Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-21

LosT.-Probably in the Congrega-
tional church, Sunday, pocket book
containing over $40. Finder will be
literally rewarded by leaving at this
office.
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.
VIM. Connolly orders his advertise
ment discontinued as he is complete
ly sold out OF those big bargains
offered in cheap wall papers, but
hopes to have another lot in stock
soon.
F. j. Prann has an announcement
of his new store in this ISSUE Mr..
Prann has a fine stock and promises
that the prices thereon will more than
compensate you for the, little walk
necessary for you to reach his store.
p. A. Wanless has commenced an
elegant house on his farm north of
town locating it at the head of Elm
street. Geo. H. West one of the good
mechanics of the county has the con.
tract, an assurance that it will be a
good job.
INSTRUCTION IN sIc.--S10.00 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. tt
| The Bonair school house trouble
brought all the sub-directors before
Supt. Mcpherson, Monday. and most
OF the people OF the Bonair district.
The matter was adjusted to the salts
faction of Bonair, the school house is
to be moved three fourths of a mile
north.
Prof. Haldor Hansen, violinist,
assisted by Miss Vera Olsen, contralto,
A. f. Ellickson, tenor, and Miss Nora
Riley, pianist, will give a concert
in the Opera House next Tuesday
evening, the 2Sth., of which more eX-
tended mention will be made in future
issues.
The electrical storm that passed
over this place last Thursday dropped
a charge of the fluid down on one CT
the Balm-of-Gilead tree near the resi-
dence of Aug. Beadle, tearing Il strip
of bark and wood some three inches
in width, from the topmost bran ches
of the tree, to the ground,
Those wolves captured by T.. r.
Miller are pronounced young foxes by
nearly all the sportsmen of the town,
hut judging by their ability as
climbers, Shcritf Campbell catching
one just as it was climbing over the
Jail fence, We wouldn't be surprised if
they should develop into squirrels.
A. D. Lent went to Chester, Monday,
with plans for an addition to, and en-
largement OF the public house there,
recently purchased by Mr.. Boland
from A. ID. Combs. The plans if
adopted will make the house what is
needed in that growing village, and
no man in the county is more compe-
tent to do a first class job than Mr..
Lent.
The Gatling Gun is the name of u
monthly paper devoted to the cause of
temperance, published at Sioux Falls,
S. d. of which Mrs. M. j. Bag!ey is
the editor and she drives Il pointed
/ pen and mercilessly probes the liquor
trafilc. 1t Is a four page paper and
costs but 40 cents u year. The w. G..
L. U. are sponsors for it and it is
worthy of support.
Tho Cresco cornet band has reorgan-
lied and begins rehoarsals this week
with the following membership: Fritz
Granzow, Eb clarinet and leader Geo.
III. Kellogg, Frank Loruas and Homer
Deane, cornets; VIM. Mead, baritone;
Ben Combs and Fred White, altos;
VIM. Deane and Willard Blackburn,
tenors; Dana Mead, tuba; l.. P. Mason
and John Mcnamara, drums.
We always bought for cash, and the
only way to get the prices down to
CROCK BOTTOM" is to sell for cash,
which we are now doing. You will
find GREAT REDUCTION in the prices
throughout our entire Double Store,
having gone through every department
and marked the goods down to figures
never before heard of.
Yours truly
JOHNSON Bros,
Liberal advertising by large mum
Der OF dealers IN a,y line draws many
buyers to the town in which they are
located.-Charles City Citizen.
The experience of DEBORAH mer-
chants proves this true. They have
demonstrated that sit pays to come
to Decorah to trade. ."-Decorah Re-
publican.
And this experience has become
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