Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

James Byrnes has the contract for
building house for Mrs. Rogers and
also building one for Mr.. q. b. Laub
this fall. The Mrs. Rogers house will
be on High street, west OF Pine, and
Mr.. Laub's on Elm street nearly oppo-
site the Park Hotel.
The ladies of the New Oregon ceme-
terry association will give supper at
Hess Restaurant, Saturday, Oct. 16,
from 4 until 8 o'clock. Light biscuit,
brown bread. salads and cold chicken,
pork and beans, pickles, celery, cake,
tea and coffee; all for Is cents. Ev-
erybody cordially invited.
The report has gone out that Prof.
Perry's school is closed on account of
diphtheria; the report is untrue. Nc
school has been closed In Cresco be-
cause of the disease. The only cases
were at Mr.. Taft's, and they so we'll
quarantined that no danger is appre-
hended of its spread.
Thompson's comedians pleased a
fair audience at the opera house last
night. Mr.. Thompson is a very pleas
ing actor, while Miss Cora Bennett
won the audience from the start. Miss
Bessie Benefits dances were fine as,
indeed. were all the specialties intro
duced. An entire change of program
tonight.
The Gem Lunch Parlor for ladies
and gents in basement of Union Saw
ings Bank opens Tuesday evening un.
der the management of Frank Farr
who will endeavor to keep a neat tidy
place with plenty of good things to
eat. A fine oyster stew will be served
tor the small price of 15c. A good
meal for 15c. Give the Gem call.
Political Equality Club will meet
with Miss Whitney, Thursday, Oct. 21
at 2:S0 p. M, Mrs. Ora Wanless lead
er. Question submitted for discussion:
Is woman any the less womanly be
cause she is convinced that she can
help rescue a nation from vice, if she
were given the slip of paper that
tnrns the balance of power? All in
terested ladies welcome.
Chas. Byrnes has moved into his
new house which, when fully COM
pleted will be one of the many neat
and comfortable Cresco homes. His
auction sale recently was a big success,
his fine Polled Angus stock bringing
some fancy prices. A fine heifer,
.TnSaDbina ,uoo cold +o n NJ J,o1.;o
of Maple Leaf, for $S4, and P. NJ.
Herold paid $S1 for 15-months old
bull. His shorthorn COWS brought
from $50 to $3S.
Having sold my grocery and crock
cry business to Glass & Barker, wish
to thank those who have so generous
ly patronized me in the past, and hope
all my old customers will at least give
the new firm trial as can cheerful
ly recommend them as being honor
able youdg men and worthy of your
confidence and patronage. l have also
made arrangements with them so that
those holding my trading cards or due
bills can have them redeemed at their
store. Again thanking you, am
Yours very truly,
A. I'll. CAwARD.
Whenever DR.. Daubney opens his
mouth he is sure to put his foot in it.
He says through his Decorah oracle
that the reason the $4,000, money
from his uncle's estate, was not
assessed was that he had expended it,.
In the examination before Judge
Fellows to discover property, he testi-
fled that he had loaned the money to
his brother, j. w. The $4,000 in
notes secured on Wisconsin lands,
were taxable here; the notes are the
evidence OF the debt, the mortgage is
security for the debt. When the notes
are sued and the mortgage toreclosed,
the land sold and bid in by the mort
gagee the debt will be paid, and the
property will then be in WISCONSIN
and there taxable and not here. The
Iuckmeyer note of $4,000 was also tax
able in Winneshiek county, but none
of all these assets were assessed and
thus taxes that should be paid upon
them, falls upon the farmers and
others whose effects were in sight.
John F. Murtha, of Bluffton town
ship, is a candidate for superintendent
of schools in Winnesheik county. From
his close proximity to Cresco, this has
been his market town for many years,
hence it is quito possible that he is
better known to the people Of Howard
than OF Winnesheik. Our merchants
and business men recognize him as
man OF intelligence, integrity and edu-
cation-a man above deception that
profit might follow. He is one of the
prosperous and successful farmers of
the county, and is houored and re-
spected by all classes of people who
know the man. For nine years he
followed more or, less the vocation of
teacher in the public schools, always
holding first grade certificate after
the first year, when an applicant with
out experience in teaching is given a
second grade certificate though his
marking would entitle him TO first.
His first examination, we believe, was
before j. M. Wedgwood, of Burr Oak,
one OF the most thorough and compe-
tent superintendents OF the state. His
morals, his charagter ana the wide
range of his general information rem
ders his nomination mosi fitting and
commendable one.