Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
Lydon's sale, Jan. 5th,

The board of Supervisors are in ses-
sion.
f. M. Clark was down from Lime
Springs Yesterday.
Miss Ruth Ling is sick, threat ened
with typhoid fever.
Mrs f. McCarville is visiting with
her sons in the country.
Mrs. Geo. Chryst was New Years
visitor at Lime Springs.
Andrew Schaefer returned yester.
day from Minneapolis visit
Lon Thayre and wife visited rela-
tives at Bonair on New Years.
Mrs. ]. b. Rowland OF Lime Springs
visited friends here last week.
Another car of choice New York
apples for 81 so barrel at Kellow's.
Practical business experience is
taught at the Cresco Business Institute.
Miss Mabel McClasky of Decorah
was guest at the Mason house last
week.
Miss Linnie Cole returned last week
from Minneapolis for a visit with rela-
tives.
Miss Eva Marshall returned to
school duties at Waseca, MINI, on
Saturday.
For fresh groceries or n good meal
go to NJ. Barrett's Restaurant, t, Market
ST., Cresco. sept 1y1
w. B. Ousley, D D. S., in Cresco
1st TO 18th. All work guaranteed to
give satisfaction. 15tf
H. G. Berry will visit friends in
Butler county as soon as there is
sleighing sufficient.
Mrs. Lottie Kellow and Mrs. Carter
gave a five o'clock tea to select
friends Wednesday last.
Chas. Miller and Philip Cummings
with their wives, were at LIE Roy
visitors on New Years day.
1t has leaked out that Mark Hanna
mailed a rabbits foot to our esteemed
fellow citizen, j. G. Webster.
have a few Poland China male pigs
left, of May and June farrow.
j. G. TODD, Kendallville, Iowa.
The business failures for 1896, rs
reported in Bradstreets, were 1912,
with liabilities placed at $247 100000
If you want good suit of clothes go
to II. H. Rygg. He will give you the
best goods and garment for the money.
The Cresco Normal and Business
Institute opened the term yesterday
with between sixty and seventy
students.
Mr.. james Walton has gone to De-
corah to spend week visiting his
sister Mrs. G. Christen and numerous
other relatives and friends.
! Mrs. j. I. Hurley and little daugh-
ter were up from Luana for few days
visit at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. ID. Everingham.
Our merchants are taking invoice OF
stock to ascertain what the year has
done for them or against them in the
way of prosperity or otherwise.
| The Daughters of the King and the
members of the Episcopal church are
requested TO meet at Mrs. w. B.
1 Lent's, "Wednesday, Jan. 6, at 2:3O p. m.
The ice storm has played havoc with
shade trees, and with telegraph and
telephone lines, the latter being
| broken and down in all directions from
here.
Prof. Ling and all the teachers in
our public schools who have spent
their vacation away, came Saturday,
ready to resume school work Monday
morning.
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
Cresco Normal for that purpose.
| Chas. Peck and wife of Itasca, Wis,
and his sister, Mrs. w. T. Irwin, Of
Lacrosse, are guests of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Z. Peck, arriving
on Thursday last, for a visit of a week
or more.
The following persons have credit
on subscription account with the PEI
DEE: Karl Gerber, John Meyers, N
b. Wheeler, j. H. Upton, Cresco; G
a. Wells, Lime Springs; H. E. Gran
dali, Colfax, N. D.
During the mud of last week, John
Watts and H. c. Howard made a triE
with the oil tank to Ridgeway, during
which they tipped over, being caught
under the front wheels. Both
were quite badly injured.
Everything tirst-class at Mitchell's
barber shop, if they do cut hair fol
Is cents, their work will be OF the
best. No one will be slighted. Call
and get q fine hair cut and smooth
] shave for 25 cents, opposite the Court
House.
Rain and sleet commenced falling
Saturday morning. continuing all day
Sunday, freezing as 1t fell, rendering
the walks a sheet Of ice, and loading
the trees with all the ice they car
stand beneath, many breaking under
the load.
| John Dreier and family will remove
tn Ril1inrc Micconri thic vaal, ;f tIe