Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-21

j. j.. Lowry's.
For fresh groceries or good meal
go to M. Barrett's Restaurant.
Everything in the Holiday line, at
lowest prices at j. j. Lowry's.
Miss Elsie Steinman is expected
home Thursday for the holidays.
If you are looking for bargains in
groceries, call at the Star Grocery.
Fred Frost is down from Oak Dale
visiting with sisters In Cresco and
vicinity.
Cabinet photographs any style,
best finish, only a $3.50 at the Russell
Studio.
If you want a fine Christmas tree,
it will pay you to see W. E. Hudson
about IT.
Our coffee for 1Oc per pound Is a
great bargain. Try it.-Amundson &
Lotthus.
Special sale of Jewelry, silver ware
and novelties, until Jan. 1st at j. j.
Lowry's.
Dinner sets in endless varieties, and
at greatly reduced prices.-Wm.
Kellow Jr.
Miss Angie Van Niman, of the
Chester schools. spent Sunday with
Cresco relatives.
Editor Adams was called to Webster,
S. d., Friday last, by the illness of u
son residing there.
WANTED-A girl in the City Restau-
rant to do cooking. Must have some
experience. HANSON s. GRAvos.
We keep buckwheat from. all mills
around here, and it is giving good
satisfaction. Try sack and be con-
vinced. & Loithus.
A lady advertised lost purse in
the PLAIN DEALER last week, contain
ing between two and three dollars. II
was found by and honest man and re-
stored to its owner.
There will be masquerade ball in
the Saratoga hall, on Thursday eve
ming, Dec. 80, the proceeds for the
: benefit of Saratoga's newly organized
band. See bills for particulars.
Xmas is not far distant and you will
, be looking for presants-they are a
the Star Grocery. Our line of fancy
/. crockery, dinner sets, lamps ane
= chamber sets are better than ever.
: Miss Nellie Williams OF Bristol
y Mimi. music pupil of Miss Lauraint
8 Mead last summer, comes to Cresco tc
y resume studies in music with Mis-
e Mead, and has secured. quarters in th'
e family Of Auditor Williams.
A million dollar fire occurred ii
4 Grand Forks Friday night the II, inst
A destroying the hotel Dakota, the fines
n in the Northwest. and two wholesa'
"a grocery houses The hotel Dakota cos
quarter Of a million dollars besid
!" its furnishings.
ct John Smith, who burglarized th
"a Elma post office, was tried in tn
In United States court at Dubuque la:
III week and was sentenced by Judg
w Shiras to wo years in the .penlten I'll,
y ry at Anamc sa. A. l.. Barrett, Marsh
ir al of Elma caught him in .he act.
an A lady correspondent complains
n one of our merchants charging her
m cents pound for cotton bats whic
he another advertises to sell at 10 con
40 a pound. With the best grade of ra
h cotton at cents pound in the Soutl
III 1T does seem at 20 cents pound the
,;r is too much added for freight.
A Minneapolis paper publisht
he twice month at 60 cents a year sem
lie, the PLAIN DEALER A lines of readir
lat matter and asks that we give the AR
mt Gle as many insertions as we CT
we afford in exchange for its paper o.
Sc. year The A lines of copy sent W
'er cost that paper 1920 for single i
Use sertion in the PLAIN DEALER.
ith
his The Cresco Minstrels gave one
bit. their very creditable performances
ted a small house at Lime Springs ls
nd. Thursday evening, thanks to the m
vas representations of two smart alecs
et- that place. We will guarantee, no
ever, that those present were &C
vinced of the merit of the entertai
Az ment, and also OF the fact that
.te boys are not a disreputable gang
buns.
ian ~.
the Inc Cresco !iunse ooupAe' .no
e. omolous position of approving I
,od 81 plan of the president for retiring
ad- greenbacks by locking them up in
ern Treasury, and of protesting agai
;nn what it approved Now the query
Gf which does it endorse, the grenbat
to forever locked up in the Treasury,
mt for circulation among the people?
his article on the subject may be fou
on our inside pages.
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