Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-23

Out of natter enough for a column
of slush from two correspondents a
Davis Corners, we manage to ge
about two sticks full.
John Daskam died yesterday noon
about one o'clock. He was taken i'll
in church on Sunday and taken home
and grew worse till death ensucd.
probably caused by heart disease
Obituary later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mitchell are
rejoicing in the arrival OF little
daughter born to them last Thursday.
March l1ih. Mother and child dong
we'll, and Harry says hair cuts are the
same old price.
Roy Fuller has severed his connec-
tion with this office. Poor health is
the cause. Mrs. A. G. McCulloch has
the services of Miss Aggie Ely, noted
trimmer. for the coming season.
Lime Springs Sun.
Mayor Henderson went to Racine
last Saturday to see his father whose
health is poor. He returned Tuesday
morning and reports that his father
will go to California in quest of bet
ter climate. .--Ricevllle Recorder.
The Great Northern Railway has
One Million acres choice wheat lands
in Minnesota still undisposed Of.
Write for maps and full particulars.
Land Commissioner, Great Northern
Railroad, st. Paul, MINI. 13w. 2 taw.
The postoffice controversy between
Peck and Glass, secured the possess
sion of the Office during Cleveland 8
first administration to Mr.. Beadle.
Will the present controversy over the
Office have like result for Mr.. Glass?
Edmonds & Roche have rented the
rooms over johnson Bros. store, re-
Gently occupied by w. H Tillson's law
Office and will soon move their tom
serial establishment there. They will
have something to say to you in sue
ceeding issues of this paper.
! Elsewhere appears the program of
the concert to be given by the Excel
sior Glee Club and other talent on
Thursday evening of this week. 1t is
first-class, not merely 'till in'' num-
ber on the programme but everyone
will be of a high order of merit.
A good healthy rubberneck, twist
ing and craning to see copy in the
printers hands is the biggest nuisarce
that ever invaded q print shop. II
you want to find out a correspondents
name, ask. Copy is private property
until given publicity in the paper when
issued.
The advantage of buying direct
from the eastern manufacturers and in
connection with two 9,lser large buy
ers of clothing and mems furnishings,
give C. d. Nichols s. Co., advantages
which they claim to have over all other
concern in their line OF business in
this section.
DR.. w. T. Leonard who has pur-
chased the teyritory of Howard county
for performing the Fidelity Rupture
Cure operation, has located at Decorah
and will be in Cresco at the Strother
House every Thursday, accompanied
by DR.. Dennis, who was former opera
tor in this county.
There is no little anxiety lest the
death of Arthur Buchanan was caused
by diphtheria, instead of the mild
name of membranous Group given il
by the attending physician, who after
some hundred or more had been ex.
posed, if it was contagious, pnt stop
to public funeral,
Rumor reports new phase of the
postotfice controversy in Cresco, that
all petitions now at Washington are
to be ignored, that new ones are to be
started on day to be designated in
the future, and none but the support.
ers of the administration to count in
determining the contest.
Mr.. Isbell informed us today that
his wife had a relapse. and that DR.
Kessel was called down from Crescc
yesterday. Her sister, Mrs. Upton
also came down from Cresco, and hel
father came up from Cedar Falls. te
see her, her mother having been here
for some time.-Calmar Courier.
| Byrnes & Owens will have thiri
semi-annnal opening March 2Sd., and
contisuing 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 thi:
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 and in
spect them. No trouble to show goods
Mrs. John Howard, of Cresco, spen
Sunday last with her sister, Mrs. f
Curtin. She was accompanied by hel
daughter, Miss Nellie Howard. :. Mrs
H. M. Langland went to Cresco, Mon
day, for briet visit with RELATIVES
before returning to her home at Mar
shall, MINI. MRS. VIM. Puntne,
went to Cresco, Yesterday, for visi
at the home of G. V. Puntney. Sh
was accompanied by her niece, Mis-.
Bolger.-Decorah Republican.
On account OF broken rail nea
the old PheoeniX elevator, the cas-
bound freight in charge of Conducto
Thomas Keating was delayed a coupl
of hours and the west bound passen
ger an hour, four cars being deraile'
i while switching near the old stool
| yards. the cars or some of them run
, ming along the ties for about 200 fee
before the engine stopped, the truck
of one car being badly wrecked.