Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-09-26

| "'S ooNoidi Lop DuSSelS, hodu
wagons and Spring wagons, that l will
close out a bargain if sold soon.
L. S. JOHNSON,
Bonair, Iowa.
David Eaton and family are down
form Cresco visiting scenes of child
hood and friends. David being born
on the farm where where T.. McGhe
lives and his wife at Waukon. ost-
rille Rerie,c.
The Frank Howard Musical Special
ty Company have added several new
specialties this season and are finer
and stronger than ever. Don't miss
hearing them. There is no finer COM
pany travelling.
o. r. Taylor, of Waterloo, Ia,
jeweler Of long experience has accept
ed position with the j. H. Luers
Drug Co., and will take charge of the
jewelry department and watch and
jewelry repairing, Oct. 1st.
1t would be wise thing for the resi-
dents of Cresco to use little caution
for few days; as the town will be
filled with thieves, taking advantage
OF the coming show to enrich them
selves with other peoples goods.
Live for those who love you,
For those whose hearts are fond
land true,
The only way to do this right,
Take Rocky Mountain Tea at
[hight.-Dr. Connolly
Mrs. G. w. Sibert and Mrs. A. w.
jewell, of Greenland, La Suer Co.,
Minn., mother and sister of E. L.
Sibert have been visiting in Cresco
with the family of son and brother for
several days returning home last
week.
At Decorah Institute, each student
enrolls, with hisname, the place where
he is living in town while he is going
to this school so than he may be well
looked after. No parent need hesitate
to send his boy or girl to Decorah In
stitute.
Louis M. Cole is now sole proprietor
of the harness shop in the Strother
House block, having purchased lhe in
terestof Mr.. Fiield therein. All per
sons indebted to the late firm are re-
quested to come and settle up the ac-
count at once.
Taking advantage of the absence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Mcpherson on
Friday evening, some burglar entered
their home through the cellar window
and ransaked things generally. They
secured about SO in money, a gold
ring and gold chain.
/ Mark Dunn on Friday, the last day
of the Fair went squirrel hunting
using cartridges loaded with nitro
powder. After firing charges one of
the cartridges exploded, blowing out
the breech of the gun and one eye SO
badly as necessitated its removal.
i w. X. Blackburn, now with the
Decorah electric light company, will
apply to our city council to-day for a
franchise to put in an electric light
plant for Cresco. We believe he under
stands his business and if it is to go
into private hands there is none we
we would prefer to him.
Some person who had horse fright
ened by a passing train. or else a
driver with ''big jag" on drove into
one of the windows of P. +. O 'Malley IS
department store. AT the time of
this writing no trace had been found
that would point to the unlucky
wight.
i 100 pair mems shoes, large size, to be
sold for about halfprice:
Best sl.35 grain shoe for. ........ 10
l.5O veal calf shoe for. ...... .S5
j l.75 satin calf shoe for. :. LOO
200 Kangaroo shoe for. .15
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3.25 box calf shoe. L. Is
j. b. Caward & Co.
i We ascertained Sunday evening that
the sidewalks in Cresco are not wide
enough for five persons abreast. Meet
ing four young ladies locked arms
coming toward us requiring the en-
tire walk, our only alternative was to
get off the walk or be unciyil. Will
the bonnet department. of the Times
kindly admonish her sex about what
the proprieties of good manners de-
mand.
Mems black Macintosh with cape 81. .25
Mems black coat Macintosh. 80. 2.25
Ladies Macintosh with detach-
i able cape, inlaid velvet collar,
seams double sewn and ce-
mented.. 2.5O
Misses and Childrens' Mackin-
tOSheS. .l.5O
Secure them quick!-J. B. Caward
& Co.
| A great festival will be given in
Spillville, Thursday, Sept. 2Sth, begin