Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-23
cREsco, HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA, FRIDAY,

Leslie Barnes is now engaged with
his father IN stock buying. and will so
continue for few months in the effort
to regain his health by outdoor work.
Chas. Dale takes his place in the Col
den Eagle.
Perhaps it will not be amiss to ask
each subscriber to look at his last re-
ceipt for the PLAIN DEALER. It is
barely possible that you are carrying
money that belongs to us, if so we
would like it.
A brief note dated at Saratoga from
the Editor, now on one of his trips
about the county, says the roads are
so bad that ''the wet summer of 1858
was macadamized road in compari-
son with what there is now"
The Great Northern Railway has
One Million acres choice wheat lands
in Minnesota still undisposed of.
Write for maps and full particulars.
Land Commissioner, Great Northern
Railroad, St. Paul, MINI. 13w. 2 taw
The steel range peddlers are work
ing in this part of the state. They sell
a range which our merchants would
sell at $35 to $40 for the snug sum of
500. Watch for them carefully or you
may miss this bargain. Sumner Ga
zette.
You may look for visit any day
now from the editor of the PLAIN
DEALER. II you are in debt for the
PEE DEE he wants the money, if you
are not a reader OF the PEE DEE, he
wants to enroll your name among its
readers.
j. F. Manning of Cresco, has rented
OF g.: w. FOllansbee, the former
Waterbury residence in second ward
and takes possession of it the first of
May. Mr.. Manning was a former resi-
dent of this city. He is shipper OF
horses.-Advocate, Charles City.
Rev. j. D. Bohen who has occupied
the German Evangelical pulpit at Lo-
Gust, Ridgeway and Cresco for the
past two years, has been transferred
to Sibley by the conference. His place
on this circuit will besupplied by Rev.
Aug. Richert from Naperville College.
l-Decorah Journal.
The following persons have credit
on subscription account with the PEE
DEE: John F. Murtha. Plymouth Rock;
John Dunnagan, Robt. Stevenson,
Christ Hesse, Maple Leaf; John F.
Wehie, Lansing, Iowa; Joseph Hayes,
Florenceville; G. b. Pickett, Saratoga;
w. u. Darrow, w. I. Hunting, M. r.
Ling, Geo. Miller, H. C. Moen, Fred
Ryan, Chas. DeGreve, Mrs. Mullen,
Dennison Brown, Cresco.
Wisconsin was favored in having q
series of lectures by Rev. Henrietta
G. Moore, OF Ohio. Always favorite
in this state, she has doubly endeared
herself to our people during this trip.
Her masterful address, which caused
strong and telling '.arrest of thought"
her genuine, charming womanliness,
her whole-hearted, unselfish devotion
to the cause. combine to make her a
most useful worker.-Unio Signal,
Chicago, Ill.
Each Sunday School worker in the
county is earnestly requested to at
tend the County Sunday School con-
vention, at Chester, Friday and Sat
urday, April 80 and May 1. Come
and help to make this the best con-
ventlon ever held in Howard county.
Send your name to H. A. Murray,
| Chester, if you wish entertainment.
Field Secretary c. C. Wallace, OF
Des Moines. will be present to give
normal drills, etc.
j. q. Webster has a force of men
busily. engaged in tearing out the bins
OF the old Phoenix elevator and maxi
the changes and repairs necessary
for converting it into what he says
will be the largest and most complete
flax mill he ever inspected. He wishes
US to say to our farmer patrons that
he will buy all the flax straw that is
raised within reasonable distance
from the town and the price paid will
pay for the seed used. AS soon as the
mill is completed and ready for busi-
ness, we shall publish an article con-
cerning 1t and its relation to the busi-
ness interests of the community.
An important business change in
the city was consummated this week
when j. E. Graf bought an equal in
terest in the business conducted by
+. A. Glass. For the past six or eight
years Mr.. Graf has been employed as
clerk and manager of this establish
ment and it is fitting that he should
now hold greater interest in the
business he has worked so faithfully
to build up and hold. Always enjoy
ing a good trade in other localities,
in their commodious, pleasant, and
well located quarters, we bcspeak for
the new firm a large measure OF sue
cess. May it exceed their expecta-
tions.
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