Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-02

sell you DRY GOODS or any other kint
OF goods AT YOUR OWN PRICES, but TO
fear you would give us MORE than W,
really want, we suggest that you com,
and learn OUR PRICES first. You will
find in all our departments goods ant
prices that perhaps will surprise YOU
JOHNSON Bros.
The State Line Old Settlers Associa-
ton will hold the annual meeting al
Chester, Iowa, in 'Meredith's grove or
Saturday, June 13, 1896. Exercises
to commence promptly at 10 O'Clock
a. m. Every body is invited to come
and have good time. Rev. j. H.
Bowder of Lime Springs, Orator OF
the day.
j. M. WYCKoFF, w. E. HAsK1Ns,
Secretary. President.
A young fellow named Culbert.
claiming Kewane, Wis, as his home
passed through here Saturday on a
walk around the world, as he claimed,
In three years, without spending
money, on wager of some goodly
sum. He took dinner at the Strother
House and got a free shave, and with
fantastic apparel created considerable
attention. Before long all the Weary
Wlllies will be on a .'tramp around the
world on wager"
Mr.. David Amundson who has been
in the merchant tailoring business in
Cresco for over twenty years and for
the past five years over the Caward
Grocery store, carries the largest
stock OF fine cloths in the county,
employs more workmen than any
other similar concern in the county,
and makes suits which give universal
satisfaction in price, quality, and fit.
Parties wanting fine suits for the holi-
days would do well to examine his
goods and learn the prices.
The Congregationalist church at
Riceville has had added thereto an ex-
tension to the east with an entrance
spire and belfry with fine toned
church bell makes it the finest church
edifice of the village. The body of
the church was fitted with good COM
Portable opera chairs the old seats be-
ing used for the new room occupied
by its Sunday school, the christian en-
deavor and by the church in case of
an overflow attendance. Its pastor is
Rev. l.. NJ, Pierce, Mrs. Pierce, organ.
ist and Mr.. Chas. Bartlett, S. S. Supt.
who reports 120 scholars enrolled. The
cost of the improvements made is
about $24O0.
Decoration Day was observed in
Cresco in tho usual appropriate man
ner by the largest assemblage of
several years, all day long the streets
being filled with town and country
people. At nine o'clock the column
of G. A. R., w. r. G. and citizens
headed by the Cornet Band moved to-
ward the New Oregon cemetery where
the usual services of the G. A. r..
were held and the soldiers graves
there decorate d. In the afternoon
the monument in the court house was
decorated with flowers and wreaths.
after which a large audience listened
to an address by Rev. Ferguson. of
Waukon, which we hear spoken of in
complimentary terms.
| The following persons have credit
on subscription account with the
IwIcE-A-WEEK PEE DEE: Jacob Bous-
ka, Protivin, w. d. Durrow, j. Il.
Wells. c. A. Halcomb, II. A. Kinnie,
Herbert l.. Perry, Frank P. Hewlett
n. NJ. E!dridge, VIM. Rumsey, Cresco,
VIM. Owens, Florencevillc, j. Under
lie, Elma, Alice Reynolds, Sun Dance,
Wyoming. S. Payne. Alfred Mics.
Fred Groth, Kakac Bros, l.. r.
scriven, Chas. Sigler, c. H. Wallace,
j. G. Schiming, Saratoga, Mrs. S. A.
Bates, John Creamer, P. Mulick, r.
seavey, VIM. Herdman, w. A. Carson,
Franklin Fellows, b. Wilkes Riceville;
j. +. Manning, P DeLange, Cresco;
M. Foley, Chicago.
The board of supervisors are pre-
pairing to enlarge the vault room at
the court house, the books in
in the clerks Office and the re-
corders office nearly filling the vaults
belonging to each respectively The
plan as we gather it is to put on an ex
tension at both the north and south
sides sufficient to enlarge the vaults
and building above them to the height
OF the main building, which will
make two good jury rooms. We un-
derstand gentleman from St. Louis
is here in connection with vault ex-
tension, and will probably, after see
ing the plans, put in proposition to
provide the county with anything it
may need from the safe, door and lock
COMPANY he represents
The Board of Health, under the d.
rection of Mayor Kellow have quaran-
tined the Crossthwaite family, on the
south side, where child about twelve
years old died of diphtheria Sunday,
and where another is down with the
disease. The disease has been at P.
Quinn's and V. f. Wygant's where it
was quarantined and proper signals
posted. but it seems the Crossthwaite's
paid no attention to it. The mayor
and the others constituting the board
are required to make effec.ual provi-
sion for the safety of the inhabitants
OF the infected district which embraces
the entire city with the habit of the
people visiting ipdiscriminately the
infected families and then mingling
with the people. This is strictly for
bldden by the regulations of the board
OF health and the regulation is law
full. The law provides that any per-
sons violating the regulations made are
guilty of misdemeanor, the penalty
for which is fine not exceeding 800
and imprisonment not to exceed thirty