Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20

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OF McGregor, died at his home in tha,
city September 13, in the 74th year ot
his age. He became resident Of
McGregor in 184S and resided there
to the time of his death.
The third week this fall the enroll
ment at Prof. Breckenridge's Decorah
Institute is almost double that of the
third week last fall. The winter term
opens Oct 81. Text books free and
day board 81 so week.
The members of the Paris M. E.
church and congregation will hold a
mass meeting Saturday evening Sept.
24th to plan for the work of the
ensuing year. Ali who are interested
in the matter should be present.
Grain and stock farm for sale 81
miles west of Cresco. An ideal stock
farm, rich pasture land, plenty of
shade, spring water is on or can be
had on nearly every 40 acres. Will sell
all or part. Enquire OF j. B. Caward.
| Miss Tory, music teacher in Kobe
college, Japan, was welcome guest
on Saturday of the Brown aud Duckett
families. Miss TORY is in the same
school with Miss Emily Brown who
has many warm friends in this vicinity
| D. B. Norton who resides on the
State line in Iowa, northeast from
Kendallville was in town Sunday with
his son. He lett Monday to attend to
threshing and disposlng of crop
grown on farm of his mothers near
Watertown, S. d.
Mr.. F. H. England of Prairie du
Chen, Wis, the Champion Horse
Shoer of the North-whet is now setting
shoes at the Cresco Novelty Works.
ence between shoeing or no shoeing.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
3t2 G. T. WATRos.
c. M. Reckner of Alton, who has
been finely equipped for breeding and
caring for breeding swine and had
made great success of the business
lost all his hogs, somewhere about 100
from hog cholera this summer. He
will stock up again and stay in the
ring. Others about there have also
sustained heavy losses from the same
cause.
Saturday morning Sept. 18th we
mailed letter home from Riceville,
depositing it in the postoffice at a.
M, two and a half hours before the
departure of the stage. The letter
came Monday Sept. 10Th at 10 a. NJ,
and was post-marked 'sRiceville Sept.
18th, 8 p. m. 1898. Now we'd like to
thank somebody for having walked up
that P. M.
District No. 2, comprising Forest
City, Chester and Oak Dale will hold
a Sunday School convention and
Normal Bible Institute in the Howe
school house, Oak Dale Twp, on
Friday, Sept. 30th, and District No. 8,
comprising jamestown and Saratoga
Twps., will have a similar meeting at
Round Grove, Saturday, October l..
Good programs are being prepared
for special bible work. Sunday School
workers in these districts should take
notice and prepare to attend.
John Cannon and wife came down
from Cresco Tuesday. Mrs. Cannon
is to remain for several days with
her folks. :. Charley Cole who clerked
for landlord Emmons of the Park
House when he first took charge of
the hotel, is again at the Park house
as clerk..... Henry Beeler, Sunday
School Missionary for Clayton Co.
Iowa, for the past six years under the
auspices of the Am. S. S. Union passed
through town enroute for southwest
Minnesota, where he will act as gener-
al missionary over large territory.
He made the trip by ueam.--Calmar
Courier.
The harvest home or Thanksgiving
services in Grace Episcopal church
quite largely attended and produced a
pleasant impression. The decorations
Of fruits, grains and vegetables were
very nice and were novelty in the
city, few realize what could be done
in decorative way with such humble
materials. Special music was rendered
by the choir, and able addresses by
the energetic rector were features of
both services. The ladies have re-
Gently recarpeted the church with a
fine new carpet which adds much to
the beauty of the interior.
We, the undersigned committee, do
hereby certify that after an examina-
tion of the list of donations solicited
by Geo. w. Combs, made for the bene-
fit of Mrs. Brndrick, towards defray-
ing the expenses of the funeral, etc, ,oi
her son, Carl, by the citizens of Cresco
report as follows:
Amount donated, $S4. .O0
Amount paid out as per bills $3.50
Balance 40
! Which amount was paid over to
Mrs. Bundrick.
B. d. LvERINGHAM.
P. q. HOWE.
The wedding of Mr.. g. E. Farms
worth and Miss Nettie Peck occurred
last Thursday evening at the residence
of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John f. Peck, Rev. Holmes officiating
and only the immediate relatives and
, few intimate friends being present
Mr.. Farnsworth returns to Great Falls
Montana, this morning, while his
! bride will remain here some weeks
before joining him. They were both
born and reared in Cresco and nc
words can add to the esteem in which