Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-01-25

Frank Long all this week.

Frank Long all this week.
Don't fail to attend the Farmers
Institute, 81 and %.
For fresh groceries or a good meal
go to M. Barrett's Restaurant.
Prices decreasing, and the buyers
increasing at G. D. Nichols & Co.
WANTED--5000 bushels of yellow
corn, at the Cresco Novelty Works.
Improved farms for sale. Enquire
of j. G. O'NIEL & Co.
Cabinet photographs any style,
best finish, only a 81 so at the Russell
Studio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bicktord had an
eight pound son born to them las.
Sunday.
We get trade through our low prices
and doing as we advertise.-C. D.
Nichols & Co.
w. B. Ousley, d D. S., in Cresco
1st to 18th. All work guaranteed to
give satisfaction. 15tf
The Womans' Auxiliary will meet
Wednesday afternoon, January 26, at
2:30, with Mrs. w. r. Mead.
Where the majority buy, there you
will find the best values will apply to
G. D. Nichols g. Co.'S. Clearing Sale.
Eevrybody and his wife are invited
to call at d. A. Lyons and see what
the old farmer Steve PEGGY is up to.
The Farmers Institute meeting
Thursday evening will be held in the
Court House instead of in Lyric Hall.
VIM. Lord, now stationed at Wauke-
sha, Wis, as telegraph operator,
visited in Cresco couple of days last
week.
Frank Moulton has been looking
after the peace and dignity of the city
during the absence of Marshall Hall
in Minneapolis.
The ladies of the M. E. church will
have thimble party at the home of
Mr.. Morgan Tuesday, Jan. 25. Tea
from five to eight.
A brother of Robt. Thomson, ac-
companied by his wife, from Mil
waukee, were the guests of Robert
and his family last Saturday.
Fur collar white angora, lost in
Cresco, Sunday night. The finder will
be suitably rewarded by leaving at
the Sheriff's office, in Cresco.
We still have few more of those
Ladies capes and jackets of the latest
styles that We are closing out at what
the cloth Is worth. &C. d. Nichols &
Co.
Sheriff Campbell has received in
formation that the two men he track
ed into Minnesota are believed to be
in st. Paul and he has wired to arrest
them.
Florence Louise, youngest daughter
of Judge and Mrs. A. N. Hobson, died
at their home in West Union, Friday,
Jan. ID, aged few months over nine
years.
E. D. Kelty, OF Elma, last week,
sold mostly to Howard county men
$4,000 worth of Minnesota lands
upon which they will locate in the
near future.
The Calmar Courier says Tom Nc
Craney intends to establish a news
paper at Ridgeway. He recently es-
tablished the Herald at Ionia which
he sold Mr.. Parish.
Mr.. Chaplin didn't go back to Mime
lska as we stated, but to Chester on
business trip, but he said we might
send him on Monday yesterday. If
he isn't gone now, it isn't our fault.
We offer for sale our Blacksmith
and repair shop including stock, tools
and machinery. For further informa.
tion inquire or call on
KELLY BROTHERS,
dec 81. Chester, Iowa.
Rev. q. w. Burgess, of Lime
Springs, was in town several DAYS
last week in connection with DR.. John
i<olo o DOaSOu l<lS uGS OI f1lSCOrY,
very valuable work of ten volumes,
sold on the installment plan, monthly
payments of So month.
F. A. Bartlett, State Sunday School
Missionary, of Des MONIES, will speak
next Sunday, January 80, as follows:
Paris M. E. church, / a. M; Maple
Leaf school house, 3 p. m.; Elma
Union meeting in the evening. Let
all turn out and hear him.
Mrs. Harlan's class OF the Union
Sunday school will give a Bachelors
Secret sociable at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Moulton Thursday
evening, January 81. The Old Maids
will serve orange ten five o'clock D. m
Supper one dime OR two nickels. ALI
are cordially invited.
The young people In the country
and neighboring towns should take
advantage of the fine sleighing to
make up theatre parties this week and
enjoy one or more evenings in the |