Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-12-07

The best team harness on the
market for sale is at A. H. Burnett's
harness store. Using heavier and
stronger leather, l am building up
better harness every day, with strong
er thread.-A. I'll. Burnett, north of
Alliance Store.
w. o. Swenson calls your attention
to his extremely low prices on all mu-
sical instruments, also all musical
sundries and repairs and most COM
plete line of strings of all kinds. Spec
ial prices until after Xmas on mando-
Inns, guitars and violins.
The Dubuque Telegraph of December
4th, says that at the opening of the
United States court in Dubuque, Col.
d. q. Lyon introduced two young
attorneys, w. L. Converse and c. w.
Reed, both of Cresco, who took the
oath and were admitted to practice in
the United States court.
Ira Wentworth has been placed in
charge of the blacksmith shop on
South Park street adjoining this office.
He is fine workman and has COM
menced extensive preparations for
work and we feel assured will give
honest and faithful service to the
patrons Of the shop.
The DEBORAH Journal notes the death
of Mrs. Nancy Self, of West Decorah,
which occurred Thursday of last week,
at the age of los years 5 months and
II days. She was born in Rockingham
county, Virginia, and had lived in
Decorah since 1860. She was pension
er of the war of 1872 in which her
husband was soldier.
Miss Alice Davis returned to Cedar
Falls Monday to resume her studies at
the State Normal where she will
probably graduate in the spring. She
has been teaching during the past
year with good success, and with hel
well known application to studies will
return we'll equipped for the duties OF
instruction to the young.
The only medical man who has ever
originated anything of value in regard
to the cause, prevention and cure OF
CANCER, is DR.. Melville @. Keith, OF
Ohio. He uses no knife, plaster OF
poison drugs, but we are willing tt
satisfy any interested party thai
cancer can be cured without any cut
ing and will stay cured. S3tf.
The PLAIN DEALER is mostly givel
to the Presidents message, devoted
largely toqueStions that have occupied
the public press of the country 70
months. 1t is state paper Of immen
j s1Uy in words but the ideas are sparse
not new thought throughout it
length. Look it over and if you fine
one please vuli our attv,..io..-4oi4 to Ii
| DR.. j. ]. Clemmer who has been /;
resident of this county since 1856, anl
one Of its leading business men sine.
1860, advertises his immense ant
seasonable stock with the PLAI,
DEALER this week. His stock is no
surpassed for quality, quantity O
price in Howard county. He cordial
, invites your patronage based upo
these incontroyertable facts.
]. B. Mitchell, of the New Orego
nursery, reports a very interestin
, and profitable meeting of the North
j ern Iowa Horticultural Society a
: Iowa Falls last week. Mr.. Mitchell
5 captured most of the best prizes OF
his exhibition of fruit at the meeting
First on general collection; first O
recommended list for Northern low;
first on three plates of the latter, an
9 on two plates of other varieties; ais
4 first on best seedlings, the first Q
t best collection of seedlings. M
r Mitchell exhibited about fifty vari
ties of fruit.-Cresco Republican.