Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-22

"Rismark" Russell, spy of the
administration, and an intimate
friend of the scoundrel Waite, was
in Cresco Saturday, still in pursuit of
the old soldiers.
Persons in town or country wishing
buildings removed, should apply to
p. Quinn, nearly opposite the Novelty
works. He has the best outfit in the
county for the work. 3tf
L. T. Weld, former principal of our
Cresco schools, now OF Nevada, was
elected Grand High Priest of the
Masonic Grand Lodge of Iowa ut
their meeting at Dubuque last week.
The tenth annual convention of the
Christian endeavorers will be beld in
Des Moines October 90 to 81 and have
arranged for brilliant array of the
best talent of the country as an at
| traction.
Robert Locke, one OF the early set
tiers in the town of Howard, near
Maple Leaf, died recently and was
laid to rest in the cemetery at Elma.
We are without data as to his age or
other matters.
Ole Swenson and son, Ole Jr,, and
Anton Moen left yesterday for West
Point, in the northern part of Missis-
sipi, where, if the climate is suitable.
they will spend the winter, otherwise
they will go further south.
15c buys a good broom,
zoe >" 1 Id Tea Siftings,
SOC y O 10 of Finecut Tobacco,
25c gallon ofcider vinegar,
15c apackage of matches,
of Caward the Grocer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. River, of Oak
Dale, mourn the loss of tllir little son
| Walter. who died on Saturday aged
about four years. The remains we're
brought here yesterday for interment
the funeral being held from the Con-
gregational church.
Bert H. Brooks for long time
with DR.. Connolly, has bought an in-
teres in a drugstore at Iowa Falls,
which will soon be removed to West
Union where Bert H. Brooks and w.
p. Raymond will carry on the bust
ness. Both are men Of which any
community may be proud.
4 o. 81. Wood will cry an auction
sale on the s. A. Radford farm be-
tween Chester and LIE Roy on We'd
nesday, Nov. 6. 1895, of u big lot of
choice horses COWS, hogs, 80 acres of
corn and q lot of farm machinery. w.
3. Wakefield, the proprietor, will sell
the property on easy terms. See
posters for further particulars.
These persons have credit for pay
ment for their Twice-a-Week PEE
DER during the past week: John
Hanson Satire CrescL, i. Monroe
Phillips, Bonair, w. O.. Brecilove,
Chester, Capt. J. T. Donahugh, E.W.
Searles, Miss N. NJ. Marshall, Ezra Nj.
Cole, Cresco. s. A. Miller, Lime
Springs, j. j. Lukes, Protivin; Wm.
Rim, Lourdes; Fred Bulls, Crcsco.
J. b. Caward & Co. announce an
other of their special hour sales for
one hour each kay, Oct. % and 80
The last proved a popular success in
5 every way and this will probably sur
pass it. In the two hours of special
prices on calicos and cotton batting,
1853 yards of calico and six bales OF
bats were delivered to delighted pur.
chasers. Don't miss their special
linen.
Morrison's Faust, which will be al
the opera house tomorrow evening, is
one of the best attractions in the
country, and that it will be produced
in Cresco is due to an opendate which
had to be filled. This attraction
comes highly recommended, and in
neighboring cities where it has been
presented for two successive years, ii
has received nothing but the highest
compliments. We earnestly recon.
mend it to oil play-goers, and hope
that it may be greeted with an over
flowing house.
About forty of the young men of
this place met the first of the week
and organized the Cresco Social Clu b
which has already rented the second
story of the O'Malley block. They
elected j. j. Sobolil, president, G. l..
Terry secretary and Clint Farnsworth
treasurer. An executive committee
with power to organize and attend to
all details was erected as follows: H
Z. Edmonson, Ray Burgess, Ed. j.
Thomas, Ed Farnsworth and Fred
Lowry. A new floor is being put
down, and it will be fitted up fol
dancing, indoor baseball etc. The F.
+. +. orchestra will furnish the music
for at least six dancing parties during
the season. Occupancy Of the hall
will be made about November 1st. !.
If the signatures to the mulct petit
ion indicate any thing, it is that, the
present system of dealing with the
traffic is not satisfactory to the peo
pie, when nearly or quite Is per cen,
of the voters petition for !. a chang.
from the drug store system Of regula
tion to one that bears portion OF the
burdens it creates for the public. AS il
, is now, the man who is in possession
of rs cents, by himself or through all
other, can go to u drug store and buy
u pint of whisky (for medicine o
course), retire to tho alley, a barn or {
back street. take it, and apply fol
another dose. This is the presen,
system of free whisky sold at the DRUG
stores ut q profit OF four dollars pei
gallon, without one cent Of tax fol
the monopoly given them.
Wm. Kellow Jr., will have grand
opening at his new store Friday even.
ing of this week. He has the finest
arranged store for the Grocery anC
r Crockery trade in Cresco. Immedi
> ately at the left of the entrance is a
case with glass doors for silver ware