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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

OF the Burnt Cork Coteris of Cresco
section.
Mrs. Dignifed Uppish
Manipulators of the Ebony.
Wielders of the Sheepskin .....................
Alamandy Redtop $780,. 49,. -. Eliza Flatfoot
Ino A. Swellface ......... Evapgeline Peachblow
Cynthia Hoedown :. ......... Seraphina Blackeye
THE CHIPPING CONTINGENCY.
Miss Robin Dingdong. Miss Conservatory. john
sing, Miss Chromatic Skale. Miss Fathom
Deeptone, Mrs Cinderella Coon, MIS-. Lucinda
Cabin, Mrs. Louisiana Home, Miss Ambolina
Snow, Miss Angelina Brown, Miss Bankie Wa.
bash, Miss Dina Moore.
The Rastus section orchestra under the direction
OF Prof. Thorough Basso.
PROGRAM
PART FIRST.
L. Grand Ensemble. Observation-Disclosures.
?. Overture-"Uncle john. ........... Orchestra
3. Opening Chirp-"Cuckoo" .. Circle
a Popular song-"My South Carolina Rose"
s. End Specially Hottest Ever Cake Walk"
................. ............. Miss Eliza Fatfoot
e. Minstrel Part song-"old Cabin in &c
Misses saae Robin ii,ii pingdons . and and pnab Moore
Z. Ballad Bobolink" .....Miss Ambolina Snow
9. Topics -"Zizzy Ze Zrm" ...... ......... Circle
9. Expansion song-"My Honolulu Queen
"a Mrs IS Cinderella Coon
...... Misc Pankie Wabash
II. Washington Quartet-'Suwanee Rlbber"
Mrs. Cinderella Coon, Misses Cynthia
Hoedown. Fathom Deeptoite,
Eliza Flatfoot
u. Closing Chrp-"Drlfting" .......... Circle
IA. Levee Revels-"The Bellies of the East.
........... .........,....... Orchestra
PART SECOND
l. Our Neighbors. Two little niggers in red
from Mulatto Junction have come over to
volunteer for the good of the cause, in neat
2. specialties. song and dance.
Misses Cynthia Hoedown and Angie Brown
The somewhat monotonous monologue artist,
Miss seraphina Blackeye, who viii mono
logue and sing on the newest humorosities
3 The premier guitarist and comique will play
all the coon songs-Miss Alamandy Redtop
4. Now for a treat-the justly termed par excel
lence-the Hoedown sisters All the new
ragtime dances will be presented in very
dark way.
8. The entire darkey town will show off to the
best of their ability In the pickaniny', cake
walk innovation entitled nGive Cinda the
Cake" Each couple will be numbered
and the audience will judge.
O. In Conclusion-"The Pullback." The most
laughable farce out.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
A GREAT MECHANIC.

John G. Holmstrom formeriy at
the Novelty Works., has opened up q
general Blacksmithing and Wagon
Shop, in Swenson Mower Works
building, Cresco.
This is the largest shop in town and
is run by steam, where all kinds Of
work is done and warranted. We
dou't depend on hired help which
some time might be good, other times
poor, but do the work and see to IL
that it is right ourself, which enables
US to do the work better than the best
and cheaper than the cheapest.
John Deere, the great plow man,
said that he could count on the fingers
of his hands the practical plowmen
of the United States. This being a
fact it is only few places in the state
where practical plowman is found,
and Swenson's Mower Works is one
of these places.
Bring the work in. in time as we
cannot afford to let any hiredI help
tinker with this kind Of work but
must do it ourself 20 give satisfact'on.
Wagon Work.
4 Special attention is paid to wagon
work, such as cutting down wheels,
stubbing axles, and tire setting. We
do this work by method OF our own
by which the wheels get the right
pitch and gather, run true and track,
very important thing to know for
vehicle owners.
Horse Shoeing.
After twenty-five years of experi-
ence and thorough study of the
anotomy of the horses foot, we invite
horse owners to bring their horses
with faulty actions, and any horse
, that we cannot stop from INTERFER.
: ING or oyER-REACHING we will shoe
free of charge. Corns cured.
Remember the place, Swenson
Mower Works. Cresco, Iowa.
! So JOHN g. HoLMsTRoM, Prop.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
Rooms to Rent.

store on and after April i. These
rooms are supplied with city water
and have all modern conveniences.
For terms apply to N. B. Wheeler.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

No-To-E Eac for Fifty CentA
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC. q. All druggists
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
For Sale.

