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

by Rev. d. B. Staebler, L. NJ. Mosher
and Helen s. Fellows, all of Howard
county.
Married-At the home of Charles
III. Jennison, near Ricaville, by the
Rev. l.. H. Pierce, Rufus T.. Seavy
and Miss Blanche Jennison all of How
ard County.
The show window OF Amuudson s.
Lofthus composed exclusively Of ci-
gars is decided novelty in window
dressing and is credit to the design
er, MIR. Lofthus.
A called meeting of Women's Oak
Lawn Cemetery Association Monday,
Aug. 16. at 2:30 p. m. sharp with Mrs.
Mahlon Culbert. Don't fail to come.
Special business on hand.
Mrs. McGonigle and son of Mis-
souri, and Mrs. Burgess of Luana are
the guests of Mrs. j. Il. Wells, and
are taking in the Howard county fair,
the gratest show on earth.
Get ready for cold weather. j. b.
Caward g. Co., have a special sale for
two days of fine furs, Sept "a and 90,
when $4,000 worth of fnrs will be on
exhibition. See their announcement
The managers of the Winneshiek
Co. Fair are promised more fine stock
for exhibition at the fair, Sept. 25th
to 2Sth than has been on the fair
grounds in several years. Come and
see it.
Don't fail to see the bicycle races at
the Winnesheik Co. Fair Sept. 25th
to 2Sth. $500 in prizes are offered and
the entries already indicate that there
will be q good field of wheelman and
hot contests.
All persons indebted to H. Y. Ernst,
or to Ernst g. Flood, will find Mr..
Ernst at the office of Barker g. Upton
in Cresco, for the next thirty days,
during which time he hopes to re-
ceive every cent due. soft
WANTED.-A house keeper for a
man with two small boys on farm
in the county. A widow with not
more than one child, er a single mid
die aged woman preferred. For in
formation apply at this office. 52t4
The Public Opinion will join the
great army of tramps in short time
tarrying for probably q brief time at
DCSOluu, WulCu has dUOuG us
need of it as toads have for two tails,
when they get along nicely without
any.
Wheat has now touched 40 cents
in this market. True No. hard is
Al, but there is none, according to
the wheat trust. So wheat is worth
only 40 cents. Where is the goldo-
lator's shekinah now?-News, CIR and
Forks, N. d.
P. +. Hammond is connected with
the Business and Normal Institute as
one of its instructors. AS student
he was the pride of his class and of
its instructor. AS o factor in his new
position he will be Q worthy associ-
etc oi its prinncc32ai.
"a The Webster brothers had twenty
sacks Of timothy stolen from their
farm near Devon the first of the week.
They were followed having been seen
Just daylight passing north through
Lime Springs. At last accounts they
had not been caught.
The wrestling match last Wednes-
day between A. A. Felkey and j. G.
Bancroft. claiming the lightweight
championship OF the Pacific coast,
resulted in defeat for the champion,
who won only the first fail, Fclkey
winning the next three straight.
The Leroy Band accompanied the
Wednesday morning and
some excellent music at the
Fair during the day. An unique fen
tnre of the baud is. the active mem
bership of several young ladies who
play brass and reed instruments.
The Russell Photo Studio will con-
tinue to make Cabinet Photographs
at 81. SO per dozen. until the public
is thoroughly satisfied that our work
Is good and does not fade as our com-
petitors have tried to impress upon
the people of Cresco and vicinity.
The following persons have credit
on the PEE DEE subscription books:
James Maley, Sam Dinger, Peter
'raas, Cresco; JAMES Irwin, Lime
Springs; H. Richardson. Elma, James
Kearns, Rlcevile; Frank Crowell,
Granger; Thos. Soukup, Lourdes.
In all probability another match
will be made between Felkey and
Ward, the 14O pound champion, who
is backed by Lime Springs and De-
corah parties. The match will prob
ably occur in about two weeks and
will be for purse Of at least 5000.
Base ball will be one Of the
strongest features at the Winneshiek
Co. Fair Sept. 25tb,. .2Sth. $500 in
cash prizes are offered and there are
going to be some hot games. 1t is ex-
pected from four to six clubs will be
in the contest among them Austin LIE
Roy and Decorah.
A mlrrlage license was issued Sept.
II, to Orin Hamilton and Kate Hines,
also for John Walters and Kate Schu-
mann. also for Adelbert Huckins and
Eta Gray. Also for E. NJ. Yarring-
ton and Harriet Ann Mitchell; John
Regan of Elmu took out a marriage
license Sept. 8, for marriage with
Hattie McGrane.
Miss Lauraine Mead's music class
rehearsal at the county fair on We'd
nesday and Thursday afternoons was
q new and interesting feature which
was highly appreciated by the lovers
of a high grade OF classical music.
Many were the compliments paid the
class by persons who listened to them
and whose opinion and endorsement
is no idle compliments. The instru-
ments were furnished by Geo. II.
Kellogg, aud were in such perfect
tone with each other as to create sur
prise among musiciana
Robinson, the Riceville abductor is
evidently insane or one most desperate
sane man in existence. Sheriff How
lelt makes O weekly search of his cell
for weapons and death dealing instru-
ments. His last search was rewarded