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

Ben Settings wound is doingn'c ly.
Mrs. Hassae entertained West Cliff
people Sunday.
Broadacre people took their Sun
day dinner at Pleasant Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hardy visited
Sunday at Mr.. Ed. Crowell.s.
Prof. and Mrs. Moore were sere-
naded by the Canton brass band.
Prof. Jones and wife of Harmony
and MI. Adams of Minneapolis Sun
dayed with Mr.. and Mrs. John o.
Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams of Lime
Springs and Mrs. Rothe of Milwau-
kee Sundayed with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Newmiller.
MIR. and Mrs. Barber, formerly of
Cresco but now of Austin, MINI. and
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Strong, of Carl
mona Sundayed with Mr.. and Mrs. r..
r. Wickham.
Johnny Darrah is building a large
addition to his farm residence.
Mrs. DR.. O'Brien of Lacrosse write
that she will visit her old home aud
Granger friends in the near future.
Adam Mark talks Of going to Har-
daughter, Mrs. James Linderman.
Mr.. Ed. Reynolds has moved his
family unto his recent purchase the
Kumro farm.
lex Linderman has built him a nice
residence and taken UP his abode in
Harmony.
Robt. Crowell has bought a traction
engine and will do feed grinding the
coming winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Salmon celebrate
their 9th wedding anniversary We'd
nesday the 10Th.
Quite u number of our young peo-
went over to CreSco to hear Andrews
Opera Co.
Mr., John Strong, of Penn, is the
guest of his, nieces, Madams Drum.
mond and Wickha,n.
Frank Crowell finds ready sales for
all the queen bees he is able to pro-
duce.
Mrs. J. 7. says she must have a hat,
with SIS plumes to walk out with
Johnny, as he now wears diamonds
since his return from Minneapolis and
the fair.
Tie mar who borrowed our coat TO
go to the state fair, better call and
get those napkins he left in the peck
cts. As there is no hotel marks on
them we are unable to return them
to their proper owner without his
assistance.
Mr.. Harry Williams will have his
lawn laid out in fancy design, and as
his trees are of large growth the op.
portunity is a splendid one.
Mrs, Hudson and Mrs. Theed.
Michel had Il lively runaway demol-
ishing the buggy ard smashing au
immense custard of SO dozen eggs.
Mrs. Michel borrowed u dress to wear
home that was the best fit she ever
had. Luckily the ladies escaped with
but slight bruises. 8
Last Sunday evening Mrs. A. G..
Serfling was reminded of the ami
versary of her birth in a very pleas
ant manner. A party of friends cal
led and some one proposed they go
out on the upper porch and enjoy the
scenery. Passing through the front
chamber she found a bedroom suit of
white enamel and gilt that had been
placed there while she was at church,
then followed a splendid supper in
Guiding fruits, ice-cream etc, that had
been prepared nnbeknown to her.
The woodmen are preparing for a
splendid time at their banquet in the
church Saturday evening and we are
invited to be present and write it up,
but as it occurs n day too late for
our items, we must decline, knowing
a good description will he given. the
Pee Dee readers in the Friday issue.
Then nothing but a wedding arouses
onr best efforts, with the aid of r. r.
Wickham to help US decorate, we do
not hope to make. marriage an art,
but believe we can add much TO the
happy occasion, by an artistic use of
flowers in appropriate designs. Any
desiring our services can address
MI. w. as to terms and specifications.
We run all risks in regard to our
share of the fun.
He has gone bag and baggage and
SOME ONE is glad of it. We are told
he recently assembled the tower to oil
the gearing to his mill and discovered
fresh sawdust On the ladder. On ex=
animation twas found the support TO
the platform under the wheel had
been sawed enough so it would fall a
distance OF go feet with his added
weight, None but a fiend incarnate
could plan such q hellish revenge,
compared to this, what was the
brothers display of temper who de-
molished his own carriage with an OK
because another member of the FAM
lily took it for a drive without asking
his consent.