Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
CREsCo, HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA, TU
VIM. Owen Feb. 9Th.
Partridge Cochin Sale Eel

Partridge Cochin Sale Feb. 8 and 4.
We understand that Mrs. j. w.
Cady is critically ill.
Mrs. G. D. Nichols entertained at
o'clock tea Saturday evening.
Don't forget that Nj. P. Lydon
always has plenty of good milk. 1872
Miss Josephine Strother entertained
Monday evening in honor of Miss
Noble Dixon.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. b. Webster have a
second little daughter born to them on
Friday. Jan. 9th.
Rev. Gorre;l took the train last
evening for three or four weeks visit
with his family in Chicago.
For SALs.-A nice full blood Short
horn bull. Inquire OF A. Marshall,
one mile east of Cresco. 35eot tt
The New Oregon Cemetery Associ-
alton will meet Wednesday, Feb. 1st,
at the home of Mrs. Charles Strawn.
A heavy boned short horn bull
eligible to record. Enquire of P. M.
Banning 2i miles southeast of Cresco.
W. c. T. U. supper at Mrs. DR.. Bar
retts, Wednesday, Feb. 1st, from 5
o'clock until 8-ten cents. Every one
welcome.
Joseph Reckner. Acme, Iowa, wants
to get some pure Red Rust oats. Any
person having them for sale will find
a customer by corresponding with
him.
| The W. G. L. U. will meet with Mrs.
DIR Barrett, Wednesday, Feb. 1st, at
2.30 p. m. Subject,-Purity; Mrs,
Adams Supt. Supper will be served
after the meeting.
| For clear skin, clear all the way
through, transparent enough to let
sunshine, rosy cheeks show through
take Rocky Mountain lea.
DIR. VIM. Connolly.
elf" woman ever gets SO "homely :"
she isn't worth looking at, she'd better
take Rocky Mountain Tea. Brings
back the bloom OF youth. 35 Genus.
DR.. VIM. Connolly.
A good running watch saves lots of
annoyance. Better bring your watch
to us for repairs If it is out of order.
We guarantee all work or money re-
funded --Luers & Lowry Co Druggists
and Jewellers.
John F Flemmlng Of Armstrong,
Iowa, dealer in grain and seeds was
the Arst to respond to our statement
sent out the first of the last week,
though statements were sent to others
close at home the same time.
The Rev. Irl r. Hick, the weather
prophet, don't yer know, foretold the
kind of weather for the closing days
of January 1899, s.Rising temperature
milo, with occasional showers Rev.
4 Hicks had no conception Of what q
Northwestern could do to his prophesy.
B. D. Everlngham went to Daven-
port to attend the annual meeting of
the Federal Life Association which
occurs on Tuesday, January 81. The
Federal Life has been rather unsavory
for year or more and like the en-
balmed beef sent to the soldiers gets
worse with age.
Up in Winepeg they have the ma
chinery for making the kind of wealth
er we are having now. About three
days ago we read Of the thermometer
at that place being down near the so
below zero, with northerly breeze
it has been coming this way. Sunday
having been chilly and Monday morn
ing down to so below.
| Don't forget that VIM. Owen and
his company will play return date at
the Opera House on Feb. Sth. They
gave the best Of satisfaction on their
former appearance here and are play
ling return dates all over Iowa and
Minnesota to crowded houses, one OF
which will no doubt greet them here
on the above date.
The Dakota papers are telling of q
petition in the legislature at Rismark
asking President Mckinley to do some
thing for Gen. Harrison Allen. He
had better be appointed to the super
intendency OF the farm of his father,
Sam Allen, in Hardscrabble, Warren
county, Pa. We have known him more
than 80 years always in search of an
Office, anything but work for the
General.
J, The New Years Number OF the
Etude begins the seventeenth volume.
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Chestnut St. Philadelphia, Pa.
The St. Cecilia Symphony have go'
) out beautiful and artistic program
or programs as the one includes the
programs for fifteen evenings from
Nov. slh to March 18th. The frs
cover bears the words st. Cecilia Sym
phony, Cresco, Iowa, in gold letters
and embossed with beautiful gold
harp with back ground OF greer
leaves. The inserts containing the
programs are neatly printed in blue
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