The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-06-25
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THURSDAY. JUNE %. 1885.

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Don't fiji! To see the Circus
N. Bnsk s. Sons have nice Stock
CT summer Goods.
w. H. valIean Of DEBORAH was in
town between trains on Tuesday.
DIR. L. q. Reed OF Ashton, Dakota,
came in on the Tuesday train from
the west.
There will be grand 4th Of July
celebration in CrescO, and don't yon
forget it.
Superintendent Kellow delivers
the Grafton at Siddall's grove on the
4th Of July.
Grand dance in Lyric hall, Cresco,
July 4th. Music by Hewett's full
string band.
Rev. G. a. Marshall Of Clinton was
in town the early part OF the week,
returning home on Tuesday.
A nice assortment of Ladies and
Gents Furnishing Goods ut,
N. BANK 4 SoN's.
The last issue OF Blooming Prairie
Tribune announces its consolidation
with the Peoples Press OF Owatonna.
Leanas Weld who is engaged in
the Burlington schools is putting in
a part OF his summer vacation with
his parents In Cresco.
A. w. Gillette, brother OF Mrs, DIR.
Price, with his family are in from
the promised land discovered by
brother Cary, visiting friends in
Cresco.
O. III. Wood OF this place has been
selected as the orator Of the day at
the Granger fourth OF July celebra-
ton. A big time is expected and a
cordial invitation is extended to the
people OF Cresco.
Miss Alice Mead OF Busti and her
brother Wallace, Sundayed in Cresco
with friends, on their way home from
the DEBORAH Institute which they
have been having the benefit Of the
past three months.
The Lawer Democrat brings John
Foley forward as o senatorial can
didate for the counties Of Floyd aud
Chickasaw. He would fittingly rep
resents the material and business in
terests Of his district.
Geo. w. Webster, OF Lake Helen
Florida, is again among the Howard
County people, bnt apparently not
entirely recovered from the injuries
received in the railroad wreck when
he went down there two years ago.
W. o. Nichols Of Conway Dakota
is visiting in Cresco. He expects to
return the last OF this week. The
crops he reports are excellent in pro-
mise and the people as reasonably
happy in anticipation Of coming pros
perity.
William A. Dissmore came home
from CIosier in Nelson county Da-
kota by Tuesday, train, to remain
two or three weeks. He reports
crops as looking favorably for some
thing more and better than usual
with a wider acreage than ever be-
fore.
The public school of Cresco closed
! successful term with picnic on
the spacious school grounds last
week. The next term will commence
in September, with partially new
corps Of teachers, Mrs. Finn and
Miss. Emma Noble having been
granted leave Of absence.
MI. Alvah Warrington a former
resident of this county writes us that
the storm of the 5 inst blew down his
barn, machine house. hen house, and
hog pens damaging him about $3.50
and seriously damaging his house.
And yet he is very thankful that he
and his family escaped all personal
injury.
Harry and James Sanborn, sons
Of &. w. Sanborn, OF Mason City
have been visiting with Mr.. Beadle's
family. Henry has just completed
his course ut the high school in
Mason City. The boys had been te
Milwaukee with their parents to
attend the funeral OF Mr.. Sanborn's
father.
The Sisters OF charity B. v. IL
close the present term OF theil
school to- morrow with a public ex
animation to which we understand
the patrons OF the school are in
vited. The school through meri,
alone has won q standing and liber'
al patronage and recognition
among our people.
John Blackburn OF New Oregon il
putting up a new house this summe
which is to be one OF the best farm
residences OF the county when com
pleted. 1t will show four gables ant
will be equivalent to about 80 fee
square on the ground. John /
Harlow Of CrescO has the contrac
for doing the wood work.
| An exchange remarks: It IL Ger
tainly very funny to hear a bushes
man bowling about home industry
when he uses 4 rubber stamp to max
the most horrible daubs Of lette
heads and cards, by which nice whit
paper is spoiled. A great many men
Idea OF patronizing home industrie
is for everyone else to do it.
John Haberly Of New Orego
township had ten head OF cattle kill
! ed by lightning on Saturday ever
. ing, nine of them being milk COW
/ They were insured in compan
. represented by John E. Peck for Nv
hundred dollars which is better tina
" total loss hy that sum. The COW
were MIXED and turned to pastul
but Il few moments before the storl
BY the recent readjustment
postmasters' salaries, the salary
. The Dubuque postmaster has BET
:. reduced from $1,000 to $1,000 p
: : year. The reimbursement is base
y on the returns from the 3-cent lett
postage for an entire year, and eff c
: Il reduction OF 800 III the annu
= :. salary Of eighty-seyen Iowa pos
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