ing. The Olmslead County Medical So ciety acted as sponsor for the recep tion of Dr. Jonnesco, and at the con clusion of the clinic the society ten dered him a vote of thanks for his work in this city. Every doctor pres ent at the clinic voiced the same opin ion, that it was one of the greulest things they have ever witnessed. In the opinion of Dr. Charles Mayo it was a most successful clinic and fully demonstrated the powers of the use of stovaine as an anaesthetic. After Effects Unknown. Dr. C. T. Granger, of this city, said: "It was a great thing. I do not be lieve that stovaine will be adopted as an anaesthetic for all surgical cases until more is known of the after re sults. In a case where ether is im possible as was demonstrated at to day's clinic, stovaine has solved a great problem in surgery and many otherwise impossible operations are made practical by its use." A visiting surgeon said: "Yes, it was wonderful and I fully believe there is a great possibility ui t:i« a*, of the stovain«, will', strychnine, a an anaesthetic. Time is I ill one question in my mind as lo its practi cal use, however, and that can only be answered in time. There is a pos sibility that stovaine will have an after result and may in a few years' time cause paralysis of the spine. As I said before this can only be an swered in time, but I am well pleased with what I saw today." Dr. F. R. Mosse, ul this city, in an swer to the question what he thought about it, said: "it was one of the greatest things I ever saw. I tully be lieve it will prove a success. Its ad vantage over the nse of ether is that it can be administered in any case where no other anaesthetic is possi ble and that it produces analgesia with no after effects or with no disso lution of the mind." Drs. P. R. Kilbourne and O. C. Hey erdate, of the Rochester State hospi tal, were both loud in their praises of the work of Dr. Jonnesco. The cases at yesterday's clinic were especially adapted to such a demonstration. In all three cases operations were im perative and the use of ether was im possible. By the use of stovaine the three patients at the clinic of yester day were given a new lease of life. Dr. Jonnesco was entertained at the home of Dr. W. J. Mayo at the con clusion of the work at the hospital and left on an evening train for New York, where he will take the first boat for his home, having been called there by the serious illness of his father. The hasty preparations made necessary prevented the attendance of a large number of Twin City phy sicians who were expected here for Monday's clinic. Before taking his leave Dr. Jonnes co, through his interpreter, said: "1 am highly pleased with the reception tendered me in this country and 1 hope that what I have been able to accomplish while here will prove ad vantageous to American surgeons in their great work." CHICAGO RAILWAY COMBINE. Corn- Stocks and Bonds of Several panies Bought. Chicago. Dec. 27.—Purchase of the stocks and bonds of several Chicago street railway companies, Including the interests controlled by J. P. Mor gan, of New York, by Chicago capital ists was announced as the first step In the plan of unification of all local transportation lines, surface and ele vated. The stocks and bonds purchased were of the Chicago City Railway company, the Calumet and South Chi cago Railway company, and the South ern Street Raiway company. The amount of money figuring in the present consolidation is reported to be $70,000,000. $18,000 FIRE AT DULUTH. Supposed to Have Originated From a Cigar Stub. Duluth, Minn., Dec. 27.—Fire of un known origin did damage to the amount of $18,000 in the Watterwortb and Fee block on West First street. The fire is supposed to have originated from a carelessly thrown cigar stub in the wings of the State in the Plaat en Conservatory of Music on the sec ond floor. Jens Flaaten suffered a loss of about $5,000 on musical instruments and fur niture. The Northern Electrical com pany's loss was $8,000. The Gibson Barber Supply company's loss was $5,000 and other tenants suffered loss es of a few hundreds. The losses were quite generally covered by in surance. STREET CAR WRECK IS FATAL. Detroit, Mich., Dec. 27.—Striking a curve at full speed, it is said, a De troit bound Detroit United Railway in terurban car turned turtle, instantly killing one and wounding 25 of its 35 passengers. One of the wounded, it is reported will die. Passengers say the car was in charge of a new motor man. The wreck occurred near Wayne, 20 miles from Detroit. MAY PASS SHIP SUBSIDY BILL. Washington, Dec. 27.