The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-01-07

Do nahugh & Moen want 100 steers
Read their advertisement in anothe
Fart Of this paper.
The Nelson county News publish
ed at Lakota is to be enlarged to al
eight column folio.
G. H. Brocksome and wife had ;
New Years present, Weight nine
pounds avoirdupois. It's a boy.
Frank G. Atherton is now sole pro.
prietor and editor of the Mitchell Co
Press, q sterling local county paper
Hon. s. A. Converse started FOL
Des Moines on the 5th to be present
at the converting of the Legislature
next week.
Geo. E. Marsh of Usage put in the
holiday seashn in CrescO. We pre-.
sumo he was on business though
instead OF pleasure hunting.
When you want anything in the
notion line see il you can find it on
the 5 or 10 cent counter at Connolly
& Fitzgerald's. 14tf
NJ. NJ. Graf, OF Saratoga, one OF
Howard county's promising young
men made a pleasant call ut the
PLAIN DEALER Office on New Years.
Miss Josie A. Galby has been ap-
pointed post mistress at Isidgeway,
in place of the prohibition republican
saloon keeper, e. 7. Allen. removed.
After the first Of next week KIM
ball g. Coles millinery store will be
in the building north OF the post Of
fice where Arnold & Terry have held
forth.
M. L. McNally, post master at
Lime Spring, member VI the close
corporation Of "Onlys" in Howard
county, was in town January LIST, to
take in the Father Matthew Temper
ance party ut Lyric Hall.
Some unwhipt whelp regardless Of
the rights Of property and without
respect to law, human or divine,
stole nearly new set OF double har-
ness from the stable OF J. NJ. Bowers
in Cresco on Saturday night last.
We commence publishing the very
able, democratic speech OF Hon. JAS.
B. Beck, Of Kentucky, this week, and
shall continue 1t from week TO week
till completed. It Is us good as cur
rent coin. II is for the people and
against Wall street.
The railroads were terribly blocked
with snow and all the public thor
Ougfarcs the early part Of the week.
The storm commenced on Saturday,
showing and raining alternately up
to about IL O'clock Sunday night,
when big snow storm set in.
Robt. Phelan starts on the road
this week with the agency Of the
celebrated Cannon River Mills, the
best -four ever sold in this market.
He has made Ernst & Flood agents
for its sale in @ resco. We commend
it to our readers as the best -four
we have ever used in our families.
Happening to drop in ut Seright's
harness shop, it was our pleasure to
see an elegant set Of double harness
superbly trimmed and finely stitched
just put up for VIM. Miller. It is q
credit to the shop and will justify
Will in indulging u little pride in
showing 1t on the streets occusionly.
The Supreme Court Of Iowa has
decided that local boards OF health
have the power to prohibit hog pens
IN town. This power ought to be
exercised to abate a lot Of unsavory
institutions Of this character that
stick themselves down in all their
nasty fragrance all over town during
the summer mouths.
The Bay State Monthly has enlarg-
ed its title and is now 1.-THE New En-.
gland Magazine and Bay State Mon
thly," the change occurring with the
January number. American history
and biography are its features, al.
though literature finds place in its
ample pages. It's terms are $500 6
year. Published ut Boston, Mass.
A subscriber to the PLAIN DEALER
|residing in Michigan writes: II see
while most OF kinds Of business are
well represented in Cresco, that your
place is without a lumber yard
Would one pay?" Why bless your
soul, you Grand Rapids chap; WI
have two good yards and town full
OF lumber, but the proprietors ar
too old fogyish to advertise. D'y'
see?
Lyric Opera House one night only
Thursday, January 18th. Beach 4
Bowers refined Minstrels and all sta
novelty company. Watch for tn
grand uniformed street parade .
this company. Coming with ne,
comic songs, new comic faces an
comic people, presenting an entir
change OF programme Throughout,
Watch for them.
Admission, children Is cents
adults, 35ce nts. No extra charge TO
reserved seats. For sale at Iona
Bros.
Advancing years and increase
family cares are often attended wit
relaxed efforts for the public welfare
domestic cares and duties, absorb
ing all OF ones time outside OF bust
ness hours. In by-gone years whc
these cares bore lightly, Esquir
Wilbraham used to clear the sid
, walk from his gate to Fred Miller
!, corner, the first in town, after eac
] snow storm. Now with multiple
fpmily cares and increasing year
!, !, this labor for the public good Is en-
! tirely omitted by him.
The Recorder, new enterprise i
the newspaper line, published q
Riceville, Mitchell county, made i,
appearance with the new year. 1t
q seven-cloumn folio. devoted to tn
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