Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-06

/
ard county Sunday school association
will be held in Cresco the early part
of June, when some new features will
be introduced, among which will be
special instructions for primary teach
ers, by our primary worker, Miss
Mary Barnes. ALI should plan to at
tend this convention. The program
will be out soon.
Roe and Warren Brown have been
kept busy all the spring at fine
carriage painting, turning out fine
work and plenty of it. doing consider
able work for Riceville and Elma
parties. The buggy season is nearly
over and the boys are prepared to do
house painting promptly and with the
same degree of satisfaction their
carriage painting has given.
The name of Hon. j. F. Dayton, of
Waukon, is being mentioned in con-
nection with the nomination for dis
trict judge on the democratic ticket.
Mr.. Dayton is man of sterling worth
and would serve the people faithfully
and we'll. 1t behooves the democratic
party to place in nomination good
men for the signs of the times indicate
that the political pendulum is likely to
swing to the opposite side.-Elkader
Democrat.
The advent OF spring has revived
the demand among owners and renters
of high priced farms for cheaper lands.
No part of the country has attracted
more attention. or offers greater in
ducements, than Central Minnesota.
the Red River Valley and North Dako-
ia. The Northern Pacific Railway
Company is offering hundreds of
thousands of acres at low prices and
easy terms to actual settlers. See its
add in another column. If
We are trying to get more elbow
room in our office, and to that end are
extending it so as to give us nearly
400 feet more of floor space. When
this is done we contemplate putting in
gasoline engine with which to run
our presses. We have large amount
due us from every post Office in the
county, and to make these improve
ments must have every cent due US,
and In return will give our readers a
greatly improved paper.
There is camp OF hohos in the city
some one of whom calls daily for late
daily papers, their anxiety probably
being to learn how the war is progress
sing, and where, if needed, they can
find recruiting Office. If a recruit
ing station is the object of their anxi-
ETY., Sheriff Campbell we believe is
auth orized by the governor to recruit
men for the service, of their country.
But have these men country, or is
1.-THE wide, wide world their'sp
The following is the program of the
concert to be given by the Choral
Club, with the assistance of the best
talent of Cresco, in the Congregational
church, Friday evening, May 9th,
commencing at eight o'clock. Adults
20 cents; children 10 cents.
Overture. ..............E Easter Flowers Waltzes
Piano-Miss Mary Lyons.
ViOlin--Wm. j. Mead.
CONDITIONER Deane.
Chorus. s...................... Daylight is Fading
Choral Club.
Recitation. n.......... The Reberend Quake Strong
/ Miss Starks.
| Indian Club Drill ..............
Masters Burgess. Boyer. Converse, O'Malley,
Story, and White.
Chorus. $3.50. .Dickery, Dickery Docl
Choral Club.
John Boughner
| 0ultdr Uuet. ............
Messrs. L. E. Strong, Roy Platt.
Chorus. us....................Lov Loves Golden Dream
Choral Club.
Il Miss Hattie Howe.
Trio-tby requestl ....... Protect Us Thro' tn
looming Night
Mrs. Price, Misses Swenson and Webster.
Violin Solo. Air Varie -. Mercadant
) VIM. j, Mead.
Choral Club.