Two choice Aberdeen Angus bulls
for sale. T. M. SANDUsKY,
Vernon Springs, Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
Are You Interested in Children?

Diseases of Childhood. New book,
Ats pages, 19 practical Illustrations.
Causes, Prevention, Radical, Safe,
Non poisonous treatment and Cure
of Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever, Mem
branous Group, Measles, Hives,
Catarrh sc &c sc. Thirty six valu-
able formulas. Address Melville G..
Keith, Bellville, Ohio. 4Sm2.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

Easter Carnival Program.
The following program will be given
at the Easter Carnival Monday, April
q, at g %. m.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
Feed! Eeed!!

Feed! Feed!!
Corn, oats and barley, ] each, $16
per ton, wanted in exchange for
white oats at.....................$1 per ton
mixed oats at....................$1 per ton
Seed barley, buckwheat and farm
horses for sale.
STEVE PEGGY,
Nos. %, "a, 26 Market st.
55 et2w Cresco, la.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup cures
all throat troubles. Why wear out
your throat by inoessent coughing
" hen this remarkable remedy can be
bought for only 25 cts. hottlea
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. 25c: The genuine
has L. B. q. on each tablet.
For sale by Luers & Lowry Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
The City Election.

The election Monday called out a
small vote, nobody taking any special
interest in the result. The vote was
as follows
For granting electric light franchise
to Alfred Horne, 2l7
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
LlY0UlA DDD$l000RTo RTo1Y0URIHoME
BY PLANTING TREES, SHRUBS AND
FLOWERS

Plant Windbreak, plant orchard plant all kinds of Small
Fruit You Grow Fruit well If you go to BENTS &
UPTON and tested varieties you will with They
have all Standard Tested Varieties Apple Trees
cites, such Peerless Peter, Gideon, Okabena Cesco,
Geening Red Warrior Alaska etc. want them
will be furnished at 25c each or So per dozen
Orr stock as acarronted true to No. IN quality
0nted to gqow be replaced free OF charge nursery
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
CREsco MARKETS

Corrected each issue.)
GRAIN.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
The Minstrel Performance

OF the Burnt Cork Coteris of Cresco
section.
The Queen OF all She Survey.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-20

The longest continuous run Of a rail
way train in Europe il that from Paris
TO Constantinople, 1921 miles, in 64h
hours.
During the first six months Of the year
million English workers secured an in-
crease Of wages. while only 200 had
suffered decreases.
Residents Of Valparaiso, Chill, com
plain that the city is becoming a haven
for American crooks. because of the abb
sence of extradition laws.
The yearly report of the Province OF
Zululand for 1898. recently issued, shows
that the population is increasing at the
rate of nearly 4.e00 year.
A copy Of the Bombay Gazette fseeiye,l
in Chicago recently declared that the
plague is spreading rapidly. There were
$50 deaths in single day in Ole district
British prisoners are to be furnished
with boot brushes and female prisoners
will be allowed to wear night dresses
Hitherto they have slept n their day gar,
ments.
An English authority has discovered
that the average age at which English
men marry is % years and 5 months,
sri that Of women ~ years and
mtHths.
I've Parliament Building in Wellington
New Zealand, IS the largest wooden
structure IN the world In Wellington
ana some other New Zealand towns al
most every house Is constructed Of wood
Large churches and important bushes
! premises are built Of the same material.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-20
Odds and Ends.