—A ship sub sidy bill that can pass congress and meet the approval of the president seems to be in sight. Congressman Humphreys, of Washington, with the members of the merchant marine com mittee of the house, yesterday visited President Taft and laid before him the bill introduced at the last session, with amendments which have since been added. FREDERICK REMINGTON IS DEAD. Heart Failure and Shock From Opera' tion Removes Artist. Ridgefield, Conn., Dec. 27.—Freder ick Remington, the artist, died at his home here from heart failure and shock superinduced by an operation for ap pendicitis. Mr. Remington had been In good health until last Sunday, but it was not until Wednesday that he suf fered pain and physicians were called. A New York specialist was called and the next day an operation was per formed. New Ore Cars for Iron Range. Duluth, Dec. 27.—The Duluth, Mis sabe and Northern road and the Du luth and Iron Range roads have each placed orders for 1,000 new steel ore cars of 50 tons capacity each. The cars are to be delivered May 1, 1910, so that they will be available for de delivering ore from the ranges to the docks of Duluin and Two Harbors the coming season. Upon the arrival of the new cars the Missabe road will have a total of 5,450 ore cars and the Iron Range road-will have 5,300. TO PROBE S. D. LAND RULINGS. Commissioner Dokken to Make Investi gation Into State Reserves. Pierre, Dec. 27.—State Land Com missioner O. C. Dokken has gone to Washington to look into the matter of state lands in the Black Hills forest reserve. Under department rulings the state lands in that part of the state are of practically no value to the state and a large area of that class of lands is being taken up under mineral and other claims. The congressional delegation at Washington has taken the matter up and Commissioner Dokken has gone to the national capital and while he is there an effort will be made to get tiome definite action either on the part of congress or through department rul ings to either definitely fix the status and title of .state lands in that section or, in lieu thereof, to allow the state to surrender all its lands in that part of the state and take indemnity lands in some other section to malte good for the lands surrendered in the reserve. E FRIEND DESERTS ARCTIC EXPLORER WAKE RE- CALLS WITH SUSPICION DOCTOR'S ACTIONS. LOSES ALL FAITH IN EXPLORER Tells of Latter's Mysterious Disappear ance and His European Plans—In tended to Go to Copenhagen With Records. New York, Dec. 27.—Charles Wake af this city, Arctic explorer, member of the Explorers' club and heretofore one of the staunchest supporters of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, has deserted the Cook standard. Although loyal for several days after the adverse decision of the University of Copenhagen, on Cook's records, Wake now says that he was deceived by the explorer. He adds that he does not know where Dr. Cook is except that he is in Europe, although he is aware of Mrs. Cook's whereabouts, which he declines to reveal. Mr. Wake says that he does not wish his statement to be taken as an attack on Dr. Cook, but he feels impelled to let the facts speak for themselves. He recites his experiences with the ex plorer, among them the following in teresting account of the doctor's dis appearance: "It was finally arranged that Mr. Lonsdale, Dr. Cook's secretary, should sail for Copenhagen with a typewritten copy of the records on the United States, of the Scandinavian-American line, sailing on Nov. 25, and that the doctor and his wife, carrying the originals, should sail for Genoa under assumed names on the Celtic, leaving1 on Nov. 7. "Lonsdale and his companion were then to take the originals to Copen-. hagen and Dr. Cook was to remain within easy distance of a call from the university. Dr. ?ook took a train for Philadelphia. On the way to Jerr sey City he had his mustache shaved off and exchanged his derby for a soft felt hat. His parting words to Lons dale were: 'Now I shall be able to get some sleep. Tell Mr. Wake I will write him using the name of Harper, but tell him I trust him to keep this secret along with the rest.' "I was greatly surprised and at first highly incensed and for the first time began to feel some misgivings. I con cluded, however, that perhaps his mind might have been affected and that therefore he should not be held too rigidly responsible. "Lonsdale sailed with the copy of the records on the United States on Thursday, Nov. 25, and on the follow ing day Mrs. Cook, who knew nothing more about her husbaad's whereabouts than I did, moved to New York. "On the next day, the 27th, we re ceived our first word- from Dr. Copk It came in the form of a letter post marked Toronto, Ont., to Mrs. Cook. In it he told her to meet him in Europe at once. 