Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-04-01
cREsco, HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA. FRIDAY APRIL 1898

It's woman's duty to s.look her best.
All women cannot be "beautiful," YET
all can be "mighty good looking'' il
they'll only take Rocky Mountain Tea
this month. Sold by DR.. Connolly
The most profitable account a mar
can have on his books-this month
is expense, $1.00, three packages
Rocky Mountain Tea. Saved $1,000 90
profit $999.00 and good health.
Sold by DR.. Connolly.
On our second page is the report OF
the board OF inquiry in the Maine dis
aster, the Presidents message in re-
gard thereto. structural drawings OF
the ship, and the most important
testimony published, and just make a
note of the fact that the PLAIN DEALER
is the Grst and only county paper to
give you this.
Services in Grace church next
Sunday conducted by Rev. A. v.
Gorrell of Chicago. AT 1880 morning
prayer and sermon; subject tor
morning sermon, ''The Highway" or
the way of righteousness At 7:45,
evening prayer and scriptural talk on
Baptism ard Confirmation. All are
cordially invited to be present at these
services.
Having disposed of so many of our
pattern hats last week, we have order
ed a special line of trimmed hats on
selections from St. Louis and Chicago
for our Easter trade. This line COM
prises all the newest ideas in millin-
cry and the ultra fashionable ladies of
Cresco will do we'll to examine this
line before purchasing. Don't forget
the place, at Byrnes & Owens Millin-
cry Parlors.
AS fine lot of buggies and car
riages as can be shown in the county,
can be found with Mr.. L. S. johnson
at Bonair. He also has a complete
assortment OF farm implements and is
making very low prices upon all these
articles. His expenses are small,
hence he can make low prices and yet
have reasonable profit, and judging
from his sales the public is finding out
the fact that his prices are low.
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-
ta. The Northern Pacific Railway
Company is Offering hundreds of
thousands of acres at low prices and
easy terms to actual settlers. See it's
add in another column. If
Wednesday evening being the Gath
birthday anniversary of F. j. Mead,
he was very pleasantly surprised by
a large company of neighbors and
friends, laden with baskets of
tempting viands to which particular
attention was given later in the eve
ming. After a very pleasantly spent
evening the guests departed, leaving
a number of handsome presents which
carried with them, better than in
trinsic worth, the well wishes OF
odCu anu every uOnOr.
Bonair voted tax of 5000 at the
school election for the purpose of
new school house there,
another year when the tax will be
available. In the meantime the sub
district should be reconstructed so as
to include portions of Vernon Springs
and Howard Center township. Viii
lagos like Bonair, Saratoga and Lour-
des are entitled TO this much from the
sub-districts of their locality, and if
the people are desirous OF seeing them
grow and prosper they will see to it
that peoples colleges In the form of
public schools are established and
maintained within them.
Ben Heddington, John Rakow and
j. w. Bryan returned Tuesday from
their trip to Lincoln county, Washing
ton, where each purchased farm
from the N. P. Railway of 100 acres.
Mr.. Headington procured 100 acres
adjoining to town plat of Davenport,
the county seat Mr.. Rakow, about
three miles away and j. w. Bryan,
within one and half miles. All who
went were well pleased with the coun
try and procured farms, finding the
land and the country as represented
by MIR. O'Niel. On their way home
they were snow bound in the noun
tains for five days. John Harlow stop
ped at Spokane. Mr.. Bryan went
to Tacoma.