Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-01
Lydon's sale, Jan. 9th,

Lydon's sale, Jan. 9th,
Woodmen's dance New Years eve.
Elmer Glass was down from Chester
on Wednesday.
Spencer Farnsworth is visiting with
the family of John Farnsworth.
Another car of choice New York
apples for 81 so barrel at Kellow's.
Practical business experience is
taught at the Cresco Business Institute.
For fresh groceries or good meal
go to M. Barrett's Restaurant, Market
ST., Cresco. sept 1y1
On account of the bad roads the
dance at Florenceville tonight has
been abandoned.
w. B. Ousley, D d. S., in Cresco
1st to 18th. All work guaranteed to
give satisfaction. 15tf
Miss Nellie Test, of Ossian spent
the Christmas season at the home of
Mrs. Grace Hughes.
Prof. Ling AID Miss Lola Burke, at
tended the State Teachers meeting at
Des Moines this week.
Miss Jennie Davis, of Lime Springs,
was a guest Of Miss Lauraine Mead
several days this week.
Mrs. G. u. Horton and little child
are up from Ft. Atkinson for a few
days visit with her parents.
| Members of the G. w. E. G. c., in
good standing will meet with brother
Hayes, this Saturday evening.
Mrs. John Nemetz and the children
visited at her home near Fort Atkia-
son during the Christmas season.
Geo. Morse Jr., returned home
Tuesday morning and was welcomed
by the family, in real royal style.
have a few Poland China male pigs
left, of May and June farrow.
j. c. TODD. Kendallville, Iowa.
| If you want good suit of clothes go
to H. H. Rygg. He will give you the
| best goods and garment for the money.
The next of the lecture course will
be December by DR.. Kessell. We
have not learned what will be the
subject.
| The Misses Ruby and Allie Beadle
are entertaining their friend, Miss
Ethel Francisco, of DEBORAH, since
Tuesday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Nichols will en-
tertain invited friends tonight, it be-
ing the tenth anniversary of their
marriage.
| Why not profit by the expert
ence of others who have found a
permanent cure for catarrh in Hoods
Sarsaparillas
The next term OF the Cresco Normal
begins Monday, Jan. 4, 1897. M Ike
arrangements now to be there the first
day of the term.
Elsewhere may be found an adver-
tisement by Martin P. Lydon of an
auction sale consisting principally of
some fine Poland China pigs.
Frank Long and his company are in
Austin next week and may probably
give us three nights of enjoyment in
the course of a couple of weeks.
| Six warm foggy days and nights
have taken the frost nearly all out of
the ground, rendering the roads near
| ly impossible for loaded teams.
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Owing to continued ill health, w.
| l.. Henderson has resigned the man
agement of the Gilcrest elevator to
take effect today. Who his successor
will be we have not learned.
The spring Institute is only three
months away. If you wish to teach
you should prepare yourself. You
can do no better than to attend the
Gresco Normal for that purpose.
To all those who so kindly rendered
assistance during the sickness and
burial of oIr little daughter we kind
| ly return our sincere thanks.
VIM. AND JOSEPHINE BIRTwIsTLE.
A small house, story and half and
two lots two blocks from the first
ward school house. Time given tor
part of the price, if desired.
H. Croxton.
The Good Templars will give an
autograph social, Friday eve.. Jan.
1st 1897, at theshome of fArthur White,
in tho northwest party of town. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
John Riley of Stapleton township,
Chickasaw county, has bought the
Ole Sparley farm OF 32O acres in How
ard Center, one of the best in the
county. Mr.. Riley has been super
visorin Chickasaw cou uty, and is said
to be one of the solid silver democrats
of that county.
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