Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-04

Il. w. Hess and wife are entertain
ing young stranger at their home
since Wednesday night, and Ed. thinks
surely there is another woman in the |
case.
S. L. Cary writes us to say that his
wife and himself will be at the How
ard County Fair to once more look
into the handsome faces of old time
friends.
Log chain lost between Cresco and
my place Sept. 1. The finder will con-
fer favor and also be suitably paid
by leaving at my farm.
w. H. FERR1E.
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.
Miss Julia Byrnes is now in the east
selecting goods for Byrnes & Ownes
Millinery store. She will study the
styles in two large establishments,
which will give their patrons a COM
Prof. Perry, of the Cresoo Normal,
reports double the attendance at the
beginning OF this fall term of the cor
responding term one year ago and
many others have signitied their in
tention to commence few weeks
later.
John johnson departed tor Chicago
Saturday evening, in the interest of
johnson Bros, big double store. The
fact that Mr.. johnson is an old eN-
perienced buyer assures us that Bar
| gains will be numerous when the new
| fall stock arrives.
Harry Mitchell's barber shop will
open day and night during the Fair.
Call and get good job done. Come
early before the rush. Remember the
place opposite the court house. The
little boys are wanted early; their hair
cuts will be only 15c.
The residence of E. r. Thompson
has been remodeled throughout this
summer changing the form of the
rooms within and the appearance of
the house without. The change has
not only improved its convenience but
has likewise improved its appearance
vastly.
The Congressional Record, contain
ing the admission of James G. Blaine
and of many other congressman md
senators that they did not know that
the act OF Feb. -, 1878, suspended
the coinage of silver dollars, is open
to all who may desire to read it for
themselves in this ottlce.
The Racket store by Otto johnson
will on Saturday be opened in the
Wheeler and Mccoy building. the
. stock for which is mostly on hand con-
sisting of dry goods, notions, hats,
caps, shoes, chinaware, glassware,
tinware, ladies' and gents furnishing
goods, jewelry and holiday goods.
A full assortment of new cloths suit
able for fall and winter suits and for
overcoatings just received at the mer-
chant tailor establishment over A. II.
Caward's store. Prices made to suit
the times. Garments warranted to fit.
, Goods and all material just as it is rec
commended. David Amundsen,
If Proprietor.
, Remember the silver club organizes
J next Saturday evening in the Court
: House hall. b. F. Wright, I. c.
Clary, A. L. Himle and NJ. "A. Daley
| have been invited to attend and adj
dress the people both afternoon and
: evening. Be sure and attend if you
wish to hear clear and courteous ex-
position OF the peoples side of the
money question.
: We have returned from Chicago
: with complete line of fall millinery
: Grand opening September II, Is, 10
: Call and inspect our stock and see al
? of the latest styles. Miss May
: Chambers comes from Chicago highly
! recommended as a trimmer. You can
+ not fail to be pleased. Leave your
orders for dressmaking.
J, ct Moar q Chambers.
In looking over the swine depart
ment at the fair it will pay you to Wis
1T while with Martin p. Lydon
: proprietor of the Crane Creek herd o
!; Poland China swine. One of the mos
.. admirable features of the herd il
Black Beauty. She will be exhibited
in her three-year-oid form. This SOW
D is a grand representative Of the fam
g Gus Wilkes family, and is an ANNA
d of great size and beauty. Stop an,
8 see her when you are passing by.
:. Our inside pages have letter from
I Schuyler Colfax favoring tree silver
: What Bayless home paper, the Reg
= lister says of him.
= An article from the Chicago Inter
- Ocean of July "a. 1896. favoring silve
II What the Mexican Herald of Aug
- 16 says of Mexican wages.
- Extract from the speech of j.
!. Clarkson in Denver, January 10, 1895
u in favor of free silver, beside severe
(. short but pertinent articles all c
= which are full Of solid meat.
q MI. Clarkin of Oak Dale was in tow
70 Thursday, and speaking of prices i
Mexico, states that friend in MeXic
. with whom he correspondent gave prit
y es of cotton at 10 cents, wheat 81 .0(
and other farm products at core
- pondipg rate. Railroad fare, boar
- at the hotels and other expenses {
- living not any dearer than in tt
- United States. Skilled labor as hig
- or higher than here; unskilled or pee
labor very cheap and very poor, %