Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-13
Reuben Hazeldine is reported to be
suffering from paralysis. He was
taken one day last week.

Reuben Hazeldine is reported to be
suffering from paralysis. He was
taken one day last week.
John M. Field is reported indisposed,
and with his feeble health and ad-
vanced age, renders his condition
critical.
Our low prices account for our rapid
sales on pattern bats. Another full line
will be here .his afternoon. Call at
Platt's store and see them.
BYRNEs s. OWENS.
MASONIC. Regular meeting of Blue
Lodge. Tuesday evening, April 18th.
All Masons are earnestly requested to
be present. Business OF Importance.
q. r. STORY, Secretary.
Aaron Mosher, of Jamestown, and
assessor of that township was over re-
turning his books the latter part of
the past week, and while in town
made the PLAIN DEALER a pleasant
call.
Perhaps it will not be amiss to ask
each subscriber to look at his last re-
ceipt for the PLAIN DEALER. 1t is
barely possible that you are carrying
money that belongs to US, if so we
would like it.
Byrnes & Owens having sold all
their pattern hats have sent for new
line especially for Easter trade, and
ladies desiring the newest creations
in millinery should not purchase be-
fore inspecting their stock.
H. L. Perry, assessor of Howard
Center, found on making his returns
last week, that lie had come within a
half a cent OF the average assessed
valuation of the land in the county,
1920. 1t was purely accidental and
might not occur again for years.
Many citizens of Cresco and vicinity
have requested Prof. Fisk, the optician,
to make regular visits to Cresco. He
has made such arrangements and
will be at Strother House. Cresco,
Monday, April 18th, until Saturday,
April II. Examination free and all
work warranted.
j. G. Webster commenced changing
the Phoenix elevator into a tow mil
yesterday. The entire inside will be
taken out in order that the space may
be utilized for the various purposes
connected with the business. The
establishment will give the farmers {
market for all the flax straw they may
have at living price.
The Sioux Falls, South Dakota Ar
gus contains an account of musica
given by the pupils of Miss Emma L.
Galby, Instructor of vocal and instru.
mental music, at the Lutheran collage
1 there. Miss Galby was a former resi-
dent of our sister village OF Ridgeway
whose people will rejoice at the sue
cess she has won ipi her profession.
i "A. @. McC cCuliock, the Lime Springs
harness man was in town over Sun.
day, making the PEE DEE a pleasant
call Monday morning. He reports the
sale of thirty setts of double harnesses
since January, with eight sets left
He says the secret is he makes the
best harnesses sold in the county, an6
lets the public know it through th,
PEE DEE.
DR.. Bucks lecture Friday night al
Lyric Hall was thoroughly scientific,
but couched in such language as tc
fully understood by any person who
paid attention. The illustrations OF
the various forms of germ life, with
lucid explanations added to the value
of lecture and to the interest the vast
audience took in the subject. The
Doctor made his lecture one of the
best of the course.
| Congressman Updegratf writes that
| there is again vacancy in the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, to be filled
from the 4th district of Iowa. As
there are likely to be a number OF
aspirants for the position, the lucky
boy will have TO undergo competi-
tive examination, the time and place
for which will be announced hereafter
IN. S. Durgin, of Cresco, the first
president of the North Iowa Veterans
Association, is in town to meet F. Nj.
Rogers and Major S. w. Smith, other
presidents of the association, relative
to building permanent barracks at
Clear Lake, for the. association. Il
seems likely that the work of building
them will be undertaken this season.
Mason City Times-Herald.
A gentleman ef Cresco has a .collec
tion of old coins among which is silver
dollar bearing date 1903. The vignett,
or profile has above it the word liber
ty and thirteen stars, at its sides with
the date beneath. The reverse side
has the American eagle, extending
from tip to tip of the wings, the words
, Z Pluribus Unum, surrounding the
, eagle, the words United States o
America, one dollar. The edge in
stead of being milled as is our presen
dollar, contains the words United
States of America, one huzdred cents
He also has copper coined cent o
the same date. This silver dollar wa
among the earliest coins OF the de
nomination mlnted and was the money
| unit of the law OF 1892.
The following item clipped from
; Mason City paper will be read by ou
people with a great deal OF interest
"Col. M. S. Durgin, OF Cresco, is il
the city today to hold conference
with the Barracks committee of The
: North Iowa Veterans association. Tn
other members are. Il. Strouse, o
West Mitchell; F. NJ. Rogers, of Clea
Lake; Tom Duff, OF Britt and Mr.. Hol
: lingsworth, OF Hampton. They hop
to have the barracks completed read.
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