Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-17

The North Star fur coat is made by
Lanpher, Finch & Skinner, St. Paul,
and is sold by the most reliable mer-
chants.
w. d. Garretts harness shop re-
Gently burned out at Hawkeye, Iowa,
with a loss of $500 and only $500
insurance.
w. T. Hoyer, Of the new lunch
counter rooms went to West Union
on business trip Tuesday returning
Thursday.
A fur coat to wear we'll must be
made of skins that are properly
dressed; "North Star" coats are made
of such skins.
Come out and hear "Mother's Favor
let Hymn" written and composed by
Will Patterson, Monday evening, at
the M. E. church.
Beautiful women everywhere owe
their matchless loveliness to the use of
Rocky Mountain Tea. Plain women
made attractiye.-Dr Connoly's
Rev. q. A. Marshall was up from
McGregor the first of the week, he
and his wife having returned last
week from their trip to England.
The best and cheapest clothing is
kept where you find North Star fur
coats, as the makers, Lanpher, Finch
& Skinner sell live merchants only.
Big reduction in Millinery. Every
trimmed hat in my store goes at cost
for the next 10 davs.
JULIA BYRNEs.
A very fine 32O acre improved Win
neshiek county farm at S35 per acre,
100 acres heavy timber, balance fine
corn land. J. M. Cannon.
Notice-Life insurance companies
will reduce the rate 33 per cent. to all
who agree to use Rocky Mountain Tea.
A wise measure. 35 cents. Connolly.
Nora-You can't expect to do away
with face blemishes in a weeks time.
Keep on taking Rocky Mountain Tea.
You'll have lovely complexion. DR..
Connoly's.
| The condition of Mr.. Strother is
very critical. At this writing, moon
Nov. 16,) he is reported as barely
alive. For more than two years he
has been gradually failing, much of
the time severe sufferer from
Bright's disease.
The machinery for the electric light
plant has begun to reach Cresco. The
building is completed ready for the
floor which will be of Portland cement
the smoke Stack is up over so feet, the
poles set and the wires are being
strung as fast as possible.
The Times desires the vote Of How
ard township thrown out to learn the
voters something. How about the
way of sending in returns from Ches-
ter? About five republican leaders in
the county were in session almost
hourly for several days to devise
means by which the will of the peo-
pie could be thwarted
w. ]. Norton, after shifting about
for few years, has finally decided
that there is no place like Decorah,
and on Friday closed the deal for the
VIM. Barthell, Jr. livery barn. Mr..
Norton is well known to Decorah peo-
pie as a first class liveryman, and in
forms us that he expects to erect a
fine new building in the spring.
corah Republican.
The Republican in speaking of the
election of VIM. Theophilus to the
State legislature says he 'was not the
regular nominee of his party, but his
name was placed on the ticket by the
central committee, the nominee de-
clining to run on 16-to-1 platform. y
Mr.. Theophilus was nominated by a
second regular convention. Last year
Scott county gave 1900 republican ma
| jority. SCOTT county has two repre-
sentatives. The other democratic
nominee was of gold standard procliv-
tiles. He got left. Free silver dead(?,
again, isn't it, Bro. Webster?
Postmaster Patterson furnishes us
the following figures relative to the
amount of mails sent from the Cresco
office during the weighing period of 81
days from October 3rd to November
9th inclusive. The total amount origi.
mating in Cresco was 6,441 lbs. and
ounces, 4,4S3 lbs. and 2 ounces OF
which were sent out ON trains. The
total weight of letters was 430 lbs. and
IL ounces. 1880 pounds of mail matter
(newSpapers) was given free distribu.
tion in the county, and 700 pounds OF
government free mail matter was sent
out. These figures indicate that ar
immense amount of mail is handled
by the Cresco post office in a year.
William Owen and his most capable
company drew large audience of oul
people to witness their presentation
of '8The Lady of Lyons" at the opera
house, Wednesday evening. Basine
their expectatsons upon the magnitii
cent production of 'sThe Merchant OF
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