Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-18

The grand jury serving are Frank
Borthwick, chairman; Martin Vaets,
c. H. Jennison, w. II. McGrane, W..
B. Jerred. Jacob Welsh is serving as
clerk.
The election is over and good times
will follow and you will need small
holiday present, you are invited to
examine those at G.. B. Laub's in
Meverden's.
| For holiday present have the
| finest assortment Of fancy articles in
silverware, clock, watches and jewell
ry. Call and examine them at e. B.
Laub's jewelry in Meverden's.
Don't fail to buy one of our special
bargain dinner sets, one at 81 .48, one
! h at &z e and one fancy gold decorated
at 80. S8. Goods cannot 10 duplicated
for the money. VIM. Kellow, Jr.
There will be Christmas dance in
Lyric Hall on Friday evening, Dec. %
with music by the F. F. F. orchestra
Good floor managers will be in atten-
dance and an enjoyable evening Is as
] sured.
A Mr.. Werihan aged about forty
seven years died on Tuesday the 18th.
inst, at his home in Lincoln town.
ship, Winneshiek county. A widow
and seven children survive to mourn
their loss.
James Smith the young man who
was charged with stealing two coats
from the store of P. F. O'Malley plead
guilty TO larceny of goods to the value
of $40. Sentence deferred to the last
day of the term.
P. NJ. Herold, of Oregon, left We'd
nesday for Seneca, Kansas, where he
will visit with brothers, publ ishers of
the Seneca Courier-Democrat. He
will also visit relatives in Nebraska
before he returns.
To eke out the hard times, some one
is travelling TIE county with prepar-
, alton of soft soap and lamp black
which he is selling for harness oil.
1t will probably make a harness black,
and will also make the leather crack.
The Usage Sun notes that j. W..
Brown left Tuesday for his home in
Cresco, where he will spend a few
weeks. q. M. Van Leuvenis suffering
from a sprained ankle,. and will prob
ably not be able to be out for some
time.
Do you wantia bicycle free? See
advertisement OF j, b, Caward & Co.
who are anxious to dispose of their
stock as quickly as possible and will
offer extraordinary inducements every
day until closedlout. Auctions Satur-
days.
Kings {Boston Views give all the
historic and other principal buildings
in Boston with a birdseye view OF the
city. Mrs. M. E. Long of Lourdes
favored US with a look at the 100 views
given of ''the Hub of the solar sys-
tenn"
The entertainment given by the
Daughters of the King Wednesday
evening was very pleasant affair
throughout. The music was of high
order of taste in selection and artistic
in execution. There was full house
and an appreciative audience.
/ can't sell goods lower than any
one else and give you ten per cent off
besides, but can and will sell you
groceries and crockery as low as any
one in Cresco. Come in and be con-
vinced by seeing our goods and get
ting our prices. VIM. Kellow, Jr.
If you want something nice for your
wife, your mother, Your mother-in-
law, your sweetheart or anybody else,
you can find it at Kellow's at A. H.
Caward's or at Amundson & Lofthus,
in the lamp Or crookery line. and in
almost anything else at the drug and
dry goods stores.
| Henry Wilmot of Usage was fatally
shot while hunting rabbits. He was
Iputting his gun In the wagon when
the hammer struck an iron causing ii
to discharge, the entire contents pas
sing into his body, dying some thirty
hours after the accident. We CLEAN
from the Usage Sun.