Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-29
Albion and Bristol.

Mrs. chris. Wendt Is very sick.
Miss Nellie Sims is now teaching
the Valley school.
Miss Ethel Cole takes up her school
work again at the Liberty this week.
We had the pleasure of meeting Mr..
and Mrs. Gibson from near Bonair
last Sunday.
Mrs. Johnny Owens, last Saturday,
visited with her old time friend, Mrs.
Charley Newmiller.
Elm Wood people Sundayed with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Brightman
near Bristol center.
G. F. Robinson served on the jury
at Preston last week.
Talley another for Clear View and
it's a boy, who receives a royal
welcome to that handsome home.
Miss Stella Springfield tells us her
mother who has been quite ill for
some time is not yet able to sit mp.
Miss Emma Williams who has been
several months with her sister at
Foriston, is home for a few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Michel, of
Cresco, was over calling on their new
grandson last Sunday.
We read with interest the article
about the Kendallville Telephone in
the PEE DEE last Friday.
| Artist Schaefer, of Cresco, came
over last Saturday and took the
interior view of the NJ. E. church
with the Easter decorations and the
children who took part in the exer-
cises.
Mrs. Rix, of Spring Valley, is the
guest OF her daughter, Mrs. DR..
Gowdy.
John o. Jones marketed hogs in
Harmony last Monday.
| Miss Ada Robinson spent last week
visiting friends in Preston and Lanes
boro.
Two ladies were discussing the
doctors looks since he shaved, and
one said: II always thought it pity
that such a pretty mouth should be
mustache.
Mr.. Duxbury, of Canton, and a
lady friend took Sunday dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Martin.
| Idylwild is to have O new barn and
Mr.. Ahrns had large force of teams
hauling lumber from Lime Springs
last Monday to build it.
| Tom Mason, who last season fenced
a pasture with the Gem, likes it SO
we'll that he has purchased the wire
to build more of the same style.
John o. Jones, John Fink, and A
Ct. Serfling went over to Preston
Saturday, and remained over Sunday
to attend the 10th anniversary of
Odd Fellows.
Old Uncle Adams says he would 60
to war if he was not a Methodist and
not overly fond of water, and thinks
none but Baptists should be asked to
enlist.
Purlee Noblet sold COW and a
Jersey heifer last Monday to d. NJ.
Hunt.
This season Charley Hosford will
farm the public square.
Nothing will induce George Cham
pin to go to war or to Klondike this
season.
The Rebeccas give a banquet in
the Odd Fellows hall at Preston
tonight (Tuesday.)
Mr.. Henry has been clearing out
the fence between West Cliff and the
Peter Noblet estate.
Abe Prlvat had his decks at the
mill cleared for action Monday morn
ing, and one could get work done
without being compelled to wait as
usual for other customers, as farmers
are busy.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Reuter-, of Kendall.
vile, took Sunday dinner with Mr..
and Mrs. Privat and called on their
old neighbors, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Clink.
Yankee Bill Armstrong who has re
Gently been in Dakota was calling on
old acquaintance and took dinner
with Mrs. Hosford last Monday.
i WILDER Hall, who has gone West te
look up a home, has left his wife anC
family with Daniel Usher.
Johnny Keune, who purchased the
Flick farm. has began improving the
place by setting out nice evergreens
this spring.
John Fink may now be found in
the blacksmith shop since Mr.. Axte
shook the Granger dust from off his
trotters.
There were more people in towr
and more business done in Granlgel
last Saturday, than for many day
so the business people tell us.
Mr.. Englehorn was obliged tt
, make the second trip to La Crosse
where he underwent surgical oper
alton.
Our years correspondence to th'
PEE DEE will end in June, and if i
has been our misfortune to gain eth
ill-will of any of its readers, we TAX
this opportunity of asking thei
pardon before retiring, as we hay
never penned an item but in kindly
spirit.