Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-24

lose his threshing machine by fire on
last Thursday night. 1t was insured
Slightly. The machine was on the
| A. Mcpherson farm when burned.
| Geo. Hooper is home from Rockland
Michigan for few days and will take
his family with him when he returns.
He says his father Mr.. Thos. Hooper
has not been as we'll as usual this sum.
mer.
| Grace-Better doctor your health be
for applying beautifying remedies.
Rid yourself of constipation, indiges.
tion, with Rocky Mountain Tea. and
you'll have beautiful face.-Dr. VIM
Connolly.
| Ben Titus went to Cresco Tuesday
to word for Freehauf. 80. The guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Williams, Mrs.
Will Webster and Mrs. w. X. Barker
OF Cresco, returned home yesterday
morning.-Fdyette Co. Union.
The following school teachers went
to Independence on Thursday last to
attend the convention at that place;
Misses Riley, Mcnamara, Perry, Gra-
ham, Trumbull, Chaplin, Dolan, Tate,
Whyte, and Messrs Ling and Perry.
-Decorah Institutes Business De-
partments in shorthand, writing
and bookkeeping are doing the most
complete and careful work. Prof.
Breckenridge's mastery plans in all the
work are being carefully carried out.
Ecery tceek brings 7,e,o students to De-
corah Institute.
Frank Hughes, who has been in the
Philippines for year, arrived home
last Saturday on the evening train,
where goodly number of his friends
were assembled and gave him a hearty
welcome. He enlisted a year ago in
August at Fargo, n. d., and has been
in % engagements.
| b. ID. Eyeringham attended the re-
union of the 3Sth Iowa Regiment at
West Union last week where there
was good representation, from this
county was G. R. Humphrey, S. d.
Towne, John Clifford and L. G. Burton
from Kendallville. There were 63 of
the old boys present.
| Ed Evans bought 4S head of hogs
from farmer near Cresco Tuesday
night by phone. ~. Senator Trcwin,
of Allamakee county, came up from
Oelwein on Sunday mornings train
and took team to Cresco. 49,. H. G.
Burgess, of Cresco, visited with his
brother, G.. A. BIZ Nss, Tuesday
Elma Ne'cs-R Register ~
Miss Clarissa Breckenridge who has
charge of the department of short
hand at Decorah Institute, received
her instruction at the best college of
shorthand in Des Moines. She teaches
the latest and best methods. Charges,
one dollar month in addition to the
1
Henry Herold who was a resident OF
CreSco and the first occupant of the
place now owned and occupied by Gus
Genshow, is now visiting in this coun,
ty with his brother. He is now a
resident of Oklahoma, where he is
well situated, John Miller a former
residento of New'Oregon, resides neal
him and is prospering finely.
| Smallpox has always been dreaded
because it was so deadly a disease, and
generally the majority of the cases
proving fatal, but that epedemic OF
smallpox" at Cresco did not result ir
a single death. 1t grew outof chicken
poX just as the present smallpox scare
at Albert Lea grew out of the same
| disease. No fatalities have yet beer
reported from these either.-Decoral
Journal
On account of the storm last Fri
day evening the lecture at the Cong
church was not well attend hui
those who braved the IL -emen1
weather were repaid. Mr.. McCook is /;
speaker of rare ability and we hope
that our people may have another OPP
portunity to hear him.--NcIntire Ga
zette, March 23, '99.
| AT Opera House Crcsco, Tuesday
evening, Oct. 81, auspices of Cresec
High School.
Mrs. A. G. Darcy and Mrs. Il. n.
Vaughn, of Cresco, have been visiting
at the pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs
G. Weaver the past few hays. Mon
day Mrs. Darcy and Miss Gertrude
Weauer departed for Minneapolis fol
a visit. -. The elevator located on
the q. G. w. Ry at tMcIntise was to
tally destroyed by fire Tuesday night
cause not known, thought to be incen-
diarism. Ricerille Recorder.
A. r. McCook will deliver his lecture
Literature as an Educator" /" under
the auspices of the Cresco II Ugh School
in the Opera House, ON Tuesday eve
ming, Oct. 3lst. The admission vii
be 10 cents, the proceeds being for the
benefit of the High School librar.
fund. Mr. McCook is a pleasing speak
er and his lecture is Wellrecommendet
wherever it has been delivered. Mr.
McCook is an enthusiastic student,