Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-10-22

j. B. Barber now occupies his new
home, which is one of the best OF
Cresco's many fine houses. Richard
Geraty and family will make their
home with them, having moved in their
household goods also.
A series of gospel temperance meet
ings conducted by Mrs. Palmer of Des
Moines, will be held in Court House
hall, beginning with union service,
Sunday evening and continuing
through the week following.
Pleasure and happiness is matter
of health, nothing else. Unhealthy
people cannot be happy. Take Rocky
Mountain Tea. 1t means health, and
health brings happiness.
DR.. VIM. Connolly.
LosT-At Lime Springs, or between
there and Cresco, on Tuesday, Oct.
10, two ten dollar bills. Finder will
leave at Clark's bank or at this office
and receive reward. The loser is q
poor man and can i'll afford to stand
the loss.
Many OF the business men and resi-
dents of Cresco favor the removal of
the fence about the Court House
grounds and the Sheriff's office. We
believe it would be great improve
ment in the appearance of the grounds
and OF the buildings thereon. One
person advocated the donation OF the
fence to some cemetery for an enclos-
ure that people might be kept out, but
if they die there is no other place for
them as cremation has not been intro.
duoed here.
Once upon q time E. r. Hutchins,
who is advertised to speak in Cresco
from republican standpoint, was
Labor Commissioner of the State, and
has served as clerk of the State
Senate. While serving in one or the
other of these capacities, he felonious-
ly appropriated to himself large
quantity of postage stamps belonging
to the state, using them in payment
of a grocers bill. 1t will be entirely
appropriate that DIR. paubney aud DR..
Hutchins speak from the same plat
form, but it is hardly just to cruelty
the republicans of this county between
two thieves. They merit better treat
ment than that.
The Republican asks iof the re-
election of Mr. MCPHERSON on the
ground that he has had but one term
and that it is customary to give SEQ.
ond term to one who has done his du.
ty we'll. There is the trouble. A
majority of the best educators of the
county are dissatisfied with the way
he. has conducted the office,-think he
should not have had the first term.
The Republican however, did not men,
ton a second term for Andy Camp
bell, who has made one of the best
Sheriffs OF the. state, NOR Of j. J..
Lowry, who as the peoples representa-
tive ID the legislature, sought to pro-
tect the state from the encroaahments
of the boodlers who are plundering
the state treasury. It should strive
to be just, rather than generous in the
distribution of Offices.
w. A. Smith has built an elegant
home on the Gillett addition, upon
which John Brown and his crew are
putting the finishing touches. The
house Is two full stories with a large
sky parlor next to the root for drying
clothes and as store room. The
house is 30x32 feet square and con-
tains ten rooms besides closets and
bath room. There is a cellar under
the entire house with stone partition
through to the center, In one part !, :,
which is placed q round 90 ~ ~, ~
furnace. Tho h'-'' a;na o.A - fnishad hJS ,ea1
J ,-out in hard pine, oiled and
vanished. He has had a large barn
put up this summer, the entire cost O
the improvements being some $4,000.
The work has been done by b. E
Thorne, of Bonair, and M. H. Dawes
of Wisconsin, and is as we'll done a
J any piece of similar work in th'
county, demonstrating that they ar
masters of the art of housebuilding.
Educate Your Bowels With Cnscarets.
Cnfh ir,oti