Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-19


One Million acres choice wheat lands
in Minnesota still undisposed uf.
Write for maps and full particulars.
Land Commissioner, Great Northern
Railroad, st. Paul, MINI. 13w. 2 taw.
The Excelsior Glee Club, assisted by
Miss Mamie Sisco, elocutionist, Homer
Deane, cornetists and VIM. j. Mead,
violinist, will give an entertainment
in Lyric Hall. Thursday evening next.
Program and further mention in next
issue.
Hatch Brothers have tho little Gem
machine for making woven wire fence
which may be seen at. Crafts feed
store. 1t you have need of a tight
fence for swine you are interested in.
this machine. 1t won't cost you any
thing TO see it.
Henry Pierstorf, dealer. in real
estate was in town With Theo. Gesell
Wednesday, making call at the Pee
DEE Office. The Gesell Bros. are deal
ing in general merchandise on Busti
avenue and MIR. Pierstoff has large
quantity Of CT hoice. lands for sale.
The prize fight between Corbett and
Fitz Simmons came OF as advertised
at Carson Arizona; Wednesday the
18th. Fourteen rounds were fought,
at the end of which Corbett failing to
come to time Fitzsimmons was declar-
ed the victor and entitled to tho
worlds championship.
The street committee should immed-
lately send the street commissioner to
the corner of Peck and Third streets,
In the West end and remove the tiling
from tho street There. as the water is
getting so high it may got vet. OF
course the residents there don't mind
such little thing As lake about
their premises.
The man who isn'ta "son" OF some
thing or other will soon be an outcast
from society. This may account for
the appearance of, the new order Of
"Sons of Presidents" in the Inaugural
tion parade. Next, we suppose. We
shall have body of "Sons of Sena-
tors" and so on down to ..Sons of
Cresco Aldermen
/ Truman Robinson was in the city,
on Monday, and accompanied by his
son, Charles. paid the PLAIN DEALER
a visit and made payment for the
PLAIN DEALER to June 1898, making
thirty nine years that he has taken
and paid for the PEAIN DEALER, all
the payments having been made to
its present publishers.
Danl Fallgattsr of Elma was in town
as q witness in an Important suit on
Tuesday, and not only paid the PLAIN
DEALER pleasant social visit, but
paid for 1t tweey eyears in advance. He
is one Of the old and valued friends Of
the paper, one who has sense enough
to tolerate free discussion of public
questions and private interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Harris and fami-
ly and other relatives desire to ex-
press their deep and lasting gratitude
to the kind and obliging neighbors
and friends who. SO generously assist
ed in promoting the comfort and care
OF mother, sister and relatives during
her long illness and for their sympa-
thy in the hour of death and sorrow.
The Teachers Institute will begin
a two weeks session, Monday March
%, Superintendent MCPHERSON desires
teachers attending to bring with them
their text books. The attendance
promises to be large and the iustruc-
tors will insure q profitable two weeks
OF instruction to all who attend, and
all who intend teaching should attend
if possible.
Representative, Klsmms introduced
a resolution in the House 4 few days
ago for the purpose of securing bet
ter attendance of the members pro-
viding that thereafter that all men,
bers absent without unanimous con-
sent should forfeit their entire salary
for the time absent. The resolution
ought to have been adopted, but it
was defeated.
We notice the PLAIN DEALER has an
unusually large assortment of fish on
hand for the Lentenseason. Werecom-
mend our readers to examine their
stock and prices. Doubtless they will
prove satisfactory -Cresco Republican.
Finding the fish trade out of our
line, they may be found with Amund-
son & Lofthus. The fish are OF prime
quality and will be sold cheaper than
like article can be had elsewhere.
Byrnes & Owens will have third
semi-annnal opening March 2Sd., and
continuing the remainder of the week.
They have an elegant line OF pattern
hats, high in quality but low in price.
No effort has been spared to make this
seasons hats the most stylish and COM
plete ever brought to Cresco. The
ladies of Cresco and vicinity are in
vited to call at Platt's store aud in.
spect them. No trouble to show goods
The following have credit on sub
scription account with the Pee DEE:
Thos. Hanson Malvuld, q. Kapler,
Frank Howard. Carl D. Printz, j. P.
Howe, Eugene Howard. j. A. Ander-
son, Cresco;. James McGregor. Lime
Springs; Elling Ellingson, Saude; Danl
Fallgatter, Truman Robson, Gesell
Bros, ;Elma; VIM. Meighan, Chester;
Martin Moen, Rogers, Aarkansas; j.
j. Sloan. Riceville; G e. Marsh, Usage;
A. Simpson, Kasota, Mimi; Frank
| Morse Crasco. a. N Lihhev Cadar