Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-08-14
CREsCO HOWARD COUNTY, TUESDAY, AUGUST H. 1900

The city was full of farmers Satur-
day, an evidence that the harvest was
generally finished. Where threshing
has been done the yield is reported as |
very satisfactory. One farmer is re-
ported to have threshed 30 bushels of
wheat to the acre.
$3.50 A DAY GUARANTEED ONE
Agent Lady or Gentleman) in each
County to open branch office and estab-
lish sub agents to sell our high grade
Laundry and Toilet Soaps. Write
MULLEN SOAP Co., 612 w. Adams
treet, Chicago, Ill.
The water supply in the city we'll is |
reported very low, so that the pump
is kept going day and night to keep
stand pipe supplied. To pump at full
capacity of the pumps would pump
the we'll dry in an hour or so. The
city council is considering means of
obtaining a full supply.
$3.50 is the monthly tuition at the
Valdez Business College, DEBORAH,
Iowa, for complete course of 81
months. The full shorthand course
is the same rate. Fall term Sept. 3.
Send for catalogue. Board and room
in private family $3.50 per week.
Day board s1.75 week. Furnished
room SO cents week.
Mrs. John MILF was called upon to
attend the funeral of a sister, Mrs.
Umenhoefer, who died last Wednesday
at Cherokee, but was unable to attend.
Three of her daughters were at the
funeral and a brother, Mr.. Frank
Muklenberg, of La Crosse, who on his
return stopped with his sister here
day or two.
| There is considerable probability of
FiremanS' field meet the first day of
theFair, as DEBORAH is reported as
| favorably inclined to accept Secretary
Campbell's offer, which is prize of a
800 racing cart to be competed for
and the payment of sum to DEBORAH
and West Union which practically
covers their expenses.
We hereby notify the ladies and
gentlemen of Cresco that we are ready
for work in our rooms upstairs in Mr..
Libbey's building where we are ready
to do ladies' tailoring and dress making
also alteration and renoyating, clean
ing and pressing of gentlemens' cloth
ing. Satisfaction guaranteed.-M and
! Mrs. o. R. Holmstrom.
The county fair this year promises
: to be one of the best in the history OF
the Agricultural society. Beside the
r ammusement features, the useful and
instructive will be in full force. The
best line of domestic animals from the
best herds of horses, cattle, sheep and
swine will be on exhibition, with
coopS of the finest poultry.
r We notice by perusal of the attrac'
: tions of Iowa State Fair, that VIM
Y Cole, the champion slack wire per
S former of the world is made leading
feature there; also Ed Dell, the conf
cal clown and the "Geraldies. y Those
;, features have been procured for the
: Howard county Fair this fall, ano
: everybody that attends will be vel
. pleased.
The Cresco Normal and Business
o Institute has secured the services OF
Miss Pearl Reever as instructor il
\ Shorthand and Typewriting. She is
: a graduate Of the Capital City Com
q mercial College Des Moines, and comes
very highly recommended. Those
who wish to get thorough course il
b Shorthand and Typewriting Should
0 start in Sept. 3.
v Prof. Breckenridge DEBORAH Insti
tute Commercial Department ha
grown so rapidly that it compels tn,
hiring of another teacher, Professo
u from the c. G. Commercial College
Z Shorthand and Typewriting, s4.oO pc
~ month. A student can finish thi
Il course as soon as he can do it thorough
y ly. Bookkeeping, $500 per month
L. Fall term begins Sept. 3rd.
% The attempted suicide near Rice
- will which we reported week ago wa
Il that Of Charley Cannon and his 3
u year old son, who lived a few mile
II south of Riceville. The poison was
D caustic dehorning fluid which cause
!. some suffering of both and the ulti
r. mate death of the son. Temporal
Z, insanity of the the father on the dealt
= of wife and another son recently i
b supposed to be the cause. The sol
/, was an invalid and easily influence
to the act by his father.
The house being built for w. L
Converse by Martin Johnson is nearin
completion and is piece of work tina
both owner and builder may tax
pride in. The inside castings are o
l. hard pine, the stairs newell posts an
banisterS of the same material, th
k door panels OF the same, the rails
e muntings and stiles of the bes
e quality of yellow pine, the doors an
e. windows perfectly balanced and hung
tha yua lie uithput tla cifrp of oroo