Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-03

Mrs. w. E. Loomis came down from
Chester last Thursday for a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Tonolli.
This occasion was the first time IN
eight years that all the family had been
together.
An interesting account OF surprise
on DIR. rnd Mrs. Price last Saturday
evening, the occasion being the 2lst
anniversary of their marriage, writ
ten for this issue, we are compelled to
omit, not having the time to put it in
type. but it will appear in our next
issue.
w. f. Pembleton having rented his
farm one-half mile east and one-half
mile north of Saratoga, will have an
auction sale on the premises Saturday
Jan. z, 1899, commencing at / p. M.
sharp. The sale will consist mostly
of young stock and farm machinery
and will be on the usual terms.
The telephone company of which
the Webster brothers at Waucoma are
the head. having sold out their inter-
ests in N. +. Iowa and s. E. Minnesota
| have turned their attention to
Missouri where it is contemplated the
putting up of two thousand miles of
wire the coming season. .-Decorah
Republican.
The St. Cecilia Symphlny will not
hold another meeting until Jan. 10th,
at which time they will meet with
Miss Pearl Kicks. 1t is hoped that
every member will be present and
ready to resume work after the holi-
day vacation.
Miss Lauraine Mead, Pres.
Miss Josephine Strother, Sec.
Mr.. Anthony Anderson and family
have been having a pleasant visit
from the following relatives whose
home is at Glenwood, Mimi, students
at Luther College, Decorah, for which
place they depart in time for the
opening of the term viz: G. G.
Wollan, A. o. Wollan, o. B. F.
Wollan and o. C. Wollau.
/ The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Birtwhistle took them by surprise on
the evening Of Dec. 9th, by taking
possession of their residence before
they were aware of it. On being in
formed that it was their forty-third
wedding Anniversary they quietly sub
mitted and was held captive tor the
evening, music. games and refresh
ments was the program for the even
ing, which was enjoyed by all until
late.
The wretched scoundrel who sought
to extort money from Miss Kate V.
Ogden, a school teacher in Newburg
township, Mitchell county, Or for re.
fusal to comply with his demand te
/ ruin her character was foiled in bott
attempts, the jury finding him guilty
as charged in the Indictment, "threat
ening with the intent to extort money,
the Judge sentencing him to two year.
in the penitentiary at Anamosa, th'
full extent Of the Law, the Judge II
I sentencing regretting that he coult
t not make 1T six instead OF two years
The court should have ordered Mrs
w. L. Topliff Of Austin, Mimi, unde
arrest for perjury in the case to awai
: the action OF the grand jury. She to-
y should be in the penitentiary wit
Wallace Burnetta with whom for
price she conspired to ruin the char
], arcter of Miss Ogden.
? Last Thursday evening the member
Of the band, accompanied by thei
wives and sisters and friend
q assembled at the home of Mr.. an
n Mrs. G. Tonolli In the absence of th
d Professor who was being entertaine
for the occasion down town. The boy
had their instruments along aud pre-
- ceeded to hold a little rehearsal whic
- was in full blast on the arrival of th
Professor who for some time We
unable to understand the meaning
n the affair. After several selection
1t had been played, the Professor an
s. his wife were presented by Jace
Welsh, in behalf of the band boy
,e with two elegant rocking chairs. Ii
n female contingent of the expedite
a. with wise forethought had provide
baskets of eatables which were du
discussed and followed by more voc
y. and instrumental music Till at a la
az hour the guests bid good night to u
to Professor, who had hardly yet r
covered from his surprise, and b
e, family.
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