Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-15

round trips good for 80 days. On sale
at this office on and after May 10th.
until Sept. 30th. The Hotel "Oakes''
will open June 10th. Visitors can
also secure cottages for their accomo-
dation, nj. j. WHITE,
M12w2 Agent.
Remember the Sunday school ad-
dresses by l.. b. Stevenson next week.
Sunday, May II, a. m. at Maple
Leaf, II a. IN. Paris church, 2 d. m.
Howard Center, $3.50 Saratoga, 8 p. m.
Elma. Tuesday evening, Riceville,
Thursday eve Cresco Opera House,
Friday eve Decorah. Sunday May 24,
Castalia, Ossian and Calmar.
Fred Bulls was in from his Paris
farm Tuesday, and informed us that,
from some cause, the roots of all
timothy meadows in that section have
been destroyed, and the hay crop
from that cause will be extremely
light. Ii his prediction proves true
the old hay in the county may all be
needed at a remunerative price.
A trip through the country in the
vicinity of Lime Springs, confirms the
statement of Fred Bulls as to the in
jury to timothy meadows, many of
which are absolutely destitute of grass,
and many of which are being plowed
up. We noticed l.. Sanborn blowing
large meadow from which heavy
crop was taken last year, with not one
spear of grass this spring.
A splendid team of roadsters is
owned by l.. Sanborn, of Lime Springs.
They are matched Hambletonians,
beautiful, bright bays, five and six
years old respectively, stand sixteen
hands, weight 2600, are fine steppers,
as sound as live oak, and as gentle
and docile as kittens. For them he
has been offered repeatedly, 5000,
which is not their value even at the
present low price OF horsefesh.
VIM. Leslie, aged % years, a son of
Magnus Leslie was drowned at Chester
Sunday afternoon while bathing. He
is reported to have been an Indifferent
swimmer and in attempting to cross a
deep hole in the pond went down. One
of the ta.hers attempted his rescue
but failed. He is reported to have
been an estimable young man, unmar-
ried, but leaves a large number of
friends and relatives to mourn his un-
timely death.
Mr.. David Amundson who has been
in the merchant tailoring business in
Cresco for over twenty years and for
the past five years over the Caward
Grocery store, carries the largest
stock of fine cloths in the county,
employs more workmen than any
other similar concern in tho county,
and makes suits which give universal
satisfaction in price, quality, and fit.
Parties wanting fine suits for the holi-
days would do well to examine his
goods and learn the prices.
The town council met Monday eve
ming for the purpose of granting j. j.
Lowry the right to move his building
into the middle OF the street, facing
the crossing, while he is erecting his
building. His material will be kept
in the ally and rear of the building,
SO the street will be obstructed by the
building only. The contract for its
erection will be let today. We UNDER
stand that II. S. Dano is amo1g the
bidders and if successful, will move
back to Cresco from Missouri.
The Northeastern Association of
Congregational churches convened at
Decorah yesterday, May 18th, in a
two days session. Mr.. c. j. Harlan,
Sunday School Missionary for Howard
and Winneshiek counties, will be pre-
sent and tell all he knows about the
'Business Methods OF Church Work.
Rev. O H. Holmes, Mrs. II. G. Bur-
CESS and Mr. G. j. Harlan are present
us delegates from the Cresco church;
Mrs. H. G. Price represents the Mis-
sionary Society; Miss Alvira Miles
Society Christian Eudeavor; Miss Ger
trude Gillette, Sunday school. Others
in attendance from here are, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Blackburn, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
II. Culbert, Mrs. j. P. Howe, Mrs. w.
j. Norton, Mrs. w. Strother, Mrs.
May Burgess, Miss Louise Hunting,
Miss Josephine Strother.- r.-Republican.