Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-25

Markovetz & Hagen have moved
their tailoring establishment into tie
rooms over johnson Bros. clothing
store, lately occupied by Moar &
Chambers.
The wrestling match last Tuesday
night was but slimly attended and re-
suited in a victory for Young, Felkey
failing to throw him more than twice
in the hour.
The election is over and good times
will follow and you will need small
holiday present, you are invited to
examine those at G. B. Laub's in
Meverden's.
McCulloch says, tell everybody they
can come to Lime Springs and save
two dollars on the price of harness
and get better one than elsewhere
in the country.
For a holiday present l have the
finest assortment of fancy articles in
silverware, clock, watches and jewel
ry. Call and examine them at G.. B.
Laub's jewelry in Meverden's.
The spring Institute is only three
months away. If you wish to teach
you should prepare yourself. You
can do no better than to attend the
Cresco Normal for that purpose.
One of the pleasant Booth cottages
on Elm Street, recently occupied by
F. G. Berg, is for rent at reasonable
terms. Inquire of the proprietor,
j. Booth.
Don't fail to buy one OF our special
bargain dinner sets, one at 81 .4S, one
at $7.7S and one fancy gold decorated
at $9.8S. Goods cannot be duplicated
for the money. VIM. Kellow, Jr.
A small house, story and half and
two lots two blocks from the first
ward school house. limo given tor
part OF the price, if desired.
H. Croxton.
The infant daughter of VIM Brit
wistle died at o'clock, December "a .
The funeral will be held at the resi-
desce Of John! Birtwistle, East-Peck
street on Saturday the 26th, at 2
o'clock p. m.
Mrs. Emma I. Kleckler, of Sioux
City. is a guest at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. w. L. Converse. She
is accompanied by her daughter,
Bertha, and, they will remain until
after the holidays.
Prof. Thalers' music class is con-
stantly increasing. We are glad to see
his merit as thorough, Conscientious
teacher is being appreciated by our
people. A pupil of his cannot stand
still-they must advance.
Peter A. Liekteig, OF Scipio, Kan,
has been visiting with the family of
his uncle, Anton Lickteig, of this
place' for some time and left this week
for Marysville, Iowa, where he will
visit another uncle, Joseph Lickteig,
before returning home.
We understand that Rev. Mitchell
will dissolve his relations with the
Baptist church as the pastor at the
close Of the church year. We did not
learn his future intentions; but should
he leave the city, he and his family
will be missed by all our people.
l can. sell goods lower than any
one else and give you ten per cent off
besides, but l can and will sell you
groceries and crockery as low as any
one in Cresco. Come in and be con-
vinced by seeing our goods and get
ting our prices. VIM. Kellow, Jr.
Our young people are fortunate in
having secured Carpeater's orchestra
to furnish music for their club dance
to be held at O'Malley's hall, Tues
day evening, Dec, 20. Spectators
will be charged an admission fee of
25 cents for gents and Is cents for
ladies. advt IL.
Master frankie Thaler of Calmar,
is the guest of his young friends, w.
j. Mead and Homer Dean, until after
Christmas. Master frankie is an ac-
complished harpist, owning a fine in
strument, and will play with the F. F.
f. orchestra, at their dance on Christ
mas night.
A special meeting OF Cresco Lodge,
No. $50, A. F. & A. M. is called for
Tuesday evening, Dec. 20, 1896, for
labor on the M. M. degree. You are
requested to be present by order of
the w. M. Take due notice and
govern yourselves accordingly.
G. Il. STORY, Secretary.
Joseph H. Hayes put in the founda-
tion for the G. j. Harlan residence
now in course of construction. The
work will compare favorably with
that of any stone mason in the
country. The courseing is good and
the entire work is solid and substan-
tial. The outline OF the building in
dicates fine structure.
In regard to the little item in the
last issue regarding the "innocuous
disuetude''o the Farmers Institute.
the president thereof, E. B. Champlin,
wants us to say that ''the Institute will
be on deck and in full uniform the
latter part of January, probably the
2Sth and 29th. The program is now
being aryanged and will be published
in these columns soon.
A St. Paul man on the train Wed.
nesday said that had Bryan been
elected and the same conditions exist
as do now, banks and merchants go.
ing down, that democrats would be
hunted down with shot guns in the
streets and alleys of the villages an6
, cities where these failures occur