The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-22
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DOAN's.
Miss Elsie Smith and her brothe
Willie are spending the week in d.
cOrah with friends.
Mrs. G. X. Berg, her daughter En-
ma, and her mother, Mrs. Sigler, G
Saratoga, are visiting with Mr.. Hen
~ Sigler at Merrill, Wisconsin.
John H. Duxbury with his note,
Partridge Creek herd OF Poland Chi
mas will be at the Howard Count!
fair.
John Jackson who was quite seri
ously Frustrated with paralysis o
the legs and feet is SO as to be on tn,
streets but is still very infirn.
You may expect DR.. J. r. johnson
and p. L. West Of Spring Valley, a
the Howard County fair with theil
trotters.
Miss Lauraine Mead will return
from Dakota next week. She viii
spend the Sabbath with Mrs. Lizzie
Schulties at Grand Forks.
The COW boys are already here aild
will create applause when they file
up in front Of the stand for the word
go!
b. Taylor who is known at all ouI
state fairs as the great bee man Of
Minnesota will be at the Howard
County fair.
w. NJ. Togo of the Richland county
Republican in Wisconsin is visiting
in Cresco for a few days and Mrs
Fogo is visiting in Chickasaw coun
ty.
A. L. Long whose Poland Chinas
attracted SO much attention at the
Minnesota state fair, has written for
six pens to exhibit his pets at the
Howard County fair.
Lawyer Woodward OF Cloquet,
Mimi. accompanied by his wife, who
had been visiting her parents over
near Plymouth Rock, returned home
last Tuesday.
Let there be such turn out to the
Fair as will astonisll those who are
coming from long distances. An OPP
portunity of the kind may not come
again in years.
Mrs. C. +. Sadler, of Fort Totten,
south side Of Devils Lake, N. d., il
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. C. Sovereign, in New Oregon
township. Mr.. Sadler is in govern
ment employ in the repair shops at
the Fort.
| was surprised while travelling
in Fillmore Co. to see the general up
rising for the Howard Go. fair, men
who have never attended fair be
fore say, you may expect me and
mine ut your fair this fall. in.
The circus which was here last
week had one canvas spread devo-
ted exclusively to gambling. A mum :
Der Of our people become victims Of
the mania to swinslle, and were
plucked, the sums ranging from two
to sixty-fiye dollars.
At last the much vexed question of
q side walk to the Fair grounds is
settled, and walk is going down OH
the North side of the street. Had
this not been done, and a slight show
er came up SO as to make n little sur
face mud, the people without rigs
would be the sufferers, as they must
take the bus route. A side walk will
be used great deal at all seasons
and help a great deal ut Fair time.
C. c. LinviIle, residing about three
miles southeast of Cresco, has a
steam drill with which he put down,
in blue lime rock, forty-four feet
and three inches in fourteen hours
work, on the farm of Samuel Glenn.
He will have the drill on exhibition
at the Fair in charge Of Chas. Dick
son.
We take pleasure in directing pub
lie attention to advertisement of Sea-
rights harness shop now located in
rooms lately occupied by the Cresco
Union Savings Bank. in the Strother
House block. 1t is the purpose of the
proprietor to use the best material
and to turn out the best
that can be made in everything.
This is the last issue before our Co.
Fair will be about over, and it is now
settled, or as good, that il we have a
dry time, that the Fair
will be complete success. 1t is im-
possible to meet man as far out as
80 miles or more, no matter whether
he is Irish, Dutch, Bohemian, Nor
weigan, Welch or Yankee, but blurts
out, 'Oh yes; you bet am coming to
the Fair"
The following telegram was receiv-
ed by the Sec'y. of the fair OH Mon
day:
ELKADAR, Aug. 10, 1880.
We will be there with full uniform
ed band, and orchestra for your
dance during the Fair.
AUG. NEHLs, Leader.
Every member of this fine musical
organization is professional and ev.
cry one a German. With them and
the splendid DEBORAH Band, that of
Usage, already famous for its fine
performances, and the equally excel
lent Band from Canton, Mimi, verify
it will be Il great musical treat that is
in store for us.
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