Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-25
Lime Springs Business.

"A trip to Lime Springs on Tuesday
enabled us to got around among our
friends and advertisers in that busy
and thriving little village.
8. II. Cray the hardware man has
the finest lot of stoves in the county
and with his large store they are in
better shape to be seen by purchasers
than in any other hardware store in
the county. His store room is 80
feet wide which makes an abupd-
ance Of room to arrange them in two
rows through the center of the store,
thus enabling purchasers to get q
good view of every stove in his store.
He sells at small profit and in con.
sequence is doing large business.
Reed & Owen are selling out their
entire stock of clothing at wholesale
cost, which will be good for those who
have to buy their winter overcoats
with ten cent oats.
Siemer, the tailor is constantly
busy with his entire force filling the
numerous orders that are coming in.
He is good tailor and makes reason
able prices. He can make garments
that fit like the paper on the wall.'
In the harness line A. G. McCulloch
has rs good q stock as can be shown
in the county and sells them away
down in price. What he tells of the
quality of the material in them is en-
tirely reliable. In robes and blankets
his stock is magnificent and his prices
such that men who ride through the
cold of winter can afford robe and
and good ga blanket for their hor-
ses.
In clothing of prime quality, and in
the best grades of mems furnishings
there is no store in the country and
surely none in the county, that can
better serve the people than Earring
ton Bros. In hats they are the lead
ers in style and quality and in low
prices, compared with value.
In drugs and medicines. stationary
and fancy articles. Love Bros. are
taking the lead because they merit it.
They Will have magnificent stock
OF the best holiday goods i'll a few
days to which they will invite public
examination.
Cobb, of tile Sun, we found busy
and sweating over job-work, and
moving into the parsonage, the two
jobs not being set to the same meas.
ure.
The restaurant of Geo. H. Wetter is
doing thriving business having q
large number of regular boarders be-
side the translents. 1t sets good
table deliciouslv prepared.
Lutte Burns as usual was busy with
lots of customess. Lutte carries q large
stock of staple and fancy goods of all
varieties and enjoysa large and in
creasing trade each year.
Between trains hardly allows O per-
son time to look over all the business
of the town. These, with visit to
Geo. NJ. Van Leuven at his home,
consumed all our time. We have seen
many persons who have wasted away
with long and painful illness until
death came to their relief, but never
saw one so emaciated, such living
skeleton as he presents. His legs and
arms are mere skin and bones, no
more flesh on them than is on my
walking stick. One year ago he
weighed over two hundred and TWEEN.
ty pounds, now less than one hun
dred. And yet the modern Caligula
who represents the government as it's
District Attorney could see nothing
in his physical condition that would
warrant him in recommending execu
tive clenency!! 1t reflects no credit
either upon the government or its
prosecuting attorney that convic,
sSAOAA AA WHO SoSC wal
evidence procured by promise of
increase in pension, which promise
has been made good, though perhaps
the attorney for the United States
was ignorant of the perjured testi-
mony placed at his disposal. Since
in June last Van Leuven's physical
condition has been such that he has
not borne his weight upon his feet
and is now unable to even sit m in
fact as helpless as new born babe.
And the medical experts taken to ex-
anime him by the government found
nothing alarming in his physical con-
dition. which stamps them as high
grade quacks.
He was accompanied home by Mr..
Madden, deputy warden of the peni-
tcntiary and came the entire distance
resting upon a cot made as
comfortable as it could. He was rest
ing quietly and peacefully, very weak
and expecting the Summons hence in
Il very brief time.