Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-07

being Miss Kate Toole, Alice Davis,
Laura Morey and Mary Thompson.
Are you thinp Would you like to get
fat ind Plump Tried ..laughlng,"
t'wouldn't work-now take Rocky
Mountain Tea-t'will do the business.
35 cents. DR.. VIM. Connolly.
| We have received 1000 pairs of
mems and boys shoes, making the
largest line of new goods to select
from in Cresco.
The Owens Clothing Co.
| 1t warns the heart like sunshine,
cheers the soul like old wine, gives
hope for the future, blots out the past.
That's what Rocky Mountain Tea does.
DR.. VIM. Connolly.
Alderman Webber Informs US that
| the mains west of Elm street are
/ frozen but that the main east to the
school house and the Elm street main
to Mr.. Moons corner are in working
order.
Something novel, something new.
Come and eat at Normal Hall on
Friday evening March 10th. Every
body invited if they will only give 10c
to the Senior Class of the Cresco High
School.
/ The New Oregon Cemetery Associ-
alton will serve supper in the j. j..
Lowry building north of the telephone
Office, Tuesday, March IA, from 5 un-
til all are served, tor the small sum of
10 cents.
The PLAIN DEALER suggests for
members of the school board the names
OF DR.. j. A. Barrett and j. G. Webster.
Both are good men, both understand
the needs Of the public school, both
are capable and honest.
Col. Bryan in his speech before the
students at Ann Arbor University al
luded to the motto OF the patriots of
early days: s'Mlllions for defense; but
not one cent for tribute" and suggest
ed that present motto might read;
"Millions for defense; but not one cent
for conquest"
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Mumby OF Sioux
Falls, S. D., have been visiting the
parents of Mrs Mumby, Mr.. and Mrs.
John jackson, about four weeks and
remain two weeks more. They had
kept so quiet at home that their pres.
: enca in the city was unknown until
Sunday when we met them in church
About the 21st, the first excursion
of Lowry & O'Niel's Land Seekers ir
charge Of j. G. O'Niel will leave fol
Washington going over the Great
. Northern Railway from 81. Paul
Early in April Hon. j. j. Lowry will
go out by the same route; with othel
> land seekers. Mr.. Lowry has SOM
: fine property in that state and vii
add largely thereto.
In the course of hts address to tn,
: mayors convention in session at Pc
oria, ILL.,, Mayor John McVicker o
Des Moines declared that municipal
!, ownership will result in reducing cos
of service, improved service, pure
9 water, purer gass, better electric light
more efficient public lighting, remova
j. of a constant source OF corruption an
j. menace to good government, highe
a wages to labor and lower salaries t
heads OF departments.
u Dryden Smith, of Spring Valley
% known as Judge Smith, died last Wed
y nesday from the affects of a sever
cold contracted few weeks since. H
g was Judge of Probate in Fillmor
n county for eight years. rs.-Preston Coul
II Ter. Dryden Smith was formerly a prat
ticing attorney at Decorah and wa
we'll known to the older residents {
the county as man of good sense an
~ ~ strong convictions. ln these days th
!" deceased and Levi Bulls were bosol
friends.
es Benjamin Vaughn passed away {
1T the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. {
Darcy, Friday morning, March 3r'
aged 9S years last June. His intermel
. was at Decorah where we believe h
. wife was buried some years ago., M
Vaughn was an early settler IN Winn
shiek county near Fort Atkinson ar
lie always bore the reputation of 8
he honest man and a good citizen. +
came here to reside when Mr.. Dare
moved into the county and reside
- with them to the time of his deaf
~ We are without the data to write mo
~ particularly of his lite than the for
~ going.
q In about two weeks it will be tir
,e, to name candidates for Aldermen fro
lp. the several wards, one from each.
"a. is important to nominate good, car
.n- full, prudent men regardless of the
;th political opinions. For the 3rd wa
,ua ~, several names have been tavorat
10 mentioned as suitable for the pla'
81 We recall among them Gerge Mori
les Hon. ID. A. Lyons, David Amundsc
zen VIM. Kellow Jr., w. G. Nichols, j.
as Caward, P. F. O'Malley, John Johnst
10. and others. Any one of these as
Ike peoples caucus may nominate "
the meet with favor from the PLl
aw DEALER.
'eo In going over the county we f
farm after farm entirely destitute
to- all kinds OF fruit, and yet find farm
day residents for years who tell US app
by cannot be grown in this county. So
day eighteen yeaas ago we planted
apple trees on our lots having fit
val, the ground the three previous yes
,nra Our trees came into bearing geners
av- in about three years after planting