'If the hounds are still pur suing you,' he said, 'put my original records in a safe deposit box and leave theh key with Mr. Wake if they are not following you, bring the records with you. My life is of more import ance than the polar matter which can wait if necessary,' "I did not like the tone of the letter and said so, but Mrs. Cook begged me not to be hasty and I promised to stand by her. I returned to her the original records which had been given me for safe keeping with the sugges tion that they be immediately sent to Lonsdale. Mrs. Cook then sailed for Europe. I supposed that she had pre viously mailed the records but I dis covered that she had changed her mind and had taken them with her. "After she had sailed I received an inquiry from Dr. Cook, who was then in Europe, for his wife's whereabouts, which I communicated to him. The na ture of this inquiry led me to believe that he was anxious to meet her to get his originals and hurry them to Copen hagen and this strengthened my wan ing confidence and prompted me to give public expression to it. I have not heard from him since then, directly or indirectly, and I have no idea where he is now. "I confidently expected that he would meet Mrs. Cook when she landed in Europe and rush the records to Copen hagen, which he had ample time to do, before the verdict .was announced. "Through his failure to do this and his further failure to come out from hie seclusion and defend himself since the announcement of the verdict which he undoubtedly has read in the newspa pers wherever he is, I have become con vinced that, my confidence in him was sadly misplaced." Cook May Show Fight. New York, Dec. 27.—It was stated in Brooklyn that a letter was received from Dr. Cook stating that he is not jprepared to accept the verdict of the University of Copenhagen as the final decision in the north pole controversy and that he is already preparing to proceed to Etah and bring back the records and instruments that he al leged are still there and which he as serts will prove to the world that the characterization of him as the most coiossal laker of modern times is un warranted. It is declared in the letter that the rush to condemn him is only what was to be expected and the ex plorer bitterly bewails the fact that he yielded to popular clamor and pre sented his incompleted documents to tlio Danes when he should have wait ed until he had all of his data and in struments available. His brother, William L. Cook, was seen in Brooklyn, and while he admit ted he recently received a letter from the discredited explorer, he refused to let it be seen. He declared the action of the Danes in discrediting his broth er was simply part of the general plot on the part of the explorers who are friendly with Peary to secure for the latter the honors of the pole discnv-. ery. Other friends or Cooks in Brooklyn expressed the beliei today that by this time he is well on his way to the north. They insist he is going to bring his Eskimos back and his instru ments and that then he will be able to demonstrate that he did what he claimed and that the pole was first discovered in 1908. Th© big'»surprise in this city is the complete .desertion of Cook by all of his former friends. Among these is Anthony Fiala, himself an explorer of note, who has defended Cook through thick and thin and who even after the Danes had rejected his contentions, declared he still believed that Cook believed he had reached the pole and made his claim in good faith. Fiala now admits his defense of Cook was wrong. As a member of the commit tee he examined the records upon which Dr. Cook was expelled from the explorers' club, and he states they show conclusively that Cook has lied in many of his most important claims. "It was proved to our satisfaction," he said, "that Cook deliberately de ceived his friends, and when a man will do that he is not worthy of belief no matter what seeming proofs he may bring later on." MONSfER PHONE MERGER A N O E WIRE COMBINATION INTERESTS. OF Washington State Concern Will Have Through Connection to Twin Cities. Spokane, Dec. 27.