The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-02-18
PLAIN DEALER,

Cresco, Iowa
Remember the Concert at Lyric
Hall, February 26th.
n. B. Wheeler returned from New
Orleans the first Of the week.
Combs & Mccoy have leased the
Cresco Mills for the ensuing year.
The PLAIN DEALER and Demorests
Monthly Magazine, both one year
for -. so.
NJ. Seright has moved his har.
ness shop into one Of the Caward
buildings east Of the Congregational
church.
Jesse P. Brush OF Usage died at
Hudson, Grant county, New Mexico,
Sunday, February 7th, aged nearly
46 years.
We regret to learn Of the serious
illness OF Miss Anna McHugh, her
trouble being, rs we IRE informed,
neuralgia Of the region Of the heart.
A cup OF hot coffee and lunch for
Is cents at ARNOLD 4 TERRY's.
Supervisor Irwin was in town the
first Of the week inquiring after the
Grarhic and Its sworn list OF 664
annual subscribers In Howard
county.
Mr.. Stickney Of the Dubuque and
Northwestern railroad has been In
Chicago making arrangements to
extend that road from Dubuque to
the Garden city.
We learn from the Riceville Re-
corder that Riceville has organized
y band of fourteen members. Il It
needle IN instructor for Q time, Geo.
H. Kellogg Of this place Is . good
one.
The war against intemperance In
Iowa finds its most deadly foe In
"the little brown Jug" Prohibition
works neither hardship or reform to
| o man who has one OF these 10 bis
house.
Remember the Concert at Lyric
Hall, February 26th.
EASTER MONDAY CARslyAL,---The
Nimble Fingers Of Grace Church are
preparing for an Easter. Monday
G arrival, to be given 10 Lyric Hall.
on the evening Of April Is. Further
particulars hereafter.
F. @. Pagan, NJ. D., resident phys
ician OF the Homeopathic Medical
College. Chicago, ILL.,, contemplates
locating Ia Ricbyille for the practice
OF his profession. Thoee acquainted
with him give him good reputation.
The Ladies g. Quartette of the NJ.
E. Church will give concert at Lyr.
ic Hall, February 26th, under the
auspices Of the Ladies' Aid Society.
Miss Emma Won Elsner, a sister OF
the eminent "Litta," will be one Of
the singers on that occasion.
Tickets for the n. E. Concert to be
given the 10Th met, at Lyric Hall,
may be bought ut the Bank OF Ores
co, VIM. Oellow Jr.'s store, A. H. Ca
wards store and general and reserv-
ed tickets ut Tomas Bros. Reserved
seats 30 cents; general admission 50
cents.
The standing candidate for Office.
left 1t for his teamster, Mr.. Sherman,
TO tell who got the thousand feet OF
lumber hauled from the fair grounds,
presumably to John McHugh's
Why this omission. John? We
understand you touched upon the
ether points against you 10 the
PLAIN DEALER.
F. d. Hyde. architect and building
superintendent, Of Dubuque, Iowa,
sends an Album OF Architectural De.
signs OF buildings designed and con-
structed by himself. or in course Of
construction, with the request that
| it be put int the hands Of some
person who contemplates building.
It has been so disposed OF.
School Reward Cards ut
ARNOLD 4 TERRY'S.
J. E. Barber has sold out his stock
OF groceries, and the old stand OF
Barber Il Lowry, will be inlmedi-
ately filled with new goods, and
thereafter conducted by VIM. H. Pat.
terson. who desires to see his friends
and the friends Of the old stand,
when In need OF goods, assuring
them that no effort shall be- spared
to serve them well and satisfactorily
The marshalship Is not likely to so
begging this year ut least. Fifteen
candidates have blossomed out for
the early March frosts. Heretofore
the election OF members Of the coun-
Gil has depended upon whom they
would favor for that Office. Now II
looks Us though 1t might be every
man for himself and Glover Cluta
for the hindmost.
There having been no record kept
OF the tickets sold, which would con-
constitute voting membership In the
Agricultural society, it was not pos.
sible to determine just the persons
who were entitled to vote. It il
freely charged that o. the votes Nc.
Hugh got for the several Offices he
was a candidate for. he run in hall
a dozen or more OF doubtful right to
vote. Men 50 eager for Office as be
Is. are not apt to scruple about the
means to obtain 1t.
John McHugh had labored long aud
hard to succeed NJ. b. Doolittle d
president OF the Agricultural Soci'
ETY. and was beaten by the man who
will tuke the Congressional delega'
ltion away from him next fall, Sam
Converse, by two votes. Next hi
ran for Secretary, and like the ole
maid and the owl, (good lord any
thing), was beaten by John Stein
Imam three votes, Next he tai