Louisville school board condemns golf
skirts.
Georgia's prohibition bill was killed in
the Senate.
Mountain Valley Hotel. Hot Springs,
Ark, burned.
Augusta, Ky, school building, worth
$4,000, burned.
Charles Grey. Wellston, o., blown to
atoms in a mine.
James Msconncll, editor Of the Phila-
delphia Star, is dead.
John Fritz, CeIina, o., fatally stabbed
his wife in the breast.
RaInored that the p G. q r. has been
acquired by the b. 4 Q.
Edison and Columbus, o., electric light
plants will consolidate.
HALF the business portion of Cumby,
Tex burned. Loss $4,000.
Eight i;remen, Montgomery, Ala, were
Injured by a gasoline explosion.
Union Pacific people Geny that the
Northwestern has leased that road.
Two men were asphyxiated by gas in ID
little shoe repairing shop in Brooklyn.
Sells Bros. circus may remove head}
quarters to Bridgeport. Conn.,, from Coz
lumbus, Ohio.
Texas health board has established
quarantine at Galveston against ships
from Santos, Brazil, where plague exists.
Willis j. Abbot, we'll known in news
paper circles, will take charge Of the press
bureau of the Democratic national com
mittee.
Minnesota railroads have concluded
contracts for the delivery of G00,000,000
feet Of pine logs 20 mills in the vicinity
Of Dublin.
The pilot boat James Gordon Bennett
was struck by Il dummy shell fred from
the Sandy Hook proving ground and bad
" damaged.
Pete Thompson was killed at El Reno,
Okla. by John Curtis, son OF Robert
Curtis, wealthy white man, who mar
ried into the Caddo Indian tribe.
Jailer VIM Shockley and his son, Har-
ry Shoekley, Columbus, Ohio, were in
dicted by the United States grand jury
on the charge Of aiding Capt |. 7. lobe
10 escape from jail.
United States will have an irrigation
exhibit at the Paris show.
Cotton mills OF New Hampshire have
increased wages 10 per cent
Conductor Howard, Newark. o., was
killed in 3 collision near Mansfield. En-
eineer Peterman badly injured.
Many negroes are said to have been
duped into leaving Georgia for Missis-
sippi by an alleged female immigrant
agent.
Joseph G. Hoagland, 55, founder Of the
ROYAL Baking Powder Company, died in
New York. He was several times mil
IiOnaire.
General Electric Company, New York,
may erect a $2,50O.000 plant near Rug
by, England
Gov. Gage. California, win call an ex-
ira session Of the Legislature TO elect
a United States senator.
Mrs. Annie Glennan, insane, New
York. killed one daughter and attempted
to kin another and herself.
New York's commissioner Of agricul-
ture will prosecute the persons who ship
ped oIeomargariue to Buffalo merchants
for Elgin butter.
Rev. e. NJ Sheldon, author Of ,sIn His
Steps says be hasn't given up the idea
of starting a daily religious paper Chi
cago or ST. Louis win get It.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-20
state Items of Interest.

A change of venue to Ashland has been
ordered in the case of Eugene Buel 1t
viii come up Jan. 5.
DR.. Jesse Smith of Stevens Point has
gone to Albuquerque, n. NJ, to accept a
position with the Santa Fe road.
At Blanchardville, James Rowe was ac-
cidentally shot through the hip by Curtis
White, his cousin, while hunting.
An Ashland dispatch says: Frank Ba-
shaw, it is now believed, was drowned
by the capsizing of his sail boat.
The big mill Of the North Wisconsin
Lumber Company shut down. The cut
was about 36,000000 feet, log scale.
Many spurious dollars have been circ,l-
lated in Marinette, and the police believe
there is counterfeiting mint there
abouts.
@. X, Ayerill has succeeded I'll. :.
Smith as cashier Of the Durand Deposit
Bank. Mr.. Smith intends to establish a
bana at Osseo.
j. I'll. Dustin, Beloit clothing mer-
chant, filed petition in bankruptcy.
Liabilities are mentioned at $4,000: assets
about half that amount.
At Racine David Wolk was shot
through the head by Jacob Schultz. Both
are about Is years of age. Schultz did
not know the rifle was loaded
Ryland f. Woodbury.. proprietor of a
general store, COZ Amtted suicide by taxi
ing morphine He was 65 years old and
had resided in Evansville many years.
Ryland Il. Woodburn died from effects
Of poison, taken, it is thought, with sui
cidal intent. lie was 20 years old, o
had been in the mercantile business a.
Evansville for thirty years. No reason
is known for his act.
As Rolin Sansum and Clio Siyers were
crossing the Baraboo river at Baraboo
the ice gave way, letting the boys into
the cold water. They had desperate
struggle to keep from going under the
ice and Just as they had given up hope
OF being rescued they were able Il, at
tract the attention Of Frank FarweIi,
who rescued them by means of board.
The mysterious death reported from
State Road Coolie was that of John
Rubo, aged 10 years, son of August Ru-
bo, farmer The young man failed TO
arise when called, and after waiting
some time and getting no response his
father went into his Rem and found his
son dead. The cause Is, unknown.
Fast mail train No. 81 On the Milwau-
kee road and freight traili No 26 on the
Wisconsin Central coilided at Schlesing-
eryille. Both engines were much dam
aged and it took about three hours to
clear the track Mail Agent McCann
was slightly injured and G.. F.. Maynard
If st. Paul, passenger, was hurt about
the head.
The water commissioners Of Kenosha
have received information that many
consumers are using city water and are
not paying tine regular rates. Al strict
investigation will be mads into the mat
ter.
Fire did $4,000 worth Of damage at
Eau Claire. The building Of j. #. Nc
GRATIS was partly destroyed, the dam
age amounting to $1,000. The Cohen
Wine Company sustained a less OF $4,000
TO its stock. Next TO the vine store
is tie Thompson millinery store. The
stock was damaged to the extent of S5,-
600. About 81, 900 damage was done TO
the buildings OF Daniel Fitzhughes and
william Korns.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-20
QUAKER CITY WINS.
Philadelphia Chosen as Place of Hold
ing Republican Convention.

