Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-26
Alexander Bull March 1st.

Onions wanted. WM. KELLow, JR.
Attorney Hanson was down from
Lime Springs one day this week.
Mrs. Nj. A. Kline will do all kinds
of sewing at home or by the day.
Miss Noble Dixon, of Dubuque, and
Miss Nellie Sims, of Austin, Mimi,
are the guests of Miss Josie Strother.
j. D. Hayes is on the grip list, hav-
ing been incarcerated in his home a
a week or more.
w. b. Ousley, d d. S., in Cresco
1st to 10Th. All work guaranteed to
give satisfaction. 15tf
L. j. Williams has bought the Cor
don Mcnamara house and lots in the
north. West part of the city.
One of the finest plant stands you
ever saw viii; be sold at Prann's auc-
ton Saturday. If you see it you will
buy it.
L. j. Lomas has put in a car load
of barb wire and of nails. For quality
quantity end prices the Cresco hard
ware stores are at the front.
For fresh groceries or good meal
ST., Cresco. sept 1y1
Mrs. VIM. Woodward went to Lime
Springs Wednesday on account of the
death of a little child of her niece,
Mrs. Richard Frost.
Teachers VINO wish to raise their
standing should take work in the
Cresco Normal before institute. Only
fonr weeks. Try it.
The Misses Connolly are in Chicago
this week buying the spring stock for
Connolly and Fitzgerald, which will
begin TO arrive early next week.
All young persons who expect to
take the Teachers examination after
the spring institute should attend the
Cresco Normal for review, the next
four weeks.
WA. Smith and family have moved
from Lime Springs to Cresco, having
rented one of the Swenson houses. II
is Mr.. Smiths intention to build ir
the spring.
WANTED-A situation in family as
working house keeper by a middle
aged lady, with a little girl s years
} old. Wages reasonable. Enquire al
this office.
The following have credit on sub
scription account with the PEE DEE
Edward Smith, f. A. Mcpherson, j
Ashton Hall, Howard Marshall, Cres
co.
Mrs. John Farnsworth and son, +
P. Farnsworth, will take in the in
augrration at Washington, leaving fol
there yesterday. q.
All the ladies who are interested ir
beautifying the New Oregon cemetery
will please meet with Mrs. VIM. Black
burn ON Saturday, Feb. q, at 2 p. m
A large attendance is desired.
Grand Forks, N. D., had $200,00t
fire last Sunday morning, and tn
business part of Millbank, S. D., wen
up in a conflagration one night thi
week.
F. A. Peckham has purchased th'
Clifford farm, one mile west and three
miles north of Cresco, for $4,000, 81
per acre. This price shows wha
Cresco has done for that farm.
The Great Northern Railway ha
One Million acres choice wheat land
in Minnesota still undisposed uf
Write for maps and full particulars
Land Commissioner, Great Northern
Railroad, St. Paul, MINI. 13w. 2 taw
Michael Lydon, of Minneapolis
manufacturer of the Daisy Washer,
in town visiting with his brotEel
Martin, and sister, and disposing {
some of his washers. He was for lon
years resident of Paris township
but has been at his present residenc
for several years.
good one on one of the limbs {
the law who went in search of tn
"ardent" is told. On entering th
blind pig he announced to the propr
etor that he had come to search th
place. The proprietor blandly r.
piled call right picked up han
mer and smashed into fragments a ju
presumably containing the stuff
which 'sjags'' are made, leaving til
room filled with its aroma. But th'
little blow saved the county the co
of trying, condemning and smashir
that little brown lug.