Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-24

Good work, true work, square work
is the kind you will get by using
strictly pure, wood burned Maquoketa
lime. Come where the brick makers
are. N. B. WHEELER.
Edgar Taft's child died OF diptheria
Tuesday, three others are down with
the diseas but thought to be improv-
ing. While there are rumors of other
cases we believe these are all the
cases in the city.
M. H. Culbert had in our office a
sample of the wheat grown on his
farm that was of as good quality as
any grown about here in years gone
by. The yield per acre was light
owing to it's being thin on the ground.
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.
Mrs. Hayes class in the Union Sum
day Sunday School, will give a Blue
Jay supper at the residence of Mrs.
John Hayes, one block south of Van
Slyke House, Tuesday evening, Sept.
2S, from $50 till 8. All are cordially
invited.
We have the finest line of samples
of everything in the line of programs,
cards, society cards, wedding station
cry ever manufactured and are pre-
pared to serve the public promptly
and to the best that is made and at
low prices.
Between the hours OF - and l a. m /.
Thursday morning, the fire bells rang
out .heir loud alarm arrousing the
people from the arms Of morpheus to
assist In saving the residence of Jim.
Wilson's from devouriug flames which
was accomplished, though in badly
damaged condition. He had seven
hundred dollars insurance on his
house and fixtures which were
damaged by fire.
Mrs. w. b. Webster and Mrs. E. b.
Webster entertained these guests at
the home of the former, Tuesday
eve., Mesdames CD. Nichols, Tower,
Boyer, Neighbor, Carl Terry. Moon,
Mcpherson, Chas. Peck, II. G. Price,
Holmes, Haskell. Nash.
Misses Josephine Strother, Nellie
Mullin, Nettie Lane, Edith Webster,
Lauraine Mead, DR.. Almond, Anna
Trumbull Alvira Miles, Maude Thayer,
Kate Lane, Julia johnson.
The taxpayers of the country ought
to be interested in reading the article
on our second page from F. @. Stuart
in reference to McCarty's ..figgers." "
We desire to call particular attention
to the four words, Iowa State Library
No, printed on slips of gummed paper,
one inch by inches, the state paying
$3.50 a thousand and furnishing the
paper. And this is one of the robberles
of the people to which the republican
platform points with pride.
About 10000 people listened to
Bryan at New Hampton Wednesday
afternoon. Howard county was we'll
represented, a large number from
Cresco and vicinity driving over,
hlma's Bryan club with their band be-
ing there, Riceville sent about fifty
while people from Protivin and the
balance OF the county could be met
everywhere. The train carrying the
speaker was an hour late but the
immense crowd filling the school house
grounds waited patiently until their
arrival. Mr.. Bryan was much ia
tigued, having already delivered
three speeches that day, and while he
partook of refreshments, Mr.. S. H.
Basher, of Waterloo, very happily
and instructed the
audience for three quarters of au
hour, devoting his time principally to
state issues. At 4:45 Mr.. Bryan was
introduced and for nearly two hours
held the undivided attention of the
audience. AS a speaker, he is all
that has been represented, of fine
presence, magnetic, pleasing voice
and manner, unanswerable facts, and
the master of keen, biting sarcasm.
Cheers and applause punctuated his
address and demonstrated that silver
is not the dead issue that its oppon-
ents would desire. After the speech,
an informal reception was held at the
residence of Hon. John Foley, where
guest he was during his stay in New
Hampton, and many of our Cresco
people were afforded the opportunity
of grasping the hand of the Democ-
racy's leader. No one was disappoint-
ed in the man or the speech, and all
enjoyed the hospitalities of the good
people of New Hampton and the
pleasant drive across the pleasan and
fertile country intervening.