Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-03

J. L. Henley is builing a22x4o room
on West Market-street, and will
| handle a full line of bicycles, guns
and sund ries, with well equipped re-
pair shop. Wait and see.
Two DEBORAH misses, Maud Har-
graves and Ethel Francisco, have been
visiting in Cresco for some days, the
former the guest OF Rubie and Allie
Beadle and the latter with frankie
Norton.
Frank M. Mashek was UP from Spill
vile Tuesday. reporting the total loss
of brick building there by fire on
Sunday morning. The building was
owned Casper Benish aud occupied
as a saloon.
Fritz Granzow has received the sad
news of the death of his mother at her
home near Valparaiso, Ind. on Fri
day of last week. He has not seen his
mother since he left her in Germany
upon leaving for the United States.
Persons who know, of the death of
any soldier who enlisted from this
county whose name is not on the SOL
diers' monument are requested to COM
municate the name to N. S. Durgin to
the end that it may be placed there.
MONEY LosT.-Forty dollars in bills,
lost in Cresco, Wednesday or Thurs
day last week. The bills were loose
in my pocket, two tens and four fives.
l A fair divide will be made with the
finder. A. RIVER.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Mitchell will
commence housekeeping soon in rooms
over the Queen grocery, Mrs. Mitchell
having arrived Tuesday morning from
Chicago where she has been for some
time during the sickness of daughter.
Mr.. Ed. Goodrich was here last
week tor short visit with his parents,
Judge and Mrs. H. A. Goodrich. Ed
left home some seventeen years ago to
seek his fortune in the far west and
this was his first home visit in all that
time. His present home is at Chicago.
Republican.
!; Sheriff Christen was up from De-
corah, Wednesday, and wrapped the
strong arm of the law about the form
of Joseph Jennuwlne, who was
wanted as defendant in q rape case.
We have no particulars as to the
parties concerned or when the crime
, was committed.
The Woman's Cemetery Association
meets with Mrs. II. L. Lomas, Tues
) day. April 7tb, at half past two. p. m.
are interested in the work done by the
Association to more than fill the house.
Cannot we have a big meeting to be-
gin the new year?
There are many Intelligent people
:. who suppose some oflhe bonds issu3 sd
during the past two years, ara. by
their terms, payablein gold. Such is
S not the fact. The only gold obiiga-
tions against the government are the
gold certificates. Mr.. Cleveland ask
ed for authority to issue bonds paya-
> BILE in gold, but congress refused.
The following persons have kindly
4 remembered the PEE DsE with cash
: on subscription account this week: f
w. McEvitt, Barr Oak; Henry Miller
West Union; Fred Weissmiller, -Johr
II Kelley, Chester; j. T,DAvis. Bonair
WIN. Hammond, Cresco; Harry Town
send, Strouston, S. D., S. l.. Cary
q Manchester, la. Frank Shafer, Cresco
II A. II. Felkey returned home Tues
!. dry after attending the Burns-Love
; land match at Decorah, Monday night
Joe Burns claims, the lightweight
v championship of the world aud attract
: ed by reports from the Loveland
Felkey wrestle came out and made ,
e IL match with the former. The mattel
l. was declared q draw after tift.
:. minutes Of wrestling with an intermis
sion for resting, neither men being il
to condition, and the gate money re
vs. funded. We don't see why our loca
n man should have been SO neglected il
not receiving u challenge from Burns
We have heard remarks that nigh
IL lead one to surniise that such a prop0
u sition would not be ignored.
On account OF the bad weather, tn
much anticipated millinery openin,
;e at O'Malley's set for 8 p. NJ. on Tues
u day was postponed until evenin
81 when in spite OF rain and wind abou
800 persons took tbs advantage G
av of spending delightful evening i
he their elegant store. The show window
4 the finest ever in the city, is the q,
tistic work of Messrs. r. II. Moriart
and H. l.. Edmunson and Miss Nelli
I'll Sims, and its superior is not to \
ms found in the cities Elegant sprin
d. wraps, hats and bonnets, milliner
FOODS and trimmings, rich and costI
fabrics and new spring novelties
n the dry goods line, were most tasti!
BIZ arranged therein and will prove a
on irrisistable attractionsto the passerby
Ed Capper and w. f. Haskir
ra members of the Chester school boar
10, and of the building committee wei
ill down from Chester, Thursday, in col
m sultation with A.. d. Lent. who hi
been preparing plans for the ne
school building that IL to he erecte
'as 'uS there. for the purpose of gettir
10, '1e specifications rs to the cost Of u bull
DIX s ing after the plan. Tie board of