The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-08-01


| Teachers wishing to review will
have Q good opportunity at the Ce-
dar Valley Seminary, Usage, Sept. 10.
Thos. Graham OF DEBORAH gives a
very faithful pen picture Of our Fair
grounds and driving course in last
weeks Republican,
N. Lobdell formerly residing q mile
west Of Cresco is here for few days
looking to his farm and other inter-
ests about Howard County.
Saturday, Aug. 81, the teachers
OF DEBORAH Institute will be at the
trains to assist all in securing rooms
or board.
Edward p. Murphy q theological
student at Notre Dame University
we learn from the Industrial West Is
to spend his vacation with Rev. Fa-
ther Nelson at Lourdes.
Mrs. H. G. Van Leuven OF Spring
Valley was q Cresco visitor the early
part Of the week going thence to
visit relatives and friends at Lime
Springs.
The many remarkable cures Hoods
Sarsaparilla accompanies are sum
cient proof that it does possess Pc
culiar curative powers.
A large barn belonging to q man
named Gilbertson south Of Plymouth
Rock was struck by lightning last
Saturday morning and entirely con-
suned with its contents.
Mrs. E. w. Allen OF Dubuque is Wis
iting friends in Cresco. She will be
well remembered by the early set
tiers of the county she having been
one Of the early settlers OF New Ore
gon.
@. A. Schall will be in Cresco the
latter part of this week to tune and
put in repair such organs and Pianos
as may need it. His work commends
him. We only need tell tho % need
ing his services when he'll be here.
Howe's circus will exhibit in Cresco
on the 10Th, inst. A bill board is up
that from its magnitude indicates "a
large circus. The advertising agent
not having spread before the famish-
ed eyes Of our boys and girls, the
great treat in store prevents US par
ticularizing this week.
b. r. Evans has just returned from
near Seattle, Washington territ DRY
having driven the entire distance,
$500 miles, with q team OF horses.
He left here SO metime in May going
over the Northern Pacific road. He
was 60 days on the trip home aver
ageing about 50 miles day.
Lightning got loose down at John
F. Daily's Saturday morning last
reaching this ball OF mud by going
through his harrow and hay rake
beating the work Of an expert den-
fist in extracting teeth. Mr.. Daily
was standing in his door within three
rods of where it struck. He could
see all he wanted to without coming
nearer.
The Grand Army Of the Republic
will have its % national encainpment
in Milwaukee August 1870. Thou
sands OF Milwaukee homes have been
opened to welcome the veterans and
the C. NJ. & st Paul rail road will
convey them there for one fare for
the round trip. Tickets at all sta
tions good to return after the close
Of the encampment.
NJ. r. Ling, wife and daughter, Of
Cresco, returned home Tuesday after
q weeks visit in the city, the guests
Of n. T. Miller and wife. Mr.. Ling
Is the old standby book keeper for
J. b. Caward &Co., and we acknow-
ledge pleasant call from him while
here. -Elma News.
The republican county convention
on Tuesday elected the following
delegates to the republican state con-
vention at Des Moines:
! John McHugh, i. E. Smith, Geo. NJ.
Van Leuven Jr., Jas Oakley, E. o.
Green, J. T. Ayers, w. G. Earring
ton.
!: Miss Lauraine Mead writes from
Fort Totten North Dakota the "a of
July where she with Mr.. and Mrs.
Dissmore and party OF friends are
camping on the classic shores of
Devils Lake. They were to visit the
Fort. see the Indians ut school on the
reservation, taught by the Sisters of
Charity, zee the soldiers, witness
their drill and roll call on Monday.
The truly grand speech Of T. v.
Powderly at Dubuque two weeks
since, will be reproduced next Satur-
day evening before the knights of
Labor ut their hall In Cresco. Men,
beers of the order in town or country
invited to be in attendance promptly
at s o'clock.
The Farmers Voice Of Chicago and
the PLAIN DEALER both one year,
for$1 so, cash to accompany the or
der. Address this Office. 43tf.
Lawn tennis, or some game where
snow-shoes are used for bats and mus
quito netting for dividing fence, is
occasionally played in town.-Post-
al Card.
i Here too except that scoop nets
instead of snow shoes are used for
bats. In other respects its ''yust
the same"
ChAmberlain's Collie, Cholera and
/ Diarrhoea Remedy.