Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-06

church will meet with Mrs. r. C.
Noblett, on Thursday afternoon of
this week. AL invited. Gentlemen TO
tea at o'clock.
Mr.. j. Barker's Sunday school class
of the M. E. church will give 'sFree
Socialn at Mr.. Darwin Shumway's,
Wednesday evening, April Z. Every
one is cordially invited.
Next Wednesday and Thursday, j..
B. Caward & Co., will have open for
inspection fine and complete line of
millinery and will be pleased to see
all admirers OF fine goods.
Mrs. Fawcett, reached the city Mon
day morning in response to a telegram
announcing the critical condition of
her husband. The physicians give no
encouragement of his recovery.
WANTED-A chance to put you in a
good cement or stone sidewalk, or
furnish you any monumental or ceme-
terry work, price as low as any one.
M. A. KLINE.
Prof. l.. I. Weld, of Nevada, came
in on the noon train Saturday, and
was handshaking with his many
friends in town. He was probably see.
ing to political fences in connection
with being the successor to Henry
Sabin as State Superintendent,
Many citizens of Cresco and vicinity
have requested Prof. Fisk the opticar
to make regular visits to Cresco. He
has made a such arrangements and
will be at Strother House, Cresco
Monday, April 18th, until Saturday
April 18th. Examination free and al
work warranted.
T. j. Lomas is tearing down the ole
sheds in the rear OF Lyric Hall block
preparatory to the erection of store
building, work on which will com.
mence as soon as the frost is out ol
the ground. The building will be 2(
x50, two stories and basement, front
ing court house park.
Two of our Cresco people have be
come the owners of Gem Fence ma
chimes, V. j. Hall and j. H. Mcmillan
Both are practical common sense mer
who readily see the utility of goot
thing. Others Of our farmers shoule
call on the Hatch Bros, at Graf's feet
store, see and buy machine.
Rev. j. ID. Bohen leaves today fol
Van Horn, Iowa, to attend the annua
conference. He has been the pastor
of the Cresco circuit for two year
and it greatly feared that he will no
be returned but transferred to differ
ent field. He has made many friend
during his stay and greatly built vi
the churches, in his care, and his peo
pie would all bespleased. could he b
returned.
j. F. Manning, of Cresco. was doin
business in LIE Roy, Friday......J. B
Caward, OF Cresco, Sundayed will
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Caward at thi
place. .....E. Gillette, of Cresco, spen
Sunday in LIE Roy visiting his daugh
ter, Mrs. A. j. Cawgrd. $50. Little Mis-
Helen Caward came up from Cresco
Saturday, and remained until Monda,
visiting MIR. and Mrs. A. j. Caward.
lie Roy Independent.
| Somebody said j. B. Caward an,
Co., were closing out an old stock Q
clothing brought here from Le Roy
ltis an old stock-two years old. Th'
former owner had an auction and clos
ing out sale about twelve months be
fore he failed, and the goods we hav
were bought by him after the sale
There isn't cleaner lot of clothing
in Cresco. But there are very fe,
people that are in position to offer
$40 suit for 81.
| Elsewhere in the PLAIN DEALE
may be found a description of th
Gem fence of which the Hatch Bros
have the agency for Iowa. The i'm
portance and value of that advertise
ment to the farmer, is in the fact tha
it gives the cost of various kinds an
styles of fence that each farmer ma
have need of for the different kinds {
domestic animals he may wish to KEEP
Any man of practical judgment ca
see its utility by calling at Crafts war
house on Market street and seeing il
Trinity church in New York, wi
celebrate its 200 anniversary with
dignifed eight day festival, commend
ing on Sunday, May 2, closing Sunda
May 8. The principal service will b
Wednesday, May 5, but the anniver:
ary OF the issuance of its charter b
William III of England in 1897, fal
on Thursday, May 6, 1897. The ma
riage of Mr.. Gregory Marshall an
Miss Fannie D. X. Duff, now of Cresct
occurred in this church the first da
February some thirty-six years ago.
The concert in the interest OF tn
+ Epworth League at Florencevi,l, pos
poned in March IN consequence of tn
condition of the roads, will be pr
duced by Miss Lauraine Mead's pupi
Saturday evening, April 10, commen
ing at 1880. The local talent of tt
place will assist, and among the a
! fractions will be recitation by Mi
Nellie Sims. "How Ruby played
which alone Is worth the price of a.
mission. We are not advised as to IL
' other local attractions, but with tn
and the program for the pupils OF Mi
Mead, the church ought to be file
full.
/, Sons of Veterans Benefit.