Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-09

'.Red and yellow, catch fellow" is
being put to a practical test by G. D.
Nichols, and If the front of his store
doesn't catch customers it does the
eve of all within hearing distance.
WANTED-A chance to put you in
good cement or stone sidewalk, or
furnish you any monumental or ceme-
terry work, price as low as any one.
M. A. KLINE.
No, ours is not the only millinery
you want to visit; visit them all, and
ours too. Our opening will be next
Monday evening at 1886.
CREsCo DEPARTMENT STORE.
For RENT:--The upper story at
house 104 East 2nd.. street now occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Mead.
Vacant about May l. Inquire of
l. j. BOOTH.
Mrs. A. Jackson, of Chicago will be
at the Cresco Department store next
week with fine line of art needle
work. Mrs. jackson gives free les
sons in art embroidery and Battenb berg
lace.
1t was a strong east wind that
brought locusts into Egypt. The same
strong east wind has brought the
Emancipated Woman to Cresco. Her
husbands will appear at the Opera
House April 9th.
Edmonds Il Roche, located over
johnson Bros, store, have one of the
finest, cleanest and most attractive
tonsorial rooms in the city and are
artists worthy of the liberal patronage
they are receiving.
Miss Nellie Sims is managing our
millinery department. this spring.
Yes, she is the milliner we had ever
since we put in millinery. Our open
ing is next Monday evening at 1880.
CRESCO DEPARTMENT STORE,
The Great Northern Railway has
One Million acres choice wheat lands
in Minnesota still undisposed uf.
Write for maps and full particulars.
Land Commissioner, Great Northern
Railroad, st. Paul, MINI. 13w. taw.
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.
Geo. H. West has made a prescrip-
tion case for DR.. Connolly, which is
worthy of mention as fine piece of
workmanship, made from oak. There
are many drawers in it, all of which
were made and fitted by his thirteen
year old son who seems to have in
herited and acquired the mechanical
genius of his sire.
The following persons have credit
on subscription account with the PEE
DEE: Geo. M. Dell, Davis Corners, w.
H. Powell, Harry Harvey. Wm. Con-
nelly M. d., Cresco; Danl f. Buckley,
Elma, w. N. Drake, Decorah; S. L.
Cary, Jennings, La; Ed Ryan, Silver
Cliff, Col; L. E. Ryder, Elgin, Oregon;
Charles Burgess, Bluffton.
M. A. Kline announces himself pre-
pared to put in stone or cement walks
wherever needed in town, or to do all
kinds of cemetery work. Mr.. Kline
needs no introduction to our people,
they know him to be a workman OF
conceded taste and skill. We bespeak
for him an opportunity to make figures
upon any work of the character con.
| templated.
Last summer, the sound money men
were very much alarmed because the
decision of the supreme court releas.
ing the opulent from an income tax
was criticised by the Bryan men. Now
they are criticising that court because
it has decided the railroad traffic asso.
citation illegal. Their opinion of the
court may be found in an article on
our third page, "Down with the An.
archists.
Charles City, Iowa, March 2, 1897
have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla fol
a number of years whenever l have
needed a blood purifier, and have
found 1t an excellent medicine. II
very soon makes me feel better after
begin using it. l have used it fol-
numbness of the limbs and it always
helps me, and 1 recommend it te
others.-Mrs. Ellen Freebury, Box 497
Hoods Pills are prompt and efficient
yet easy in action. Sold by al
druggists. 25c.
The town council at Its meeting
last Monday night took another round
at the Peddler's Ordinance. Three ol
the aldermen favored repeating the
whole thing, but Mayor Kellow de.
clded the tie vote in favor OF the mega.
tive. Then an ordinance amending
the first one fixing the license at So
instead of SO, was passed, the Mayor
casting the deciding vote, as there
was another tie on this question. Al
this meeting the council in it's ca.
pacity of board of health, appointed
DR.. VIM. Connolly as health officer
for the ensuing year.