Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-21

Sunday School convention at the
Morgan church for Orleans and Free.
mont townships, Saturday afternoon
and all day Sunday, Sspt. 25 and 26
Basket dinner on Sunday, everybody
come and bring your baskets and have
a. good time.
The w. o. l.. G. 1. A. will meet
with Mrs. b. Hunting on~rhursday
afternoon of this week, at half past
two o'clock. The members are all
earnestly requested to be present, as
arrangements are to be made for the
Thanksgiving entertainment.
Lost-On the road between Cresco
and Little Turkey bridge, northeast of
Lawler, Sept. 10, a hair bracelet
mounted with a gold clasp, fniehed
with two pearl sets and monogram M.
X. in center. Will give reasonable
reward for finding same.
MISS MARY KENNEDY,
Lawler, Iowa.
Mrs. w. II. Owen returned from
Wisconsin last week, reporting a very
pleasant time spent at the following
places. at Fond du Lac with Mrs. E..
A. Simpson, at Fox Lake with j. NJ.
Mccoy and family at their cottage,
and at Stoughton with Rev. Carman
and family. She was absent one
month.
The feature of the evening session
was the address OF Mrs. Laura M.
Johns, President of the Kansas w. S.
A. She made logical and convinc-
ing address. Her reasoning was clear
and powerful, and with her ease and
gracious manner, she had no difficulty
in retaining the interests OF her audi
ence throughout her address, conclud-
ing amid great applause. Paul
Pioneer Press.
the county house since the June meet
ing OF the board of supervisors am
Founts to only $310.63 which is very
moderate allowance. OF this amount
$4,000 accrued prior to the June meet
ing but was laid over, and there is
some $50 authorized for which bills
was not presented at the recent ses-
sion OF the board making the real cost
of outside support about $3.50.
The general tax levy as made by
the Board of Supervisors is 1879 mills,
last year, lis mills. To this must be
added the tax for school and for local
government in city and incorporated
towns, which for -Cresco will make
the levy 45.9 mills. Then the assess
ment of the county has been raised by
the executive council about $4,000,
which with the increased levy will
largely increase the taxes to be paid
next year.
The Preston Courier has this local
concerning a Howard Co. druggist:
C, urier is in receipt Ct a piece of we'd
ding cake from Mr.. and Mrs. D. D.
Dayton. Mr.. Dayton is a Fillmore
county boy, the son of lara Dayton,
OF Harmony township, but is now a
prosperous druggist in Lime Springs,
Iowa. Mrs. Dayton, nee Armstrong
formerly lived south of Dayton, in
Iowa. Long may Mr.. and Mrs. Can
ton live and may their JOY never be
clouded by domestic infelicitY.
In reading the newspapers of the
state and country, and in talking with
the politicians hereabouts, we gather
the tidings that prosperity has reached
the people, in massive chunks, As
about 1000 of them are from one to
two years in arrears on subscription
account we must insist upon their
squaring accounts with us this fall
We have long submitted to the advers.
itY that has been theirs, and now let
us share in their prosperity by receiv'
| ing that which has been overdue fol-
the past two years. Subscription tc
the Plain Dealer is due and should be
paid for in advance.
DR.. H. 7. Walker, of Riceville was
called to Elma in consultation Satur.
day.. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Woods
of Cresco, visited at j. G. Ferries
Saturday and Sunday. -. The demo
cratic senatorial convention which
met at Calmar on the Sth inst. placed
in nomination for senator of the 42nt
district D. A. Lyons, of Cresco. Mr.
Lyons is deservedly popular and we
predict that he will, make strong
run. Patrick Reilly, Howard Co
pioneer of forty years standing, living
three miles west of Elma, will sci
some of his personal property at pub
lie auction Sept. oath, Austin & Gal
lagher auctioueers. Mr.. Reilly ha
laid by competence for his old age
and will retire from active life.-kl
ma News-Register.