Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-26

tanned over two Thousand testimonials
OF students and graduates of the A. b.
C..
A. B. Van Dee, of Granger, was &
PEE DEE caller on Saturday. He i.
teaching a new process of portrait
painting on glass, and has class al
ready started at this place and at Lime
Springs.
E. w. Davis is taking the fleeces
from some Is large sheep, the flecces
weighing in the vicinity of ten pounds
each. His flock consists of about Sc
ewes from which he has nearly "a
March lambs now fully half grown.
Miss Mae Milz left last Thursday
morning for short visit at Marcus
and other Iowa points, when she will
go to Cresco, Iowa, her home. We
hope she may not. make her stay from
Larrabee manent.-Larrabee Re-
view.
If you wish TO be enrolled as a free
student in the mail department of the
American Business College, Omaha.
Neb., send in your application at
once. Their offer of free course by
mail will be open for a limited time
only.
Rev. McElroy, who in his official
capacity of Archdeacon of Iowa has
preached many times in Grace Epis-
copal church, has resigned that po-
sition and will in the future be located
as the rector Of the church at Fargo,
North Dakota.
INSTRUCTION IN MUs1c.-$1O.O0 per
term, twenty lessons-piano Or organ
furnished for parties without extra
charge. Pupils are not compelled to
take two lessons week unless they
desire. for further information apply
to Miss LAURA1NE MEAD. tt
Jas. Callahan, who will be romem-
bered former resident OF Winne-
shiek county and frequent visitor to
Cresco,. committed suicide recently
near Spring Valley by hitting himself
in the forehead with a jagged stone,
linjuring him so that death ensued in
a few days.
Miss Maude Truman of Luana, a
niece of Mrs. j. f. Wells is visiting
with her aunt and with her family in
Albion. Ed. Wells aud family arc
royal entertainers, good livers and en-
JOY the social visits of friends and
neighbors, have n good home ana
know how to enjoy 1t.
The lectn..:;s of Rev. Leslie on ..Tbe
Church of 1900 years was postponed to
next Sunday evening in consequence
OF the unprecedented rain storm which
set in about dark and continued with
unahated violence until about nine
O'Clock. A brief outline of his points
TO the few present was full of interest
and instruction..
LOST OR EsTRAYED.-One grey geld
Ing four years old, lame in front; also
one sorrel mare three years old, white
in forehead and on the nose. The
person returning them or giving in.
formation of their whereabouts will be
suitably rewarded. Address
j. Z. KENNEDY,
Harmony, MINI.
Rev. Dommersnaes has moved the
barn and sheds on his property away
from the street and towards the cen.
ter OF the block, improving the looks
of his place immensely and the whole
street also. There are good many
other barns about town which should
be moved, many Of them right beside
much travelled walks, which are stink.
ing nuisances. s
w. H. Keune OF Albion is putting
in new foundation for his house which
he will remodel and add to giving
more room, and modernizing the style
Herman Genshaw has the contract, ar
assurance that the job when completed
Will be all right. Mr.. Keupe is one OF
the prosperous farmers of the town ani
his wife knows how to assist in the
work of prosperity and the home.
Your attention is called to the ad
vertisement of the American Busines.
College, of Omaha, Neb., which ap
pears elsewhere in this paper. The
fact that they offer to give complete
course of lessons to limited number
by mail free of charge shows that they
have faith in their ability. Young
people wishing to prepare for busincs!
life should avail themselves. of thi,
offer at once.
| Mr.. David Amunason who has beer
in the merchant tailoring business il
Cresco for over twenty years and fol
the past five years over the Cawart
Grocery store, carries the larges
stock OF fine cloths, in the county
employs more workmen than an,
other similar concern in the county
and makes suits which give upiversa
satisfaction In price, quality, and fit
Parties wanting fine suits for the holi
days would do we'll to examine hi
goods and learn the prices.
One OF the urgent needs of the nortl
east portion of this township is
county road from the Hammond schoo
house west to the Granger road, tina
the farmers in that vicinity may avoi.
the hills in coming to market. Three
fourths of the land through which
will pass is owned by John Farnswortl
and John McHugh, who we under
stand viii. give the right OF way for tn
road. The farmer owning the othe
farm not deriving any benefit from tn
new highway will ask IA small consid
Grafton for the right OF way which tn
others can we'll afford to pay as it vii
enhance the value of all the farms t.
county line, increasing the value O