Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-17

Wisconsin, where she will spend a
couple of months visiting in White
water and GAINESVILLE.
This is the season for machine oils
and axle grease. Don't forget that
we have the best goods and make the
lowest prices.
CAwARD, the Grocer.
At the last meeting of the w. o. l..
G. l. A., on motion, vote OF thanks
was extended to all, who in any way
assisted in the entertainment, Re-
becca's Triumph. The amount cleared,
was $25.46.
There will be a harvest ball in the
Opera house on Thursday July 23rd
with good music in attendance. Dance
tickets so cents. Wilson and Laval
ley are the proprietors and Fred Ryan
and James O'Neill will act as floor
managers.
The collector for the the Tw1CE-A-
WEEK PLAIN DEALER is abroad in the
land. If you are going to be absent
from homo, examine your last receipt
learn what you owe tor the PLAIN
DEALER and leave the money with
your wife. If
Frank D. Bayless, of Clayton county,
who has given good and effective work
for the people in the restoration of sill
YER to its proper place as one of the
money metals, would make a fitting
and proper candidate for congress
from this district.
500 students were enrolled in the
Valdez Business College and Normal
School the past year. so graduated.
The fall Review Course will include
special work in Economics and Civics.
These are required OF Iowa teachers.
Encoll, August 81.
INSTRUCTION IN MUs1c.-$1O.OO 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 LAURAINE MEAD. tfly
The small grain harvest is being
pushed with all possible energy in all
parts of the county. We hear numer-
GUS complaints from farmers of disap-
pointment in the yield, saying the oats
will be lighter than last year, both in
bulk and weight.
Editor Plain Dealer:
The 'boomers" of Decorah Public
Opinion have learned to their sorrow
that ''boughten influence" is no good.
They tried its efficacy at the Orleans
caucus with disastrous results TO their
little boomlet. Men who inhabit glass
houses had betterenot throw stones.
The butchers war is still on. The
latest action was legal battle before
Esquire Moon, on Wednesday. The
state OF Iowa, plaintiff on charges pre-
ferred by l.. S. Thayer and Peterson
was defendant in a charge OF assault
and battery, against whom fine of rs
and costs was assessed. And we un-
derstand the end is not yet reached.
L. D. Bayless, one OF the Fourth
district delegates to the Democratic
National convention at Chicago, won
for himself the praise Of all who at
tended from the district. The PLAIN
DEALER representative, Geo. M. Har-
ris speaks words OF commendation OF
his untiring zeal to make the visit OF
every one from tho district one OF
pleasant memories.
Michael Bronner was returned to the
hospital at Independence yesterday
but will probably be home soon. A
good many expressed doubts as to his
being insane, and some of those in q
position to be acquainted with the facts
say it is one OF those cases whore in.
sanity and family troubles is so inter.
mingled as to almost forbid correct
conclusion CT opinion.
The following persons have credit
on subscription account with the PEI
DEE: j. N. Fulton, L. c. Sovereign.
Howard Marshall John w. DAILY, j,
r. Keith, Eugene Bateman. Cresco
l.. Roalson, Chester; Chas. P. Brown
Ottumwa; &. r. Baker, Ridgeway; H
Painter, Lime Springs; John Hennessy
Lakota, N. D.; Michael Bronner, Inde
pendence; Frank Morse, Cresco.
The Democrats of Iowa will meet il
state convention at Ottumwa, Angus
u, 1896, for the nomination of free
silver candidates for the following Of
fees: secretary of. state. auditor o
state, treasurer Of state, judge of the
supreme court, railroad commissions
for full term and for vacancy. How
ard county will be entitled to eigh
delegates in that convention. Wher
are we to have our call for electine
delegates?
The progress OF the new buildings
in town is really encouraging. The
Lowry drug store walls are nearly up
Mrs. A. b. Barnes has her building
nearly enclosed; John H. Beadlc has
his frame up and nearly enclosed, and
Percy Clemmer has the foundation fol
his nearly completed. Work on the
first ward school building is progress
ing satisfactorily and it will be in
readiness for the opening of the schools
in September. The furnace is already
in and the brick work will commence
today. The foundation is not only a
credit to Mr.. Thomson but to The
school board and to the town. w. f.
Rathert has one of his buildings on
west Park street completed and the
frame for another is up and partially
enclosed. There is no boom in Cresco
but simply steady growth which in
dicates health and prosperity for our
town