Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-07-09

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Anyone who wishes to go into the
butcher business, would do we'll to
to call on l.. S. Thayer, who has a
good business and will sell. Good
reasons for selling.
The ladies of the New OregonC Ceme-
terry Association will give an ice cream
sociable on the Court House lawn on
Saturday, July "a. Hess Boss ice
cream will be served.
| The ladies of the New Oregon Gene
terry Association will hold special
meeting at Mrs. Geo. Tillson's We'd
nesday, July ID. All members are
requested to be present.
Do you want the Best Lime on
EarthP If so, go to the Cresco Brick
and Tile Works and get the wood
burned Maquoketa lime.
N. B. WHEELER.
Rev. j. l.. Seaton, of the U. /. u,
filled an appointment at the Chester
M. E. church last Sunday, and return
ing stopped off at Cresco for a visit
with his school mate, Miss Dora Car
yer.
The republican brothers-ia-law
otherwise known as the gold demo-
Gratis, met in convention last Wednes-
day and nominated a full ticket, head
ed by Judge Cliggett, of sMason
City.
Wednesday moons train brought De
Witt Lomas, wife and little boy and
Mrs. Lomas' mother, from Villisca,
for a two weeks visit at the home of
L. j. Lomas and with otheI Cresco
relatives and friends.
Forty years experience in the use
of different kinds of lime convinces
me that the Maouoketa lime is the
best ever used. Call at the Cresco
Brick and Tile Works for this cele-
brated lime. N. B. WHEELER.
Adamant, Stucco, Zenith Cement,
Imported and American Cements,
Wood Burnt Maquoketa Lime the very
best, no two kinds or any Oil burnt
lime here. Prices always reasonable
at VIM. F. RATHERT's, Market, Street.
A. M. Baumgartner's home near
Davis Corners burned about noon
Tuesday. Got the furniture except
stoves out of the lower story, but lost
Everything on the second floor. Loss
about $1,000, insured for 5000 in the
Home of New York.
Prof. John Thaler has the time al
his disposal to give asfew more music
lessons on his trip here every Satur-
day. Now, when the children are out
of school, is a good time to take music
lessons. Enquire at this Office or send
him letter at Calmar, Iowa.
The hard times are beginning 10
affect the retailers with consequent
sorrow to the help. One store dimin-
ished its force by two the first of the
the month and several others are re-
ported contemplating similar re-
duction of nses.-pubuque Herald.
i John r. Miller, son of G. H. Miller,
in company with A. j. Platt and fami-
ly, started overland on Wednesday
morning for Nebraska. The former
will visit relatives in that state and
look about for an opening which is
more pecuniarily promising than he
can obtain here; Mr.. PIatt will prob
ably go on through to Wyoming.
Prof. E. e. Cooley of LAGRANGE, ILL.,,
formerly principal of the Cresco
schools has been offered position in
the New Haven, Conn.,, schools at a
salary of s., 900 for the first year, tc
be increased by $500. This is on the
authority OF the Strawberry Point
! l,Mail-Press edited by a brother of the
, Psofessor.
Cresco is going to have real cir
1t is Hummel, Hamilton & Co.'S, and
their advertisement may be seen il
these columns. 1t is a tiftecn-car show
and while not a Barnum u Bailey or 6
Ringling circus, it is reported to be ;
first class small show. The only pres!
notices of it we have seen, from any
papers in this region, were those II
? the Dubuque dailies, in which they re
ceived some very complimentary no
tices.
About eight o'clock Thursday morn
ing the fire bell gave warning that {
a confagration was in progress a
Crittenden & Wentworth's carpenter
shop. The fire was under considerable,
headway when discovered and befor,
it could be subdued by the big stream
of water poured upon it, had burned
half the roof so that it was practically
destroyed and also the sides very bad
ly. However,, it was confined to the
front part of the shop so that the en-
gine and heavy machinery is unhurt
but the loss to fine tools, which wer.
in the heat of the fire, will be heavy
Besides these losses, they will have tt
stand considerable one in the dis
truction and damage of the hard wooi
doors and tinishings for Mr.. Harlan,
new house which they had in theil
shop. S. S. Culver also had large
plate glass window for his new house
which was entirely destroyed. 4
small insurance was carried hut no
enough to cover the loss. How tn,
fire originated is mystery as ther,
has been no fire started in the shol
since last Saturday, and Mr.. Critten
! den was in the shop about an hour be
+ fore the fire, and at that time every
thing seemed to be all right
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