Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
CREsCo COUNTY, FRIDAY,

1t is not too late to call attention
to the advertisement of j. M. Barr
Son of..Elma, who are fully equipped te
do oil manner of wood work and lighI
or heavy iron work. aud to the
Cooper shop of q. A. McCullow, who
is turning out superior butter tubs
and will make your old bottomless
washtubs good as new.
The Winneshiek Co. Fair is offer.
ing four fine road making machines
as prizes to the four townships in the
county turning out the largest at.
tendance during the fair. The first
prize is q latest improved Western
Road Grader; the second four
wheeled double pan scraper; the third
two wheel single pan scraper;
and the fourth slush scraper. These
machines are all made by the West
ern Wheel Scraper Go. the finest in
the land and are valued at $500. The
fair will be held at DEBORAH Sept. 25
to 90.
We cannot claim to have made a
full report of the Fair. The fact is
there was too much of it for the means
and facilities at hand. The press is
generally accorded a place and con-
veniences for reporting what is done
expeditiously and correctly. No
thought of any such feature has ever
occurred to the Howard county soci-
ETY., but in time it will come. The
press is usually furnished means for
reporting the races, with names of
the contestants, time and purse
promptly, and in time will come in
Howard county.
The cars of the California introduc-
ing company were late in arriving,
being delayed from the 9th until last
Wednesday. The cars are marvels of
compactness and everywhere were to
be seen the products of the famous
Santa Clara county. Those favored
with special Invitations were received
by Mrs. Leak, who with her husband
has charge of the cars, and invited to
sample the finest California wines,
also the product of Santa Clara coun-
ty: and most of the business men of
the town. with their wives and fam.
lilies, availed themselves of the prof
fered hospitality.
The excursion from Austin Wednes-
day brought about GOO people to see
the Austin-LeRoy ball game. At the
last half Of the ninth inning the game
stood to 2 in favor of Austin, when
Leroy batted ball letting in O man
and thereby tieing the game and
placing man on second base. The
umpire, Will Converse declared it a
foul ball, whereupon Leroy left the
diamond and the game was given to
Austin, 0 to 0. A Leroy man was
heard to remark that S25 of Austin
money did the job, but the people
of Cresco are too well acquainted
with Mr.. Converse's character and
his ability as ball player to not re.
sent any such insulting illusions.
Northeastern Iowa Educational
Association will hold its second an
nual meeting at Charles city, October
II, IS and f5. 59.-11tasa5. 1tsa Some OF the sub,
jects for discussion at this meeting will
be: Ungrading the graded schools,
by f. Z. Oldt, Dubuque; What ss Slie
Practical School Education? by Sarasta,
@. Brooks, Supervisor primary
schools, st. Paul; Practical primary
work for country schools. the Teacher
supply problem, by s. H. Sheak!ey,
Waverly; How to prune and enrich
our courses of study, by E. 0. Vaile,
Chicago; In what respectsare schools
a failure? by Capt. w. H. Holman
Independence. The County Exami-
nation-Dif1iculties in making it any
thing but Academic in character, by
F. H. Bloodgood, West Uuion; its
directive tendency in our school
work, by Elsie E. Perry, Creseo.