—The Washington Southern Telephone Company has been organized in Spokane with a capitalization of $100,000 to merge the Interests of the Montana Indepen dent, the Home and. the Interstate companies, with through connection Into Minneapolis and traffic arrange ments with all independent telegraph and telephone lines out of Salt Lake City. Towns in British Columbia and Oregon will be connected under the new system. The officers are: President, Charles R. Cushman, of Spokane vice presi dent and secretary, Charles M. Coo ley, of Aberdeen, S. D. treasurer, D. W. Cushman directors, Lewis V. Gray and Clarence M. Thomas. The company has terminals at Portland and other cities on the Pacific coast. The company work work direcMy west anil south, connecting with Pas co, thence with cities along the Co lumbia river into North Yakima, through Ellensburg and directly west, connecting with the Everett indepen dent lines operating eastward out of Everett, Wash. British Columbia and Oregon towns will be connected by this plan. That the new company, in conjunc tion with the independent lines of Montana, Idaho and Washington, now combined as the Montana Interstate Telephone and Telegraph Company, Is to be a factor, in the merging of all independent lines in the country, is. evident in the arrangements with' lines pinning east of Montana. A thorough connection for twenty miles in Montana has been made with Min7 neapoliB. All independent lines oper-. ating Westward out of Salt Lake City have consolidated with the Washing ton Southern Company. A contract has also been made with the Postal Telegraph Company for an exchange of service. The telegraph company will use the telephone ex changes for telegraph offices and a reciprocal arrangement is to be made with the Postal Company for tele-: graph service. The object of the Washington Southern Company is to build up western. Washington and northern Oregon. The Montana Independent, the Home and the Interstate Tele phone Companies effected a consoli dation two months ago. STRIKE ABOUT TO END. Final Conference to be Held at Paul. St. St. Paul, Dec. 27.—There is every Indication that the switchmen's strike will be ended tonight. At 10 o'clock this morning Governor Eberhart called the representatives of the contending Interests into what he believes to be the final conferenc. Peace is expected to be declared,with a submission of th matters in dispute to the Chicago conference as the re sult. The switchmen will probably win their contention that their mem bers be promised re-employment on some sort of a compromise basis which will make it possible for the railroads to fulfill their contract rela tions with the men employed to take the places of the striking switchmen. Industry which has been crippled will proceed again in its usual course If the conference is a success. The switchmen who have been out of em ployment since Nov. 30 will once more appear in the yards and the industrial war will be at an end. President Frank T. Hawley will have it in his power to call the strike off at once, as soon as a settlement has been reached, and it is unlikely there will be any delay, as soon as the agreement is reached. Swindler Refused Bail. New York, Dec. 27.—Chas. Adams, alias "Red," and other names, charged with being the leader of a clique of swindlers, who have cleaned up $250, 000 in the last few years, posed as a penniless character when arraigned before a United States commissioner, but offered $12,500 cash bail yester day to escape spending Christmas in the Tombs. The federal authorities refused this amount, with the state ment that Adams had forfeited $30, 000 bail after his arrest for a gold brick deal jn Texas in 1900. Not the 8ame. "Here we have a lot of unreadable yunk from that Washington man we took jOn. your recommendation that he was an excellent correspondent." "I never said anything about his ability." "Indeed you did!" "Indeed, I didn't. All I told you was that the Washington man was a cap ital corresponds." IK THE EAST WEST WING OF RAILROAD SER VICE ALMOST WHOLLY CUT OFF FROM N. Y. SUBURBS OF BOSTON FE00DED Great Damage Inflicted In New Eng land—Several Deaths Reported.— Two Peculiar Tidal Waves Cause Big Loss. New York, Dec. 27.