Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-01
Lime Springs.

Mrs. w. II Fa"rar and son hi :har,
returned Thursday last from an ea
tie, dptl visit in Ohio.
Candidates Hendricks, Lowry anC
Mcpherson were all here on the same
day last week. j. G. Webster accom-.
panied them.
Lnte Burns was Crcsco visitor
Wednesday OF last week.
Peter Anderson, Jr, who makes his
home with H. H. We.ls, while riding
Il horse was kicked bv another break
ing his arm.
WIN. De Lap and family lave NOV
ed to Chester where he has u position
as grain buyer.
Jno. Linderman is building an adj
diiion to his house on the farm and
will move there soon.
The third grand opening of Nasl's
Star Opera House occurs this Friday
evening in the shape of Il ball. As
Carpenters orchestra is to furnish thu
music il will be fine and without
doubt success.
Glen Roy Roy Lodge *. of T. had
another very enjoyable meeting last
Friday night. Work was done in tht
third rank and four applications fo'
membership received. Work tonighl
in third rank, visiting knights invi-
ted.
Sunday night team belonging Il
Knute Wilson of York was left hitch.
ed to the walk in front OF SoDseh's
store, and when the boys who drove
it came for it it was gone. Whether
stolen or taken as a joke it has not
| at this writing been found, and it the
parties taking it can be found we as
sure them that they will think it 'nc
Joke" The harness aud buggy were
new and the outfit worth about 5000
| Ole Gunderson, a Norwegian, living
north of here met with q terrible &C
| cident Saturday. Two freight train:
met here little before noon, and lit
went over to the depot to anluse him
self "catcl,ing on" AS the trail
going west pulled out he caught /.
cnus.lt Il box cur in the middle OF thu
train. By the time it reached thu
depot it WAS going quite fast. and IL
| jumping off he fell and rolled dow
/ between the platform and the cars
His left leg from the knee down mus
have lain right along the rail rs j
and the foot was crusehd to q jelly
pieces of bone sticking through the
flesh everywhere. DIR. Coates wa
called and as soon as the bleeding
could be stopped had him removed t.
lis Office where the leg was taken off
He was then removed to the hote
where he is doing quite we'll, and thu
prospects:fur recovery are good. Mr.
Gun,lerson is IL man about .forty-fiv'
wears old, old enough to know bet
ter, and we hope some Of the lad
WHO are i'll the habit of catching
on" the trains viii now see the dan
ger of it and quit.
Allen Miller ieft,for Des Moines las
| Thursday, Miss Minnie driving hin
to Riceville and returning Friday.
J. d. Porter the Republican nomi
nee for Supr. on the Democratic
ticket. was here Friday and Saturday
the guest of Prof. Stout.
We understand some Of the CITY
fathers don't like to be so publicly
Commended as to their course iii re
gard to fire protection, alleging tina
y they have all that they can do t
i take care of our own town withou
spending time to show our system t
4 visiting delegations who may wnnt t
study it and have it explained. Neve
MUD gentlemen, such great talent a
you have shown can not expect to II
main long hid and your modesty
dtlOS2elt1eI MIOl1S. i IS
without water or chemicals is SO d
sirable that you must not wond
u thut others want to know how it
n done.
Mrs. Fred Moss is here visiting IL
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. &. NJ. V;
Leuven. Erred was here with the
q over Sunday.
o Mr.. and Mrs. Will Thomas,
1T Albert Lea, Mimi, are visiting t
le parents of the former in this vicinil
The athletic exhibition in Nasl
S new opera house Tuesday night "
h u rather tame affair, Ace Yong
- Cresco not showing up, Shave
:, wrestled Ole Marsh of Decors
~ Marsh winning as he pleased. 4
glove contest between Ed Panl
N this place and Needham OF N
III Hampton was also entirely one-sid,
ID Needilam was entirely out class
ii. and no match for the clever Paul W
te nit when and where he pleased. Il
~ only times the bouts We're warm "
:. in the 9Th aud 9th rounds when Ne,
~ ham braced up u little Only to
~ sorry for it and clenched repeated
to avoid punishment.
nc Several Ossian sports were in to
es Wednesday trying to arrange for
rs battle between Il dog which tt
re brought with them and one own
~ here