Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-09-13

Prof. Breckenridge's Decorah Insti-
tute makes no mistake in insisting up
on thorough knowledge of the COM
mon branches before taking up the
higher. The winter term opens Oct.
81. Text books free and day board
$1.50 week. The second week this
fall this school has an increase of
seventy-five per cent. over the second
week last fall.
The address of Hon. Lafe Young on
Friday at the Fair was the most enter
tanning thing furnished. He talked
for over an hour and desisted owing
to the changing ot the starters bell,
which all listening to him wished had
lost its clapper. He spoke from
personal experience and gave new
insight to many into the recent war,
the condition of things in Cuba and
the miserable red tape that has killed
more U. S. soldiers than did the
Spanish bullets.
Again last night the popular Craw-
ford Theatre had large and represen-
tative audience to witness the presen-
tation of the 'Mikado'' by that clever
and talented array of artists who con-
stitute the Merrie Bell Opera Company.
All were in excellent voice; it is safe
to say that "Mikado" was never better
rendered or more appreciated, and,
when they return during the regular
season, we can predict for Manager
Seamans a most pleasant and profit
able weeks engag gement. st. Joseph
Daily Herald. The Merrle Bell Opera
Company at Opera House Saturday
night.
VIM. Wilbraham and WI. Converse
expected on their way home from Du-
buque to find Rev. Holmes in the
sleeper, returning from his European
tour. With this expectation they in
quired of the porter if there was any
one in his car for Cresco, who in
formed them there was one, young
erlY man, and a clergyman. They
restrained their anxiety from McGreg-
or to Calmar, to pull their pastor from
his couch, but at the latter place they
pulled out-Dan Platt-who must
have been on his good behavior to
have thussdeceived the porter as. to
his calling.
"Olivette" will be presented at the
Crawford Theatre tonight by the
Merrie Bell Opera Company for the
the last time during its stay in the
city. This pretty little opera has
proved to be the favorite with st.
Joseph people, although out of SO
many good performances it is difficult
to make a choice. The Merrie Bell
Company will close its engagement in
st. Joseph a week from Saturday
night, much to the regret of those who
have been attending the performances
st. Joseph Daily News. The Merrie
Bell Opera Company at Opera House
Saturday night.
Mr.. A. D. Lent and son w. B., are
putting in china cupboard for N.
Graf's new house, which will be as
| fine piece OF furniture as mechanical
skill can make. Indeed the entire
work upon the house throughout is of
the most finished and perfect charac-
ter while the design of the house is a
model OF taste and convenience. The
entire house will be heated with hot
air for which registers are in every
room. The house was built under
contract by Mr.. James Byrnes, who
has built more elegant houses in Cres-
co during the past two years than have
been made by all others. One reason
why his work is the best is that he
only employs the best mechanics to be
had, which gives employment to such
mechanics as the Lents, men who arc
at the head of the trade. Another ad
vantage to Cresco is that the men
whom he employs are Cresco men
who have families here and spend theil
money in Cresco. Mr.. Byrnes is now
building house for Wm. Blackburn
which for design, and finish, will be
second to no house in the county, no
one second rate hand being employed
to do the work.