Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-11-01

STRAYED-from my enclos ure in
Cresco, on Sunday, Oct. %, sorrell
pacing horse with white strip in face
and white hind feet. Suitable reward
for information leading to it's recovery.
j. W. BRYAN.
The republican candidate for super
visor is always striving to keep the
public teat in his mouth, eight years
as clerk of the courts, and several mi
nor offices with good pay, now being
city assessor. Lots of republicans
think it time he should be weaned.
Being located in your city, am
ready to give private lessons on
piccolo, flute, clarinets, cornets, Saxo-
phone, or any other wind instruments
at reasonable rate.
Respectfully yours,
c. ToNoLLI, Bandmaster.
Appeals are being made for votes
for Mr.. Webster for supervisor be-
cause he is Cresco man. And yet he
has not single dollar OF property in
terest in Cresco; has no more interest
in Cresco than has Mr.. Wallace, and
is no more likely to deal justly by the
people than is Mr.. Wallace.
DR.. Keith, in letter to us, again
changes the date for his visit. He says
that he will be in Cresco on Friday
and Saturday of this week positively
The postponement is occasioned by
delay in the building of a large addi.
tion to his Sanitarium, caused by ar
almost continual downfall of rain.
Mr.. r. E. Willard, the electrician
who put in the electric light plant a
Elma, is in the city to talk electric
lights to our people. He is thorough
ly familiar with the business, does
not represent any company and is il
position to give them correct informa
tion and practical ideas on the sub
ject.
| M. A. Madsen while at work about
the stone crusher on Thursday las
had the misfortune to have an arm
broken by being struck with broker
chain, which also gave him rap on
the head which rendered senseless fo
some time. DR.. Kessell reduced tn,
fracture and the patient is getting
along nicely.
! The two barns of John Huber livin!
in Sumner township, Winneshiel
county We're destroyed by fire las
week consuming 100 tons of hay. Th
barn and contents were insured in tn
Howard and Winneshiek mutual 70
500, which partly covers the loss
The insurance loss was adjusted tn
week of the loss.
A. W. Isbell who had been sick wit
typhoid fever at Jacksonville, Florida
for the past month or more, reache
home last week, his appearance bear
ing evidence of the battle he ha
fought with fever. He enlisted on th
breaking out OF the Cuban war in CO
|, 49th Iowa infantry, and was tran:
, ferred to hospital service to care fo
comrads sick with the fever. In thi
service he was faithful and untirin
overcome with the same disease h
was compelled to Succumb to its power
We are glad to note that he is rapid
recovering from its effect.
John Anderson, farmer livin
three miles northeast of Adams, Minn
murdered his wife Sunday mornin
the 23rd, beating her skull with
sad iron. Six children, the Oldest !
and the youngest II months old al
thus made orphans. Three of til
4 children half naked went to a neigl
0 bors in the night informing them
/. the murder. Anderson was arreste
: the next morning and is in Jail
Austin. When the sheriff and til
r men approached him he drew kni
Q and attempted to cut his own throa
but is said his injuries are not fatal.