Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09

Rev. G. A. Marshall was called to
McGregor Saturday, to officiate at the
funeral of VIM. McMichael who
committed suicide last Friday morning.
He was a member of the firm of
McMichael & Son, produce dealers
there. Some business reverses are
supposed to have unbalanced him.
w. E. Reuter-, proprietor of the
Kendallville Mills, was in town Satur-
day, accompanied by Mr.. Walter
Kendall. We learn from them that
the mill is now in most thorough
order and repair for the new wheat
crop, and that the feed department is
in successful operation having been
made as good as the best in all
respects.
The Independent Eagle Eye is the
title of paper which has just made it's
appearance in Minneapolis. 1t is a
Donnelly and Wharton Barker, or,
vice versa organ, whose mission is to
fatter the vanity of these two aspir-
ants to the presidency. BY indirec-
tion and the sham of a false pretense
it will aid in the defeat OF the reforms
it processes to favor. That is what it
| is for.
Last Saturday evening, the G. A. R.
Post, on an invitation of N. S. Durgin
and wife, met at their home on Satur-
day evening at the close of the Post,
and was there welcomed by the w. R.
q. and The band. The occasion was
the raising of flag on fine staff pro-
! vided for the purpose-the first flag
raising in our city at private resi-
dence. Ice cream aud cake and music
was the order of the evening.
! Land owners outside of cities and
incorporated towns are required to
NOW or cut near the surface all weeds
within the limits of the highway on or
before Aug. 15, and unless they do so
| it then becomes the duty of the road
supervisors after giving the land
owner three days notice to cut them
at the expense of the owner not to
exceed 50 .00 per day, which cost will
be tax against abrtting land.
Popular cash prices at Novelty
Works:
5 gal. Atlantic Red Machine Oil $1.oo
Sections put in Sickles, each 10
5 in. Well Casing, per foot "a
81 in. .35
/ II in. Gal. Pipe g /" .07
IL in, Black Pipe .O6
Set 9 Shoes .25
Everything else in proportion.
G. L. WATRos.
Two years ago, F. A. MCPHERSON as
an Updegraff boomer attended the
Congressional convention at Charles
City and drew his little old four
dollars for ssoffice work" of the county
for the day absent. This year he
goes to New Hampton as a Blythe
delegate and unless Jim comes down
with passes and expenses we may
expect another August with 27 full
days. work put in by our Superinten-
dent OF Schools at hard labor( r(when not
a school in the county is in session).
The contract for electric lights has
not yet been signed by Mr.. Wilder,
who is now the owner of franchise
for an electric light plant which he
ought to be able to sell for four or
five thousand dollars. Everybody
supposed when voting the franchise
that there was a contract; they were
SO told and such an instrument was
criticised by John McCook and its
weak points laio bare. Now we have
a different story and when there comes
an end of diplomacy we will get the
truth.
Wm. Cummins, residing about seven
or eight miles southwest of Cresco,
brought seek child Into DR.. Kessel
Saturday, which the DR.. pronounced
sick with diphtheria in its worst form.
1t was taken to the home OF its grand
parents on the South side, where II
: died Sunday afternoon and swas bur
ried that evening. The child wat
about four and half years old, and
had been ailing three cor four days
, The home of Thomas Cummins where
: it died will be quarantined and thu
) home on the farm where their children
are which have been exposed.
!. Wheels are subject to perpetua
revolution; SO is the earth. The lat
!, ter fact perhaps accounts ior SOM
t things which otherwise would be un
Y accountable. A few weeks ago ou
9 city council provided for the extension
d of the water mains out Peck street t
= the public school holdings; out sec
ond street to the intersection of Cher
ry street, west along Park street on
! Block into Baldwin's addition, theme
- north to Peck street. But, 10! tn
!. earth has revolved somewhat, and s.
? has the council, and the mains are t
!. be laid on other streets which woul
. have been quite as well provided 10
!. if the earth had not revolved, and tn
= = mains be put where they ought to be