Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-03

who should heed and respond to this
call.
The Third district supervisor con-
vention organized with A. r. McCook,
Chairman, and w. G. Jones, Secretary,
and after an exchange of opinion,
nominated Rufus Seavy for supervisor
by aclamation.
The farmers who are selling pota toes
at 15 cents a bushel have strained
their eyesight looking for prosperity.
Everything they buy, that is mana
factured or controlled by the trusts
has gone up, what they produced has
not.
Take all your repair work in the
jewelry line to the J. III. Luers Drug
Go. store where all work will be given
prompt attention and finished in
workmanlike manner by Mr.. o. R.
Taylor, the new jeweler, an expert in
his line.
Mrs. w. j. Armstrong returned to
her home in Ashland Wis, after
four weeks visit with her daughter
and Son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Jess
Hayes. She was accompanied by her
two little grandchildren Lawrence and
Mable McCan.
A child of Mr.. and Mrs. John Nemitz
aged about year died at Ft. Atkinson
where Mrs. Nemitz was visiting and it
was brought home Monday on the
noon train. The sorrowing parents
have the sympathy Of the people in
their hour of sorrow.
/. e. McVay, from Muscoda, Wis,
will open dentistry parlors over J. H.
Luers' drug store, on or about Oct. 9th.
Mr.. McVay comes recommended as a
tirst-class and up-to-date dentist and
a gentleman who will be a valuable
acquisition to Cresco's business and
social life.
The PLAIN DEALER has had many
compliments from republicans for its
early report of the proceedings of the
republican convention which appeared
in its regular issue an hour after the
convention adjourned. Every body
realizes that to get the news while it
is news they must have the Pee Dee.
A report is going the rounds that
Mrs. Minnie Harris has thrown up the
mail route. This is false. The truth
of the matter is, a person who calls
himself gentleman, greatly underbid
her, and then to complete the trick
started the above report. Anyone ca
pable of such trickery is not tit to be
in the employ of the government.
The Grand Forks Daily Plain Dealer
of last Thursday gives an account OF
rain, snow and sleet that came Wednes-
clay evening, covering the earth with
a mantle of white and turning ex-
tremely cold. 1tsays wheat and flax
standing in the shock waiting for the
threshers are seriously damaged while
threshing will be delayed a week or
more. The storm extended north to
Pembina, south to Fargo and east to
the lakes, but not very far west from
the Forks.
Miss Katie o. Meara, daughter of
Dennis O'Meara, of Hanover township
started Monday for visit with rela-
lives and friends at Cresco.. The Frank
Howard Musical Speciality Co. IS enter
tainment at Germania Hall, Monday
evening, was fully up to expectations
and listened to by good sized and ap-
preciative audience. The Metropoli-
tan Male Quartet was the finest ever
heard in the city, their singing being
alone well worth the admission charged
-Allnakee Journal.
The Northern Iowa Telephone COM
pany is a growing institution and will
extend their line to Alta Vista. The
construction gang began their work
this week. -. Joe Jinderle and Lou
Reich left Monday to begin their stud
les for a medical course the former 60
ing to Muscatine and the latter to
Rush Medical in Chicago. "A. r.
McCook the chairman of the demo-
cratic county committe was pleasant
caller at the Nears- Register Office last
week. Mr.. McCook isa young man for
that position but he has the reputation
for a hustler. -. The democratic
caucus of Alton twp. met in O'Don-
nell's office Saturday afternoon select
ing delegates to the county convention
for Sept. 30th, rs follows: Chas. Keefe,
Ed. Peterson, Larry Riley, John Mad
hen, Dan Tierney. Steve Riley, Dan
Conway, Joe Murphy and DR.. Torpey.
The caucus also nominated Ed Peter
son for township trustee and A. j.
Dilly of Acme for justice of the peace.
Elmo Ne,rs. Register.