The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-12-13

B. r. Davis, county Auditor elect,
has moved into town and occupies
the Mrs. Bailcss house on Cedar st.
Luther Sckofield has just received
new horn which cost him 800. It
Is a trombone, made ut Elkhart, Ind.
Charley Pullman, now OF Herman,
Mimi, an early settler OF this county,
has been Misunderstanding with old time
friends and acquAintances.
Arrangements have been made for
grand Christmas party, In Lyric
Hall, on the 25th OF December, Full
details hereafter.
The Trenk Wire works advertise
ment ought to have the attention OF
parties desiring to present friends
with beautiful and 4 ,ceptable holt
day presents.
Geo. w. Combs returned from the
big bear hunt in Mimi, yesterday
afternoon, looking as hale Us though
he Toasted on lions and tigers.
A couple OF our best young men,
desiring to be on time, neglected to
leave Gus. Baumgartner's clock
where it belonged. Now who is the
joke on boysa
A. D. Prescott and Joseph Knowl.
ton OF Lime Springs, have gone into
the Indian territory to spend the
winter, and perhaps to secure some.
thing to which the Indian title lras
been extingnished.
C. J. Webber, having sold his Drug
store, goes to Kansas IN the spring
where he has q valuable farm. In a
good state Of cultivation. He and
his excellent family will be greatly
missed.
| A grand Christmas party il to bt
given In Lyric Hall, Dec %; music
hy the Cresco string band: bill 81 90
Supper extra. ut the City Restaurant
This will be the grand holiday party
OF the closing year.
The New Oregon cemetery associ
alton will meet at the Schoo
house IN New Oregon, Saturday, De
ccmber %, MT ten o'clock In tn,
morning. All persons interested
are requested to attend.
The Chicago Comedy Company
will give their popular play in Ly ri,
Hall tomorrow night, entitled Mug
gets" The pres, OF other states
commend the play as rich and rncy
! and the company rs first-"lass IL
every particular.
w. w. Williams of Albert Lea
Mimi, has been entertaining MS dur
ing the past week with pleasan
"reminiscences OF days long gone by
He was one OF the McGreeor New.
publishers when Willis Drummont
was its editor.
| Nichols 8 Son have just received
\ fine imported yearling Holster
heifer. She was selected In Quaran
tine, by ]. W. Stillwell of Troy, Ohio
being his choice In two hundre.
head OF other heifers. She is said (,
no the finest specimen OF the bree,
ever imported to the state OF Iowa
Rev. DR.. Thomas b. Kemp, OF In
dependence. Rev. Mr.. Hoyt Of Waiver
: ly aud Rev. Mr.. Esterbrook OF Masol
City, were in attendance here wit
the Rector OF Grace church and 1t
Parish, at the convocation OF minis
tiers Of the church. last Thursday an
Friday. Tho meetings were inter
esting and well attended.
DR.. Lathrop and Frank Slawso
have purchased the stock OF G. !.
Webber, and Frank Slawson ha
moved into town and taken charg
OF the Drug store. He is as good
prescription druggist as We have i
Cresco. DIR. Lathrop will probabl
remain in Granger until spring.
The Dubuque Daily Democrat no
nearly one year old, is one OF tn
brightest and prettiest dailies, type
graphically that comes to this offic.
and its democracy Is OF the anti-mo
. nopoly order. In this vein 1t nom
mates j. X. Graves for u. S., Senate
VS. w. b. Allison, the patron saint (
. every living monopoly. The sue
, gestion Ia q good one.
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