Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28

| Felkey-Lovelaud wrestling match in
opera house tomorrow evening. A
hot match is expected.
Take advantage OF our SALE PRI-
CES on Shoes this week.
The GERATY & TERRY Co.
Pure Buckwheat flour, II pound
sack for 80 cents. MULLEN & Co.
City Feed Store.
| Frank E. Longs company, which
appears here all of next week, are
playing to West Union audiences this
week.
| The Cresco indoor base ball team
go overland to Preston to-day, play
ing game with the local team this
even ng.
G. E.. Chamberlain, physician and
surgeon, Office in Lowry's drug store.
Residence, corner northeast from Sis
ters school. If
| Miss Nettie Peck is reported consid-
erably improved, and though she has
been very i'll for the past week, is now
considered out of danger.
Don't forget to come in and get a
pair OF those CHEAP SHOES this week.
Your last chance.
THE GERATY & TERRY Co.
JAS. Cannon, of Oak Dale. was u
PEE DEE visitor on Friday. having
concluded he must have the TwICE-A-
WEEK make regular visits to his home
w. b. Perry has one half of one of
his green houses devoted entirely to a
big bed of lettuce. which is now large
and being delivered to his. customers
about town.
The Preston Courier tehs of farm
er in Fillmore who saves up his pen
MES to pay his taxes with. Recently
he came in with 1l0o OF them, weigh
ing seven pounds.
Representative Lowry of this coun-
ty is on the following committees:
mines and mining, federal relations,
claims, roads and highways, consti-
tutional amendments and pharmacy.
The Board OF Directors of the First
National Bank is S. A. Converse, S. B.
Carpenter, B. +. Davis g.. T. Watros.
and o. G. Wanless. In our former
statement the name OF Mr.. Watros
was omitted.
Hotel for sale or rent, in good loca-
tion on Main Street opposite the depot.
Has a good patronage. Can give
possession as soon US desired, for
farther particulars, address Mrs. NJ. A.
Hickey, Ridgeway, Iowa. til
Miss Irene Woodward has been SER
iously i'll for a week past with mem
branous Group, but at this writing is
considerably improved, most of the
membrane having become loosened
and removed from the trachea.
According to the Rock Island Union
Farmer Burns" and Dan McLead. the
Californian, have been matched to
wrestle for a purse of 81 100 and side
bet OF $1,000. to be pulled of in Rock
Island or Davenport about the middle
OF March.
Petitions for raising theyags OF con-
sent of girls to eighteen years, are be-
ing circulated about town and should
be largely signed. The measure is al,
right and would perhaps be a local
benefit by limiting the operations uf as
bad a gang OF dehauchers as ever in-
Tested town.
The Tiger Horse Co. of ANorth Da-
kota. has entered suit in federal court
against Joseph Whalar, of Winneshelk
county and. his bondsmanI u. A. Lyons,
The complainant alleges the horse
Admiral" bought from Whalen. was
not as represented and claims $2,950
damages. Telegraph.
| Those holding. annual or life mem
bership tickets in the Howard County
/ Agricultural Society are requested to
meet at the court house,, Thursday,
January 80, at 1:30 p. m, for the cleo
tion of officers OF the society for 1896,
and for the transaction Of any other
Legitimate business OF the society.