Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10

Miss Ada Crawford leaves to-da,
for a visit with her sister, Mrs. P. H
Button, at Stoufville, Ontario, whithe
the TwIcE-A-WEEK PEE DEE follow
her.
S. b. Carpenter is spending few
weeks with friends in Erie county
New York, which, we believe was hi
home in youthful days. His wife ac
companies him.
A little daughter of Thomas Flood
was recently kicked in the face by q
horse. The injury was considerable
but is doing finely now, the wound be-
ing nearly healed.
Mahlon Culbert, wife and daughter
Millie. and his namesake of tho
family, Mahlon Jr., are visiting friend.
at Toronto Junction, Ontario, where
they will remain some four weeks.
This is the season for machine oils
and axle grease. Don't forget thai
we have the best goods and make the
lowest prices.
CAwARD, the Grocer.
Mrs. L. E. Blackman, OF Chicago,
came on Monday to pay her annual
visit to her her parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Beadle and other Cresco friends whose
number is like the sands of the sea.
Miss Genevieve Dissmore enjoyed q
pleasant evening on Wednesday with
Il few intimate friends at the home OF
her grand parents, on the eve of her
departure for her North Dakota home
When Johson Bros, say they are
closing out lot of shoes, they mean
it. If you have any doubts, just call
on them and learn what they are
selling Pringree & Smiths shoes at
now.
INSTRUCTION IN MUsIc.-$1O.0O per
term, twenty lessons-piano or organ
furnished for parties without extra
charge. Pupils are not compelled to
take two lessons week unless they
desire. for further information apply
to Miss LAURA1NE MEAD. tfly
Our Norwegian friends will open a
summer school, of few weeks, for
the instruction of their children in the
Norwegian and English languages and
in their church catechism. Prof. Ma
toon OF St. Ohf College, Northfcld,
MINI, is to be the instructor. The
school will be held in one Of the rooms
of the public school building. g.-Repub-
lean.
We, tho undersigned, will, on the
first day of August, 1896, commence
doing a strictly cash business. We
will have to do business in competi.
ton with those who have adopted this
system, and the only way to meet that
competition successfully is 10 adopt
the same system ourselves. Thanking
you for past favors and hoping to be
favored with your patronage in the fu-
ture, we remain,
Yours truly,
MILLER & WEBER.
The republican caucus of Cresco
was largely attended Wednesday eve
ming, the entire Is delegates being Sc
cured for Updegratf. 1t seems strange
that Blythe should have made so poor
a showing after having promised the
Crcsco postotlice to at least three diff
ferent persons OF the town, besides
leaving handsome wad of corpora
ton money with some OF his claquers
which leads us to ask: Are the repub.
l;o,p. .ipnp,u,,ptihloS IN di1 tho ~n,,ti oe
holding the swag put it in their inside
pockets?
The Federal Life Of Davenport, Iowa,
instructed S. l.. Barnes of Jerico, Dis.
trict agent for the company to settle
the claim Of $1,000 on the life of Mrs
Jennie A. Commeriord, who died al
that place, proof of which was com
pletcd and draft in the hands of Mr.
Barnes, district agent, within five days
after her death to settle claim which
was fully paid and the administrator
acknowledged the receipt in full of the
money five days after the death of Mrs
Commerford. There is no Insurance
company doing business in the state
more prompt or reliable than the
Federal Life of Davenport and it /.
fortunate in having SO reliable ant
worthy an agent as Mr.. Barnes.
The following arc the elected ant
appointed officers Of Cresco Lodge,
o. y, L., installed last Monday even
ing:
N. G.-Willara Converse
Y. G.-Ernest Precious
Sec. Il. Story
Treas.-H. W. Young
Warden Fritz Granzow
Conductor--N. S. Durgin
l. G.-B. Phelps
o. G.-Marshall eager
r.. S. N. G.-Jacob Welsh
l.. S. n. G.-F. c. Woellsteiu
r. S. v. G. f. w. Plopper
L. S. V. G.-S. A. Converse
Il. S. S.-Geo. Harris
l.. S. Sc. II. Webster
Chaplain-Wm. Woodward.
The Davenport papers are paying 8
very high compliment to VIM. Theoph.
Ills, we'll and favorably known to the
people of this county. In recent
case before Jndge Waterman, con.
cernirg the title TO more than half {;
million dollars in real estate, Mr.
Theophilus in behalfssof plif. addressed
the COM for five hOnrs and tha M mar.