Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-10

| VIM. kellOw, DR., and j. j. Lowry
have new holiday advertisements in
this issue which will be seasonable
reading matter.
If you have a clock or watch that
declines to tell you when its dinner
time, take it to j. w. Shacklock, in
the Car gallery.
There will be debating society
organized at the Howard Center school
house, Friday night, Dec. IS. Every
body invited to come.
Ladies' and children's trimmed hats
will be sold at a great reduction, COM
mencing Dec. End and continuing un-
till Christmas. p. CONNOLLY.
Faribault extra select has great
reputation and we want you all to try
a sack. Only sold by
Amundson 4 Lofthus, the Grocers.
The Daughters of the King will
meet with Mrs. Dana Mead, Wednes-
day, ut 2:30. A full attendance is re-
quested as business of importance is to
be transacted.
| The finest line of robes in the mar
ket may be found with L. Nj. Cole.
One style with a rubber lining between
an out and inside body is perfect
water and wind excluder.
At their annual meeting in Chicago
recently, S. A. Converse was re-elect-
ed Treasurer of the Red Polled Cattle
Club of America, and also a member
of the board OF directors.
H. B. Gildersleeve, of Weedsport,
New York, an experienced and capa-
BILE matchmaker and jewelry repairer,
holds the bench in Connolly's watch
and jewellery department.. 15tt
Mr.. John b. Stevens was over to
Elma to see his brother Theodore,
who had the misfortune to lose leg,
and found him as comfortable as could
be expected under the circumstances.
Watch C. d. Nichols & Co. on boots
and shoes, as we'll as clothing. They
have already placed their orders for
spring for the finest line of ladies'
and gentlemen's shoes ever shipped
to Cresco.
Owing to change in the business
Hazeldine is going to close out his
stock OF Piano-Organs, Z octaves, and
5 octave organs before Christmas.
You can get an organ now at whole
sale price or less.
w. X. Barker has improved in health
since the operation removing the dis
eased portion of the bonetfrom his arm,
sufficiently that he was down town
Saturday looking better than for the
six months previous to the operation.
Christian Reckner, one of the early
settlers of Howard sounty, died at his
home in Alton, November 80, aged rs
years. He was an honest German cit
izen, much respected by his neighbors.
and relatives, of which there are
many in that vicinity.
The Band OF Willing Workers will
have sale of fancy articles at the
home of Mr.. Geo. Morris, Dec. 13,
1895. Lunch will be served; price Is
cents. Do not buy your Xmas pres
ents till you see the work done by the
nimble fingers of the Band of Willing
Workers. Proceeds to apply on church
debts.
! We are indebted to. the Waukon
Democrat for report OF the result in
the case of the State VS. B. F. Boomer,
for fraudulent banking, Of which the
jury fiEd him guilty. and for which he
is sentenced to five years in the peni-
tentiary and with the costs of the
prosecution. The case, will be ap-
pealed. H. L. Reed was one Of the at
torneys for the defense.
The TwIcE-A-WEEK PLAIN DEALER
and the Silver Knight. a large 9-col-
umn paper edited by Senator w. NJ.
Stewart, published weekly, both
for $1.35 a year. Subscribers to the
PLAIN DEALER who have paid for it in
advance can have the Silver Knight on
payment uf 80 cents. The campaign
of 1896 will be fought desperately for
and against silver. The Silver knight
will be its champion.
When John S. Porter, a farmer from
Cresco, Iowa, met two affable strane-
ers at the stock yards, Wednesday, he
had valuable gold watch and $50.
When they left him he was penniless
and his watch was gone. Yesterday
morning he was found. unconscious at
47th street and Greenwood avenue and
was cared for at the Hyde Park police
station until he recovered sufficiently
to continue his journey to Danbury,
Conn.,, where he was going to visit rel.
atives.-Chicago Record.
Hon. j. R. Sovereign, the official
head OF the Knights OF Labor, spent
Sunday at the parental home, three
miles from town. He has just return
ed from Washington by the way Of
New York where he had been attend.
ing the annual meeting of the order
over whose destinies he was chosen to
preside. No man is able to better
diagnose the ills of the country than is
Mr.. Sovereign. Unlike the man at the
head of the government, when he sees
and denounces an evil, he suggests a
remedy.
Memorial Post G. A. R., No. ZIG,
elected the following officers Saturday
evening: Commander, C. H. Miller;
is. ". J. l.. Evans; j. v, S. ID. Towne;
Surgeon, DR.. McCollum; Chaplain,
Frank Richards; Q. M; p. c.. Howe;
officer of the day, J. Van Slyke; officer
of the guard, Madison Taft; for repre-