—New York and Its environs were practically storm bound Sunday for the first time this winter. The west wing of railroad ser vice was almost wholly cut off, wire communication in every direction was crippled, metropolitan streets were blocked with snow and shipping, even within protection of the harbor, suf fered damage. The snowfall, which began shortly before noon Saturday, continued part of Sunday. This was followed by a cold wave which froze the damp snow to wires, switches and roadway. Nearly ten Inches of snow fell and the poor, who ate their fill of free Christmas dinners Saturday, had an opportunity to work up another appe tite Sunday by shoveling. More than 10,000 shovelers and 6,000 trucks were called out to clean the streets. Fast Train Delayed. The two 18-hour Chicago trains were delayed to almost record-break ing limit, the Pennsylvania, due here at 9:54 a. m., having failed to arrive up to 8 o'clock at night, and the New York Central's flyer, due here at 10:20 a. m., being over seven hours latej The Pennsylvania railroad reported that no trains from points west of Philadelphia had arrived since Satur day evening. At 3 a. m. a small tidal wave swept into the harbor and with occasional fury dashed over the battery sea wall and flooded many cellars. Two small vessels were driven ashore during the night on Staten Island, but they were pulled off later. The coastwise freight steamer Thur man ran ashore off Toms river, N. J., and remained fast aground. Her of ficers and crew, 22 men in all, were taken off by life savers with the breeches buoy. Three deaths in the city were charged to the severity of the storm. The victims were men who had spent the night vainly seeking shelter and food, finally succumbing to exposure. One of them, Joseph Hart, 65 years old, died in a pew at a Catholic church. More than 50 persons were injured by falls. Two additional deaths due to the storm were reported. Frederick E. McDonald, a traveling salesman, of White Plains, N. Y., was found frozen to death on Staten Island. Rudolph Carlson was tossed from a barge as it pitched at. anchor off Bay Ridge. He drowned despite the efforts of his wife to throw him a line. Great Damage in New Englantf. Boston, Dec. 27.—Grim winter swept into New England on the wings of a northeast storm with such terrific en ergy as to cause great damage, much inconvenience, not a little suffering and a few deaths. The gale drove a great tide into Massachusetts Bay, the wet snow prostrated wires, and railroad trains were stalled. Three persons lost their lives in Ev erett and Chelsa by the sudden rise of the water. Coming on a full moon, the gale rolled a wave along the coast, which In some places reached a height of over 14 feet above low water mark and has only been exceeded, according to local records, by that which swept the coast at the time that Minot's light was destroyed in April, 1851. In this city the tide went across Atlanta avenue on the water front and filling hundreds of cellars, caused an estimated damage of over $1,000,000. In Everett, Cornelius Harkin and his wife were caught in their beds and overwhelmed by the flood, while an infant child lost its life in Chelsea under similar conditions. SALOON MEN PARALYZED. Montreal Council Takes Steps Look ing Toward Closing at 10. Montreal, Dec. 27.—The city council has adopted the second reading of the by-laws introduced by Alderman Car ter, which proposes to close saloons at 10 o'clock at night on every day of the week on which they may legally be open, with the exception of Satur day, when they are to be closed at 7 o'clock. The result of the vote left the saloon men paralyzed. A Few Snaps in Farm Lands. 160 acres 5 miles from Cresco with fair improvements, price $51 per acre. 160 acres 9 miles from Cresco, has a small set of buildings, the price is $46 per acre. 90 acres 8 miles northeast of Cresco, good house, other improvements fair. Price $41 per acre. Will carry loan of $1600 at 5 per cent. 160 acres of good land in North Da kota to exchange for Cresco property. If interested Bee W. F. MILZ, office over Clemmer's Drug Store. Church Notes. IMMANUELS LUTHERAN, Cresco—Services New Years Day 10:30 in the morning with annual busi ness meeting following. Davis Corners—Regular services at 10:30 in the morning with Sunday School following, Sunday January 2d. J. PLESS, Pastor. Instruction in Music. I .am prepared to receive all of my old pupils and any new ones desiring instruction in music. Miss LAURAINE MEAD. Will Try to Get Some Coal. F. B. Lomas left Sunday evening for Milwaukee