Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-10

The w. O. Lie. I. A. at its annual
election elected Mrs. M. H. Culberi
president, Mrs. Wilbraham treasurer,
Mrs. w. A. Wildman secretary, and
reelected the vice-president of las,
year.
| C.E. Morey, the Poland China man,
OF Chester, was q Cresco visitor on
Saturday of last week, as was also
A. j. Butler, Of the same place, who
brought along a big dollar for new
subscription from there.
Rev. Mallon removes soon to Nal.
lard, Palo Alto county, and will preach
his farewell sermon In the New Ore
gon school house next Sunday. The
The place vacated will be temporarily
supplied by the pastor from Elma.
Mrs. McCook and Nelson went over
to Cresco Tuesday for a visit...... Miss
Hattie More who has been teaching
the Stirniman school, has completed
the term and returned to her home in
Cresco Monday.-Riceville Recorder.
Come to the Concert given by the
NJ. l.. church Friday evening, March
9th, The NJ. E. choir will be assisted
by w. l.. Lyman, OF Chicago. This
will be the musical event OF the sea.
son. Don't miss it. Full program
next week. -
Elmer Glass has rented the Roper
building at Chester and will conduct
a general merchandise store. Mr..
Glass is good business man, pleasant
to deal with, and Chester will find him
and his wife desirable acquisitions as
neighbors and citizens.
The following persons were elected
at the republican convention Friday,
as delegates TO the State convention q,
Des Moines tomorrow: H. T. Reed
H. c. Hjerleid, II. L. Spaulding, S
Wilson, G. G. Upton, w. c., Jones, j.
G. Adams, Fred Hill, 8. Radford.
A financial statement given by the
members of the Catholic Church re.
Gently, shows the cost OF the improve.
ments to school, residence, and churct
since Feb, 1898, to be $5863. .27, all O.
which has been paid, and with 8
balance Of cash on hand and none,
|promised Of $115.O2.
i Court convenes next Monday. the
10th, with rather well, filled docket
and Judge Hobson presiding in al
probability. Only one criminal case
J is on the calendar, with 81 probate
and SO civil cases, twenty five OF which
are new cases, the whole comprising ,
considerable number Of trial cases.
j The Oldest citizen OF Winnesheil
county is Mr.. B. Vaughn, living neal
Fort At4inson, now in his hnndredtt
year.-Decorah Republican.
Aud tho oldest citizen nf Howard
county is MIR. B. Vaughn, living witt
his daughter Mrs. "A: G, Darcy, ir
New Oregon. Now ninety six year.
of age.
The District conference, of Decorat
District of the United church o
American is in session at this place
this week. Some twelve clergymer
and about twenty FIVE delegates vii
be in attendance. Among the clergy
will be Rev. Bne, of Le Roy, Presidcn
Hoyne, Of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Rev
Dreyer and Rev. Huss.
A. H. Felkey will wrestle Ole Marst
at Steyer's opera house, DEBORAH, nex1
Friday night for a purse of $5) and
gate receipts divided, Marsh to throw
Felkey eight times in an hour. Felke,
also accepts Marsh's offer to wagel
$3.50 to 800 that Loveland can throw
him, with the understanding that il he
is not thrown he shall got all the mon
ey without division.
.'Aunt Hannah's Quilting Party" u
Opera house. March %, under the
auspices of Women's OAK Lawn Gene
terry Improvement Association. Whe1
'Aunt Hannah" takes hold of any
thing she makes success of it. Thi
"quiltin' party will beat anything
you ever heard of. ana aunt HANNAH
will feel 'dreadfully sighted if yo,
don't accept her invitation.
In the organization of ues
National Bank at Sheboygan, Wiscon
, sin, Mr. G. A. Crawford, late Cashier
First National Bank, Cresco, has beer
chosen Cashier, giving him very fin,
position, for which his many years o
Banking experience we'll entities hin
to. The Bank has Ii a $1o0. .O00.0
Capital, and will commence bushes
so soon as the room, books. etc., ar
, ready. The town is one of tho fines
, in the State, aside from Milwaukee
having over 1000 inhabitants, and i
"a manufacturing town Of no small i'm
| portance, known as the "Chair City.
The following persons have bee,
: credited on subscription account with
the Tw1cE-A-WEEK BEE DEE: j.
Hess, j. j. Sloan. j. @. Fellows, j. c
Kellow. N. NJ. Jewett, L. w. Tyrrell
NJ. Kemmitz, Weaver& Vaughn, job
E. Dargan, DIR. H. T. Walker, 6. A
Miller, Hotel Fellows, Riceville; e. H
Wallace, Saratoga; +. A. Pecinoysky
Protovin; Fred Maursr, Joseph Sulli
Ivan, Chester; Howard Marshall, Fran
He ward, j. P. Howe. Walter Dell,
: N. Fulton, j. L. Evansj Michael Quinn
Rev. Mallon, Cresco; John H. Haaf
!, Alta Vista; Bernard Malone, Lourdes
, Chas. Fransham, Bozeman, Montana.
Paris Items.
:. Mr.. Fred Paul has gone to Illinois
and from there he intends to go t
Stillwater, Minn., and get ne,
steam tllreshing machine, so look GU