Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-28
Albion and Bristol.

Albion and Bristol.
@. T. Robinson has placed new
tent on his lawn.
Michael Michel, sen. of Cresco was
over calling on some of his boys last
week.
We saw some fine looking fields of
wheat over Canton way.
Mr.. Weiukauf reports one of the
Reinfelt apple trees to have blossomed
twice this season.
Lee HaskinS and sister, Miss Ethel
with number of other Cantonites
are camping near Granger.
Mr.. John Staplecamp of Bristol as
well as j. E. Kennedy of Harmony
did business at the mill Monday.
Prof. and Mrs. Moore will arrive to-
morrow, Thursday, they will leave
baby Raymond here while Mrs. Moore
goes to Rochester for treatment
Miss Barber of Austin is a looked
for guest at the Drummond- Wickham
residence.
Clerk of the Court Loomis and son
were over Tuesday on Fair business.
We were pleased to have them join us
in our MONDAY meal, and he says they
are making great effort to have an
extra good Howard Co. Fair this year.
Purlee Noblet and his help Mr.. Cobb
put up two stacks of grain Tuesday
which we believe is about the first in
this immediate vicinity.
Through no manner of coercion have
refrained from mentioning certain
happenings of late, butgenuine respect
for the parents as well as local pride
has been the cause that has kept us
silent. While there is some thing of
which we cauuot approve, we hope all
concerned will soon learn to distinguish
the difference between false and true
friendship.
Miss Kitty Clink arrived Tuesday
from Chicago where she has been
spending portion of her vacation the
balance of which she will spend with
her parents here.
Mr.. Staplecamp informs us of a list
Of nine horses that were killed by the
heat last Friday and that Mr.. Norman
Mallory, of Greenleafton, lost two OF
the number.
Mrs. q. @. Brink is becoming one of
our most graceful wheelwomen and
we are glad to see other lady riders
again taking their accustomed spin
across the bridge for we have missed
them so much of late as well as Little
Manly and his lady friends who were
always such nice, well behaved little
people.
Mrs. Amy Salmon is again afflict-
ed with catarrh of the stomach.
R. r. Wickham has doned his broad
brim and has developed into a full
fledged harvest hand, he has also
bought family carriage horse of
H. I. Williams which is one of the
best single drivers in town.
Prof. and Mrs. Perry, of Cresco,
were over last Friday, the guests OF
Miss Grace Priyat, and of course they
visited the mill. The Prof. desires
the nomination for Superintendent of
Schools, and as he is well fitted for
the position and it is we'll known that
eight years ago he withdrew his name
in favor of Mr.. Champlin, the Albion
candidate, no doubt this township
will give him their hearty support.
We understand our Cresco Normal,
which has been so ably conducted
under the management OF the Prof,
will in no way suffer should he be
elected
Henry Salisbury, brother-in-law and
ladies, came over picnicing Tuesday;
and we saw Hank land a four pound
black beauty he hooked just below
the dam.
Prof. Jones and family, of Harmony,
are spending few days at the old
homestead here. Joe's host of friends
here always speak of him with pride
as being Granger boy.