Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-06-30
Albion and Bristol.
BSclUTECY PURE

John O. Jones, our enterprising
merchant, received the first invoice
and ChaIley Newmiller the first sack
of flour from the new rolls.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Serfling and Mr..
and Mrs. r. r. Wickham attended
services Sunday evening at Harmony.
Abe Privat Jr., of Chicago, arrived
Monday morning and will spend the
week with his parents.
The Pleasant Hill barn looms up
grand and when complete will be one
of the finest in Fillmore county and is
the climax that completes the tasty
surroundings of Mr.. Michles' home.
We acknowledge the receipt of
sample of flour from the new rolls.
Many thanks gentleman.
Madam Grundy has choice bit of
scandal to roll nnder her tongue just
at present.
We are pleased to say that it gives
us pleasure to see the tilial affection
Miss Nellie Sims shows her aged
parents and would suggest that some
of our young ladies take her for a
model.
Monday evening last large party
of young people surprised Miss Eva
Broadwater at Prairie Queen, it
being the 23rd anniversary of her
birth.
The Oakley school picnic last Friday
was a grand success. The day was
spent by the river side, fine dinner
was served, games and sports were in
order and was taken charge of by Mr..
Anil Bigalk.
Mr.. OleSon and Tom Sanderson from
beyond Harmony did business at the
mill Tuesday.
The news of the sudden death of
little Lee Arnold who was killed by
the cars in Chicago last week was
great shock to the many relatives
here. We remember him as very
bright, interesting child, who visited
us, and spent several weeks with his
aunt, Mrs. Eliza Mason, only last
summer.
Just another coat of paint while you
are at it my friend as your old home
| liz IT'S thin dress looks so much like a
bad case of small pox the board of
health may be over and quarantine it.
Those grieved doves had better kick
out that old bird that befouis their
nest, instead of picking at the
plumage of another on a neighbOring
perch.
Mrs. Springfield goes to Dakota
soon to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Herbert Strong, and be present at an
interesting family event.
A picnic was held in Crowell's grove
last Sunday in honor of Charley
Crowell of Jasper, Minn., former
Grangerite.
West Cliff marketed hogs last
Wednesday.
Miss Ada Robinson entertained and
was accompanied to church by
gentleman friend, of Jasper, Mimi,
last Sabbath.
MIR. George Staplecamp is painting
and papering his handsome new resi-
dence near Prairie Queen.
Mr.. Benson, the Greenleafton mer-
chant, is dangerously i'll.
Some comment has been made that
the stars and stripes were not good
enough to float in the Sabbath air of
Granger but the thief that stole the
town flag has never been discovered
and its we'll to guard against a like
occurrence.
Louis Priyat, the proprietor of the
Florenceville Roller Mills, is a young
man 32 years of age, he received a
high school education in Milwaukee
and has been in the employ of one
firm for 10 years and has worked his
way up until he is a foreman or
manager at salary of $500 OF the
Cicero Water Gas s. Electric Light
Co., Oak Park, H., the. electeic light
plant being the largest in the state,
covering an area of 30 square miles.
He spends his evening at a law school
and will complete his course this
season. His brother, Abe Jr., is 27
years OF age, a graduate of Beloit,
Wis. is also law student and en-
ployed at good salary by the Kimball
Organ Co. The boys have educated
themselves and won their positions
and no sire has better right to be
proud of his sons than Abe Privat Sr.
and as they own the large milling
interest in our midst we trust short
biography of these interesting young
men is not out of place.