Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-10-08

The Ottumwas, by their organ-like
ensemble work, have become recog-
nlzed as the most popular male quar-
tette that travels. Rapids Ga
zette. At the opera honse, Saturday,
Oct. 16. q
BY bills printed at this office, we
note that Henry Hnrvey, of Paris twp.
will have an auction sale, Monday,
Oct. 11th. Mr.. Harvey removes soon
to Albion, Neb., near which place he
has taken up homestead.
The old O'Malley store building
next to the City Bakery has been en-
tirely covered with sheet iron and
thoroughly repaired and retitted pre-
paratory to its occupancy by Mr.. Ami
don with his steam laundry.
Sweeter or more soulful music was
never heard. Tones were never more
sweet, nor blending of voices more
perfect. Iowa City Herald. The OF
tumwas will be at the opera house
Saturday evening, the sixteenth.
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 WM. F. RATHERT's, Market, Street.
Court convenes next Monday. Judge
Fellows probably presiding. No petit
Jury has been drawn for this term
which will probably be quite short.
There are 100 cases in the calendar
three of which criminal, 80 civil, and
and 25 probate.
Why not save 10 centsp Go to Har-
ry Mitchell's shop and get the finest
hair cut you ever had for Is cents. In
other work in his line he is perfect.
Ladies shampooing is one of his spec
ialties. Special pains taken with the
little boys hair cuts.
Pat Whitethorne, on the Almon
Rice farm in Orleans township, was so
severely burned that his life is des-
paired of. The steamer of the thresh-
ing machine in operation set fire to
his sheds, and in the effort to save his
hogs he was thus burned.
Miss Ollie Story died Monday after
noon aftur long illness, during which
all that was possible was done to pro-
long her life. The funeral was held
from the house yesterday afternoon.
The family have the sympathy of all
IN their sad bereavement.
Honest John A. Cray, candidate for
county treasurer was in Cresco Tues
day. He is a man of sterling integrity
and OF unimpeachable character and
would make model officer. Ready
in computation and Injured to hard
work, he would be at home there.
A. F. Verbeck has closed contract
with Swenson & Moen to put in full
system of hot water heating at his res
idence. The boiler Is to be one of
Swenson s. Moen's own make-there
are none better-and the balance of
the fixtures will be all of the very
best.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Armstrong and
family are called upon to mourn the
death of their daughter, Mary, who
died at their home near Saratoga, Oct.
9Th, aged 19 years and 8 months. She
will be buried at the Lourdes ceme-
terry, the funeral being from the Cath
Ollie church there at II o'clock today.
In the deep sorrow of the family at
ha 1oco Of LoS,, INST Oh
was entering upon young womanhood.
they have the sympathy of the PLAIN
DEALER as we'll as of the entire COM
munity.
The Iowa Homestead, published at
Des Moines, last winter, when an inti-
nation was made that the investiga-
tion into the printing and census scan
dals were about to be smothered, con-
tanned an article severely condemning
any such action on the part of the leg
islature. That article appears in full
on our second page, and we invite ev-
cry farmer, every laborer and every
taxpayer in the county to give the ar
ticle an attentive reading. The action
criticized by the Homestead was taken,
the committee discharged and one
thought to be favorable to the persons
accused of plundering the. treasury
appointed. Mr.. Funk was made chair.
man of the new committee, and bis
investigation was altogether too full
and thorough to suit the interests ol
the dominant party in the state, and
its report has never been given to the
public. The PLAIN DEALER will prob
ably next week publish the evidence
taken before the Funk committee and
we in advance invite a thoughtful pc
rusal of the corruption in high places
which it discloses. The state officials
implicated, besides Mcfarland, are C
q. Mccarthy and the army OF custo
dians about the capitol in his employ
and this is probably why the repor
and the evidence taken hes never
been published by the state printer
and given to the people.