Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-03
cREsco COUNTY, IOWA,

Having an overstock of canned
fruits and vegetables and wanting to
make room for the new goods that
will soon be in market will sell my
goods in this line at cost for the next
80 days. VIM. Kellow, Jr.
Services in Grace Episcopal church
next Sunday, morning and evening.
Morning prayer at 1918 a. M, and
communion service and preaching at
the usual hour 10:45, to which all are
invited. Evening prayer at p. m,
The collector for the the Tw1cE-A-
WEEK PLAIN DEALER is abroad in the
land. Ii you are going to be absent
from home, examine your last receipt
learn what you owe tor the PLAIN,
DEALER and leave the money with
your wife. tt
"a ounces to the pound is the fight
ing weight of the new woman who
came to stay with H. l.. Perry and
wife, July 1st. She is sunburned and
standard tough and is we'll prepared
with crackers and squackers for the
4th of July.
INSTRUCTION IN MUs1c.-$1O.OO 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 LAURA1NE MEAD. tfly
Percy Clemmer is about to build
a residence, the contract having been
made therefor with Mr., Burns and
John Harlow. They also have the
contract to build schoolhouse in the
lklingle district in Paris, the house to
occupy the site Of the old.
Are you in need OF mower sections,
bayracks, the combination hayrack,
hayrack and box combined, or wind
mills, stocktanks, pumps and pipe or
anything in my line for cash prices, go
to the Novelty & Plow works. Horse
shoes set for 15c. each.
G. L. Watros, proprietor.
The Iowa cigarette law becomes
effective July 4th. The penalty for
lneddling with the deadly cigarette is
for the first oifense $25 to $50 fine
and costs. For second offense a fine
of 800 to $500, or Imprisonment in
the county Jail not to exceed six
months.
MIR. E. A. Baker and wife, OF Sioux
City. Iowa, were guests OF the formers
, cousin, L. b. Webster, and wife, Fri
: day and Saturday. They went from
hero to Ridgeway, Ossian, Castalia
aud DEBORAH to visit relatives and will
return to Cresco, Friday, for a longer
visit.-Republican.
On our second page is an article in
German on the silver question by Il.
Feyerbend and which was published
originally in the New Hampton Ga.
! zette. 1t is well written article aud
will furnish many real facts for the
German farmer in regard to the evil
effects OF the present gold standard.
Cresco will probably be pretty dull
the Fourth, but nearly all the popula-
tion will celebrate elsewhere. You
can celebrate the Sd, at Protivin and
Iourdes, and on the 4th, at Riceville
Lime Springs and New Oregon. Lime
Springs will probably catch the crowd
though large number are preparing
to go to Riceville.
Uncle james Brown was 50 years
old on Tuesday last and celebrated the
day by plowing co n, barefooted, till
i, nearly p. N. aud then walking te
town for his mail He is wonderfully
active and bright for one so Old, and
the wish OF all is that he may be
spared many more years of the life o
which he has made such good use.
We, tho undersigned, will, on Tho
first day of August, 1896, commence
doing q strictly cash business. W.
u will have to do business in competi
\ tion with those who have adopted thi
; system, and the only way to meet tina
competition successfully is to adop
/ the same system ourselves. Thanking
o you for past favors and hoping to b'
favored with your patronage in the III
lture, we remain,
Yours truly,
MILLER & WEBER.
o Or. ana MIS-. Baffett leave oauuf
day evening for Chicago to visit thel
daughter, Belle, and the doctor t
: take in the democratic convention
Mrs. Barrett will also visit her mothe
. in Wisconsin, intending to be absent !
couple of weeks.
IS Later-Since the above was in type
+ Mrs. Barrett received telegram tina
o her mother had just had seriou
stroke of paralysis and she will leav
\ on the Thursday night train for Beave
= Dam, Wisconsin.
Awarded