Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-07
Albion and Bristol.

FRANK Damon and Abe .1r., old
dusty'S son, caught fine string of
black bass last Friday while the
farmer was waiting for his grist.
We hear that Jake Cramer's little
girl is very sick wick with whooping
cough and measles and that Gritl
Owens little girl is dangerously i'll.
The excavation under the church in
which to place a furnace is under way
and when the Ladies' Aid take the
interior decorations in hand we will
have something nice in the way of a
house of worship.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brink, of
Wisconsin, are the guests of their
many relatives and friends in this
vicinity.
Jay Kennedy is painting the fine
new residence of Mr.. Owens near the
Welch church in Bristol.
A. G. Serfing and Charley
Newmiller moved the Nogenitz' to
Canton Saturday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walt Kendall and MI.
and Mrs. Barnes, all of Kendallville.
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Clink of our town.
Harry Williams reports business i'm
proving in the hardware line and feels
greatful to the public for the patron
age they bestow in this his new
venture. and by square dealing hopes
to retain their confidence and esteem.
The Drummond, Wickham families
were invited out for short-cake
Sunday dinner at VIM. Hutchinson IS
Sr.
John Michel will embellish with
paint and paper his building in town
now occupied as a hardware store
which with proper repairs is the most
desirable room and location in our
village.
We had national salute at sunrise
and quite number went to Lime
Springs and the Cole Bros. celebrated
in Riceville the Fourth.
We regret to learn that Uncle Billy
Owens is confined to his bed most of
the time.
Asa Fox has a new top buggy that
is warranted to keep the flies off. Now
who will be the next girl to catch a
lap-full of dust from the heels OF
those creams.
We read a letter from Edwin Arnold
stating that his little six year old boy
that was killed by the cars was only a
half block from home and that he
was crossing the track to willow tree
| to get branch to make a whistle
That he got over out of reach of the
cow-catcher but the guard struck him
on the head and that he was not much
distgured by the blow.
We understand Mr.. and Mrs. c. f.
Robinson gave a dinner party the
Fourth, a-la-picnic.
John o. Jones hung out a 20-foot
flag and the rival pole next door over
looked it trifle with 12-foot flag
with the Cuban colors beneath, both
STATS are very nice.
Mr.. Ogg, a dentist from Wykotf, has
secured a room and will make our
town regular visits atstated intervals.
1t is said McGee and Cole are
putting up one of the finest barns in
Howard county for Joe Hayes OF
Albion.
The Kruger barn makes a fine
showing from the road to Cresco.
Old Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy, of Rice
vile, are the guests of their children
in this vicinity.
The Misses RiN and st. John sisters
were callers at the mill, which was
put in motion by the genial manager
who showed them over the great
building. The little ladies on leaving
did not forget to thank Mr.. Privat fol
the courtesy shown them.
The breeches and brains of the
family showed their notoverly angelic
disposition when they killed the pet
pug dog belonging to those little
children.
Louis Privat, of Chicago, the pre-.
prietor of the Florenceville Roller
Mill arrived on the early train Monda,
morning to spend the Fourth with his
parents and returned on the evening
train the next day,
We took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs
It. II. Mason, in the evening Mr.. ant
Mrs. r.. r. Wickham filled our tank.
with ice cream, after which We
enjoyed the display of fire works by
the Misses on the lawn as well as the
Roman candle display by our young
bicycle riders on the streets.
All of the new machinery was il
place and in motion at the mill the
3rd for inspection on the arrival OF the
proprietor who expressed his entire