Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
cREsco, HOWARD COUNTY IOWA 1896

A. H. Felkey went to Mason City
"Wednesday noon to effect, if possible,
u match with a local wrestler of that
lplace. He will be e,absent from one to
three weeks. a
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'wofk, 3tf
v. E. Wygant the expert horse
Novelty Works where he is prepared
to do all kinds of fancy shoeing and
general blacksmithing. 2-4eot
Alex Holley of Lime. Springs wants
a good man and woman to take
charge of his farm near that town;
one that con. furnish good recom-
mend as to ability and honesty.
Don't buy any crockery nor glass
ware until you have looked over our
gre4t stock, oil new styles and pat
terms Amundson & Lofthus,
the Grocers.
Sheriff Hewlett went to Independ-
ence Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
| She'is q soldiers widow. who has been
looked after somewhat by the g. A. r.
For RENT.-The Strother farm of
$50 acres, one mile west of Cresco.
Good house, barns, water and under
the best of cultivation. Cash rent.
Apply for terms at the Strother
House. 3t3
An orange tree six feet high and la
den with fruit now adorns the rotun-
da of the Hotel Julien. 1t was pre-
sented to Manager Wales by an old
friend, Mrs. Aug. Beadle, of Cresco.-
Dubuque Telegraph.
Where can | get the best photo
graph? Shafer G Bassett (Solberg's
here to stay. They do what no one
else here does. Guarantee satisfac.
tion or mopey refunded.
l5c buys q good broom,
zoe :" Id Tea Siftings,
3Oc 10 of Finecut Tobacco,
25c I" a gallon of cider vinegar,
/, 15c package of matches,
of Caward the Grocer.
WANTED.-A house keeper for a
man with two small boys on a farm
in the county. A widow with not
more than one child, er single mid.
die aged woman preferred. For in-
formation apply at this Office. 52t4
E. r. Thompson has had an alb
stract book made showing q full and
complete abstract Of all wills on file
and recorded in the clerks office. The
book shows that G. r. Lent the per-
son preparing it, is master of the cali
graphic art.
A day since, we received the third
large order for programs from Frank
Long, to be shipped to Yankton, 8.
D., where he is billed for the week of
this month commencing the 14th.
He reports big business ever since
leaving here.
Prof. NJ. o. Perry.Gusht to dedicate
his new school room over. Kellow i
store with u fine literary and musical
entertainment which the people of
Cresco should liberally patronize to
encourage SO excellent an instructor
in his good work.
About the tenth of this month.
Harry Hall, Johnny Powell and Will
Deane start on hunting trip, driy
ing overland, and will be absent a
month or more. Their destination is
the big woods about 300 miles north.
near where Comhs and Seaman, who
preceded them about a. week ago, are
located.
The persons making the guarantee
for the Andrews Opera Co. lost on the
,, venture. 1t seems that the majority
OF OF Our people instead of patroniz-
ing standard aud tirst-class entertain.
ments like Andrews, prefer to attend
such rank performances as that put
up by Weston's Comedians and other
shows of q like stripe.
Rev. J. H. Boggess, pastor of the
congregational church at Cresco will
preach at Unity church. next Sunday,
Boggess is the gentleman who gave
the address at the opera house last
spring, ut the Odd Fellows meeting.
He Is we'll known in DEBORAH, where
he has many friends-Decorah Journal
The following persons have secured
the continued visits of the TwIcE-A-
WEEK PLAIN DEALER: Robert Thorn
son. Patrick Quinn, Walter Mintey,
Wm. Fitzgerald, l.. E. A. Ling, Geo.
Morse, Merit DeNoyelles, H. G. Sails
bury, Jacob Baker, John F. Daily, J.
g. Webster, Cresco; Rev. J. o. Staeh-
ling, Harmony, Mimi; Ephraim
Mathys, listed, Iowa. John McCann,
Lourdes; ). I. Davis, Bonair.
Word was received here Tuesday
morning of the death. of Gertie Thom-
son Garner, of LIE Boy, MINI. at the
house of her cousin, Mrs. Nellie Hor-
ton, at Northwood, Iowa, whittier she
went on a visit about two weeks since.
She will be remembered as daugh-
ter of Sam Thompson, now deceased.
and a niece of Jas. Thompson Of this
place. She was student in the pub
lie schools here for several years.
Next week, Wednesday. Thursday
aud Friday, will be offered for sale in
Cresco a fine lot OF we'll bred cattle
and sheep, the property OF DR.. Glenn
mer and w. G. Nichols s. Son, and
the stock growers OF this vicinity who
desire to improve their herds and
flocks should see to it that n large
number of these choice animals be
kept from going abroad. Don't fail
to attend these sales as you will never
have a like. opportunity to secure
such high class stock with SO little
trOnbln and at ron ~, a tl., f;r.,,,a,