Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-13

Prices talk and he can make prices on
new or second hand furniture. Try
him once and you will become a regu.
lar patron.
The worldwide celebrated Kiblin-
ger Surries, Buggies and ROAD
Wagons may be found with D. A.
Lyons. None better. Farmers and
others invited to examine them and
learn prices. If.
'.Your wife is a jewel" Keep her
''bright and shining" Now's the time
-"springtime." Give her Rocky
Mountain Tea; makes the whole fami-
ly well. Woman's best friend.
! Sold by DR.. Connolly.
\ r. e. Barrett, State Superintendent,
sends out leaflets containing selections
suitable for Memorial day. The Sc
lection he gives the place of honor is
an oration by Hon. Geo. E. Marsh, OF
Usage, former law partner with H. T.
Reed.
The New Oregon Cemetery Associa-
tion will hold it's annual meeting at
the cemetery on the 25th of May, at
which time and place all interested in
the cemetery should be present as i'm
portant matters will come up for con-
sideration.
| That good old Drama Uncle TOMS
Cabin will be presented at the Opera
House next Tuesday, May 18th by one
OF the strongest companies on the
road. The company carries all their
own special scenery. The prices are
but 10 and 20 cents.
The Standard Telephone Company
is setting poles in the city and will ess
tablish an exchange here. The pole
are fine ones and may be used ulti-
mately for stringing wires for electric
lights. About SO phones will be put
in to commence with.
j. G. O'Neil returned home last
week, and he intends to give an ex-
cursion to Washington from 23rd to
25th of this month, and any one who
intends to go to Washington to purch-
es land, must call and give their
names to j. C. O'Neill.
The Cresco Republican is famous
for scoops" The PLAIN DEALER
printed and mailed Monday afternoon
contained special news wired to it.
which did not appear in the Republi-
can printed and mailed Is hours later.
This is what it calls "a SCOOP
w. X. Barker and wife returned
home yesterday from Hot Springs, S.
!, D., where he has been for several
months for treatment. Mr.. Barker
seems much improved. Everybody
was glad to see them home once more
and especially Bessie and Winnie.
The daily papers mention a case OF
Leprosy at Ridgeway. The person
afflicted with this terrible malady is
Knute Holland, who settled there
more than thirty years ago, and is
now about seventy years of age. The
disease has made such progress that
his fingrues and toes are gone, leav-
ing but stubs OF hands and feet. He
came from Norway to that place.
The advent OF spring has revived
the demand among owners and renters
|
No part of the country has attracted
more attention, or offers greater in
ducements, than Central Minnesota,
the Red River Valley and North Dako-
ia. The Northern Pacific Railway
Company is Offering hundreds OF
thousands of acres at low prices and
easy terms to actual settlers. See its
add in another column IF
II you have children, you should
know how to take care of them. See
what help you to. Send me your
name with address and see if some oi
the books have will not save you a
hundred dollars year and the price
less life OF your child. Do not be
simple and throw this aside. Address
: M. G. Keith. l want the address OF
every person who desires to live better
mentally and physically. C.
Keith. Belleville, Ohio.
Do you want the best corner resi-
dent lot in Cresco. This lot has as
good a we'll as there is in Cresco, a
$50 barrel cistern and cellar. The
Improvements in the way of shade and
ornamental trees were set 80 years
ago, and anyoae who wants fine
home will know that money would
not buy them at once. Call on N. B.
Wheeler and get price. l also have
other lots next to this, all of these lots
are within one block of Court House
Square.
J Mr.. j. G. Hess, who for many years
has been resident of the county,
passed away Wednesday morning in
the 7S year of his age. He had beer
, in failing health for some three years
For the past six months his home hat
been with his daughter, Mrs. F. l.
Daubersmith, from where the tunera
will be held this afternoon at $50: the
interment will be in New Oregon Gem
etery by the side of his wife. The
family will give further particular
for the next issue of the paper.
Awarded