to make an effort to secure the shipment of eleven car loads of coal ordered by the firm of Lomas & Farnsworth, and which the coal deal ers claim is impossible to get handled by the Milwaukee road. Messrs. Lomas & Farnsworth feel that the re sponsibility rests somewhat upon them to secure some relief for the local coal famine, and intend to see if some influence cannot be brought to bear upon the Railway officials that will get the coal in transit. At present there is not a pound of soft coal in Cresco and but little hard coal. Mr. Freehauf has but enough to last a few days for his heat and light plant. The Railway officials claim insufficient equipment— lack of cars and engines—to haul, but this is no excuse for they should prop erly prepare to handle shipments in rush times when they refuse to give reduced freight rates on coal during the dull summer season. Should storms cause any suffering in the northwest from lack of fuel, no one would be responsible save the officials in charge of the traffic management of the railroads, as there is plenty of coal to ship and many consumers willing to pay for the coal on delivery. Masonic Officers for 1910 A. F. & A. M. W. M.—F. G. DeLange. S. W.—W. A.JGIeason. J. W.—LeRoy Salisbury. Trea.—Robt. Thomson. Secy.—Geo. R. Story. S. D.—E. H. Allen. J. D.—Geo. Gill. S. S.—E. L. Davenport. J. S.—Chan Robinson. Tyler—John Streinz. R. A. H. H. P.—N. S. Durgin. K.—F. G. DeLange. Scribe—J. J. Sobolik. Secy.—A. L. Peterson. Treas.—J. J. Lowry. C. H.—John Streinz. P. S.—C. L. Terry. R. A. C.—C. W. Reed. M. 3rd Veil—T. H. Jones. M. 2nd Veil—J. H. Jones. M. 1st Veil—W. L. Barker. Sentinel—R. W. Blackburn. G. A. R. and W. R. C. Officers, 1910 W. R. C. OFFICERS. Pres.—Mrs. R. A. Register. S. V.—Mrs. Robt. Rose. J. V.—Mrs. Geo. Watts. Secy.—Mrs. C. Garlic. Treas.—Mrs. A. R. Cornish. Chaplain—Mrs. Chas. Yates. Cond.—Miss Sadie Watts. Ass't Cond.—Mrs. Cora White. Guard.—Mrs. Little. Delegate—Mrs. Yates. Alt. Delegate—Mrs. Cornish. Organist—Mrs. Emory White. G. A. R. OFFICERS. Com.—Ira Wheeler. S. V.—John Holverson. J. V.—S. L. Nelson. Surgeon—D. P. Andrus. Q. M.—N. S. Durgin, Chaplain—Alex. Mcintosh. O. D.—S. W. Harris. O. G.-S. D. Towne. Modern Woodmen Take Notice. My December report must be made out, my books audited, and the report of same with my monthly report sent in to the head office and their approval returned to me before the local officers can be installed for the ensuing year. Therefor all neighbors both beneficia and social must have their assessments and dues paid on or before Friday night, Dec. 31st. You who are forget ful of this duty please come now for this is your second and only notice. Are you one of the number that are going in delinquent for December? J. A. CUTTING, Clerk. A Pleasing Reader. Despite the falling snow on Sunday evening, the auditorium of the Con gregational church was comfortably filled with an audience attracted hy the readings given by Allie May Mc Cook, and those present were well re paid for braving 'the storm. She has improved wonderfully under her train ing at Evanston, and possesses a fine voice, gives good enunciation and has just the right amount of confidence in herself to make her delivery and stage presence pleasing and almost dramatie at times, but with none of the affecta tion so often found in young readers. At Cresco Opera House New Year's Day—the favorite attrac tion of the season entitled "Hearts Astray," featuring Mr. Halton Powell. Lots of Vaudeville between acts, viz: Seymour's 6 trained dogs, Wesselman & Wood in their screeching sketch, Mr. and Mrs. Bigger. Ollie Evans in latest songs. D. Layton in classical readings, winner of State of Iowa Honors in 1906 and 1908. Don't miss this Big Double Show. Two grand performances New Year's Day. Matinee at 2:30, and show at night. Popular prices. Marriage Licenses. Clerk Blandin issued marriage licen ses during the past week as followB: Justus J. Johnson, 21, Oneida, S. D. I Lulu B. Grinde, 22, Cresco, la. Roy Wilhelm, 21, Bonair, Iowa. Marie Kaatz, 18, Cresco, Iowa. at Edward Perry, 25, Chicago, 111. 