Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-01-26
Albion and Bristol.

MlS. AlUCl U DlSl, III UilC lllol alHS VI
life, has been called into the Great
Beyond. She leaves a husband-and
two small children who have the SYM
pathy of all in their sad bereavement.
| We learn by phone of the death of
| Old Mr.. Ludden, a pioneer of this
section. He with his bride, Miss
Nelson, was the first couple married
| in the township of Bristol. They
walked across the state line near
Florenceyille to have the ceremony
performed.
j Theodore Stevens, who has been
making his home with Albion friends,
has gone on visit to Saratoga and
vicinity.
i About forty friends surprised Mr..
and Mrs. Johnny Fox last week, they
took along the oysters with them and
had a fine time.
There is to be.a surprise; oyster
supper and hop at Will Hardy's to-
night "wednesday.
Granger is to have a barber soon,
one who is now in Chicago learning
: the tonsorial profession, and we hope
he may be able to do justice to the
cheek OF the town.
: e. G. Brink gave us whirl after
those fine steppers, for which we doff
our cap and promise to make no note
Of the number of times we have seen
him have pair of pretty school
: ma'ams out.
Assessor Mason is at work in north
ern Albion this week.
Charley Newmiller returned Wednes-
day from his visit to Illinois and re.
ports having splendid time.
VIM. Hutchinson Sr. has erected
e large addition to his farm residence.
0 We are sorry to note that Mrs. Chas
n Sertiing is rapidly failing. Mrs. Ber
n Serfling has taken her home and viii
S give her the best of care.
a Some of our devout christians who
e refused to assist, while others grudg
ingly gave but a pittance toward th'
,f much needed repairs of their owl
. church, showed their inconsistent.
" last Sunday by making large donation
;, to an aristocratic church that is being
= built in st. Paul. Further commen
Il is not needed.
a Mrs. John Huntington (nee Lizzi
Kruegerl writes from Pacific Beach
Cal, thatS1e now I0r u11v hss+ tin.
lg gathers oranges from their own trees
lg They but recently went West.
L The lecture in the church las
IN Monday which afterwards was illus
le trated drew but small crowd, th
a. pictures rather detracted than adde'
+ to, as the audience was led prior t
ID expect something better, aside fror
AZ the cause for which the eentertainmen
W was given, if it were asked if it wa
to worth the price of admission, th
answer would be decided no.
a The Granger class has challenged
~ neighboring school to meet ther
%. Friday night for spelling marcel
r. We are informed that the genera
" public is not invited which we regret
or
a In Memory of frankie Long
of who died Jan. Is, 1900, at the home Q
a his grandmother, Mrs. G. Long, i
of Howard Center, aged years s month
n and % days.
He and his father came home on
visit from Bradley, S. d., and wa
III taken sick the following Thursday
y frankie was a bright boy and loved b
= all who knew him. He will be misse
~ by his many friends and relatives
"a a. He was laid to rest in the Catholi
o Cemetery, Jan. 18th, at Cresco, Iowa
Dear frankie has gone and left us;
.yS And his little voice is stiled.
n place is vacant in our home,
,d Which never can be filled.
lv But his little soul departed
:. To a home of joy and peace,
iS Where his mother and brother was awaitil
2. Their dear loved one to receive.
ad CRESCO MARKETS