Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-10
Albion and Bristol.

Old lady Hasse is still quite feeble.
DIR. Gowdy has permitted old Mrs.
Wendt to leave her bed.
The telephone poles are set from
the south up to our city limit.
Rant Andrews was the guest of J.
7. Drummond last Friday.
The soclable at Ivy Glen was a
very pleasant affair SO the guests
report.
The Epworth League was out
enmass for picnic last Saturday by
the river side.
A Prosper war window and old
enough-to-know-better has created
quite an excitement in that vicinity,
John I4inderman Sr. was Cresoo
visitor last Monday.
Clear View people Sundayed with
Harmony friends.
Charley Ashley is hauling lumber
for that fine barn.
Mrs. Anil Bigalk has returned
from her Wisconsin visit.
Another car load of poles arrived
Monday morning for the Albion
Farmers Telephone.
George Brink who went to Wiscon-
sin last fall and was married has re-
returned with his wife for visit
among Granger friends.
w IA WolS was Jul Oh pdrdQ0 on
the boulevard with the grader last
Monday.
Miss Eva Thomas who has been
staying at Lime Springs for a few
months past was in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Martin were in
Cresco on business Friday.
VIM. Bigalk and family Sundayed
with old Mr.. and Mrs. Cramer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Wheeler enter.
tanned d. A. Wheeler and family OF
Cresco last Sunday,
Ich. Linderman, Of Harmony, was
Granger visitor Monday.
DIR. Gowdy is entertaing Spring
Valley friends
Mr., and Mrs. Cramer. of Preston,
were recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs,
John Fink.
Mrs, Walt eadall has gone home.
and Mrs. Beverage of Cresco has
| come to care for her mother who is
still quite lame.
Mr., and Mrs, Allen Clink, of Ken.
dallyille, was over Friday visiting
Mr.. C's. parents.
Johnny Fox says he did not come
across any babies but he found
Poland China pig in one OF the tele.
phone holes.
Reinfeit young people took In the
dance last Friday night
1t was Just plain unvarnished
drunk that ran over little Avery
Privat last Saturday.
The Andrews Bros. left for their
homes in Cedar Rapids last Satur-
day.
OF ali the handsome farms named
| in this section but three or four Of
the proprietors call their homes by
the names they chose themselves.
Cottage Antrim is our home
Ills not Of this we brag,
| But no heavy weight OF mortgage
Makes its ridge-po.e sag,
Charley Hasford took the adyan-
tage of Tuesdays excursion to visit
friends and look over Dakota lands.
Mrs. John O. Jones aud grand
daughter, Luella Newmiller, left
Tuesday for visit with friends and
relatives in Pipe Stone county.
Tom Mason welded the how last
Friday night for the German Lop
given in the large new granary on
Ed Miller's Albion farm.
H. Ct. Addie, of Albion, will put in
the Farmers Telephone switch In
Florenceville and we are informed it
will be done in scientific manner.
and that over a week ago he had
secured orders from more than half
of the forty shareholders to pla ce
phones in their homes just as soon
as the wire is up.
Chan. said he once knew Lean. to
show the white feather when in.
vited to ride after stem winding
horse.
Mrs, Hon. L. s. st. John and Mrs.
Bergner, of st. Paul, were welcome
callers Wednesday evening of last
week.
Mrs. Theed Michel is taking care Of
her little nephew during the illness of
his mother, Mrs. John Bigalk.
Hon. l.. s. st. John went to Cresco
Monday to meet his brother-in-law,
Mr.. 0. A. Bergner, of st. Paul, who
comes for few weeks outing at
Elmwood.
Mrs. John Linderman started Tues
day to visit her daughter. Mrs. r. p.
Jones, of Watertown, 8. Oak.
Anna Usher started for Rochester
Monday and we hope she will return
improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jacobs, OF
Forest City, Iowa, were last week
guests of Mr., and Mrs. John U. Jones.
the ladies are sisters.
AL Sertiing is preparing an outfit
for an overland western trip.
We understand the ladies think of
purchasing flag with the proceeds
of the entertainment they gave Iasr
winter. Now that is right. But ladies
keep it in your own possession. You
are not beholding to any school or
society for your funds, but you could
loan it for any Suitahla acoac;on Vs.,