Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30
cREsco, HOWARD COUNTY, 80 1897

They are quarantined at M. H. Gull
bert's for scarlet fever; the person af-
flicted their son Mahlon. The case is
a mild one.
Consideral local matter intended
for this issue, owing to our inability
to get in type in time, must be laid
over to our next issue.
| H., G. Moen left for Alden, Mimi,
yesterday morning, where his partner,
Fred Swenson, had preceded him sew
eral days, to complete the job OF put
ting steam heat in a hotel there.
Xmas is not far distant and you will
be looking for presants-they are at
the Star Grocery. Our line of fancy
crockery, dinner sets, lamps and
chamber sets are better than ever.
John Creamer is looking over the
fruit region of Michigan with view
of locating there and changing his vo-
cation. He has two good residences
entirely new at Riceville to sell if he
| decides to leave.
Ri. Erler, of GAINESVILLE, Wis, was
a guest at the Erler home over Sum
day. He and his sister. Mrs. VIM.
Twamley, departed for Cresco Mon
day, to visit relatives for few days.
Lawler Dispatch.
Cabinet Photographs OF babies and
children only, have been taken for
$3.50 a dozen until now. Any style
Photo, cabinet size, will be taken for
the same price until after the holi-
days.-Russell Studio.
Prosperity has hit the Nelson county
IN. D. Observer with fifteen columns
OF tax sale. But how about those
whose lands are advertised because
they lacked the 50-cent dollars requir-
ed to meet their taxes?
The school districts of Vernon
Springs and of Howard Center town
ships should be reconstructed so asto
give the people of Bonair school
house, and of Saratoga so as to locate
a school house in that village.
The wrestling exhibition in Chester
did not draw very big house, but
they had lots Of sport. Felkey threw
three local men in "a minuts and in
the exhibition with johnson, threw
him three times in 25 minutes.
Wesley Swenson went to Chicago
Saturday night to purchase stock of
jewelry and musical merchandise,
which he will open in the Libbey
building before the holidays. His
sister, Eta, will return from Louisi-
ana to take charge OF the musical de-
partment.
Some of the citizens of Lime Springs
are considering the advisabllity of
having oIr minsterls give perform
ance there soon for the benefit of their
band. If they dq( the Lime Springs
people will hear some fine singing and
get enough fun to keep the laughing
for week.
H. C.Ellergodt OF Lanesboro, Mimi, !,
was in town last week interviewing
our nurserymen, and of j. B. Mitchell
he bought 1900 evergreens and large
quantity of apple trees to fill orders
taken at his nursery at Lanesboro.
The trees supplied by Mr.. Mitchell
will be true TO name and reliable.
Andy Campbell must set good ta-
BILE at his hotel, for on Saturday after
noon he had to take in a former
winter boarder, who probably desires
another winters lodging, but as he
stole a pair OF overshoes, making the
charge petit larcency, he will hardly
be accommodated. He is the same
man who stole the overcoat from
the O'Malley store about year ago.
/ A large number of Cresco people,
among them Geo. Friend and wife, e..
II. Kellogg and family, Mrs. Frank
Hess, j. H. Macarthur and wife, and
Mrs. Emeline McCulloch and little
grandson, Archie, attended a Thanks
giving day reunion OF relatives at the
home of A. C. McCulloch in Lime
Springs, nearly 45, large and small,
being in attendance. The day was
also the Goth anniversary of the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. McCullooh. All
in attendance report very enjoyable
day.
A few bushels of good merchanta-
able corn will be taken on account
due this office if brought in soon. We
have promises from some fifteen farm.
ers, of corn, but every last one Of
. them coming to town forget their
promise to bring it. Ii it was money
they were to bring, there might be
some reason to justify the failure, but
none as to the corn. One farmer neal
Bonair made us his due bill two years
since to pay in thirty days in grair
who has not showed up yet, though
he has 100 of bushels to sell yearly.
The New Hampton Saturday Ga
zette of Nov. 81, says that j. G. Bow
ers, a brother of the Bowers brother,
of this place shot himself accidently
. about a mile from town while ou
rabbit hunting on Friday last, th,
charge OF shot striking him under th
: chin and passing upwards, blowing OF
> the entire side OF his head. He wa
Q So years old and had lived in New
: Hampton Is years. conducting a but
ter and egg business. He leaves
i, wife, daughter, Myrtle, and tw
: sons, Ray and Willie. About tw
:, years ago his son Edward, was kille
: in the same manner while rabbit hunt
: ing and in about the same locality.
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$ Attention Comrades.
$ The annual election of officers fo
J: the ensuing year, 1898, will tax
y place at the next regular meeting {