Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
Albion and Bristol.

They say she wears ring,
And In the early spring
Tries her fate,
When fair Flora doth adorn,
The Laurel and the Thorn.
They will mate.
Rev. Brown will reside at Harmony.
Prof. Scott spent Sunday here with
lady friends.
John Ludwig's little boy is quite Ill.
Perlee Noblet did business in
Cresco, Saturday.
Prot. Buggs is going to get one just
to amuse himself.
A. g. Serfiing and wife ate turkey
at Preston.
Spring Valley friends Thanksgave
with DR.. and Mrs. Gowdy.
Barney Thorne gave Thanks-with
the Hutchinson young people.
John o. Jones Is confined to his
chair with rheumatic trouble.
Mr.. Wheeler, our hardware mer.
chant, is shelving his goods.
Rev. Brown is organizing a reading
circle.
Rev. Staehling conducts a choir
practice every Saturday afternoon.
R. r. Wickham's fiue house plants
were frosted few nights ago.
Raslnus Erickson, of Bristol, upset
with a load Of grain on the grade
approaching the bridge.
Prof. and Mrs. Jones, of Harmony,
gave Thanks with young daughter
who arrived in time for dinner, the
25th.
Hooker Serfiing has returned from
Dakota. and has moved with his boys
into the Hebig house.
Charley NewMiller was appointed
Clerk for the township of Bristol in
the place of r. r. Wickham, who has
moved across the state line.
j. T. and Mrs. Drummond are now
busy preparing for their southern
trip, and expect to start about the
first Of January.
The Granger camp OIL w. A. will
install their officers next Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cramer, of Preston,
came over the first of the week to
spend a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Fink.
WIN. Cook, OF Canton, has drilled
we'll on the Springfield place, and his
next job is at Crowell's new feed mill.
Disappeared from the city suburbs,
q dapper little gentleman. The ladies
claim he has strayed or been stolen,
but the Solons think he is off on
pleasure trip personating a better
looking man than he is himself.
d. NJ. Hunts is now telephone
headquarters, as the Farmers line
has been taken out Of the hardware
and placed in the drug store,
David 0gg, who sustained recent
loss of barn by fire, was assisted by
large party of men from here one
day last week, to get out his corn and
shingle that new structure.
j. T. Drummond drove to Canton
Wednesday, and brought Prof. and
Mrs. Moore over for Thanksgiving
and took them home Sunday. The
Prof. went skating and cunning
while here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christensen, recently
Of Bonair, are domiciled with their
son-in=law, John Martin, who will
provide for the comfort OF this aged
couple during their remaining years.
DR.. Leonard, the specialist, treat
ing Hernia, who visits our town
weekly, is meeting with good success.
When such men as ] Jonathan Broad
water, who has been afflicted for 35
years, says the Fidelity Rupture Cure
is just what it is represented, we can
believe him. We would refer anyone
afflicted to Hon. L. 8. st. John, who
is now undergoing treatment.
Died, Saturday 81. Mrs. Geo. Chole,
the funeral Tuesday, was from her
fathers residence, Mr.. James Hoag,
five miles east Of Granger on the
state line. Rev. A. M. Harkness
preached the sermon, Rev. Brown
and Miss Wilcox assisted the Granger