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

sic Halloran and Miss Marguerite Nor
ton were visiting in Cresco on Satur-
day last.
Frank A. Hess has sold his confec-
tionary and restaurant business to
Curtis Miller, who takes possession
Wednesday.
Daniel Howard will visit the Oma-
ha exposition and take the opportunity
to visit friends in Nebraska, some 15O
miles beyond.
We are selling shoes, gloves,
mittens, underwear, notions, in fact
everything in our line at prices that
will save you money.-Glass & Graf.
The Riceville Recorder of the 9Th
says: '.Mrs. G. R. Potter and Mrs. W.
Dissmore spent Sunday last in Cresco
with their mas, just twelve years
ago."
Mr.. Michael Michel will visit the
Omaha exposition, stopping off on his
way thither at Defiance, fifty miles
this side to visit daughter at that
place.
The PLAIN DEALER and Times have
been appointed official papers for
Howard county for the publication of
legal notices under the new bankrupt
cy laws.
Rev. S. H. Mitchell was called hire
to oticiate at the funeral of Mr.. Col
lins on account of the absence OF Rev.
Lane, who with his wife is visiting in.
Indiana.
Special services in the form of O
harvest home festival will be held in
Grace Episcopal Church next Sunday.
Further notice will be given in our
next issue.
The Daughters of the King are re-
quested to meet at the church We'd
nesday, Sept IA, at 2:3O p. NJ, for a
devotional service. Every daughter
| is expected to attend.
| We are selling strictly for cash and
will sell you anythingin our line OF
groceries, boots, shoes, gloves,
mittens underwear, notions etc., low
as can be sold Glass & Graf.
1 Geo. Dobson Of the U. S.. regulars,
returned Friday morning to Cresco on
a sick furlough from Camp Wlkoff,
looking quite thin and weak after his
long illness with malarial fever.
| Dewitt Lomas visited with his par
ents in Cresco last week, returning
home to Viltisca the latter part of the
week accompanied by his parents who
ha exposition.
| Grain and stock farm for sale 81
miles west of Cresco. An ideal stock
farm, rich pasture land, plenty of
shade, spring water is on or can be
had on nearly every 40 acres. Will sell
all or part. Enquire of j. B. Caward.
| The base ball game on Thursday at
the Fair between Ft. Atkinson and
Cresco resulted in victory for Cresco,
but on the following day, New
Hampton nine put it all over Cresco
land it's hired battery to the tune of 19
Ito 1.
The parade of Woodmen on Wednes-
day last embraced about 1900 of that
order and three bands from abroad,
the LIE Roy, Protivin and Riceville
bands, besides the home band, all OF
whom furnished fine music. The next
annual picnic will be held in LIE Roy
next June.
4 The Merrie Bell Opera Co. is CON
sidered one of the very best Opera
Companies in existence and is far
superior to anything ever shown
before in this city. Reserved seats on
sale Friday morning. Come early il
you wish good seats for the house is
bound to be filed.
School begins Monday and pens
slate and lead pencils are free at the
Second Hand Store. With every IL
tablet a slate pencil, with every Sc OF
4c tablet pen or lead pencil, with ev'
cry to 10c tablet &c lead pencil free
1Oc tablets for Sc; SC tablets for &c, a.
Prann's Second Hand Store.
J Mrs. Fessenden had at the fair fol
> exhibition jar of butter which the
committee failed to open and examine
as to its quality. Notwithstanding
= this neglect or oversight the PLAIt
q DEALER bought the slighted jar o
butter and finds it worthy of frs
premium in any butter show in Iowa.
= The past week E. q. Strayer ha
Y had one of his new lights on exhibi
ton in Glass & Terry's show window
1t is made from gas generated fror
!, gasoline by new process and is
:. fine, while brilliant light, burnin
without perceptible waver and ca
be run more economically than an
o other light in existence.
II The funeral services Of William RI
dolph Borchardt, the infant son of MI
and Mrs. Chas. Borchardt of this city
1t was held on Sunday afternoon at tt
< Methodist church He was born !
20 Chester township, July 20, 1895, an
r. died Sept. 8. 1898, aged 8 years
month and 21 days. His sickness W,
te but for few days, but was very s
1e we're: he passed into Paradise, leavir
oe his parents to weep over their los
is He was laid to rest in New Oregc
cemetery.