Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-27
cREsco HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA FRIDAY MAY e. 1898

| manning ~ wentworth ship Car o.
horses from Charles City to-day, which
were bought in this vicinity, taking
them overland to that city, on account
OF the local express company being
unable to furnish a car.
.'Your wife is a Jewell" Keep her
"bright and shining Now's the time
-"springtime." Give her Rocky
Mountain Tea; makes the whole fami.
ly well. Woman's best friend.
Sold by DR.. Connolly.
You can insure threshing machines,
we'll drills, hay presses, saving ma.
chimes, feed grinders, steam engines
and horse powers, with the Machinery
Mutual Insurance Association.
65w4 See JOHN M. CANNON, Aet.
+. j. Prann has just returned from
Chicago with car load of very fine
secondhand furniture, large portion
of it being as good as new. Ii you
are in need of anything In the furnl-
ture line you can save money by cal
ling early and getting first choice.
The Lime Springs High School
Alumni will hold their fourth annual
reception and banquet at the Opera
House. in that place on Friday eve
ming. June 8. Invitations bearing the
announcement, the program and
roster Of alumni having been sent to
those whose presence is desired.
To the Ladies OF Cresco and vicinity
Il wish to call your attention to the
fact that l have fitted up two private
rooms for the ladies in connection
with my lunch room and Ice Cream
parlor, and solicit a share of your
patronage. You will always find our
rooms very cool in the hottest wealth
er and the service tirst-class. Please
give us call. FRANK FAIR,
Uuder Savings Bank.
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
The eighth annual reunion and en-
campment of North Iowa Veteran
Association, w. R. G. AID S. of ".
will be held at Clear Lake, June Z, s
and 9. The program given US
mentions two Cresco citizens as par
ticipatlng, j. q. Adams being assign
ed to reply to the address OF welcome
on behalf of the G.. A. r., also to make
the principal address at the campfire
the first day, which will be presided
over by N. S. Durgin. There will no
doubt be large attendance from this
locality.
The chase after the Spanish fleet it
is rumored has closed with it safely
blockaded within the harbor at Santi-
ago DeCu ba. The conduct of the war
has been entirely different in all its
aspects from the Mexican war fought
during the Polk administration. Gen.
oSOeo WAVli uu al VI IAboOO was SSuG
to capture VeraCruz as strongly forti-
fed for the means of attack, as is the
harbor of Havana to-day. After a
siege or nine days he reduced the fort
and compelled the surrender OF an
army of $4,000 men with the city.
Then began march for the Capital
200 miles distant, which after sue
cession of battles and victories was
captured and the stars and stripes
foated over the Halls OF the Monte
zeumas. In that day the corporations,
the money power, the bond-holders
had no pull on the Administration as
these dangerous elements have to-day,
over the present administration. Had
our fleet been sent as Theo. Roosevelt,
second assistant secretary of the navy
asked that it should have been, six or
eight weeks ago, and before Blanco
had time to fortify and strengthen its
defences, he and his army would have
been driven out as speedily as Scott
drove Santa Anna and his army from
Vera Cruz, and the war would have
been over. Now with an army of 1926
600, men it has not begun, and if the
money power continues its control
over the administration it will never
begin.