Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-15

The Ladies Aid of the M. E. Church
of Bonair will hold an ice-cream festi-
val at the home of Mrs. Nellie San
born Sat. evening Aug. 10. All are
cordially invited.
The boys who will take part in the
Decorah- -CreSco field meet are
practicing every day and the records
made at their recent field meet will
all be beaten on August 23rd.
Elisha Miller is home from Cresco,
for Il two weeks vacation.....R.
Kapler, Jas. Kapler and family of
Cresco, spent Sunday with the L.
Gross family. Courier.
One of the many amusements atour
County Fair will be a 'tug of war"
between the Irish and Norwegians
and the Bohemians will pull the
| winners; 1900 pounds is the limit.
Steve PEGGY has cut a caper. What
now? He has put a French Burr Stone
in his mill and is now prepared to
grind on either rolls or stone. Mill at
%, "A and 26, Market ST., Cresco.
| Fred Daubersmith's Variety Repair
Shop is now located four blocks west
of Court Hause and half block south
of Senator Lyons residence. Leave
orders at Nj. HanSon's Restaurant.
The Fair management have en-
| gagged an expert judge on stock and
after he has passed on a class he is
under obligations to tell you why this
one is better than that one. He will
score according to the chart.
Mrs. Anthony Marshall and baby,
of Cresco, are visiting at the home of
Rev. G. A. Marshall. 49,. Mrs. Hamilton,
who has been visiting her brother,
Mr.. V. r. Miller and family, the past
two months, returned to her home in
Cresco yesterday morning. McGregor
Times.
The first prize in the Farmers Trot
will be a celebrated Dewey Tanning
Mill, that being considered the best
mill on the market. The Fair manage
ment have purchased one for thai
purpose. No horse that has ever beer
tracked will be allowed to compete
for this prize.
Among other points of distinction
New Hampton may lay claim tt
having as residents what are perhap!
the Oldest twins in the United States
We refer to Mrs. Eveline Tilton anC
Miss Emeline Aerrin, aunts of Mrs
! William Martin, who last May passet
the S9th milestone of life. e.-Nev
Hampton Gazette.
!, Everyone is cordially invited t.
: join with Co. G of the 9th Methods
Regiment in an ice cream social, ol
the court house lawn next Frida
afternoon and evening.
, Manley Champlin, Captain.
Clement Hitchcock, Adjutant.
Ray De Camp, lst Lieutenant.
/ George Story, Quarter-maSter.
Forty years ago James Hallof Elm;
: now deceased, became a PLAIN DEAL
ER subscriber his last payment hay
IS ing been made August Il, 1898, term
:, mating August u, lS99 Monda
y morning, Aug. 14th, the widow, Mr.
Maggie Hall renewed the subscriptio
h to Aug. u, 1900. All these payment
y for Al years have been made by OF
,e family to anothe one during all the!
/. years. What other paper can sho
such a record?
9 The Howard County Fair is Il
= only County Fair in the state TIL
will be able to show the nick
: trimmed Agricultural Implement
such as binders, mowers, etc. ~
IN Superintendents of the Impleme
r. Department, ID. A. Lyons and A.
st Campbell, are hustlers and will ha
;" the greatest display of machine
ever exhibited at any Fair this 81
j. of the State Fair. In fact several c
& loads will be shipped direct from t
a State Fair grounds to our Coun
m Fair, our dates being the we
20 following.