Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-09
oREsco, HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA TUESDAY MARCH O. 1897

Prann Il Harris will offer on Satur-
day the 18th instant, at their auction
rooms, a quantity Of new furniture,
also a lot more of second hand chairs,
and other household goods, all in
prime condition, and which you buy
at your own price.
Everybody bring your old plows
and any kind of plows you may have
to the Cresco Novelty and Plow Works
while our expert plowman is with us,
so you can have them properly fixed
and avoid the rush. Life is too short
to bother with poor plows when you
can just as we'll have good one..
Mrs. Mary Abigail Manning widow
of Valorius ID. Manning. died at her
home near Plymouth Rock, Sunday.
She was rs years Of age and leaves a
son and two daughters. SIZE was an
estimable old lady with many friends.
The funeral will be to-day at ten o.
clock, the interment in Oak Lawn
cemetery. =
j. d. Hayes has just received infor-
nation of the death from heart disease
of Il brother living in Richford, N. Y.
Deceased, Orson NJ. Hayes, aged 6s
years, was the Oldest of family oil
six childrin, all of'whom survive him
excepting one brother who died In
early manhoodD; one brother and a
sister living at Richford, N. T., one
sister in southern Iowa, and j. D.
Hayes of this place.
On Friday, Feb, 26, was the 4Oth.
anniversary Of the marriage of Mr..
and Mrs. w. D. barrow and in com
memoration of the event about fifty
relatives, neighbors and friends par.
ticipated in surprise party on the
aged couple. 1t was a complete sur
prise and was highly enjoyed by all.
The guests before leaving presented
the couple with number of valuable
articles as mementOs of the occasion.
Sheriff Campbell has a thirty-day
boarder in the person of James Camp.
bell who will be remembered as ar
inmate of the jail for burglary at Elms
in company with Thomas Logan, the
man who died in jail; He chad it in
tor Marshall Barrett, who caught them
at their work, and one day last week
turned up in Elma with big six.
shooter and announced his intention
of boring a few holes in the Marshall
who promptly gathered him in. The
local justice confscated the gun and
at the same time arranged for his
board for the length of time above
mentioned.
Saturday eveninglt was our privi
lege and pleasure TO be an invited
guest at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. b
p. Norton, adjacent TO the city. Their
guests of the evening were Mr.. ani
Mrs. H. G. Burgess, Mr.. and J.. G
Doan, Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond Gillett
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Mead, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Geo. r. Story, Mr. and Mrs. L
L. Woodcock, Mr.. and Mrs. N. B
Wheeler, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wilbra
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Wildman
Conveyance both ways was furnished
and at about nine o'clock plates were
laid for them and q repast furnished
that would have tickled the palate o
an epicure. Circumstances had con
splred to prevent us visiting theil
magnificent home since its completion
till now. Our writeup of it when i
was in the course Of construction i,
but a feeble picture of what it is com
pleted. For convenience either as ;
farm house or for one who has retired
from that vocation 1T is undoubtedl,
without an equal in ten counties. Ev
cry thing required in detail for com
pleteness seems to have been antici
pated and procured. After a most en-
joyable evening the guests were al
comfortably and expeditiously trans
ferred to their respective homes.