The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-24

Lime Springs.
The Ladies' Guild will meet with
Mrs. Barrett, Friday afternoon,
Mrs. John l.. Bowman - visiting
friends in Elma, her former home.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Nash are visit
ing friends at Cherry Grove, MINI.
l.. H. Burns Of Lime Springs was a
Cresco business visitor on Tuesday.
Mrs. &. Marshall went to DEBORAH
last week to attend the Willett con-
cert.
Sheriff Hall and Attorney Sayre
are among the Minneapolis visitors
this week.
&. w. Ostrander was locker on at
the Democratic county convention
Saturday.
Geo. w. Merry of Milbank s. Dako-
Ia is looking after his farm interests
in Howard county.
Mrs. Strother is in Minneapolis
with her daughter Josie, who is at
tending school there.
Miss Maggie Cannon. a former pupil
OF the Acadamy of the Assumption,
is spending several weeks in Cresco.
John H. Beadle is over from Usage,
having a few days with family and
friends before resuming the course in
veterinary studies in Chicago.
Mrs. b. F. Laidlaw and daughter,
Nina, left Monday for visit with
relatives in New York and Michigan.
Mrs. Mary Ann kenney, widow OF
John kenney, late of this county,
died on the home farm in Albion,
Monday, Sept. 81.
The pipe laying for the water works
has been commenced, pipe being laid
as fast as the trenches are made, and
the foundation for the standpipe is
nearly completed.
PC. Howe has purchased two lots
OF the block belonging to Mrs. Crow
ley in Baldwin's addition and has
commenced the erection of fine
dwelling house thereon.
The railroad company has put in a
much needed platform for unloading
threshing machines, wagons, and
agricultural implements generally.
Being situated away from the passen-
ger and freight depot will also be ap-
preciated by the people receiving or
sending ordinary freight.
A prominent republican OF Ellna is
responsible for the statement that
early in November, Mr.. Barker and
other members of the Cresco ring will
be taught that Elma is in Ho ward
county. and can kick as hard as she
has been kicked.
At the next regular meeting of
Cresco Union Alliance which will be
held Saturday, Oct. Sd, one delegate
will he chosen to the Annual Alliance
Convention to be held at Des Moines
Oct 18th. A full attendance of the
membership is desired.
G. G. BRowN, Sccy.
While NJ. j. Carter, was at Lime
Springs last week, he purchased for
his firm the 8 f of section a3-10O
from Fred Hill. This makes the firm
the owner of 600 acres OF land in this
county. They evidently have faith
in the future prosperity of Howard
county, and put high estimate on
Howard county land.
From the New Orleans Daily City
Item we note that s. l.. Cary has an
idea Of Louisiana's making hay AZ
well as rice while the sun shines
The paper says 1900 Irvine binding
harvesting machines commenced rice
harvesting Sept. 1st, and are capable
of harvesting $1,000 acres of rice in q
single day.
The Warner Comedy Company will
open weeks engagement in Lyric
Hall on Monday evening, Oct. 9Th
This company in its engagement here
before, made many hearty friends
and patrons, and will be gladly wei
coined. No one should miss seeing
and hearing this company, as it /,
one of the very best that has eve1
visited our town.
Brainard's Musical World for Sep
TENDER, beside containing a vas
amount of useful information to the
students of music, contains instru
mental and vocal music OF q high or
der of merit worth more than the
cost of an entire year of the Musica
World, the subscription price of which
is $3.50 a year. Published at 145 t.
147 Wabash Ave-. Chicago.
The PLAIN DEALER sends to it
Howard County readers this week q
supplement containing Governor
kr 4. 2.