Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30

game last Saturday, the pole sticking
in the ground, overturning and con
siderably damaging the buggy.
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.
The b. Y. P. U. will give an Ice
Cream social at the home of j. w.
Woodward, at Howard Center, Thurs
day evening. Teams will be at the
Baptist church 1880 sharp. Everybody
come.
Only four tickets from here were
sold for the Clear Lake excursion Sun
day, and it is reported that only about
1000 were in attendance at the park.
Sam Jones' blackguardism seems to be
on the wane as u drawing card.
Sugar cured smoked shoulder, SC
per pound; II pounds of choice kettle
rendered lard for $1.00-these prices
are for cash. Plenty of spring lamb
at the Palace Meat Market.
Huesselmann & Miller.
Having an overstock OF canned
fruits and vegetables and wanting 10
make room for the new goods that
will soon be in market 1 will sell my
goods in this line at cost for the next
80 days. VIM. Kellow, Jr.
INSTRUCTION IN MUsIc.-$lO.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
Mrs. George Arnold of Strouseton
S. u. who has been visiting her father
Philomen Townsend and her brothers
and sister will return home this week
aud expects to be accompanied by her
father who will visit with his children
there during the summon.
Mrs. Jenks and Mrs. Christensen,
daughters of M. Booth, left Friday
for their homes in Alden and Fulda,
Minn,, respectively. They were ac-
companied by their nephew, Louis
Booth. and his wife, who will make
their future homo in Alden.
The base bail gamo last Saturday
between the LeRoy and West Union
clubs resulted In u victory for the
former by score OF 5 %. Messrs.
Nichols and Webster are about $50 out
on the venture, only very small
crowd being in attendance. The ma
tional game has lost its grip on the
town.
A. L. Verback informs us that the
best COW of his herd died Saturday
from the effect of eating clover while
the dew was on. He says the COW had
been running to Glover for some weeks;
and eaten but short timo when she
began to bloat, dying from its effect.
Can some one explain the cause, II
eating the clover when the dew was
on was not the causes
The Episcopal church sunday school
will hold a picnic on July 4th at the
residence of E. NJ. Cole in New Ore
gon. The children will meet at the
church at Il. M, when Il short SER
vice will be held and u ten minute's 5
talk to the children by the rector of
what tho 4th of July means and the
lessons it teaches after which they
will be provided with. transportation
to the picnic ground.
+. D. Bayless writes us that the
congressional district headquarters
for the 4th congressional district ut
the Chicago convention will be at the
European Hotel, 165 Clark street.
Democrats from this distoict attending
are requested TO call there and obtain
tickets OF admission also members of
the press will be provided with press
tickets there. Democrats from the
district arc requested to register at
the headquarters.
We, the undersigned, will, on the
first day OF August, 1896, commence
doing q 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 to adopt
the same system ourselves. Thanking
you for past favors and hoping to be
favored with your patronage in the flu
ture, we remain,
Yours truly,
MILLER u WEBER
Charles Swigart, who has been a
resident Of Howard County, since 1857,
died al the home of Joseph Irwin,
$ .turday, June Doth, 1895. aged
10 years, IL months, and q days
He emigratcd from his native place
in Germany, in 1851. In 1875 he
was united in marriage with Miss
Kate Irwin, who died in March, 1895.
The deceased was an honest man, a
good citizen and neighbor and as such,
was respected by all who knew him.
The Macmillan Company call our at
tention to an opportune revision of
The Science of Money. by Alexander
Del Mar. Those who remember the
wealth of financial fact which the
book contains will be glad TO have it
brought to date. He is u stanch BIZ
netallist, and his views on the evil in
iluenca OF the demonetiyation of silver
are well known. Here he points out
the fundamental principles which un-
derlic them. His conclusion Is that it
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