Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-01-18
..That Girl" Tuesday night.

bargain DaSemenG uuuef hdcheO
Store.
WANTEp-A Girl to do housework.
Enquire of Mrs. c. q. Upton.
Lunches l5c at Mrs. Bundrick's,
Just north of the racket store.
For fresh groceries or good meal
go to M. Barrett's Restaurant.
j. G. Todd asks us to discontinue his
Poland China ad, as he has sold all his
pigs.
Otto johnson, the Racket store man
went to Chicago yesterday to purchase
goods.
If you have any furniture that you
wish to exchange or sell, call at Bar
gain Basement.
w. B. Ousley, D D. S., in Cresco
1st to 10Th. All work guaranteed to
give satisfaction. 15tf
Griff E. Owens started yesterday Tor
South Boston, Virginia, on a land
seeking expedition.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Cray were down
from Lime Springs on Sunday visiting
with Cresco friends.
The Board of Supervisors have ad-
journed. We will publish their pro-
ceedings in our next issue.
Instead OF going to Washington
look at the farm of c. Miller, in Win
neshiek county, near Cresco.
Prann & Tillson are making a spec
ialty of repairing and 'upholstering
furniture. Give them call.
A full line of picture mouldings and
frames at half the usual price.
Bargain Basement.
Eevrybody and his wife are invited
to call at d. A. Lyons and see what
the old farmer Steve PEGGY is up to.
There will be another masquerade
ball in Woodman's hall, Bonair, Iowa,
on Friday evening, Feb. 4th, with
music by the Fisk orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. 1. DeLange take
pride in being grandparents to fine
boy born to their daughter, Mrs. j. A.
Cooley, at Dubuque, Christmas day.
Saw filing will have prompt an6
satisfactory attention by j. M. Walk
er, at his residence opposite the resi-
dence of Rev. Rldlington to the east.
Vincent Theilen, ON his farm, next
Thursday, preparatory to his removal
to Indiana, will have an auctl on sale
of a large amount of personal property
Special meetings will be continued
at the Baptist church during each
evening of this week, except Monday
and Saturday. All are invited to at.
tend.
The wife of Ed Boyle, living west O
Lime Springs, recently tr led to waf
herself hence with the al d OF "Rough
on Rats" but took too big dose ant
thereby saved her life.
Harry Moore was down from Lin,
Springs yesterday. brin ging with hin
his brother, Benjamin, recently
arrived from England, who took ou
his first papers in the Clerks office.
We offer for sale our Blacksmith
and repair shop inclut ing stock, tool
and machinery. For further informa
tion inquire or call OF,
KELLY BROTHERS
dec 81. Chester, Iowa.
Five good houses fo sale in Cresco
for from $1,000 to $1,000 each; tn
owners are going to " ashington. On
is on the south side, tc ur on the nortl
side. Apply to
j. G. O'N1EL, Cresco, Ia.
1t Is proper to state that the pric
OF this paper is not increased by th
Dingley tariff bill, but we wish to COZ
rect the misapprehensiion OF some sub
scrihers who appear to think it wa
placed on the free list.-St. Louis Ad
vocate.
Senator Lyons came from Des Moine
Friday, to spend Sunday at home
He has been appointed d on the follow
ing senate committee.;: Appropria
tions, suppression Of intemperance
labor. highways, penit, sntiaries an
forestry.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Long of Lou
des are mourning the death of the
six weeks old daughter, which sa
event occurred Wednesday the 18th I
January. The grieved and sorrowln
parents have the sympathy OF all the
acquaintances.
p
Some OF the young people of tt
public schools, the Normal, and SON
from the couy try will meet in Platt
hall on Thursday evening to perfe,
the organi7. alton of a literary societ
and Will aiso carry out musical an
literary program which is being pr
pared.
William Walter was elected directc
in the Alliance Mercantile Associ
tlon over Joseph Schafer. Sales of tt
association for the past year ha,
been nearly $50, 900; the profit is r
ported at Is per cent, which gives
pr oit of $4,000. The stock on ha,
invoiced at $4,000.
The return debate between John
Murtha and B. Elzea and Prof. ID am
sey and an assistant, to have be
held at Bluffton Friday night. did n
come of ewing TO the non appear, IN
OF the advocates of the gold stand, al
But this did not prevent Murtha a
Elzea from giving the meeting q. gt,'
talk.