Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-04

The l.. A. S. of the M. Z. Church =
will give an ice cream sociable next
Friday evening, August 7th. on Court a
House lawn. Proceeds for repairing S
the church. G
Mrs. H. A. BoUGHNER, Secy. ]
Edward Lomas goes to Ada, Ohio, !
Wednesday, to take the course in
pharmacy in the Ohio Normal Uni c
versity at that place, He is an apt +,
student, full of application and hard
study and will win his diploma, health
permitting. !,
The army worm has got in its work
in many places hereabouts, doing a {
large amount OF damage. Several
farmers north of town have burn ed
their oat fields. They have invaded
the corn fields and are doing much
damage.-Ossian Bee.
INSTRUCTION IN MUsIc.-$10.00 per
term, twenty lessons-piano or organ
furnished for parties without extra
charge. Pupils are not compelled to
take two lessons a week unless they
desire. for further information apply
to Miss LAURAINE MEAD. tfly
John Walton, while delivering ice
Saturday, had the misfortune to drop
75-pound cake OF ice on one of his
feet mashing it badly and injuring 1t
so that amputation was thought al
most necessary, but as John wanted
all his toes, it was not done.
The '.Busy Bee Circle" of the Paris
M. E. Church, will give honey and
ice cream social at the home of Mr..
NJ. o. Mitchell Tuesday evening,.Aug.
4. Also sale Of fancy and plain
aprons. Let every one come and see
the work of the ''BusY Bees.
| G. A. Miller and wife of Riceville
are visiting with the family of Mr..
Rathert and calling upon other friends
in Cresco. Mr.. Miller was formerly
employed in the Cresco Creamery as
butter maker, but for the past few
years has been employed in the same
capacity in the Riceville creamery.
Tom Mason, of Albion. lost calf in
rather peculiar manner last week.
1t was in the pasture with a horse
having a long tail, and evidently
having a depraved appetite chewed
off a foot or more of the tail, but
couldn't Swallow it, the hair forming
n in ball and sticking in its throat,
n choked the calf to death.
Next Thursday is the anniversary
j. of the local organization of the
) Daughters of the King, and will be
i observed by special source AID an
address by the rector, at the 2:S0 p.
m. to which all are invited after which
the regular business session will be
held. The occasion will be supple
mented by a tive-o'clock tea at the
rectory.
> The tenth annual convention Of the
,, Northern Iowa Union of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavol
will be held at Charles City, Iowa,
h August IL to 18th, 1896. Reduced
~ rates on all railroads and free enter.
le tainment to all who come. For fur
ther particulars address
-, James Wilson,
n Charles City, Iowa
\. Saturday near Lime Springs some
boys we're running horses when ont
n of them ran into a buggy. throwing
: the rider, boy about ii years OF ag'
named Lawler, whose home is nea
Granger, the horse falling and injur
ing the lad who is In very critica
i'll condition. Father Mccarthy was cal
IS, led and went TO see him Sunday eve
ming. DR.. Simonds of Lime Spring
is attending to his injuries. The boy
,v was taken to Mr.. Bronner's nea
he where the injury was received.
Martin P. Lydon, one of the breed
s. ers of the famous Poland China hog
- has about fifty of the best of its class
A. male and female. Among them are
40 lot of young ones not quite 100 day
nj old which weigh 40 pounds. He wi
have lot of choice ones at our fai
in September, which will probably b
us disposed OF to farmers desiring to in
lat prove their swine. 1t is Of the utmo:
ne Importance that with present 10
prices that farmers should have an
mails that mature early, else they COZ
is sumo more than they will bring.
Use We have made arrangement +
or which a sample copy of the Nation;
ne Bimetalllst will be sent to every SUI
Wn scriber to the PLAIN DEALER. Their
is perhaps no weekly paper publishe
las that more fully and ably discusses tt
~ silver question in all it's bearings II
on on the Industries of the country. "
md have also made arrangements oy Whlt
,he annual subscriptions will be taken
50 cents a year and for the campaie
-, at 25c. 1t will please us and pro
. the people to have it largely circula
w. y, ed. Subscription taken at this Off
- at above prices.
at Lyon u Healy, Chicago, send us th
month Il fine collection of music pu
lished by their house. Der Ripplil
cen Waves by the Sisters of Mercy; Dap
'es, ne Waltz. by A. Van der Suyl Barne
ag- Cheiro Waltzes by Frederic KING
'ur- Logan and Adina Waltz by Henry
ith Field are sure to please; A Lover
Lullaby-Light-an White Roses a
three gems in vocal music by Eds
W. Keith Jr.; the dance I'VE Sat Out
~ ~ The Stair, by Henry Castleton Wad
-. - is beautiful waltz song and Cal
= 80 20 bria's song by Lame Wade, from CT
my cago Records 10000 prize story, Sc
and Fathers is worth the attention
E-A- every vocal student.
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sent fOr SAFE
eipt A fine guitar and instruction book