Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-04

Come one, come all and get Roc
bottom prices on Flour, Feed an
Seeds. We also exchange flour 70
wheat and satisfaction guaranteed
) warehouse No. LA; Phone "a, Marke
street, CreSco La. N. GRAF & Co.
WANTED-Everyonc having watche
and jewelry to repair, to bring them t
us. Does your head ache?-Are you
eyes weak and need glasses? DR.. Taylo
who is in our employ will test then
free of charge.-J. Ell. Luers Drug Co
Commencing Sunday, September l,
Bev. Black, of Faribault, Mimi, viii
commence series of services in Grace
Episcopal Church with view of per
manent work here. He is recommen
ded by Bishop Morrison as a brigh,
young man and an energetic worker
his labors in the past have met will
great success.
Bring your prescriptions and family
receipts to the j. II. Luers Drug Co
After you pay the doctor for your pre-.
scrlption you can take it where vol
please. We have the largest and most
complete drug stock in Cresco and use
nothing but pure drugs. Prices the
most reasonable in the city. Try this.
il. Fl. Luers Drug Co.
Mrs. James Carroll, whose illness we
chronlcled few weeks since, died at
her home in New Oregon twp, on
Wednesday last, aged about 10 years.
The funeral occurred on Saturday,
lnterment being in ST. Joseph's GENE,
terry. Seven children are left to mourn
the loss OF a mother. We will publish
obituary notice in a later issue.
The only medical man who has ever
originated anything of value in regard
to the cause, prevention and cure of
CANCER, is DR.. Melville G. Keith, of
Ohio. He uses no knife, plaster or
poison drugs, but we are willing to
satisfy any interested party that
cancer can be cured4 Without any out.
ing and will stay cured. .83tf.
S. A. Converse returned Saturday
from Des Moines and reports himself
as we'll satisfied with the showing made
by his herd of Red Polls. 1t was
awarded first as the largest and best
herd on exhibition and other tirsts and
seconds, so that it captured half the
money prizes, the balance being divi-
ded between the two other herds on
exhibition.
During the storm of Sunday morn
ing, quite wind storm developed
about two miles west of town. T. j.
Rutherford, living on the Lowry farm,
had eight oat stacks blown down,
leaving only about three feet of the
bottom of the stacks standing, and
six telegraph poles near there were
blown down and the brackets torn
from several more.
The prohibition convention last
Saturday brought out fair attend
ance, and they expect to increase their
vote this fall. They nominated w. w.
Williams, of Foreston, for auditor;
G. d. Simons, of Cresco, for clerk; and
John III. Jones, of Bonair, for super
visor from End District Rev. Ralph
Wilcox, of Cresco, was chairman of
the convention, and A. J.Cook, of
Bonair, secretary.
AS a result of the religious canvass
OF Howard county, $50 families we're
visited; No. of persons counted, IS, 900:
No. of church members, 6,l22; No. in
Sabbath school, 4,10O; No. OF families
without bibles, PIP, which is the lar
gest number Of families without bibles
OF any county in the state thus far
heard from. We didn't know that
Howard county WIS such heathenish
place Plenty of work for mission
airy yet.-Riceyille Recorder.
The tuition rate at Valdez Buriness
College, DEBORAH, Iowa, is $3.50, a
month for months course in the
business Of shorthand department.. No
other college in the country of equal
merit offers so low rate. A 80 page
catalogue will be sent upon applica-
tion. Full Informal ion in regard to
the combined business and shorthand
courses. Fall term Sept. 8; winter
term Nov. 5. Tuition in Valdez Nor
NAL school is reduced to SO a month.
Text books free.
The Cresco Normal and Business
Institute is a school which has been
newly equipped. 1t prepares young
people for teaching, for college and
for actual business. 1t teaches the
standard system of shorthand and
uses the standard typewriter. The
teachers of this school are all expert
eneed and they work for the best
interests of its students. The expenses
are low, board may be had for $3.50
per week In private families. Tuition
in the Normal is $500 per month. In
the Business and Shorthand and Type
writing departments $4.00 per month.
When you are at the Howard Coul ty
Fair call at our school which opens
Sept. 3rd. All will be welcome.