Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-17
Albion and Bristol.

Albion and Bristol.
He who is without an enemy i:
more fortunate than our Savior.
DR. and Mrs. Gowdy entertained q
large party last Friday night.
The backbiter is like a cribbing
horse, both make some noise but
neither gets fat.
Mrs. Johnny Owens of Bristol has
returned from the hospital at Roches.
ter without being able as yet to tell
what her disease is.
Mrs. j. I. Drummond is very busy
making quilts and it seems funny too
as Johnny's health is pretty good yet.
Conscience is an elastic garment
and most people think none fits
better than theirs
The best set of farm harness ever
male in Granger is now on exhibition
at the shop with the initials of Eben
Q. Slawson on the blinds and rosettes.
Purlee Noblet marketed a COW and
George Englehorn load of hogs last
Monday.
Miss Effie Hutchinson has closed
another successful term in the Prairie
Queen district.
The last report is Anna Usher is
able to sit up and write her own
letters home.
We are sorry to learn from men,
bers that the Woodmen do not work
in harmony in regard to building a
hall.
The Cemetery Association did not
give us the proceedings of their last
meeting but we understand they in
tend to put up good fence, and as
the officers are all good business men
whatever improvements they make
we may look for something first-class.
We learn by phone that Mr.. Hines
near Kendallville has sold out and as
he was acquainted with somo of our
boyhood friends we shall miss those
occasional visits and talks of old
times.
Some peoples religion is like a
fashionable garment, which they
vainly hold up to show the taffety
lining, and thereby expose the mud
at the bottom.
The grave may cover a multitude
of short comings, but there are
human jackalIs who delight to dig
down and snarl at the bones.
Miss Laura Hutchinson has gone
to work for Mrs. Felkey in Cresco.
Our brother correspondent of the
Times gave US too much credit last
week, but we appreciate their good
ness of heart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clink have
returned from Kendallville where
they were called on account of the
illness and death of a grandchild.
Frank Damon will go into poultry
raising and will start with some of
the pure breeds this spring.
We are told man in Iowa holds
an insurance policy in which it is
stipulated that the company is to
erect DER his grave $1,000 monu-
ment and he desires to be buried
here OF he can get enough ahead to
buy a cemetery lot, SO Pat says.)
At the annual school meeting in
F'lorenceville, Daniel Hall was re-
elected as director.
Miss Ethel Coles school at the
Liberty closed last week.
Hotel Martin was having wood
saving last Monday.
Our Granger school board decided
to have two weeks more before the
term will close for vacation.
We are told that there is more than
enough shares spoken for to load the
Albion Triplet Telephone Wire.
DR.. Gowdy was called last week to
visit Miss Jane Mason who is troubled
with some kind of gathering in her
ear.
Farmers ought not to forget that
springs work is near and that Brink
is making right here in Granger a
sweat pad filled with genuine deer
hair.
Charley Hosford's bat e that under.
went an operation is doing nicely.
Theed Stevens has two children
that are quite ill.
George Daskam our cream hauler
was SO indisposed last week that he
sent out another man on the route,
Before you try to block any effort
to make public improvement ask
yourself what you have ever done to
help build up our town.
Mr.. Phippin sold one of his horses
a few days ago.
Sims and st. John has delivered a
nice lot of cord wood on our school
ground.
We have been asked which of three
couples we alluded tie last week.