ing Republican Convention.
The Republican national convention
will nest in Philadelphia on June 10,
1900. This was decided in the national
committee meeting at Washington Fri
day afternoon. The final vote stood p
for Philadelphia TO n for Chicago, with
Ohio and Colorado absent. Chicago had
the votes of the Western States and
four from New L. and. Philadelphia
had the votes Of the Southern States,
the territories and two from New Eng
land.
The arguments in favor Of Philadei-
phia were sentiment, cold cash and South
ern delegates. The President allowed II
to be understood that he would not OBJ
feet to being renolninated in the only city
where. since the ciyil war q Republican
President was renominated and elected.
Grant was renoninatcd in Philadelphia
in 1872 There were also the sentiment
al argument that Philadelphia was the
cradle of liberty. the place whore the
constitution was written and the city
where the flag had its origin. AlO.e inn
portant than this sentimental argument
was the certified check for 100000 Of
fered TO the committee by Philadelphia.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-20
IN HONOR OF WASHINGTON.
Exercises Commemorating the 1OutI
q Aurairer.sarxr ,f IIia noa ~.

Anniversary of His Death.
The Tooth anniversary of the death of
George Washington, the liberty 10y ing
revolutionary leader and first President,
was observed throughout the United
States Thursday. In Washington City
and at Mount Vernon the anniversary
was celebrated with impressive Masonic
ceremonies. President Mckinley and
his cabinet took part in the exercises,
as well as delegations from about fifty
lodges throughout the United States,
England, Canada, Nova Scotia and New
Y alane.
Ar sunrise guns from Fort Washing
ton began sending their noisy tribute to
the honored dead lying at Mount Yer
non on the opposite bank of the historic
Potomac. The echoes reached Washing
ton city and gave the signal to the host
of Masons gathered from far and near
that the ceremonies Oh the day had be-
gun. The procession to Washington S
tomb was composed of the Master Ma
sons Of the District of Columbia. Fol-
lowing these came the officers of the
grand lodges of the District and of Vir-
ginia and the grand representatives of
the lodges of twenty States, together
with various civic and military organiza-
tions. An interesting figure in s,ie pro
cession was George Washington of Shep-
herdstown, w. Va, the grand nephew
of President Washington and the son
of the last Washington to own Mount
Vernon r. T. w. Duke of Virginia, the
eighth descendant from Gen. Washing
ton, also took part i'll the procession
The procession, headed by the Third
United States cavalry band, marched
down PENNSYLVANIA avenue and Seventh
street to the river, where boats We're
taken for Mount Vernon.
Meanwhile, at 10 o'clock, President
Mckinley boarded special electric train
to so to Mount Vernon. He was accom-
panied by the members of his cabinet and
invited guests. On arriving at Mount
Vernon the procession was reformed and
moved to the historic mansion, where
President Mckinley joined the column
1T then marched to the old vault, to
which the remains of Washington We're
consigned Dec. is, 1893, moving by the
same rslth and in the same order as in
the fn1erai procession of 100 years ago.
The pi.ises of honor at the vault We're
given to the representatives of the lodges
with which Washington was identified in
his lifetime A solemn dirge by band
was followed by prayer by Bishop Ran
dolph of the Southern Episcopal diocese
of Virginia.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-20
BOERS R0UT BUTLER.
BRITISH COMMANDER SUFFERS
CRUSHING DEFEAT.
Eleven Guns Lost and Many Men Killed
aud wourded in Attempt to Relieve
Ladysmith -CarefuIIy Planned simuI-
taneous Attack at Three Places Fails.

