Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-19
Fireman's Ball, April 25th.

Clean flax for Seeds. A. Con-
verse.
A. r. McCook came over from Rice.
vile yesterday.
Miss Nellie Genshow visited over
Sunday with Cresco relatives.
Mrs. L. R. Crowley returned to Chi
cago by the way of Muscatine.
For fresh groceries or good meal
| go to M. Barrett's Restaurant.
Don't forget the Fireman's ball in
O'Malley's hall on April 25th.
We can fit your feet as well as your
head at G. d. NICHOLS
The newest and latest thing in a
man's shoe can be seen at c.. D. Mich
ols.'
Remember the Fireman's dance in
O'Malley's hall next Monday evening,
the 25th.
Miss Pearl Kicks visited with Lime
Springs friends portion of the time
last week.
A. l.. Amidon, the laundryman, has
an important advertisement in to-day's
PLAIN DEALER.
W. B. Ousley, D D. S., in Cresco
LIST to 18th. ALI work guaranteed to
give satisfaction. 15tf
Kelly, the hustling land dealer, has
an important advertisement to land
seekers IN to-day's paper.
Mahlon Culbert contemplates i'm
provements on his residence which
will require the outlay of about$1OOO.
Pres FOR SALE:-About eight weeks
old, nice and thrifty. Call or send
postal to D. A. Wheeler, Cresco, Iowa.
! Miss Nellie Howard left Thursday
for Terre Haute, where she enter the
Convent of the Sisters of Providence.
Mrs. Fred Miller is having her brick
residence improved and will put in a
furnace. James Bycne is doing the
| work.
| If you arc looking for bargains
you'll find 'em with the men whose
advertisements appear in this paper,
always.
Mr.. John Farnsworth has gone to
Boston to visit friends there, thence
will visit New York and Washington
ere his return.
There will be grand ball at Bonair
in WoOdman Hall April %. Best OF
music will be furnished and a cordial
invitation to all.
Mrs. Vim. Harris and little daugh-
ters visited at the home of w. G..
Breedlove, OF Cresco, over Sunday
Postville Review.
| Store building, south side of Market
street, will be sold at bargain. Good
building and location. Enquire oi
Miller & Webber.
Jas. Connolly leaves today for
Mountain Iron, Mimi, where his
brother Gus has secured him clerical
position in an iron mine there.
We have just received the prettiest
and neatest line OF mems linen collars
and cuffs carried in Cresco.
G. d. NICHOLS.
The ladies of the M. E. church will
give an apron sale and nineteenth
century tea in Woodmen Hall, April
10. Supper served from five to nine
o'clock. Everybody cordially invited
| President Mckinley seemed to think
"the Maine incident of sufficient i'm.
portance to be mentioned in his
message. Keep cool, Major, keep
cool. An ssincident'' of that kind
ought not to disturb your equanimity
or ruffle your temper. 1t would mar
your christian record.
! Our neighbor says: with it's two
issues, the Republican gives It's TWO
readers forty-six columns of reading
matter this week" Entirely too much
for TWO readers, but then most of il
was old stuff. Easter matter after
Easter was over and not very interest
ing. Quality and not quantity is what
the people want.
LADIEs:-It has been reported that
) am out of the extract business, the
report is not true. Please save your
orders for me as am now able to sell
you as good if not better extracts thar
ever. call your especial attention te
my White Vanilla.
2t. MARY E. BATEMAN.
| Mrs. w. A. Prann went to Cresct
Monday. She was accompanied by
Reuben Hazledine who has been visit
ing here. Mr.. Prann is packing theil
household goods preparatory to NOV
ing there. We are sorry to see thi
estimable couple leave Waucoma ant
join with their many friends in wish
ing them success.-Waucoma Sentinel
Major Charles Prann passed ava,
Sunday morning last. He had been
resident of this county since its earli
est settlement in '55 or Sc. He wa
a good citizen, a courteous gentlema
in all the walks of life. A widow an,
several children remain to mourn tn
J death of a good husband and kin
father. Particulars of his life will b
given later.
q The Daughters of the King desir
q to thank Amundson & Lofthus for tn
4 coffee used at the Bazaar supper las
:, Tuesday evening. Its fine flavor Wa
;, remarked upon by all who drank of
u and it is but just that they kno
b whence it came. Thew also desire I