'j Winifred M. Foulkes, Lime Springs. Ransom J. Thomson, 23, Austin, Minn Maude E. Goss, 25, Le Roy, Minn. Frederick Rusch, 26, ^edarburg, Wis. Melvine Halweg, 23, i_,ime Springs, la. Insurance. Before placing your insurance see me for terras. Can save you money and write it correctly. Nothing but first class companies. E. M. Stockman. Office over City Rest Room. N. I. phone, office No. 4, residence No. 412. AUCTION SALE Having rented my farm 4J miles north of Cresco on the Granger road, I will sell all my stock, machinery, etc., without reserve, commencing at 10 a. m., THURSDAY, JAN. 6, 1910. HORSES Bay horse 5 years old, weight 1400. Bay horse 5 years old, weight 1400. Chestnut mare 7 years old, weight 1300. Brown mare 14 years old, weight 1200. Brown horse 3 years old, weight 1660 CATTLE 9 cows coming in soon. 6 calves. 2 yearling steers 1 grade Red Polled bull. HOGS 14 shoats. MACHINERY M, Lumber wagon, Truck Light wagon, Top buggy 41 Pair bob-sleighs, Pair light sleighs Portland cutter McCormick harvester, mower and hay rake. Sulky plow, 2 walking plows 2 sulky corn plows, Hay rack Ui Combination Stock Rack 2-Section Drag 3-Section Drag Sharpless Cream Separator interest in Corn Planter Tiger Seeder John Deere Disc GRAIN. J:1 1500 bu. Oats Corn in Crib 8 Acres Corn in Field 6 Acres Corn in Shock 10 Stacks of Hay Some Household Goods 2 Sets Double Harness 'Js 2 Sets Single Harness Chickens TERMS All sums of $10 or under cash over that amount, one year's time at 8 per cent. Free lunch at noon. R. J. PECKHAM, Prop.^ W. H. Tillson, Clerk. Col. John Finegan, Auctioneer West New Oregon ajjg A Happy New Year to the editor and all who read these items. The weather is cold and enough snow for sleighing and getting more every day. Joe Herold is quarantined for diph theria, Mrs. Riehle from Spillville is the victim, but is getting along fine under the care of Dr. Roome. Mr. Herig and Mr. Augustine from St. Benidick, Iowa, visited at the Hen ry Schneider home and others, last week. Mr. Herig is the father-in-law of Joe Lickteig, Mr. Augustine is. .a relative. Johnny Adams left EM. Herald's and is again at his old place, Frank Rink's. Jacob Rink and Henry Schneider took a large bunch of steers to town last week. A large number from this vicinity attended the funeral of Father McCar tey. Henry Herold is staying at his broth er Jake's now. Fred Rink and Adam Schneider help ed Frank Rink dress his geese last Wednesday, which was, only attended by men. The pupils of Miss Loretta Glass gave a fine program last Friday morning and in the evening Santa Claus Drought them a Xmas tree. 1 Anton Riehle, son Will, and Phil. Herold, Jr., were up on a rabbit hunt ing, getting 21, which is'nt so bad. ^4 Mrs. Art. Booth moved, in with her sister, Mrs. M. E. Yarrington. Art Hoppie took some dressed tur keys to Schley last week, one weigh ing 30 lbs. Beat that if you can? Chas. Andera gave a cinch party to his best friends. Miss Maggie Rink spent last Friday a week ago with Barbara and Maggie Schneider. Joe Wendel was in town the day be fore Xmas. FOR SALE I Splendid 1J story, 5-room house, and about one acre of splendid land. AIBO has a splendid lot of fruit such as rasp berries, dew berries, apple trees, etc. Also has a barn, hog and hen house and wood shed—all in fine condition. Price for a short time, $625.00. For particulars see LUERS LAND AGENCY, Cresco, la. TKUTR TRIUMPHS. CRESCO CITIZENS TESTIFY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, -FI A truthful statement ol a Cresc citizen,given in his own words, should convince the mo*t skeptical about th merits of Dan's Kidney Pills. It yo suffer from baokache, nervousness, sleeplessness, urinary disorders or any forms of kidney ills, the euro is at hand. Read this R. Wentworth. Market St.. Cresco Iowa, Bays: "Fur some lime I wa troubled with kidney complant aod rheumatism through my shoulders ex tending into my limos and arm-*. At night I suffered more intensely and at limes was unab'e to sleep on account of pain. I found no relief frrjn the remedies I used and was feeling miserable whtn 1 began tak ing tan's Kidney Pills procured from the Fe gen Drug Co. I was greatly pleased in a few days to see that this remedy waB helping. I continutduf- ing it and before long was free froih from the trouble.1' (From statement given Nov. 10, 1902. DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS CUE" PERMANENTLY. On July 16, 1908, Mr. Wentwort' said': "I am still well and have bad return of kidney trouble since u-ln Doan's Kidney Pills. I have appealed to this remedy on different occasion since and it has served to keep kidneys in good condition." For Sale by all Dealers. Price 6 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York, Sole Agents for the Unit States. Remember the name—Doan's—an take no other. .•&,