The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-07
Ed McCook was in Cresco owe
Sunday.

@Ai'"' 1S,iashs WIS up ticM AC
corah looking to his farm interests ir
this vicinity the first of the week.
Some fine pigs about six weeks oil,
for sale, by John Il. Stevens, 3 miles
N. w. OF Cresco.
The finest canned peaches we have
ever bought in Iowa, were obtained
at the Alliance store.
John | Sturges has sold his resi-
dence to G. W. Fields of Saratoga
consideration 5000.
Andres Lewis of McGregor makes
his annual sheep shearing tour, be
ing already here ahead Of sheer
shearing weather.
Dyspepsia's victims are numbered
by thousands. So are the people who
have been restored to health by
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Farmers Alliance store will
soon occupy the Wheeler & Mccoy
store, now occupied by Laidlaw'e
notion store.
Joseph Steyer, proprietor of Stey.
er's opera house in DEBORAH, died at
his home in that city last Saturday
night.
Rev. Crafts was unable to meet his
engagement here in relation to the
Sunday question, but will come later,
Of which due and timely notice will
be given.
John T. Drummond of Florence.
vile was in town on Monday on his
way to the eastern markets for his
spring and summer stock of merchan-
disc.
The report that DIR. Glasier is trav-
cling for a Chicago pharmacy is like
most news from the same source-a
canard. He may be found as usual
at his Office in the Berg Block when
not attending to calls.
The Goth annual convention Of
Iowa State Sabbath School Associa-
ton will be held in the Baptist
Church in Mason City, Iowa, June
16 to 1S, 1891. Among the names of
the county secretaries we observe
that of c. J. Harlan, for Howard
county.
Florence Bunce, a. former resident
of Florenceville, in this county is the
local editor Of the Cakes Republican.
published in Dickey county, North
Dakota. Her maiden name was
Florence Barnard, n lady and q
scholarly girl and as writer of local
news will succeed.
Geo Huckins and wife, of Kanka-
kee, ILL.,, are visiting the Hon. J. H.
Brown and family, and the various
sons and daughters Of Uncle jim.
Mr.. Huckins and Mr.. Brown are
brothers-in. law, and had not seen
each other prior to this visit for
thirty eight years. Both in that time
have turned trille gray, but neither
seems to have turned sour.
The work on the new depot began
in elrnest on Monday morning. The
structure will not be as long as the!old
one, while the freight department
will be at the east end. The Office
near the center with baggage room
adjoining it on the east, and the
waiting rooms at the west. The
hight will be IS feet. the dimensions
on the ground we did not learn, but
it will be as large as needed.
We observe by the Clarion Ledger
of Jackson, Miss, that T. C. Medary
of the Waukon Democrat has associ-
ated himself with II. J. Mallett of
of Jackson, Miss, in the real estate
business and will remove to Jackson
in the near uture, hoping to take a
colonly from northern Iowa to Mis-
sissippi.
May-day was ushered in at Des
Moines, by officer II. b. Cook, shoot.
ing man named Rufe belong,
charged with the henious crime OF
stealing pint OF Alcohol from Hig-
gins drug store, which it seems is one
of the prohibition saloons OF Iowa.
belong died instantly, and Cook
gave himself into the custody of the
law, and was released on $500 bail
for preliminary hearing to be held
today.
A fatal case of poisoning occurred
in New Oregon township, On Satur-
day last. A man by the name of Per-
kins was blowing in the field, and q
boy named Wormley, about five
years old, was with him, following
along the furrow. The pillow turned
up root which they took for arti-
choke, and both eat of it, but it PROV
ed to be wild parsnip, and both died
of its effects, scarcely living to get to
the house. 1t is strange with the re-
peated occurre noes of that character,
that people of mature age, will per-
sist in repeating the sad experiment
of testing the properties of roots of
whose nature they are entirely igno.
rant. Mr. Perkins came from Illinois
we think something over year since,
and purchas, i of Mr. Berg the farm
where he died,
The Lurens of DEBORAH,
This far famed company of trained
musicians has been secured for one
of its unrivalled musical rehearsals to