Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-28


job in town or country. Terms rea-
sonable, best OF reference. Work So
licited.
Go and see the Waukegan Fence
wire at Lomas' Hardware before YOU
buy, it runs farther to the pound than
any other wire and is made by Wash
burn & Moen Mfg. Co., who mako the
best wire in the country.
The following persons have credit
for subscription account with the PEE
DEE: A. w. Prann, Clinton, Ia., j. L.
Wilson, Lcvan Wanless, Harrison Gull
bert, Henry j. Webber, Perry A. Wan
less, Miss NJ. II. Marshall, Cresco.
INSTRUCTION IN MUsIC.--$1O.O0 per
term, twenty lessons-piano or organ
furnished for parties without extra
charge. Pupils are not compelled to
take two lessons u week unless they
desire. for further information apply
to Miss LAURAINE MEAD. II
DR.. McCollum's daughter. Mrs.
Richardson, of Chicago, expects to
leave Wednesday for the Cripple
Creek gold fields, to assist in caring
for some invalids there, and may buy
some mining stock if the outlook will
warrant a safe investment.
A. d. Lent and Andrew Halliday
have the contract for enlarging the
Boland House ut Chester and will
commence work there early next
week. They are among tho best
mechanics OF the county and will do a
fine job for the Chester Hotel.
The bankers and bond-holders' ex-
ecutive committee, so William street,
New York, are editing the Postville
Review, in the interest of wall street
and the gold standard. In it's issue of
last Saturday it publishes the article
from the Times-Herald of Chicago,
which is demolished by the Bimetallist
article in to-days PLAIN DEALER.
The new German Lutheran church
at Davis Corners will be dedicated on
Sunday, May II. Several ministers
from abroad will assist in the services,
among them Rev. IL. Pless, of Alta
Vista, who will preach in German at
the morning service, and Rev. Il.
Casselmann, of Charles City, who
breaches in English in the afternoon.
Miss Nora Olson who will sing in
the concert at the Opera House this
evening is a young Norwegian lady
who is rapidly coming to the front us
a singer. That the music loving
public of Cresco may know that her
abilities as singer arc recognized is
only necessary to mention that she is
to sing the solo parts in Stabat Mater
at the Auditorium in Chicago in IL few
weeks. She is wolf worth hearing.
The prohibition convention ss;t.ur-
day was called To order by C. j. H,lr-
Ian and was organized by the election
of g. j. Harlan chairman and G. II.
Graves secretary. The following dele
gates were selected TO attend the state
convention: Z. q. Green, Chester, DIR.
l4edbrook, Lime Springs, b, I. Davis,
John eager, G. II. Graves of Crescnii
After some interesting and pithy talk
by Captain Brown, OF Ames. the con-
vention adjourned.
Fritz Granzow uncarthed genuine
freak while spading garden ut Ii. L..
Reeds place last Saturday. 1t is
some species OF lizard, is about six
inches in length and is striped instead
Of mottlod as are tho lizards of our
cellars and old wells. But this one is
a double header, one at each end with
the two pairs OF feet set in opposite
directions, very much resembling two
lizards cut in twain aud the several
parts of the fore ends joined. The
shape of both heads is perfect but the
mouth and eyes Of one head are
rudimentary.
Rev. I. Il. Taylor, of Cresco. con
Quoted services at the NJ. +. churcl
Sunday, both morning and evening
In the afternoon nhe preached at Wheel
er. His wife and little boy came witt
him. They will remain a few days
visiting relatives and friends, MIR
Taylor has not been to Stacyville since
his home was at this place, some
twelve or fifteen years ago, He sait
that the old faces We're familiar to him
that he recognized his school-mates
but the boys and girls Of that time hat
lpasseu out of his memory -Stacyvill,
correspondence Mitchell County Press
| Mr.. Herp!enick, living near Fran!
Houses place, picked up a dynamit,
cap which, by the way, is a very limo
cent looking piece of merchandise
and asked some men who stood b,
why it had been thrown away. The,
replied that the cap was "no good,
so the lad put the cap to his moutl
and whistled blast upon it. the,
picked up u little stick and picked in
to the cap with it for u while. Thel
there WAS IL loud noise and after tha
the cap was no good neither was tn
boy's thumb and finger; as DR.. DUN
had to take them OIL and throw then
away.-Elma Register.
u Last Saturday Mr.. Grattan met witt
a serious accident which, but for tn
; timely aid of Mr.. Wick, might hav
cost him his life, He had been driv
ing Mayor TUdd's colt on the tracl
and was returning. Mrs. Jacobus wa
driving double team across tn
bridge when Mc. Grattan approache,
it on the east end. Instead of waiLin,
for the woman to leave the bridge h
drove on and undertook to pass he
team. The colt became frightene,
and collided with the double wagon il
such way as TO overturn the cart, Mr.
Grattan falling under it. The col
| also fell and was unable to regain hi