News OF another crushing defeat to- the
British arms was received at midnight
Friday by the British war office in Lon
don. This time the victim is not Meth
uen Of Iatacre. but Gen. Butler tc whom
the nation had been looking 10 redeem
It's tottering military prestige. Gen. Bul.
Ter reports that he was severely defea4ed
by the Beers at the Tngela river during
the day. not only suffering heavy losses
in killed and Wounded, but having to
abandon ten guns and losing another that
was destroyed by the eneny's shells.
He moved against the Beers Friday
morning, in pursuance of his purpose 81
raising the siege Of Lady NTH, from his
camp near Chieveley. his plan eing to
force the passage OF the Tugela simulia-
neously at two drifts or for'ls. situated
two miles apart, 10y two brigades, unde
Gems. Hart and TIildyard respectively,
with third brigade under Lyttleton IN
the center, ready 10 give It's support
where needed. The hoers proved too
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-20

According to the statements of Game
Warden Ellarson, as reported by the Chi
cago Tribune, the new game law Of Wis
eonsin is working satisfactorily. Under
this law resident OF Wisconsin must
pay about 81 for license before he can
legally kill deer in season, and nom
resident must pay $40 or $50, according
to the nature Of the privilei .e he seeks.
Before the carcass Of deer can be ship
ped anywhere it must have on II a coupon
from the hunters license. which coupon
must be forwarded by the transportation
company to the game warden. Mr.. Ell
larson estimates that 1000 deer have
been offered for shipment this season.
The law further discourages pot hunting
by requiring that the hunter must accom-
pany his shipment of game. Mr.. Ellar-
son ascribes the scarcity of venison to
this provision and thinks it an excellent
enc for protecting game. At present
there are 10000 Wisconsin licenses, 163
nonresident licenses at $40, and 9S at
$25. The State will receive a net income
from this source of about $35,000, which
is not bad price for 1000 deer on the
hoof. As the salaries of the wardens are
not ai.owed to exceed the income from
licensts, they are to be congratulated
and s. are the deer still sound in wind
and lin.b-upon the successful working of
the new law.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-20
p'his and Tr s.

August Lowell, Boston, gave Soo.oOo TO
the institute Of technology
Richard S. Berlin Of Omaha, Neb., has
been appointed census supervisor Oh that
city.
Postmaster Bailey, colored, Millview,
Fla, gets FIVE years in the pen for ell-
bezzlement.
Giantess Ella Ewing has erected a
house at CORN. Mo-, the doors OF winch
are ten feet high.
james Tafes, Chicago waiter. WAS
fatally stabbed with an umbrella IN the
hands of custonles
4 Sonora tMexico1 Iniac operator says
the war wi.h the Yaqui Indians VIII con-
finue for two years.
Constable CornweIl and George How
ard. near Columbia. 5. ~, are dead
Moonshine whisky fight
Patrick Harrington Ct sacramento
cal. had his mind unbalanced while
taking degree in' society,
German. officials who accompanied the
Irn,nars,r ia England have been appointed
honorary kings Of the Victorian order.
Esforts are beng made e combine the
,eading manufacturers Of enameled bath
tnbs. washtuhs, laundry and bathroom
equipments
Surgeon General Sternberg Of the
United States army is said 70 have found
Venezuelan shrub which viii cure fns
ieprosy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-20

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Cafarrs Cure.
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known n. j. Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable Ia all business transactions and finan-
claily able 10 carry out any obligation made BY
tIfeir arm.
Vest 4 Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Waiding Kinnan q Marvin, Wholesale Drug
gi~.s, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls CataTrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the bl0ol and mucous surfaces d
tie system. Price 7Fs. Per bottle Sold By ~
Druggists. Testimonials tree.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-20
Two BROTHERS in Luck.

A letter received from Dawson City
announces that George and Fem CALI
gan, two brothers, formerly prominent
lumbermen of that sity, have become sud-
denly wealthy in the Hlondike They
left there for Alaska two years ago.
After vain prospecting tGes took pos
session of an abandoned mine on Bondn-
and when about cut of supplies and get
ting discouraged We're about to give up
when they struck rich lode. The day
before the letter was written TIE young
men refused an offer of SS0U,000 for
their mines The writer adds that the
strike has created big sensation in
Dawson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-20

stone wall ten feet high and quite thick.
The first floor contains only one room, a
large, bare apartment The sleeping
rooms of the palace are on the second
story. The Moros-that is the name of
the Sultan's subjectsha have the reputa
tion Of being an innocent, harmless peo-
pie, but when Gen. Bates visited the
islands on the Charleston he found that
most of the inhabitants went about arm
ed The mother Of the Sultan is regard
ed as the most beautiful woman ameng
her people.