Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-03

The contract for building the School
House at Protivin was given to
Joseph Soukup and his partner at
at about $250O they being $500 lower
than other builders.
The Misses Name and stacia
Connolly are in Chicago making the
purchases of new stock for the firm of
Connolly 4 Fitzgerald, which will
take possession of the Caward store
the 10Th, with this new stock.
E. j. Eckstein at Chester has very
neat, tastily arranged, and tidily kept
Drug Store. A good Drug Store was
one of the needs of the place q good
sound Bank Of exchange is another
great need which some one ought to
supply.
The city registration was completed
Saturday, giving POS in the first ward
2O3 in the second and 219 in the third
a total OF 630, with about thirty who
failed to register. Thus the registra-
tion is 4S above the vote at last
springs election.
Essington 6 Wilson, of Chester,
are fitting an engine to operate the
machinery in their repair shop which
will be almost as much OF benefit to
the public as to themselves as it will
enable them to- get repairs and work
much more expeditiously.
John I. Rutherford, who purchased
the mill at Chester, is putting in
valuable and needed repairs and is
raising the dam SO as to give the nine
feet head the mill is entitled to, and
is making the dam tight SO it will
retain the flow Of water till the dam
| is filled.
A Mr.. Shermerhorn who purports
to hail from Floyd county has a
scheme embodied in a proposed law
which will knock the life, interest and
value out of Farmers Institutes. If
the proposed bill comes before the
legislature it will be. a good one to
| pigeon hole.
Mrs. Phebe VanDusen, aged seventy
nine years, died the 26th of February
and was laid to rest in the Chester
Cemetery last Saturday, followed by
sorrowing friends and neighbers.
Deceased, was the mother of H. B.
Van Dusen for time resident north
east of Cresco.
Frank b. Lomas has completed ar
rangements whereby he has become
the sole manager of the opera house
and will endeavor to get some first
oft
The first will be the Slayton Jubilee
Singers who will be. here on March 18,
requiring guaranty of 800.
For the kindness and assistance
shown US during o,,r late fire at my
residence by our many friends and
neighbors and fireman In behalf of
myself and family T wish to express
our thanks, hoping that they may not
meet with like misfortune.
o. B. BOWERS.
James Nichols, Of Albion township,
died Monday morning at 5 o'clock of
heart disease. The funeral will be
held at the family residence at 10
O'Clock a. M, Wednesday. The burial
will be in the New Oregon cemetery.
Mr.. Nichols was one of the pioneers of
the county and universally esteemed.
Obituary next issue.
Carter & Courtney, of Chester, in
taking in cattle, brought from near
Rose Creek, had one get away, u year
ling, light red. They don't know
whether a heifer ,pr steer. It went
east from there during one of those
windy days and will probably seek
shelter with the herd of some farmer
who will confer Il favor by notifying
them.
Last Thursday night, shortly after
two. Marshall Hall discovered fire at
residence of DIR. Bowers, and gave the
alarm, which was heard but by few.
However, the Fire Department
arrived in time to save the main part
of the building, the woodshed being
almost, consumed when the fire was
discovered. How the fire originated
is not known.
| The following persons have credit
on subscription account with the
ITwICE-A-WEEK PEE DEE. Chris
Baethke, Davis Corners; Albert
Stevens. Acme; John Gray, w. G..
Spencer, Ed Cappet. L. o. Green,
E. j. Eckstein, Jerome Roper, Mrs
Lorena Rutherford, w. d. Garrett,
w. F. Carter, w. B. Jerod, C. G.
Lake, Chester; r. r.. Miller, Michael
Farrell, Cresco; David O'Rilley,
Anamosa; VIM. Michael, Florenceville